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43. PARKS AND RECREATION REQUEST FOR REVIEW OVER THRESHOLD Approve Office of Management and Budget the authority to review Parks and Recreation's requests for funding above the FY2015 Budget Guidelines and Priorities threshold. - Playground Repairs:$1,225,000 (Non-recurring, Fund 100, Priority 4) - Playground Installation: $450,000 (Non-recurring, Fund 100, Priority 2) - Restroom Repairs and Upgrades: $3,000,000 (Non-recurring, Fund 100, Priority 4) - SES Electrical Cabinet Repair: $200,000 (Non-recurring, Fund 100, Priority 4) - Water Line Design: $50,000 (Non-recurring, Fund 100, Priority 3) - Water System Chlorination: $30,000 (Non-recurring, Fund 100, Priority 3) Parks and Recreation is seeking funding for repairs and maintenance to park amenities including playgrounds, restrooms, and water systems. - Playground Repairs: Ongoing FY2015 funding for repairs and upgrades to park playground equipment to ensure compliance with playground safety requirements including clearance issues (i.e. vertical posts for shade structures placed within swing zones), protrusion hazards (i.e. specific foot rests and hand holds protruding from equipment), pinch hazards (i.e. chains, cracked slides), entrapment hazards (i.e. vertical bars greater than 4 inches apart), general disrepair (i.e. materials degrading and separating, connection joints failing, deck coatings thinning, hand holds wearing out, chipping paint, cracked slides, and ADA compliance (equipment does not meet current ADA standard in several parks). Funding requested by park: Estrella - $450,000, Usery - $300,000, White Tank - $150,000, Lake Pleasant - $150,000, Cave Creek - $175,000 (Non-recurring expense, F100, Priority 4). - Playground Installation: New FY2015 funding to add two additional playground facilities at Lake Pleasant Regional Park in the Desert Tortoise and Roadrunner Campgrounds and one new playground at McDowell Mountain Regional Park in the Group Campground. Parks has identified the need to attract more families and younger visitors to our system. Playgrounds are a critical element in attracting that market segment. Expanding the use by this segment of the market will increase fee revenue that is required to fund day-to-day park operations and ensure continued use of the park system in the future. Funding requested by park: Lake Pleasant - $300,000, McDowell - $150,000 (Non-recurring expense, F100, Priority 2) - Restroom Repairs and Upgrades: Ongoing FY2015 funding for repairs and improvements to park restroom facilities to help reduce ongoing repair and maintenance costs associated with outdated and inefficient bathroom facilities. This project includes refurbishment to multiple restrooms in multiple parks including, but not limited to: replacement of leaking water faucets, sinks, and toilets, updated toilet paper dispensers, replacing rusted doors and stall partitions, installation of electric hand dryers, painting, replaster and tile work, and repair to weathered roofing materials and structural issues. These facilities constantly struggle with leaking and non-functional amenities and routinely require repair due to heavy use and blocked septic systems due to paper hand towels being flushed down the toilets. Funding requested by park: Estrella - $1,000,000, McDowell - $400,000, Usery - $400,000, White Tank - $400,000, Lake Pleasant - $800,000 (Non-recurring expense, F100, Priority 4). - SES Electrical Cabinet Repair: New FY2015 funding to repair electrical components that operate the White Tank drinking water system. In 2012 and 2013, numerous water outages occurred at the Park and Library due to failure of the electrical system/components. This system was Installed over 20 years prior and has been repaired multiple times. The electrical system is out dated and components are difficult to find. Funding requested by park: White Tank - $200,000 (Non-recurring expense, F100, Priority 4). - Water Line Design: New FY2015 funding for one-time design and consultation work to provide plans and specification to repair and correct major water line deficiencies causing repetitive leaking and outages to water service at Cave Creek Regional Park. Design of plans and specifications is $50,000. (Non-recurring expense, F100, Priority 3). - Water System Chlorination: New FY2015 funding to install a mechanical chlorination system to the drinking water system at Lake Pleasant. Installation of a chlorination system will end repetitive water sample failures during routine ADEQ-required water quality tests that have occurred periodically over the past two years. Funding requested by park: Desert Outdoor Center - $10,000, Lake Pleasant - $20,000 (Non-recurring expense, F100, Priority 3). (C-30-14-025-2-00)