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<br />Parking Lot - $7 -Sq. /FT (40 stalls $90,000)
<br />Bleachers - $7, 000 (4 Row 60 seats)
<br />Designing- $30-$50,000
<br />Engineering- $100,000
<br />Irrigation – Baseball Field $80,000
<br />Turf/Seeding - $5,000 per Acre ($15,000 / field)
<br />Infield Clay - $2 - $4000 per field
<br />Synthetic Turf - $6/SF
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<br />Pricing to update a field will vary depending on need and desire of the area field. For instance, lighting is
<br />an expensive option and is not recommended on recreational fields but should be considered if upgrading
<br />to a competitive size field. A storm water plan is also required when more than 6000 sq. feet of soil will be
<br />disturbed. Reviewing the possible locations, this would be required at most locations depending on the
<br />possible updates. Irrigation can also be an expensive option, however providing water to our investment is
<br />critical in the first few years in order to establish a firm and thick grass field.
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<br />Cost estimates based off the following numbers would be:
<br />Option 1: Reid Park; Lighting, Backstop, Fencing, Dugouts, additional Parking, Bleachers and Irrigation,
<br />Infield clay and Seeding - $400,000 (1 competitive ballfield)
<br />Option 2: Pebble Park; Engineering, Excavating, Fencing, Backstop, Dugouts, Bleachers, Seeding, Infield
<br />Clay and water service - $250,000 (2- recreational ballfields)
<br />Option 3: Ridge Park; Engineering, Excavating, Backstop, Fencing, Dugouts, Water Service, Storm Water,
<br />Parking Lot, Bleachers, Irrigation, Seeding, Lighting - $880,000. (1 competitive ballfield and 1 Recreational
<br />Ballfield) (Adding synthetic turf could cost an additional $600,000)
<br />Option 4: Stonegate Park: Engineering, Excavating, Parking Lot, Backstop, Fencing, Dugouts, Water
<br />Service, Storm Water, Bleachers, Irrigation, Seeding and Lighting - $575,000. (1-Competitive Ballfield)
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<br />At the February Parks Commission meeting a representative from Hill Murray Foundation presented a need
<br />for a combination (baseball/softball) field for its school athletes to use for school games and practices. They
<br />most commonly need field use during the spring for high school athletic sports. The foundation offered up
<br />to $500,000 in financial assistance for a synthetic turf field. A turf field although more expensive to build,
<br />ultimately has little maintenance going forward. This type of material creates a multi-use surface for other
<br />uses outside of baseball. This option saves on the installation of an irrigation system and the cost of water
<br />used to irrigate the field, mowing and fertilizing each and every season.
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<br />The cost of a turf field will depend on the size of the field and the type of synthetic turf. All the same prep
<br />work needs to be done when making a grass field or synthetic turf field such as; excavation, 2’ sand subbase,
<br />drain tile, fabric, porous aggregate and fencing. Adding synthetic turf to a facility could cost an additional
<br />$600,000
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<br />RECOMMENDATION:
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<br />Parks Commission and Staff recommend the following:
<br /> “Move to approve authorizing a Request for Proposal for Design Services to be completed on Reid
<br />and Ridge Park for the improvements of the baseball fields.”
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<br />ATTACHEMENTS:
<br />Proposed Reid Park Field Image
<br />Proposed Ridge Park Field Image
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