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2019 Park Improvement Fund Descriptions October 03,2018 PIF projects for 2019 These projects were discussed at a Parks and Recreation Commission work session on September 12, 2018. 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. Lions John Weicht Park Master Plan—$15,000 These funds will be utilized to develop a park master plan for Lions John Weicht Park. A design team will be hired to work with the Commission to develop a master plan for the park for future redevelopment. Sport Court Resurfacing—$50,000 These funds will be utilized to resurface several tennis and basketball courts throughout the park system. Tennis and basketball resurfacing is required approximately every seven years to maintain the court surface and protect it from damage during the freeze thaw cycle. Parks to be included in resurfacing in 2019 include Barrington Park(1/2 court basketball),Country Crossing Park(full court basketball),Lions John Weicht Park(full court basketball),Fresno Park(full court basketball),and Deerfield Hill Park(1/2 court basketball). Woodland Trails Regional Park Grant—$387,000($25,000 grant match,$362,000 grant funds) 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 wayfmding signage, invasive species management,and upgrades to the biathlon range to create a multipurpose archery and biathlon facility. Woodland Trails Regional Park Design Services—$40,000 Design and engineering costs associated with the WTRP Phase I Development Grant cannot be utilized as matching funds for the grant nor can grant dollars be utilized to pay for these services. These funds will be utilized to hire a design firm to work with the WTRP Grant Committee to develop concepts for the facilities that are part of the grant program, complete fmal design and engineering drawings,and bid these projects.