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Gold Park plans at 30–50%: staff flags $236,000 in reductions, MoDOT sign‑off required
Summary
Staff presented Gold Park 30–50% designs with a 20% contingency and said available funds are $1,000,000; Dean Stern Kim sent drainage calculations to MoDOT and staff asked board members to suggest adjustments that could shave an estimated $236,000 from the plan.
Staff presented the Gold Park design package, noting plans are at roughly 30–50 percent completion and the estimate currently includes a 20 percent contingency. Eric, a staff member, said "What we have is 1000000 dollars," and told the board the contingency is intentionally high so items can be cut later if needed rather than risk cost overruns.
Eric said the engineers sent drainage calculations to MoDOT to confirm the project's storm‑inlet capacity; if MoDOT declines the drainage approach, staff will need to find alternate ways to move water away from the site. Staff asked board members to review line items and identify potential cuts (for example, delaying a flagpole estimated at about $8,000) to reduce project costs by approximately $236,000 if necessary.
