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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />June 23, 2016 <br /> <br />Emailed to TSevcik@elkrivermn.gov on 6-23-16 <br /> <br />Tim Sevcik, Parks Superintendent <br />City of Elk River <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Sevcik, <br /> <br />On behalf of the Downtown Rivers Edge Business Association, we want to thank you for <br />working with us as we move forward with the downtown dock project. Upon Council direction on <br />4-14-16, you and I met on 5-10-16 to discuss our next steps. <br /> <br />On 5-11-16, you provided several comments/recommendations; the purpose of this letter is to <br />address some of those recommendations, and to submit three different dock options for your <br />review and direction. Your support of the dock is appreciated and you indicated you would like <br />to see the dock project executed in coordination with the River's Edge Commons expansion <br />which begins 8-15-16, provided we address your comments. <br /> <br />Your feedback on our proposed specifications will allow us to better define total project costs, <br />while maximizing our time and supporting project efficiency. Our group will address your <br />remaining comments upon your direction and feedback. <br /> <br />Please see our initial comments below: <br /> <br />● Any fishing dock installed in the park would need to be ADA accessible - T. Sevcik <br /> <br />Considerable research and multiple discussions have been conducted to address the city’s <br />request for the dock to meet ADA regulations. Discussion with Trygve Hanson, Acquisition and <br />Development Specialist for the DNR, Division of Parks and Trails on 5-11-16 concluded: <br /> <br />“...the slope at the river bank makes meeting ADA requirements quite difficult. The site would <br />probably require some form of switch back ramp and there might not be enough room to do that. <br />Obviously the cost, if feasible, would be high. Due to the physical characteristics of many of our <br />public water access sites it’s not possible to meet ADA requirements or would be very cost <br />prohibitive. <br /> <br />Our policy is to try and provide this opportunity on sites that lend themselves to providing ADA <br />accessibility... our goal is to have ADA opportunity within a geographic area but not necessarily <br />on every site.” - Mr. Hanson <br />