On September 5, 2023, City Council authorized the execution of a professional services agreement with Kimley-Horn for the design, bidding and construction management services for the 2nd Avenue and Lewis Street Parking Lot Improvement Project which consists of three projects programmed in the adopted Capital Improvement Plan (CIP):

• NW Shakopee Storm Water BMP Retrofit Project (Storm-24-001)
• Annual Parking Lot Rehabilitation Project (PA-24-03)
• 2nd Avenue (downtown) Retaining Wall and Landscaping Project (PA-24-05).

The project improvements include reconstruction of the city-owned parking lot and retaining wall, landscape improvements, and construction of regional stormwater treatment for untreated stormwater runoff that is routed directly to the Minnesota River.

Plans and specifications have been prepared and are ready to solicit public bids for the improvements. Upon approval, the advertising and bidding will commence with a scheduled bid opening in April 2024. Bids would then be considered and awarded with construction of the improvements scheduled to begin in August 2024 after the downtown events have concluded for the summer.

Table 1 below provides the CIP budgets for each project. The overall CIP budget for the three projects is $1,437,068 which includes engineering and administration costs. The project will be funded by the Storm Drainage Fund, Park Asset Internal Service Fund, Watershed Based Implementation Funding grant in the amount of $122,068 and cost share with the Lower Minnesota River Watershed District in the amount of $100,000.

Table 1. CIP Project Budgets