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— City of Elk River ver City Council Resolution 18-30 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Elk River Authorizing the Removal and Donation of Obsolete Playground Equipment WHEREAS, the playground equipment at Deerfield Hill Park is 26 years old and the typical life span of quality public playground equipment is 20 to 25 years depending on usage; and, WHEREAS, the playground equipment at Deerfield Hill Park does not comply with the ASTM (American Society of Testing and Materials) consumer safety performance specifications for playground equipment for public use; and, WHEREAS, City Council recently directed staff to replace the playground equipment at Deerfield Hill Park; and, WHEREAS, city staff and the Parks and Recreation Commission recommend that the playground equipment at Deerfield Hill Park be removed because it does not meet either the ASTM or CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) playground safety guidelines; and, WHEREAS, because the playground equipment does not meet current safety standards it cannot be reused in the United States and therefore has no value other than as scrap; and, WHEREAS, the scrap value of the playground equipment is less than the cost of removal of the equipment; and, WHEREAS, KIDS Around the World, an Illinois not-for-profit corporation with the mission to build playgrounds for children in underprivileged locations outside the United States has offered to remove the playground equipment in exchange for donation by the city of the removed equipment. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Elk River, Minnesota, as follows: the City Council of the City of Elk River acknowledges that the existing playground equipment at Deerfield Hill Park has no value and authorizes removal of the playground equipment by KIDS Around the World, and donation of the equipment to KIDS Around the World in exchange for the removal. Passed and adopted this 21" day of May 2018 P0WIAIIAI L�LATUREI