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Parks & Recreation reports master‑plan RFP, Grand Prairie Park targets summer amenities opening
Summary
Parks and Recreation Director Macey Archon told the council the department issued an RFP for a 2026–2036 park system master plan, reported construction progress at Grand Prairie Park and said Spyglass Park Phase 2 bids are under review with a low bid from Fergie’s Landscaping.
At the June 2 Lakeville City Council meeting, Parks and Recreation Director Macey Archon delivered the department’s quarterly report covering March through May projects, staffing and program registration figures.
Archon said the department issued a request for proposals in April for the next 10‑year park system master plan (2026–2036). Staff received five proposals by the May 20 deadline and said they planned to complete proposal review and select a consultant by June 12.
Grand Prairie Park construction is advancing, Archon said. Field lights are installed and grading and field work are underway; staff expects the playground, splash pad and pickleball courts to open between July and early August. Archon said the park’s ball fields are on track to open in 2026.
Archon reported that Spyglass Park Phase 2 went to bid on May 13 and the low bidder was Fergie’s Landscaping. The bid package includes a half‑court basketball court that will also be striped for pickleball, bocce courts and a multipurpose irrigated athletic deck that will use on‑site stormwater for irrigation.
The department added equipment this year, Archon said, including an ABI ball‑field groomer that staff can now use in‑house to regrade fields. He said the machine has already been used on multiple city fields and will reduce contracted expenses (staff said historically the city contracted field grading at about $10,000–$12,000 per field).
Archon described two playground replacements under way—Kensington Park and Marion Field—with Marion Field called a like‑for‑like replacement and Kensington receiving additional trail and bench work. He also noted two AED units donated by Lakeville Soccer Club have been installed at parks.
On staffing, Archon said Tom Weiss retired in April after 20 years of service and two new staff members started in March. Recreation and heritage programs showed strong registration numbers, Archon said: the city reported about 349 registrations for nature programs at Edina Mako and Ritter Farm Park this summer season and steady growth in art‑center classes, performing arts and adult programs such as pickleball (more than 200 participants reported for some programs).
Archon also described administrative work to increase coordination between divisions, a unified rental webpage for facility reservations, a mission‑money matrix to evaluate programming and expanded participant surveys.
Councilmembers asked a clarifying question about tree preservation for the Reserve at Cedar Creek project later on the agenda; Archon and staff explained which wooded areas will be preserved and where new plantings will be required.
No council action was required on the quarterly report; Archon stood for questions.
