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Dear Mounds View Park and Recreation Commissioners:
Enclosed is your pack of information for the regularly scheduled
May Park and Recreation Commission Meeting. The meeting is
scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 24 in the City Hall
Council Chambers.
As oan be noted on the attached agenda there are two major
�items that we will be reviewing: 1) Selection of a Playground
, Firm from the five bid pzoposals that have been received; 2)
"�' Discussion of the long range capital improvements plan which
was forwarded to your attention approximately two weeks ago.
Would you please contact myself directly at 784-3055, Ext. 91
should you not be able to attend the meeting so we can determine
if there will be a quorum or not. Should you have any questions
regarding the enclosed information feel free to contact myself
directly prior to Thursday's meeting.
Sincerely,
�F MOUNDS CW
Bruce R. Ande n
Director a s& Recreation and
Forestry
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Enclosure
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4111 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
MAY 24 , 1984
AGENDA
6 : 30 p.m.
Mounds View City Hall
Council Chambers
I . CALL TO ORDER
II . CHAIRMAN ' S REPORT
III . COUNCILMEMBER' S REPORT
• IV. REVIEW OF LONG TERM FINANCIAL PLAN
V. PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT REVIEW
VI . SUMMER RECREATION PROGRAM
VII . STAFF REPORT
VIII . ADJOURNMENT
11101, MEMO TO: MOUNDS VIEW PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSIONERS
FROM: STAFF
DATE: MAY 23, 1984
SUBJECT: LONG RANGE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN
Approximately one month ago Staff forwarded a copy of the long
range financial plan that was presented to Clerk-Administrator
Pauley for the next five years . At this time the proposal is
being reviewed at Staff level with recommendations to go before
the City Council in June .
I would ask that some discussion be had regarding long range
plans specifically as related to capital improvement projects
for 1985-90 . The long range capital improvement park plans
were selected from the Master Parks and Open Space Plan
established in the priority that was established by that plan.
In addition to the long range capital improvement plan that
was previously forwarded I have included a copy of the policies
1111 established by the City Council for spending City defeasance
money. Staff will be reviewing this proposal at the Commission
Meeting on Thursday. Once again should you have any questions
regarding the defeasance policies or long range capital improvement
plans feel free to contact myself directly at 784-3055 , Ext . 41 .
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ORDINANCE NO. 356
S CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING CHAPTER 27 OF THE
MUNICIPAL CODE ENTITLED "SPECIAL PROJECTS FUND"
The Council of the City of Mounds View does. hereby ordain :
27 . 01 Definitions
Subdivision 1 . Capital Improvement rovement Projects. Projects which
are intended to acquire , construct, permanently modify or
purchase assets of a long term character which are intended to
continue to be held or used , such as land , buildings and
machinery.
Subdivision 2. Emergency. An emergency is an occurrence
where the public health , safety , and welfare is jeopardized ,
where immediate action is necessary, and must he declared by a
4/5 vote of the entire Council .
Subdivision 3. Enterprise Fund . A fund established to
• finance and account for the acquisition , operation , and
maintenance of govermental facilities which are entirely or
predominantly self-supporting by user charges. Examples of
enterprise funds are those for water , sewer , gas, and electric
utilities, swimming pools , airports , parking garages , and transit
systems.
Subdivision 4 . Equipment . Tangible property of a more or
less permanent nature , other than land , buildings, or
improvements other than buildings, which is useful in carrying on
operations . Examples are machinery, trucks, cars, furniture, and
furnishings .
Subdivision 5. General Government Maintenance Expenses.
Costs incurred for the upkeep of physical properties in
condition for uses of occupancy which are used in the rendering
of services traditionally associated with municipal government as
distinguished from those provided by municipal enterprise
operations.
Subdivision 6. General Government Operating Expenses. Costs
which are necessary to the rendering of services traditionally
associated with municipal government as distinguished from those
provided by municipal enterprise operations .
Subdivision 7 . Public Improvement Projects. Public
• improvement projects as defined in Chapter 26 of the Code .
Subdivision 8 . Special Assessment Fund . A fund set up to
finance and account for the construction of improvementsor
provision of services which are to be paid for , wholly or in
part, from special assessments levied against benefitted
property.
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27 . 04 Use of Funds
410 Subdivision 1 . Upon the adoption of a resolution by 4/5 of
the entire Council , monies of the fund may be used for the
purposes stated in Se-tion II above . In the event of an interest
bearing loan the resolution authorizing said loan shall state the
amount of the loan, its purpose, term, interest rate, and method
of repayment.
Subdivision 2. In the event of the purchase of equipment or
the financing of capital improvement projects, the authorizing
resolution shall state the amount of the purchase or financing ,
shall contain a description of the equipment or project, and
shall designate the fund to which the monies are to be
transfered .
Subdivision 3 . In the event of emergency repairs the
authorizing resolution shall state the nature of the repairs , the
amount needed for said repairs and shall designate the fund to
which the monies are to be transferred . The authorizing
resolution shall also state that monies for said emergency
repairs had not previously been budgeted and that sufficient
monies are not available from other sources to finance said
emergency repairs
Subdivision 4. In the event of a permanent transfer to the
• fund balance of the General Fund the authorizing resolution shall
state the amount of the transfer and shall indicate whether said
transfer is designated for the cash flow reserve or the reserve
for contingencies.
27 . 05 Ammendrnent or Repeal
Upon the adoption of a resolution by 4/5 of the entire
Council this ordinance may be ammended or repealed . In the event
of repeal , monies accumulated in the Fund shall be deposited in
the General Fund with the resolution authorizingrepealspeci-
fying
s eci-
fying the purpose ( s) for which the funds would be expended .
Read by the Council of the City of Mounds View on the 23rd
day of January , 1984 .
Read and passed by the Council of the City of Mounds View
this 13th day of February , 1984.
