Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 08/12/2021

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Titterud Park Titterud Park is a neighborhood park in central Ramsey along CSAH 56 / Ramsey Boulevard, just south of the intersection of CSAH 5 / Nowthen Boulevard. There is a single softball field at the park, and the playground was replaced in 2005, and located entirely within the pastoral Bur Oak stand. The playground uses engineered wood fiber for surfacing, with two separate boulder borders. One unique element is the porous ADA concrete sidewalk connecting the parking lot, which allows precipitation and air to reach the trees rooting zone beneath. There are three areas for playing one with the main play set, one with a swing set and two pieces of equipment for bouncing, and an empty sandbox (with pea gravel for surfacing). The bouncing equipment is in good condition. One consists of a spiral pole with a singular platform from bouncing and the other is in the shape of a ring, allowing for two children to take turns jumping and launching the other upward. The swing set is made of wooden posts and a metal crossbar, and has two belt swings. The main structure is largely wooden, but with metal guardrails and a single plastic slide with three parallel tracks and a plastic tunnel. The main means of entry is a transfer platform and staircase. Another entrance is via a gray plastic rock climbing wall attached to a series of twelve green arched climbing platforms arranged in circular patterns. Adjacent to this is a rope climbing ladder with four parallel ropes at the top for handholds. On the opposite end of the playground structure is another means of entry —a ladder consisting of seven rungs and another ladder connected at a 135-degree angle with four rungs. The fifth and sixth means of entry are a narrow ladder with a rope for balancing, and a corkscrew climber. One of the boards on the transfer surface was recently replaced, so the structure is overall in good condition. Figure 56: Titterud Park Main Play Area Figure 57: Titterud Park Secondary Play Area 28