2025 Budget for the City of Shakopee

114

2025 Annual Budget

Fund: Park Development Fund

Description of Services: The Park Development Fund provides for the acquisition and improvements for all City Parks. The Planning & Development Division provides community outreach and initial designs and then works with the designers and a Construction Manager in cooperation with Public Works/Parks and Engineering on construction. The Parks & Recreation Department handles programming of parks. Accomplishments:  Windermere Neighborhood Park was completed including the installation of a one-of-a-kind viewing tower.  Signage started on for Vierling Greenway and new city parks.  The city received a Congressional appropriate of $750,000 towards the construction of the cultural corridor, a partnership between the Scott County Historical Society, Three Rivers Park District, MNDNR and the SMSC. The preliminary design plans were completed by the 106 Group and construction is scheduled to begin for 2025.  Jackson Commons has begun construction of pedestrian and bike features. The playground will be installed in spring 2025. Scott Soil and Water Conservation District will seed the park in winter 20204 and trees will be planted in fall of 2025.  Construction was completed at SandVenture for opening in 20205 and Tommy’s Malt Shop opened in the building in October 2024  Scenic Heights’s Pickleball Courts were completed, and a new fitness Court was installed adjacent to the Vierling Greenway.  Wayfinding signage was installed along with Veirling Greenway with additional signs to be installed in 2025 and landscaping and benches to be installed in 2025 along the trail.  Memorial Park was seeded with native grasses and flowers and the former Chamber of Commerce, restrooms and the eastern shelter were removed. Those areas are now seeded and will blend with the rest of the park.  Contract was awarded for design work for the Schroeder House and Livery, both of which were listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  The Disc Golf Source in Lion’s Park was upgraded and redesigned including a new mandatory obstacle. Goals/Challenges:  Ongoing cost of projects and that the majority of funding for new parks and major improvements are funded by new development.

Performance Measures:

Actual 2022

Actual 2023

Projected 2024

Projected 2025

Number of Projects

7

13

10

10

Park Dedication Collected Number of Park Facilities

3,265,094

$3,790,800

$2,000,000

3,000,000

39

41

45

46

Capital Improvement Plan: The City prepares a five year capital improvement program (CIP). A separate CIP document was approved by Council on November 6, 2024. The CIP book provides a summary of each project location, description and source and use of funds.