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Item No. 10E Meeting Date: December 13, 2004 Type of Business: CB WK: Work Session; PH: Public Hearing; CA: Consent Agenda; CB: Council Business City Administrator Review _______ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Greg Lee, Director of Public Works Item Title/Subject: Resolution 6404 Awarding a Contract for the Greenfield Park Playground Equipment Replacement Project Background: In the fall of 2003, the Parks and Recreation Commission preformed a “Needs Analysis” for all City parks. Based on the analysis, the Commissioners developed a list of desired changes and improvements to the City parks system. This list was divided into three components: Short Term Items (items that could be done without budgeting), Intermediate Items (items that needed to be budgeted for) and Long Term Items (item that were capital expenditures and several years out). During this process a neighborhood group requested that something be done with the Greenfield Park play equipment. They requested, at minimum, new play equipment for smaller children be added to Greenfield Park. As part of the ”Needs Analysis” the Commissioners recommended an expenditure of $5,000 in 2005 to add new additional play equipment for smaller children. The Commissioners also recommended that all of the playground equipment at Greenfield Park be replaced in 2010 at an estimated cost of $50,000 to $55,000, plus the cost of fiberfill, which was estimated at an additional $8,000. On April 22, 2004, the neighborhood group for Greenfield Park requested to address the Parks and Recreation Commission. The neighborhood group requested that the playground equipment be entirely replaced at this time. They stated that the Greenfield Play equipment does not meet consumer product safety and League of Minnesota Cities requirements. They also stated that Greenfield Park play equipment is the oldest play equipment in the City and should be replaced.