Recommend Reconditioning of Tennis Courts and Replacement of Monument at Rivers’ Bend Park

The purpose of this case is to consider recommending to City Council, the reconditioning of 4 (four) tennis courts and replacement of the monument (large entrance sign) at Rivers’ Bend Park.

Both improvements were initially installed with the park's creation in the later part of the 1980's.  The tennis courts have been refurbished several times over the years, and the cedar wood-beam monument has also been repainted and 'patched-up' with concrete a few years ago.

No notifications are required, but some of the twice weekly tennis court users have been apprised that this case is on the agenda for consideration.

Park and Recreation intern, Nathan Greenwald has collected information on costs and options on the tennis courts, and will present this to the Commission at the meeting. 

Staff will also apprise the Commission on options for the park monument as well.

 

As for the tennis court resurfacing, the recommended funding source is the Capital Maintenance Fund, formally known as ‘Park Maintenance Fund #810’ which has a present balance of approximately $366,000.
 

Staff recommends proceeding with the reconditioning of the tennis courts as soon as practicable.  As of this writing, more investigation needs to occur on the area longevity of the Armor™ crack repair systems—and if it is available to more than the one contractor that specified it as an option.  Based upon this finding, the cost to recondition the tennis courts will be $19,000 to $38,000.

As for the monument replacement, staff recommends proceeding with organizing options and costs.  At the same time, staff is investigating city-wide wayfinding signage and developing iconic signage methods relative to Ramsey's brand.  The monument replacement should be considered within this process, anticipated to occur over the next months.

Motion to recommend to City Council, reconditioning of the tennis courts at Rivers' Bend Park at a not-to-exceed cost of $________.