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Home My WebLink About6.A.4. Levee Drive Restroom Building b. ft. q, CITY OF SHAKOPEE MEMORANDUM CONSENT To: Mayor and City Council Mark McNeill, City Administrator From: Mark Themig, Parks, Recreation, and Facilities Director Meeting Date: April 3, 2007 Subject: Levee Drive Restroom Building INTRODUCTION This agenda item seeks approval from City Council to proceed with demolition of a restroom building at the west end of Huber Park on Levee Drive. BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board reviewed the condition and options for the future of the restroom building that is located at the end of Levee Drive, just west of the CSAH 101 Minnesota River bridge. The attached staff report to the Advisory Board outlines the options for the building. i The Advisory Board concurred with staffs' recommendfition to proceed with demolishing the restroom building and have the new restrooms tha~ are being constructed in Huber Park serve as trail restrooms. If City Council agrees with this, we will proceed with getting estimates for demolition of the building, which would include talking to our Public Works department about whether it would be feasible for city staff to do the demoltion. I should note that I have made several inquiries to the Lower Minnesota River Watershed District about their interest in the building since my letter went to them in February and I have gotten no response. Given this, I am under the impression that they have no interest in the building or its future, but should I hear something different, I will provide that information to you prior to any demolition. RELATIONSHIP TO VISION F. Housekeeping REQUESTED ACTION If City Council concurs, move to direct staff to obtain estimates for the demolition of the Levee Drive restroom buildings. CITY OF SHAKOPEE MEMORANDUM I I To: Parks and Recreation Advisory Boar9 From: i Mark Themig, Parks, Recreation, anq Facilities Director i Meeting Date: March 26, 2007 I I I I Subject: Levee Drive Restroom Building I i INTRODUCTION This agenda item seeks feedback from the Advisory Board on the restoration or demolition of a restroom building at the west end of Huber Park on Levee Drive. BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION As part of the redevelopment of Huber Park and the riverfront area,we have been analyzing what to do with the restroom building that is located next to the newly constructed parking lot on Levee Drive. Initially, we had planned on renovating the building and using it as a trail head restroom building. However, after further analysis, it may be more cost effective long-term to demolish the building and utilize the new restrooms that are being constructed in Huber Park. , i I This building has been in a state of disrepair for several, years (5-10?), and is in need of plumbing upgrades, fairly significant structural changes to meet current ADA requirements, a new roof, stucco repair, and painting. bur estimate for this work is $15,000-$20,000. In addition, once the roof is replaced, it will be subject to future premature wear due to the snow and salt from snow removal on the CSAH 101 bridge. (The bridge was constructed after the building was constructed.) The building was constructed in the mid-1980's under an agreement with the Watershed District. It appears that the District provided some funding for the construction costs, but there is nothing in the agreement that discusses the long term commitment that the city and the District have. I submitted the attached request to the Watershed District in February, and I am waiting on their response. I hope to have an update on the Watershed District's position for you at the meeting. If we demolish the building, trail and park users will need to use the new Huber Park restroom buildings. However, that building is further away from the parking lot. If we retain the building, we will incur costs for maintaining the building. After discussing with Public Works staff, we believe that demolishing the building is the preferred action due to the availability of the Huber Park restrooms and the ongoing operating costs associated with renovating it. We estimate that it will cost approximately $10,000 to demolish the building. REQUESTED ACTION The Advisory Board is asked to provide feedback and a recommendation to City Council on the future of the Levee Drive restroom building. NOTES' LEGEND qu~ l. SEE GENERAl. NOTtS ON SHEET com. 2. 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U'l .:::.;':->--\ ';' 0~ '8 "8:, :==-_(~ \ /';;. --jk MURE5~1"',,",cl1Y )~~ ~.i",,:--' \ r{l ~_~-,..,.. ______ ... rr1 ,-"<;:-'"'-' ~ ,,_ 0 ,~~~""'~PARK ENTlWlct PYlON SlCN~ 1 ~ "~.,(c. -'l>.!.- \.SEESHEET CUDJ - (1 "':~~f~---i--;;J ---.--- ~ ~ ~ 0 ,.. 00' 120' ~ ~- sc.w: IN F'EEI" 'CO'",1COO1.DWG 1><tc1'......1llII C101 February 12, 2007 Terry Schwalbe Lower Minnesota River Watershed District 1600 Bavaria Road Chaska MN 55318 Subject: Levee Drive/Huber Park Restroom Building Dear Terry, I am writing to discuss the future of the old restroom building on Levee Drive (adjacent to the CSAH 101 bridge) that the city constructed with assistance from the Watershed District. As part of the redevelopment of Huber Park and the riverfront area, we have been analyzing what to do with the restroom building that is located next to the newly constructed parking lot on Levee Drive. Initially, we had planned on renovating the building and using it as a trail head restroom building. However, after further analysis, it may be more cost effective long- term to demolish the building and utilize the new restrooms that are being constructed in Huber Park. This building has been in a state of disrepair for several years (5-10?), and is in need of plumbing upgrades, fairly significant structural changes to meet current ADA requirements, a new roof, stucco repair, and painting. Our estimate for this work is $15,000-$20,000. In addition, once the roof is replaced, it will be subject to future premature wear due to the snow and salt from snow removal on the CSAH 101 bridge. (The bridge was constructed after the building was constructed.) The building was constructed in the mid-1980's under an agreement with the Watershed District. It appears that the District provided some funding for the construction costs, but there is nothing in the agreement that discusses the long term commitment that the city and the District have. I have attached a copy of the agreement for your review. I would appreciate your thoughts regarding the future of the building. I would like to bring a recommendation to the city's Parks and Recreation Advisory Board on February 26. However, if you need additional time to discuss this with the Board of Managers, I can probably defer this until their March 26 meeting. Please feel free to call me at 952-233-9514 at any time to discuss. Sincerely, Mark Themig Director