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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDMCC Resolution No. 114-2021 (Approving Expanded Construction Bid Documents - Discovery Walk)DESTINATION MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION RESOLUTION NO. 114-2021 Approving an Expanded Scope of Construction Bid Documents for the Discovery Walk Project The following Resolution was offered by James V. Bier, seconded by Kim Norton. BACKGROUND RECITALS A.Extensive planning and effort has been devoted to the a four-block linear parkway project along 2nd Avenue SW (“Discovery Walk”). This significant project, led by the staff of the City of Rochester (the “City”) and the Destination Medical Center Economic Development Agency (“EDA”) and their consultants, researched successful community health initiatives, and pursued schematic design, detailed design, and on-going community engagement. B.The DMCC has made significant approvals for Discovery Walk. In the 2020 Five Year Capital Improvement Plan, (the “2020 CIP”) approved by the DMCC on September 26, 2019, the DMCC preliminarily approved the next steps of the design of Discovery Walk in the amount of $2,800,000. In the 2021 Five Year Capital Improvement Plan, (the “2021 CIP”), approved by the DMCC on August 27, 2020, the DMCC preliminarily approved design and implementation of Discovery Walk in the amount of $7,000,000. The total projected budget for Discovery Walk is estimated to be $16,800,000. The 2020 CIP and the 2021 CIP declared Discovery Walk to be a public infrastructure project, consistent with the Development Plan adopted by the DMCC on April 23, 2015, as amended. The DMCC reserved final approval upon final determination of scope, costs, and availability of funds. By Resolution No. 110-2020, adopted on November 19, 2020, the DMCC approved the design development drawings for Discovery Walk and authorized proceeding with construction documents and bids. C.Staff of the City and the EDA have continued to seek community input and to evaluate options for Discovery Walk. D.On March 1, 2021, subject to DMCC approval, the City approved additional funds of $1,977,745 for Discovery Walk to fund a project contingency according to the City’s contingency policy, and authorized including a snowmelt system and weather shelters as add- alternates within the construction bid documents, subject to final approval of the award of construction bids. The City staff report and request for City Council action is attached as Exhibit A. The EDA Board on March 12, 2021 approved the add-alternates within the construction bid documents, and requested review of the responses to the construction bids before considering the add-alternates or determining a contingency amount. E.Staff now request that the DMCC approve an expanded scope of the construction bid documents for Discovery Walk to include add-alternates of a snowmelt system and weather shelters. The final project and award of any bid for construction will come back to the DMCC REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DISCOVERY WALK DESIGN APPROVAL AND BUDGET AMENDMENT MEETING DATE: ORIGINATING DEPT: March 1, 2021 City Administration AGENDA SECTION: PREPARED BY: Reports and Recommendations Joshua Johnsen COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED: 1. Approving the design for Discovery Walk and authorizing a budget amendment of $1,977,745 to fund project contingency for a total project budget of $18,777,745. (Budget reconciliation conditional on DMCC Board joint approval.) 2. Approving the addition of snowmelt as an add-alternate with a conditional budget amendment subject to bid results and DMCC Board approval of budget reconciliation of $2,171,000. (Final approval of snowmelt to occur as part of the bid award.) 3. Approving the addition of weather shelters as an add-alternate with a conditional budget amendment subject to bid results and DMCC Board approval of budget reconciliation of $1,089,936. (Final approval of the weather shelters to occur as part of the bid award.) 