BROOKINGS Its full steam ahead for the Pioneer Park Bandshell restoration project after the Brookings City Council approved a $214,300 contract at Tuesday nights meeting.
(This) includes some needed repairs for the front removing of the front brick (and) improving the drainage and then the recommended items are the ADA ramp going up to the stage and also needed stucco repairs, Parks, Recreation and Forestry Director Kristin Zimmerman told city councilors.
Clark Drew Construction of Brookings will do the work, which has a substantial completion deadline of July 4. That essentially means the bandshell will be usable in time for this years Brookings Summer Arts Festival, but that there might still need to be a bit of touchup work, such as painting, to be completed.
The base bid price of $175,500 came in under budget, but by the time two alternates were added in the ADA ramp and railings at $35,000 and stucco repairs at $3,800 the total cost came in at 2% over budget. The difference of $4,300 will be covered by the parks building maintenance fund, per a memo from the city.
Prior to the 5-0 vote in support of the project with councilors Brianna Doran and Nick Wendell not present to vote Councilor Wayne Avery asked about vandalism.
Some of the reason that were doing this is that of course the structure was built in the 1930s but there are also some issues with vandalism, he noted. People busting up the brick on the front, painting things on the walls. Is there anything we can do to stop that?
Zimmerman confirmed that some measures could be taken.
Theres some preventative coatings that we can add after the fact, she said. We did some research, and originally the Pioneer bandshell did not have the brick front, so we confirmed that with the state historic preservation office. Our recommendation is not to replace the brick front, which will help make covering the vandalism easier after the fact.
New business
Residents in southern Brookings could have another fueling option available to them at some point, as the City Council voted 5-0 to approve a site plan within a commercial corridor design review overlay district.
In plain talk, folks, it means a proposal is afoot for a Kwik Trip convenience store, gas station and car wash at intersection of 20th Street South and Ace Avenue. The proposed store would clock in at 9,218 square feet in size, and would include off-street parking.
Other business
Also at Tuesday nights meeting, the City Council:
- On a 5-0 vote, approved a developers agreement with Minor Investments Family LLLP for tax increment financing district No. 15.
Per a city memo, the project at the northwest quadrants of Main Avenue South and Trail Ridge Road includes the construction of a mixed-use building with commercial space and a covered parking area on the main level with three stories of residential units above. The west portion of the project includes four four-plexes and a twin home. A pocket park is being incorporated to the west of the mixed-use building.
The partnership between the city and the developer is intended to benefit both, with the city using its portion of the increment to improve the public right-of-way along Maine Avenue South between Eighth Street South and 12th Street South.
- Approved a resolution on a 5-0 vote authorizing the licensing of The Flower Shop LLC as a medical cannabis dispensary in Brookings. It will be located at 1004 Sixth St., which was also the site of a previous licensee that did not renew their license for that location.
An inspection of the facility prior to its opening and after remodeling will be necessary, per city documentation.
- Heard multiple presentations from students who were recognized for their contributions to the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Contest by the Brookings Human Rights Commission.
Contact Mondell Keck at [email protected].
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