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Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Jolms, Con-nmissioners Olds, SN!ock, LaMere, <br />Letn'na~t, Ostrxtm, and Pontius. Voting No: None. Absent: None. <br /> <br />COMMISSION BUSINESS <br /> <br />Case #l: Titterud Park Playground Replacement <br /> <br />Parks/Utilities Supet-,,isor Riverblood stated as the Con:u'nission will recall, the City continues to <br />replace older play equipment at a rate of about one park per year -with new strttctures that meet <br />Consumer Prodnct Safety Colmnission guidelines, as well as ADA. <br /> <br />For 2004, this w'as scheduled to be Titterud Park, with the Capital hnprovernent Pro,'am <br />showing a $55,000 allocation tbr replacement of the 20-year old play equipment. Th~ funding is <br />recommended to corne fi'om depreciated earnings at $48,000, with the balance from the Park <br />Trust Fund. <br /> <br />During the September Park and Recreation Cornmission meeting, it was a~'eed that <br />Commissioners would look at the park to familiarize themselves with the site, and that direction <br />on how to proceed would be determined at October's meeting. One suggestion was that the <br />playground may have a unique elemel:tt or theme to it - although perhaps not as large in scope as <br />Alpine Park's Discovery Garden. <br /> <br />The Commission may want to recomrnend something different fbr Titte~n.td Park. <br /> <br />Parks/Utilities Superviso~ Riverblood showed some examples of play equipment to the <br />Commission. <br /> <br />Commissioner Lehman wondered if there was any concern for sa£:ety with the climbing net. <br /> <br />Parks/Utilities Supervisor Ri(erblood stated anywhere on the play equipment, if a child ~lls will <br />be caught by the net. t% noted the Mghest point would be six feet. <br /> <br />Parks, Utilities Supervisor Riverblood explained they would like to use wood fiber trails to <br />cormect the rocks. <br /> <br />Commissioner Olds wondered if there was some secmity needed tbr the rocks. <br /> <br />Parks/Utilities Supervisor Riverblood thought they were heavy and would not need additional- <br />anchoring. <br /> <br />Commissioner Sln'vock iii<ed the equipment but ~vas concealed with the net for a pla,,/st~n_tcture <br />ioecause there had been some injuries in other cities and she was concerned with leaves collecting <br />around the bottom of the netting. She thought this was. a perfect place for d'~e rocks but would <br />like more of a tree house affect because the way the park is set up. <br /> <br />Page 2 of 6 <br /> <br /> <br />