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From YouTube: McLean Playground Design Meeting #2
Description
December 13, 2022
A
I'm
the
project
manager
for
Boston
parks
for
the
improvements
to
Mclean
playground,
and
it
looks
like
we
have
at
least
at
this
point
kind
of
a
small
group
here,
but
I'll
take
you
through
the
through
the
introductions
and
then
turn
it
over
to
our
design
consultant
team,
Crowley
Cottrell,
but
first
I
want
to
thank
everybody
for
giving
us
time
on
this
Tuesday
night.
We
really
appreciate
it
and
we
know
that
the
playground
means
a
lot
to
that
community
and
the
Excel
Academy
next
door.
A
So
the
project
team
for
Boston
Parks
is
me.
Nate
Frazee
has
been
kind
enough
to
back
me
up
because
I've
been
in
and
out
a
little
bit.
Christine
brandeo
is
with
our
she's
our
Outreach
coordinator
and
is
so
we're
so
grateful
to
her
for
Manning
this
meeting
and
then
natal
Natalia
Benitez
is
the
office
of
Neighborhood,
Services,
rep
and
I.
A
A
B
Thanks
Annie
glad
to
be
here
tonight,
everyone
I'm
suffering
from
a
little
bit
of
a
cold.
So
if
you
hear
that
on
my
voice,
it's
I
apologize
for
that
we
did
want
to
sort
of
bring
folks
through
the
park
process.
So
far,
we
are
at
our
second
public
meeting
event
this
evening.
But
what
has
come
before
us?
B
So
we
had
a
kickoff
meeting
in
October
and
then
we
actually
had
an
engagement
session
with
some
of
you
folks
from
the
neighborhood
where
we
met
together
and
we
went
through
potential
options
and
really
listened
to
you
all
about
what
was
working.
What's
not
working
at
the
site,
and
so
a
lot
of
what
we
heard
at
the
meeting
in
October
is
part
of
this
presentation.
As
far
as
the
things
that
we've
considered
I
hope
that
anybody
who's
on
this
call
tonight
has
taken
our
online
opinion
survey.
B
We
can,
in
that,
that's
something
that's
still
online
and
live
and
we'll
be
closing
it
soon,
but
something
to
just
let
you
all
know
and
then
some
other
things
that
we've
been
doing
out
on
site.
There's
been
topographic
surveying
done
on
the
site
to
get
all
of
our
base,
Maps
correct
and
we're
in
the
process
of
now
getting
a
specifically
an
arborist
to
come
and
to
not
only
assess
the
trees
but
to
in
the
the
near
future.
B
Do
some
tree
work
so
tonight
we're
here
at
this
public
meeting
where
we're
going
to
be
giving
some
options
and
then
going
forward
our
schedule
really.
Is
that
we'll
be
coming
back
to
you
later
in
the
winter,
with
a
final
plan?
That's
based
on
feedback
that
we
have
tonight
and
then
we'll
start
doing
construction
documents
so
that
we
can
start
construction
in
the
summer.
B
So
at
the
meeting
that
we
had
in
October,
we
wanted
to
just
go
through
what
we
heard
from
Folks
at
the
community
meeting.
There
were
some
very
cons.
You
know,
there's
consensus,
sending
around
what
needed
what
needs
to
happen
here.
What
people
were
interested
in
seeing
and
some
of
those
things
were-
you
know,
concerns
about
visibility
and
so
the
opportunity,
through
this
project,
to
increase
visibility
from
the
street
into
the
park.
B
And
so
we
have
this
opportunity
here
where
this
is
not
specifically
a
schoolyard,
but
it
does
serve
the
function
of
providing
open
space
to
the
public
and
to
the
school
at
the
same
time.
So
some
of
the
things
are
similar
that
they
were
interested
in
hearing
are
seeing
in
this
Improvement
project.
So
one
of
the
big
things
that
they
use
within
the
space
is
the
open,
Asphalt
areas.
So
they
wanted
those
areas
improved
because
they'll
bring
out
Nets
or
they'll
have
games
and
other
things
that
are
really.
B
So
I
want
to
quick
just
walk
through
the
existing
conditions
of
the
site
and
get
everybody
oriented
to
the
plans
that
you'll
see
moving
forward.
This
is
the
orientation
that
we'll
be
showing,
so
we
have
Bennington
street
at
the
bottom
of
the
page
and
Saratoga
Street
at
the
top
Excel
Academy
as
the
neighbor
to
the
right
and
then
some
residential
neighbors
to
the
left.
B
B
B
B
So
we
like
to
show
schemes
and
we
are
going
to
quickly
show
three
schemes
and
then
we
do
want
to
hear
feedback
from
everybody.