4. Approving continued engagement on the connection and improvements to Soldier’s Field as part of ongoing master planning, the Council’s strategic planning, and future DMC Capital Improvement Plan prioritization. COUNCIL PRIORITIES: Enhance quality of life Manage growth and development Balance public infrastructure POLICY CONSIDERATIONS: Does the Council want to move forward with the Discovery Walk project including a combination of add- alternate items, to proceed with the development of construction documents with a plan to go out for bidding April 2021? REPORT NARRATIVE: Discovery Walk is a four-block linear parkway along 2nd Avenue SW that will serve pedestrians as well as vehicular traffic. This multipurpose public space and streetscape is the first of its kind in Rochester. The vision for this project is to create a high amenity landscaped street that prioritizes pedestrian experience, while also replacing utility infrastructure to support future development. The project design maintains access for bikes and vehicular access, as well as provides flexibility for programming civic events. This linear public space is a key element of a larger downtown system of pedestrian connections and multi-modal transportation options. At the northern end of Discovery Walk is the proposed location for the new Rapid Transit Stations. The alignment of these projects will not only help support transit-oriented development along the Discovery Walk corridor, but also provide a one-of-a- kind experience for people entering our downtown. Another recent addition to our downtown transit H.6 Packet Pg. 171 EXHIBIT A system is the recently constructed City Loop bike lane project that provides additional micro-mobility options along 3rd Avenue and intersects Discovery Walk using the reconstructed 4th Street bike improvements. Discovery Walk will be an experience that links Annenberg Plaza to north and Soldier’s Field on the south and functions as an extension of Heart of the City public realm. In just a short 10- minute walk, you can go from an urban downtown experience to the natural amenities of Soldiers Field Park and recreational facilities - or vice versa. Social Benefits: Recent events have revealed the importance of flexible public spaces and integrating resilient design when reconstructing our public realm. The impacts of Covid-19 have demonstrated the need for rethinking the idea of private and public spaces to create outdoor retreats for all incomes and all housing types. Recently, team members from across departments and organization have come together to review and reconsider the areas primarily reserved for cars and reimagine them as places for all people to safely socialize, reconnect either individually or socially, in a place that feels welcoming. The principles identified by our community members incorporated into the design of Discovery Walk include: 1. Feel like a park 2. Be flexible for access and events 3. Promote health, wellness and innovation 4. Connect Soldiers Field to Heart of the City 5. Provide a unique program and experience 6. Be accessible, safe and inclusive to everyone 7. Support future development Through engagement with local stakeholders and in partnership with the Community Co-designers and local artists, the design focus is for adaptive and responsive public space including amenities and experiences people are seeking. Project elements and key principles were co-developed with community members from diverse cultural, religious, mobility, mental health, and socio-economic backgrounds. Project themes and design considerations based on engagement feedback include the following: 1. Welcoming: public art, cultural representations 2. Accessible: going beyond ADA, consider transportation 3. Safe: lighting, programming, street safety 4. Peaceful: digital-free zones, water features 5. Interactive and adaptable: digital components 6. Diverse: variety of space types 7. Cultural considerations: prayer spaces 8. Multi-generational: infant considerations, cost-free activities 9. Long-term vitality: materials, flexibility, programming 10. Climate considerations: climate control/accommodating These principles help produce a flexible and multi-functional space for events and coordinated community celebrations. Future discussions will include residents, the RDA and other community organizations to help develop activation strategies to create family focused events for everyone to enjoy. The space is also design to promote more passive programming such as food trucks, interactive art, and nearby food/retail, as well as places for individual reflection. Economic Development Tool: Beyond the positive social impacts listed above, there are also major economic benefits of well- designed public spaces. This corridor along 2nd Ave has tremendous economic development potential and we view Discovery Walk as lead investment to attract talent and significantly enhance our tax base. In 2018, the Olmsted County Assessor’s office conducted an analysis of the underutilized land surrounding Discovery Walk and estimated that these blocks could support