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MEMORANDUM
' TO: Park and Recreation Commission _ .. _.r
FROM: Lori Sietsema, Park and Recreation Commission ' -`irS-'= �-
IMarch 23, 1989 ;}�
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ISUBJ: Eagle Scout Project q' 0" ,....
I Attached please find a proposal for an Eagle Scout Project by
Scott Dummer. The project involves constructing a 24 ft. bridge
over the wet channel on the southwest side of Chanhassen Pond
Park.
IThe total cost estimate of the project is $1, 750 , a figure Scott
feels is conservatively high. Upon approval, Scott plans to
IIbegin construction this spring.
Scott has discussed his project in detail with staff. It is the
I recommendation of this office to approve the project as proposed
and to adjust the 1989 Capital Improvement Program Budget to
include expenditures up to $2 , 000 .
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The Park and Recreation Commission reviewed Scott`s proposal at
I their March 28, 1989 meeting. The Commission felt this project
would enhance the usefulness of the park and felt Scott' s cost
estimates were reasonable.
IThe funds were not allocated in the 1989 Capital Improvement
Project budget for this project. During preparation of the 1989
Budget, it was anticipated that the trail referendum would be
II approved. If such had occurred, it was felt that an access to
the Bluff Creek Trail system would be necessary. As the referen-
dum failed, and trail development in that area will not occur
I immediately, the Commission felt the $10, 000 for access should be
reallocated.
The Park and Recreation Commission acted to recommend approval of
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Scott Dummer' s proposal to construct a bridge at Chanhassen Pond
Park and to adjust the 1989 Capital Improvement Project budget to
reallocate $2,000 of the $10 ,000 for Bluff Creek access to this
IEagle Scout project. The motion carried unanimously.
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Scott Dummer ' s Eagle Scout Project Description :
' FOOT & MAINTENACE EQUIPMENT BRIDGE AT POND
PARK . ( 1989)
24' Bridge of 3, 8 ' Sections 6 ' wide, with the Middle
' Section Centerd over a 4' Channel, Approximately 1 ' off the
Ground. It will be able to Hold a Minimum of 1 , 000 lbs . ,
' will Consist of 8 Support Posts, Two Each on Both Sides
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' the Channel , and 2 at Each end of the Bridge with Handrails
on Each side and a Dirt Ramp on each end.
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PARK SYSTEM OF CHANHASSEN
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Bill of Materials for Foot & Maintenace Bridge at Pond Park
( 72) 2x2 48" pickets $53 . 28 '
(49 ) 2x6 6 ' planking 126 .42
( 12 ) 2x 10 6"
( 9) 2x10 7 ' 3" joists 49 . 95 '
( 8 ) 2X10 7 ' joist supports 44.40
( 8 ) 6x6 10 ' posts _ 127 . 92
(6) 2x6 7 ' 6" railing caps 17 . 29
( 2 ) 2x12 7 ' end pieces 18 . 18
$437 .43
( 18 ) joist hangers $12 .42
(24) 1/2x10" plated bolts 13 . 20
( 10)lbs . of 12p Galvenized common for planking 7 . 80
( 10 )lbs . of 12p Galvenized casing nails for pickets 8 . 90
(5 ) lbs . of 12p Galvenized common nails for joists & misc . 3 . 90
$46 . 22
( 1 )Cu yd . of concrete (for 8 holes 48"deepxl2dia . )
(8 ) card board tubing 48 ' deepxl2dia . ) ,
@ City provides backfill for ramps
DELIVERY $24 . 00
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Cost Estimation= $1 , 750 -/+ $200
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' BENEFITS FROM MY EAGLE PROJECT (BRIDGE AT POND PARK)
1989
I think my project will benefit the community b
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' completing the footpath around the trail in Pond Park. This
is especially critical during high water periods such as
springtime . This project will also be a benefit as the Park
Maintance Staff will be able to use this bridge to cross the
marsh area to mow both sides of Pond Park.
The concept was discussed with my Scoutmaster on J/
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The project concept was approved by: �,^
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Planning Details I
Plan your work by describing the present condition, the method, materials to
be used, project helpers, and a time schedule. Add other pages as needed.
Before and after photographs may, in some cases, be helpful to portray the
condition and the finished product.
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Approvals
After getting Scoutmaster' s approval , make arrangements to present Y our plan
to the Troop Committee for their helpful suggestions and approval .
Project plans approved by -
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11 CHANHASSEN ETING PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION
REGULAR ME
MARCH 28 , 1989
IIChairman Mady called the meeting to order at 7 : 30 p.m. . .
