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MEMO TO: MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS V <br /> FROM: MARY SAARION, DIRECTOR <br /> • PARKS, RECREATION AND FORESTRY <br /> DATE: MAY 15, 1990 <br /> SUBJECT: GREENFIELD PARK BASEBALL FIELD IMPROVEMENTS <br /> Listed below are improvement options with estimated prices for improving Greenfield <br /> Park baseball field. <br /> Improvement Estimated Price <br /> Expand the fencing $5,000 - $9,000 <br /> Install warning track $ 2,000.00 <br /> Re-fabric backstop $ 1,000.00 <br /> Add backstop and side netting <br /> (100 feet/side and 15 feet high) $ 1,500.00 <br /> Sprinkling system with pit, pump and timer $14,000.00 <br /> Sod $ 4,850.00 <br /> Seed $ 2,400.00 <br /> • Fill in ditch $26,000.00 <br /> Construction of dug outs $ 8,000.00 <br /> Equipment shed with concrete slab $ 750.00 <br /> Total estimations are $65,500 - $69,500 <br /> In discussing improving the field, the Mounds View Athletic Association has indicated <br /> to me that their top priority in field expansion by extending the fence and bringing <br /> back the backstop. <br /> Two options are available for right field expansion. One is to expand into the ditch <br /> area. The other is to provide a higher barrier making home runs more difficult to <br /> clear the barrier. <br /> The backstop can be set back 10 - 12 feet to allow more playing area around <br /> homeplate. This would require realignment of the sidelines fencing. If the backstop is <br /> brought back, the hood will not "catch" foul balls and therefore, netting must be <br /> placed covering homeplate and adjoining sides to alleviate foul balls infiltrating private <br /> • property or hitting spectators. <br />