For City Council Meeting [June 23, 2020]
TO: Honorable City Council
APPROVAL: Rod Foster, City Manager
FROM: Savat Khamphou, Public Works Director/City Engineer
Title
Request City Council 1) Select an Option for the Dog Park Design; 2) Direct staff to request a cost proposal from the Contractor and, if needed, authorize staff to release request for bids; and 3) Authorize the City Manager to sign a change order up to the staff cost estimate for the selected Option.
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BACKGROUND:
On May 26, 2020, the City Council directed staff to bring back, within two (2) weeks, a strategy and timeline to incorporate a dog park as part of the overall Frisbie Park Project. Staff has worked internally with the Parks Maintenance Division and with Community Works Design Group (CWDG), the project designer, to recommend a dog park concept that will be constructed and presented for the community to use in conjunction with the Frisbie Park completion and opening.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
Concurrent with construction of the Frisbie Park Improvements located at 598 E. Easton Street, staff is preparing the inclusion of a Dog Park in the area southerly of Easton Street. Staff has worked internally with the Parks Maintenance Division and CWDG to provide two (2) concept plan options for a dog park. The two (2) Design Options serve both large and small dogs, placing them within separately fenced and adjacent areas, and provides amenities needed for such a dog park. The overall dog park project cost is estimated as approximately $139,722 or $169,635 based on the Design Option selected.
The two (2) Dog Park Options design details, renderings and estimated costs are outlined in Table 1, shown below and included as Attachments 1 and 2:
Table 1 - Dog Park Options and Estimated Costs
Option A - Attachment 1
Option B- Attachment 2
Based on the City Council's Design Option selection, staff will work to deliver the selected option in conjunction with the Frisbie Park Pro...
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