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1. Cornerstone Home School Gr. CITY OF CHANHASSEN 7700 Market Boulevard PO Box 147 Chanhassen, MN55317 Administration Phone: 952.227.1100 Fax: 952.227.1110 Building Inspections Phone 952.227.1180 Fax 952.227.1190 Engineering Phone: 952,227.1160 Fax: 952.227.1170 Finance Phone: 952.227.1140 Fax: 952.227.1110 Park & Recreation Phone: 952.227.1120 Fax 952.227.1110 Recreation Center 2310Coulter8oulevard Phone: 952.227.1400 Fax: 952.227.1404 Planning & Natural Resources Phone 952.227.1130 Fax: 952.227.1110 PublicWorl<s 1591 Park Road Phone 952.227.1300 Fax 952.227.1310 Senior Center Phone: 952.227.1125 Fax: 952.227.1110 Web Site www.ci.chanhassen.mn.US í. MEMORANDUM TO: Todd Hoffman, Park and Recreation Director FROM: Jerry Ruegemer, Recreation Superintendent DATE: February 11, 2005 SUBJ: Cornerstone Home School Group During the fall of 2005, fifth graders from the Cornerstone Home School Group participated in the Lego League which challenges teams to build Lego robots that perform specific tasks. As part of the competition, teams had to complete a community research project on accessibility. The Lego team chose Lake Ann Community Park. According to the group, Lake Ann received high marks overall on providing good accessibility to park users. However, through their research, they felt that Lake Ann needed a handicap swing. They are strongly considering purchasing a swing and would like to discuss this with the Park and Recreation Commission. G:\PARK\IERRY\05ComerstoneHomeSchooIGroup.DOC ;£ The City 01 Chanhassen· A growing community with clean lakes, quality schools, a charming downtown, thriving businesses, winding trails, and beautiful parks. A great place to live. work, and play CITY OF CHANllASSEN January 18, 2005 7700 Market Boulevard PO Box 147 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Mr. Charlie Ramler P.O. Box 46673 Eden Prairie, MN 55344 Administration 1'110ne: 952.217.1100 Fax: 951,227.1110 Dear Charlie: Finance Phone: 952.227,1140 Fax: 952.227.1110 On behalf of the City of Chanhassen, I would like to thank Simone, Hunter Graves, Aaron Schmitz, Zachary Toews, Timothy Zalusky, and you for performing research on ha.i.:m;¡¡~;i,¡;¡;cessibility at Lake Ann Park. The city is always interested in hearing feedback about our parks relating to accessibility. Since the inception of ADA requirements, park facilities and amenities were built to comply with these specifications; however, oyer the years regulations can change. The city has been proactive in addressiiìgproblems of accessibility and we appreciate your thorough review of Lake Mi). Binding Inspections 1'11000: 952.227,1180 Fax: 952,227.1190 Engineering 1'11000: 952,227.1160 Fax: 952,227,11/0 Pari<' Recreation Phone: 952,227.1120 Fax: 952,227.1110 Recreation Center 2310 Coulter BotJlevard Phone: 952.227.1400 Fax: 951.227.14{J4 Your ideas and sugge¡¡.tions are welcomed and we will investigate thern further. Just to let yon knQw, ~Park Maì¡1tenance staff has already begun to build additional hándicápped p'icrUc tàÌ;)tes and maqy disCùssions have already been held on surfacing in Lake Ann Park. Througl:r Ihe years we have added a lot of hard surfacing, which created new opportunities for our custorners with disabilities. Planning & Natural Resources Phone: 951.227.1130 Fax: 952.227.1110 The city would welcome your group to meet with the Park & Recreation Commission to discuss new projects, such as adding a handicapped swing to the playgrounds at Lake Arin.· PleàS.èletme know if you would like to pursue this. Public WoIIIs 1591 Park Road 1'110n,: 952,227.1300 Fax: 951.227.1310 I applaud your dedication and follow tlírough on the handicapped accessibility project. It was a pleasure' meeting with your group and I wish you luck at the state tournament on January 22nd. Senior Cenler Phone: 952.227.1125 Fax: 952,227.1110 Web Site 'MWt'.ci,chanhassen.mn.US Jerry Recreation Superintendent JR:k G:\P ARK\JERRY\ramler.doc The City 01 Chanhassen . A growing community with clean lakes, quality schools, a charming downtown, thriving businesses, winding trails, and beautiful parks. A great place to live, work, and play, November 19,2004 FiECEIVED JAN 0 6 (OTiS CITY OF C HANHASSEN Mayor Furlong and City Council Members City Hall 7700 Market Boulevard Chanhassen, MN 55317 Dear Mr. Mayor and City Council Members: We are a part of a 5th grade homeschool FIRST Lego League team, Lego League challenges us each year to build Lego robots to perform designated tasks, and we compete against other teams in Minnesota. Part of our challenge this year is to research handicap accessibility at a public place within our community. We chose Lake Ann Park as our team's research area, We went to different places in the park and tried to locate both good and bad accessible areas, We found both. We think that you did a great job of making most of the park handicap accessible. It is very good that there are paths leading to most of the areas of the park. The rubber mats are great, except that they lead to a baby swing. A person who is handicapped couldn't swing in that swing. The fishing dock has a railing piece cut out so people in wheelchairs can fish. We really liked that. The park has two handicap accessible picnic tables. There were lots of handicap parking spots. The bathroom door widths, sink and toilet heights and distances were good. The pay phone has an amplifier for those people with hearing problems. Overall, we found Lake Ann Park to be very handicap accessible, However, we have some suggestions for improving handicap accessibility at the park: · Add more handicap accessible picnic tables, and put one down by the beach with a path leading to it · Add automatic doors and pull handles to the bathrooms. It is very difficult to get into the bathrooms, especially the women's. We actually checked this out with a borrowed wheelchair! · Fill in the 4" gap between the beach path and the ramp to the dock. A wheelchair could easily overturn or get stuck in that gap, Also, install cheek rails on the ramp and the dock for safety. · Lower the public phone by three inches, and add Braille numbers, We measured the phone height and found that the phone is a little too high for someone in a wheelchair because although they can reach the numbers, they can't reach the coin slot. ..