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Park Committee Meeting Agenda/ Minutes
Jan 05, 2010

Park Committee Meeting Agenda/ Minutes
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
7:00 PM

In attendance: Roger, Ted, Mark, Ruth, Erin, Jeremy, Deb and Rep from Gerber.

Guest Presentation: Gerber Playground
 Presentation by Gerber Leisure Products with discussion on playground options, cost, preparing site, order time, warranty, set up, etc.
 Selling points included: high quality, modular set up, use powder coat finish paint (optional), all fastners are stainless steel, all equipment meet the minimum standards of the Amerciatn Safety Testing Measurements – ASTM, stainless steel parts has a 100 year warranty, all chains have a 3 year warranty
 2.5-3 weeks to get equipment once ordered; need to set date early to ensure date is available for set up
 Site size is 43x76
 Initial set up looking at 4 pc swing set; swirl slide; bobbles for toddlers,; 1st phase expected to cost around $10,000
 Set up – a Saturday morning project needing about a dozen people.
 1 week is needed for site work preparation
 Suggest Row pads ($85 each – under swing set)
 Suggest Wood Chips for ground covering – the best for safety concerns and meets ADA compliance
 Project costs include: concrete set up $150-200; equipment cost $36.95; wood chips @50 yards $1500-2000; no charge by Gerber to come & help set up and give direction to volunteers on set up day
 If we order with Gerber, they will toss in Park Bench at no extra cost.
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Goals for 2010
 Get 3 bids for playground equipment; order, have installed by mid-summer.
 Put in the gravel road to the river
 Have 1-2 fundraisers during 2010; a possible community garage sale – Deb will look into options for setting up the community garage sale, and the Fall event in September.
 Determine what options will be included in the park layout and how long to complete; goal is to complete in 3 years
 Develop Budget – will be finalized after playground bids have been submitted

Meeting ended at 8:45pm
Next Meeting: February 2, 2010 @ 7:00 pm

Respectfully Submitted,
Deb Broge

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