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Council backs plan to prioritize accessible surfacing and study inclusive playground retrofits
Summary
Parks staff recommended replacing sand surfacing at older playgrounds and developing several inclusive playgrounds; council gave consensus to proceed with CIP updates and asked staff to research retrofits and phased funding.
Glendale parks staff on April 8 presented an analysis of playground accessibility and a proposal to prioritize more accessible surfacing and build inclusive playgrounds at several sites. Council gave consensus direction to incorporate the changes in future capital planning and asked staff to return with retrofit cost estimates and timing.
Parks and Recreation Director John Kennedy said the city maintains 59 parks that together contain 103 playground structures (many playground footprints include a 2–5 and a 5–12 structure and are counted separately). "In our inventory we have 59 parks with 103 playground structures," he said, adding…
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