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CITY OF SHAKOPEE
MEMORANDUM
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TO: Mayor and City Council
Mark McNeill, City Administrator
FROM: Jamie Polley, Director of Parks, Recreation & Natural Resources
SUBJECT: Authorization to Move Excess Soils to Quarry Lake and Survey Quarry Lake
DATE: August 16, 2011
INTRODUCTION:
The Council is asked to authorize funding to remove and transport excess dirt from the
Greenfield East /Park Meadows park project to Quarry Lake and authorize the surveying of
Quarry Lake.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION:
The construction of the Greenfield East /Park Meadows Park began on June 20 th and is moving
very quickly. The grading of the site has been completed and the amount of dirt that was
removed from the graded areas exceeded the amount estimated. There is currently
approximately 1000 CY of extra topsoil on the site. The City has three options for this dirt; to let
the contractor take it, leave it on site, or transport it to Quarry Lake Park where additional
topsoil is needed for any future development. Currently the excess dirt is piled on site to form
a berm on the west side of the park.
City staff has been taking excess topsoil to Quarry Lake during other City projects to assist in
building the soil base at the park for future development. For staff to move the amount of dirt
from the park project it would take four guys a full two weeks to complete. The dirt could be
left on site and moved at a later date however once turf is established on the berm and the
neighborhood is used to the berm in the park, moving the dirt could be costly and
controversial.
At the time that Quarry Lake Park is developed the City will need to purchase top soil unless we
continue to take topsoil we currently get from our projects and transport them to the site. Staff
is also recommending that the Council authorize an area survey to be completed of the park so
that staff can begin to track the amount of dirt brought in to the amount of dirt needed for
future development.
BUDGET
A quote of $8.50 /CY to transport the excess topsoil plus $3.90 /SY to strip and respread the
topsoil has been received from the general contractor of the current park construction. The
approximate total is $12,400. A quote in the amount of $1,760 has been received to have
Quarry Lake surveyed. Following the completion of the 2011 projects the Park Reserve fund will
have a balance of $1,000,835. Staff is recommending that the funding for the transportation of
the dirt and the area survey utilize funds in the Park Reserve and the amount will be coded to
the Quarry Lake Project.
RELATIONSHIP TO VISIONING:
This supports Goal A, "Keep Shakopee a safe and healthy community, where residents can
pursue active and quality lifestyles_"
ACTION REQUIRED:
If the Council concurs, authorize the funding from the Park Reserve to remove and transport
excess dirt from the Greenfield East /Park Meadows Park project to Quarry Lake and authorize
the surveying of Quarry Lake.
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Jamie Polley, CPRP
Director of Parks, Recreation & Natural Resources
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