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risen risen a se t.. o C Consent ::••e <br /> Meeting Date: 4/28/93 <br /> Agenda Item: C 4 <br /> CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS <br /> REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION <br /> ITEM DESCRIPTION: Park Improvement Expenditures <br /> SUBMITTED BY: Carol Kriegler, Parks Rec Director <br /> REVIEWED BY: <br /> EXPLANATION /SUMMARY: City staff makes the following <br /> recommendations for park related improvements: <br /> 1. Purchase of a "Landscape Structures" bicycle rack for <br /> use at city hall. The rack is portable, 5 feet in <br /> length, single faced, and will accommodate 4 bicycles. <br /> Cost: $154.00 <br /> 2. Purchase and installation of 4 "Landscape Structures" <br /> heavy duty basketball units for the Community Park <br /> hardcourt. Each unit consists of a curved post system <br /> (6 foot extension), backboard and heavy duty twin rim <br /> goal. Installation of new standards is recommended for <br /> the following reasons: <br /> (A) Maintenance. The existing standards require <br /> backboard and /or rim replacement or repair a <br /> couple of times per year. There tends to be a <br /> significant down time for the standards each <br /> season. <br /> (B) Safety. When the hardcourt was resurfaced and <br /> striped last fall, it was done so that the baseline <br /> was inset 2 feet from the bituminous edge and so <br /> that the backboard was inset 4 feet from the baseline. <br /> This is consistent with accepted standards and <br /> guidelines for a hardcourt basketball surface. These <br /> standards insure adequate clearance between the <br /> playing area and the edge of the bituminous and <br /> standard. The existing standards and backboards are <br /> flush with the bituminous edge creating a potentially <br /> unsafe condition. <br /> (C) Function. The placement of the new standards will <br /> provide for a north -south orientation that will be <br /> almost a standard full- court. In addition, one of the <br /> two alternate standards will be set at a junior <br /> height for younger participants. <br /> Landscape Structures is the suggested manufacturer of the <br /> standards for two reasons. First, the standard is considered the <br /> superior product in that it is best suited to withstand heavy use <br /> and abuse. Secondly, this is the same standard that is installed <br /> at Curtiss Field. For maintenance purposes, it is desirable to <br /> maintain consistency on such items. <br />