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STAFF REPORT <br />DATE:08/18/2025 <br />Motion <br />TO: PARKS COMMISSION <br />FROM: Assistant Public Works Director – Adam Swanepoel <br />AGENDA ITEM: Lions Park Playground Replacement <br />CORE STRATEGIES: <br />☒ Vibrant, inclusive, connected community ☐ Efficient, reliable, innovative services <br />☐ Responsive, transparent, adaptive governance ☐ Balanced Finances now and future <br />☒ Managed Growth ☐ Resilient Infrastructure <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The Lions Park playground, installed in 2000, has surpassed its lifespan and is slated for future <br />replacement, as discussed in the 2024 and 2025 capital improvement plans. <br />Survey results from the Parks Master Plan in 2024 showed 58% of those surveyed visited Lions <br />Park. Lions Park was also listed as the #1 park most often visited by users. Survey results also <br />showed playground use was the 2nd most common activity people used the park for. <br />At the July Parks Commission meeting, commissioners agreed to move forward with the <br />planning and design of a new play set. Recommendations for the playset were to design a park to <br />serve kids ages 5-12+, incorporate an active play, add benches and offer items that would be <br />suitable for teens. <br />ISSUE BEFORE PARKS COMMISSION: <br />Would the Parks Commission like to recommend to City Council the replacement of the Lions <br />Park playset with one of the options proposed? <br />PROPOSAL DETAILS/ANALYSIS: <br />Flagship Recreation and St. Croix Recreation have both provided options for the playset which <br />incorporates the recommendations made by the Parks Commission. <br />Option 1: Offers a single tower structure with three slides. An additional structure is attached by <br />means of a cargo net. This second structure also provides a sliding option and a shade canopy