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Woodland Park DDA tables $165,000 engineering request for Bergstrom Park reimagining
Summary
The Woodland Park DDA reviewed engineering estimates for moving Bergstrom Park and adding 71 parking spaces but voted to table a $165,000 supplemental funding request pending more financial details and next‑meeting review.
The Woodland Park Downtown Development Authority on Tuesday reviewed engineering estimates for a reimagining of Bergstrom Park that would move the park, add a new road connection and create about 71 parking spaces, but the board voted to table the funding request for more information.
Staff presented a civil engineering cost estimate of $147,200 for site work — survey, grading, drainage, subsurface utility work and a limited traffic/geotechnical scope — and said a typical contingency would bring the immediate supplemental request to roughly $165,000 so the city could bid the work. The presentation also described a phased approach: construct the road and parking lot first and develop the park elements later.
"We're looking to do the engineering for the road construction and the parking lot first," said Kip, the project presenter, explaining that the site work is the harder initial phase and that renderings will be refined once engineers complete the design. Staff said the overall, fully built project could approach $4 million if connections at West Street and additional roadway improvements are required.
Board members pressed staff for financial context. Al Bourne said he could "defend it very well within the mission of the DDA" but wanted assurance the DDA's ability to fund other priorities would not be imperiled. One member asked for clarity about prior city investment; staff said the city has already contributed roughly $695,000 to acquire properties and the DDA spent about $25,000 on early work.
City staff noted some site variables are unresolved: a potential West Street connection and any Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) level improvements would be outside the current estimate. The board also discussed the DDA's debt position and whether the fund balance would increase after debt retirement, a factor in longer‑term commitments.
After the discussion Al Bourne moved to table the engineering funding request and gather more information for the July meeting; the motion was seconded and passed on a roll call vote.
Next steps: staff will return with supplemental budget language and a clearer picture of total project costs, potential grant matches and the city's debt prepayment options before the board takes further action.
