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i �yof IN EWMGHTON the city that «Arks for you AGENDA SECTION: Consent REPORT DATE: 07/07/2015 MEETING DATE: 07/14/2015 REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM DESCRIPTION: Authorize Purchase of New Playground Structure for Totem Pole Park from MN/WISC Playground and Approve Donation of the Old Equipment to the Kids Around the World Program DEPARTMENT HEAD'S APPROVAL: Sandy Breuer, Director of Parks and Recreation CITY MANAGER APPROVAL: No comments to supplement this report Comments attached Recommendation: To approve the purchase of a new playground structure from Minnesota/Wisconsin Playground for Totem Pole Park and to approve the donation of the old equipment to the "Kids Around the World" Program. Legislative History: In 2006, Council adopted the New Brighton Parks, Recreation, and Trails Strategic Plan. As part of our vision and mission, this plan states that we are committed to improving health. It further states that the City would emphasize our parks by keeping them current, safe and serving the community. At the July 1, 2015 Parks, Recreation and Environmental Commission (PREC) Meeting, three vendors presented two different designs for the replacement of Totem Pole Playground. Each vendor was given specified criteria, including a budget of $40,000, and allocated twenty minutes to explain their design and answer any questions. At the end of the presentations PREC was asked to rank their top three designs and staff computed the results, with Minnesota/Wisconsin Playground getting the most point value. In 2012, the Hansen Park Playground Structure was donated to Kids Around the World, an Illinois -bases nonprofit that provides play structures to developing countries. Staff is currently working with Kids Around the World to disassemble and donate the playground structure at Totem Pole Park. The current equipment would typically be recycled and the rest sent to a landfill. Previously, the City Attorney shared that if the City would send the equipment to a landfill and it has no value in a sale, it could be concluded that the property could be donated.