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<br />COMMISSION BUSINESS <br /> <br />Case #1: <br /> <br />Skate Park Planning - Discuss Component Phasing and Happy Days <br />Connection <br /> <br />At the Commission's May meeting, the planning process for the Skate Park proposed for 2008 <br />within the Parks Capital Improvement Program continued. There was a unanimous desire to <br />provide an opportunity to involve youth skateboarders in any number of aspects leading up to a <br />skate park facility - most notably, selection of components or design issues. One of the <br />outcomes was that one or more of the Commissioners were going to contact the boarder's club at <br />. the middle school to see if there was interest. Another direction was through advertising as part <br />of the Lion's Picnic demonstration featuring professional boarders at the June 2007 Community <br />Picnic. To date there are no known parties "signed up". <br /> <br />A developing concept is to borrow skate ramp elements and have an element of the September <br />15th Happy Days event dedicated to skateboarding. This would be another way to enlist youth in <br />the process. An additional benefit would go beyond the skate park planning process - to <br />essential attract a resident demographic that may have been under represented at Happy Days in <br />the past. Two tracts are being pursued. One is to borrow the equipment from the city of Anoka <br />and another is to work with a vendor to "borrow" new or used equipment. <br /> <br />Chairperson Johns thought ifthey were going to do a Happy Days activity, they could do a flyer. <br /> <br />ParkslUtilities Supervisor Riverblood did not think the opportunity existed to borrow equipment <br />from dealers because it is very expensive. He stated he talked to Anoka and they would be <br />willing to let them use some of theirs. <br /> <br />Chairperson John thought they were looking at two different styles of equipment and she <br />wondered what kind it was that they would be borrowing. <br /> <br />ParkslUtilities Supervisor Riverblood stated they were going to be using older equipment which <br />is a little damaged and will give them a good opportunity to test it. He stated they may want to <br />ask City Council to advance purchase the three elementary pieces they would need in their future <br />skate park. He explained he wrote up an RFP in the amount of $8,800 for all three pieces <br />including tax and shipping. He noted this is the concrete product. <br /> <br />Commissioner aIds asked ifthe $8,800 included installation. <br /> <br />ParkslUtilities Supervisor Riverblood stated it did not but they have that covered. He stated after <br />Happy Days they can move the equipment down to Alpine Park to see how much use it will get <br />during September and October. <br /> <br />Commissioner aIds asked where the money would come from. He knew it would come from the <br />lawful gambling fund this year but where would it come from next year. He did not think they <br />could get a lot from the general fund. <br /> <br />Park and Recreation Commission/August 9, 2007 <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />