Roosevelt Park Master PlanTHE CITY OF Dubuque
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Masterpiece on the Mississippi
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Roosevelt Park Master Plan
DATE: June 9, 2009
Fourteen proposals were received in response to a Request for Proposal for a
consultant to develop the Roosevelt Park Master Plan.
Leisure Services Manager Gil Spence recommends City Council approval to hire
Confluence as the consultant and that a contract be negotiated in the amount of
$14,000.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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Michael C. Van Milligen
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cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Gil D. Spence, Leisure Services Manager
THE CITY of Dubuque
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TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager '1
FROM: Gil D. Spence, Leisure Services Manage
SUBJECT: Roosevelt Park Master Plan
DATE: June 9, 2009
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this memorandum is to request City Council approval of hiring
Confluence as the consultant to develop the Roosevelt Park Master Plan.
DISCUSSION
The FY 2009 C.I.P. budget contains $10,000 to formulate a master plan for re-
development of Roosevelt Park. Roosevelt Park is a 207 acre site that closed in the
1980's as a budget cut. Currently, ten acres are leased to the Storybook Hill Children's
Zoo, five acres are leased to the Model Airplane Club, and fifty-five acres are leased for
farming. The Zoo and landing strip will continue to operate.
This site is a hilly, beautiful piece of property with a creek running through it, limestone
outcroppings, seven lead mine shafts, and mature trees.
The RFP Committee included:
Gil Spence ....................... Leisure Services Manager
Bob Fritsch ....................... Park Division Manager
Ken TeKippe .................... Finance Director
David Heiar ...................... Economic Development Director
Bob Schiesl ...................... Assistant City Engineer
The following fourteen proposals were received:
• Confluence $ 14,000
• Ives /Ryan Group, Inc. $ 14,690
• Genus Landscape Architects $ 15,100
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• Ulstad Architects
• Durrant
• JJR
• Shive-Hattery
• Howard R. Green Company
• SRF Consulting Group, Inc.
• MSA Professional Services
• Flenker Land Architecture
• Hitchcock Design Group
• RDG Planning and Design
• Laflin Design Group
$ 15,500
$ 15,625
$ 16,750
$ 17,400
$ 19, 500
$ 19,970
$ 28,000
$ 30,000
$ 35,000
$ 35,500
$ 68,750
The review committee recommends that Confluence be hired and a contract for
services be negotiated. Confluence is a Des Moines based firm with their Iowa City
office taking the lead on this study. References were checked on the firm and the lead
consultant, Steven Ford, with very positive comments received. The experience and
knowledge of Confluence is a good match for this project.
My hope is to have the study completed by the time we prepare the FY 2010 C.I.P.
budget to allow for a phased development plan to be submitted.
Funds from the Petrakis Field Infield Turf Project will be used to fund the $4,000 extra
money needed to conduct this study.
ACTION STEP
The action requested is that the City Council approve the hiring of Confluence as the
consultant to develop the Roosevelt Park Master Plan.
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