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111 ~~ ~I~~ lire oily Ghat works fbr you Re ort Number: Q -~- -- A enda Section• Re ort Date Ma 3 2007 Council Meetin Date Ma 8 2007 • REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM DESCRIPTION: Active Living Ramsey County 1,000 Bench Pilot Program Donation DEPARTMENT HEAD'S APPROVAL: Sandy Breuer, Director of Parks and Recreation CITY MANAGER'S APPROVAi.: No com~anents to supplement this report ~~~ Comments attached Recommendation: ~ Approve the donation and placement of seven (7) benches from Active Living Ramsey County. Legislative History: 1,000 Benches -Active Living Ramsey County (ALRC) sis working together with the Saint Paul -Ramsey County Department of Public Health: Environmental Health Section and Ramsey County Parks and Recreation to provide a series of bench corridors throughout Ramsey County. The corridors will provide a "community path to health, one step at a time" to create a physical environment to encourage walking. The benches are to be placed in a visibly continuous corridor sa people are able to see the next bench----with the thought that visible continuity will keep people in motion. Benches are to be made from recycled plastic and will further promote recycling programs. In March of 2007 the City of New Brighton Parks and Recreation Department applied to be the recipient of a pilot program that would result in donated benches to the City. Actively Living Ramsey County chose New Brighton for the pilot program. Financial Impact: This donation is estimated to have a value of approximately $10,000 which. includes the benches, concrete pads and brick pavers for recognitions. Explanation: The pilot program donation will include seven benches, the concrete pads and brick pavers. Each bench. will have a l foot square paver brick on either side. One will acknowledge the sponsor; in this case Active Living Ramsey County and the other will have an inspirational quote. The quotes include references to walking, health and caring far the environment. The Parks, Recreation and Environmental Commission reviewed the quotes at their Apri14, 2007 meeting and approved the quotes. In addition contractors, at the expense of the county, will be hired to complete the concrete pouring. Park Maintenance staff will be responsible for the assembly and installation of the benches, follow-up work to restore the areas immediately surrounding each bench area, and ongoing maintenance of the benches. The seven benches will be placed on a route that covers the area beginning at the Family Service • Center and ending at Mainstreet Village. Three routes were submitted to the County and the Family Service Center/Mainstreet Village route was chosen by ALRC.