IMEMBERS PRESENT: Sue Boyt, Curt Robinson, Jim Mady, Dawne Erhart, Larry
Schroers and Ed Hasek
ISTAFF PRESENT: Lori. Sietsema , Park and Rec Coordinator and Todd Hoffman,
Recreation Supervisor
IAPPROVAL OF MINUTES : Schroers moved , Robinson seconded to approve the
Minutes of the Park and Recreation Commission meeting dated March 21, 1989
as presented . All voted in favor and the motion carried .
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PRESENTATION OF EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT PROPOSAL, SCOTT DUMMER.
ISietsema: Scott Dummer is here to present his Eagle Scout project and I
think I ' ll let him just go right into it.
IScott Dummer : My name is Scott Dummer and I 'm from Chanhassen Boy Scout
Troop 330 and I 'm working on my Eagle Scout project and I need your
approval so I can go onto City Council . What I have been working on with
ILori and Mr. Gregory, maintenance equipment bridge. It' s a 24 foot
bridge . Three equal sections . 6 feet wide . The middle section centered
over a 4 foot channel and a foot off the ground will be able to hold a
Iminimum of 1, 000 pounds. Consist of 8 support posts . Two each on both
sides. A channel with a dirt ramp on each end and this will be located in
the southwest corner of Chanhassen Pond Park. It ' s on the east side of
Kerber Blvd . . The benefits from it will be that hikers can get. . .through
Ithe marsh anymore and it will benefit the City because maintenance staff
will be able to cross easier across the bridge and mow both sides of the
pond quicker . Otherwise they' re going to have to go back and swing back
I and go on the other side. The building materials , I ' ve got all the
. .costs on it, an estimation of $1, 750. 00 plus or minus $200. 00 . Right
now I 've priced out all the lumber and metal hardware use for it so it
will come to about $525. 00 plus delivery which is $24 . 00 but I still have
Ito price out the cost of what a cubic yard of concrete plus delivery and
maybe any other tools that I might need to rent like a power generator to
bring down there and stuff but it might be underneath that. That's why my
Iprice is different with that margin of error . That ' s it .
Schroers : When do you plan to get started on this Scott?
IScott Dummer : As soon as I get it approved from the City Council and
I plan on working on it as soon as the ground, the frost is out so you can
dig .
IBoyt : Do you know approximately how long the project will take?
IScott Dummer : I 'm planning on getting it done in two weekends. I 'm going
to be digging the holes and pouring the concrete I think the first weekend
and then the next weekend I can get the assembly and the building done .
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It will be done before school is out which is before June. ,
Mady: Do you have any idea how high the bridge is actually going to be
raised above the ground level? 1
Scott Dummer : It' s 1 foot and it' s back down to the pond by, Dale and I
figure it' s about 10 feet back from the original water line right now so
if it does flood , there won' t be any problem.
Mady: Do you have any idea how long you ' re going to extend the ramps?
It' s fairly marshy down there?
Scott Dummer : It ' s actually, that part what we' re doing is it ' s fairly
marshy but it' s got black dirt on it . It doesn' t really say on our
blueprint but I figure about 3 or 4 feet .
Sietsema: What is needed here is an approval of the project and also a
recommendation to do a budget adjustment . If you 'd like, I can go over
how we would accomplish that. As you recall , when we were talking about
adjusting the budget , we talked about the Bluff Creek access road which we
have $10, 000. 00 in the budget. At the time that that was put into the
budget , we were anticipating that the trail plan funding would go through
on the referenedum. Since it did not go through, it would be premature
to put an access road in at this point in time at that location and I
would suggest that we recommend that we transfer some of that money into
an Eagle Scout project or take that out of the budget all together and
allocate $2, 000. 00 of that money to the Eagle Scout project. So again,
what is needed is for Scott to proceed is a recommendation to approve the
project and to adjust the budget .
Schroers : I ' ll make that recommendation to approve Scott ' s plan and
recommend that it goes onto the City Council and amending the budget. To
allocate the funds, transfer them to where they can be used for Scott' s
project. '
Mady: Do you need that in two separate motions Lori ?
Sietsema: No. If it' s alright with you I 'd like to word i.t, to allocate '
$2, 000. 00 of the $10, 000. 00 for the Bluff Creek Access Road to this
project.
Mady: I ' ll second it. '
Schroers moved , Mady seconded to approve the Eagle Scout project as '
presented by Scott Dummer and recommend that it go onto the City Council .
Also , to allocate $2, 000 .00 of the $10, 000. 00 for the Bluff Creek Access
Road to this Eagle Scout project. All voted in favor and the motion
carried .
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