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Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes December 7, 2005 said the Park Dedication Fees associated with the downtown redevelopment could be substantial.' was modified to 'Mr. Meyer has said the Park Dedication Fees associated with the downtown redevelopment could be substantial to help defer the above costs'. This was added for clarification. Committee Member Seeley also changed the word 'replaced' to 'replenished' in the following sentence on page 3 under Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park Play Structure: The shredded tires cannot be mixed with existing wood chips, they are considered ADA accessible, and only need to be replaced every 5 years opposed to wood chips which decompose and need to be replaced every J -2 years currently. Motion was made by Committee Member Merkel, seconded by Committee Member Seeley to approve the November 2, 2005 Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes with the above corrections/modifications. Ayes - 4, Nays - 0, Abstain 1 - Peil. Motion Carried. VL COMMITTEE BUSINESS Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park Plav Structure Chairperson Peterson brought samples of play structure catalogs and said while he doesn't have a preference, the brand of equipment the City has used in other parks in recent years has been Game Time (Royal Meadows) and Landscape Structures from E.F. Anderson is in multiple parks. E.F. Anderson is a local company based in Bloomington. Chairperson Peterson reminded the committee that while $45,000 is budgeted for this play structure, that entire amount cannot be used for the play structure itself as there are other costs associated with this project such as; border, concrete, trail accessibility and wood chips. He stated that wood chips, for instance, at $12 per yard, with multiple semi truck loads needed, could be as much as $4,000, more if the committee opts to go with recycled shredded products. To get an idea of what play structures cost, Chairperson Peterson said the play structure in Acorn Creek Park was $90,000 for the play structure equipment alone. For that particular park a grant was applied for and received for matching funds of $45,000. Realistically, the play structure for Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park can only be about $25,000. The committee discussed whether or not they should consider a theme for the park and the structure. Committee Member Peil said, in her opinion, the committee should stick to just the basic equipment trying to maximize the number of kids who would be able to use the equipment at one time, opposed to trying to have a theme like Acorn Creek's Dinosaur Park. She stated that there are so many kids in the park while siblings are playing Little League that there could be 30- 50 kids utilizing the equipment at one time. It was discussed that the structure should be geared towards kids 10 years of age and under. There are two structures at Acorn Creek, one for children 3-5 and one for children 5-12, it was felt LaMotte Park should fall in the middle age range. There is also a donation from Dead Broke Saddle Club to be used for this purpose and charitable gambling funds were requested a few months ago from both Dead Broke Saddle Club and the Spring Lake Park Lions, though a response has not been received from either at this time. Committee Member Seeley did some additional research on the recycled products, but needs depth and dimensions of the area to be covered to get cost estimates. E.F. Anderson now carries the recycled shredded rubber product that was not available in Minnesota in 2003. The shredded comes in multiple colors, but she suggested the earth tones look the best in mass. Committee 30f6