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Item # 8.3.B. <br />of <br />ver <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Parks and Recreation Commission <br />FROM: Bill Maertz, Parks and Recreation Director <br />DATE: December 12, 2007 <br />SUBJECT: 2008 Park Dedication Budget <br />Item: <br />2008 park dedication budget of $50,000 for playground installation at Meadowvale Heights <br />Park. <br />Background: <br />The Meadowvale Heights park master plan includes a playground area adjacent to the trail <br />near 196`'' avenue. The trails were completed in 2006. People in the adjacent neighborhood <br />have requested that the playground be installed as soon as possible as there are many young <br />children in the neighborhood. In June, 2007 the neighborhood presented a petition to the <br />city council and sent postcards to staff requesting installation of a playground. <br />Residents surrounding Meadowvale Heights Park were invited to attend a workshop after <br />the July 11`'' Parks & Recreation Commission meeting. Staff provided large posters full of <br />various playground equipment and the residents were given brightly colored dot stickers for <br />them to apply to the equipment they liked. They were also provided a map of the park and <br />stickers to indicate their preference as to where the playground would be located. There was <br />a clear preference for a playground to be located near the trail along 196 Avenue. Staff has <br />evaluated this site in relation to wetland setbacks and has determined that it will require a <br />compact playgrounds design. The posters and site requirements were then given to the <br />playground planners which they used as a guide to come up with a recommendation for a <br />playground design (see attached). <br />Staff recommends building a playground in Meadowvale Heights Park in 2008 for $50,000. <br />Budget would include playground equipment, benches, picnic table and cement edging for <br />the perimeter of the playground. The playground can be purchased under the U.S. <br />Communities Cooperative Purchasing Agreement. <br />Action Requested: <br />Recommend to City Council a 2008 park dedication budget of $50,000 for playground <br />installation at Meadowvale Heights Park. <br />