Finance Committee - 11/06/2019 Page 3
From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: Contract for Purchase and Installation of Playground Equipment Surfacing for the Salem Street Tot Lot
(Value: $39,450) Department: 184 Community Development; Fund: Grant
MOTION BY ALDERMAN O’BRIEN TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND AWARD THE CONTRACT TO
ULTIPLAY PARK & PLAYGROUNDS, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $39,450 FOR THE PURCHASE AND
INSTALLATION OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AND WOOD PLAYGROUND SURFACING FOR THE
SALEM STREET TOT LOT. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN DEPARTMENT
184 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; FUND: GRANT
ON THE QUESTION
Mayor Donchess
Now | think Mr. Caggiano is here to address this item?
Nicholas Caggiano, Superintendent of Park & Recreation
Thank you Mr. Mayor, Nick Caggiano Parks & Rec Department; we received a CDBG grant a year and a half
ago for playground improvements at Salem Street. It’s up in French Hill, it is also bordered by what’s called
the Tolles Street Park next door and this is part of a plan that we have to improve the playground, put a new
playground in. And then on the Tolles Street side, the remaining money is going to be used to put in
community gardens so that people in the neighborhoods can rent a garden spot and plant some vegetables.
Alderman O’Brien
Thank you, | would like to ask the Director, as you are aware we have had conversations on St. Andrew’s Field
and some of the good people in Alderman Gathright’s Ward and | am a resident of Ward 9 and have expressed
that the equipment at St. Andrew’s is old and according to our conversation you are looking at that and looking
to get that on the particular list for upgrades?
Mr. Caggiano
Yes we are. So last week we dedicated a playground at Thornton Road, we finally replace the playground
equipment there. So there is one left and that’s St. Andrew's. So we have touched every playground in the
City beginning in 2000. So this will be the last one; St. Andrew’s is on our list. We are looking at and it will
probably be listed as a capital project for maybe some potential there and/or maybe some escrows if we have
a good year, an easy winner. So it is next.
Alderman O’Brien
Thank you.
Alderman Harriott-Gathright
What about the one on New Searles where, | don’t want to say elderly, but they wanted to play pickle ball? Do
you think we are going to be able to do anything with that?
Mr. Caggiano
| do. | have been talking with the Director and our Financial Manager and we are looking at possibly being able
to repurpose some capital funds. That will be coming up in January when we start meeting about capital
projects and we may be able to work it out where we slide a little funding one way or the other and come up
with some money to start working on the Shady Lane Pickle Ball, Tennis & Basketball Courts.
