DEPARTMENT: Parks, Facilities, and Fleet Management
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Approval Of Thompson County Park Phase II Master Plan Improvements Pre-Design And Approval Of Contract Amendment With Hoisington Koegler Group, Inc.
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, the Thompson County Park Master Plan was approved by the Dakota County Board by Resolution No. 20-037 (January 21, 2020); and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 23-484 (October 24, 2023), the County Board approved the consultant selection of Hoisington Koegler Group, Inc. (HKGi) for pre-design and schematic design of Phase II improvements; and
WHEREAS, these improvements were brought forward from master planning conceptual design to a pre-design level of detail and costing; and
WHEREAS, County Parks Staff has grouped their recommendations into four categories and requests that all projects in these groups move to schematic design; and
WHEREAS, the land bridge and noise mitigation have been noted as potential candidates for federal funding, and Staff recommends continuing in design in order to pursue those funds; and
WHEREAS, if all items are moved into schematic design, the work will be more than HKGI had provided in their initial proposal and they request a contract amendment of $113,989, and the 2023 State funding for design can support this contract increase.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the following items move from pre-design into schematic design for the pursual of State and Federal funding: Dakota Lodge Visitor Center addition and renovation; the pollinator promenade, sensory gardens, and partially daylit stream; additional wayfinding; paddle craft launch; interpretive nature play; Simon’s Ravine upgrades; amphitheater; Emerson Pond Picnic Area; Eco Exploration Loop lighting; land bridge; and noise mitigation project; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Parks, Facilities, and Fleet Management Director to amend the professional services contract with Hoisington Koegler Group, Inc. to provide architectural and engineering design services on the Thompson County Park Phase II Master Plan Improvements project, in an amount not to exceed $113,989, subject to approval by the County Attorney’s Office as to form.
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