an anticipated $299,926,900 in new assessed property value. As part of the Transit Oriented Development study, SB Friedman conducted a market study to identify key areas for growth. In that study, the consultants H.6 Packet Pg. 172 identified the Discovery Square area as a critical component to the vitality and future success of the downtown growth strategy. Since preliminary design concepts, Discovery Walk has been used as a recruitment tool to attract new development to the Discovery Square sub-district. One Discovery Square and Two Discovery Square are great examples of developments that utilize Discovery Walk as marketing tool to attract tenants to Downtown Rochester. Budget Amendment Request: The original Discovery Walk project budget was based on preliminary design concepts created in 2018. At the time the initial budget was established, the City had not adopted the policy that all projects must include at least a 10% contingency on construction related items. The current cost estimates are based on 75% construction documents, so we are currently carrying a 12% contingency of $1,977,745 to cover additional unknowns until we get to 100% CD’s. As a result, we are asking City Council to provide conditional approval for a budget reconciliation of $1,977,745. This amendment increases the total base budget to $18,777,745. This recommendation will then go to the next DMCC Board special meeting on March 25 for authorization. Snowmelt Add-Alt: Cost Estimated at $2,171,000 Including snowmelt within the public right away offers several community and environmental benefits. However, there tradeoff to these benefits based on the significant upfront capital costs as well as considerable ongoing operating costs. In addition to the $2.2 million installation cost, is will cost approximately $87,500 for annual energy consumption (energy estimate is based on preliminary design details). City Council could support a conditional budget amendment to proceed with bidding and then make a final approval when staff brings it back for Bid Award. This allows a decision to be based on either favorable or unfavorable bid conditions. A few examples of the benefits that snowmelt provides: 1. Accessibility and Safety - Sidewalks clear of snow and ice provide a more accessible passageway for people with mobility limitations and wheel assisted devices such as wheelchairs and strollers. This also makes our sidewalks safer by reducing the chance of ice buildup preventing slip and falls. 2. Environmental Benefits - The snowmelt system contemplated for Discovery Walk would utilize excess steam from the Franklin Heating station to heat the system. This would cut down on the use of salt in the winter reducing the amount of chloride runoff into our storm-water system and then into our rivers and streams. 3. Longevity - Snowmelt reduces the need for maintenance on the sidewalks for snow and ice removal. Less reliance on corrosive salts also reduces deterioration of the hardscape and increases the health of surrounding plants and trees. Weather Structures Add-Alt: Cost Estimated at $1,089,936 Due to the lack of subway and skyway connectivity in this area of downtown, there was considerable discussion on how we make this corridor comfortable and inviting during Minnesota’s extreme seasons. The concept proposal is to construct freestanding weather structures that are open and inviting, but also provide shade and protection from the elements. Weather shelter features include additional comfort amenities such as built-in heating elements and misting components to provide a cooling effect. A recent comment provided at a stakeholder meeting was that the project area can feel quite open to the elements and the weather structures provide a desirable sense of human scale that make the spaces more inviting to come together or find solitude. City Council could support a conditional budget amendment to proceed with bidding and then make a final approval when we bring it back for Bid Award. This allows a decision to be based on either favorable or unfavorable bid conditions. Soldier’s Field Connection: Cost Estimated at $4,040,310 A consistent theme expressed by the community during engagement was that Discovery Walk should not terminate at 6th Street, but extend into Soldier’s Field to create a true connection. Based on that feedback, we included a design scope for northern Soldiers Field within the Discovery Walk project scope. At this time, we are recommending that we do not proceed with construction as part of the Discover Walk project. In the meantime, we will