One
of
the
primary
things
that
we
want
to
hear
tonight
really
has
to
do
with
the
composition
of
the
types
of
spaces
and
where
they
are
on
site.
We
will
get
into
some
of
the
details
of
things
like
play:
equipment
or
seating
walls,
fences
other
things
as
we
move
forward,
but
this
diagram
really
is
just
to
show
the
overall
program
and
what
fits
into
the
space.
B
So
one
of
the
things
in
the
scheme,
one.
This
is
very
similar
to
the
way
in
which
the
site
is
used
right
now,
with
one
quadrant
being
basketball,
we're
looking
at
improving
and
maintaining
a
flexible
open
space
on
this
side
of
the
park
and
then
really
looking
at
the
long
narrow
area
that
runs
along
Bennington
street
as
an
area
where
we
can
have
playground
and
a
little
bit
of
A,
Gathering
Spot
or
a
Plaza.
B
B
So
what
you're
seeing
here
is
the
long
narrow
play
equipment
that
does
fit
between
trees
and
planting
beds
to
keep
them
viable
and
growing,
as
well
as
safety
surfacing.
We
have
we're
showing
here
also
along
Bennington
Street,
the
opportunities
for
some
dining
tables,
picnic
tables
areas
to
gather
so
imagining
that
there's,
maybe
passive,
Recreation
adults,
other
folks
that
are
gathering
while
children
play
and
then
the
rest
of
this.
This
site
is
pretty
simple.
We
are
keeping
and
maintaining
this
open
space
as
a
flexible,
open
space.
B
There's
some
of
the
things
that
we
are
trying
to
do.
We
are
keeping
and
maintaining
a
curb
area
between
basketball
and
this
open
play
area,
but
we
are
improving
that
flexible
play
area
by
taking
down
benches
and
fences
that
break
up
the
space
in
the
middle.
We
would
be
doing
some
kind
of
Paving
for
these
trees
so
that
you
can
still
use
this
space
up
and
down
on
the
page,
so
I
think
I'll
move
on
to
the
next
scheme.
B
Again,
though,
we
are
thinking
that
that
the
sides
on
Bennington
and
Saratoga
would
be
fenced
within
Gates
that
a
double
gate
here
on
the
side,
so
that
potentially
folks
have
need
to
bring
bigger
pieces
of
equipment
like
from
Excel
Academy
can
come
in
through
the
backside
and
the
single
pedestrian
gate
in
through
the
middle.
Here.
B
This
is
just
some
of
the
visualizations
through
precedent
images
of
what
things
might
look
like
so
before
I
move
on
to
the
next
game.
You
know
thinking
about
climbing
some
sort
of
sculptural
piece,
this
long
linear
play
structure
which
might
have
slides
and
climbing
towers,
and
maybe
some
net
or
other
balancing
pieces
again.
Looking
at
having
some
kind
of
picnic
table
and
then
really
in
this
area
that
we're
calling
the
open
play
area,
we
would
think
about
and
consider
what
that
surfacing
is.
Is
it
asphalt?
Is
it
some
something?
B
Again,
we
have
the
opportunity
to
mix
up
how
we
think
about
the
enclosure
to
the
park
and
in
this
scheme
we
are
still
showing
a
fence
that
would
run
along
the
playground
on
Bennington,
but
thinking
maybe
you
would
still
like
to
keep
a
little
bit
of
enclosure
on
the
on
the
back
side.
So
I
want
to
hear
about
that
with
whether
or
not
walls
and
a
gate
here
is
still
something
that
might
be
something
we
would
consider
so
for
this
scheme
just
to
walk
you
through
it.
B
What
we
can
do
in
in
this
scheme
is
redirect
the
entrance
to
the
park,
and
so
what
we're
showing
here
is
that
the
entrance
would
actually
be
off
to
the
side
and
what
that
does
for
us
when
we
remove
this
wall,
is
it
actually
gives
us
the
ability
to
have
a
piece
of
play
equipment?
That's
not
just
a
long
linear
piece.
B
This
area
in
the
middle
is
something
we
want
to
point
out
to
you.
We
do
think
that
it
would
be
interesting
to
create
a
playful,
multi-leveled
seating
area
along
the
middle
here,
and
our
thinking
here
is
that
it
then
becomes
platforms
for
either
performance
or
for
just
sitting
to
watch
a
game
of
basketball
or
sitting
to
watch
play
events
that
might
happen
in
this
open
play
area.
