05-09 -07 PRMEMO
Date: May 2, 2007
To: Park & Recreation Commission
City Council
Public Works Director Brad Belair
From: City Administrator Mike Robertson
Re: Park Update
The following items should be of interest to the Park
Commission. I have enclosed this memo because I will
not be able to attend the May 9th Park & Recreation
meeting.
Park Development Fund Balance - There is currently
$1,285,399 in the Park Development Fund.
Citizen Survey - A survey by Decision Resources, which
I would consider the top firm in the area, would cost
$11,000 to $22,000 depending on the number of questions
in the survey. A basic survey of approximately 50
questions is the low end. The high end is about 140
questions.
Park Construction - The Park & Recreation Commission
should probably look at prioritizing the locations for
park construction. With the Rottlund plat being
finalized we will have land available east of Highway
101, south of CSAH 42 and north of CSAH 37. There is a
proposal, called Crimson Ponds North, for the vacant
land on the east side of Odean Avenue north of 78th
Street and south of 83rd Street, where we would also
receive land for a neighborhood park, but that will
probably not happen for a year or two.