PRESENTER: Presenter
Stacey Dicke, Parks and Recreation Director
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SUBJECT: Title
Approval of a purchase with FunAbounds for playground equipment and installation at Fischer Park.
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DEPARTMENT: Parks
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COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: All
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The FY 2022 Budget approved $250,000 for the purchase of new playground equipment at Fischer park. The existing playground equipment brand no longer exists, and replacement parts are not available to repair missing or broken equipment. The new playground equipment will replace the following:
• 2-5 playground structure
• 5-12 playground structure
• Repair and reset the climbing net
• Replace the poured-in-place fall surfacing (inclusive)
Staff selected FunAbounds through a Buyboard cooperative contract, at a cost of $267,247. The new features look to maximize our opportunity to add additional all-inclusive amenities. The new playground equipment will consist of the following new features:
• Corkscrew slide
• Integrated shade
• Wheelchair transfer station (inclusive)
• Serenity spots (inclusive)
• Nature Play rock climber
• Orb rocker (inclusive)
• Musical chimes (inclusive)
ISSUE:
Continue an ongoing program of infrastructure construction and maintenance.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding for the new playground equipment at Fischer Park totals $267,247. $250,000 was incorporated into the FY 2022 Adopted Budget to support this project. However, as suggested above, multiple components of this project are all inclusive in nature. Therefore, approximately $113,000 from the 2013/2019 bond funds that were dedicated to all-inclusive playground equipment will be utilized to support those features. This will generate some savings within the General Fund (from the $250,000 initially earmarked for this project). Those savings are recommended to be utilized to cover a portion of the overage on the Mission Hill Park construction project. Therefore, sufficient funds are available to award the contract as described above.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of a purchase with FunAbounds playground equipment and installation at Fischer Park.