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McHenry
Parks & Recreation Committee
McHenry Recreation Center
3636 S. Municipal Drive
McHenry,IL 60050
July 30,2018, 5:30 PM
Conference Room
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
1. Call to Order
2. Public Comment: Any people wishing to address the Committee will be asked to
identify themselves for the record and will be asked but are not required to
provide their address. Public comment may be restricted to three-minutes for
each individual speaker. Order and decorum shall be maintained at public
meetings.
3. Walsh Park Proposal
4. Department Updates
5. Future Meeting Topics
6. Motion to adjourn the meeting
The Citj-of McHenry is dedicated to providing its citizens,businesses,and visitors with the highest quality of programs
and services in a customer-oriented,efficient,and fiscally responsible manner.
AGENDA ITEM 2—Walsh Park Redesign
A donor has come forward with a proposal to redesign Walsh Park. A map of the designs are
included. However, the concept would include a paver path that would match the Riverwalk
design. The path would traverse the park, significantly widening in the middle and create the
unique setting of an "art park", that would feature a sculpture to be introduced late as well as
improved seating before again narrowing and connecting to the parking behind the movie
theater.
The design is consistent with the recent plans that were compiled by the Riverwalk Foundation.
These have also been attached for review. The donor, who wishes to remain anonymous at this
point has partnered with a reputable landscape design firm and would like construct the
improvements utilizing a design build concept. In a design build concept a budget is set as are
the basic concept for the improvements but full constructions plans are not assembled. In this
instance, the city has illustrations of the improvements and we have design cross sections from
the Riverwalk. Using this information the entire design can be completed.
There are two elements that need to be addressed that the city would be responsible for;the
difference in standard wage costs and prevailing wage costs and the seawall portion of the
project, if it is pursued. The estimated exposure for the city in the prevailing wage aspect is
$12,500. The secondary project that would be a logical time to couple with this initiative is the
replacement of the failing concrete seawall, with steel and to pour a concrete sidewalk behind
this. For the approximately 115 feet, cost estimates range from $35,000-$45,000. This aspect
would be completely on the city. It would consolidate construction, alleviate any concerns of
failure in conjunction with the improvements or dredging and finally set the base if others ever
desired to install cantilevered composite boat docks/boardwalk. The improvements would be
funded through the Parks Developer Donations Fund.
There are two other options that are viable. One, increase the license agreement to include the
walkway/art park and proceed without the seawall improvements and without any prevailing
wage exposure; or two, offer the entire property for sale to the developer and sell the park. In
either scenario, information that the staff has does not solidly tie the park development with
the overall theater/D.C. Cobbs development.
Action
To discuss and offer input to staff on the direction of the proposed development and forward
to council if consensus is to require expenditure of city funds in conjunction with the project.
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