HomeMy WebLinkAbout6B4 Budget Request (Potawatomi Zoo Parking Lot Expansion)
Redevelopment Commission Agenda Item
DATE: September 9, 2021
FROM: Becca Plantz, Project Engineer
SUBJECT: Budget Request – Potawatomi Zoo Parking Lot Expansion
Funding Source* (circle one) River West; River East; South Side; Douglas Road; West Washington; RDC General
*Funds are subject to the City Controller's determination of availability; if funds are unavailable, as solely determined by the City Controller,
then the authorization of the expenditure of such funds shall be void and of no effect.
Purpose of Request: Allocate budget, $450,000, for Potawatomi Zoo Parking Lot to fund
construction of the expansion of the parking lot.
This project involves expanding pavement surface to the east of the existing lot within the park
to increase parking capacity for Potawatomi Zoo. In addition to asphalt surface, stormwater
improvements will be installed in the expanded portions of the lot and the north side of the lot
to make improvements to existing drainage issues and manage the increased impervious
surface. Accessory improvements will be constructed to optimize the flow of traffic including
accessible parking, bus routes, sidewalk, curbed islands, striping, and signage.
The project will benefit the growing number of park and zoo visitors and prepare for increased
demand resulting from the newly constructed giraffe barn & exhibit.
INTERNAL USE ONLY: Project ID: PROJ ;
Total Amount – New Project Budget Appropriation $_______________;
Total Amount – Existing Project Budget Change (increase or decrease) $_______________;
Funding Limits: Engineering: $_____________________; Other Prof Serv Amt $_______________;
Acquisition of Land/Bldg (circle one) Amt: $___________; Street Const Amt $________________;
Building Imp Amt $_________; Sewers Amt $_________; Other (specify) Amt $ ________________
_________________________Pres/V-Pres
ATTEST: __________________Secretary
Date: ____________________
APPROVED Not Approved
SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION