TAMRMS#: B06
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BLESS Platform Options
Presented by: Meredith Willacy, Capital Projects Manager
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
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1. That Administration proceed with Option 2, as outlined in the Agenda Report entitled “BLESS Platform Options”, for the repair of the BLESS Platform, funded with $140,000 from the Capital Funding Reserve.
2.That future plans for the BLESS Platform be considered in the Red Willow Trail West Master Plan currently underway and that Administration bring back options to Council.
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
The purpose of this report is to provide more details to address the issues with the BLESS platform including a legal land survey as directed by Council.
COUNCIL DIRECTION
On December 18, 2018 Council passed the following motions:
(AR 17-494)
That the BLESS platform matter is postponed to the end of Q1 2018, with administration providing more details including a legal land survey and justification for the proposed costs and alternatives for more cost-effective options to address the issue.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
On December 18, 2017, administration came to council with costs and details of options to address the structural and safety issues noted in the inspection report completed in September 2017. At that meeting Council directed Administration to provide a legal land survey, justification of costs, and more cost-effective options to address the issue.
In January 2018, a legal land survey was performed to determine the location of the platform in relation to the limits of the Lois Hole Provincial Park. The results of this survey show that the platform is located within Big Lake and City owned lot 55 but not within the Provincial Park.
Geotechnical work was performed in late December 2018. Two boreholes were drilled to 15 m below grade. Generally, the soil comprises of peat overlying native clay (generally silty and high plastic) to the depths of exploration. This resulted in an increase...
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