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<br />.'1" )11'10"; <br />'. ". . ".'.' '.:........'".... -....,... - ...1.... .....,'."..... <br />\ ,'~ ,;~,.' . . ':, ,.; :'1 <br />j 1'" j.; ! <br />,J :l';;.J,,: _:; :1 . .,:j} <br />..' , i.i_ '.i I ."..e-. <br />~~.,'iJS;;;"~; .:~::;;,d ;.d~:.;j;:;;c,_;:i 0~:i;j;~'';) ,,~,- ^' <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Honorable Mayor & City Council Members <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Kim Stephan <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Parks & Recreation Committee Recommendations to City Council <br /> <br />DATE: May 10, 2006 <br /> <br />The regularly scheduled May 3, 2006 Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting was cancelled due to <br />lack of quorum and rescheduled for Tuesday, May 9, 2006. Committee Members Amundsen, Seeley <br />and Merkel were present at the May 9, 2006 meeting and set the agenda to only include the discussion <br />items as the Kelly Miller Circus and the Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park Play Structure, tabling the <br />remaining items until the June 7, 2006 committee meeting. <br /> <br />A brief discussion was held on the trail easement at 1818 Fox Run and the committee felt before they <br />could make a recommendation to City Council they needed to view the area in question and will do so <br />before the next meeting. <br /> <br />The play structure for Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park has been ordered, but the committee held off on <br />ordering material for the fall zone waiting for further bids on the recycled shredded tire material. The <br />committee has $45,000 in the Parks & Recreation budget allocated for the play structure, as well as <br />$12,150 in donations, totaling $57, 150 for this project. The play structure order was $36,920, leaving <br />a balance of $20, 230. Chairperson Peterson is looking at contracting the excavating of the site outside <br />of Public Works, which will cost additional funds. The committee feels strongly in using recycled <br />materials in this park. Three bids were received for the shredded tire materials. A bid from Landscape <br />Mulch was considerably less expensive, but was not ADA accessible and could not be used. <br />Committee Member Seeley was working with a representative from Rubberific Mulch and was quoted <br />$14,547.72 for 50 cubic feet of product which would cover 4353 square feet at 4" depth (will protect <br />up to 8' fall). This included shipping & handling. This company is out of Missouri. The third quote <br />was from MinnesotalWisconsin Playgrounds, the same company the play structure was ordered from. <br />Their previous quote was much higher, but Chairperson Peterson requested the representative view the <br />quote from Rubberific Mulch and see if they could be more competitive. The last quote from <br />MinnesotalWisconsin Playgrounds was for $13,280, plus tax of $863.20 totaling $14,143.20. <br />Committee Member Seeley stated as helpful as the representative from Rubberific Mulch was, even <br />with the quotes being close; she would prefer to keep the business local. This amount includes <br />shipping, but the product will need to be installed by Public Works or volunteers. The following <br />motion was made: <br /> <br />lof3 <br /> <br />i/d <br />