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Parks and Environmental Commission Regular Meeting Minutes March 9, 2020 Page 3 City. A stadium field turf surface would result in reduced stress on other facilities, less 1 transportation need/expenses due to hosting more events, and lower maintenance costs. A 2 field was lost at Wilshire Park. Mr. Urdahl noted the District is 50+ acres short on land by 3 MDE standards for new construction. There are over 2000 youth users of Central Park each 4 year. The installation of artificial turf would double the number of groups, participants and 5 events able to use the stadium field each year. The City identified “Explore Turf 6 Improvements with the School District” as an action step during its 2019 and 2020 Strategic 7 Planning Goal Setting. ISD #282 Administration and City Staff continue to discuss 8 possibilities for Central Park infrastructure. Braun Intertec conducted a soil study on the 9 stadium field to see if it could support artificial turf and preliminary results indicated it can 10 however further study is recommended for any final planning and design. 11 12 Mr. Urdahl stated estimates maintenance costs include $29K per year for current maintenance 13 and $5K annual maintenance for artificial turf. Irrigation water, fertilizers and pesticides in 14 Central Park would be reduced. 15 16 The Stadium Running Track was reviewed and the current track surface is pea gravel. 17 Physical education is unable to effectively use the current track and 50+ high school students 18 travel to Spring Lake Park each day in the spring for track and field. 40+ middle school 19 students practice at St. Anthony without a home track. A new running track would be a 20 community space, accessible for public use. 21 22 Mr. Urdahl reviewed the stadium project funding. An artificial turf field would cost 23 approximately $1.2M and with a track it would be $2.4M. The school district has received a 24 $280K Hennepin County grant for the installation of turf. Grant matching partners have 25 pledged $20K+. Additional funding is being researched by the School District. 26 27 Student Liaison Carre asked where the $15,000 saved would be placed and Mr. Urdahl stated 28 the savings would go back into the cost for replacement of the turf surface. The surface would 29 need to be replaced every 10-12 years. The replacement would cost $500,000. 30 31 Ms. Palmer asked if the presentation is available on the district website and it was noted it has 32 not been put on the website yet. 33 34 Commissioner Penner asked how often the track would need to be resurfaced and Mr. Urdahl 35 stated it would go along with the field resurfacing. Mr. Urdahl explained how the turf would 36 be able to double the use. 37 38 Student Liaison Carre asked how long it would take to replace the turf and Mr. Urdahl stated 39 it would take a couple of months. 40 41 Chair Bellinger asked if other fields within the city would be freed up and Mr. Urdahl stated 42 Wilshire Park, the practice field, and the other Central Park fields. 43 44