B
We
are
in
this
in
in
this
scheme,
thinking
about
taking
out
the
two
trees
that
are
in
the
middle
of
this
area
to
really
open
the
space
up.
So
what
we
would
say
we
would
do
for
that
is
if
we
were
to
be
allowed
to
do
that.
There's
some
concern
about
the
trees
when
we
get
the
assessment
from
the
arborist,
we'll
know
a
little
bit
more
about
the
viability
of
those
two
trees.
B
This
lower
image
is
what
we're
thinking
about
for
this
centerpiece.
So
again,
if
we
were
to
fill
the
centerpiece
with
a
piece
of
equipment,
and
that
was
made
possible
by
changing
the
the
entrance
by
removing
the
walls.
It
gives
us
the
opportunity
to
have
a
lot
more
play
opportunities
for
a
lot
more
kids.
At
the
same
time,
because
you
can
can
get
a
larger
piece
of
equipment,
so
I'm
going
to
move
to
scheme
three
now
so
again.
This
is
this.
B
This
is
the
the
diagram
that
shows
how
things
are
zoned
in
this
idea,
and
in
this
idea
we
thought
about
making
the
basketball
court
actually
a
little
bit
smaller
right
now.
The
basketball
court
is
a
an
adult
or
professional
size,
basketball,
court
and
high
school
or
middle
school
size.
Basketball
courts
are
actually
about
10
feet,
smaller
end
to
end.
B
B
What
this
does
is
that
it's
that
flexible,
open
space
is
not
just
a
single
space,
but
there's
several
different
spaces.
We'll
show
you
what
that
looks
like,
so
what
you're
getting
what
you're
seeing
in
this
scheme
is
that
the
playground
is
in
the
middle
of
the
park
farther
away
from
tree
roots
a
little
bit
more
flexibility
as
far
as
the
shape
of
the
equipment
that
we
can
fit
in
here
we
do
have
these
two
small
picnic
areas
on
either
end
of
this
linear
space
on
Bennington
Street.
B
We
have
removed
barriers
in
this
game.
We
would
want
to
remove
all
the
barriers
between
basketball
and
the
other
play
areas
and
and
create
a
grade.
That's
flatter
throughout.
Here
so
that
there's
even
movement,
and
so
we
are
keeping
the
walls
in
this
game
on
Bennington
and
Saratoga
and
adding
Gates
and
part
of
the
reason
why
we
can
do
that
is
so
so
that
we
can
raise
the
grade
and
and
invest
money
into
really
raising
the
grade
and
and
having
some
new
drainage
opportunities
within
within
the
space.
B
The
I
guess.
The
last
thing
that
I
want
to
point
out
about
this
is
the
track
that
we've
put
in
by
shrinking
the
basketball
court
to
that
high
school
or
middle
school
size.
We
would
be
able
to
put
in
some
sort
of
track
that
could
be
used
as
a
trike
track
or
that's
used
as
a
little
bit
of
a
walking
Loop.
B
But
you
can
also
see
here
that
we're
maintaining
all
of
the
trees
on
the
site
and
still
have
little
rooms
for
occupation,
and
so
what
might
that
look
like?
Well
again,
we
could
have
another
big
climbing
structure
in
the
middle
here,
something
that's
large,
that
that
fits
really
only
in
a
couple
spots
on
the
site,
so
really
taking
up
this
area
for
a
larger
piece
of
play,
equipment
we're
just
showing
in
this
middle
image
here
what
a
track
might
look
like.
B
B
B
B
B
D
E
Hi
everyone
hi,
my
name-
is
Jessica
Curtis
I
live
at
742,
Saratoga
Street.
So
this
is
a
very
exciting
development
and
I
love
that
you're
keeping
the
trees
I'm,
really
glad
to
see
that
I
think
you
were
asking
and
what
are
priorities
are
for
this
space.
I
have
an
eight-year-old
and
I
have
a
three-year-old,
and
the
three-year-old
has
a
condition
that
limits
his
Mobility.
So
I
love
the
idea
of
incorporating
a
playground
and
was
curious,
because
we
also
have
cunio
playground,
which
is
very
close
to
us
as
well.
E
So
I
was
curious
about
the
ages.
You
were
thinking
of
targeting
for
this
playground.
I
think
we
may
have
a
need
in
the
immediate
Community
for
something
for
slightly
older
kids
and
then
also
was
curious
if
you
had
thought
about
incorporating
playground,
design
elements
that
are
more
all-inclusive
I'm
thinking
of
the
Lamson
playground
in
Jeffrey's
point,
which
is
more
uses
more
of
a
model
where
kids
can
sort
of
climb
up
a
hill.
