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_ 0�./15/O1 15:28 FAX 6123701378 BRW, INC. 0 002 P To: Jay Hartman Public Works Director From: Bob Kost Date: February 15, 2201 Copy: St. Anthony Central Park ProjectTeam MEMORANDUM Thresher Square 700 Third Street South Minneapolis, MN 55415 Phone: (612)370-0700 Fax: (612)370-1378 File: 35185-005 Subject: Summary of Meeting with Jay Hartman, Bob Kost and Gary Palm A brief project review meeting was held at the City offices on Wednesday February 14, 20001. The purpose of the meeting was to clarify the plan review comments from the St. Anthony High School athletic director. The following items were discussed: 1. The school needs 2 baseball fields, one for varsity and one for junior varsity. The junior varsity field can be designed as a hybrid junior varsity baseball -softball field with a 90 foot base line on a skinned infield and a mini -pitchers mound of about 4 to 5 inch height. 2. The junior varsity baseball team does not require a turf infield. 3. The soccer group utilizes on smaller sized field for the younger players. The remaining area between the hybrid junior varsity -softball infield and the proposed hockey rink is a suitable size (250 x 165) for younger soccer players. 4. The hockey rink should be designed and constructed with permanent boards, not removable temporary boards. 5. The hybrid field will be served with the larger varsity size backstop. The 2 softball fields will be served with smaller backstops. All backstops will be 20 feet high at the outside edge of the canopy. 6. Infields will be graded with a 1/2% slope. The varsity outfield will slope between I% and 1 I/4%. A 2 feet tall retaining wall may be necessary along the high school service drive in order to accomplish proper varsity field grading. The other outfields will be graded between I and 1 1/2%. The URS/BRW design team will proceed to incorporate these items in the final plan set for (� Central Park.