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Rapid City committee approves $200,000 advertising authority to advance parking-lot resurfacing at Robbinsdale and Oak Valley parks
Summary
The Rapid City Public Works Committee on Jan. 14 approved advertising authority for design and bidding of parking-lot resurfacing work at Robbinsdale and Oak Valley parks, using a $200,000 request for design and initial repairs; staff said additional funding through a proposed TIF district and CDBG will be sought.
The Rapid City Public Works Committee on Jan. 14 approved advertising authority to advance design and bidding for parking-lot resurfacing at Robbinsdale Park and Oak Valley Park, authorizing a $200,000 request to cover design work and initial repairs.
The design covers three parking areas; parks staff said the $200,000 is intended to fund design and allow the city to bid the work. Staff described the planned work as a combination of mill overlay and full-depth repairs rather than a complete tear-out and replacement. Parks staff said the smaller Robbinsdale lot near the bicycle playground is the lowest priority and likely would be offered as a bid alternate.
The action was taken as part of the committee's consent agenda (items 1–8). Committee member Roberts moved to adopt the agenda and later moved to approve consent items 1–8; Seacrest seconded the first motion, and Hamm seconded the consent-items motion. In each case the chair called for a voice vote; the meeting record shows the committee answered “Aye,” and the chair declared the motions passed.
Finance Director Daniel Ainsley told the committee city staff is preparing a tax-increment financing (TIF) district that would include multiple neighborhood improvements and said staff will pursue Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding and other resources to support work at Robbinsdale Park over the next three to four years. "...we will work to get as much funding as possible for that over the next several years beyond what's already in the CIP," Ainsley said.
Committee discussion included a request by Councilmember Seacrest for clarification on whether the $200,000 covered two or three parking lots; parks staff responded the design covers all three lots and design is nearly complete, and that work would be bid soon. A parks staff speaker also noted Robbinsdale Park amenities (baseball field, dog-walking areas) and told the committee the playground equipment at Robbinsdale is more than 30 years old.
No public-comment speaker forms were filed for the meeting. After approving the consent agenda, the committee moved to adjourn.
