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Parks & Recreation Commission Minutes Page 4 <br />July 13, 2022 <br />----------------------------- <br /> <br />8.1 Discuss Potential Park Projects <br /> <br /> Mr. Hecker shared his staff report and referred to Park Improvement Fund handout. <br />The numbers on the report are not up to date and he expects a jump in price due to <br />inflation. <br /> <br /> Mr. Hecker would like to get ideas from the commission on projects you may want <br />to add or remove for 2023 and beyond. The playground safety netting for $50,000 at <br />the Youth Athletic Complex will not be done due to only receiving one quote which <br />was over $110,000. We need more than one quote and could only get one. We did <br />not proceed because of the cost. There is a chance the design can change to include <br />the netting over a larger area which may cost over $200,000. There are other options <br />that we can look at such as additional backstops, before getting an updated estimate. <br /> <br /> Mr. Hecker shared the commission wanted to have the Ninja Park brought back, <br />which would come from the park dedication fund and was $280,000 at the time. <br /> <br />Chair Williams shared the commission will have a month to look over the <br />spreadsheet and contact Mr. Hecker with any questions. <br /> <br />Mr. Hecker shared the playground costs have gone up 8-10% in the last year, so <br />expect an increase in cost for the playgrounds. <br /> <br /> Commissioner Anderson asked when this will be approved by council. <br /> <br />Mr. Hecker said the recommendation is to bring to council by September. <br /> <br /> Councilmember Wagner shared the council will need to set the preliminary operating <br />budget at the September 19 meeting. <br /> <br /> Mr. Hecker shared the park improvement funds come from a percentage of the <br />liquor store funds and the park dedication funds come from various developers. <br /> <br /> Commissioner Anderson would like the storage garage at Woodland Trails Regional <br />Park that was originally scheduled for 2008. <br /> <br />Mr. Hecker shared one other option he will provide next month is getting quotes for <br />Lions Park using partially new equipment with existing equipment. <br /> <br />Commissioner Anderson shared it is not sustainable to replace the playgrounds every <br />25 years. <br />