continue to advocate for the project and receive community feedback on the design. We will also continue to work with the DMCC Board and the Parks Board to find the right time to bring this project forward. H.6 Packet Pg. 173 Operation and Maintenance: An important consideration beyond the upfront capital improvement costs, are the ongoing operation and maintenance expenses (O&M). Based on early estimates, the O&M could cost around $370,000 annually. This estimate includes a wide range of potential costs from administrative costs, capital replacements funds, planting replacements and maintenance, etc. Another consideration is the additional expenses related to energy costs associated with the snowmelt system and weather structures. Annual expense for electricity and energy for the snowmelt system and portions of the weather shelters are estimated at around $123,000. - A recommendation for Operation and Maintenance financing will be presented to the City Council in conjunction with the authorization to advertise for bids to receive Council approval. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: - (2015) DMC Master Plan: Discovery Walk was identified as a crucial infrastructure and public realm project in the 2015 DMC Master Plan. - (2017) Schematic Design Charrettes: Community participants met to inform the design and programing for initial schematic design. - (2019 - Ongoing) Discovery Walk Stakeholder Meetings: Beginning in May 2019, the DW Project team has met with many of the area stakeholders to engage in project discussions. The project team currently facilitates monthly meetings with civic & business leaders & community members. - (2019) Discovery Walk Experience: As part of the DMC annual meeting, Discovery Walk was prototyped with temporary art & activities. Volunteers also surveyed participants to receive feedback on elements that people would like to see integrated into the design. - (2020 Ongoing) Community Co-Designer Initiative: Initially part of the America’s City for Health Initiative, a group of community Co-Designers have been engaged in the project providing unique perspectives from their diverse backgrounds. - (2020 - Ongoing) Local Community Artist Team: A selection process including 11 local artists took place to assemble a final team of three local artists to participate in the design of the project and put their unique touch on it. - (2020) Discovery Walk - Walk: The Project Team led a walk with community members to experience Discovery Walk and discuss its potential. - Links to Engagement Videos: o <https://dmc.mn/destination-medical-center-creates-equitable-design-process-for-public- spaces/> o <https://dmc.mn/envisioning-the-future-of-discovery-walk/> ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S): 1. The Council could decide not to approve additional DMC funds for the project and direct staff to value manage the project within original project budget. 2. The Council could decide to proceed with a combination of base project and add-alternates by recommending additional allocation of DMC funding to be approved by the DMCC Board. 3. The council could decide not to move forward with Discovery Walk at this time. PRIOR CITY COUNCIL AND COMMISSION ACTIONS: Past engagement and simultaneous decisions by DMCC Board and City Council include: 2015 - DMC Development Plan Adopted including initial vision for Discovery Walk 2017 - Approval for Discovery Walk Schematic Design Phase 2018 - Discovery Walk Schematic Design Phase Approved 2019 - Approval for Discovery Walk to progress to Design Development 2020 - City Council Approval of Scope of Services 2020 - City Council Approval of Owner’s Representative and Cost Estimating Services 2021 - DMCC Board Project Update and Design Approval 2021 -Presentation and feedback from Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee 2021 - Ongoing City Council and DMCC Board Feedback and Listening Sessions H.6 Packet Pg. 174 FISCAL AND RESOURCE IMPACT: Funding, of $16,800,000 has been included in the DMC Capital Improvement Program for 2020-2023 (J#8904). Budget amendments for the base project and add-alt costs would require further allocated DMC funding. An identified potential funding source is the use of unallocated DMC Capital funding/General State Infrastructure Aid (GSIA). Any repurposing of DMC funds is contingent on DMCC Board approval. - Base Project contingency and escalation: $1,977,745 - Snow-melt system: $2,171,000 - Weather structures: $1,089,936 - Soldiers Field Connection: $4,040,310 ATTACHMENTS: 2021-03-01-DiscoveryWalkPresentation(2)Reduced