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The Commissioners requested that an equipment design be put together for Greenfield Park. The Parks Supervisor, Steve Dazenski, worked with the neighborhood group to create plans. The plans were presented to the Commission on May 27, 2004. The proposed playground would be 76’ X 85’. It would have wood fiberfill base. The estimated cost was $60,000, plus $8,000 for the wood fiberfill base. The Commissioners requested additional proposals from other vendors. The Parks and Recreation Commission did not have a quorum on June 24, 2004; this prompted the calling of a special meeting for July 8, 2004 to specifically discuss the Greenfield Park Playground equipment replacement. On July 8, 2004, the Commissioners met with the neighborhood group to discuss the Greenfield Park playground equipment. The Commissioners made a motion to recommend that the City dedicate funds in the amount of $40,000 from the City’s Park Dedication Fund in the 2005 Budget for the Greenfield Park Playground Equipment Replacement Project. On July 26, 2004, the City Council approved Resolution 6313, which dedicated the expenditure of $48,000.00 from the Park Dedication Fund in the 2005 Budget for the Greenfield Park Playground Equipment Replacement Project. This amount included the original amount of $40,000 recommended by the Parks and Recreation Commission, and $8,000 for the wood fiberfill and playground border. As previously stated, the total cost of the Greenfield Playground Equipment Replacement Project, as proposed, was $68,000. This included the equipment, the wood fiberfill, and the playground border. The $20,000 difference in funds from what the City Council approved and the estimated costs was to be derived from donations. The neighborhood group had submitted a donation request letter that they intended to send out to all of the businesses in Mounds View. Discussion: As of December 8, 2004 the Greenfield Neighborhood Group has raised $16,541.05. This amount has been deposited into the City’s Greenfield Playground Equipment Replacement Project account. The total budget for this project is currently $64,541.05. For approximately the last thirty (30) years the City has been purchasing its playground equipment from Minnesota Playground Equipment, Incorporated of Golden Valley, Minnesota. They are a large vendor that supplies several brands of playground equipment. Because of the City playground equipment specifications, the City has historically purchased ”Game Time” brand playground equipment. This brand has proven to be durable, easy to erect, safe for all users, and an overall value for the City.