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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes • April 23, 1996 Page 7 1 Ms. Herrmann stated she had spoken with the contractor and he had indicated a decision 2 regarding the storage room had to be made immediately to avoid impact to the 3 construction schedule. 4 Ms. Knapp stated currently Central 1 field is unusable due to the construction fence on 5 the site. Four teams were lost due to this. These players have been in this league-for 6 many years and were very unhappy. 7 Mornson questioned how the storm sewer system would affect the field. Ms. Herrmann 8 noted there may be a catch basin in the outfield. She also reiterated the swale could be a 9 problem but it is being required by the Rice Creek Watershed District. 10 Mayor Ranallo noted the building could not have been moved ahead because of the 11 utilities located in the front. 12 Enrooth questioned the possibility of repositioning the ballfields. Ms. Knapp suggested it 13 would be beneficial to reposition all three fields to obtain 280 feet which is ideal and 14 minimize the impact to the adult residents that want to play. She stated,she had 15 previously worked with Dave Childs and Tom Burt to rotate the field. There are configurations to turn the fields which provide safety. It is important to consider the direction the fields face with respect to the sun and also be certain to maintain the multi- 18 purpose affect. 19 Ms. Herrmann indicated she would be happy to look at the plans. She noted it would be 20 useful for Ms. Knapp to see the changes which result from the swale, etc. 21 Mayor Ranallo stated he had considered the field with Larry Hamer and Mike Graus and 22 it appeared the field could be rotated to the left as you stand at home plate. 23 Faust confirmed that the building in its present situation already infringes on the ball 24 field. Ms. Herrmann stated if the ballfields were moved back a little it may be possible to 25 have a 280 foot ballfield but it would end right at the edge of the building. 26 Ms. Knapp stated a 285 foot field was necessary for Class C teams. If a 280 foot field is 27 not obtained it will eliminate residents from play. 28 Mayor Ranallo stated he appreciated the things the Sports Boosters do for the City but 29 feels that the City is being shorted. He asked that the Sports Boosters attempt to continue 30 to look for ways to help fund the new gym,. Mr. Peterson thanked the City for supporting the Sports Boosters. He stated he was not aware of any certain requests made by the City to the Sports Boosters.