H.6 Packet Pg. 175 DISCOVER NATURE / DISCOVER INNOVATION / DISCOVER COMMUNITY / DISCOVER PLAY Knutson Kimley-Horn Latent Design White Space Community Co-Designers Artist Team EZ Fabricating DISCOVERY WALK H.6.a Packet Pg. 176 PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE BY CREATING A CONNECTED CITY! DISCOVERY WALK St. Mary’s Place Central Station DiscoverySquare Annenberg PlazaPeace Plaza Gonda Building • Connecting people to the outdoors • Connecting Mayo and 2nd Street to Soldiers Field • Connecting people through improved public transportation • Connecting our community through new pedestrian friendly public spaces • Connecting our community through a new and improved trail system - City Loop • Connecting our community to the Zumbro River Future BRT line One & Two Discovery Square Buildings Hilton & Guggenheim Buildings Heart of the City: Phase 1 Heart of the City: Phase 2 Discovery Walk City Loop Trail People’s Food Co-op Zumbro River YMCA Soldiers Field Park UMR and Recreation DowntownWaterfront H.6.a Packet Pg. 177 SOLDIERS FIELD HILTON BUILDING FRANKLIN ENERGY PLANT STABILE BUILDING ZUMBRO RIVER 1. Feel like a park 2. Be flexible for access + events 3. Promote health + wellness + innovation 4. Connect Soldiers Field, Heart of the City, Mayo Clinic, and 2nd Street 5. Provide a unique program + experience 6. Be accessible and inclusive to everyone 7. Support future development DISCOVERY WALK WILL... PROJECT GOALS DISCOVERY WALK H.6.a Packet Pg. 178 CONNECTING IT ALL IN A 10 MINUTE WALK. 2N D A V E SOLDIERS FIELD PARK Gonda Building One and Two Discovery Square Soldiers Field Park Zumbro River Mayo Clinic and Annenberg Plaza EXISTING ASSETS PROPOSED ASSETS One and Two Discovery Square A welcoming and accessible gateway A new food truck plaza with outdoor dining A pedestrian focused street for connecting Soldiers Field new gardens and public art by local artists DISCOVERY WALK H.6.a Packet Pg. 179 View of 2nd Ave looking south from 5th St DISCOVERY WALK HAS A LANDSCAPE THAT CELEBRATES THE LOCAL ECOLOGY WHILE PROVIDING PLACES TO SIT, DINE, WALK, AND CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER. DISCOVERY WALK H.6.a Packet Pg. 180 DISCOVERY WALK BUILDS UPON INVESTMENT IN A NEW INNOVATION DISTRICT, PROVIDING A NETWORK OF OUTDOOR WORK AND PLAY SPACES TO SUPPORT THOSE WHO WORK AND VISIT. View of 2nd Ave looking north from 5th St DISCOVERY WALK H.6.a Packet Pg. 181 DISCOVERY WALK CREATES A NEW CENTRAL FOOD TRUCK PLAZA FEATURING LOCAL CUISINE AND UNIQUE OUTDOOR PUBLIC DINING SPACES SURROUNDED BY GARDENS. View of 2nd Ave looking north from 4th St DISCOVERY WALK H.6.a Packet Pg. 182 INVESTING IN A NEW NETWORK OF UNDERGROUND SERVICES TO MAKE THE CITY RUN. View of 2nd Ave looking south from 2nd St ELECTRICAL DUCT BANKS STORMWATER STRUCTURES SANITARY SEWER TELECOMMUNICATIONS / FIBER OPTICS HOT AND CHILLED WATER ELECTRIC SUPPLY LINES GAS LINES SNOW MELT SYSTEM DISCOVERY WALK H.6.a Packet Pg. 183 DISCOVERY WALK I COMMUNITY C0-DESIGNERS DISCOVERY WALK • Represent diverse communities • Develop ideas for inclusive design • Develop ideas for inclusive programming • Ensure accessible and welcoming spaces • Create unique experiences • Create a sense of cultural belonging • Create places that encourage health ROCHESTER IS MODELING A NEW AND INFORMED DESIGN PROCESS BY COLLABORATING WITH A TALENTED AND KNOWLEDGABLE TEAM OF LOCAL CO-DESIGNERS. Communty engagements with the broader community and the stakeholder group have informed the project since it started in 2017. DISCOVERY WALK H.6.a Packet Pg. 184 Zoe Cinel Zoe Cinel is an interdisciplinary artist and curator. Her interdisciplinary art practice is relational, participatory, and political and uses art to help people feel ownership of the public sphere, with the ultimate goal to connect them. Cinel's background is in industrial design and fine arts, while her most current work focuses on public art, performance, new media, and deals with issues around global migration, multicultural identity and national borders. She often works collaboratively in her hometown, Florence, Italy, and in the US, as part of the artist collective CarryOn Homes. Cinel is used to living life on the virtual edge. “We exist in a world that is augmented constantly by the presence of screens,” she said. “We don’t even notice them anymore —it’s just something we have to deal with.” To her, screens have become an element of the human urban landscape and the way people interact. She uses technology to stay in touch with friends and family back in Italy. For her, reclaiming technology