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Item#12 <br /> ityof / <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> Elk <br /> River <br /> TO: Park and Recreation Commission <br /> FROM: Pat Klaers, City . m' : 'strator <br /> DATE: August 12, 1998 <br /> SUBJECT: Bond Referendum <br /> The following update comments are offered to generate some bond <br /> referendum discussion at the Commission meeting. <br /> Dave Burbach, Burbach Aquatics, has been hired by the city to do some of <br /> the pre-referendum family aquatic center work. This pre-referendum work <br /> includes the items listed under Task 2 in the attachment for the cost of <br /> $3,350. This work includes a rendering of the proposal. If a 3D rendering is <br /> • needed to help promote the bond proposal, this would cost $2,200. A <br /> recommendation from Burbach is expected by the end of the month. Phil <br /> Hals is planning to make contact with Mr. Burbach before the Commission <br /> meeting so that an update can be provided. One of the most important issues <br /> is determining if a pool can fit in Orono Park near the Gary Street and Orono <br /> Road intersection and if the soils in this area can accommodate an aquatic <br /> center. <br /> It is assumed that an aquatic center is going to cost somewhere in the <br /> neighborhood of$1.7 to $1.8 million. If this estimate is correct and the total <br /> bond cannot exceed $2.8 million, then cuts or other sources of funds need to <br /> be identified. Certainly the state grant noted under the next agenda item <br /> helps by reducing the outdoor trail figures by $49,000. A decision on which <br /> outside funds are available and/or which cuts can take place will need to be <br /> discussed later. Additionally, it should be noted that some of the estimates <br /> which Planner Steve Wensman has obtained for improvements to <br /> neighborhood parks are higher than the estimates in the bond proposal. <br /> Accordingly, the proposed improvements and the cost of the improvements <br /> need additional review. <br /> Regarding the estimate for a pool, a significant factor is the size which, in <br /> turn, is based on the ultimate service area. We want the project near the <br /> Gary Street/Orono Road intersection, and if this site works, a net will be <br /> required to keep softballs out of the aquatic center. The entire aquatic center <br /> 13065 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 490 • Elk River,MN 55330 • TDD &Phone: (612)441-7420 • Fax: (612)441-7425 <br />