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MEMO TO: MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS <br /> FROM: MARY SAARION, DIRECTOR <br /> PARKS, RECREATION & FORESTRY <br /> DATE: JULY 20, 1992 <br /> SUBJECT: BALLFIELD FOR 12-13 YEAR OLDS, TRAVELLING MVAA <br /> Councilmember Quick requested information regarding the cost or <br /> loss of recreation activity fund revenue if one adult softball <br /> field was dedicated to the 12-13 year old travelling MVAA team. <br /> The cost is $1, 600. 00 for one field one evening per week. <br /> Portions of this revenue typically goes towards the cost of field <br /> maintenance materials such as the infield surface ag-lime, chalk, <br /> bases, homeplates and pitching rubbers. Also, portions of this <br /> revenue contributes to the salary of the 1/2 time seasonal <br /> groomskeeper that is directed to groom adult fields on a game <br /> basis and youth fields twice a week. Finally, portions of this <br /> revenue contributes to the program supervisor' s salary, which all <br /> comes from Recreation Activity Fund. <br /> The Parks, Recreation & Forestry Department counts on the revenue <br /> of Adult Softball to cover the greater portions of the Program <br /> Supervisor' s salary, who dedicates the majority of his time to <br /> youth and adult sports activities. Because we have a well <br /> established adult softball program, we are able to count of a <br /> stable revenue from the Recreation Activity Fund. To disrupt the <br /> Adult Softball program will mean a reduction in revenue plus the <br /> downgrading of the program as good established reputation. <br /> The Adult Softball program only uses three fields to accommodate <br /> approximately 80 teams, with a revenue of over $32 , 000. 00 and <br /> projected profit of approximately $16, 000. 00 which is budgeted to <br /> pay for the salary of the Program Supervisor who administers both <br /> youth and adult athletics. The decrease in adult softball <br /> programming will result in loss of revenues. <br /> The 12-13 year old travelling MVAA baseball team is a combined <br /> team of players who are residents of both New Brighton and Mounds <br /> View. They have been holding practices and games at Sunny Square <br /> Park (which is a central location for both cities since the park <br /> is located on the border of the two cities, just off of County <br /> Road H and Silver Lake Road) . Also, they have held practices and <br /> games at Hanson Park which is located in New Brighton. Evidently <br /> the complaint is that there is not a field available in the City <br /> of Mounds View which accommodates this age team. The <br /> requirements for this age division is 75' bases, larger infield <br /> and approximately 250 ' outfield dimensions. <br /> Lambert Park athletic field offers the criteria required for this <br />