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Section 4-Park System Framework City of Lino Lakes neighborhood area as well as to avoid Facility Maintenance Standards/Policies: The _ dominance of the park by those outside its general maintenance standards and policies for this intended service radius. facility includes the following: Park System Facilities Use and Maintenance Standards/Policies It should be noted that although adults are • the Park & Recreation Director shall field encouraged to use these fields for family type inspect the facility at least once a season. activities, they are not intended to be used for an —` organized adult or league level of play. • general field inspection should be undertaken Facility Use and Maintenance Standards/Policies once a week by appropriate staff to ensure that are intended to set the basic parameters for the use Reservation/Use Policies: Includes the following no serious maintenance problems have arisen. and maintenance of existing and future park provisions: facilities, thus promoting a reasonable level of • mowing and trimming should be undertaken on service to city residents as well as allowing for a fields can be reserved for use by city residents, a regular schedule (every 7 to 10 days, consistent level of maintenance throughout the park city sponsored programs, local Youth League depending on weather and need). system. teams,and local Youth Athletic Associations on a first-come-first-served basis. • field aeration and fertilizing(fall period) should The maintenance standards and policies are be undertaken a minimum of once a year (fields intended to provide general guidelines by which the Park & Recreation Board and Department receiving heavy use should be aerated and actual, day-to-day maintenance schedules are will be responsible for scheduling field use, fertilized on a more regular basis). derived. It is important to recognize that they are developing a fair and equitable reservation intended to augment rather than replace successful system, and reservation policies (i.e., • infield ag-lime should be dragged once per maintenance procedures already being used within cancellations, deposits, etc.) month during the primary season of use (more the park system. often on fields receiving heavy use). • an adequate fee, as determined by the Park & —' The following defines the use and maintenance Recreation Board and Department, shall be • all facility amenities(such as benches,backstops, standards/policies for the most common charged for reserved field use to off-set the etc.) should be periodically inspected and recreational facilities. operations and maintenance costs of the park repaired (if necessary) prior to and during each _ and recreation system. season of use. Informal Playfield if reserved use requires additional city provided the field should be topdressed and overseeded as maintenance services beyond adopted necessary to maintain a consistent, well maintenance procedures,a fee equal to the cost established turf area. Seeding should be Intended Use:This facility is intended to: of the additional maintenance shall be charged undertaken in spring(through May 15th) or fall (as determined by the Parks & Recreation (August 15th through September 15th). • provide city residents with an informal playfield Department).for unstructured "pick-up" games and fields should not have lighting. neighborhood type get-togethers. The reservation policies for informal playfields should be much more restrictive than the athletic • provide youth teams (ideally only up to 9 years complexes since these fields are not intended to Baseball,Softball,and Combination Ball Fields of age)with a nearby facility for games.Informal serve as primary use facilities. Ideally, they should playfields should be viewed as secondary also be scheduled as practice rather than game , facilities and therefore not scheduled for fields. Intended Use:These facilities are intended to: intensive use such as ballfields located at playfields/athletic complexes.Keep in mind that provide city residents,local businesses,and local the intention is to avoid introducing excessive Athletic Associations with ballfields appropriate traffic, noise, and negative impacts into a for an organized and league level of play.