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Memo to Park &Rec Commission Febniary 11, 2004 Page 2 In recent years, however, projects have been added that have not been identified in the CIP Budget: the Fresno playground, completed in 2002 and the Highlands West playground, which was in the budget for 2005 and completed in 2003. Items not included in the ten year CII' are funds for future land acquisition or unidentified park development. There are number of parks for which park development plans have not been developed. Examples of those parks include Outlot K of Trott Brook Farms, Kliever Lake Fields, Oxbow Park, Royal Valley Park, etc. The CIP does not extend beyond 2010. It is anticipated that as we complete work on the Park Master Plan, the CII' Budget will be more fully fleshed out to reflect the goals and objectives identified in the Master Park Plan. Hopefully, these two tasks can be completed prior to or at the time the Park and Recreation Director is hired in July. Request by Highlands West Neighbors to Complete Highlands West and East Parks The original Highlands West/East Park plan was completed in 1998. At that time the original park plan had located all of the park amenities on the east side of Auburn Street in what was previously Hillside 5~'. The neighbors on the east side of Auburn Street objected to the location of the parkin this area, as it was adjacent to their homes. Park development plans were shelved as a result of the opposition. Maintenance activities such as dead tree removal and the treatment of Oak Wilt were the only developments that occurred within the park. In early 2003, the City received a petition from neighbors in the Hillside development requesting development of a park. The City did not have land on the west side of Auburn Street until the developer final platted Hillside 8`h. As the Commission is aware, staff held a neighborhood walk-through and prepared the final plan of Highlands West Park in which the built amenities previously identified for Highlands East were located on the west side of Auburn Street. The overall plan for Highlands East and West Park included a playground, landscaping and screening, afull-court basketball court, and a series of paved and woodchip trails with the potential for prairie or native landscape restoration within the overhead power line corridor. The neighborhood has requested continuation of the development of Highlands West and East Park. This would include the construction of the basketball. Based on past experience, we estimate afull-court basketball court to cost approximately $10,000. This would include grading, sub-base and paving, and the installation of the hoops. We will be working on two park paving projects, and assessable overlays this year. The basketball court could be included with these projects, which may lower the cost somewhat. There is some potential flexibility in the approved 2004 Budget to include this improvement into this year's activities, if that is the Commission's desire. Annually, $10,000 is budget for unimproved park developments. We could exchange this item for the basketball court. I believe that the installation of additional trails needs to occur in a thoughtful process. There is approximately 33001ineal feet of paved trail at $10 per lineal foot which will be a potential budget item of $33,000. The location of trail within the power line corridor and S:\PL.ANNING\MicheleMtPherson\PARKIVREC\Financial\04 11 04 CIP Memo.doc