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Parks and Environmental Commission Regular Meeting Minutes September 9, 2019 Page 3 Out of Bounds (OOB) Fencing Extension – Adding 20 feet of length to the existing OOB 1 fencing on the 3rd base side of the field. This would be an extension of the existing fence 2 either at the height of the current fence in front of the 3rd base dugout (for heightened 3 spectator protection) or at the (lower) height of the extended fence along the 1st base side of 4 the field (for visual balance) would be acceptable. There is not a preference for either solution 5 but strongly desire to pursue the fence extension at either height. A fence extension would 6 provide enhanced spectator safety from overthrown balls across the infield towards 3rd base 7 (common from shortstop at 10U) and batted balls pulled foul (by right-handed batters) and 8 would complete the logical “field barrier” between players and normally-positioned 9 spectators. With current “field barrier” fence not being present from this location, it has been 10 common to see parents, grandparents, and siblings along the 3frd base side of the field, even 11 to the point of encroaching upon the playing area, necessitating game stoppage and movement 12 of spectators by the umpire. Extending the fence another 20 feet would enhance spectator 13 safety and improving the field barrier would also improve the games by keeping more balls in 14 play. 15 16 Emerald Park – City Park Field – Field Access Opening Deflection Fencing – additions to the 17 existing “dugouts-to-field” access points on the field. After the field visits it was confirmed to 18 continue to pursue Fixed Pieces of Fencing for these openings, which are wider at Wilshire 19 Park. Fencing should be at the height of the existing adjacent fencing (in front of the dugouts), 20 be approximately 4 ft. in length, affixed to the fencing in front of the dugout(s), and should be 21 angled at 45 degrees to the existing fencing, opening back, away from the backstop. 22 23 Mr. Bates reviewed the additional items – potentially synergistic: 24 Wilshire Park Elementary School Field (School District Field) – Addition of two additional 25 Gates for “dugouts-to-field” access points on the field. 26 27 Mr. Bates also reviewed the additional items – potentially different solutions: 28 Wilshire Park Elementary School Field (School District Field) – There is a section of the 29 Wilshire Park infield where the surface gravel has begun to wash away, off the infield and 30 downhill. This section of “infield surface” that is washing away is located along (under) the 31 3rd base OOB line fencing, past the end of the concrete dugout slab towards the outfield. A 32 solution of concrete curb buried in this area, running the length of the new fencing 33 (approximately 20 ft. long) that would hold the infield surface in place – in a manner almost 34 identical to the asphalt ‘curb’ placed along the edge of the sidewalk on the 1st base side of 35 Field C1 in Central Park a few years ago. 36 37 Emerald Park (City Park Field) – There is fencing along the north boundary of Emerald Park. 38 This fencing, defining the boundary of the Park, also should serve to stop as many errant 39 thrown/foul batted balls as possible – from leaving the park and going into the neighbors’ 40 yards, requiring retrieval. The fencing lends itself into three “general areas” for description 41 and related issues. There are eight 10-foot sections of lower-height fencing at the east end of 42 the fence row. Of these sections, two have a concrete “curb/wall-top”, and are located in an 43 area behind the 1st base dugout, where fouled batted balls and overthrows easily can slip 44 between the concrete “curbing” (underneath” and the bottom of the fence, Of the balls that 45 escape the east end of the park to the north by going under the fence, the majority escape 46