DEPARTMENT: Parks, Facilities, and Fleet Management
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Professional Design Service Contract With HKGI For Site Improvements In Miesville Ravine Park Reserve
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize execution of a professional service contract with HKGI for design and construction consulting services for Site Improvements in Miesville Ravine Park Reserve, County Project (CP) 2000236.
SUMMARY
By Resolution No. 24-091 (February 27, 2024), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized the Miesville Ravine Park Reserve (MRPR) masterplan which outlines the site improvement plans. By Resolution No. 23-309 (July 18, 2023), the Park's Capital Improvement Program (Parks 2024-2028 CIP) Adopted Budget includes a project to design and construct site developments making MRPR a better place to serve the adjacent communities.
Following the five-year plan from the MRPR masterplan, this project will complete site improvements, including at the Cannon River, Trout Brook Valley, and Bluff Prairie. The scope includes providing a new gravel entry road and turnaround with parking; adding a kayak launch, a trout brook touch point, and fishing platforms; restoring the existing picnic area; upgrading the existing trail to an Americans with Disabilities Act- accessible trail; creating new trails; exploring possibilities to provide running water; replacing the footbridge; and adding a maintenance road at Bluff Prairie. In addition to the site improvements, interpretation elements will be provided as part of the project.
The Park has many stakeholders including individual and group that use it for private and commercial purpose. Additionally, the site has rich natural and cultural resources that would need to be carefully considered during site improvement. So, there will be extensive public engagement with all these groups including the Tribal Partners.
Capital Projects Management staff developed a Request for Proposal...
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