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REPORT <br />To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From the City Manager <br /> <br />August 28, 2017 <br /> <br />SUBJECT <br />Amendment No. 1 to the professional services agreement with SSA Landscape <br />Architects (SSA) for playground and landscape architecture design services for the <br />Magical Bridge Playground (Westside Red Morton Park Renovation Project) <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />By motion, approve and authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 in the <br />amount of $341,530 to the agreement with SSA for additional time and scope for <br />playground and landscape architectural design services for the Magical Bridge <br />Playground (Westside Red Morton Park Renovation Project) for a total agreement <br />amount of $687,344 <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />For the past two fiscal years, the City Council has appropriated funding towards the <br />complete renovation of the large playground within Red Morton Park. The original <br />$2.1M that has been approved included the hiring of the landscape consultant firm, <br />traffic study, master planning, design and construction drawings, and playground <br />improvement. <br /> <br />On April 11, 2016, the City Council approved a professional services agreement with <br />SSA Landscape Architects for the “Red Morton Westside Park Renovation Project.” The <br />project primarily focused on improvements to the main pedestrian entrance into the park <br />from Valota Road, street crossings surrounding the park to improve pedestrian safety, <br />pathway improvement, improved sport field viewing, and the reconstruction of the large <br />playground near Valota Road. <br /> <br />When the opportunity to work with the Magical Bridge Foundation presented itself, City <br />staff envisioned a new direction to leverage partnerships, sponsors, funders, <br />stakeholders, and the community at-large to create a fully inclusive playground for <br />everyone regardless of ability. <br />City staff met with the co-founders of the Magical Bridge Foundation and learned about <br />their vision, the concepts for the specially designed zones, their community engagement <br />process, donor outreach, and learnings from their initial project. We found that building <br />a caring and accepting community benefits everyone, and a park and playground is a <br />powerful place to start. When given the chance to play side by side inclusively, children <br />with disabilities enjoy a lifetime of greater acceptance by their peers, balanced and <br />6.1.K. - Page 1