Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 05/11/2023

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Loral I Armstrong Delaney Central Park Central Park is a 45-acre community park located at the intersection of Armstrong Boulevard and 161 St Avenue. Park amenities include football fields, seven softball/baseball diamonds, two lacrosse/football/soccer fields, four tennis courts, and four horseshoe pits. Its current playground was constructed in 1998 as a community -built project. The playground uses pea gravel for surfacing. The structure is largely wooden, but there are multiple plastic and metal components as well, such as two plastic slides one enclosed and one open with three parallel tracks and a plastic tunnel. The wood is in fair condition, but is exhibiting some wear and tear. There are two track -rides, one straight with a single track and one curved with five parallel tracks. The grip for the first track -ride is metal, with chipped paint, and the grips for the latter are plastic and are in good condition, albeit with slightly faded paint. Linking the two track -rides is a series of four wooden transfer platforms. The topmost platform is accessible via a metal chain -link ladder as well as two parallel metal bars for climbing. Linking the track -rides and transfer platform between them with the rest of the playground structure is a series of seventeen arched plastic platforms. Additional means of entry include a rope climbing wall, metal ladder, a wooden climbing wall with a rope, a step with handrails for accessing a transfer platform, a corkscrew climber, and a wooden ramp. Additional playground features include two playground excavator toys, two spinners, and a balance beam. Overall, the playground is in fair condition, but the wooden components are worth monitoring. Figure 25: Central Park Playground wide shot; Figures 26-27: (left to right) seventeen curved platforms; several means of entry, including a metal ladder, a wooden climbing wall with a rope,