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5. Are there any play elements or design features that should be included that you aren't seeing in the design or options? 6. What is your age? Approximately a dozen people attended the on-site outreach meeting, three residents provided email input regarding Val Vista Community Park, and 120 people filled out the online questionnaire. The primary comments the City received regarding the playground are summarized here: 1. Playground Option 1, Butterflies, was the preferred option. 80 percent of respondents preferred Option 1. 2. The colorful color scheme was preferred. 77 percent of respondents preferred the colorful color scheme. 3. Benches should be installed. 63 percent of respondents requested adding benches. 4. Monkey bars and other climbing elements should be included. 62 percent of respondents requested monkey bars. 5. Try to make the playground more interconnected. Requested at the on site public outreach meeting. 6. Swings should be incorporated into the design. 8 respondents requested the addition of swings in the comment section of the questionnaire. 7. Include accessible play elements. 6 respondents requested accessible play in the comment section of the questionnaire. 8. Provide shade. 6 respondents requested adding shade in the comment section of the questionnaire. For the questionnaire, most of the respondents were 31-55 years old (57 percent), followed by 55+ years old (19 percent), and 6-12 years old (17 percent). The other age groups consisted of less than 3 percent of the respondents per age group. DISCUSSION The public input was incorporated into the design to the extent feasible per the project budget. The final conceptual design was then presented to the Parks and Recreation Commission on December 7, 2022, for a recommendation. The Parks and Recreation Commission unanimously recommended approving the final conceptual design as presented to the Commission. The final conceptual design recommended by the Parks and Recreation Commission (see Attachment 3) is the option preferred by the public (Option 1), preferred color scheme, and includes additional, monkey bars, more interconnectivity between play equipment, swings at the play area for 5- to 12-year-old children and at the play area for 2- to 5-year-old children, and accessible play elements. Although the design does include shade, additional larger shade structures were not included as the cost of the canopies exceed the budget. Additionally, the large shade trees currently located on the south side of the playground will continue to grow and provide more shade. The Parks Page 3 of 4