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Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes February 1, 2006 clear, nor were the questions answered directly. Committee Member Seeley stated the following statement would most likely rule out the use of funding for park equipment; 'may use the money only for the development and implementation of programs. ' Committee Member Peil felt, however, the statute could be interpreted as being about developing programs and what the committee needed to do was to create a program around recycling and using recycled products. The committee does not understand why a park made from recycled material does not qualifY as educational. Signs can be provided by the manufacturer stating exactly what all the equipment is made from such as how many tires it required to supply the shredded material used in the fall zone. Brochures can be created and distributed at the park as well as at the schools. Presentations could be done as to what the park was made from. The committee will proceed with the plans for the park without counting on any SCORE Funds, but will continue to pursue the idea of using SCORE Funds. Earth Day Participation The Wargo Nature Center held a meeting tonight regarding their plans for the upcoming Earth Day. As it was scheduled for the same time as the Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting, committee members were unable to attend. The Wargo Nature Center is very involved in Earth Day and committee members and residents are always encouraged to participate. Committee members will contact Wargo independently if they would care to be involved in the Wargo Earth Day Celebration. The committee discussed ideas to do within Centerville on Earth Day and opted to clean up our parks as in the past years. Both Chairperson Peterson and Committee Member Peil are already involved in Little League clean up projects in the Centennial area and will not be able to be involved with the Parks & Recreation Committee on Earth Day. Committee Member Seeley volunteered to be the contact person for volunteers. Ms. Stephan will put the information on the web site and on the next committee agenda for discussion. VII. UPDATES ReQuestin2: Donations from Local Businesses for Play Structure at Laurie LaMotte Park Ms. Stephan, Chairperson Peterson and City Administrator, Mr. Dallas Larson drafted and sent a letter to all local businesses requesting donations for the play structure at Laurie LaMotte Memorial Pak. At this time one business, Center Frame & Wheel Alignment, has sent a $50 donation. A thank you letter has been sent to Mr. Kruger. Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park Play Structure The committee met at Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park on Saturday, January 21, 2006 to discuss the placement and type of play structure for this park. A representative met with the committee from EF Anderson, a distributor of play structure equipment. Chairperson Peterson looked at parks in other communities that also used wood chips and the problems were the same as in the parks in Centerville. The representative from EF Anderson was to supply the committee with parks in the area which use the recycled shredded tires as the medium for the fall zone, but we have not heard back from them at this time. Chairperson Peterson wants to talk to maintenance workers in parks who have used the recycled material to determine what type of problems, if any, that they have had, before making a considerable investment in the material. The benefits & disadvantages of different equipment were discussed. Mr. John Meyer, Finance Director, informed Chairperson Peterson that if the committee was spending $10,000 to $50,000 they had to acquire a second bid. Game Time is one of the other companies that the City has used for equipment in the past 40f6