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<br />~.' Putman presented sketch which had been custom designed for a
<br />cre,ative play area in the Shores project which had been requested
<br />by Rec~eatiQn Supervisor, Bill Paulson; and gave information on
<br />his company' s _lip lays capes II equipment;- equipment scaled to child-
<br />renl~ size has high safety record; withstands vandalism; takes
<br />reasonably small area for installation, re.quiring IInot even fin-
<br />ished grading'~ on pre--school and lower elementary. sites; can be
<br />installed, andassemb¡ed in approx. ~two days; equipment is inter-
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<br />related as to play stages where child can go i~stantly from one
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<br />p~ece to another: Oakland housing authority has Rurchased 8 '
<br />"pla.yscapesll¡ and upl-ayscapelf in sketch would cost approx.
<br />$12,585, delivered ~o site, les~ 5% discount.
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<br />Chairm~ Stuart thanked Mr. Putman and asked that Bill Paulson be
<br />apprised of location of IIplayscapell in~tallations in ,the East Bay
<br />areas. (Chairman Stuart introduced new Commissioner Jim Coffis
<br />and. welcomed him to Commission).
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<br />for R.C. (by invitation of Chairman_Stuart):
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<br />'Mr.JRibera showed ~lides of some previous projects: t~ld import-
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<br />anq~ of land foDm and grading which serves both functional and
<br />aesthetic purposes and provides for better drainage and quicker
<br />use, after rain, and for better surveillance; relationship of
<br />adults to where children are playing etc.; (included in slides
<br />were projects~n: Lincoln Square, Oakland-mini-park in Chinese
<br />section of city constructed through ,city and community partici-
<br />pation, Newark Community Park7 Kennedy PI~za, San Pablo: Serra
<br />Park and DeAnza Park, Sunnyvale, Laurel Park, Cupertino1 Pleasant
<br />Hill, Contra Costa Coqpty, etc., not~ng that some of installa-
<br />tions had been designed to such themes as -Early California Days
<br />(Borax), nursery stories (Castle), steamboat, etc.), Mr. Ribera
<br />provided copies.. Qf "Long Range Development Pr~ogram and preliJnin-
<br />ary Cost Estimate Analysis" and accompanying bl'Dchure for bond
<br />issue promotion, which had been prepared for ~he Pleasant Hill
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<br />Recreation & Park District under date of July, 1968.
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<br />If£.~~~ presented analysis and sketches for ~ol.Ern:.!Ll'~rk (2 acres),
<br />Shores, showing three-choices numbered 1-2-3 in terms of own pre-
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<br />ference, ~nd all three schemes having essentially the same program
<br />of uses:
<br />1 ~ proposed site plus purchase of extra lot by ~ity,
<br />~- proposed site with~.re-loqation of one lot,
<br />3 ... si_te as proposed by deve"loper, ",
<br />Mr. Sue noted consideration re wind problems, high ground cover,
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