Finance Committee - 5/17/2017 Page 4
From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: Skate Park Lighting (Value Not-To Exceed: $20,000)
MOTION BY ALDERMAN SIEGEL TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND, CONTINGENT UPON BOARD OF
PUBLIC WORKS APPROVAL, AWARD THE CONTRACT TO SK & ASSOCIATES IN AN AMOUNT NOT-
TO-EXCEED $20,000. SOURCE OF FUNDING IS DEPARTMENT 161, STREET; GENERAL FUND
ON THE QUESTION
Alderman Wilshire
| was over there the other day doing some clean up at Mine Falls and noticed it is under construction. Do you
know what the completion date is for that?
Mayor Donchess
We're trying to do it by July 1, but we think in the end we won't make it. But, it will be not that long after July 1.
There will probably be a short period of several weeks between which there will be neither skateboard parks
because the other skateboard park is going to be dismantled in late June and then this will probably replace it
sometime later in July.
Alderman Cookson
| was curious as we’re investigating lighting of this skateboard park what the lighting is of that entire general
area, the parking lot of the Y, Stellos, leading up to the skateboard park, and was curious if it makes more
sense to have a holistic plan for the entire area in conjunction with what we are doing so there’s consistency,
that everything is well lit back there. | believe the goal of this is ultimately to make it a sports recreation center.
It would be ideal to have consistent lighting to make the whole area look appealing.
Mayor Donchess
| can get an answer, but | am not totally aware of what the rest of the lighting scene for the Y and the
remainder of the parking lot.
Alderman Cookson
We own that. The parking area is the city’s responsibility, correct?
Mayor Donchess
Correct.
Alderman Siegel
One of the things that is pointed out in the contract in the description of what’s going is is there’s specialized
lighting associated with the skate park because of the curves, the falls and the dips. | understand your concern
about it being holistic, but this is actually some specialized lighting for that particular application. It’s a little bit
separate: but it’s worth looking into.
Alderman Cookson
| absolutely agree with Alderman Siegel. For the use that it is being considered for, | agree with that. But I’m
saying again, overall, we want to make the whole area appealing. We want to make sure that it is well lit. Very
similar to the lighting that we did on the bridge on Main Street. We tried to make the posts similar to that
period or other light posts. Is there the opportunity to replicate or scale this up so we could, not in this