E
E
B
Those
are
I
tried
to
write
down
all
your
questions,
Jessica,
so
I'm
going
to
try
to
answer
them
one
at
a
time
so
Within
traditional
playground,
products.
There
are
typically
two
to
five
year
old
products
and
then
there's
five
to
twelve,
and
we
are
really
trying
to
focus
on
the
five
to
twelve
because
of
the
other
offerings
that
are
in
the
neighborhood.
B
So
what
we
would
be
looking
for
is
that
5
to
12
age
group
as
far
as
mounding
or
Mobility,
one
of
the
big
things
that
we
have
coming
up
is
really
looking
at
the
tree
assessment
and
figuring
out
how
much
we
can
do
and
without
affecting
the
trees
in
a
negative
way.
And
so
I
would
say
that
just
off
the
cuff,
the
concern
with
adding
in
a
lot
of
topography
into
a
site
like
this
is
not
the
greatest
thing
for
the
existing
treats
so
we're
gonna.
B
F
We
love
that
Park
as
it
is,
and
this
is
going
to
make
things
just
so
much
more
exciting
for
the
kids
and
all
three
schemes.
Look
really
fantastic
to
me
honestly.
So
thank
you
for
all
the
hard
work,
I
think
just
to
give
some
background.
We
do
have
currently
we're
not
using
that
part
of
the
park.
That's
along
bettington
Street.
We
direct
students
away
from
that
right
now,
so
I
think.
F
If
we
utilize
that
as
a
play
structure
area,
we
would
be
able
to
kind
of,
like
cautiously
add
students
to
that
space
when
we
needed
to
some
of
our
older
kids,
probably
wouldn't
need
to
use
that
space,
and
so
we
could
direct
them
away
from
it,
and
so,
especially
if
there's
a
gate
system.
I
think
that
would
help
us
with
the
flow
of
traffic
for
students
and
just
to
make
sure
that
we're
like
maintaining
that
space.
F
So
having
more
open
space
tends
to
be
helpful
to
give
them
some.
You
know
places
to
to
Really,
spread
out
and
play
and
have
a
good
time.
So
I
don't
have
a
strong
preference,
but
I
would
say
that
all
three
seem
really
useful
and
have
a
definite
merits
and
overall,
we're
just
really
excited
to
see
the
space
get
upgraded.
B
So
I
should
say
not
only
to
you
Samantha,
but
to
anybody
who
has
comments.
There
are
a
lot
of
things
within
each
scheme
that
are
kind
of
mix
and
match
so
for
folks
in
the
community.
If
we
hear
that
that
people
like
One
Thing
versus
another,
you
know
the
the
fact
that
walking,
Loop
or
a
track
in
and
around
the
basketball
court
and
through
the
open
play
area
might
be
good
for
Excel
Academy
that
doesn't
necessarily
only
have
to
stay
in
scheme
three.
B
We
could
incorporate
shrinking
the
court
and
doing
doing
that
Loop
path
into
the
other
schemes,
so
I
just
want
anybody
who's
who's
on
this
call
who
has
been
thinking
about
these
things,
we're
not
necessarily
saying
you
have
to
take
scheme
three
in
its
entirety.
If
you
like
certain
things
about
it.
So
thank
you
for
your
comments.
Samantha.
A
D
All
right,
I
was
wondering,
has
the
parks
department
or
the
Team,
the
design
team
analyzed
like
in
section
in
scheme
one.
You
have
a
kind
of
a
seating
area
next
to
the
playground
in
cunio
park,
which
was
recently
redone.
There
is
a
similar
layout
and
maybe
some
people
on
the
call
can
speak
to
this.
Is
it
I?
D
D
I
do
like
the
whole
I,
like
everything
and
I,
look
forward
to
seeing
how
the
designs
get
refined
based
on
the
tree
analysis
and
I.
Guess.
I
would
only
just
comment
that
I
hope
that
all
the
finishes
and
can
be
top
quality.
You
know
wrought
iron
gates
to
match
a
lot
of
the
historic
fencing
in
the
neighborhood
just
down
the
street
at
the
historic
Cemetery
and
also
at
Colonial
Park
and
the
Jewish
cemetery.
So
thanks
very
much
I'm
excited
about
this
project.
C
B
You
I
can
speak
a
little
bit
to
the
just
the
comments
about
having
you
know,
tables
and
chairs,
and
things
within
the
the
playground
area.
I
mean
in
all
of
these.
