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Parks and Environmental Commission Regular Meeting Minutes September 9, 2019 Page 4 through the opening between the fence and the concrete in these two sections. A solution to 1 fill the gap, either with a fence enhancement or a “top-of-the-concrete” enhancement is a 2 solution. Of the eight 10-foot sections of lower-height fencing the east end of the fence row, 3 there are six sections that do not currently have any kind of concrete “curbing” underneath 4 them. A solution to fill this gap could be pursued, if it is expedient to do so at the same time a 5 solution is pursued for area 1 and/or area 3. An alternate consideration would be to replace all 6 the short sections of fence at the east end of the fence row, with taller fence to match the west 7 end of the fence row, and to provide a bottom-of-the-fence gap solution while doing so. This 8 potential solution would also provide a solution for the very common occurrence of foul 9 batted and less common overthrown balls that escape the park to the north into neighbors’ 10 yards by going over the existing short fencing at the east end of the fence row. There are 11 fifteen long sections of tall fence at the west end of the fence row. There is a gap under the 12 fence, running almost the entire fifteen-section distance. There is no concrete “curbing” 13 underneath this fence. This fencing is in Out-of-Bounds territory for the field, past the foul 14 territory off to the side of right field. This area is commonly used for throwing practice, and 15 the fence should provide a good backstop for young players to work on their throwing (and 16 catching) skills. However, the gap underneath the fence makes this “backstop” largely useless 17 for this purpose, as a very large percentage of errant throws (of which there are many with 18 young players) go under the fence into the neighbors’ yards. The solution would be to fill this 19 gap with either concrete or fence enhancement. The fencing could also be lowered in some 20 places. 21 22 Mr. Bates reviewed additional items – unrelated solutions: 23 Wilshire Park Elementary School Field (School District Field) – There are currently three 24 permanent pitching rubbers installed on the field. Softball uses the one closest to home plate 25 at 35 feet and has no interest in the other two. Baseball would like to have one pitching rubber 26 farther away from home plate and will settle on the distance desired, combining the needs of 27 in-house and traveling baseball and communicate that distance to City Staff in future 28 correspondence, to enable replacement of the two farther out pitching rubbers with one at a 29 new distance yet to be determined. Before the start of the 2020 season, the number of 30 permanently installed pitching rubbers would be reduced. 31 32 Emerald Park (City Park Field) – There are only two permanent pitching rubbers installed on 33 the Emerald Park Field. Softball uses the one closest to Home Plate and has no interest in the 34 other one. Baseball may pursue moving the (further out) pitching rubber to a new distance; 35 softball has no objection to the movement of the (further away from home plate) permanent 36 pitching rubber. 37 38 Mr. Bates provided handouts for the Commission showing price quotes for the various 39 projects. He reviewed the next meetings for each group. They are unable to come to the 40 Commission with exact requests of what needs to be done. The Sports Boosters are not 41 coming to the Commission to ask for money. He reviewed the priorities for the different 42 projects. They have made the projects severable. There is a construction season for doing 43 fence work September – October – November. He will meet with the softball board on 44 Monday for priorities and amount they are able to contribute. He can provide updated 45 language in the quotes. 46