Items 4A - 4L. Routine Business
All matters listed under Routine Business are considered to be standard items by the Board of Commissioners and will be enacted by one motion. For background information about any of the items listed below, visit this link.
Item 4A. City of Golden Valley and Three Rivers Park District Cooperative Agreement for the Local Trail Connection within the Bassett Creek Regional Trail - Golden Valley Gap Project
Superintendent's Recommendation:
MOTION TO ENTER INTO CITY OF GOLDEN VALLEY AND THREE RIVERS PARK DISTRICT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL FEES, ACQUISITION COSTS, AND CONSTRUCTION COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOCAL TRAIL CONNECTION WITHIN THE BASSETT CREEK REGIONAL TRAIL – GOLDEN VALLEY GAP PROJECT.
Item 4B. Hennepin County Amendment No. 1 To Cooperative Agreement PW 05-44-25 for Cost Participation on the Bassett Creek Regional Trail - Golden Valley Gap Project
Superintendent's Recommendation:
MOTION TO ENTER INTO HENNEPIN COUNTY AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PW 05-44-25 FOR COST PARTICIPATION ON THE BASSETT CREEK REGIONAL TRAIL – GOLDEN VALLEY GAP PROJECT.
Item 4C. Authorize Superintendent to Enter into a Contract with Musco Lighting for Lighting Improvements at Elm Creek Park Tubing Hill
Superintendent's Recommendation:
MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS AT THE TUBING HILL IN ELM CREEK PARK WITH MUSCO LIGHTING IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $160,600. THIS PROJECT WILL BE FUNDED BY THE 2025 ASSET MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.
Item 4D. Approval of an Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund – LCCMR Grant for the Mississippi Gateway Shoreline Stabilization and Fishing Improvements Project
Superintendent's Recommendation:
MOTION TO ACCEPT A GRANT OF $735,000 FROM THE LEGISLATIVE-CITIZEN COMMISSION ON MINNESOTA RESOURCES (LCCMR) FOR THE MISSISSIPPI GATEWAY REGIONAL PARK SHORELINE STABILIZATION PROJECT; AND TO REVISE THE 2024 ASSET MANAGEMENT PROGRAM BUDGET FOR THIS PROJECT TO $960,000 TO REFLECT FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $735,000 FROM THE LCCMR, $150,000 FROM THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, AND $75,000 FROM THE WEST MISSISSIPPI WATERSHED MANAGEMENT COMMISSION.
Item 4E. Approve Consultant Agreement for Eagle Lake Regional Trail to Bolton & Menk, Inc. for the Eagle Lake Regional Trail in Plymouth and Minnetonka
Superintendent's Recommendation:
MOTION TO ENTER INTO A CONSULTANT AGREEMENT WITH BOLTON & MENK, INC. TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE EAGLE LAKE REGIONAL TRAIL IN PLYMOUTH AND MINNETONKA, MN, WITH A TOTAL HOURLY NOT-TO-EXCEED FEE IN THE AMOUNT OF $245,844.00 INCLUDING REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES, AND TO ESTABLISH A TOTAL CONSULTANT FEE BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF $270,428.40 INCLUDING A TEN PERCENT CONTINGENCY WITH FINANCING FROM THE 2025 ASSET MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.
Item 4F. Receive Silverwood Park Programming Update
Superintendent's Recommendation:
NO ACTION REQUIRED.
Item 4G. Gale Woods Farm: Boundary Amendment and Acquisition Opportunity
Superintendent's Recommendation:
MOTION TO APPROVE A PURCHASE AGREEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $420,000 FOR THE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY ADJACENT TO GALE WOODS FARM (PID 1511724430001) IN THE CITY OF MINNETRISTA; TO SUBMIT A MINOR ADMINISTRATIVE PARK BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY METROPOLITAN COUNCIL, TO ENTER INTO AN ACQUISITION REIMBURSEMENT GRANT WITH METROPOLITAN COUNCIL; AND TO ESTABLISH A PROJECT BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF $500,000 WITH LOCAL FUNDING FROM THE LAND ACQUISITION DEVELOPMENT AND BETTERMENT FUND.
Item 4H. Diamond Lake Regional Trail: Corcoran Agreement Amendment
Superintendent's Recommendation:
MOTION TO APPROVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 OF THE DIAMOND LAKE REGIONAL TRAIL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF CORCORAN ESTABLISHING CONSTRUCTION AND FUNDING RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE REGIONAL TRAIL SEGMENT THROUGH HERITAGE PARK.
Item 4I. Approve National Park Service Grant for West Mississippi Regional Trail Acquisition
Superintendent's Recommendation:
MOTION TO ENTER INTO A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PROVIDING $30,000 TO SUPPORT DEMOLITION AND RESTORATION WORK ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEWLY ACQUIRED WEST MISSISSIPPI RIVER REGIONAL TRAIL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 15520 LAWNDALE LANE NORTH IN DAYTON, MN.
Item 4J. Board Minutes of August 21, 2025
Superintendent's Recommendation:
MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 21, 2025, REGULAR BOARD MEETING.
Item 4K. Minutes of the September 9, 2025, Joint Board Meeting with Scott County
Superintendent's Recommendation:
MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 9, 2025, JOINT BOARD MEETING BETWEEN THREE RIVERS PARK DISTRICT AND SCOTT COUNTY.
Item 4L. Approval of Claims for the Period Ended September 11, 2025
Superintendent's Recommendation:
MOTION TO APPROVE PAYMENT OF CLAIMS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 11, 2025, IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,063,439.38.
