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Home My WebLink AboutAGENDA REPORT 1998 0603 CC REG ITEM 10DC1TV0 14XJ VARK,CAtJFORNIA (. itr Council Meeting of ACTION:�,R <soG Vo. 7 i - 14 A 7y� ar,r, ,'� o_�CiTY ._ — , , BV- TO: FROM: DATE: 308 ,14 (/0 (A) ITEM t 0* COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT OF MOORPARR, CALIFORNIA CITY OF MOORPARK City Council Meeting of ACTION: L D SKel unl fo The Honorable City Council June 10 l �i S Mary K. Lindley, Director of Community Services By-* May 26, 1998 (CC Meeting of June 3, 1998) SUBJECT: Consider Resolution No.- 98_ , Amending the FY 1997/98 Budget Allocating Park Improvement Fund , Zone 5 (212) for Repairs to Country Trail Park Background As a result of the heavy rains experienced in Southern California in February, Country Trail Park flooded to the point where the two playgrounds where totally submerged. A significant portion of the Fibar surface in the larger of the two playgrounds washed away as the park drained. The City is now faced with making repairs to the playground's surface. The City received two cost proposals to replace the lost Fibar. The lower of the two proposals is for $5,068. FEMA will reimburse up to $4,751 (this may change in the future to $5,068), the City must make up the difference for the cost of replacing the Fibar. When Country Trail Park was initially built, Fibar surface was installed in the larger playground to accommodate handicapped users; the smaller playground contains sand. Fibar is a brand name for a manufactured, all- natural wood fiber surfacing material. It is not mulch or bark. Fibar meets Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements for accessability. As you know, Country Trail Park was constructed within a flood basin. While Fibar is typically a very economical way to address ADA requirements, in the case of Country Trail Park, the City faces replacement costs not normally anticipated in a park when ever the basin floods ( Fibar and other similar products float). In light of the potential for future flooding and the resulting repair costs, staff looked into other surface options that would both better withstand extreme wet weather and also meet ADA accessibility requirements. The use of rubber tiles is the most practical alternative to a wood chip surface. Rubber tiles are typically 2 feet square in size and are installed tile by tile on top of a concrete base using a strong adhesive. While the initial installation is performed by a licensed contractor, subsequent repairs can be performed by the City's in -house park maintenance staff. The advantage of tile is that it is easy to repair and replace when necessary and will withstand flooding. The disadvantage is that it costs more to install than Fibar, and from time to time the C ADOC SPARKS \CTPARK.AGD 000144 tiles need to be reattached and/or replaced. However, if the City experiences heavy rains and or flooding again, the rubber tiles could save the City money over time, particularly if a disaster declaration is not made and assistance from FEMA is not available. Staff proposes that the City replace the Fibar with rubber tiles. The attached plan (Attachment A) shows where, within the playground, the tiles would be installed. The plan will allow the playground to fully meet ADA accessability requirements. The remaining portion of the playground would contain sand. Staff does not anticipate any problems with sand in flood conditions, since sand does not float; in any case, sand can be replaced relatively inexpensively. The cost to install rubber tiles is approximately $15,100; this includes the removal of the existing Fibar and the installation of sand. FEMA will only reimburse the City the cost to bring the park back to its original conditions; it will not fund improvements if those improvements mean incurring additional costs. To fund the difference between the reimbursement the City expects to receive from FEMA ($4,641) and the total cost of the project ($15,100), staff proposes allocating $10,459 from the Park Improvement Fund. In 1996, the City required and received a check for $11,000 from California Community Builders (CCB), the developer who built Country Trail Park, as fees in -lieu of stubbing utility connections. It is highly unlikely that the City will proceed with the installation of utilities in that park because of the nature of the park. In -lieu of utilities, staff recommends that the fees received go towards the proposed playground surface improvements. Country Trail Park is in Park Improvement Zone 5 (Mountain Meadows), which has approximately $28,300 in assets (cash), including the $11,000 the City received from CCB. In addition to assets, Zone 5 has outstanding loan obligations in the amount of approximately $34,300 leaving a fund balance of $ <6,000 >. If the City Council approves staffs proposal to proceed with the installation of rubber tiles and sand in the large playground, and appropriates $10,459, the fund balance in Zone 5 will be approximately $<16,459 >. The City Council is asked to adopt the attached Resolution amending the FY 1997/98 Budget addressing the $10,459 from the Park Improvement Funds. The $4,641 to be received from FEMA and expended as a park of this project has been addressed in a separate Agenda Report. Recommendation (Roll Call Vote) Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No.- 98_, amending the FY 1997/98 Budget appropriating $10,459 from the Park Improvement Fund, Zone 5 (212) for replacement of the Fibar surface with rubber tiles and sand as outlined in the Agenda Report. C ADOC S\PARKSICTPARK. AGD 0OC143 COUNTRY TRAIL PARK Attachment "A" \_0 ) (X"'.\ i r a y% I C�( h MRubber Tile Layout RESOLUTION NUMBER 98- RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK AMENDING THE FY 1997/98 BUDGET ALLOCATING $10,459 FROM THE PARK IMPROVEMENT FUND BALANCE (212), ZONE 5, FOR PLAYGROUND SURFACE IMPROVEMENTS AT COUNTRY TRAIL PARK. WHEREAS, on June 18, 1997, the City Council adopted the budget for Fiscal Year 1997/98; and WHEREAS, a staff report has been presented to said Council requesting a budget amendment in the amount of $10,459 from the Park Improvement Fund (Fund 212), Zone 5, for playground surface improvements at Country Trail Park; and WHEREAS, Exhibit "A" hereof describes said budget amendment and its resultant impacts to the budget line item(s) and projected year -end fund balance(s). NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: A budget amendment allocating $10,459 from the Park Improvement Fund (212), Zone 5, to the Park Improvement Program budget and the transfer thereof from the Park Improvement Program budget to the Capital Improvement Fund for expenditure as more particularly described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto is hereby approved. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this _day of , 1998. Patrick Hunter, Mayor ATTEST: Deborah Traffenstedt, City Clerk C ADOC STARKSTTPARK.AGD Exhibit A Resolution No. 98- SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS BY ACCOUNT NUMBER ACCOUNT CURRENT SUPPLEMENTAL REVISED NUMBER APPROPRIATIONS APPROPRIAITON APPROPRIATION 400.725.1048.000.3992 $0 (REDUCTION) $10,459 400.725.1058.804.9903 $0 $10,459 $10,459 TOTALS: $10,459 SUMMARY OF TRANSFERS IN/OUT BY FUND FUND CURRENT TRANSFER IN/OUT SUPPLEMENTAL TRANSFER IN /OUT REVISED TRANSFER IN /OUT 212.725.1048.000.9801 (Zone 5) $0 <$10,459> <$10,459> 400.725.1048.000.3992 $0 $10,459 $10,459 TOTALS: $0 C:IDOCSIPARKSICTPARK.AGD