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would be stocked with soft netting products, clips and foam. <br /> <br />Hicks explained these were the same items that staff was replacing on the current Eagle’s Nest playground. He <br />then reviewed the location of the toddler area within the playground structure and noted this portion of the <br />structure would be blocked off from the school aged area. He commented on the proposed project timeline and <br />stated it was staff’s hope to still have the playground structure removed in September with installation in <br />October. <br /> <br />Mayor Johnson asked if staff had fully addressed the concerns Councilmember Burg had with CRS. <br /> <br />Councilmember Burg stated staff had addressed her concerns regarding the quality and durability of CRS’s <br />playground structure. She explained that the other three vendors focused their presentations on the quality of <br />their product while CRS focused on the amount of product that could fit into the space. She understood that <br />she scored the CRS presentation high based on their presentation but after thinking this through she stated she <br />wanted to better understand the quality and durability of CRS’s products. She believed she had a responsibility <br />to the community to get the best playground product back into the Eagle’s Nest while also being assured that <br />the structure was safe and would last. <br /> <br />Mayor Johnson questioned how much time each vendor had to make their presentation to PREC. Hicks stated <br />each vendor had 30 minutes. <br /> <br />Councilmember Bauman questioned how PREC scored the various vendors. Bach described how the PREC <br />members scored the vendors based on their presentations and proposed playground structure. <br /> <br />Mayor Johnson believed that CRS had meet the City’s requirements and standards with their bid. <br /> <br />Councilmember Burg stated her concern with the CRS was that the references she was given to contact <br />regarding other play structures were less than three years old. She questioned how she could approve such a <br />large purchase when CRS had no references with equipment older than three years. Mr. Corneal discussed the <br />team members that would be installing the Eagle’s Nest playground structure and stated he represents a very <br />high-quality playground equipment company. He stated as an organization he would not bring a product to the <br />City of New Brighton that would not last. He stated CRS would hold to its warranty and believed his product <br />would last. <br /> <br />Mayor Johnson asked if Bach believed there were any issues or potential concerns with the CRS bid. Bach <br />stated he had no concerns with the CRS bid. <br /> <br />Councilmember Burg stated if all of the products within each bid had the same quality, would staff recommend <br />the CRS bid. Bach explained the structure proposed by CRS would challenge children and believed that CRS <br />had met all thresholds for safety standards. <br /> <br />Mayor Johnson commented if each vendor was only given 30 minutes to provide a presentation she understood <br />why CRS focused their presentation on the actual structure and not on the safety requirements. <br /> <br />Councilmember Bauman stated PREC should have raised questions regarding quality at the time of the <br />presentation. She did not believe CRS could be selling their play structures throughout Europe if they were not <br />safe. <br /> <br />Councilmember Burg reported she had raised questions to staff after the presentation given the fact she knew <br />nothing about CRS and because she wanted this play structure to last for the next 10 to 15 years.