HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCDATE=APRIL 29, 2008 (4) The dnrd playa ound option is a nabne adventure couc a medial lock climbing hollowed
out lags to crawl Iluaugh and a slide that looks like has Paul notedthat this option
wogimates a lot essay value Mike Bailey asked hoar durable the punctuator were with
ngparts. Paul pound that the structures are m'ado l'nlo cructotrpon edmoIds. Norm
Wrba added lion tall the rock n'all world ire and asked ifthere were any safety factors or
rears.a on Paul noted lm wall won led he approximately J feel and is desixtcd by experts
who krmw the a a fete regulations. Randy comunuipamd In at one of reasons the
lepanntent uses certain product ltncs is that there manufacturers know dm scandalous and
safety equichumAs and den ad the play structures to local of exceed the requirements and
nIntians_ Ricardo Cases inquired it mall cquipmart or structures were inoludW [or
mall children Paul pound that one stricture is designed farulildnn below five yearn old
and Randy noted that we are committed to having separate at fin tie a age groups.
Paul Bodnar also noted that the Department is Idol of applying for nn OSLAD grant.
M Ike Hailey noted that this would postpone the acorn[often until next year Bandy Reapcdic
continued by soups(list an OSI AD grant would allow us to take lm path to cartel
withtile his etimI, hringing in a tie to path and avF111(sa to her, es Ill ch allows us to do
more for the neighborhood
Mike Bailey summarized staling file m jcm could be done nglut now or the option for the
mre expensive Wine and tic file park path into the bike pal and foi w th an application for
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OSLAll grnnr could he done. Mike then ill the discussi on u pts the residents.
• Public input
'fora Conn flashed the City of Elgin, the Packs end Formation Department and the
Advisory Board members.
Residents' input included:
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If son have to avail, ene want the design to lie into panic
- 'Third option is wanderfid. Add swinge.
- If we hast to watt, so be it, but prefer to have a park soon. Laos (tic Wird coal add
spite so Ings_
- Need a shade shchm..
Havketball court is a eat and nwluL
Paul Bednar noted that the baskcWall court is a half-murt design including a buffered area
bstwmn ntipfNois and court and between playgrounds and Cour
Scot Pelmm asked when park would be done if at OSLAD grant was applied t_ Paul
noted that ifwe found out in facilitatory which is We defend tinleftame for awards, the park
construction oonld begin in the spring of2009. Without an OSLAD grant, the bids would
so out when Copper Springs bids went out (within (lie next few ai a lob with a e ulplerion
by the end of the year: a difference of six to tight monfhs in the timeframe.
Carl sbisscle asked for elimination on the costs for still option. 'the costswonid be
Option H1: 50,000 and an additional 519,000 to unpuLpluas enhance and mulch.
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