At the December 5, 2014 meeting of the subcommittee, it was requested that the City, through Burke Engineering, provide additional information to assist the Park Board in making an informed decision whether or not to reconsider their decision regarding York Commons. The Park Board requested that the following information be provided for the January 19 subcommittee meeting:
- Incremental cost increases
- Number of homes benefited
- Phasing of construction and impact on City’s budget
The subcommittee and representatives from V3 Engineering, Burke Engineering, and the City reviewed and discussed the new information provided by Burke at the January 19, 2014 subcommittee meeting. The information provided consisted of an incremental cost summary for the York Commons proposed projects and significant discussion took place regarding the information provided on the new spreadsheets. (Spreadsheets attached below)
Near the end of the meeting additional discussion took place pertaining to Golden Meadows Park at which point, based upon a request from the subcommittee, Burke Engineering clarified that, while the proposed Golden Meadows project will provide assistance to Pine Street and Avon Road, it would not, as currently designed, provide any stormwater relief to the Bryn Haven neighborhood. EPD subcommittee also provided concurrence to allow City to begin conducting soil borings, etc., at Golden Meadows Park.
Based on this meeting, the Park Board subcommittee members will recommend to the Park Board that they review the new information and forthcoming summary presentation by V3 Engineering at their January 28, 2015 Park Board meeting with the further recommendation that no motion be made, or vote taken, until the Park Board has time to thoroughly review all information in time for the February 11, 2015 Park Board meeting.
