RES 17-28Resolution 17 - 28
City of Elk River
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Elk
River Authorizing the Removal and Donation of
Obsolete Playground Equipment
WHEREAS, the playground equipment at Barrington Park is over 20 years old and the
typical lifespan of quality public playground equipment is 20 to 25 years
depending on usage; and
WHEREAS, the Barrington Park playground equipment does not comply with the American
Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) consumer safety performance
specifications for playground equipment for public use; and
WHEREAS, City Council recently directed staff to replace the playground equipment at
Barrington Park; and
WHEREAS, city staff and the Parks and Recreation Commission recommend the old
playground equipment at Barrington Park be removed because it does not
meet either the ASTM or Consumer Product Safety Comm scion playground
safety guidelines; and
WHEREAS, because the playground equipment does not meet current safety standards it
cannot be reused in the United States and therefore has no value other than as
scrap; and
WHEREAS, the scrap value of the playground equipment is less than the cost of removal of
the equipment; and
WHEREAS, KIDS Around the World, an Illinois not -fox -profit corporation with the mission
to build playgrounds for children in underprivileged locations outside the
United States, has offered to remove the playground equipment in exchange for
donation by the city of the removed equipment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Elk
River acknowledges that the existing playground equipment at Barrington Park has no value and
authorizes removal of the playground equipment by KIDS Around the World, and donation of
the equipment to KIDS Around the World in exchange for the removal.
Passed and adopted this 5"' day of June, 2017.
ATTEST:
Tina Allard, City Clerk
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