We
have
some
benches
throughout,
so
that
we
find
that
it's
always
helpful
if
there
are
comfortable
places
for
parents
or
grandparents
or
whoever
the
adults
in
charge
is
to
be
there
with
kids
to
have
a
place
to
congregate
themselves,
and
so
we
do
in
any
of
these
scenarios,
try
to
incorporate
some
of
these
things.
B
I
think
one
of
the
things
that
we
see
about
the
front
area
along
Bennington
street
is
that
there
is
a
lot
of
tree
cover
and
a
lot
of
shade.
I
was
out
there
with
Annie
and
Jessica,
and
my
design
team
this
summer
on
a
really
hot
day,
and
it
is
pretty
incredible
what
those
trees
do
as
far
as
Cooling
and
so
to
provide
Gathering
underneath
there,
whether
it's
benches,
which
we
show
in
in
all
schemes
or
if
it's
tables
and
chairs.
We
think
it's
really
important.
B
D
B
Appreciate
that
comment,
I
will
say
that
the
reason
why
we
did
that
along
this
area
between
the
basketball
and
the
Open
Play
space
in
option,
two
is
because
we
did
observe
the
middle
schoolers
before
and
after
school
hanging
out
on
an
area
that
does
actually
have
a
it's
a
currently
a
concrete
box
that
houses
some
utilities,
and
that
was
one
of
the
areas
that
was
was
being
hung
out
on,
and
so
it
does
provide
an
opportunity
for.
For
more
of
that,.
B
C
So
for
the
first
scheme,
first
of
all,
I-
definitely
love
keeping
in
the
trees.
The
trees
are
absolutely
beautiful
and
I
love
them
in
all
four
seasons.
So
maintaining
them
would
be
my
absolute
top
priority
as
well.
For
the
first
scheme,
I
was
gonna.
Ask
if
it
would
be,
if
at
all
possible,
to
switch
the
picnic
area
with
the
play
area.
Just
because
that's
going
to
be
a
lot
of
noise
right
below
my
living
room
window.
C
C
But
I
do
like
keeping
in
scheme.
One
I
do
like
keeping
the
open,
flexible
area,
because
there
isn't
really
a
safe
area
in
this
little
area
for
for
bike
riding
and
for
scootering
for
little
ones,
so
I
have
a
seven-year-old
and
a
three-year-old
and
they're
learning
how
to
ride
their
bikes,
and
it's
just
really
nice
to
have
this
particular
park
next
to
us,
because
it's
safe
to
just
kind
of
toddle
around
and
not
worry
about
getting
hit
by
a
an
adult,
bicyclist
or
a
car.
C
So
I
do
like
that
in
scheme.
One
for
number
two
I
had
a
question
about
the
the
benches
in
the
middle
is
for
the
seating
in
the
middle.
Would
that
be
raised
in
such
a
way
where,
like
Excel,
would
be
able
to
would
or
would
not
be
able
to
monitor
both
sides?
Well
like
would
they
would
they
have?
You
know
kind
of
a
an
easy
vantage
point,
or
would
it
be
raised
up?
B
C
Okay,
okay
and
then
yeah
just
with
scheme
two
just
having
the
play
area
kind
of
run
under
my
window.
That
is
a
very
dark
area
when
pretty
much
all
seasons,
it's
very
dark,
even
when
the
leaves
are
gone.
Just
because
of
how
the
the
Sun
Falls
it
tends
to
be
the
place
where
people
kind
of
do,
Shady
things
so
I
think
kind
of
having
having
that
more
well-lit
in
either
space
would
be
probably
my
recommendation.
C
Most
people
like
to
to
hide
in
there
too
commit
all
kinds
of
things
for
scheme.
Three
I
really
really
like
the
The
Walking
path.
I.
Think
that
having
that
delineated
line
is
amazing
and
I
think
that
again,
like
with
my
concerns
with
having
a
place
to
ride
bikes
and
walk
I,
think
that's
really
great
and
I
think
if
it's
all
kind
of
at
the
same
level,
it'd
be
really
wonderful
to
to
for
me
as
a
parent
just
to
walk
along
that
path.
C
He's
big
enough
for
a
bigger
climate
structure,
that's
different
from
the
other
playgrounds
in
the
neighborhood,
so
I
think
that's
really
great.
I
do
want
to
comment,
though,
that
there
are
a
lot
of
adults
who
use
the
basketball
court
year-round
like
it's.
It's
pretty
much
filled
with
adults
from
sun
up
to
sundown
or
even
past
Sundown,
really
in
the
summertime,
and
so
I
would
say
that
the
basketball
court
is
mostly
used
by
adults
for
the
greater
portion
of
the
year
and
so
I
mean
I'm,
not
sure
if
that
really
affects
the
size.
