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September 2, 1981 Park Board Minutes Page 3 Anderson Saida portion of the plan is contingent on whether the property now owned by Eliot Funk is swapped for apiece of property that is city-owned. A portion on the playgorund is situated on Funk's property.. Anderson is optimistic the swap wial take place. Schmitz said the playground apparatus already purchased is a redwood climbing structure and has wheels-,slide, climbing arches, pole, balance ..beam and more combined as one piece of apparatus and. is located in the northeast corner of .the-parka -This particular piece of apparatus was lowest priced and.. also_had the most equipment. The.' Council. has approved this purchase. Another piece being considered is the Post Maze Climbing Structure'which has 25 pieces of climbing redwood in a maze to sit on and adds to_.the theme of wood and being natural. Trees are planned for the area .and types and locations were discussed with the City Forester,. Rick Wriskey. The see saw is like a platform that you can stand on. The T-swing.. will have tot seats for pre-schoolers. The south side is for-tots and the north is .for older chi dren. A whirl is planned for.. the tot section. Want to stress creative aspect. so children can use their imagination. The hexagonal swing can swing out or `in toward each other, it has a dome-type frame. ..The one being considered is wood..- The log roll will have a special coating and a.pole to grab. Trash containers will have wood frames. Benches will have open platform with no back so people can sit either way.. Drinking fountain-will try it-and will be located near the shelter building. It is supposed to be vandal proof.. Landscape timbers will run through the northeast playground.. The buffer area will have shrubs.. Worked with Rick Wriskey on;species. Shrubs will be low maintenance. There will be a fence on the inside and the shrubs on the outside. The shade shelter comes with a swing. It is three sided. The shade shelters are in the CIP and eventually hope to have them in all the parks. There will be a bike rack close to the shelter building. Anderson said-this is the first time we have designed a play are be- fore it was put in. Schmitz said ..she :placed things by what seemed to fit best. It was hard working from scratch. Olson asked why Schmitz had the whirl. Schmitz said because there was no other. piece of that kind of experience and she wanted something Olson stated the reason she. ..asked was because kip Schmitz stated it is made for small children and ground. Carlson. asked why the largest play structure was the homes. equipment that gave for the small children. 3s always fall off. is very low to the located closest'to