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Parks Commission Meeting Minutes November 9, 1998 Page 3 1 Roadfelt stated the Commission had discussed equipment which would appeal to older children, 2 adding the playground equipment presented to the Commission to date seemed typical and 3 uninteresting. Andra stated vendors had provided generic configurations as the Commission had 4 not provided specific data yet, but vendors have been notified the equipment must be unique and 5 multi-age. She added other options had been discussed, such as glider swings, tetherball, and 6 bocce ball. 8 Kost stated such items will be addressed under Phase 2. Jindra asked whether BRW has worked 9 on other parks around the metropolitan area which Commissioners might visit. Kost mentioned 10 Centennial Lakes park in Edina on France Avenue, which was excavated by BRW and renovated 11 into a series of lakes for the City's storm water management. He added the indoor Edinborough 12 Park in Edina as well as various renovations at Lake Harriet and Lake Calhoun had been 13 completed. 14 15 Kosciolek expressed concern with regard to the time frame of the project and the necessity of 16 commencing planning immediately. Jindra reiterated she would contact Mike Mornson to 17 determine whether a physical survey had been ordered. 18 19 Kost stated a public hearing might be held separately from the regular Parks Commission meeting to give the Commission the opportunity to make decisions. �1 22 Jindra, Kosciolek, Louiselle, Roadfeldt and Wolff agreed to form a sub -committee to choose 23 playground equipment for Phase 1 of Central Park renovation. Kost suggested the south area of 24 the park might present an opportunity for community involvement through landscape and 25 gardening. 26 27 Kost suggested the formation at a later date of a sub -committee to address playground equipment 28 for Silver Point Park, adding that the two committees could work together to coordinate efforts. 29 He suggested the Central Park Phase 1 playground equipment sub -committee might begin by 30 requesting estimates for specific requirements from equipment vendors. 31 VII. REVIEW SILVER POINT PARK. 32 A. Discuss October 13, 1998 Citv Council Public Hearin¢. 33 Jindra stated she had visited Silver Point Park and noted at least 5 mature trees had been removed 34 unnecessarily. Koehntop asked whether anyone was overseeing the project. Hartman stated a 35 representative from WSB has been on site, but the trees were removed early in the project and 36 will be replaced. 37 38 Jindra stated Todd Hubmer, WSB, will be in attendance at Parks Commission meetings ^9 periodically to provide updates on the progress of the project. She added the project was