PSA - LaSalle Park EPA Soil Mitigation Survey and Master Plan - Jones Petrie Rafinski

Home Browse Search

LaSalle Park Master Plan April 3, 2020 Page 1 of 5 April 3, 2020 Venues Parks and Arts 219 South St. Louis Boulevard South Bend, 46601 Attention: Mr. Aaron Perri, Director, Venues Parks and Arts. RE: PROFESSIONAL DESIGN SERVCIES FOR THE LASALLE PARK MASTER PLAN IN SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. Dear Aaron: Thank you for contacting Jones Petrie Rafinski (JPR) regarding the above referenced project. We have appreciated being able to be of service to you in the past and hope to be afforded the opportunity to provide you with our services for this project. UNDERSTANDING OF THE ASSIGNMENT The City of South Bend is currently working with the EPA on mitigating soil contamination issues at the LaSalle Park located near the Charles Black Center on West Washington Street in South Bend, Indiana. The EPA along with its consultants have identified zones of significant soil contamination and are developing plans on either to remove the existing soils within these hot zones and replace with 12” of top soil or to place a 12” topsoil cap over the existing soils. It is the desire of the City of South Bend and the Department of Venues Parks and Arts to have a topographic survey of the park property to better understand the existing conditions including the location of existing site features and trees. Once this topographic survey is completed, the City would then like JPR to review the soil mitigation recommendations prepared by the EPA in relationship to the existing site conditions and park facilities, such as the existing baseball/softball field, soccer fields, spectator areas, and existing vegetation. After the analysis is completed JPR is to provide recommendations for replacement and modifications to these park amenities. In addition, JPR is to also review the resulting grading and drainage within the park and provide recommendations for modifications to the proposed mitigation efforts. A conceptual grading plan may be required. Deliverables are to include the following: recommendation for modifications or improvements to the park amenities, fields, and spectator areas; possible revisions to the existing irrigation system; placement of new trees; and a list of recommended specifications that are to be prepared and provided to bidding contractors. This Master Plan will help to inform the EPA on how to approach the required soil mitigation efforts. SCOPE OF SERVICES