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Item: 8D <br /> MOUNDS VIEW <br /> PUBLIC WORKS • PARKS&RE('RE_aTION <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> To: Park & Recreation & Forestry Commission <br /> From: Don Peterson — Director of Public Works/Parks and Recreation <br /> Date: February 22, 2024 <br /> RE: Hillview Park Playground <br /> Discussion/ Background <br /> Hillview Park Playground is scheduled for replacement in the 2024 Capital Improvement <br /> Budget. The Commission toured Hillview Park at the annual Parks tour on May 25, <br /> 2023. <br /> Staff attended a seminar on inclusive playgrounds by Minnesota Wisconsin <br /> Playgrounds and provided the Commission with informational materials. The <br /> Commission also toured "Maddie's Place" in Woodbury in order to see an inclusive <br /> playground. <br /> At previous meetings, the Commission had discussed installing an inclusive playground <br /> at Hillview Parks or refurbishing the playground. <br /> Staff reached out to Minnesota Wisconsin Playgrounds, now MWP Recreation, in order <br /> to obtain a cost proposal for refurbishing the playground at Hillview Park. <br /> MWP Recreation also provided a cost for a new inclusive play structure, that was <br /> featured at the National Parks and Recreation Annual conference. <br /> MWP Recreation provided draft plan sets that show the feature at both City Hall and <br /> Hillview Parks. The following is a cost break down for refurbishing the playground at <br /> Hillview Park and the purchase and installation of the structure: <br /> Refurbish the playground at Hillview Park $ 50,981.39 <br /> Hillview National Demonstration (includes installation) $259,790.40 <br /> City Hall National Demonstration (does not include concrete work) $238,050.40 <br /> Staff is requesting the Commission review the material and provide input/direction to <br /> Staff. <br /> Respectfully submitted, <br /> Don Peterson, Director of Public Works/Parks and Recreation <br />