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nda Section: 9_ XYLS REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION Report Number: 97ALi UC Report Date: LI-19-92 MA? STAFF REPORT Council Action: 0 Special Order of Business • CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE November 23. 1992 0 Public Hearings 0 Consent Agenda tJ Council Business Item Description: Recreation Commission Request to Use Park Capital Funds for Park Repairs and Equipment Administrator's Review/Recommendation: - No comments to supplement this report - Comments attached. Explanation/Summary (attach supplement sheets as necessary.) UMMARY; The 1992 Parks Capital budget has $12,000.00 allotted for Lambert Park playground equipment. This was budgeted before the CDBG grant for the same project was awarded. Because of the grant, Lambert Park now has a beautiful playground worth over $50,000.00 which was funded with grant monies. The parks have several needs and the Parks and Recreation Commission wishes to request the City Council approval to spend the $12,000.00 on these other park needs. The needs are listed below: Track for the Skid Loader: • These metal tracks fit over the wheels of the skid loader which provides a means whereby the skid loader can be used for park areas such as trails and soft, turf areas. Vehicles such as the skid loader and other equipment are frequently not usable in the parks because they are so heavy. For instance, the use of these vehicles on Silver View Park pathway creates ruts and ruins the surface area when trying to maintain the path. Also, near ditch areas where the soils are peaty and soft such as Greenfield trail area, the vehicles often sink and become stuck. The tracks on the skid loader would enable use in these areas without further damaging the surface. I had a chance to see these tracks on a skid loader in action during the restoration work at Silver View culvert project. Timberscapes were hired to complete the restoration and they used a skid loader with tracks exclusively for the project. When talking with Hugh Morris he explained that the tracks were one of his most used pieces of equipment, and would be an asset to parks maintenance. Both parks maintenance workers Steve Dazenski and Jeff Weinke had a chance to see the tracks in action at a Fall Equipment Show. They were the ones that made the initial request for this additional piece of equipment to be used in conjunction with the skid loader. • The cost of the tracks is $2,213.32. ry Saarion, Director Parks, R-reation and Forestry Department • It is the request of the Parks and Recreation Commissioners and staff that the • City Council approve these expenditures including the purchase of skid loader tracks, the floor improvements at Random Park Building, the purchase of two RECOMMENDATION; nine hole disc golf equipment, and the replacement of Groveland Park cargo net using $12,000.00 (which was originally budgeted for Lambert Park playground) and the additional $278.42 available from previous park capital items which were purchased under the estimated cost.