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Page 3 <br /> <br /> <br />OPTIONS: <br />Staff has reviewed the current inventory of fields and has made the following suggestions: <br /> <br />Option 1: Reid Park: Staff has identified Reid Park as a field suitable for an update. Reid Park offers <br />parking, access to city water and sewer, and located near the two other competitive fields in the city. <br />Currently Reid Park has a flat outfield/infield and an age appropriate back stop. Staff would recommend <br />adding additional fencing down first and third baseline, hood on the backstop and outfield fencing. In <br />addition, extension of the infield to make it suitable for two separate age groups as well as dugouts and <br />bleachers. <br /> <br />Updating this field would result in a loss of open space. Soccer and Frisbee Clubs also reserve this space <br />throughout the year, adding fencing would likely limit their ability to use this space. <br /> <br />Option 2. Pebble Park: With a current recreation filed, staff has identified Pebble Park suitable for <br />updates to include two recreational ball fields. Fields would have home places near each other, with fields <br />facing opposite directions. Pebble offers a flat area in need of some light excavating to uplift the outfield <br />for better drainage. It also offers access to electricity and city water for irrigation <br /> <br />Pebble Park’s lower area is currently reserved by soccer clubs for practice. Adding a second field to the <br />area may limit some of their open space during construction, however with no outfield fence planned, this <br />area could potentially improve the soccer area as well. <br /> <br />Option 3: Ridge Park: With open space available in this park, staff has identified Ridge Park as a suitable <br />area to consider improving the baseball field. Ridge Park offers an expandable area for parking, access to <br />city water, with minor grading needed. Ridge Park has the room capable of holding two recreation fields or <br />a combination of a recreation field and competitive ballfield. If planning for multiple fields, additional <br />excavating and storm water runoff would need to be considered. This area would be a location staff would <br />recommend for a synthetic turf field if a partnership was made with another contributing organization. <br /> <br />Option 4: Stonegate Park: The ball field located in Stonegate Park has approximately three acres of open <br />green space in the six acre park parcel. Stonegate Park has city water and sewer connection capabilities. <br />This park is limited on parking, adding a parking lot in the South or West side of the park could assist with <br />parking issues and provide additional parking for Ivywood Park. With some adjusting, this field could be <br />turned and upgraded to a competitive field. <br /> <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: <br />A large impact on improving our current baseball fields to updated recreation and competitive fields will <br />be the cost construction and materials. Staff has obtained pricing from vendors to form an idea of costs <br />related to baseball field upgrades. Bolton & Menk (engineering firm) provided staff with a, Preliminary <br />Opinion of Cost document which was prepared for the city of Cottage Grove in the spring of 2022. Some <br />of those costs related to baseball field improvements include: <br /> <br />Excavating - $50,000-$100,000 per field <br />Lighting - $170, 000 <br />Fencing – 6’ – 60/Ft <br />- Ages 9-11 (480 LF) - $30,000 <br />- Ages 12-13 (980 LF) - $50,000 <br />Backstop Fence: <br />- 10x20x10- 12 Ft Tall - $11,000 (Recreation Field Backstop) <br />- 30x20x30 – 20 Ft. Tall - $20,000 (Competitive Field Backstop) <br />Dugouts - Concrete floor and wooden structure $40,000 <br />Water Service – $80/Ft <br />Storm Sewer - $80/Ft