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Item No: 8E Meeting Date: March 26, 2018 ®M—U—N—Di0S-VVt—E—W TypeBusiness: CB Administrator Review: City of Mounds view Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Don Peterson, Director of Public Works Item Title/Subject: Resolution 8935 Approving Splash Pad Equipment and Installation of the Playground Equipment and Components for City Hall Park Background/Discussion: City Council has discussed the desire to have a splash pad installed in the City. The Council requested the Parks, Recreation and Forestry Commission to look into a Park suitable for a splash pad. The City Council had directed Public Works along with the Parks, Recreation and Forestry Commission to evaluate City Hall Park campus which would include a new playground and splash pad. The City Hall Park playground equipment is 20 plus years old. Signs of aging include the pealing of the equipment coating along with rust development on various components. The National Playground Safety Institute recommends that play structures be replaced every 12-15 years. A proposed playground splash pad and playground layout was prepared by Minnesota/Wisconsin Playground of Golden Valley, Minnesota. The layout was reviewed by the Commission, and the Commission presented the new playground /splash pad layout to the City Council at the March 6, 2017 Council Work Session. The City Council approved the overall concept and layout of the City Hall Park and instructed staff to get cost estimates. Staff presented the estimated costs to Council, after review of the estimated costs the City Council instructed staff search and apply for any grants that would help in offsetting the costs of the playground/splash pad. Staff applied for a grant through Game Time, this grant is for playground equipment only and does not cover the costs associated with the installation or other components of a playground such as benches, and picnic tables. The grant is a matching fund and the equipment must be purchased and delivered in 2017. Staff has received a quote from Minnesota/Wisconsin Playground for the playground equipment for a total of $145,883.00. The City was awarded a grant from Game Time in the amount of $65,178.00. With the awarded grant the cost for the playground equipment is $80,705.00, this cost did not include the freight costs of $9,710.66. For a total cost of $90,415.66. The City Council approved the purchase of the playground equipment at the October 9, 2017 City Council Meeting and instructed staff to continue to search for other grant opportunities for the splash pad. Staff has researched and has not found grants that may be