2017-29896 Reso RESOLUTION NO. 2017-29896
RESOLUTION TO CHANGE THE PLAYGROUND SURFACE AT ALLISON
PARK FROM ENGINEERED WOOD FIBER TO A POURED-IN-PLACE
RUBBERIZED SURFACE; ADD MORE LANDSCAPING TO THE PARK; AND
TO NOT OPEN THE PARK TO THE PUBLIC UNTIL THESE CHANGES
HAVE BEEN MADE.
WHEREAS, on June 1, 2017, the Parks and Recreation Facilities Board members discussed
the material being placed on the playground at Allison Park; and
WHEREAS, the members of the Parks and Recreation Facilities Board agreed on
recommending a change in the playground surface material at Allison Park from engineered wood
fiber to a poured-in place rubberized surface; and
WHEREAS, this recommendation stems from residents' concerns over ADA accessibility for
patrons with disabilities and community cats interacting with the engineered wood fiber surface.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA that the Mayor and City Commission authorize the
Administration to change the playground surface at Allison Park from engineered wood fiber to
poured-in rubberized surface; add more landscaping to the park; and to not open the park to the
public until these changes have been made.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 7 day of TLIht , 2017.
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MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman
DATE: June 7, 2017
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION TO CHANGE THE PLAYGROUND SURFACE AT ALLISON
PARK FROM ENGINEERED WOOD FIBER TO A POURED-IN-PLACE
RUBBERIZED SURFACE.
ANALYSIS
Please place on the June 7, 2017 City Commission Agenda a Resolution in support
of changing the material for the playground surface at Allison Park over concerns of ADA
accessibility for patrons with disabilities and community cats interacting with the proposed
engineered wood surface.
The Resolution stems from the June 1, 2017 monthly Parks and Recreations Facilities Board
Committee meeting where the committee members discussed the resident concerns and
passed the following motion unanimously:
To change the playground surface at Allison Park from mulch to a poured-in-place
rubberized surface.
The attached resolution provides additional details.
Please contact my office at extension 6437 for additional information.
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Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman
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