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Minutes of a Meeting of the North Olmsted Parks and Recreation Commission November 6, 2006 Page Three be some pavement leading to existing paths. Everything in terms of grading will be ADA compliant. The cost is estimated to be approximately $65,000. Mr. Baxter asked if the restrooms will be accessible through the Senior Center. Mr. Emling replied that the intent of the rooms is for playground use. Mr. Baxter said it might be a good idea for interior access. Mr. Emling said there are interior restrooms available at the current time. There will be two completely different functions. Any other questions beyond that should be directed to Kim (Wenger). The plumbing system has been designed to be able to shut down in the winter when freezing occurs, so that they are specifically designed to be used from the outside. Mr. Baxter asked if the existing outside bathrooms will be replaced. Ms. Wenger replied that the City is looking, long-term, to replace or add to the outside bathrooms, so the new ones will be currently in addition to the present ones. The anticipated goal is that the volume of people will be using the existing restrooms and the new ones will be more family friendly or people with disabilities. Mr. Lasko asked if there will be special signs on the new restrooms indicating that they are to be for family or disability use. Ms. Wenger replied that they would be. Also, the restrooms will not be available 24/7; they will be shut down at dusk just as all the other restrooms throughout the City. New Playground Equipment The estimate for the all the playground equipment as shown comes up to about $76,000. Chris Meyer then gave the Commission more details. It is the company’s intent to bid these two projects separately and to have both projects awarded by the end of the year, ready for construction to start in the spring of 2007. A full-scale sample of the playground equipment had been passed around the room for notation. Mr. Meyer said that a significant portion of the budget is committed to port-a-place rubber surfacing, which advantages of which are numerous. The permanent one is that it is fully accessible in all conditions. Secondly, it is very easy to maintain. Sweeping and hosing if there is any debris on it is fairly simple. There are only three types of material that are handicapped accessible. Two are loose, and one is a rubber surface, so this is the easiest and most cost effective, as well as being easiest to maintain and keep in good condition. The playground is right off the corner of the building (the top lot). The current position of the playground was shown on the copy, and the kidney shape is what is proposed as the top lot area itself. The smaller kidney shape is a sandbox with two sand diggers in it. The kidney shape has, potentially, a rubber curb from the same material, which would be six inches of exposed rubber material, and the sand depth would be twelve inches, excavated with soil removed and twelve inches of white play Page 3