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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: July 20, 2015 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:15-392 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.J. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY:Debbie Pollart <br />Public Works Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW:David Baum <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE:Staff Report for Resolution To Find that TriActive America Shall Be the Sole <br />Source Supplier for City Park Exercise Equipment <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends that the City Council approve a resolution finding that TriActive America <br />shall be the sole source supplier for park exercise equipment proposed for future renovation <br />and/or new City parks projects. <br />BACKGROUND <br />With funding provided by Alameda County’s Measure WW, renovation of the Par Course in <br />2012 included a new active exercise component, referred to as ‘Venice Beach’. This area <br />includes moving exercise equipment similar to what you would find in a health club or possibly <br />at home, and includes equipment meeting the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) <br />requirements. Given the increasing desire by the public to go out and be active, and the City’s <br />ability to provide park venues that are open to everyone, having exercise equipment installed <br />in existing and/or future park locations provides a benefit to the residents of San Leandro as <br />well as park users in general. <br />Analysis <br />When the opportunity to include exercise equipment as part of the Par Course renovation <br />project presented itself, staff did extensive research and went on a number of field visits to <br />see several manufacturers’ equipment in action and to understand from other cities how <br />extensive maintenance was. Specific to the Par Course venue, staff was interested in <br />equipment that could hold up to the salty marine environment, and also was resistant to <br />vandalism since it would be located in the open (in an unlocked venue). <br />In close work with TriActive America, City staff was able to provide feedback that ultimately <br />resulted in modifications to make the equipment more durable; which the manufacturer made <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 7/14/2015