Parks CIP 2024 Presentation-FinalParks and Trails
Capital Improvement Plan
October 23, 2023
Fund 202 – Trail Management
PCI Index for Trails: Trails are rated yearly
Numbers below “55” are candidates for trail renewal projects.
TRAILS
•TRAIL MAINTENANCE
($68,000)
•Crack filling
•Infrared patching cracks
•Fog seal new trail sections
•Work to be done on the
different sections
throughout the City
Fund 203 – Park Development
WAYFINDING SIGNAGE
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•DESIGN PHASE- COMPLETED ✓
•COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT- COMPLETED ✓
•COST ESTIMATES- COMPLETED ✓
•WAYFINDING PLAN DOCUMENT- COMPLETED ✓
•INSTALLATION- SUMMER 2023-BEYOND
-CURRENTLY PRAIRIE CENTER AND SCHOOL KNOLL WILL BE COMPLETE IN 2023
REMAINDER OF PRAIRIE PARK AND NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS 2024
WAYFINDING SIGNAGE - PROGRESS
WAYFINDING SIGNAGE - BUDGET
EXPENSES
•$70,000 (Sign Fabrication and Installation at Prairie Park) – 2023-2024
•$50,000 (Sign Fabrication and Installation at Neighborhood Parks) – 2024
•$50,000 (Sign Fabrication and Installation at Neighborhood Parks) - 2025
REVENUE SOURCES
•$26,685.00 (SHIP GRANT)- (Expended as of October 2023)
•$143,315 (Park Development Fund) – 2022 to 2025
•$29,907 (Spent as of 10/10/2023)
•PROJECT COST BUDGETED AT $775,000
•MN OUTDOOR RECREATION GRANT WAS
AWARDED FOR $350,000
•WAITING ON PHASE 1 ARCHEOLOGICAL REVIEW
TO BE COMPLETED BY SHPO
•ANTICIPATE CONSTRUCTION SPRING/SUMMER
2024
Carrick’s Landing River Access
Carrick’s Landing River Access – Concept
PRAIRIE PARK MASTERPLAN
•PARK MASTERPLAN ($48,000)
•($28,000 FROM 2023, $20,000 IN 2024)
•A masterplan of Prairie Park would assist the City Council and Staff when determining
optimal locations for priority items like bathrooms, additional shelters, skating rink, and any
other additional City facilities. Furthermore, a masterplan would also help identify potential
land acquisition needs and purpose.
ASHWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD PARK
•2.12 ACRES
•CONCEPT PLANNING - 2023
•Community meetings
•Creating conceptual designs
•CONSTRUCTION – 2024
•$650,000
•Concept Plan approved outlined budget range of $200-$600k
–Park will be a hybrid of Nature play and traditional park programming
•IN COLLABORATION WITH FRIENDS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER (F.M.R) WORKING TO
IMPROVE AND PRESERVE OTSEGO’S NATURAL BEAUTY
•F.M.R. HAS ALREADY SECURED $60,000 OF GRANT FUNDING FOR DAVIS FARM PARK IN
2024
•RESOURCES WOULD BE USED FOR PRAIRIE RESTORATION AND INVASIVE SPECIES
REMOVAL
•PARKS TARGETED WOULD BE DAVIS FARM PARK AND HIGHLANDS OF RIVER POINTE
•$20,000 SPLIT BETWEEN THE TWO AREAS
Natural Area Improvements
LAND ACQUISITION
•APPRAISAL COMPLETED IN 2022
•CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZED STAFF TO MAKE AN OFFER
•NO RESPONSE FROM PROPERTY OWNER
•BUDGETED AGAIN FOR 2024
•NEXT STEPS?
•SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL TO BE SOUGHT AFTER FOR FUNDING SOURCE
•ESTIMATED AT $271,000
•THOUGHTS?
80th Trail extension
Fund 205 – Parks Capital Equipment
Renovation Schedule
Park:Year: Cost:
Lily Pond 2025 $595,000
Prairie Park 2026 $830,000
Zimmer Park 2027 $560,000
Kittredge Park 2028 $500,000
Beaudry Meadows 2029 $575,000
Frankfort Park 2030 $565,000
School Knoll Shelters 2033 $200,000
Parking Lots??????????????
Total::$3,825,000
Beyond 2024
➢PRAIRIE PARK MASTER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
➢TRAIL RENEWAL PROJECTS
➢Based on Trail Ratings (ongoing)
➢COMMUNITY CENTER FEASIBILITY STUDY
➢PARK RENOVATIONS AS THEY REACH 20 YEAR+ THRESHOLD
➢PARK LAND(S) ACQUISITION
➢2ND COMMUNITY PARK
➢COMMUNITY GARDEN
➢ASH TREE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT (DUE TO EAB)
Future Project Considerations
Thank you!