Salmon Bay Playground Salmon Bay Playground CommitteeCommittee

FOSB PresentationMay 20, 2010

• Lance Adams• Robin Lofstrom• Karen Fossum• Jay Dotson• Kate Banta-Green• Alexandra Immel• Lisa Crozier

Timing is everything…Timing is everything…

Neighborhood Matching Fund (NMF) administered through Department of Neighborhoods

Small & Simple Grant:•Up to $20K•Evaluated on 100 pts•Matching grant•Use for design•Deadline: July 12, 2010

Deadlines District & NMF Milestones

May, 2010 • Meet with NMF staff

• Hear back from the district regarding their conditions

July, 2010 • Create detailed work plan• Apply for Small & Simple

Grant

• District must approve play equipment plan

September, 2010 • Grants awarded• Can now proceed with

finding a designer; project complete within 1 year

October/November, 2010 • Present design to wider community, then refine

• Present final plan, then get bids

Deadlines District & NMF Milestones

Late Fall, 2010 • Find district-approved equipment vendor to provide estimates and design

Winter, 2010 • Present final design• Invite community to

provide feedback• Refine final design

February, 2011 • Apply for Large Project fund ($100K matching); reviewed by citywide review team

April, 2011 • Full proposal for Large Project fund due

July, 2011 • Large Project fund awards announced

Large Project Fund:•Up to $100K•Evaluated by citywide review team•Matching grant

• Physical improvements:

1:1• Non-physical projects (design):

½: 1• Volunteer labor:

valued at $20/hr• Professional services:

max. $75/hr.• Donated materials/supplies:

valued at retail price• Cash

If we were awarded funding from Autism Speaks and Gates PNW, in addition to NMF funding…

The timing is very different

• Next BEX levy vote is 2013• Work would occur on that list of schools between

2014++ and 2020.

• If we don’t make the 2013 list, we might make the following list, potentially slated for a 2019 vote

• Work would occur on that list of schools between construction 2020 through 2026.

When/if we get on a BEX Levy, the entire lower playground would be used as staging—thus we need to build-in some “portability.”

Self Help Team reviews application, sends list of conditions to meet prior to final approval, incl. insurance

2. Submit grant applications to outside agencies

3. Contact authorized play equipment vendors for ideas, prices, and designs

4. Select vendor in accordance with district-approved process

5. Order equipment after district risk management approves

6. Submit plan to district for review/approval

7. Vendors must certify that equipment meets CPS and ASTM standards.

8. The district signs plan as approved; we may order equipment

9. Once district’s conditions are met, district authorizes us to proceed with construction

10. Finalize grant contracts with funders

11. Arrange for district inspection

12. District “accepts” the new playground; becomes district property; district assumes maintenance

13. New playground opens

Heavier teeter totters •benefits low muscle tone

Climbing nets: •coordination of both sides of their bodies.

Tactile variability

Fort/loft: •periphery of the playground is all they can manage•they may, however, be keenly observing everything

• Ideas• Funding• Committee volunteers• Landscape architects• Construction services• Asphalt contractor• Playground designer• Artists• Social media coordinator• Grant writers

Let’s look at some ideas we’ve already heard about from the kids, and those we like.