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04-26-83 Parks Comm MinutesThe Parks Committee met on Tuesday, April 26, 1983 at 3:00 P.M. in the Conference Room. Attending were Chairman Vidal, Councilmen O'Boyle and Nystul, City Attorney Neier, Parks Superintendent Drent and John Cummings, Dennis Carver and Jim Thompson. -Bruckhauser Pool: Dennis Carver presented a sketch of proposed renovation including cost and projected schedule, attached. Considered are concrete block structure, tiled showers, plumbing fixtures to withstand abuse, cubicle privacy vs open dressing area, a first aid area, lockers, showers, handicapped access, non -slip floors and tree removal, as well as outside building rest rooms. The possibility of preparing now for an eventual snack bar area and other options were discussed. Hopefully, this will be a long term, 20 year facility. Demolition of the existing facility would include everything but slab and foundation of the mechanical room. Health aspects such as a central wading pool with safety features for small children and skimmer gutters were mentioned. It was felt that it would be more feasible to install conduits for lights now. Possibly most of the present lights can be salvaged but new cases will be necessary. Piping thus far may be useable. Contingencies such as rusted return lines, PA system, landscaping, life guard chairs were mentioned. School District #5 has been approached but the general feeling seems to be a preference for a year round program and a covered pool at the Jr. High School location at some future time. Drent stated that in/out city limits participation is about 50-50. This is a recreational district rather than just city recreation, but district boundaries cannot be used unless schools are involved. C.A. Neier defined the city's options of General Obligation Bonds. It is possible to con- tract for the city, borrowing 16.5 of the taxable value of city property. Legislation enacted in 1945-47 allows for 7 mill levy for swim pool/recreational facility renovation. Later legislation in the 1960s permits 65 mill all purpose levy in lieu of multiple levies. The 7 mill levy would be a portion of this. Bonds cannot be revenue bonds. City Council has the authority and duty to call for an election regarding bondsfor construction of the swim pool/bath house. Maximum duration for this issue would be 20 years,a resolution is required and costs must be accurate, they must not exceed the bond levy. A notice of election, either Special or General, is required. An estimated 45 days is necessary from the time of Council resolution and procedure. In a special election, 40% of voter turnout is required; simple majority. After 30 days another resolution is required to sell bonds, followed by construction bids and ads of bond sale. Flexible interest rates. Industrial revenue bonds cannot be used, there must be a private group of sponsor. Revenue Sharing may end in October. Requests for assistance from both School District # 5 and County were discussed and both will be approached again. C. O'Boyle, Vidal, City Attorney Neier and P.S. Drent will be attending the next County Parks Board meeting. This will be on Tuesday, May 10, at 9:30 a.m. Drent will arrange to have this on the agenda. Special election costs, if held in June, with the possibility of having to start all over again in the fall should the levy fail vs the General election route were discussed. In any event, we will be without a pool for the next two years. SID creation discussed. This would of course not require an election but would be more cumbersome. Difficulty in notification and subject protest if not accomplished was discussed. An election appeard to be the most straight forward way but a truly concentrate, organized effort is required. The Committee will present the facts to the Council as a whole at the May 2 meeting. City Attorney Neier will define what is required in the election process. - Tennis Program. C. Vidal announced that an official Tennis Organization is in the process of being formed. This will be an incorporated, one administrative entity which will monitor the program, prepare reports, etc. The City will not be sponsoring this organization. However, it will be the managing body of the City Tennis Program. City Attorney Neier will arrange for the organization to incorporate. The City will be paying for two assistant instructors @ $3.40/hr. The Tennis Organi- zation has recommended that Paul Berigan be the Jr. Class instructor and Cliff Schimpf be the Adult Class instructor. The Association will cover the instructor's salaries, which will be $10.00/hr. A schedule and fees are being set up. - Dry Bridge Park. C. Vidal reported that an access is needed for the road and parking lot. The County owns this road. It is important that this problem be resolved to receive BOR Funding. It was decided that the Parks Committee would request the Annexation Committee to proceed with the annexation of the area believed to be an island. - C. Vidal announced that a public meeting would be held for softball/baseball interested persons using city fields. The question of Pee Wee concession at the South ballfield will be looked into. The date for the meeting will be announced at the May 2 Council Meeting. Meeting adjourned at 530. • lip 1 71,�. Consulting Engineers 720 Second Street East Kalispell, Montana 59901 Phone (406) 257.6202 April 25, 1983 Mr. Pieter Drent Kalispell City Parks Director City Hall Kalispell, Montana 59901 RE: Cost Estimate - Bruckhauser Pool Renovation Dear Pieter, Civil Structural Development Environmental Through the association of Carver Engineering, Inc., William M. Smith & Associates, Inc., and Taylor, Thon, Thompson, Peterson, Architects the following summary of estimated costs for the renovation of the Bruckhauser Pool Facilities is presented as follows: 1) Enlarge the deck area on three sides to include foundation walls for future enclosure with middle deck drains. S 43,000 2) Provide deck area around wading pool. 8,700 3) Provide new chain link fencing for new deck area and wading pool area. 5,000 4) Remove gunite from shallow end and replace with reinforced concrete. 