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Ute4/1/7- O <br /> 411 MEMO TO: MAYOR AND COUNCIL <br /> FROM: MARY SAARION, DIRECTOR <br /> PARKS, RECREATION & FORESTRY <br /> DATE: AUGUST 28, 1990 <br /> SUBJECT: OVER-THROWS ACROSS EDGEWOOD DR. <br /> Staff has discussed several options to deter over-thrown or foul <br /> balls from entering Edgewood Drive and the properties on the east <br /> side of the road. The options are as follows: <br /> 1. Install a fence along the out-of-play line from the players <br /> bench to the outfield fence. The fence would be 12 feet in <br /> height, extending 228 feet from the player's bench to the <br /> outfield fence. The cost of this fence would be approximately <br /> $3947. 00 <br /> 2 . Install a five foot fence along the Edgewood Drive right - <br /> of - way for approximately 70 feet. This fence would stop ground <br /> balls but would not stop fly balls. The cost of this fence would <br /> be approximately $764 . 00. <br /> • 3 . Plant large trees along the boulevard to deter foul balls. <br /> Trees would deter mostly the fly balls and ground balls only if <br /> the balls happened to hit the tree trunks. <br /> 4. Provide both a 5 foot fence along the out - of - bounds line <br /> to stop the ground balls and trees along the boulevard to deter <br /> the fly balls. Trees that were once located along the boulevard <br /> were removed in 1982 because they were a hazard to softball <br /> players considering that a player could run into the trees when <br /> pursueing a fly ball. For this reason, a fence would be <br /> necessary especially if the trees were to be located along the <br /> boulevard with the intention of detering fly balls. Forester <br /> Wriskey predicted that the cost of large trees if transplanted <br /> from the nursery would cost about $200 each. If purchased, each <br /> tree would cost approximately $800 each. <br /> 5. The city hall plans for remodeling described the need to <br /> abandon the field for needed parking space. In this case, <br /> barriers in this location would not be necessary. Therefore any <br /> new fencing or planting of trees would need to be removed at the <br /> time of remodeling. <br /> The over-thrown balls that are thrown high and any high foul <br /> balls will be difficult to stop because it is probable that even <br /> a 12 foot fence would not deter these balls. However, a fence <br /> Aftwill stop the missed balls thrown to first base, which is <br /> probably the most frequent occurrence. <br /> Another consideration is that any overthrown or foul ball hit <br />