ATTEST:
Mayor
( SEAL) —
Clerk-Administrator
27 . 02 Special Projects Fund Established: PURPOSE
4111 Subdivision 1 . There is hereby established and created a
separate and special fund designated as the Special Projects
Fund , which the Clerk-Administrator and Finance Director-
Treasurer shall maintain on the official accounting records and
financial statements of the City and administer in accordance
with this ordinance . This fund may be used to make interest
bearing loans to finance public improvement projects authorized
pursuant to Chapter 26 of the Code or to make interest bearing
loans to finance equipment purchases and/or capital improvement
projects, which have been included in the Long Term Financial
Plan, of any City enterprise fund .
Subdivision 2 . This fund may also be used to make permanent
transfers for the purchase of equipment and/or to finance capital
improvement projects , which have been included in the Long Term
Financial Plan, of any City fund except special assessment and
enterprise funds. In no event shall this fund be used to finance
current and recurring general government operations and mainten-
ance expenses.
Subdivision 3. This fund may be used to make permanent
transfers to the fund balance of the General Fund to ensure that
there exists a cash flow reserve and a reserve for contingen-
cies. The amounts of said reserves shall be determined by the
City Council .
• Subdivision 4 . This fund may also be used to make emergency
repairs to the public utility system, City streets and highways ,
municipal buildings , and machinery and equipment in the event
that monies for said repairs have not been previously budgeted
and/or that sufficient monies are not available for said repairs
from other sources. In the event that the emergency repairs
needed are to assets accounted for in the Water Fund , Sewer Fund ,
or. any City enterprise fund the monies for said repairs shall be
in the form of an interest bearing loan . At the option of the
Council monies used for repairs to assets accounted for in other
funds may be in the form of interest bearing loans or permanent
transfers. It shall be used for no other purpose and any monies ,
on deposit in the fund may be invested in accordance with
provisions of the City Charter and with applicable Minnesota
Statutes.
Subdivision 5. This fund may also be used to pay the bond
service charges of the paying agents of the bonds which were
formerly accounted for in the Improvement Bond Redemption Fund
and which were defeased on January 18 , 1984 .
27 . 03 Funds To Be Deposited Therein
There shall be deposited in said fund the initial sum of
• S___ which represents the cash balance remaining in the
Improvement Bond Redemption Fund after the cash defeasance of
that fund ' s outstanding bonds. The special assessments
receivable of the Improvement Bond Redemption Fund shall be
transferred to said fund and hereafter all future payments of
principal and interest on those assessments shall be deposited in
the fund. There may also be deposited in said fund such other
monies as may be directed by the Council .
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for the
Twenty - First Century 11
Jay Beckwith
Forestville, California
Designs in this format are emerging as the
new standard for playground equipment,
• The author is one of America's designers of playground equipment and the replacing traditional swings, slides and
author of t playgrounds publications on plMagrods and playground safety including. climbers that have remained unchanged
"Build Your Own P/avground" and "Hake Your Backyard Better Than TV." for the last half-century.
A new approach to playground design
is very needed and welcomed. Play-
IF YOU HAVE attended national and logs you will notice that most manufac- grounds are a fitting place for creative in-
regional N.R.P.A. gatherings or if turers have a"system"product consisting novation. Over the last decade we have
you receive playground equipment cata- of posts,decks and attached playevents. seen such diverse products as stacks of
lumber from Timberform,carnivals from
GameTime and western towns from Pat-
terson-Williams. As interesting as these
products are, none of them has proven
to be as successful as the straightforward
Post/Deck/Event design first popularized
by Landscape Structures.
='�`tlr,4;,, ._ wWhile unique products will always be
' , available• 1r ,
zationtowe ards will
this seeformat.continuedSuch standardsatrend
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' -iis both inevitable and to some extent de-
4' - '' . . sirable. The purpose of this article is to
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_IT I_', : .)� - ` tion of this new standard of playground
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� .._ equipment and the range of features and
sw 8 ii options available.
"� • . ,. w ��•.; .�. Standardization has a number of posi-
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+ 2 tive aspects.Without a degree of product
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,F�', uniformity competitive bids would not be
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w possible.Similar kinds of equipment leads
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F • N'+, � to a body of experience on equipment
g' N `�.4 - function,durability and popularity.This
''•'' i information in turn results in refinements
_ which enhance the product's total perfor-
mance. This process can be observed in
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" ``" many products from computers to auto-
mobiles.Nowadays it is possible to drive
Creative systems are becoming the standard for playground equipment. any car on the market because the con-
trots are very similar. This has increased grounds contain events which require which the features and benefits of vaFious
safety and made the rental car industry motor coordination,balance ability, tlexi- systems can be contrasted would be use-
possible. But such uniformity has not pre- bility and strength. ful.
vented the creation of a very wide assort- DEVELOPMENTAL: Playgrounds Product comparisons are always of
ment of autos. should offer events which will challenge limited value because the products keep
As buyers and specifiers of playground a wide range of skills and ages. changing,the person doing the rating can-
equipment we have a great deal of power SAFE: Modern playgrounds must con- not be totally objective,and your specific
to influence the features and options form to the Consumer Product Safety application may not be fully examined.•
which will be available in the future. It Commission's guidelines. The safe play- However limited, ratings do help clarify
is an important responsibility to apply cri- ground not only has fewer accidents,but our thinking and provide a model on
teria to our purchases which will support also encourages more inventive and crea- which we can build our own evaluations.
the emergence of effective and excellent tive play because the children are able to Given that the following information will
products. take greater risks with less fear of injury. be something less than the whole story,
In my article on playgrounds, "It's These six principles, when applied to let us examine a variety of products along
Time for Creative Play"(Parks and Ret.- playground design,produce environments the criteria we have determined as offer-
realinn, September 1982) I pointed out in which the children play longer, show ing improved benefits. The products se-
ttee need for creative play experiences for less aggressive and more cooperative be- lected for comparison are those available
children and the quality a good play- havior,have improved self-concepts,de- nationally and manufactured by com-
ground should exhibit. Those attributes velop better language skills, and engage panies established more than five years.
can be briefly summarized as: in more novel and physically demanding While other manufacturers may offer
COMPLEX: The environment should motor activity than on traditional play- similar products, their long term perfor-
contain as many different types of experi- grounds. mance is not known and their availability
ences as possible. To the six principles we must add a and support are problematical.
