PK PACKET 04142003 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Parks Commission Meeting Minutes March 10, 2003 Page 9 1 costs for the following four items: pitchers mound, erosion control, re -grading of the field and 2 re -seeding. He stated that he has concerns with Items 8, 16, 23, 24, and the new varsity baseball 3 fields. Mr. Koechlein stated that he only has an estimate. He stated that he would verify the 4 numbers and report back to the Commission. 5 6 Public Works Director Hartman asked if Change Order 21 has been completed. Mr. Koechlein 7 stated this it has been completed. 8 9 Chair Jindra stated that at the last meeting Mr. Kost made it very clear about the drain tile and 10 erosion control. She stated that it was their assumption that this was being taken care of noting 11 that they would have to find a way to absorb some of the costs. She asked that the re -grading be 12 clarified. She stated that additional funding is not an option. 13 14 Mr. Zurbey stated that a letter had been sent to the Chair regarding the landscaping. He asked if 15 any of the landscaping had been removed. Mr. Koechlein assured the Commission that none of 16 the landscaping had been removed. Council Liaison Sparks further clarified that the landscaping 17 is for the playground area. 18 19 Mr. Zurbey asked Mr. Koechlein to explain the swail. Mr. Koechlein stated that the swail would 20 be located at the far north end adding that it would be approximately two feet deep. He reviewed the location with Commission stating that it would be approximately 1.5 feet below the outfield 2z fence. He explained that the swail would be an additional 10-feet in order to get a positive 23 drainage. Chair Jindra stated they would address the size of the field with Gary and asked Mr. 24 Zurbey if he saw any of this as a problem. 25 26 Mr. Zurbey stated that they had originally been told that they would get a regulation size field 27 adding that the only thing that has changed is that the grate was removed from the parking lot. 28 He asked if they had crowned the field. Mr. Koechlein stated that the field has been crowned. 29 30 Mr. Zurbey asked how the water from the top parking lot is affecting baseball field. Mr. 31 Koechlein explained that for the most part it does not affect the baseball field. He reviewed the 32 water drainage flow with the Commission. 33 34 Resident stated that the minimum for a high school soccer field is 55 yards by 100 yards. He 35 explained that it would be considered a regulation size field at 61 yards. Mr. Koechlein stated 36 that the size of the field would be 61 yards after the swail adding that it would be regulation size. 37 38 C. Gary Palm, Athletic Director, Troy Urdahl — Baseball Dugouts. 39 40 Troy Urdahl reviewed the baseball dugout sizes with the Commission. 41 42 Chair Jindra stated that they would need to address concession. Mr. Urdahl reviewed the ideal location for a concession and bleachers with the Commission. Mr. Koechlein stated that the area 44 Mr. Urdahl suggested for the concession would really cramp the rest of the areas of park. 45