DEPARTMENT: Parks
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Professional Design Service Contract With SRF For Mississippi River Landing Use Area and Access Project In Spring Lake Park Reserve
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize the execution of a professional design service contract with SRF for the Mississippi River Landing Use Area and Access Project in Spring Lake Park Reserve, County Project (CP) 2000410.
SUMMARY
By Resolution No. 21-313 (June 22, 2021), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners adopted the Spring Lake Park Reserve (SLPR) Masterplan, which outlines the development of the Mississippi River Landing Use Area and Access (MRLUA&A) project. By Resolution No. 23-309 (July 18, 2023), the 2024 Park's Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Adopted Budget includes a project to develop the MRLUA&A.
The MRLUA&A, previously referred to as Bud's Landing near Fischer Avenue in SLPR, is currently used to provide limited public water access to the Mississippi River for waterfowl hunting and other general recreation. The current road is subject to erosion. Minimal parking creates challenges for visitors and programming, and the road grade is steep and not Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant for pedestrian use.
The project will provide an accessible pedestrian path connecting Fischer Trailhead and/or Camp Spring Lake Retreat Center, a maintenance path for County vehicles, a boat launch for small watercraft, wayfinding and interpretation elements, a riverside hiking trail, and vegetation restoration. The team will also study the feasibility of providing vehicular access for the public, parking, an outdoor classroom, watercraft rental facilities, a fishing access point, picnic tables, vault toilets, and water lab experiential education features.
The site has a long history of precontact use and habitation by Indigenous people and was previously identified on the Traditional Culture Properties Survey. In 2024, a non-invasive geotech...
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