9.C.2. PRSR 11-10-1999 \74 -
Sity of
Elk •
River Item# 9.C.2-
MEMORANDUM
TO: Park and Recreation Commissio
FROM: Stephen Wensman, Planner lj
DATE: November 10, 1999
SUBJECT: Lions Park Tot Lot
Overview
The Lions Club of Elk River have provided the City with a donation of
$16,000 to be used for the following improvements to Lions Park:
• Ballfield with backstop
• • Bandshell improvements and plantings
• Totlot structures and benches
• Evergreen screening for berm near Elk River Machine
The Planning Department has provided a site plan for the Tot Lot that
consists of the six spring-wound ToughRiders from Landscape Structures,
Inc. in a sand lot with a 6 foot concrete sidewalk surrounding it and two
benches. The Tot Lot is sized large enough to incorporate a future additional
play structure represented by a rectangle in the lot. The Tot Lot is on a
raised berm to be constructed with a radius that matches the radius created
by the band shell benches and with the same elevation. Proposed for the
berm are eight crabapples that will provide a backdrop for the band shell
area, reinforce the shape created by the bandshell benches and provide better
soil stability for the play structures.
Play Structures
The Lions Club have proposed six similar ToughRider structures. Staff
questions whether the dollars might be better spent on a variety of structure
styles providing a wider variety of play experience. Also, staff is unsure of
the Lions long term plans for the Tot Lot and if there might be future
structures that may want to be accommodated at this time.
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13065 Orono Parkway • P.O.Box 490 • Elk River, MN 55330 • TDD&Phone: (612)441-7420 • Fax: (612)441-7425
Memo to Park and Recreation Commission/totlot
November 10,1999
Page 2
• Attachments
• Approved Lions Park Concept Plan
• Lions Park Tot Lot Plan
Recommendation
That the Park and Recreation Commission consider the Lions Club's
proposed tot lot structures and recommend that staff work with the Lions to
choose alternative structures and a long term plan.
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