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Board advances playground upgrades and sets appropriation request for safety mulch
Summary
Board reported Community Foundation funding for Ouabache playground improvements ($48,890) and moved to request city appropriation of $65,000–$80,000 from a clerk cash account to install safety mulch systemwide; timeline includes concrete and pavilion construction through November.
Park staff and board members reviewed progress on playground and accessibility upgrades funded by multiple sources and moved to start a formal appropriation request for a citywide safety-mulch installation.
Jerry summarized the Ouabache (Wabachi) playground project funded by a Community Foundation grant of $48,890 and reminded members the larger playground had been paid for by a $150,000 city obligation bond. He outlined the near-term schedule: "pavilion to be constructed in September, memorial bench, playground sign, and community foundation signs to be installed... landscaping to be installed in November," and staff are contracting vendors for concrete pours and pavilion erection.
Separately, the board voted to ask the city clerk/treasurer to initiate an appropriation process to free roughly $65,000–$80,000 from a clerk cash account to complete a safety-mulch installation across the city parks. The chair noted that vendor quotes have shifted and the final appropriation figure will be confirmed within about two months; appropriation requires a formal city process and will return to council for approval. The motion passed by voice vote.
Board members also discussed installing stainless-steel restroom units donated by a citizen but noted an ADA concern: the donor's stainless unit would not allow approach by a wheelchair unless modified. That restroom upgrade was tabled pending more ADA review and plumbing options.
