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On March 9, 2017, the proposed location of the recycled water booster station was presented to the Parks and Recreation Commission as an informational item. The entire Parkside neighborhood was notified that the item was on the Commission agenda. Several Parkside neighborhood residents raised concerns about location, noise, and vibration from the station. Although the Commission approved the proposed location, Staff committed to review other locations and present them to City Council along with their impacts and costs. DISCUSSION Procurement of Prepackaged Booster System The City has reviewed the Patterson Pump proposal dated February 6, 2017, and recommends the procurement of the pre-packaged system as outlined in their proposal, with a modification of moving the air conditioning unit to the opposite side (south side) of the building. The factory-built booster pumping system package will include four 40 horsepower pumps, controls, electrical equipment, fiberglass building and associated piping and valving. Ranger Pipelines, the contractor that installed the recycled water system, will purchase the booster pumping system and will be paid by the City using a change order, at cost plus 15%, per the contract documents. This is the total cost of $423,824. Location of Booster Station The proposed building is a fiberglass enclosure approximately 12-feet 6-inches wide, 10-feet tall, and 23-feet long, matching the similar size buildings in the park. The fiberglass surface will have a stucco texture. The City Landscape Architect has proposed green sides and black roof, matching the equipment building located near the adjacent ball field. The station will be set on a concrete pad, approximately 20-feet wide by 30-feet long. The concrete pad will be surrounded by an 8-feet tall (reduced from 10-feet based on public and staff comments) screened fence matching the existing screening used at other locations in the park. Evergreen shrubs will be planted around the fence, further screening the facility. The recommended location of the station would be further screened from view from Parkside by an existing stand of trees and existing baseball facilities. It is tucked between a row of trees along the south side of Sports Park Drive and the fencing for Hardball Field C. Attachment One graphically shows the recommended location of the station. The boundaries of the station were marked in the field prior to the Parks and Recreation meeting so Commissioners and the public could better visualize the recommended location. Throughout the design process, the noise generated by the pump station has been considered. The pump station housing is designed to limit and mitigate any potential noise impacts. When operating at full capacity, the noise level inside the fiberglass housing will be about 85 dBA, equivalent to a food blender. However, the noise level 25-feet from the building is specified at 60 dBA in accordance with City's noise ordinance. The manufacturer is required to meet the 60 dBA with just the building and interior dampening alone. It is expected that when walking by the pump station on the sidewalk it will sound similar to a home air conditioning unit in operation. The screened Page 3 of 6