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Staff Report To: Susan Hoyt From: Carol Kriegler Pete Klingenberg Subject: Community Park Pathway and Vita Course Improvements The 1994 Park Capital Improvement Program includes pathway and vita course improvements at the Community Park. $11,000 has been budgeted for the vita course and $8,000 for pathway rehabilitation ($6,000 actually budgeted with an additional $2,000 from the County Cleveland Ave. Project). Following is our recommendation on proceeding with these related projects. Vita Course The existing exercise stations are about 15 years old. The condition of the stations varies widely. Some stations remain fully functional and in very good condition while others have been altogether removed due to their deteriorating and unsafe condition. An inventory of the stations was conducted by Pete and is attached for your review.. Generally, all remaining stations are considered to be yet fully functional given some repair and adjustment. In an effort to get a "users" perspective about the course, we met with two individuals who are considered to be avid users of the course. It was our intent to gain a sense of their level of satisfaction with the course as it exists now, what they considered to be it's strengths, and where they saw need for improvement. Both of these individuals seemed like excellent resources for this information as both had previously contacted the City with concern for the course or suggestions for improvement. We were somewhat surprised to learn that the course still seems to be functioning very well. In fact, we sensed some defense against changing or replacing any more stations than was considered absolutely necessary. As a result of our meeting, we have come to the conclusion that the best approach to use in improving maintaining the vita course is to conduct an ongoing annual station by station inspection and evaluation that would provide for station replacement on an as needed basis. This evaluation would include the estimated level of required repair and maintenance associated with retaining the station. At this time we would recommend adding two new stations and replacing all the sign posts and frames. Most all of the signs are loose and unattractive. It is believed that the inner sign face can be salvaged and reused Pete plans to reframe each sign and cover with new plexiglas. We suggest purchasing replacement stations from the manufacturer GAME TIME as they are most similar in design and material to the existing stations.. Pete is confident that all other stations will require only a level of repair that is reasonable and worth pursuing in an effort to retain the equipment. We then recommend the following expenditures in an effort to rehabilitate the vita course: