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March 16, 1988
Dear Parks and Recreation Commissioners :
The regular Parks and Recreation Commission meeting will be held
Thursday, March 24 , 1988 at 6: 30 p.m. in the Council Chambers .
Unfortunately, the parks are still a little bit too mushy to take a
tour . The agenda is quite lengthy so it ' s probably just as well
that we get down to business right away.
Please review the packet of items and if you have questions on the
information before the meeting, give me a call at 784-3055.
Again, if you are unable to attend the meeting , please call the
office at 784-3055 .
Sincerely,
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Mary Saarion, Director
Parks , Recreation and Forestry
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Enclosure
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
AGENDA
111 March 24 , 1988
6: 30 p.m.
Mounds View City Hall
Council Chambers
.1 . CALL TO ORDER
Y1. REVIEW OF FEBRUARY 25, 1988 COMMISSION MINUTES
ILII . AGENDA ADDITIONS
IV.-' CHAIRPERSON' S REPORT
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SILVER VIEW PARK PATHWAY AND PARKING LOT ' L
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4k. ENGINEERING MEETING !'019
O . STUDY ARRANGEMENTS 5 11
VII . COMMISSION VACANCY
VIII . HILLVIEW PARK SITE PLANS
• (X. TRAILWAY POSSIBILITIES FROM ARDAN PARK TO GREENFIELD PARK
y{. PURCHASE OF BICYCLE RACKS ON SALE
4KI . REPORT ON PARK MAINTENANCE PROJECTS Fah
0(11 . REVIEW 1988 GOALS
%XIII . SPRING PROGRAMS
SIV. OLD BUSINESS
A. OUTDOOR ATHLETIC FIELD GUIDELINES
B. PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT
C. LETTER TO RESIDENTS AROUND SILVER VIEW PARK
D. COMMENT ON INFORMATIONAL ARTICLES
XV. ADJOURNMENT
r- MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
• February 25, 1988
6: 30 p.m.
Mounds View City Hall
Council Chambers
CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 6: 43 p.m.
by Chairperson Wayne Burmeister.
ROLL CALL Commissioners present : Burmeister, Long,
Silvis, Rowley, and Starr
Commissioners absent : Anderson, Daniels
Councilmembers present: Wuori
Staff present : Director Saarion,
Admin. Assistant Linke and Forester Wriskey
Visitors : Keith and Todd King
David and Sue Rademacher
CHAIRPERSON' S REPORT None
COUNCILMEMBER' S REPORT Councilmember Wuori reported on the progress
of the Pinewood Playground Committee .
Comm ttee .
• Fund raising activities to date have raised
approximately $20, 000 . She also stated that
a seminar on Wetlands is being held on
Saturday, February 27 beginning at 9: 00 a.m.
at City Hall . This is open to the public
and Park and Recreation Commissioners are
encouraged to attend .
1987 END OF YEAR
FORESTRY SUMMARY City Forester Rick Wriskey distributed a
pamphlet on purple loosestrife which is an
agressive plant that is invading our
wetlands, replacing valuable wetland plants ,
eliminating food and shelter for wildlife
and choking waterways . He added that both
the Silver View Park and Greenfield Park
wetlands were at risk .
Forester Wriskey distributed a brochure on
the gypsy moth and reported that no gypsy
moths had been trapped in 1987.
Forester Wriskey then proceeded with a slide
presentation on a variety of forestry issues
including oak wilt , Dutch elm disease and
• vandalism in the parks . Following the
presentation he answered questions from the
Commission.
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Regarding oak wilt control , Commissioner
Silvis asked if Asplund Tree Service was
abiding by the trimming restrictions set
forth in the City of Mounds View. Forester •
Wriskey stated that they were following the
policy.
Forester Wriskey reported that a tree was planted
at Woodcrest Park in remembrance of Bev and
Jennifer Spano. He added that a plaque will
be installed in the Spring . He also
reported that Mounds View once again has
been awarded the Tree City USA designation.
Forestry plans for 1988 are as follows :
1 . Planting on Highway right of way by
Pinewood School .
2. Arbor Day planting at Pinewood School
scheduled for the last Friday in April .
3 . Plantings south of pond at Silver View
Park.
4 . Plantings to screen ballfields from
highway at City Hall Park .
5 . Planting of 500 evergreen seedlings at
Greenfield Park. •
6 . Seedlings to be given away with every
load at City Clean-up Day.
7 . Screening of tennis courts at Groveland
Park.
8 . Landscaping of Random Park.
9 . Completing path from building at
Woodcrest Park and planting Tamaracks .
10. Flowers planted in all the parks .
Commissioner Long asked if Forester Wriskey
had noticed an increase in oak wilt along
the border of Spring Lake Park due to the
lack of a Disease Control Program in that
City . Forester Wriskey stated that yes
there was an increase of incidence in that
area for that reason.
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POLICY FOR USE OF
OUTDOOR PARK
FACILITIES A motion was made by Commissioner Silvis ,
• seconded by Commissioner Long to recommend
the adoption of the "Policy for Use of
Outdoor Park Facilities" as written and that
it be forwarded to the City Council for
formal approval . Motion passed unanimously
5 ayes, 0 nayes .
SILVER VIEW PARKING
LOT PLANS Director Saarion reviewed the plans for the
parking lot at Silver View Park. She stated
that she had met with the engineer and that
he found no problem with water drainage . He
estimated the cost for installation of
concrete curb and gutter to be approximately
$32, 000 . This would include curb and gutter
up to the road and the center island . The
Commission directed staff to get an estimate
on completing the parking lot .
Staff also stated that she would like to
have the sewer and water installed at the
same time as the parking lot but a special
request for funds would have to be made to
the City Council .
The Commission agreed that this would be the
• most effective way to proceed if funds were
available .
PLAY EQUIPMENT Director Saarion distributed pamphlets from
Game Time, Inc . for play equipment which is
on sale . Since this item is budgeted for
1988 , staff suggested that the Commission
select from the sale items . A motion was
made by Chairperson Burmeister, seconded by
Commissioner Silvis to purchase the play
structure as displayed in the pamphlet from
Game Time , Inc . The motion passed 5 ayes,
0 nayes . Color choice was green.
STAFF REPORT Director Saarion reported that a vandal was
apprehended at Silver View Park and forced
to pay restitution for damages . She also
reported that the winter skating season had
gone well .
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Staff reported that the Mounds View
Community Theater Board had chose the
musical "West Side Story" as their summer
production. She also stated that a grant
proposal had been submitted for funding of
the "School Days Out" program.
Staff reminded the Commission that the April
meeting would be in conjunction with the
Spring Lake Park Commission.
ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Commissioner Silvis ,
seconded by Commissioner Long to adjourn the
meeting at 9 : 15 p.m. Motion passed 5 ayes ,
0 nayes .
Respectfully submitted,
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MaryZarion, Director
Parks, Recreation and Forestry
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• MEMO TO: Parks & Recreation Commissioners /
FROM: Mary Saarion, Director of Parks , Recreation & Forestry 'A i
DATE: March 17, 1988
RE: Silver View Park pathway direction
Staff resurrected the issue of the Silver View Park pathway
at the last Council meeting. The issue was precipitated
upon the receipt of the petition (attached) of people
supporting the continuation of the pathway. Staff requested
Council direction on the matter.
Council directed staff to meet with Dan Boxrud, Engineer
and residents to determine the cost of connecting the path
on the southwest end and any needs for water drainage.
The Commission needs to be involved in this process .
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MEMO TO: MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS
• FROM: MARY SAARION
DATE: FEBRUARY 26 , 1988
RE: SILVER VIEW POND PATHWAY
A petition was received by the Mounds View Parks, Recreation and
Forestry Department on February 25 , 1988 . This petition addresses
the Parks and Recreation Commission and City Council regarding
interest in completing construction of the Silver View Park pond
pathway.
Staff wishes to reintroduce this issue . As you may recall , the last
meeting was held on November 17 with City Forester Wriskey
discussing plans for early summer plantings along the park property
behind the homes of residents abutting Silver View Park pond .
• A letter is attached from Dan Boxrud, offering his opinion on
potential water run-off concerns regarding the construction of a
path .
If the pathway is to be completed , it should probably be construct-
ed at the same time when plantings are planted.
Staff requests City Council direction regarding this matter.
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PETITION
We, the undersigned citizens of Mounds View, do hereby Petition the Parks and Recreation Commis-
On for the City of Mounds View, and the City Council for the City of Mounds View to:
Finish construciton of the wood-chip hiking path around Silver Lake Pond so that the path
completely circles the entire shoreline.
This task should be undertaken as soon as possible so that all citizens of Mounds View can
have the experience of being able to walk around the pond in a safe manner, and with the
knowledge that they are indeed on park property.
In view of the fact that the land around the pond is owned by the City, for the benefit of all
citizens, it is imperative that this path be constructed so as to make clear the rights of all
citizens to walk on the path,and also to insure a safe and uninterrupted hiking path around
Silver View Pond.
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PETITION
We, the undersigned citizens of Mounds View, do hereby Petition the Parks and Recreation Commis-
sion for the City of Mounds View, and the City Council for the City of Mounds View to:
Finish construciton of the wood-chip hiking path around Silver Lake Pond so that the path •
completely circles the entire shoreline.
This task should be undertaken as soon as possible so that all citizens of Mounds View can
have the experience of being able to walk around the pond in a safe manner, and with the
knowledge that they are indeed on park property.
In view of the fact that the land around the pond is owned by the City, for the benefit of all
citizens, it is imperative that this path be constructed so as to make clear the rights of all
citizens to walk on the path,and also to insure a safe and uninterrupted hiking path around
Silver View Pond.
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Mounds View, MN 55112
MEMO TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
• FROM: MARY SAARION, DIRECTOR 0
PARKS, RECREATION AND FORESTRY
DATE: MARCH 15, 1988
RE : COMMISSION VACANCY
The Parks and Recreation Commission received a letter of resignation
from Mr. John Daniels . The letter of resignation is attached. One
application for this vacancy has already been received and one has
been sent to an interested person.
In order to notify other interested persons , a notification has been
sent for publication through the New Brighton Bulletin. The notice
has also been put on the cable channel . Applications are requested
by April 4.
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• MEMO TO: Parks & Recreation Commissioners
FROM: Mary Saarion, Director of Parks, Recreation & Forestry
DATE: March 17, 1988
RE: Hillview Park
Hillview Park building is the only park building which does
not have a permanent foundation. Because of this, permanent
entrances have not been installed. Also, the space under
the building is a popular place for bee hives and wasp and
hornets nests . This is a serious problem in the summer months
when the building houses the children' s playground programs.
Before the new playground equipment and drinking fountain is
installed, the Commission should look at various park site
plans . I have 3 possibilities (attached) . Perhaps you have
a suggestion. I have enclosed a map which you can doodle on
to come up with a suggestion.
Parking seems to be a problem. Currently skating rink parking
is offered in the park, next to the building. This arrangement
tears up the turf. Also, driving in a park is something that
. we discourage. It is also a safety hazard since it is not a
designated road or parking lot.
Off street parking would be great but it does take precious
space from an already too-tiny park.
Also, participant traffic flow must be considered. A building
should be located in the center of activity to allow spoke-like
flow. It seems impossible to achieve it in this park.
Other considerations are the Swale, the two large trees off of
Hillview Road and the cost of electrical changes. The hockey rink
location is probably permanent since lighting fixtures are
already installed . . . but all this and other issues are up
for discussion. Bring your site sketch and ideas to the meeting .
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MEMO TO: PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
FROM: MARY SAARION, DIRECTOR
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DATE: MARCH 17 , 1988
RE: TRAILWAY POSSIBILITIES
City Planner Kim Herman and I walked property along Highway 610 from
Ardan Park to Greenfield Park. My presentation will outline the
ownership of property and the possibilities of a trailway connecting
Ardan Park to Greenfield Park trailway.
I wish to discuss the possibilities for a trailway connecting these
two parks .
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• MEMO TO: Parks & Recreation Commissioners
FROM: Mary Saarion, Director of Parks , Recreation & Forestry it
DATE: March 17, 1988
RE: Bicycle Racks
The 1989 capital improvement plan for Parks shows the purchase
of four bicycle racks. Recently a flyer was received
advertising a great sale on bicycle racks .
It is my request that the Parks & Recreation Commission
consider the idea of purchasing these in 1988 in lieu of
the 5 tetherball sets budgetted at $250 . 00 . It seems that
the sale is too good to pass.
I am open to discussion and advisement on this issue.
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1 2
Empty Trash
1`
10 11
Park building repairs: 71 8 9
Silver View Trai Greenfield Empty Trash
Woodcrest
Hillview Random Cleaning , Random Cleaning Random Cleaning
Groveland
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Portable Restroom Enclosures 14
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Random Cleaning Random Cleaning
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Playground
Random Cleaning I Equipment Random Cleaning
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etc. City Hall Ballfields Ballfields
Ballfields Woodcrest Ballfields
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if gelds
1 12 13 14 15
Finish Random Building landscaping/ Silver View Trail Put in horseshoe Greenfield Empty Trash
painting/parking lot Random Cleaning stakes at / Random
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Silver View Sprinkling System Silver View Put in benches Greenfield Empty Trash Random
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MEMO TO: MIKE ULRICH, PUBLIC WORKS FOREMAN
FROM: MARY SAARION, DIRECTOR
PARKS, RECREATION AND FORESTRY
• DATE: FEBRUARY 24 , 1988
RE: PARK PROJECTS
Listed below are park projects with their .completion dates . Should
you have any questions regarding this projects please contact me .
I . GROVELAND TOT LOT - (Complete by May 1 , 1988)
a . Put a tube slide on the tot lot structure. -
b. Redo the timbers to make room.
c . Place the panel on the removed tube slide spot .
II . PERFORM PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT EVALUATION - (By May 1 , 1988)
a . Check all park playground equipment and fill out forms .
b. Do the repairs needed to upgrade equipment to a risk
safety condition .
III . FINISH RANDOM PARK BUILDING - (ASAP)
a . Finish landscaping .
b. Finish scraping and painting the peaks of the building .
c . Provide some type of parking lot boundaries .
• IV. INSTALL LAWN SPRINKLING SYSTEM AT SILVER VIEW - (by May 1 )
V. LAMBERT PARK BUILDING - (Complete by June 10, 1988)
a. Open the divider
b. Close in the garage doors
c . Remove the garage door rails
d. Paint the old area
e. Replace or clean the window
f . Put used carpet down
VI . PARK BUILDING PREPARATIONS FOR PLAYGROUNDS
(Complete om lete byJune 10, 1988)
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a . Replace inside doors and frames at Woodcrest
b. Put on the new doors at Groveland
c . Replace broken ceiling tiles
d. Vacuum carpets
e. Repair carpet tears
VII . INSTALL
DRINKING FOUNTAINS AT: - (Complete by June 20, 1988)
a . Woodcrest Park
b. Lambert Park
c . Groveland Park
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VIII . FINISH THE PORTABLE TOIL�E8T8)ENCLOSURES AT:
' \ II
(Complete by June 20,
a . Woodcrest Park .
b. Oakwood Park
c . Greenfield Park
d . Groveland Park
e . Lambert Park
f . Silver View Park
g . City Hall Park
IX. TIMBER LAMBERT TOT LOT - (Complete by July 1 , 1988)
X. PUT UP THE NEW PARK SIGNS (purchased in Fall , 1987) ASAP
Discuss design for signs with me .
a. Silver View Park
b. Greenfield Park
c. Random Park - stored in Lambert building
XI . RE-ROOF CITY HALL PICNIC SHELTERS - (By July 15, 1988)
Festival in the Park
XII . WEED CONTROL - (Whenever appropriate )
a. Along backstops, especially
Silver
rwView
and and
GrdeGrieGreenfield .
b. Along infield fences at Silver
ld .
c . In the sidewalk cracks and along building at Lambert
concrete apron.
d. Along Greenfield ag lime pathway. •
e . On the deadball and foulball lines at Silver View and
City Hall .
XIII . SOFTBALL FIELD MAINTENANCE-(Must be completed by April 11)
1 . Check pitching rubbers
Check base anchors
Check home plates
Check Greenfield and Edgewood pitching mounds
2. Re-define the deadball and foulball lines at City Hall and
Silver View fields
3. In-lay the new batters box plates at Silver View
4 . Pour ag-lime where needed
5. Cultivate and drag infields
XIV. SOCCER FIELDS: (Must be completed by May 1 , 1988)
1 . Line fields at City Hall and Silver View
2. Put out the goals : Large goals and nets at Silver View; Small
goals and nets at City Hall •
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XV. WOODCREST PARK BUILDING - (By June 10)
- Paint walls (particle board)
- Replace paneling with particle board
• ,� - Replace doors and frames
,/- Replace ceiling tiles . t�
- Replace lights and covers where needed
if .
XVI . LAMBERT PARK BUILDING - (By' June 10) tct
- Replace lights and covers where needed
- Open up the partition
✓- Take storage to maintenance garage �,I
- Close in the garage doors Vr
- Paint
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- Install used carpeting • ./►�`
- Clean or replace the plexiglass window
XVII . HILLVIEW PARK BUILDING - (By June 10)
- Replace lights and covers where needed
- Replace ceiling tile where needed
- Replace areas of wall where there are holes
- Repair carpet tears
XVIII . GROVELAND PARK BUILDING - (By June 10)
- Fix the windows facing north , exposed insulation, etc.
- Put in trim where needed
- Fix holes around electrical box
• - Replace doors and locks
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MEMO TO: DONALD PAULEY, CLERK-ADMINISTRATOR
• FROM: MARY SAARION, DIRECTOR
PARKS, RECREATION AND FORESTRY
DATE: DECEMBER 10, 1987
RE: GOALS FOR 1988
RECREATION
- Offer a winter program of activities in the parks to encourage winter
recreational activities . .. "Snow Spectacular".
- Offer and develop programs and activities to make full use of Random
classroom building while still allowing time for community group use.
- Develop an agreement with Mounds View Community Education, Irondale High
School, Mounds View Community Theater and the City of Mounds View for the
implementation of future Mounds View Community Theater productions.
PARKS
• - With input from the Parks and Recreation Commission, develop a workable
five year capital improvements plan.
- Develop maintenance practices and standards for the upkeep of Silver View
and Greenfield trailways.
- Maintain or heighten the level of maintenance in the parks.
FORESTRY
- Plantings to be placed on park property at Silver View pond
southwest side.
- Continue to enhance the aesthetics of the parks through landscaping.
- Continue replacement of lost trees.
- Continue disease control program.
- Maintain the same level of service as the past years.
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PERSONAL PROFESSIONAL GOALS •
- Provide more verbal and written information to the City Council to keep
them abreast of department and Commission activities and issues.
- Maintain the delicate tightrope of an overall recreation activity fund
profit while still offering residents quality programs at an affordable fee.
- Encourage staff, commissioners and council to continue to develop
facilities in the parks so that parks can be used to their utmost potential.
- Develop a system by which athletic organizations will have measurable
responsibility for conducting a safe and wholesome recreational program when
using City facilities.
.
RESOLUTION NO. 2298
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING GUIDELINES AND FEE SCHEDULE
• FOR USE OF OUTDOOR PARK ATHLETIC FIELDS
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Mounds View is the custodian
of all public park fields within the City boundaries; and.
WHEREAS, the City of Mounds View needs to establish guidelines and
fields
fee structure for the use of athleticby residents and non-residents;
and
WHEREAS, due to the large number of requests for City facilities, the
City deems it necessary to establish a priority list of users in order to
insure that the City's facilities are made available to meet comunity needs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Mounds View hereby adopts the following priority guidelines:
1. All City sponsored athletic activities.
2. All City service organizations athletic activities.
3. School District #621 athletic activities.
4. Youth athletic associations or organizations which are publicly
advertised and who accept all qualified persons.
5. Non-resident teams/leagues that are not in City sponsored leagues
and have less than 50 percent of its roster of players living or
working in the City of Mounds View.
• 6. Commercial groups which are not located in the City of Mounds
View.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Mounds
View hereby adopts the following fee schedule charged to groups based on a per
field/per day basis:
Priorities 1-4: Including City sponsored service organizations,
School District #621 and youth organization athletic
activities are exempt from fees.
Priority 5: Non-resident teams/league is $10.00/field/day.
Priority 6: Commercial groups located outside of the City is
$25.00jf'!ld/day.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this guideline and fee schedule will go
into effect by City staff beginning April 4, 1988.
Adopted this 14th day of March, 1988.
SEAL
MAYOR
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ATTEST:
CLERK-ADMINISTRATOR
• jkParks
l, & Recreation
Safety
Concerns
Plague
Parks
Park officials are experimenting with different playground surfaces, I
vandal-resistant equipment and neighborhood-watch programs to
make recreation areas safer.
By John D. Buchholz
• employees. According to
veryE two minutes, BetsyBaker, commis-
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a child in the ' Ill sinner of parks and recre-
ation,
United States is f\i. ation, the inspections in-
tohospitalized due • '
\ elude grounds, bridges,
an injury sustained onWS '
plantings and erosion.
a city or county play- WIBaker says a good report-
ground. According to the ing system and regular
U.S. Consumer Product safety checks are the best
Safety Commission ,.: •,_-_ ,, ,: -'• t •u" 'A-Y-1' defense against unsafe
(CPSC), serious injuries -"" - _ '�
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are occurring at a rate of ;' " ,i' equipment.
According to Tera
200,000 per year, costing . A ', �'" Rogers, compliance offi
millions of dollars in in- _ " ' - 4,, cer with CPSC, choosint
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surance claims. .' - a playground surface
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The CPSC says at least 4,, w often depends on loca
70 percent of all play .k tion. "Although sand wil
ground injuries result break a fall by reducin;
from falls. Some injuries, ,�' • the impact, sand needs constant main
not immediately ap- /�f,-' tenance," she says. "But for som,
parent, manifest them j4 areas, sand is the easiest and least e>
selves in post-traumawepi-years later. pensive material to get. Do not use at
le sy
Th up to twoe CPSC conducted a hazard anal- phaltor concrete as a playground s
Th
ysis on child safety at playgrounds dur- ground safety does not depend only on face," she advises.
ing the mid-1970s. After its initial stud- purchasing equipment," she says, "but All new playgrounds in Los Angelt
ies generated an extensive list of safety how it is installed, maintained and the are built on sand. "Our maintenan(
problems,the CPSC contracted with the quality of the surface under it. Parks crews continually replace and rake san
National Bureau of Standards to test use whatever surfaces are easily avail- to ensure proper depth," says Jo
playground surfaces and equipment to able. Parental supervision also comes Breitbard,assistant general manager f(
• develop playground safety require into play, which is difficult to regu- planning
Losand
development.
Angeles, from .
menu. late."
According to Elaine Tyrrell, project Determining whether or not a park is city departments attended a weeker
manager of the child and recreational safe can be difficult. An initial step is brainstorming session to Tans for cit.)
products program for CSPC, research evaluating park equipment and sur- dards
raand
dsevelope plans
f o the our
proved there were other factors that faces. In Atlanta, elaborate safety in- play8 reducingpla
could not be controlled with mandatory spections, based on playground law- ground equipment by
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playground construction rules. "Play- suits, are carried out routinely by park number of individual play pieces at
American City & County/February 19
using multi-platform equipment," new playground, and approximately asphalt after the maintenance staff was
Breitbard says. "We also limited the $25,000 to upgrade an existing play- reduced due to budget cuts.
height of platforms, swings and slides. ground. Although broken glass is easy to spot
Only swing sets with two swings are St. Louis parks officials have evalu- on asphalt, lawsuits arose from injuries
used, eliminating the danger of a child ated spacing between playground pieces. due to falling, says Skillman. .sty's
trying to get to the middle swing when "We had to check the circulation playground surfaces now are .g re
others are using the outside ones." around each piece of equipment to en- placed with pea gravel, which does not
Los Angeles has hired six "play- sure that children wouldn't run into compact like sand when wet, but is a
ground doctors," each equipped with each other," says Dan Skillman, assis- softer surface than asphalt.
tools, spare parts and a van for main- tant to the commissioner of recreation. St. Louis tested a synthetic matting
taming playgrounds. Each person has a St. Louis changed from sand to as- once, but vandals cut and pulled it up.
territory and travels to playgrounds to phalt surfaces in city playgrounds 10 "Our concern is the survival rate of
repair equipment, establish an equip- years ago. "We had a problem with an- what goes down," says Skillman.
ment inventory and close severely dam- imals using the sand for waste," says "Most of our parks are in an urban en-
aged equipment. According to Breit- Skillman. "Glass and head lice filtered vironment where vandalism is high."
bard, the city currently spends between into the sand as well." According to After looking at the cost of various
$50,000 and $75,000 in constructing a Skillman, the city replaced sand with matting materials, the city decided it
could get more gravel for the same
price.
Northbrook School Chooses "The city solve tdohe not have enough
money to the problem as fast as
we want to," Skillman says. The city.
New Playground Surface he adds, is changing from its all-wood
equipment to equipment constructed of
wood and steel because the all-wood
Trying to reduce injuries, the equipment is vulnerable to vandalism.playground complex at the 04 Duluth, Minn., evaluated the safety
Henry Winkleman public school of its playgrounds in conjunction wit)-
in Northbrook, Ill., recently under- the local school district. "We decided tc
•
went a complete face-lift. Old s " remove all slides and swings over 8 feel
wooden equipment was replaced with aimp, high and replace them with lower, mul-
new apparatus, including a "rib- _ tiple-use equipment designed to handle
bon" slide that helps children build 18°� '` y k more youngsters," says James McCord,
upper-body strength. A protective A director of parks and recreation. The
synthetic playground surface also �', r� ! past two years, Duluth has spent more
was installed.
'tea '- than $150,000 replacing pl ound
The cushioning properties of the 1 _ equipment and covering pl ound
patented Breakfall system meet orltr �, � surfaces with sand.
exceed the proposed standards set i",�,�.�1 � i Bob Hannis, associate director of
forth by the Consumer Product 1 $ '��•.. + t a .► recreation for Duluth, says, "The
Safety Commission, according to the 40' - - $ mow: ... mayor wanted the playgrounds to go
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manufacturer. In the past, the prob- A',-��� with the settings of the park. Safety
lem with synthetic surfaces was the • ��4- - • w ,:--1.,,, played a big part in redesigning the
lack of shock absorption, but the a-C4'.. ..1..- ' '....1,....13'.'"`J�.. playgrounds, which had not beer
new Vorthbrool nstallation.passes K changed in 25 years."
the guidelines from a height of 11 -`" + Cincinnati developed a hazard index
feet. after evaluating playground surfaces
The synthetic surface replaces and equipment heights during a park
wood chips, which had been used ►e ,� survey in June 1986. Jess Parrett, assis-
since the school's inception in 1979. =�' tant superintendent for technical ser-
Though they initially were satisfac- A "ribbon"slide was installed to vices of the Cincinnati Recreatior
tory, the wood chips required regu- help children build upper-body Commission, says the city would have
lar maintenance. Jordan Bock, strength. to spend $6.5 million to upgrade it,
Northbrook School District 31 busi- parks by replacing each playgrounc
ness manager, says, "We found the sand, wood chips or pea gravel, the surface with safety matting•
wood chips would decay and even- new surface is designed to withstand Cincinnati's budget has been re
tually turn to mud. We, therefore, repeated impact/recovery cycles. stricted since the initial evaluation: Par-
needed to replace the wood chips Made of Uniroyal's Ensolite foam rett's 1987 capital-improvement budget
every year." pad, the surface is topped with rub- was $150,000, and is only $75,000 for
Another problem was the cold 11- ber that resists scratching, peeling 1988. "This forces us to prioritize,'
linois winter. "The wood chips and warping, while inhibiting mois- Parrett says. His crews are testing bark
would freeze, becoming sharp, haz- ture penetration. mulch and synthetic matting to deter
ardous objects," says school princi- According to Heiberg, parents in mine which is best suited to replace cur-
pal Marilyn Heiberg. "We were, of the Northbrook community near the rent playground surfaces.
course, concerned with the children Winkelman school seem glad the So far, their studies have not yielded
playing in the playground with the town took time to make the play- any definitive answers. "W still
wood chips in this state. With this ground safer. "We are seeing more waiting for that one best I. ct,"
new surface, the children are free to and more parents bringing their chil- Parrett says. He estimates synthetic
play all year round, weather permit dren to play at our school play- products range from$7 to$8 per square
ting." ground after hours, when the school foot and have a 10-year life span, while
Unlike natural products, such as is closed," Heiberg says. 0 bark mulch costs $3 per square foot.
but needs to be raked regularly.
46 American City&County/February 198
ity is another factor considered 7 f .
z x e
'esigning a playground. "We try
•nbat vandalism with the careful
tion of playground products," e is O your axpa ers.
reit says. "Certain products are
,re vandal-resistant than others."tr Hydra-Pole° higti rtiast,..,
� h+
• The Philadelphia Parks Department � Y4
Norks with its maintenancestaff in ik
a
evaluating playground materials. "We S 100 �0 foolproof a E .
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rely heavily on input from mainte ' •
nance," says Stanley Carroll, director `'-..fI
of parks planning and construction for
the city. "We're trying to meet our
long-term maintenance goals while buy-
ing equipment that is both functional
and safe." For instance, the city does
not use any equipment made of wood or
plastic but does use a composite mate-
rial on circular slides. "A stainless-steel
circular slide comes in sections and
therefore would have seams. Over time, ;'
these seams could wear and become
torn," he says.
Parrett fears since synthetic materials
are made in sheets or blocks, the bonds
connecting the seams will break and the '4 it
surface will rip. He also is concerned 11 9 `
foreign objects, such as broken glass, s' t '.
will wind up in mulches. Graffiti has - ! ,:
been reduced successfully with new anti- � r
graffiti coatings, although Parrett says r , .I^
these coatings could destroy masonry + { '
products by "sealing" the building,
T •Ate' iit _ —
eliminating breathing. _
According to Steve Atkins, sales en-
q P
gineering manager for Miracle E ui - t ' '
• ment, Grinnel, Iowa, modular play- •
ground decks are growing in popular-
ity. The units come in different sizes
and can be constructed with a variety of
slides, stairways and climbing poles.
This man is lowering a 105-foot Hydra-Pole to
ground level for relamping of masthead luminaires.
Safety Information He'll do the job in mere minutes and go on to the
next Hydra-Pole down the road, and the next...
The Consumer Product Safety
Commission has been studying pub-
lic playground equipment in an ef- He's doing it with a Hydra-Lift,
4
fort to reduce the number of inju- a mobile hydraulic ram unit that
iill
ries. The commission first became Nis-goes
along with him. The Hydra-
involved with playground safety in •
1974, when a consumer petitioned to Pole itself contains no machinery, �`;'
develop mandatory safety standards nothing to jam, weather, or fail. So
for public playground equipment. come heat, cold, rain, or snow, he'll ``
The National Recreation and Park always be able to relamp those
Association (NRPA) was selected to masthead luminaires on schedule— _
develop a draft standard, and when
the draft was completed in 1976, the even in winds to 25 mph.
commission contracted the National
Bureau of Standards for additional Learn all the other Hydra-Pole Hydra- of is west'with
technical work needed to revise the Hydra-Pole lowered to
NRPA recommendations. facts and advantages from our illus- ground level.Head frame
For information on la rated ours On re UBst. accommodates up to 12
t
p yground brochure, y Q luminaires.
safety, contact the U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission, Wash-
bookfngton, D.C. 2207, for its HaSafety.
41)
POLE- LITE book for Public Playground Safety.
• Volume I is General Guidelines for
New and Existing Playgrounds,
while Volume II is Technical Guide- Pole-Lite Industries, Inc., RD 1 Box 143,Champlain, NY 12919-9718
Telephone 518-298-8211 Fax:518-298-5839
lines for Equipment and Surfacing.
American City&County/February 1988 Circle No. 31 On Reader Service Card
47
"These give city designers the opportu- safety," Tindall says. "Previous park
nity to design equipment to meet their "Pla grounds managers have had an attitudinal prob-
needs," Atkins says. "A designer can y lem with playground safety. Play-
control the height, the type of activity grounds require continual monitoring
and the age group that will use the require continual for safety, not just in response to
equipment." Modular deck construc- panic."
tion ranges from all redwood to all monitoring for Duluth has tried a neigh*ood
steel, or a mixture of both. park-watch program to improve park
"Although the redwood used in most safety, not just in safety, similar to the neighborhood
of the platform systems can be carved, response to crime watch, where callers can anony-
it is hard to ignite," Atkins says. "Ten p mously report suspicious events. While
years ago, the natural look was popu- ,r the city has had limited success, accord-
lar. But now, steel is easier to maintain. panic. ing to McCord, the program is coupled
Vandals can carve into the paint of with improvements in park lighting and
steel, but a new coat of paint makes police patrols.
steel look new again." taming playgrounds and being sued by Atlanta also is working on improving
According to Barry Tindall, director those same people for playground inju- public perception of its parks by in-
of public research for the National Park ries. creasing security, and hopes to develop
and Recreation Association, public- "This has resulted in producing bet- a pilot Park Patrol program in 1988.
works managers are caught between ter managers, which has led to im- But replacing hazardous equipment
trying to please the public with enter- provements in playground design and increasing park security will not put
Wausau Develops Whitewater Course
On summer weekends in downtown Wausau, Wis., moving earth and rocks to narrow the chute.
cars often are stopped to let drenched kayakers with This effort was repeated in 1977, and several more times
bright-colored canoes cross the street. The city pos- after the barriers were washed out by spring floods or win-
sesses North America's only natural whitewater canoe ter ice flows.
course located in an urban setting. "It was hard," Weller recalls. "We'd repair the course in
The course, ranked among the world's best, careens 1,500 early summer, and then come back the next year and have
feet down the east channel of the Wisconsin River, smack to do it all over again. We were fortunate to get so much
through the middle of town. Flowing beneath two bridges, free help."
alongside a Chinese restaurant, the course is less than 200 The persistance paid off. In 1979-80, the consulting firm
yards from the downtown shopping mall. Within a mile of of Owen Ayres and Associates, Eau Claire, Wis., corn-
paddlers flailing against currents are 570 motel rooms, doz- pleted a feasiblity study, confirming the course had
ens of restaurants and 3,000 parking spaces. tial to become a world-class whitewater site, and could-
A new park capable of ® � ger a wider riverfront devel-
spectatng severalastesandbuilt ;� lare � opment program.
spectators has been built a=w4^'' ,r In 1984, plans were started
alongside the banks of the = w. 4-x '"a yr"` r
course. ',-"....4,_,„4,--yr ci tit �.`i! 'y� �1� "" ofor Whitewater Park, a strip
,,w,i *_ r *.`>{ i'.,. ry' °s�1�'`` .._ '! of neglected riverbank paral-
"We're making use of the ' ., a leling the course, which then
river," says Bob Weller, .1. -.:`341-44.—t
r 1t .F "
_ was cleaned, landscaped and
head of the Wausau Canoe/ "'"�A.
- __ - - equipped with.yiewing;areas.•
Kayak Corp.,'a civic group ' -��; Coordinated"by the Mara-
- __has adopted the course. - " - z�.--- thon County Park Depart-
"We have a piece of wild _--7-••—,, . ,,., 5, --, f ',_ ment and local service clubs,
river right in the heart of ,:Y� 't -� _;; .. T the park was completed in
town. It makes kayaking a -:",-;-_;-4,:-..e..- _. '- 1986 in time for the first in-
spectator sport, and every- w‘..4 -4,- 'r- '~ -_. `_ ternational event on the
•
one — participants and the ,. m `'.* - h. " ,., - course — a leg of the presti-
public — loves it." This A new park built on the banks of the whitewater course gious Mid-American Slalom
combination of nature and Includes bleachers for spectators. Series.
civilization is the result of The Wausau races have
civic effort, buoyed by public as well as private generosity drawn as many as 25,000 viewers for a single weekend,
and hundreds of volunteers. Key to the course is a release bringing the city publicity as well as an international flavor,
dam at the head of the east channel. The channel normally since many of the competitors are from Europe and South
is dry, but during high river flows or ice jams, the dam re- America.
leases water through the channel, diverting it around the GTE has provided a timing system which employs a wand
Wausau hydroelectric plant. start and electric-eye finish, scoring competitors within split
Don Sorenson, a kayaker from Minnesota, realized the seconds of each other. GTE also is furnishing new starting
release dam could be opened at other times to let water and finishing docks.
through, creating a natural yet controllable whitewater Wausau is preparing for its biggest event yet—the World
raceway—a course with a faucet. Cup. The first leg of this event will be in June.
In 1975, with the cooperation of the dam's manager, "If whitewater canoeing ever becomes an Olym
Wisconsin Public Service Corp., water was released and a sport," says Mondy Engle, a Belgian official with the I�
small race was held. In 1976, the city's Public Works De- national Canoe Federation at the Wausau races last sum-
partment, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the local mer, "this would be a natural spot for the Olympic trials."
division of J.I. Case helped citizens improve the channel by 0
48 American City&County/February 1988
an end to liability problems. According
to Carroll, Philadelphia uses safety
62 YEARS OF matting extensively, but this has not re-
III Joe Spink was a hard man
OVERNIGHT uthe amount of injury. "We're
just
a as easily sued even though we have
SUCCESS implemented safer design standards."
to keep up with. V Philadelphia has limited its equipment
Among other things,he led height to 6 feet, and has eliminated see-
the campaign to build the saws, merry-go-rounds and other mov-
ing
first flood levees on the Sac-
ramento River back in the
ing play equipment, except for swings
and stationary rocking animals.
late'20's. "A playground is only as safe as the
He also pioneered the use child," says Baker. "Children also are
of aerial photography for harmed by careless adults who don't
supervise them adequately."
Sacrasurveying,designed "It's too bad that it takes lawsuits to
Sacramento's first modern get people into action," says James
subdivision,helped build ,,,,,,,�, ,,,,�,,Ilti Donovan, president of Breakfall, Mil
Sacramento's first suburban waukee. "People have been studying
shopping center and the 11111141141‘ — lilt this situation since the 1800s. It doesn't
Port of Sacramento,and take much understanding
to realize
that
�� concrete
inasphalt or
involvedonto a
s
was intimately tm an 8-foot drop p
just about every major ►' could cause serious head injury."
subdivision from Land Park OP "The threat of suit has driven the li
to Rancho Cordova. A� lie_ ability of playgrounds so out of reach
Mr.Spink believed in _ —— that park managers have cut back on
getting the job done. _ certain potentially dangerous types of
playground activity," Tindall says.
AndTSon hiorporati successors Soat "Manufacturers are starting to get in-
if you drivke
by The Spink volved in playground design due to lia-
ifdrive by The as well. When a child
Corporation Building some The Spink Corporation bility problems,playground, the parents
night and see a few lights 2590 Venture Oaks Way
gets hurt at a don't just sue the Parks Department,
on,don't be surprised. Sacramento,CA 95833 (91 G)925-5550 but go on up the line to the equipment
It's just us...carrying on an Multidisciplinary Engineering.Architecture, manufacturer."
old family tradition. Planning and Surveying "playgrounds are not as much fun as
• Circle No.27 On Reader Service Card they used to be," Breitbard says. "The}'
are timid, aground may be
hile the
lessened
thrill of thea pl playg
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ground-safety awareness could reduct
ASPHALT MAINTAINER the amount of risk involved in chert
ing playgrounds.
correspondent for
..,, ,* _ John D.Buchholz is a P
.+� t -r �~ American City and County based in
licit ,!a - ' Alpharetta, Ga.
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1,14' Coming
I r i. c
,_ •_ i'.:41::;,-
1In March
�1t;� . , r '` • Telecommunications. A look at
ljit .�.:--i` current and future technology,
including 911 systems, cable` •
Iwrisz
t • ( • and PBXs.
•. ?' -.:.4. *14'` • Wastewater. The dangers faceu
When You when working in sewer system;
"The Best Machine That You Can Buy and. finding uses for sludge will
Don't Have Enough Money To Overlay" be among the topics discussed.
• Security. A review of lighting
The Maintainer Mills, Paves, Sprays Liquid Asphalt, CCTV and access-control syr
Builds Up Low Shoulders, and Operates Hydraulic tems will be featured with a spt
Tools. tial product focus.
• • Substance Abuse. A special sun
B. R. Lee Industries vey and report on this vexin
personnel problem.
Post Office Box 370 Leahy • The Federal Budget. The impa
Denver, NC 28037 of the new budget on local go
(704) 483-9721 ernments.
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