C
C
B
B
C
B
Writing
for
the
wall,
preservation
or
or
restoration
I
did
want
to
say
one
thing
about
the
concerns
about
the
the
drainage
in
towards
your
house
in
the
front
corner,
and
then
in
all
of
these
schemes,
we
are
really
looking
at
how,
when
we
redo
Paving,
that
we
can
improve
the
the
drainage
both
at
the
basketball
court
and
this
front,
this
front
section
of
the
park,
and
so
it
is
a
it
is.
What
fixing
the
drainage
is,
something
that
will
be
integral
to
the
improvements
that
go
along
in
the
park.
G
Yes,
I
think
in
in
looking
at
this
I.
Oh,
we
have
a
preference
for
scheme
two,
but
a
couple
of
questions
and
I
think
Naomi
touched
upon
it
with
the
the
clarification
from
the
arborist
on
the
trees,
because
I
think
that's
the
one
that
might
possibly
remove
the
mature
trees
that
are
there
and
I
think
when
we
did
the
site
visit.
I,
think
everybody
liked
the
trees
and
the
benefit
that
they
do
provide,
but
certainly
looking
at
some
of
them.
G
We
knew
that
some
of
them
were
not
in
the
best
of
shape,
and
some
of
them
were
probably
going
to
need
to
be
removed
and
put
them
out
of
their
misery.
So
hopefully
the
arborist,
you
know,
looks
at
some
of
them
that
that
might
have
to
be
removed
here
in
scheme
two
to
be
able
to
do
that
without
feeling
guilty
that
we're
removing
a
tree
that
you
know
is
providing,
as
you
say,
much
shade,
and
to
that
area,
as
well
as
helping
to
cool
things
down.
B
Of
the
things
a
couple
things
about
that,
so
we
do
have
the
arborist
who's
going
to
be
coming
sometime
this
winter
and
actually
do
a
lot
of
pruning,
which
will
seem
like
they're
cutting
a
lot.
But
the
trees
have
a
lot
of
what's
called
Deadwood
in
them,
which
is
just
branches
that
don't
actually
aren't
viable
anymore.
That
don't
have
leaves
there's
still
plenty
of
viable
branches
that
do
have
leaves,
but
they're
going
to
come
and
do
safety
pruning
and
Deadwood
pruning.
B
And
really,
if
you
can
see
my
screen
in
the
little
hand,
that
I
have
the
difference
between
schemes.
One
and
two
are
just
contemplating
taking
out
those
two
trees
that
are
kind
of
in
the
middle
of
the
space.
The
rest
of
the
trees
are
ones
that
we
think
are
viable
unless
we
hear
differently
during
the
arborists,
you
know
more
in-depth
assessment
scheme.
2
is
really
just
looking
at
taking
out
those
true
two
trees
in
the
middle,
and
then
we
were
adding
in
new
trees
on
the
side.
H
I
want
to
jump
in
real,
quick
too,
because
when
they
do
come
in
and
do
their
pruning
this
winter,
that
tree
will
not
be
removed
in
that
process,
because
they're
still
going
to
be
doing
additional
testing
on
the
viability
of
that.
So
if
early
January,
you
see
them
come
in
and
prune
and
that
tree
Still
Remains,
that
does
not
mean
that
it
was
determined
to
be
long
term.
It
just
means
it
hasn't.
Had
the
full
evaluation
done
yet
plus
great
to
hear
from
you
again
skip
too.
G
Yeah
good
good
to
see
you
Nathan
right.
The
I
know
that
the
the
park
is
designed
for
the
5
to
12
year
olds
and
and
that's
great
because
I
think
kunio
park.
Has
you
know
the
younger
folks
there,
but
I
think
as
as
Brit
had
alluded
to
the
park
is
used
by
teenagers
and
adults,
and
so,
if
the
intention
is
to
remove
them
from
the
park,
then
maybe
going
with
scheme
three
and
the
reduction
of
the
basketball
court
is
the
way
to
go.
G
And
then
this
way
here
you
won't
have
people.
You
know,
because
they'll
want
a
full
court
to
be
able
to
play
back.
You
know
to
play
basketball
there,
whereas
you
say
that
the
students
you
know
play
in
a
in
a
smaller
Court
and
and
I,
don't
know,
I
think
it
does
provide
for
adults
as
well
as
teens
in
terms
of
playing
basketball
there,
and
you
know
for
folks
here,
I
mean
I,
see
Brit.
G
There
has
made
a
comment
about
the
the
noise
Park
you
know,
but
that
that's
a
ways
away
from
here
in
terms
of
the
the
basketball.
