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Elk REQUEST FOR ACTION <br /> River <br /> TO ITEM NUMBER <br /> Mayor and City Council 8.3 <br /> AGENDA SECTION MEETING DATE PREPARED BY <br /> General Business September 4, 2012 Jeremy Barnhart, Planning Manager <br /> ITEM DESCRIPTION REVIEWED By <br /> Orono Parkway Median Landscaping Improvement Quotes Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> REVIEWED BY <br /> ACTION REQUESTED <br /> Accept quote from Midwest Landscapes for Orono Parkway landscaping improvements at a cost not to <br /> exceed $10,732. <br /> BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION <br /> On August 20, the City Council directed staff to obtain quotes to complete the landscaping work along <br /> Orono Parkway. The landscaping work included plating trees along Orono Parkway. Areas disturbed by <br /> planting will be mulched. Staff requested quotes from six companies, five from the Elk River area, and <br /> the company that completed the landscaping at the parking lot downtown. <br /> Two complete quotes were received, ranging in price from $10,732 to $19,600. Staff s estimated cost was <br /> $13,805. <br /> The Council also directed staff to develop estimates to cover the prairie grasses with rock mulch. To <br /> mulch with rock,the landscape architect recommends removing the top 3-4 inches of plant material and <br /> soil and place the river rock in this void, to minimize the movement of rock due to snow plow blades. <br /> Orono median costs <br /> Wood $ 14,651.00 <br /> Limestone $ 31,395.00 <br /> River rock @ 4" $ 25,116.00 <br /> These estimates include installation. <br /> Staff does not recommend this approach.Aside from spraying for weeds,the relocation of rock will be <br /> constant. Further, '/2 mile of rock will not achieve the beautification objectives as staff understands them. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT <br /> Funding will come from intersection enhancements within the Street Improvement Reserve Fund. <br /> ATTACHMENTS <br /> ■ Quotes <br /> POWERED 0 <br /> N:\Public Bodies\City Council\Council RCA\Agenda Packet\09-042012\8.3Orono Medians.docx 4A f U R E <br />