2019-06-19Blair Park Board Meeting Minutes for June 19, 2019
Call to Order: The Blair Park Board President Niel Jensen called the
meeting to order at 7:13 p.m.
Present: Niel Jensen, Todd Wick, Jeene Hobbs, Betsy Anderson and
Parks Superintendent Pat Long.
Approval of Minutes: The May 8, 2019 Minutes were approved by Jeene
Hobbs and seconded by Todd Wick.
Approval of Bills: No bills presented.
Old Business:
1. Policies and Procedures for Cemetery Charges and Reserving and
Rental of Parks Facilities.
At the request of the city administrative staff the policies and
procedures document was again reviewed. Changes were made to
the rental hours and corresponding fees for the park shelters
including The Depot. This was done to aid in the daily management
of these facilities.
Jeene Hobbs moved to accept the changes for fees and reservation
hours. Todd Wick seconded the motion. All board members voted in
favor of the motion. These changes will go before the City Council
June 25, 2019.
New Business:
1. Playground Bids for Renovation and Improvements at Steyer and
Stemmerman Parks.
Bids for the renovation and improvements of Steyer and
Stemmerman Park playgrounds were received. The bid package was
sent to five companies with three responding.
The Steyer Park bid included: twirl slide/freight/installation, web
climber/freight/installation, installation of a 4" pad, installation of
poured in place surfacing (Option A), an alternative bid for crumb
rubber surfacing (Option B), cost of surface testing, dirt work,
perimeter sidewalk (optional), cost of concrete, drainage and site
furnishings.
The Stemmerman Park bid included: curved climbing
wall/freight/installation, spring surfer/freight/installation, 2 spring
toys/freight/installation, 4 person rocker/freight/installation, installation
of existing twirl slide and 2 bay swing set, installation of a 4" pad,
installation of poured in place surfacing (Option A), alternative bid for
crumb rubber surfacing (Option B), dirt work, surface testing,
perimeter sidewalk (optional), cost of concrete, drainage and site
furnishings.
(Please note: If the poured in place surfacing would be utilized a
rebate for the cost of material would be realized.)
The bids are as follows:
Option A Sterling West Cunningham Game Time
Steyer Park $102,579.75 $124,223.00
Stemmerman Park $ 90,979.25 $130,538.92
Option B
Steyer Park $83,740.00 $111,025.60
Stemmerman Park $62,427.25 $101,132.86
(Please note: The bid received from Creative Sites was submitted
only for Option A and was deemed incomplete and unusable in the
bid process. The Option A bid for Steyer Park was $114,700.00 and
the Option A bid for Stemmerman Park was $118,650.00. In addition
Creative Sites would not allow any outside contractor to do work on
what they deemed their project.)
In an effort to keep the cost of construction as reasonable as possible
and utilize a local business a bid was requested from Olson and
Stewart Construction Inc. for the perimeter sidewalk. The Olson and
Stewart bid for both Steyer and Stemmerman Parks was $4,106.25
which was a 50% savings in material and labor when compared to
the Sterling West and Cunningham Game Time bids.
Jeene Hobbs moved to accept the Option A bid from Sterling West
for both the Steyer and Stemmerman Park playgrounds. The motion
was seconded by Todd Wick. All members voted in favor of the
motion.
Jeene Hobbs moved to accept the Olson and Stewart Construction
Inc. bid for the perimeter sidewalk for both the Steyer and
Stemmerman Park playgrounds. Betsy Anderson seconded the
motion. All members voted in favor of the motion.
2. Friends of the Arboretum meeting.
The July Friends of the Arboretum meeting is scheduled for July 12,
2019.
Adjournment: Jeene Hobbs' motion to adjourn the meeting was seconded
by Todd Wick. The meeting adjourned at 9:20 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by Betsy Anderson June 27, 2019