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Red Lodge updates: Coal Miners Park tennis complex delayed; engineering RFQ for Red Lodge ICE to require public-works sign-off
Summary
Staff told the committee the Coal Miners Park tennis complex still needs boundary adjustments and funding and is not expected to proceed this year; staff also said an RFQ for an engineering study of proposed Red Lodge ICE sites will be released after the public works director signs off and the resulting report will be public with opportunities for comment.
The committee received project updates on Coal Miners Park, a request for engineering work tied to a Red Lodge ICE project, and a timetable for land-use designation work.
On Coal Miners Park, staff said an updated MOU with YWS cleared an earlier right-of-way constraint but the project still requires an adjusted lease boundary and funding. "They have made a request to the reserve tax board for for a couple $100,000 for that," a staff member said, and the committee was told the reserve tax board will not consider that request until August or September, meaning the project is unlikely to proceed this year.
On the Red Lodge ICE item, staff said the project team is preparing an RFQ (request for qualifications) for an engineering firm to analyze specific locations, costs and long-term maintenance implications. The public works director must sign off on the RFQ language before it is published; staff said the engineering report will be made available to the public and will include public meetings and comment opportunities as part of the RFP/RFQ process.
Finally, staff described next steps for a process to designate or change the use of city-owned land and said they will bring a proposed finished product from the planner to the committee, supplemented by preliminary meetings so committee members can provide direction before the final product is issued.
The committee took no final votes on project authorizations and asked staff to bring budget and boundary clarifications back for future committee consideration.