42,000 5) Fiberglass entire pool and paint racing lanes and targets. 50,000 6) Reconstruct surge tank and add valving for automatic make-up water. 6,000 7) Replace filters with automatic backwash, high rate filter system. 38,000 CPA 9) Automatic chlorine and pH control equipment. 10) New chlorination and pH equipment. 11) Lower pool deck approximately 4", replace stainless steel return line and provide precast stone on top of gutter opening. 12) Provide eight new ladders. 13) Replace building with 4000 square foot structure. 14) Architectural and engineering fees @ 8% Total Estimated Cost 10,000 6,500 4,000 47,000 4,500 220,000 S 38,776 $523,476 The project will include removing all existing deck areas and replacing with new decks and deck drains. The deck width will be expanded to provide deck widths of approximately 16'. Foundations and foundation walls will be necessary to retain the deck substructure on three sides of the pool. Continuous deck drains will be placed under the decks and water will not merely drain to the outside of the deck. Draining to outside of the deck would require major modifications should you ever choose to cover the pool or any portion of the pool. The wading pool area will be provided with concrete decking, the area will be fenced and access provided from the main pool area or from the exterior. As a result of recent coring of the shallow end of the pool, it was determined that the subgrade material was adequate) however, the lower end cracking may have resulted from the gunite being underlain with gravel and placed with minimal reinforcement. It is recommended that the gunite be removed in the shallow end bottom and replaced with reinforced concrete. Fiberglass will line the entire pool area to provide a smooth, easily maintained surface. The racing lanes and targets can be painted on the fiberglass surface. The steel surge tank in the mechanical room has corroded to the point that it cannot be repaired. The concrete basin that holds the surge tank can be modified to replace the steel tank and valuing can be added to provided make-up water. The existing filters were found to be in poor repair and replacement with a new high rate filter system having automatic backwash is recommended. Continued use of a renovated filter may find it ready for replacement within only a few years. A visual examination of the boiler indicates that its condition is workable, but its useful days are numbered and replacement is suggested. If the budget becomes extremely tight, you may consider reuse of the above mechanical equipment, but bear in mind that they will require renovation and that their complete replacement will come early. When the decks are removed, it is proposed that the new decks be placed approximately 4" lower than they now exist. This will allow easier and less costly addition of the new gutter stone and gutter renovations that are necessary to raise the water level in relation to the deck area and to provide an adequate skimming system. The exiting bath house and mechanical room has an approximate area of 2680 square feet and the minimum recommended size of the new bath house facility is 4000 square feet. We recommend that the entire structure be removed, but to possibly save the foundation and floor slab in the mechanical room. The bath house currently is about 2 feet lower than the pool deck and will be elevated to the same level as the pool. The entire construction of the bath house must be done with maintenance and durability in mind. Sizing of the structure is a variable that should be determined by the committee following preparation of the schematics and prior to preparation of the working drawings. Basic plumbing, electrical, and hardware items within the structure will not vary and you should keep in mind that changing the size of the building from 4000 square feet to 3000 square feet will not necessarily reflect a proportional savings. It is my recommendation that the above mentioned estimated figure (based on $55.00 per square foot) for the bath house be used for budgeting purposes, and that prior to preparation of final working drawings and prior to bid, materials be carefully reviewed to assure that the necessities for your needs are not exceeded. In my recent discussions with you I realize that the building costs have been a mayor item of concern. I'm sure part of the difficulty comes in the cost of removal of the existing building and the necessity of raising the building floor to match the level of the pool deck. Again, we recognize the feeling that the bath house should be a basic, functionable, durable structure and not a monument and that is the attitude that will be predominant during the design phase of the project. -4- The following schedule will give you an indication of the steps you will need to take to allow completion prior to June 1, 1984: May 15, 1983 July 31, 1983 Design Phase Aug 1, 1983 Aug 31, 1983 Regulatory Review and advertisement Sept 1, 1983 Bid Opening Sept 7, 1983 Award Bid Sept 21, 1983 June 15, 1984 Construction Phase The construction period is too long if you consider continuous work throughout the time shown above. Some portions of the work' will need to be completed during the warmer weather period in the spring, and thus the long construction period. I'm sure you and the committee will have a number of questions regarding the above and I will attempt to answer them at the Committee meeting on Tuesday the 26th. Sincerely, CARVER ENGINEERING, INC. ram., i Dennis F. Carver, P.E.