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CONSENT ITEM - 8K <br />r <br />-ARPEN HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: October 28, 2024 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />Jessica Jagoe, Interim City Administrator <br />FROM: David Swearingen, P.E. Public Works Director / City Engineer <br />Lucas Miller, Assistant Public Works Director <br />SUBJECT: 2025 Park Improvement Project — Playground Equipment Purchase <br />Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br />$230,000 — Arden Oaks Park $419,565.78 PIR — Parks <br />$245,000 — Freeway Park Total to Date SLP Lions Club Donation <br />$475,000 Total <br />Council Should Consider <br />Motions to approve, table, or deny the following: <br />• Authorize purchase of playground equipment and installation for Freeway Park in the <br />amount of $150,434.00 <br />• Authorize purchase of two additional swings for Arden Oaks Park in the amount of <br />$4,948.78. <br />Background/Discussion <br />Freeway Park: <br />At the September 9, 2024, Work Session, City Council reviewed the survey results from the <br />Open House and online survey for the play structure options for Arden Oaks Park and Freeway <br />Park. The direction from the council was to concur with the recommendation of the PTRC on <br />playground equipment design and color for Arden Oaks Park and to apply for the GameTime <br />Community Champions Playground Grant Funds with the playground design by MWP <br />Recreation that received the most votes. The city was awarded the grant and the equipment for <br />Arden Oaks Park was approved at the September 23, 2024, Council Meeting. <br />Additionally, the Council asked for an alternative option at Freeway Park that included a themed <br />concept of Nature Play that was heard by residents at the Open House that presented the <br />Page I of 3 <br />