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1 ,�. Request for Action <br /> River <br /> To Item Number <br /> Parks and Recreation Commission 6.1 <br /> Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> Discussion December 12, 2018 Michael Hecker,Parks and Recreation Director <br /> Item Description Reviewed by <br /> West Oaks Park Follow Up Click here to enter text. <br /> Reviewed by <br /> Action Requested <br /> Discussion of resident request for swing set and second basketball hoop at West Oaks Park <br /> Background/Discussion <br /> Resident Mary Germundson came to the Commission Open Forum in September to request if the Parks <br /> and Recreation Department could consider installing a swing set and a second basketball hoop at West <br /> Oaks Park. She stated that many kids of all ages in the neighborhood would use the swing set cause <br /> many of the homes in the immediate area do not have yards large enough to install swings. <br /> Staff visited the park soon after this request was received and found one possible option to locate a new <br /> swing set. A second basketball hoop is not possible based on the size of the current court surface. The <br /> swing set could possibly fit next to the playground,but the larger issue is the cost and funding. <br /> Staff is not recommending to proceed forward with this request for the following two reasons: A limited <br /> park improvement fund and any improvements to West Oaks Park, a neighborhood park,is not <br /> recommended in the Parks and Recreation Master Plan adopted in June 2015. Signature parks are the <br /> greatest needs identified in the Plan. <br /> Financial Impact <br /> The estimate to install a new swing set is $14,163 which does not include the cost of staff time and the <br /> actual swing set equipment. <br /> Attachments <br /> • West Oaks Park Layout <br /> • West Oaks Park Swingset Cost Estimate <br /> PPIVEREI Ir <br /> NAME <br />