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~ ? CASE # <br /> <br /> i <br /> TWO-PLAiCE SPRING RIDER FOR PELTZER PARK PLAYGROUND <br /> !. ,l By: Mark Boos, Parks/Utilities Coordinator <br /> ? <br /> <br />Background.~ <br /> <br />Last y, ear, th¢~ity!assisted with the receipt and installation of two donated players benches for <br />River s Bend ~ftball field. The sponsor of this improvement was Bruce Erickson of the Youth <br />Outreach Grod~ ~m the Lord of Life Church in Ramsey. This group has an interest in donating <br />$400 for youth~rel.a~ed activities again this year. The folks involved chose Peltzer Park as the place <br />and a two-pla¢~ sPling rider as the improvement. The toddler-suitable activity takes the form of a <br />blue whale wiG lse'. itzer Park's ponds providing a diminutive ocean-like background. <br /> <br />Last year City !Star £ reformatted the play equipment and retrofitted the playground with resilient <br />surfacing. Spate within the play area was deliberately left for spring riders, a popular event for the <br />very young. <br /> <br />Observatiomg <br /> <br />The cost ofth~ tW0~-ptace ride is $416 with tax and shipping bringing the total to $510. Lord of <br />Life's Outrea¢~ GrOup desires to allocate $400 towards purchase of the whale. This Staff person <br />has witnessed!gra,~dparents driving youngsters to the playground; a spring rider would be a <br />welcome compliment to the park. There remains adequate funds in the park's supplies budget for <br />concrete and t~e $~ ~0 cost differential. <br />The City may ~e tile church participate in subsequent years. <br /> <br />Enclosed for ygur iflformation: <br /> <br /> 5 <br />1 ) Site loc~fion map <br />2) Fuzzy l~hot0 of the two-place spring rider <br /> <br />Budget Cominittee Action: <br />Motion to recc~mmend Staff facilitate donation of the whale with a difference of approximately <br />$1 10 to be fun/led:, from the park's supplies budget. <br /> <br />Reviewed bY: <br /> <br />Parks/Utilities Coordinator <br /> <br />BC: 10/27/952 <br /> <br />Copies also distributed to: <br /> <br />City Adminis~ator <br />Finance Officer <br /> <br /> <br />