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COUNTY OF SAN MATEO
Inter-Departmental Correspondence
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Department of Public Works
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DATE:
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April 29, 2005
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BOARD MEETING DATE:
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May 17, 2005
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SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING:
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None
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VOTE REQUIRED:
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Majority
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TO:
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Honorable Board of Supervisors
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FROM:
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Neil R. Cullen, Director of Public Works
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SUBJECT:
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Construction of a New Magic Mountain Playground at the Coyote Point Recreation Area – City of San Mateo Area (P9K01)
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Recommendation
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Adopt a resolution adopting plans and specifications, determining prevailing wage scales and calling for sealed proposals for the construction of a new playground at the Coyote Point Recreation Area.
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Vision Alignment
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Commitment: Ensure basic health and safety of all.
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Goal 7: Maintain and enhance the public safety of all residents and visitors.
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Construction of a new playground at Coyote Point that meets current standards will minimize the risk of injuries while providing an interactive play structure for children at one of the County’s most highly used park facilities.
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Background
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Previous Board Action
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Authorized the application of Proposition 12 and Land and Water grants to help finance the construction of the new playground.
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History
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The original playground - Magic Mountain - was built in the early 1980’s and was one of the most popular features of the park. However, the structure deteriorated over the years and did not meet the most current playground safety codes. The Parks Division of the Environmental Services Agency (Parks) removed the playground in 2000 on the advice of the Risk Management Division of Employee and Public Services, in order to reduce the potential for injury and injury related litigation.
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Three “themes” were developed for a replacement playground - castle, airplane and boat theme - and Parks surveyed park users to determine the most preferred theme. Fifty-two percent (52%) of those surveyed, including children, favored the castle theme.
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The themes were then presented to the Parks and Recreation Commission (Commission) and they unanimously approved the castle design theme; and they subsequently reviewed and approved the schematic plans that were developed based on the castle theme.
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Discussion
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The castle play structure which is the primary feature of the new playground is designed with two distinct play areas - one for children that are 2 to 5 years old; and for children that are 6 to 12 years old. The play area for the older children includes a 37-foot tall tower with play features and a 50-foot long tube slide. The 50-foot long slide will be one of the longest in California.
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This project has previously been determined by Parks to be exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act and Parks has filed all necessary documents with the appropriate agencies.
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Resolutions and the proposed contract agreement have been approved as to form by County Counsel, and the Directors of the Environmental Services Agency and the Parks Division concur in our recommendation.
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Fiscal Impact
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The estimated construction cost of the project is $450,000 and an appropriation has been established in the 2004/05 Capital Projects Budget that is financed by Proposition 12 Grants and a Water and Land Grant. These grants are received on a reimbursable basis and the project will initially be financed with Parks Acquisition and Development Funds. We anticipate that the project will be reappropriated in the 2005/06 fiscal year as construction is not anticipated to start until after July 1, 2005.
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There is no impact to the General Fund.
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