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2018 Park Improvement Fund Descriptions October 09, 2017 PIF projects for 2018 These projects were discussed and reviewed at a Parks and Recreation Commission work session on September 13, 2017. 1. Deerfield Hill Park Playground Replacement $80,000 Replacement of the playground structure at Deerfield Hill Park. This playground structure is one of the oldest within the City of Elk River and is beyond its serviceable life making it difficult to obtain replacement parts. The current playground is showing signs of wear on the painted surfaces and composite components. A playground of similar size will be installed to provide a safe playing surface for the neighborhood park. 2. Hillside Park Improvements $65,000 Reconstruction of approximately 3.5 miles of mountain bike trail in section 2 of Hillside City Park. In 2017 the city reconstructed approximately 3.75 miles of mountain bike trail in section 3 of Hillside City Park utilizing IMBA standards for sustainable trail construction. The work in section 2 will be a continuation of the work accomplished in 2017. Staff will work with MORC to oversee the implementation of trail construction to take place in the summer of 2018. 3. Houlton Restoration $10,000 This is a required local contribution to the FMR for restoration grants to restore native prairie/oak savanna to the agricultural fields. 168 acres of agricultural fields and adjacent grassland areas will be restored to a mixed height mesic native prairie. 4. Woodland Trails Grant Match $25,000 This is a grant match for a grant request submitted to the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission. In 2017 staff submitted a grant request in the amount of $362,000 to the GMRPTC for Phase I development of Woodland Trails Regional Park. Projects included in this funding application included construction of a children's nature play area, a medium size picnic shelter, trailhead improvements and wayfinding signage, invasive species management, and upgrades to the biathlon range to create a multipurpose archery and biathlon facility. 5. Dave Anderson Athletic Complex Scoreboards $40,000 The scoreboards at the Dave Anderson Athletic Complex are beyond their serviceable life. These scoreboards were installed in 1992 and replacement parts can no longer be found to maintain the scoreboards. In 2017 it was identified that two scoreboards were no longer operational and could no longer be repaired. The other two scoreboards, while operational, have several areas which are damaged to include light sockets. Through this project, four new scoreboards will be purchased and installed on the existing posts utilizing the existing electrical wiring. 6. Oak Knoll Athletic Complex Lights $125,000 In 2017, the Elk River Youth Football and Lacrosse Associations requested the city to partner in the purchase and installation of athletic field lights for Oak Knoll Field 4. With this project, three additional light poles would be erected with four new lighting fixtures (one fixture would be installed on an existing pole from field 3). In addition, a new scoreboard would be installed on field 4 to match the existing scoreboard installed on field 3 in 2017. Funding for this project consists of $125,000 from the park improvement fund with a commitment from each organization to split the purchase in equal 1/3 shares of $41,667. Repayment from youth football and youth lacrosse will consist of a $12,000 down payment from each organization in 2018 and five additional years of payments at $6,000 for each organization.