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El Request for Action <br />River <br />To Item Number <br />Parks and Recreation Commission 5.3 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Action Item June 13,2018 Michael Hecker,Parks and Recreation Director <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Park Location for Solar Picnic Table Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Reviewed by <br />Action Requested <br />Discuss the solar picnic table project and recommend,by motion, a park location for the solar picnic <br />table. <br />Background/Discussion <br />The City of Elk River Energy City Commission (ECC)worked with the University of St. Thomas in 2017 <br />to design a solar power picnic table. A design was approved and the parts were constructed. Due to <br />project liability constraints for the University of St. Thomas, the building and installation of the physical <br />structure became the responsibility of the city. This includes the concrete pour required for the <br />installation and the construction of the table. Staff is recommending a general contractor oversee the <br />actual build. <br />The ECC presented its 10-year action plan to City Council at the June 4 work session. The picnic table <br />was discussed. The location mentioned in the report was Orono Park between the dog park and the <br />Orono Playground on the bike path. During the City Council discussion it was also discussed that Rivers <br />Edge Commons Park could be another location. City Council then directed staff to make the location of <br />the picnic table a discussion item for the Parks and Recreation Commission. <br />Financial Impact <br />The city does have$1,000 budgeted to construct the solar picnic table <br />Attachments <br />Energy City Commission Staff Report to City Council June 4, 2018 <br />Solar Picnic Table picture (Figure 5) <br />P / NEREI 11 <br />NATURE