is a community-building tool —and it all infiltrates her practice. Cinel is currently teaching live performance and digital media at Carleton College. She’s also working on “Can’t Take My Eyes Out of You,” a campy short film about the surveillance of screens, set to the tune of “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You.” In the film, instead of having real objects in space, she’s going to real places and putting augmented-reality objects there —computer screens pop up on tree branches, for example. Eventually, people will be able to go to the actual locations and view scenes from the movie through the augmented-reality app Aero. Sophia Chai Sophia Chai is a Korean-American artist based in Rochester, MN. Chai received her M.F.A. in photography from the University of Illinois at Chicago and her B.A. in chemistry from the University of Chicago. Before relocating to Rochester in 2017 from Brooklyn, Chai has shown her work at various venues in New York City, including Trestle Projects, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, The Knockdown Center, A.I.R. Gallery, and TSA Gallery amongst others. Her last solo show was at 106 Green Gallery in Brooklyn, New York in 2016. Chai is a 2019 recipient of the SEMAC (Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council) grant for advancing artists and a 2019/20 MCAD-Jerome Foundation Fellow for Early Career Artists. As a teenager I immigrated to the US from South Korea with my family and having to negotiate different languages and cultural barriers at that adolescent age has been a significant experience in shaping my identity. The feelings of contradiction, confusion, and ambivalence that my work can incite can be seen as a metaphor for that unsettling experience. I have always made my work out of a need to communicate what is not possible in words. What compels me to photography is the interplay, or push and pull, between what one can control vs. the incidental. While the initial experience for the viewer of my work may be the illusory effect of the photograph, I am more interested in letting the viewer seeing the process with which how the photographs are made. Moreover, the photographs are enlarged to a size that approximates the actual scale, thus allowing all the marks of the hand to be visible and palpable. AYUB HAJI OMAR I am a multicultural artist with a wide perspective on a lot of matters, from religion to immigration. I have traveled the world and been all over the place, experiencing different cultures, customs and ways of life. It really gave me an idea of how people are living outside of the United States and gave me a sense of where I fit in the world. It added a lot to my personality and the way I perceive the world and everything around me. It made me more conscientious, caring, and more confident and aware. Which, by default, changed the way I make art. I try to be a voice for those who are being silenced through injustice. I address topics that people misinterpret. I try to show people that some of their fears are artificial, but some are strikingly true. As an artist, I try to bridge the gap between the misunderstood and those who try to understand them. Zoe Cinel Originally from Italy, Zoe is an interdisciplinary artist and curator. Her interdisciplinary art practice is relational, participatory, and political and uses art to help people feel ownership of the public sphere, with the ultimate goal to connect them. Sophia Chai Shaped by her experience immigrating to the U.S. from South Korea as a teenager as well as years in New York, Sophia’s work often explores these feelings of contradiction, confusion, and ambivalence as a metaphor for that unsettling experience. Ayub HajiOmar Ayub is a multicultural artist particularly influenced by his background and travels. As an artist, he tries to bridge the gap between the misunderstood and those who try to understand them. LOCAL ARTISTS WITH GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES CREATE INTEGRATED PUBLIC ART. DISCOVERY WALK H.6.a Packet Pg. 185 Art: PUNCTUATED ASYMPTOTE, by Sophia Chai ARTIST STATEMENT: Punctuated Asymptote is an installation of pedestrian lights in bright blue, spanning the entire length of Discovery Walk. All the lights have different lengths, yet reaching the same height from the sea level, bringing awareness to both social equity and acknowledging the undulating topography of the Driftless Landscape. inspiration photo Bodies in Space by Asuka Goto DISCOVERY WALK H.6.a Packet Pg. 186 Art: POEMS IN THE PARK, by Ayub HajiOmar ARTIST STATEMENT: