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Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes Page 4 April 12, 2023 ----------------------------- Commissioner Anderson asked if this discussion would come back to a future meeting. Mr. Hecker explained that it would and at this time there is $200,000 in the park improvement fund this year. If the Commissioners chose the $300,000 or $400,000 option something else in the budget would have to go. Commissioner Anderson asked Mr. Sevcik what the condition of the Country Crossing and Trott Brook playgrounds are. Mr. Sevcik said the Trott Brook playground is next and then Country Crossing. He explained that we do not want to push those projects too far out. Commissioner Anderson pointed out that it would take a reshuffling of the budget to fit the higher priced playground in and just push everything in the budget out a year. He also asked Mr. Sevcik about the idea of moving the funds around with finance for the Woodland Trails Regional Park garage funding. Mr. Simich explained product lead times, and that with state contract pricing is locked in. An order today would be delivered in 6 months. It is a 6-month lead time with a guarantee for Landscape Structures while it is not for a lot of the competitors. There is about 60 days to lock in the price because that falls within the window of the initial 6 months for the design process. Any date after the next 60 days would require a new quote with 2025 pricing. Prices would increase historically again two and a half to three percent range. Commissioner Niziolek questioned if the current budget of $125,000 would provide the proper playground for Trott Brook Park. Mr. Sevcik explained that since the container and concrete are already established it would just be the cost of the playground equipment. Commissioner Anderson said that it would make sense to plan for Spring of 2024. Flagship can hold the playground equipment for next spring if it is purchased now. Commissioner Anderson requested that the discussion of the budget for the Woodland Trails Storage garage continue at the next meeting. Commissioner Niziolek asked Mr. Simich if he could do an estimate for adding the Trott Brook playground to the current pricing as well. Mr. Simich said it would only be savings of $2,000 to $3,000. The commission agreed to stick to the original timeline. Chair Williams asked if we are trying to lock this in for 2023 as far as prices are concerned. Mr. Hecker and Mr. Simich said yes, if possible, but the deadline is tight. Mr. Hecker and Councilmember Byer asked if Flagship could add a wheelchair platform swing to one of our current playground sets. Mrs. Wolf explained that after the creation of the we go round Flagship created a wheelchair swing that does not have a protective barrier but not the same. Councilmember Byer said he has some very motivated organizations that would love to fund the wheelchair swing at Deerfield Park. Mr. Simich and Mrs. Wolf explained that they can look at the playground to see what would fit. The good news is that the footprint is smaller. Councilmember Byer asked if the commission would be okay for Flagship to look at this option for the playground and he would work with the organizations on the funding. Mrs. Wolf can send the information about the swing over to Mr. Hecker. The commissioners did not see a problem reviewing the options, especially if there were people interested in funding it. Mrs. Wolf will provide Mr. Hecker with information, and he will follow up with Councilmember Byer. Commissioner Brown asked if there is a standard for playgrounds. Mr. Sevcik said that each park landscape determines the size of the playground. Each component of the playground has a fall zone. Staff must go through playground safety training etc. A lot of playgrounds do not include swings because of the fall zone size they take up. Staff and playground designers must look at maximizing every piece of equipment for safety and to maximize