So
so,
if
that
is
the
case
in
terms
of
the
five
to
twelve
I,
think
that
you
know
you
know
as
a
deterrent
to
having
other
people
using
the
core
it
other
than
what
it's
intended
for
then,
maybe
going
with
the
smaller
Court
would
be
the
way
to
go
in
terms
of
you
know
that
particular
that
there
yeah.
B
B
B
I
would
ask
this,
and
maybe
this
is
something
that
Annie
or
Nate
can
respond
to
as
far
as
in
the
city
of
Boston,
because
there
are
Trends
in
other
communities
to
putting
in
those
High,
School
sized
or
middle
school
and
high
school
sized
courts
instead
of
the
full
adult
size
courts,
because
those
actually
are
used
more
often
because
typically
adults
we
will
play
on
those
as
well.
Most
adults
never
get
farther
in
their
in
their
basketball
careers
than
High
School.
B
So
you
know
so
it's
it's
not
as
often
as
people
want
to
play
those
full
courts,
so
we've
actually
found
in
other
communities
that
they
do
downsize
them
just
so
that
they
can
have
other
amenities
going
on
and
it
doesn't
necessarily
eliminate
the
adult
play.
But
I
would
ask
that
that
to
the
city
of
Boston
to
see
if
that's
something
that
they
there
they
would
be
concerned
about
in
this
community.
H
Sure,
and
and
I
actually
manage
various
courts
city-wide,
so
I
I
oversee
Court
Renovations
throughout
the
entire
city.
We
do
have
plenty
of
courts
that
are
at
this
84
foot
length
that
still
host
and
have
men's
league
basketball
games
at
them.
So
the
reduction
of
this
of
this
size
would
not
impact
or
or
Nest.
G
That
is
a
nice
feature,
especially
if
people
wanted
to
walk
and
when
I
say
that
I'm
talking
about
adults
or
you
know
folks
that
you
know
we're
looking
to
to
do
laps
kind
of
thing
or,
for
you
know,
kids
that
are
learning
how
to
ride
their
bike
or
whatever
I,
don't
know
how
wide
that
is,
but
but
I
think
that
that
you
know
would
be.
You
know
nice
nice,
for
the
kids
to
have.
G
And
I
guess
you
know,
my
last
comment
has
to
do
with
the
the
wall
and
the
on
the
side
where
the
houses
are
and
and
I
know,
Naomi
you're
talking
about
maybe
CPA
providing
some
Grant
monies
there
I
just
wanted
to
try
to
understand
what
you
were
thinking.
What
already
exists
there
now
with
regards
to
the
fence?
B
I
think
we
need
to
study
it
a
little
further,
but
the
idea
being
that
the
the
brick
wall
remains
yes
and
then
that
we
do
look
at
better
fence.
You
know
fencing
on
top
so
replacing
the
fence.
That's
there
sorry,
my
voice
that
replacing
the
fence
with
a
better
option
on
the
top
I,
don't
know
how
high
we
can
go.
B
G
B
I
think
that
when
I
use
the
word
netting
I
was
thinking
it
would
either
be
fence
or
netting
I
wasn't
necessarily
thinking
that
there
was
fence
and
netting
again
I.
Think
we
need
to
study
that
in
detail.
But
what
I'm
hearing
you
say
is
that
there's
it's
it's
not
basketballs
that
are
going
over.
It's
other
use
of
other
other
balls
like
soccer
or
other
things.
Is
that
correct?
Yes,
okay,
I
think
we
just
need
to
take
that
into
consideration
for
sure.
B
G
H
F
Yeah,
thank
you.
I
just
realized
I
wanted
to
add
one
more
point,
which
was
we
do
have
students
with
Ada
compliant
requirements
and
I'm
sure
that's
a
part
of
your
planning
process
as
well,
but
we
would
love
to
see.
We
have
had
three
electric
wheelchair
students
using
electric
wheelchairs
within
the
park.
They
can
navigate
the
current
Park
really
well
and
so
I
expect
that
won't
be
any
different
going
forward,
but
excited
to
see
how
the
ADA
compliance
will
play
a
role
here.
B
H
And
that's
a
good
transition,
because
that
was
exactly
one
of
the
comments
that
that
Jessica
made
as
well
hitting
right
on
universal
access
and,
as
Naomi
said,
you
know
we
strive
for
as
much
as
possible.
That
doesn't
always
mean
that
we
can
have
everything,
but
we
as
much
as
the
site
site
allows.
We
strive
for
to
make
sure
it's
successful
and
so
just
going
through.
There
was
some
comments
about
lighting
and
the
lights
that
are
currently.
