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Hammitt, Bob <br /> From: Medlin, Johnny <br /> To: Hammitt, Bob <br /> Cc: Andersen, Chris; Evans, Deborah; Etter, John; Morgan, Dick; Long, Jack; Weber, <br /> John; Bowers, Lew (RIS1); Weinman, Richie (RIS1) <br /> Subject: Walnut Grove Housing Development and Park <br /> Date: Friday, February 25, 1994 11:52AM <br /> Bob, I spoke with Lew Bowers this morning regarding where we were on this project and to insure that we were <br /> not holding up anything. I discussed with Lew that there was no question but that we were willing to add parkland <br /> but our concerns were about insuring we have a mechanism to quantify maintenance costs so that such could be <br /> communicated to Council in the budget service level change process. He was very understanding and <br /> supportive of this concern. <br /> As to project status, in brief, there is an environmental complication on the project which may hold it up some <br /> and likely will require design changes. Lew will keep us informed of when information becomes available for us <br /> to respond to maintenance concerns. <br /> In deeper discussion, Lew told me that they have come upon a significant issue (breeding pond turtles) and the <br /> environmental accommodations that may need to be made due to this. Initially the plan for the park was to <br /> require grading activity at the banks of the pond. With the new environmental concern a review is being made <br /> (coordination with the natural resources study and involved groups) which may substantially change the scope <br /> and character of the park. It may go from being a predominantly developed neighborhood park to more of a <br /> natural area wetlands park surrounding the pond. <br /> I assured Lew that which ever path this ended up taking, that Public Works Maintenance was aware that we <br /> would be taking on the maintenance of the new park. I explained to Lew that the issue to us now was more one <br /> of determining project scope and just what the final product was going to be. Once this was decided (allowing <br /> input from all the involved parties) then we could develop an estimate for maintenance costs and illegible funding <br /> sources in preparation to submit this in the next budget process as a service level change request. <br /> We left this with John Etter is to continue being involved in the process regarding park development and Debra <br /> Evans is being brought in. I would also like Jack Long to be kept informed is this takes more of the wetlands <br /> natural area path. <br /> Thanks Johnny <br /> Page 1 <br />