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Gold Park overhaul faces $1 million budget cap; staff identify $236,000 in potential cuts
Summary
Staff presented 30–50% design plans for Gold Park with a 20% contingency and said the project budget is $1,000,000; they noted MoDOT permission is required for proposed drainage and identified roughly $236,000 in line‑item reductions to stay under budget.
Eric presented preliminary design materials for Gold Park and said the plans are at roughly 30–50% completion with a 20% contingency factored into estimates. "What we have is 1000000 dollars," he said, noting that the contingency is intentionally high so staff can pare items rather than risk overruns.
Eric said one key outstanding issue is obtaining permission from MoDOT for storm drainage connections; the project's engineer has submitted calculations to MoDOT and staff will wait for that agency's decision. He told the board the design currently includes items that could be scaled back (for example, shelving out a flagpole or changing shelter/fencing types) and estimated the team might need to remove about $236,000 from the preliminary plan to remain within budget. Board members asked clarifying questions about perennial plant counts and maintenance needs as staff said some line items (e.g., thousands of perennials) could be reduced as contingency falls.
