Brentwood Park playground to be replaced with two age-specific, accessible play areas

Brentwood Park’s aging playground will be replaced and expanded into two distinct play areas to better serve children of different ages and improve accessibility, parks staff said.

Rob, identified in the briefing as a parks staff member, said the current playground was installed in 1995 and “served 30 years.” He said the plan removes the single 5–12 structure and converts an adjacent underused sand volleyball court into two play areas: one for children ages 5–12 and a separate area for ages 2–5 to encourage multigenerational play.

The larger 5–12 structure will include four slides, seven climbing components and about 13 accessible pieces. Rob said there will be “2 inclusive, pieces which I think these may be the first 2 inclusive pieces in the city,” describing one as a ground-level merry-go-round that can accommodate a wheelchair. The 2–5 area will be a tree-fort–themed space with its own climbing element, a slide, several activity boards and bucket swings; a separate swing area will be installed at the end of that play zone.

Parks staff framed the work as an accessibility and usability upgrade rather than a cosmetic refresh. No funding amounts, contract awards or construction start dates for Brentwood Park were provided during the briefing. The presentation focused on design features and how the new layout is intended to increase play opportunities for younger children while maintaining options for older children.

The briefing did not include a formal vote or decision; staff described planned features and the conversation concluded with a brief exchange of thanks.