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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br /> APPROVED <br /> 117 Mr. DeGardner stated many communities have neighborhood parks throughout the City with one <br /> 118 central park that has an inclusive playground and the City may spend $500,000 to $1,000,000 on <br /> 119 that. <br /> 120 Councilmember Lyden asked to show the Councilmembers a video from the Northland website <br /> 121 regarding inclusive playgrounds. His personal thought is that just being ADA compliant is a low- <br /> 122 bar and the City must rise some level above that. The video was shown to the Councilmembers. <br /> 123 Councilmember Cavegn asked if Mr. DeGardner would recommend having one major park with <br /> 124 full accessibility. Mr. DeGardner replied in the affirmative and noted perhaps even a second park <br /> 125 in the future. <br /> 126 Councilmember Stoesz asked Mr. Johnson about ballpark numbers for ramping up the inclusivity <br /> 127 at the City's parks. Mr. Johnson noted just adding a ramp with the inclusive slides and without <br /> 128 the surfacing, the City would go from $75,000 to approximately $125,000. Adding the rubber <br /> 129 surface would add another$100,000. Councilmember Stoesz clarified it would be about <br /> 130 $250,000 per park. <br /> 131 Councilmember Lyden asked about funding sources. Mr. DeGardner noted there are probably <br /> 132 grants the City could look at. <br /> 133 Mayor Rafferty noted in talking about the other inclusive playgrounds in cities such as Richfield, <br /> 134 Plymouth, and Woodbury, the populations of those cities dwarf that of Lino Lakes. He noted <br /> 135 Lino Lakes does not have the same type of funds to utilize when it comes to parks. He asked <br /> 136 Park Board Member Pat Huelman what conversations the Board has had on the matter. <br /> 137 Park Board Member Huelman noted all of the parks within the City were built on the back of a <br /> 138 development when it went in with no money left over for added features or replacements. At <br /> 139 some point, Lino Lakes decided to invest in small, neighborhood parks and did not invest in a <br /> 140 destination community park with those bigger features. He noted the Park Board has been so <br /> 141 limited in money that it has been a challenge to keep the small neighborhood parks funded <br /> 142 properly. <br /> 143 Councilmember Lyden thinks the standard for accessibility is the bare minimum, and if the <br /> 144 Council decides that this is a priority,they will do it. <br /> 145 Mayor Rafferty noted three parks are on the agenda for this summer that are on hold. <br /> 146 Mr. DeGardner agrees with Councilmember Lyden's comments that ADA compliance <br /> 147 requirements are probably not as stringent or high as some people want. He reiterated Staff's <br /> 148 perspective and in working with Mr. Johnson over the years, that the City exceeds those ADA <br /> 149 requirements and standards. For example regarding the Watermark project, the standard was to <br /> 150 have 9 elevated accessible components and the project has 12; they are required to have 7 ground <br /> 151 level components and the project has 20 components. <br /> 152 Councilmember Stoesz asked if the City is tapped into Anoka County resources and whether <br /> 153 they can push to add a regional park in the area. Mr. DeGardner replied if the City Council <br /> 4 <br />