Using language and light, Poems in the Park is a collection of uplifting poems that creates a dialogue with those passing by. DISCOVERY WALK H.6.a Packet Pg. 187 Art: PHOTOSYNTHESIS by Zoe Cinel ARTIST STATEMENT: Powered by human interaction, Photosynthesis is a light installation on the 200 block of Discovery Walk. Inspired by the natural phenomenon of photosynthesis and by grounding practices of breathing, this artwork has the goal to welcome and attract visitors and the community to downtown Rochester and to connect people with themselves, with others and with the city. DISCOVERY WALK H.6.a Packet Pg. 188 SEATING: 65 LF LANDSCAPING: 7,000 SF PUBLIC SPACE: 2,000 SF TREES: 39 WEATHER SHELTER AREAS: 0 SF SEATING: 1,000+ LF LANDSCAPING: 28,000 SF PUBLIC SPACE: 30,000 SF TREES: 300+ WEATHER SHELTER: 2,800 SF EXISTING PROPOSED View of existing 2nd Ave looking north View of proposed 2nd Ave looking north DISCOVERY WALK THE DISCOVERY WALK TRANSFORMATION WILL PROMOTE WELLNESS, THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT, AND OUR UNIQUE COMMUNITY. H.6.a Packet Pg. 189 • Glass roof protects from rain and snow • Wood screen to provide dappled shade • Cooling system during the summer • Heaters during the winter • Integrated bench seating • Swings (tethered) for fun! • Integrated lighting • Power outlets (work outside!) DISCOVERY WALK DISCOVERY WALK PROVIDES A SERIES OF WEATHER SHELTERS THAT EXTEND THE LENGTH OF TIME PEOPLE WILL WORK, DINE, AND PLAY OUTDOORS TOGETHER. H.6.a Packet Pg. 190 CONNECTING DISCOVERY WALK TO SOLDIERS FIELD AND THE ZUMBRO RIVER THROUGH NEW GARDENS AND LOCAL ART INSTALLATIONS. View of Soldiers Field Park looking south from 6th St DISCOVERY WALK CONCEPTUAL DESIGN H.6.a Packet Pg. 191 SNOW MELT SYSTEMS MAKE PUBLIC SPACES SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE DISCOVERY WALK • Create safer sidewalk conditions for all & maintains ADA accessible routes • Reduces salt and chemical pollution from ending up in the Zumbro River • Sidewalks last longer • Healthier for plants in the streetscape Proposed snow melt in Discovery Walk Existing snow melt in Rochester Gonda One and Two DS 6th Street 4th Street 2nd Street H.6.a Packet Pg. 192 DISCOVERY WALK POSSIBLE PROJECT INCLUSIONS Soldiers Field North Connects Discovery Walk to the Zumbro River Snow melt in sidewalks create a safer and environmentally friendly tomorrow Weather shelters for outdoor work and play through all seasons H.6.a Packet Pg. 193 DISCOVERY WALK TIMELINE DISCOVERY WALK Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug 2020 18 weeks APPROVALS & PROCESS 50%DD 75%CD 4 wks to summer 2022 20 weeks Board Approvals for CDs Council Approval for Bidding Bid Award 2021 Development & Documentation 2015 - DMC Development Plan adopted 2017 - Approval for Discovery Walk Schematic Design Phase 2018 - Discovery Walk Schematic Design Phase approved 2019 - Approval for Discovery Walk to progress to Design Development - Bidding phases 2020 - Design Development began Construction Documentation Bidding Construction Communications / Engagement Cost Estimating 2023 Since 2015 the DMCC Board and City of Rochester have collaborated to create the vision and funding for Discovery Walk to become a reality. DISCOVERY WALK SCHEDULE H.6.a Packet Pg. 194 DISCOVERY WALK DISCOVERY WALK - INVESTING IN OUR FUTURE Requested Council Actions The request in front of council is to adopt and endorse project final design. Staff would like direction on the following motions: Motion #1: Approve the Design for Discovery Walk and authorize a budget amendment of $1,977,745 to fund project contingency for a total project budget of $18,777,745. Budget reconciliation conditional on DMCC Board joint approval. Motion #2: Approve motion to add snowmelt as an add-alternate with a conditional budget amendment subject to bid results and DMCC Board approval of budget reconciliation of $2,171,000. Final approval of snowmelt to occur as part of the bid award. Motion #3: Approve motion to add weather shelters as an add-alternate with a conditional budget amendment subject to bid results and DMCC Board approval of budget reconciliation of $1,089,936. Final approval of the weather shelters to occur as part of the bid award. Motion #4: Motion to support continued engagement on the connection and improvements to Soldier’s Field as part of ongoing master planning, the Council’s strategic planning, and future DMC Capital Improvement Plan prioritization. Council endorsed budget adjustments are contingent on DMCC Board authorization at a March 25th Special Meeting. H.6.a Packet Pg. 195