LINKED: Playevents should be con- seventh requirement: Durability. Play-
nected to create a natural"flow"of play ground equipment has to be nearly inde- PLAYEVENT CHART
activity. structible. This is imperative not only be- In our six criteria we listed complexity,
SOCIAL: The total environment cause most agencies have limited mainte- challenge and development as positive
should foster interaction between children nancc capacity, but also because equip- qualities. A complete analysis of each
and playevents should be designed for ment failure may lead to injury and all product would be impossible in this short
group use. its negative consequences. article. Instead we can only evaluate the
FLEXIBLE: Playground flexibility can types of playevents each system offers
be both mechanical, i.e., equipment APPLYING THE STANDARDS with the assumption that an environment
mounted on springs, or functional, i.e., Currently there are several products which presents many different types of
events which can be used in many differ- which are so similar that it is difficult to play activities will tend to offer complexi-
ent ways. be certain that your selections are the very ty and challenges appropriate to a variety
CHALLENGING: Creative play- best possible. Thus some method by of ages.
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Manufacturer/Product
Game Time
DuraScapes X X X X X X X X X 9
Timb"R"Scapes X 4. X X X OX X X XXXX X X O O X X 19
Mod"U"Logs X X` X XX X 0 XXX X XXXX X X O X X X 21
Landscape Structures
Playstructures X X X XX XX XXX X X X XX XXXX X XX 22
Mexico Forge
PlayBoosters XXX XX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXXX XXXX OX XXXX 31
Miracle
Mark IV XX X XX X X X 8
Natureville X X XXXX X X XX X X 0 X X 15
Steelville X XXXX X X XXX X X X 0 X 15
Northwest Design Products
BigToys X X X 0 X X X X X X X 11
Schoolyard BigToys X X X 0 XXX XX X X XXXXX XXX 0 X X X 23
Timberform
Play Towers X 0 X X X X X
Play Areas X XOX X XX X XX XX X
Play Platforms X X X X X X X X X X X 11110
'Data taken from 1982/83 Catalogs
One of the surprising aspects of the
chart is the number of systems which of- ` '
fer similar types of events. It is also inter- jill
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esting to note that certain systems offer ' , * � I I � 1 • 41
so few activities. The "X" on the chart I ! • r- ? z:,
0 indicates that the event is common to the .'
standard catalog designs. An "0" indi-
cates that the event is available as a cata- r..
log option. I I some
To satisfy the criteria of complexityi i
and challenge for a creative play environ- _ Ili II i j
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ment the system ought to have a total of - 11111
15 or more features. Systems whichI � ". -
scored 20 or better offer much more de- .'s"_„�� � =F1.* - I 111
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sign flexibility and improved benefits for r`- _ - .• -��
the children. _ - -""bk-- :-..••••,.- . --- - -+.- "moi
EVALUATING SAFETY kT,-,,,... or
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All of the products listed on the chart -— '- - �. ~"
are manufactured by established and rep- 1„ • .,N-. - •:.-:-?''--._ ;;': _ ---�
utable companies. Most of these systems
have been in production for a number of Landscape Structures first popularized the post/deck/event format.Their new AlumaCore system
years. In general the systems are as safe offers the best of both worlds. . .the durability of metal posts and the good traction with improved
or safer than traditional equipment.One safety of wooden decks.
could purchase any of these products with
full confidence that no extraordinary haz-
ards would be introduced into your play- though the height of apparatus is limited at 38 inches and two vertical bars connect-
ground. to the minimum which allows the events ing from the top rail to the deck.This sat-
While these are all quality systems, to function. Several manufacturers pro- isfies the C.P.S.C.guideline,offers total
there are choices you can make which will duce equipment on which the highest deck supervision, and is very inexpensive.
further reduce hazards.As noted earlier, is just eight feet.There is no evidence to The last place for poor railing detail
the Cor,.sumer Product Safety Commis- suggest that such playgrounds are less en- must go to certain designs which expose
sion(C.P.S.C.)has identified falls as the joyed by children and considerable sup- children to significant heights with no
greatest single playground hazard. There port for the contention that they are less railings at all.
are three ways to reduce this hazard:place hazardous. A final consideration is the material
•
a fall-absorbing material under equip- The C.P.S.C. has also made a specific used for deck construction.Children not
fament,lower the height of equipment,and recommendation about safety railings: only fall from structures, they also fall
install safety rails which will reduce the Elevated Surfaces — It is recom- against them.Striking a steel edge of deck
likelihood of falls. mended that an elevated surface lo- is more damaging than impacting on a
Selecting the best fall-absorbing materi- cated more than 30 inches above the wood deck. Wooden decks have the addi-
al to place under your equipment is a underlying surface and intended for tional benefit of improved traction when
complex problem.There is no ideal mate- use as a platform, deck, walkway, wet. Wood edge decks are available with
rial. The Consumer Products Safety landing,transitional surface,or simi- Timb"R"scapes, Mod"U"Logs, Land-
Commission has produced a booklet lar walking surface have a protective scape Structures, Playboosters, BigToys
which provides a summary of their rec- barrier at least 38 inches in height.The and Timberform products.
ommendations. Both Volumes I and II of protective barrier should completely
A Handbook for Public Playground surround the surface except for neces- CONSIDERING DURABILITY
Safety are available from the C.P.S.C. by sary entrance and exit openings. The As with the issue of safety, one can
calling (800) 638-2772. Discussing the intent of this recommendation is to generally assume that products manufac-
problem with the regional representatives prevent falls through the barrier,pre- tured by any of these well-established na-
of equipment manufacturers is also an ex- elude the possibility of entrapment and tional companies will offer acceptable
cellent procedure. discourage climbing. durability and adequate field support.
Reducing heights of equipment is more There are three types of enclosure sys- There are, however,considerable differ-
controversial. Many people feel that the tems which meet this requirement: solid ences between products that will affect
higher a playevent the more children will panels, wood slat panels, and pipe rails their long term service.
like that activity.This assumption has not with vertical barriers. Several manufac- The primary distinction between these.
' been investigated in any systematic way, turers have enclosures which consist of systems is the material used for the up-
and may or may not be true.The conten- several horizontal rungs. These fail to right support posts. Wood-based systems
tion is that older children at least require meet the guideline for non-climbability. cannot come close to matching the long
such height if they are going to use the They also introduce a new hazard—chil- term durability of metal. Three types of
playground at all. It is presumed that very dren commonly sit on such rails and hook wood are offered: redwood, pine and
young children will be intimidated by such their feet into the lower rungs.One good Douglas Fir. Douglas Fir is by far the
equipment and not use it. This assump- shove and the child. falls back off the strongest of these woods,but it also does
tion is without merit as accident statistics structure. not absorb pressure treating well. The
contain a significant number of cases in Wood slat enclosures are offered by pine woods are generally treated with a
which astonishingly young children fell Timb"R"scapes, Mod"U"Log,Nature- copper compound which has well estab •
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from equipment up to 14 feet in height. ville, and Landscape Structures. Solid lished preservative qualities. Redwood
1 ill One must assume that any equipment panels are the solution on Steelville. Both has some natural rot and insect resistance,
placed in a public unsupervised play- Landscape Structures and Playboosters but, as with all organic materials, will
ground will be used by all ages. offer a solid panel with a clear bubble vary from piece to piece.
There are indications that a complex which allows for child supervision. An- Two systems combine the durability of
and challenging play environment will at- other solution is offered by Playboosters. metal posts with the safety advantages of
tract and interest children of all ages even This rail consists of a si: ,rizontal bar wood decks,AlumaCore and Playboost-
MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS
WOOD POST PRINCIPAL FASTENING
MANUFACTURER/PRODUCT POSTS DECKS PANELS METAL FINISH PRESERVATIVE METHOD
GameTime
Durascapes Aluminum Douglas Fir None Powder Coated None Hex
Titnb"R"scapes *Pine Pine Pine Galvanized "Osmose" Hex
Mod"U"Logs Pine Pine Pine Galvanized "Osmose" Hex
Landscape Structures
Playstructures Redwood Douglas Fir Douglas Fir Galvanize • ' Redwood Alien
& Plastic &Anodize
ID
AlumaCore Douglas Fir Douglas Fir Douglas Fir Galvanize Redwood Allen
Over Aluminum &Plastic &Anodize
Mexico Forge
Playboosters Steel Redwood Plastic Powder Coated None Torx with "Lock-Tight"
Miracle
Mark IV Steel Steel Steel Enamel None Allen& Hex
Natureville Redwood Steel Redwood Galvanized Redwood Allen& Hex
Steelvillc Steel Steel Steel Powder Coated None Allen& Hex
Northwest Design Products
BigToys Pine Pine Plastic&Pine Galvanize CCA Allen
Tlmberform
Play Areas Douglas Fir Douglas Fir Douglas Fir . Galvanize NIEDOX-10 ilex
&Plywood
*Optional Redwood
ers. Natureville is notable because it uses CONCLUSION -
wood posts and steel decks,the exact op- While traditional playgrounds will con- aspect of such modularity is that several
posite of the preferred combination. tinue to serve the children of America for manufacturers will be able to match their
Durascapes offer a wood deck but it is many years, they are being replaced by equipment to your particular configura-
edged with steel channel. a new concept in playground equipment, tion requirements. There is, however, a
Galvanizing has been the favorite finish the Creative Playground.These environ- potential problem with this substitution
for steel where long term durability was ments offer all of the traditional play ac- of one system for another. Some products
desired. In the last few years a new tech- tivities, but also provide greater challenge use a 12"increment between decks,others
nology has emerged called "Powder and improve interaction between chit- use 16".Thus a four-deck structure from
Coating."This is a polyester resin which dren. one company would have a top deck of
is applied dry and baked onto the metal. While there are several manufacturers only 48"while another would rise to 64".
This allows the introduction of color and of such equipment who provide high The photo below shows equipment from
has durability at least as good as galvaniz- quality products,there are significant dif- a low bidder which has been substituted
ing.There is also some evidence that this ferences in the number of features of- for the originally specified apparatus.
plastic coating is less conductive, making fered, in safety detailing,and in durabili- While the equipment follows the general
it cooler in summer and less "sticky" in ty. Using the information in this article configuration of the plan,it is a total f '
winter. will help the buyer or specifier select those ure on the detail level. The most dang
structures vandal resistant is products which will provide the most ous failure is that there are many lac
another step toward improving durability. benefits and will form the basis of com- tions where safety rails do not appear.
In the last few years there has been a dis- parison with other products. Such in- Many of those which have been installed
turbing tendency to use common hex-type formed purchases will in turn influence are at an incredible 12"above the decks!
bolts for the construction of these sys- manufacturers to standardize the more Much of the hardware was loose or miss-
tems. This means that such units can be successful components. We should expect ing. While the buyer may have saved a •
disassembled with tools readily available. to be able to choose among several truly few dollars initially the final costs will be
A good deterrent to such vandalism is the excellent systems in the coming years. much greater than if the original product
use of "Allen"-style fasteners. specified had been purchased. Incidental-
Timberform solves the hardware prob- A WORD OF CAUTION ly,the substituted equipment was not one
lem by covering each bolt head with a Most modern creative playground sys- of the mainstream products cited in this
wooden cap. This is only a partial solu- tems arc modular in design. The positive article.
tion,however,because it prevents the per-
iodic tightening that all wooden structures
require. Wood naturally swells and
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shrinks as it changes in moisture content I
with different weather conditions. This OLT: •
dimensional instability causes the attach- I . j+--i
ment hardware to loosen. BigToys has \I '
done an excellent job designing fittings % I
which accommodate such expansion and
contraction of wood. Most other systems I
require frequent retightening, especially
during the first year after installation. f �•., .
The use of plastic has become popular h
recently.These are"space age polymers" `"� �^
with incredible strength. Unlike brittle I .,
and combustible fibreglass these plastics f� ��;�
are very tough and durable. While theyi . _' , \ 1• ;
cannot match steel components,they are
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more durable than wood and offer a 0
pleasant softness and smoothness which
makes the playspace more "kid-friend- R , »,
ly."Their relative low cost means that re- . ,' e
placement,if necessary,would be a trivial
expense. low rails as well as loose and missing hardware may save dollars but can be very dangerous at
a playground.
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of Acceleration
Getting off on speed, and other thrills.
BY JOHN JEROME o
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• When I was on the staff of C/D, back those parts of you that make contact the inner ear. But these seemed to me n
in the mid-1960s, acceleration puzzled with the accelerating vehicle—and of to be awfully minor neural hardware to 0
me. In those days I was a member of a minor disturbances to the balance generate the kind of sensation you get x
kind of loyal opposition to generally mechanism of the semicircular canals of from a large engine attached to a short m
available technology. (We were the ones `
who knew we would lose on the
straights but were still talking about
catching up on the turns.) I followed
road racing rather than drag racing,
finding handling more interesting than :. ,'
all that zero-to-sixty stuff. But the guar- ��� It,
ter-mile sport had a powerful if unac- ,yam , s
knowledged effect on the way all of us
thought about automobiles.
It wasn't that I was prejudiced against �, ,tacceleration; I just thought it was a bit
simple-minded. I was comfortable / \ (7\;
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enough with its technical aspects. I un- y
derstood its uses,and definitely relished
li r„using it. I loved that surge as much as /
anyone. At C/D we were just beginning �.rJ
to get interested in motorcycles, and I ` .'tt!j
was perfectly willing to admit how much \ , iYi a., , f
fun they were. Most of that fun seemed ' a••to have to do with their vigorous accel- �� 4,.
eration. I wondered whythat sensation
was so stimulating, but I could never '
quite figure it out. ,
We were also fascinated by pure pow-
er and the,control thereof. Hand over ft; '
control of a running engine to someone
and, I guarantee you, he will blip the I.
• throttle. He will press the pedal, work
the control, toy with the power surge. 1 �;`• f
But speed alone turns out not to be .
enough, We get jaded; we want the
push of acceleration, the rising curve. ;
I suffer from a reductive turn of mind. ,
Looking at. motorcycles, for example, I A
always discounted noise and wind as
mere side.effects. (Acceleration in quiet,
enclosed..vehicles is also fun.) There- iii
fore, d thought, the pleasurable sensa-
tions of acceleration had to be a product
of the stimulation of the pressure recep-
tors in the butt—the sense of touch in
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ACCELERATION
gear. How could receptors that arc such tern.Acceleration snaps your head back: I physiological pipsqueaks create so your neck and shoulders contain per-
much fun—and therefore so much me- haps the richest bed of proprioception 0 a
chanical sport? in your body, charged with the task of
I was overlooking muscle, and its sell- keeping your eyes level and your bal-
sort' power. Skeletal muscle is the larg- ance perfect,so that you will be ready to
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est sensory organ we have, and it reads take action no matter what kinds of up-
acceleration throughout the whole set the rest of your skeleton is being put `.
body. I never dreamed such a thing was through.
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possible. You can—you do—read acccl- Acceleration snaps everything back; `
elation right down in your little linger. you feel it just the way your face felt the
Acceleration is one of the most massive pull of gravity plus centrifugal force at
sensory experiences we ever have. the bottom of the arc of the playground
The sensors that count, acceleration- swing. At that moment gravity tugged 4
wise, are the proprioceptors—the "self- harder at the mass of your facial flesh;
sensors"—little specialized nerve end- and that attempted dislocation of the
ings that are embedded in the muscle, mass fired thousands of proprioceptor
the tendons, and the joints, that read endings in the facial muscles. It was an •
and report on body position, move- unusual feeling and you experimented
ment, and loading.They are the memo- with it. (Kids are the ultimate sensual- Imagine the neural fireworks for a
ry banks your coach was talking about ists, doing everything just to find out Formula 1 driver practicing his craft, .
• when he spoke of"muscle memory" (al- what each new experience feels like. taking all that horsepower through as
though that term is misleading). They This helps explain everything from complex a series of'patterns as the
arc the neural devices that weigh and roller coasters to teen-age pregnancies.) course can dish up. (Looked'at this way',
- judge and perceive whatever you do The same force at work on your facial, aerodynaihic bodywork is a complicated
with your musculoskeletal system, from muscles was also at work on the rest of way to increase the possible loadings, to .
. guiding a forkful of pasta safely into ' • boost the forces at work right up to the
• ' your gob, to 'catching the rear end of breakaway point:) Imagine the balanc- _
Y Indy car when it starts to break Some of us get very good ing act, the vectoring that's going on, as
loose at 220 mph. Some of us get very the driver works those tiny little con-
good with out' proprioceptors. The with our proprioceptors. trek—
good gas, brakes, gears'lo .
ones who do are usually called athletes, The ones who do are ' cut a way through all that sensation, to
of which racing drivers—drag, road, or come up with the alignments and 'ttr
round-and-round—are one special sub- usually called athletes.' rangements that will keep the car (a
category. 'Those of us who don't get __— his body) moving in the chosen dire.
• good at proprioception are called tion at the fastest possible speed.
.spectators. you, of course, giving you that sweet lit- Skill at that balancing act is usually
The way human muscle acts as a sen- de perceptual thrill, almost a sexual credited to kinesthetic sense, which is a
sor requires a kind of neural rigging thrill, that you get when your entire rather vague term for the capacity to
that would have made the late Colin body is being worked upon by forces read and react to the signals from the
Chapman proud. Muscle stays alive by larger than usual. proprioceptors. It's a sense that can be
means of a complex neural loop that Ilard acceleration is the playground improved with practice. At its higher '
connects sensory (afferent) nerve end- swing times ten, times a hundred,.,the levels it is a very acute sense indeed. It's
ings to the central nervous system and same category of forces raised 'to the sense that allows the diver to come
in turn to effector (efferent) nerve breathtaking new heights. Every ounce out of his tuck—after three and a half ;i
endings. This loop maintains in the of mass on your body is under a dislo- somersaults from 33 feet in'the•air—a
muscle a steady state of low-grade con- eating force that seems to want to pull the precise instant that will 'enable him .
traction that keeps it ready for use: mus- the muscle from your bones, to pool' to enter the water absolutely vertical
cle tone. (Muscle tone has been likened your blood and your flesh on the back-, and with minimum splash:'ft's the sense
to the idle of a car's engine.) Snip the side of your skeleton. Your propriocep- that tells the trout fisherman just whey ,
loop at any point and the muscle that it tors light up your central nervous sys- and how hard to set the hook—onithe
innervates will atrophy like that of a tern like those rows of control panels–at• basis of information gathered from nig •!
limb in a cast. Mission Control in Houston. sources other'than the Muscles of rbc
Muscle tone in turn maintains the I'm thinking of acceleration in the hand, wrist, and arm. It's the sense that 'I
stretch reflex, which is the muscle's drag-strip sense, as a straight-ahead allows the good tennis player to read—
automatic resistance to the displace- push. C/D's technical editors,who know• from the torque on the racket handle—
ment of the limb. When the doctor taps a lot more about physics than I do,'will just how far off-center the ball has met
. your kneecap, he's really stretching the tell you that in any kind of driving there the racket face (and, on'the basis of that
tendon that connects the kneecap to the arc accelerations in every direction; ac- information, to fire enough muscle fi-
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thigh muscles. That stretch fires pro- celerations in vectors and angles, side hers of the wrist and forearm +„- ;
prioceptors in the muscles that tell the loadings and (heart-stopping) unload- pensate and slam the forehand 1.1tiner
spine there's a mismatch in the length ings. There is no end to the ways you two inches inside the cross-court tine).
• of those muscles. The spine in turn can find to get your frame tossed about It is the sense that'enables the racing •
sends signals back to the muscles to and titillated by external forces anddriver to make sure that there'is som
match up their length, which signals changes of direction. Every one of them where very close to 11,500 rpm (a
make you,kick your foot. carries this kind of proprioceptive thrill. third gear) available 'to the' dris
When you twist the throttle on a nun- Every one of them cranks on all those wheels—and that the accelerator pedal
toreycle, you're changing the loadings nerve endings, pleasuring you with new has just started down—at the precise in-
On• most of your musculoskeletal sys- sensations. slant the drive wheels drift out to the
32 CAR and DRIVER
ACCELERATION �1
last inch of useful traction on the exit of all-out ones that require that you do The risk itself is only another vivid lit-
the turn. something as hard or fast or long as you tle intensifier, a psychological enhancer •
(It is equally involved in deceleration, can—are routinized ways of firing off that further sharpens the sensory mes-
f course. Braking a car in racing has al- every neuron you can summon up. sage. Maybe that's why many racing
ways seemed to me to be one of the That's where the fun lies, where the drivers and other high-risk athletes and
most elegant problems in sports. You thrill comes in. Even in high-risk sports performers can be so blase about
have to select the latest possible mo- such as motor racing, the thrill isn't threats to their lives and limbs. They're
ment that you can apply the brakes to from exposing yourself to danger having too much fun—experiencing too
slow the car just enough to go through (ABC's "Wide World of Sports" to the much in the way of sensory fireworks—
the corner at the fastest possible speed. contrary notwithstanding), but from the to pay much attention to inconsequen-
You must apply the brakes as hard as bombardment of sensory stimuli. It may tial matters like risk. That may not be
possible for the shortest possible time not be socially redeeming, but it also is very smart—and also may not be socially
that will bring the tire surfaces to the not the acting-out of some Freudian redeeming—but it's a lot less scary than
point just short of sliding.Your job is to death wish. It's just enjoying your nerve the idea that our heroes have this secret
approach, but not exceed, these values. endings. Cigar smokers and brandy lust to crisp themselves in a ball of
You can't tell when you exceed any of sniffers can make the same claim. flame. e
them until you do so. It is a problem of
adjustable negatives, of going faster by
decreasing less. Done right it is a dem-
onstration of major-league powers of
proprioception.)
Sounds like fun to me.Anyway, that,I
think, is why acceleration is such a kick.
It's a great deal more than some touch
sensors on your butt and your semicir-
cular canals (but it's also that,too,some \ k
outrageous signaling from those dumb
organs). It's fun because of that entire
great, thrusting sensory load, all those �41";'
neurons crackling away, telling you how ► t`
alive you are. Acceleration is a sensory
intensifier.
Most sports—at least the high-effort,
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• MEMO TO: Mounds View Parks and Recreation Commission
FROM: Staff
DATE: May 23 , 1984
SUBJECT: Bid Proposals for Random Park
Staff received five bid proposals that met specifications for
playground equipment at Random Park . The bid proposals range
from a low of $6 , 845 from Builders Engineering Company to a
high of $10 , 800 from Homily Recreations Company. Staff was
unable to copy each of the design forms that were submitted
as a number of them were on 24" x 36" copy. I will have them
available with colorc _1 pictures at Thursday evenings Park
Commission Meeting .
In addition to the five bid proposals I have included a copy
of the Playgrounds for the 21st Century which will give you an
idea of the philosophy and concepts that are currently being
discussed in professional journals regarding playground equipment
and its role in society.
4111 The Staff at this time has no recommendation regarding the
equipment for Random Park other than indicating that we had
a total of $8 , 000 budgeted for the equipment and there is a
possibility of an additional $1, 500 that could be allocated
towards this project . All the equipment proposals are fairly
similar and they meet the basic criteria that were drafted by
the Park Commission to include slides, platforms, and a variety
of related apparatus .
Should you desire to review the formal designs prior to Thursday' s
Commission Meeting feel free to contact myself directly at 784-
3055, Ext. 41 .
EARL F.ANDERSEN AND ASSOC., INC.I E •Park and Recreational Equipment • Interior/Exterior Signage
9864 James Circle Bloomington,MN 55431 •Fitness Systems
FA Toll-Free WATS Line 1-800-862-6026•612-884-7300 •Site Furnishings •Traffic Products
•Custom Signs and Markings
•Leisure Environments •Traffic Marking Products
Complete consulting,design,layout and Installation services. •Bleacher/Stadium Seating
Ir.,
QUOTATION
Date May 18 , 1984
City of Mounds View Your Ref. No.
2401 Highway 10
Moundsview, MN 55112
Attn: Bruce Anderson
• TERMS: Net 30 Days )51
To Be Arranged ❑
We are pleased to quote you the following:
QUANTITY DESCRIPTION PRICE EACH TOTAL
1 Landscape Structures Custom Playcenter 9980 . 00
(Aluma Core) per attached layout .
Alternate - #1 Premium Redwood 9465 . 00
1111 Alternate - #2 Standard Redwood 8968 . 00
1 Hexagon Swing No Bid
1 Mexico Forge #1508-555 8 ' Whirl 769 . 00
1 Mexico Forge #675-000 Big Ridge Climber 795 . 00
Spring Animals 185 . 00
Backhoe Digger No Bid
SUB-TOTAL
(Material Only) SALES-TAX
FREIGHT
TOTAL
,.O.B.
Factory ❑ Destination ® WE ARE AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
hipment approx. 4 Weeks after receipt of order.
NOTE: This quotation valid for 30 days. _ t
Please write for confirmation after that date. By '' r-l..
Mike Dorsey
Quote No. 5-6
Quotation
DISTRIBUTORS OF BUILDING SPECIALTIES
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BUILDERS ENGINEERING CO
OFFICE & WAREHOUSE — 501 LYNNHURST AVE. — ST. PAUL, MN 55104.3496
PHONE 612.646.4025
May 18, 1981
City of Mounds View
Random Park
Department of Parks,
Recreation and Forestry
2401 Highway 10
Mounds View, MN 55112
ATTN: Bruce Anderson
Gentlemen:
As agents for Hilan Creative Playstructures, we propose to
11111 furnish the following material for the above project:
Custom Playstructure - per attached drawing.
FOR THE SUM OF: • . $6,81.5.00
FOB job site - Material only.
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Prices quoted are for immediate acceptance and arc subject to change without notice. All agreements arc contingent upon strikes, fires, accidents and any
other causes beyond our control. Federal, State, County, Municipal. Local or Processing taxes are not included in this estimate and are to be paid by the
purchaser, unless specifically included above. TERMS: Net
0 Yours very truly, l0/83.2M
ACCEPTED DATE BUIL JENGINEE•ING ►0.
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Thomas S. Howard/js
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li `_ ^ Minnesota Playground, Inc.
� P.O. Box 27328 •Golden Valley, Minnesota 55427• (612)546-7787
MN WATTS (800) 622-5425
r -1 DATE: May 15 , 1984
City of Moundsview
Park and Recreation Department CONTACT PERSON: Bruce Anderson
2401 Highway 10 Random Park
Mounds View, Minnesota 55112 PROJECT:
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Catalog
Quantity Number Description Unit Price Extension
1 GAMETIME TIMB-R-MOD PLAYSTRUCTURE as
per drawing $12 , 564. 0
Less Discount - 3,200 . 0
$ 9, 364. 0
411)--- ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT :
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1 Atom Splitter Swing; Steel_ $ 1 , 459 - 0.
Wood $ 1 , nn1 - n.
3 Aluminum Saddle Mates - cho_i oP_ of animals $218 . 00 $ 654. n
1 19 H.D. Whirl $ 73-4-a
2 6199 Little Diggers $175 - o0 , $ 35n- n
1 6472 Playmaze III Climber or $ 1 ,350 . n
1 6473 Playmaze IV Climber 899. 0
Quotation in effect until: ..__ _.June 1 , 1984 Sub-Total
We quote you as above F.O.B. Mounds Vl eW, Minn. Sales Tax
Shipment can be made in: 30 Days A .R .0 . Freight
Terms: Net 30 Days TOTAL
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ORDERING:
1. The purchase order should be made out to GAMETIME They will invoice you upon shipment
•Send the order to MINNESOTA PLAYGROUND, INC. as shown above, thereby authorization can be completed before the order i
processed.
TO EXPEDITE SHIPMENT, three items should show on your purchase request: tax exemption number (if exempt),
ADDRESS FOR BILLING, and ADDRESS FOR DELIVERY.
Exclusive Representative MI NES A PLAYGROU. I IN1
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QUOTATION
Wit. Croix
Recreation
915 Northland Ave
Stillwater, MN 55082
0 (ompanp (612) 430-1247 No.
Suppliers of Park & Recreation Equipment
ADATE: _!r!*± if e (J+
CONTACT PERSON: 5 RAACEANXEffs0�
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7 for a price quotation on �L4 6u�0
`"Q' u'PY '-I– , supplied/by E16 5 17 G faiev-t , we wish to submit the following:
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shipment can be made in: 1 O 4145 A CO Freight tl
Terms:
),Jefi- 3c •17A9,s TOTAL
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The purchase order should be made out to .—T-'7 �'-ntX. OCP-GA'l16 CO • They will invoice you upon shipment.
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0 end the order to et. Croix iteereation (Colnpanp as shown above, thereby authorization can be completed before the order is {
rocessed.
t. TO EXPEDITE SHIPMENT, three items should show on your purchase request: tax exemption number (if exempt), '
ADDRESS FOR BILLING, and ADDRESS FOR DELIVERY.
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Hamele Recreation
P.O. Box 256
Hamel, Minnesota 55340
"N. (612) 478-9400
MINN Wats (800) 362-3508 No. ____________
Company Incorporated WIS Wats (800) 328-3557
Suppliers of Park & Recreation. Equipment
r -1 DATE: _ May 14, 1984
MOUNDSVIEW PARK & RECREATION BRUCE ANDERSON
CONTACT PERSON:
2401 HIGHWAY 10
PROJECT: RANDOM PARK
MOUNDSVIEW , MN . 55112 784-3055 - EXT.41
L J TELEPHONE:
In compliance with your request of MAY 10 , 1984 for a price quotation on PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT
, supplied by QUALITY INDUSTRIES , we wish to submit the following:
Catalog
Quantity Number Description Unit Price Extension
1 WOOD PLAYSTRUCTURE #1 $8, 580.00
alQUALITY STEEL PLAY STRUCTURE #2 $9 ,970 .00
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Quotation in effect until: JUNE 30 , 1984 Sub-Total
We quote you as above F.O.B. _ MOUNDSVIEW, MN. — — —
Sales Tax
shipment can be made in: 30 DAYS ALLOWED
— Freight
30 DAYS NET INVOICE
Terms: — TOTAL
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ORDERING:
he purchase order should be made out to QUALITY INDUSTRIES , INC . They will invoice you upon shipment.
nd the order to HAMELE RECREATION CO., INC. as shown above, thereby authorization can be completed before the order is
rocessed.
3. TO EXPEDITE SHIPMENT, three items should show on your purchase request: tax exemption number (if exempt),
ADDRESS FOR BILLING, and ADDRESS FOR DELIVERY.
HAMELE RECREATION CO., INC.
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QUOTATION
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Hamele Recreation
P.O. Box 256
Hamel, Minnesota 55340
ate,, (612) 478-9400
MINN Wats (800) 362-3508 No.
Company Incorporated WIS Wats (800) 328-3557
Suppliers of Park & Recreation. Equipment
F MOUNDS VIEW PARK & RECREATION DATE: _May 14 , 1984
2401 Hwy . 10
MOUNDSVIEW , MN . 55112 CONTACT PERSON: Bruce Anderson
PROJECT: Random Park
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TELEPHONE: 784-3055
in compliance with your request of — May 10, 1984 for a price quotation on PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT
, supplied y TIMBERFORM , we wish to submit the following:
Catalog
Quantity Number Description Unit Price Extension
1 TIMBERFORM WOOD PLAYSTRUCTURE #(3 $8 , 780 .00
____ ____0 TIMBER 'ORM_ PIPELINE PLAYSTRUCTURE J4 _ $10, 800 .00
Quotation in effect until: __ June 30 , 1 984 — — —
MM — Sub-Total
We quote you as above F.O.B:OUNDSVIEW, MN . `-z-
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Sales Tax
Shipment can be made in: 30-45 DAYS ARO Freight ALLOWED
Terms: 30 DAYS NET INVOICE TOTAL — — —
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ORDERING:
The purchase order should be made out to HAMELE SALES , INC . They will invoice you upon shipment.
nd the order to HAMELE RECREATION CO., INC. as shown above, thereby authorization can be completed before the order is
rocessed.
3. 70 EXPEDITE SHIPMENT, three items should show on your purchase request: tax exemption number (if exempt),
ADDRESS FOR BILLING, and ADDRESS FOR DELIVERY.
HAMELE RECREATION CO., INC.
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QUOTATION
Hamele Recreation
P.O. Box 256
K Hamel, Minnesota 55340
"` (612) 478-9400
MINN Wats ( )
08 No.Company Incorporated WIS Wats (800) 28-3557 _.
Suppliers of Park & Recreation Equipment
F MOUNDSVIEW PARK & RECREATION DATE: MAY 14, 1984
2401 HIGHWAY 10 CONTACT PERSON: BRUCE ANDERSON
MGUNDSVIEW , MN . 55112 PROJECT: RANDOM PARK
784-3055
TELEPHONE:
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In compliance with your request of .May 10 , 1984 for a price quotation on PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT
, supplied by QUALITY INDUSTRIES , INC . _ we wish to submit the following:
Catalog
Quantity Number Description Unit Price Extension
1 7608 HEXAGONAL SWING — WOOD LEGS $795 .00
1 1308 HEXAGONAL SWING — STEEL LEGS 705 .00
1 900 MAXI WHIRE — 8 ' 570 ,00
41/01170
SUPER MOON CLIMBER 635 .00
1 1914 SUPER ARCH CLIMBER 460 .00
1 357 PRANCIN PONY W/COTT, SPRING 160 .00
1 359 PING PONG PANDA W/CGIT, SPRING 160 .00
1 360 PEDRO THE PARROT W/COIL SPRING 160 .00
2 76 MINI SCOOUS 1 50 .00
Quotation in effect until: — JUNE 30 , 1984 Sub-Total
We quote you as above F.O.B. MOUNDSVIEW , MN . Sales Tax — — — —
Shipment can be made in: 30-45 DAYS ARO Freight ADD
Terms: 30 DAYS NET INVOICE TOTAL
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ORDERING:
QUALITY INDUSTRIES , INC .
The purchase order should be made out to They will invoice you upon shipment.
nd the order to HAMELE RECREATION CO., INC. as shown above, thereby authorization can be completed before the order is
processed.
3. TO EXPEDITE SHIPMENT, three items should show on your' purchase request: tax exemption number (if exempt),
ADDRESS FOR BILLING, and ADDRESS FOR DELIVERY.
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