Finance Committee - 11/06/2019 Page 4
Alderman Harriott-Gathright
Thank you.
Alderwoman Kelly
Thank you. Generally speaking, do we have an approach to how we go about deciding which playgrounds,
because | think I’ve seen probably 5 or 6 since we’ve started. So is there an overall Master Plan to how we
decide when they get an upgrade?
Mr. Caggiano
There is; so every winter one of the tasks that we do is we go out and we do an analysis of all our sites. We
update that every year — OK, we need new benches here, we need new picnic tables, this needs to be
replaced, this needs to be replaced. Then we go through and from the years previous and we cross off the
things that we did get done. So Thornton Road will come off that list. Then we look at it and we say OK here
are our Top 10 things that we need to do and that’s what we are going to focus on. And so we do that every
year, just kind of an inventory on what we have and where we are going.
Alderwoman Kelly
Thank you.
Alderman Caron
Thank you. | think this is great and | know that we upgrade all of our playgrounds, which there is about 24 of
them every 20 years or so. Of course with the new kind of playground equipment that we are putting out there,
| think that it'll last a bit longer and as far as the fields, we change those up as needed because of sports and
things like that. So | think it is great that we now have an inventory and you are checking it every year because
we hadn’t done that for a long time. | think that started in about 2000, 2001 you know, to keeping inventory. So
| think it’s great, really because | know Salem Street Tot Lot was well-utilized by the kids in that neighborhood.
So | appreciate that and | will support this.
Alderman Laws
Through you Mr. Mayor, if | could have permission to ask Director Caggiano, completely unrelated to this
legislation but | am curious, | might have missed it. What happened with the bucket truck?
Mr. Caggiano
We went and looked at the bucket truck at the fire department and we talked to the Chief and they were able to
come up with a way to fund that $13,000.00 and as soon as their truck comes in, we are going to take
possession.
Alderman Laws
Awesome.
Mr. Caggiano
Yeah it is in good shape, it is a 2003 but the way it has been taken care of, you couldn't tell.