H
There
are
up
inside
the
tree,
canopies
as
I'm
sure
you're
all
aware.
So
when,
when
they're
fully
leafed
out
in
the
summer,
you
know
even
if
they're
working
they
would
be
inside
tree,
canopy
we'll
be
looking
at
doing
lighting
there.
That's
appropriately
scaled
as
well
as
with
shields,
so
that
we're
not
casting
light
into
any
of
the
adjacent
homes
and
then
there
continuing
to
scroll
all
the
way
back.
There
was
with
some
of
the
questions
about
seeding.
H
B
H
H
If
you
ever
played
in
a
very
old
gym,
you
always
lost
the
sides
in
the
three-point
line
that
was
cut
off
here
when
we
shrink
our
courts.
What
we're
shrinking
is
is
the
center
of
it
right,
so
you're
still
going
to
have
the
same
playability
under
the
basketball
under
the
hoop
in
in
the
key.
It's
just
going
to
be
a
little
bit
shorter
in
the
middle,
so
yeah
Skip
and
Dottie
foreign.
G
H
H
G
Is
the
is
the
concern
with
that?
They
that
that
it
has
to
do
with
the
unlocking
and
the
Locking
and
and
the
Staffing
and
whatnot,
because
I
think
that
I
know
that
you
know
the
neighbors
there
like
it?
Punio
have
committed
to
you,
know,
opening
and
closing
that
you
know
and
maybe
like
with
cunio
and
this
park
here.
Maybe
a
park
committee
could
be
established.
A
G
H
Yeah
and
that's
that's
a
good
point,
I
I
always
advocate
for
friends
groups,
you
guys
are
the
eyes
and
the
ears
and
and
at
our
Parks,
much
more
than
than
our
staff
is
so
you're
able
to
keep
on
things
and
be
much
faster
response
on
on
app
issues
do
arise,
so
Christine
who
we
do
have
on
the
call
in
our
contact
was
listed
earlier
is,
is
the
primary
contact
for
our
department
for
establishing
friends
groups
which
our
friends
groups
can
be
at
varying
levels.
It
can
just
be.
H
What
I
would
say
in
terms
of
locking
this
is
that
our
gates
will
have
a
lock
component
of
it.
So
if
it
does
turn
out
to
be
a
major
issue,
we
can
revisit
it,
but
most
likely
we
would
at
least
try
and
have
it
be
more
open
at
the
beginning,
and
then
we
can
kind
of
evaluate,
as
as
people
are
using
the
park.
C
Sorry,
yeah
I
definitely
think
having
some
sort
of
gate,
whether
it
be
a
short
like
Pony
sized
I,
don't
know
what
the
phrases
but
just
some
sort
of
short
gate
that
you
can
just
unlatch.
You
know
you
know,
or
you
know,
a
a
seven-year-old
can
do.
That
would
would
be
fine,
I
think
having
some
sort
of
gate
is
is
helpful
for
keeping
like
we
there's
a
lot
of
mopeds
that
come
through
at
night
at
like
midnight
or
when
I
am
or
or
motorcycle
full-on.
C
B
I
think
that
we
were
taking
that
into
consideration
by
putting
Gates
on
both
streets.
I
think
the
other
thing
that
we
were
doing
in
most
of
the
schemes
was
also
staggering:
the
entrances
so
that
they're
not
just
perfectly
lined
up
with
each
other
anymore
yeah.
They
might
be
offset
a
little
bit
or
there's
things
that
you'd
have
to
like
move
on
around
if
you're
on
some
kind
of
motorized
bike.
C
H
H
E
Hi
everyone
so
I
try
never
to
disagree
with
skip
when
I'm
the
vote
for
keeping
it
open.
I
do
feel
like
when
I'm
walking
through
there
early
in
the
morning.
There
are
already
there
are
often
people
who
are
doing
the
same
and
are
resting
as
they're
waiting
for
the
bus
to
come
through
and
I.
Think
it
just
creates
this
really
nice
Ambiance
in
the
neighborhood
that
there's
this
beautiful
public
space
that
we
can
access
I'm
not
opposed
to
the
gate
at
all.
E
C
E
H
A
A
A
Cottrell
was
kind
enough
to
bring
pastries
and
coffee,
which
just
makes
for
a
totally
different
experience,
but
this
was
very,
very
helpful
and
you've,
given
us
a
lot
to
think
about,
and
a
lot
to
work
with
and
it'll
be
great
to
meet
up
with
everybody
as
soon
as
we
can
schedule
the
next
the
next
meeting.
But
we
appreciate
your
time
very
much.