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Parks & Recreation Committee 12-04-02 Meeting Minutes Motion was made by Committee Member Lee, seconded by Chairperson DeVine to recommend to council changing the verbiage in the 2003 Fee Schedule and Ordinance #8 to reflect the suggested changes made by the committee as noted on the attached copy and to increase the 2003 Park Dedication Fees from $2,000 to $3,000 per dwelling or 10% of the market value, whichever is greater. 5. Tracie McBride Memorial Park Repair At the November 6, 2002 committee meeting a motion was made to recommend council direct staff to contact the Earl F. Anderson Company accepting their bid of $4,076.10 to replace the existing timbers at Tracie McBride Park with the recycled material as listed in the estimate given, with funds taken from the maintenance budget. This motion was not presented to council, however, as Mr. Paul Palzer had questions with the proposal and sent the committee members the following memo: I have received a copy of the report submitted to the Park and Recreation Committee by Suzanne Seeley on replacement of the larger playground area border. Her research was thorough and I concur with the use of recycled products. I took the opportunity to inspect the borders at McBride Park and concluded that about ten timbers na:ve some r(:.'to tlum and create a safety issue. I'm confUsed over the intent of the C9mmittee's reco,mme!ula:{:oFJ. Is it their intent to upgrade the playground perimeter 01' to replace rih.e7'otted timbers. If Ilhe Jibw.cture is to receive a new border, the Committee should consider bringing the base material up to code, similar to the City's other parks and also make this area ADA accessible. This would involve removing the sand base, replace it with wood chips and repave the trail to meet ADA standards. q replacement is the concem, I would recommend just replacing the rotted timbers at a cost of several hundred dollars and apply the balance of funds to future upgrades at this park. With the onset of winter, revisiting this item should not be an issue. Please advise how to proceed Mr. Palzer reported the park is not handicapped accessible, as the chipped wood and ramps are not ADA. To replace the rotting timbers it could be done with green treated for about $700. The committee needs to decide if it wants to replace all the timbers and meet ADA requirements. This item was tabled until spring 2003. Council Member Broussard-Vickers suggested having l\1r. Palzer develop a park maintenance priority schedule based on his budget. This would give Public Works and Parks & Recreation a list of every thing that needs repair and/or maintenance and a way to help prioritize what needs repair. These items would be funded out of the maintenance area of the budget. Council Member Broussard- Vickers requested Mr. Palzer look at this project through the first quarter of2003, documenting what he sees as priority. Ms. Stephan will pass this information on to the City Administrator and Mr. Palzer. 50f7