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Staff to seek $150,000 local match for playground surfacing grant
Summary
Parks staff said they will apply for a playground surfacing grant due Jan. 1 and request $150,000 in local use/sales tax funds as a 50/50 match; staff cited safety and accessibility benefits and said Lions Club support will be sought.
Staff told the board they will submit a grant application for playground surfacing with a local 50/50 match and asked the board to consider setting aside $150,000 in use/sales tax funds as the city’s share.
The staff member described prior surfacing costs and safety benefits: the staff member said recent surfacing projects were expensive and that a 50/50 grant would substantially reduce the city’s out‑of‑pocket cost. "I would be requesting a $150,000, abuse tax funds that to be set aside because there's a $50.50 grant," the staff member said (application due Jan. 1). Staff said Lions Club concurrence from another club (Smithville) will be sought so the application meets grant partnership requirements.
Staff suggested any remaining funds could support accessible equipment such as a handicap swing. The board did not make a formal funding decision at the meeting; staff said they will submit the grant by the Jan. 1 deadline and return with more precise cost estimates if the board agrees to a local match.
