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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Purchase and Install Fully Inclusive Playground Equipment and Safety Surfacing from GameTime for Littlejohn Park in an Amount Not to Exceed $230,000; and
Adoption of Resolution Amending the Recreation Fund and Capital Improvement Fund Budget for Fiscal Year 2017-18 for the Project. (Recreation and Parks 280-5110).
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jill Keimach, City Manager
Re: Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Purchase and Install Fully Inclusive Playground Equipment and Safety Surfacing from GameTime for Littlejohn Park in an Amount Not To Exceed $230,000; and
Adoption of Resolution Amending the Recreation Fund and Capital Improvement Fund Budget for Fiscal Year 2017-18 for the Project
BACKGROUND
Littlejohn Park opened in 1976 as Buena Vista Park and in 1993 it was renamed in memory of Elector Littlejohn, a prominent member of the city's African-American community (from Alameda at Play by Woody Minor). The park includes a recreation center, picnic areas, playground, basketball court and a baseball field. Alameda Recreation and Park Department (ARPD) has Tiny Tot programming at the recreation center and is home to Ala Costa Center, serving children with developmental disabilities.
In 2015, the ARPD implemented an Annual Playground Replacement Program in which one park playground is replaced each year, some of which are over 20 years old. The design for each playground is unique with community input. Themes have included trains, oceans, and a treehouse. Whenever financially feasible, the playground safety surfaces are changed from the existing wood fiber to poured-in-place rubber surfacing. This program brings Alameda playgrounds up to current ADA and safety requirements in addition to decreasing annual maintenance costs.
The Recreation and Parks Commission approved and recommended the Littlejohn Playground design as presented (Exhibit 1).
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