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Memo To: Mayor and Council Members Manager Lotter From: Jason Hicks, Acting Parks and Recreation Manager Chris Wolla, Parks Superintendent Subject: New Brighton Lions Park Playground Date: April 20, 2017 New Brighton Lions Park is currently under construction with the hopes of having a playground installed late summer/early fall of 2017. Neighborhood residents are eagerly waiting for the installation. New Brighton Lions Park has been a long time in the making. The Parks, Recreation and Environmental Commission (PREC) finalized a recommendation of park amenities to Council on June 5, 2013. The City entered into a professional services agreement with Anderson-Johnson Associates on February 23, 2016. Council approved the plans and specs and authorized staff to advertise for bids on September 13, 2016. Ramsey Excavating was awarded the bid on October 11, 2016. The bid included the installation of a container and poured in place surfacing for the playground. A task force was created to assist in the playground design. The task force was comprised of six residents of the Enclave and one PREC member. The task force researched different playground amenities, met with playground vendors and will ultimately recommend a playground for installation at New Brighton Lions Park. One of the desires of the task force was to have a fully accessible playground. This would be the first of its kind in New Brighton and would allow anyone with an ambulatory disability to access the playground. Vendors presented plans to the task force on January 18. From these presentations, the task force determined they are going to recommend a play structure that requires a larger footprint than originally planned. The equipment costs are still within the anticipated range. However, as the footprint increased,