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~" MINUTES PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION June 13, 1988 Members Present: Linda McLoon, Kirsten Eckberg, Connie Lasser, Lloyd Jacobson, Pat Bush, Council Liaison, Vince Wright Members Absent: Bob Gehrz, Tom Mountain, Paul Nelson Meeting was called to order at 7:05 P.M. 1. Park Repairs and Improvements Community Park The first item discussed was the recent vandalism at the Community Park. A good proportion of the lights were knocked out, at a steep expense to the city for repair. Due to the attendance of Vince at the meeting, we began the meeting with discussion of improvements and repairs considered of primary importance in our parks. Carol indicated that there were a number of pieces of equipment and other situations which pose a serious risk of people being injured in the parks. Carol passed out copies of a list of all these items at each of our three primary locations. Carol indicated that she had received a copy of guidelines put out by the federal government on equipment safety. The slide at the Community Park was so far off the guidelines for safe equipment that Carol had it removed right away. Estimated cost of replacement is $1,195.00. Carol passed around several photos of different slide designs. We decided to hold off making a decision about purchase of a new slide until costs for all repair and improvements were considered. Carol also had a dump truck of sand delivered and placed around all the equipment at the Community Park. The level under the Big Toy was extremely low and even absent in some places. The city needs to maintain at least 8-10 inches of sand under the equipment at all times. Although the situation is improved several additional loads of sand are needed to bring the depth to 10 inches. Carol indicated that she has written a letter to the Big Toy manufacturers for their opinion as to how to bring our Big Toy into compliance with current government safety standards. Carol indicated that the existing wooden parking curbs in the park were a safety hazard due to protruding metal spikes. Vince and Carol recommended putting in cement curbs at an estimated cost of $2,461.00. Vince indicated that once begun this job could be finished in about a week. The consensus of the Commission was that this should be done right away. The next item was the repair of the sidewalk aroun the warming house. It is very slant~ig and is buckling in a number of places. It is also '~ffecting the drainage of water around the building, which if left unchecked could result in potential damage to the warming house itself. An estimate for replacing the sidewalk was submitted at $1,392.00. We discussed the possibility of just removing the sidewalk or pouring blacktop over it to temporarily fix,i~ the problem. The idea of putting gravel around the building was brought up, but Vince indicated that the stones would just be a source of ammunition for park vandalism. The consensus of the Commission was that there was no point in doing something temporary. Further discussion was tabled while we looked at the rest of Carol's list of repairs. An estimate of electrical repairs needed at the park was submitted. Two items were listed at the Community Park; firsts adding switches for control of the pole lighting from inside the warming house, the second repairing the wiring in one pole which was hanging dangerously loose. The Commission felt the second item to be of primary importance and