Recommendation for Replacement of Damaged Planters- Lot #200i
May 28, 1981
To: W. Craig, City Manager
From: E. Beecher, Public Works Operations Director
Subject: Damaged Planters Lot #200
Attached find proposal worked up by Lee Cooper as per my request on
planters in Lot #200. It displays cost of materials, diagrams of
new concrete replacements proposed. The labor to install will be
done with Street Department labor and machinery.
The attached pictures depict the dire need for this project which
should lower our maintenance cost considerably.
This project will be more or less experimental. If successful,
which we firmly believe it will be, it should be expanded to other
like lots in the future as conditions require.
Thank you for your consideration of this matter.
E. E. Beecher
Public Works Operations Director
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April 1, 1981
Dear Ev:
Ev Beecher
Public Works Operations Director
City of Hopkins
Hopkins, MN 55343
CITY OF HOPKINS
1010 FIRST STREET SOUTH HOPKINS, MINNESOTA 55343 612/935 -8474
The planters in the City Lot #200, which is located on the west side of 8th.
Avenue South, between Mr. Donut and the Elks Club, have become in such a deterior-
ated shape due to being hit by cars parking in that lot. The planters are too low
to the ground to be easily seen by the drivers parking their cars. They are also
too big, resisting the turning movement in the lots. Some of the planters have
been cut down in size due to the extensive damage to them. But now most of the
bottoms have rotted out in the planters, the boards holding together have been
broken and the planters are in very tough shape, some of which are beyond minor
repair. (See enclosed photographs) Also, usually right after we repair them,
they get hit again.
I,therefore, propose that we rep1ate the wood planters with 4 foot diameter
concrete pipe, 4 feet long, placing 1 foot in the ground around the existing trees
making the planters alot smaller and much more durable. The concrete pipe will
have square cut ends and come in two halves which could be placed around the
existing trees and then painted so if they were hit and badly damaged or gouged'
the gouge could be filled and then repainted without showing any signs of damage.
The concrete pipe would cost about $300 per planter and be installed by City
crews. There are 12 planters that show deterioration and that should be replaced
in that lot. (See attached drawing)
If tax increment money could be used for this project, we could have the
project done by early spring, as there was no money budgeted for completely re-
placing the planters (they did not seem that badly damaged /rotted at last years
budget time), and there is only $1200.00 allocated for maintenance of the mall
and the planters.
Thank you for your consideration of this situation.
Sincerely,
Lee M. Cooper
Supt. of Traffic Services
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