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Resolution to Approve a Construction Contract with Brock & Associates, Inc. for Universal Access Improvements at Argo Livery (ITB 4660, $579,107.00)
Memorandum
Attached for your review and action is a resolution to approve a $579,107.00 construction contract with Brock & Associates, Inc. for improving universal access at the Argo Livery (ITB 4660).
Budget/Fiscal Impact: Funding is available in the approved FY 2022 Park Maintenance and Capital Improvement Millage Budget.
Funding is also being provided from the State of Michigan through the Department of Natural Resources' Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Grant in the amount of $300,000.00.
Project Description: The City of Ann Arbor liveries at Argo and Gallup Parks are the busiest and largest in the state. They are also part of the Huron River Water Trail, a 104-mile inland paddling trail that was the first state designated water trail, and one of two National Water Trails in Michigan designated by the National Park Service. The water trail is part of a coalition of multiple partners led by the Huron River Watershed Council (HRWC).
The concept of Universal Design or Universal Access is that environments should be designed to make them accessible to all people, regardless of age, disability or other factors. Gallup Livery added an accessible "EZ Launch" in 2014 and it has provided access to the water for those with mobility limitations. It is also used by groups from the University of Michigan and Veterans Administration rehabilitation departments.
One of the main goals identified in the current Parks and Recreation Open Space Plan is to "ensure that the park system is comprehensive, inclusive, and engaging". To do so the plan focuses on "providing opportunities for all" and says that "engaging the full diversity of the community is a core value developed by staff, and a goal of the Sustainability Framework Plan and of the city's organizational strategic plan." One of the objectives is to "...
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