022394 PK MINCITY OF SHOREWOOD
PARK COMMISSION MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
5755 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1994 7:00 P.M.
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER Chair Jennifer McCarty called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL Present: Chair McCarty; Commissioners Dzurak, Bensman and Martin;
Administrator Hurm; and Park Planner Chamberlain.
Absent: Commissioners Wilson, Fuller and Waibel
PLAYGROUND CONSIDERATION
The following three playground equipment firms were interviewed: Play World Systems by Valued
Recreation, Chanhassen, MN; Game Time Minnesota Playground Inc., Golden Valley, MN; and
Landscape Structures by Earl F. Anderson, Bloomington, MN.
Each distributor submitted a proposal based on the Request for Proposals developed by the City
which outlined budget, items to include, design parameters, space limitations, etc. The
Commission heard presentations by each distributor and based their decision on play value due to
more equipment for the money, design of play structure providing more play opportunity, design of
play components providing a cleaner appearance due to clamping system and component design,
potential for handicapped accessibility, and structure and individual component design.
It was the consensus of the Park Commission to recommend that the City Council authorize
the purchase of playground equipment from Minnesota Playground Inc. of Golden Valley,
Minnesota, for $28,000 for Silverwood Park and $20,000 for Freeman Park. Should the
Shorewood Park Foundation be established in a timely fashion, the Council should authorize
the donation of these amounts to the Foundation as it's initial park improvement project.
It was understood that the amounts for these parks could be lowered if the City is able to purchase
pea rock, which is less costly than the distributor's bid on wood chips. In addition, the bid included
sales tax, which would not be necessary if the Foundation makes the purchase.
ADJOURNMENT
Bensman moved, Dzurak seconded, to adjourn the meeting of Wednesday, February 23,
1994 at 9:30 p.m. Motion carried unanimously.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
James C. Hurm,
City Administrator