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2016 athletic fields_DRAFT — File 200860
ATHLETIC FIELDS
MASTER PLANNING
Staff Report
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Guiding principles
• Meet community’s values and athletic needs
• Due to ever‐evolving needs and factors
beyond the City’s control (i.e., non‐City‐owned
fields), balance predictability and flexibility
• Base plan in data
• Build as component of Open Space &
Recreational Plan
• Update regularly
DRAFT
Label the field names
Somerville has 16 fields located
in 10 parks. Many are shared or
“multipurpose” fields.
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Our parks & open spaces are
a citywide resource
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Start with our community values
Athletic
opportunities
for everyone
Safety
Quality
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Recognize that athletics fields are a
unique open space resource
• They accommodate a specific use that cannot
be accommodated elsewhere
• This use is intensive & creates unique
maintenance and investment challenges
• Bottom line: we have to treat them differently
in terms of planning, access & maintenance
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Our challenge
• How do we balance user needs and available
resources in a way that is consistent with our
community values?
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Agenda
1. Somerville’s fields permitting process
2. Data analysis
3. Master planning
4. Fields maintenance
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1. Permitting
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Somerville’s field permitting process
• City permits organized athletic events on City‐
owned and managed fields in spring, summer,
and fall (Apr. 1 – Nov. 30)
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• The state Department of
Conservation and Recreation (DCR)
owns Dilboy, Foss, and Draw Seven.
Tufts owns Triangle
Field, but the City is
able to permit it,
with restrictions.
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DCR fields
• Through a management agreement with DCR,
the City is able to permit Dilboy.
– However, the City must permit Dilboy as a regional
facility (~50% of hours for non‐Somerville use)
– Permit fees must offset the facility’s operating
costs
• The City cannot permit Draw 7 or Foss.
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How Somerville prioritizes user groups
1. High school
2. City of Somerville Recreation
3. Somerville youth athletic leagues
4. Somerville adult athletic leagues
5. Non‐Somerville youth athletic leagues
6. Non‐Somerville adult athletic leagues
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What about “open” access to our
athletic fields?
• All organized events must permit the fields
• However, community members may use fields
for non‐intensive, casual use (i.e., non‐
organized events) if the fields are not
permitted & not under active maintenance
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How Somerville permits fields
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How Somerville permits fields
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2. Data analysis
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Data sources
• Key source = MyRec permit data
– City‐owned and managed fields only
• Fields analysis process to date has provided
additional quantitative & qualitative data
– Somerville by Design Green Spaces Community Places,
part of Open Space & Recreation Plan process
– Gale report
– Fields task force
DRAFT
Data takeaways
1. Vast majority of users are youth & Somerville
residents
2. Usage of athletic fields is high & growing
3. The data is nuanced: this is not a simple supply
& demand story.
a.
Our biggest need is for large and medium rectangle
fields
b. It’s all about peak hours
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Youth use our fields 2/3 of the time
69%
31%
Field usage by age group*
Youth
Adult
*Excludes Dilboy Stadium; data for City‐owned and managed fields only
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Somerville residents are on our fields
over 90% of the time
88%
9%
1% 2%
Field usage by organization affiliation*
Somerville
Serves Somerville
Non‐Somerville
Other
*Excludes Dilboy Stadium; data for City‐owned and managed fields only
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Athletic field use is high and growing
10,000
11,000
12,000
13,000
14,000
15,000
16,000
17,000
2015 (actual)
2016
2017
2018
2019
Projected Hours of Use*
*Includes expanded SYSL hours on Tufts C & J fields and Medford field as well as projected
growth in lacrosse program
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Small
(S)
Large
(L)
Extra Small
(XS)
Medium
(M)
Extra Large
(XL)
Large
Medium
Small
Especially for L & M rectangle fields
This is not a simple supply & demand analysis in part because different uses require different
field sizes. Smaller uses can play on larger fields, but larger uses should not play on smaller fields.
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A guide to field sizes
Type
Size
CoS
Nomenclature
Traditional
nomenclature
Min. width x
length (yards)
Min. acres
Rectangle
XL
Football field
53.3 x 120
1.32
L
U14
50 x 100
1.03
M
U12
45 x 70
0.65
S
U10
35 x 45
0.33
XS
U8 or smaller
20 x 25
0.10
Diamond
L
Baseball
M
Softball
S
Little league
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Inventory of current fields by size
Type
Size
Number
Fields
Rectangle
XL
1
Dilboy Stadium (1, turf)
L
4*
Dilboy Aux A (1 shared)
Lincoln (1, not regulation)
Foss (2; 1 shared)
M
1*
Conway (1 shared)
S
2
Capuano (1, turf)
Nunziato (1)
XS
1
Triangle (1)
Diamond
L
2*
Foss (1 shared)
Trum (1)
M
4
Foss (2)
Lincoln (1)
Trum (1)
S
4*
Conway (2 shared)
Dilboy Aux B (1)
Hodgkins‐Curtin (1)
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And during peak hours
(M‐F, 3‐10, Spring & Fall)
Mon
Tues
Weds
Thurs
Fri
Sat
Sun
8‐8:30
8:30‐9
9‐9:30
9:30‐10
10‐10:30
10:30‐11
11‐11:30
11:30‐12
12‐12:30
12:30‐1
1‐1:30
1:30‐2
2‐2:30
2:30‐3
3‐3:30
3:30‐4
4‐4:30
4:30‐5
5‐5:30
5:30‐6
6‐6:30
6:30‐7
7‐7:30
7:30‐8
8‐8:30
8:30‐9
9‐9:30
9:30‐10
10‐10:30
10:30‐11
SYSL U12
Practice
SYSL U12
Games
SHS
Soccer
Practice
SYSL U12
Practice
SHS
Soccer
Practice
SHS
Soccer
Practice
SHS
Soccer
Practice
SYSL U12
Practice
SYSL U12
Practice
SYSL U12
Practice
Recess
Recess
Recess
Recess
Recess
Mon
Tues
Weds
Thurs
Fri
Sat
Sun
8‐8:30
8:30‐9
9‐9:30
9:30‐10
10‐10:30
10:30‐11
11‐11:30
11:30‐12
12‐12:30
12:30‐1
1‐1:30
1:30‐2
2‐2:30
2:30‐3
3‐3:30
3:30‐4
4‐4:30
4:30‐5
5‐5:30
5:30‐6
6‐6:30
6:30‐7
7‐7:30
7:30‐8
8‐8:30
8:30‐9
9‐9:30
9:30‐10
10‐10:30
10:30‐11
SHS
Ultimate
Frisbee A
Practice
SYSL U8
Practice
SYSL U8
Games
SHS
Ultimate
Frisbee A
Practice
SHS
Ultimate
Frisbee A
Practice
SHS
Ultimate
Frisbee A
Practice
SHS
Ultimate
Frisbee A
Practice
SYSL U8
Practice
SYSL U8
Practice
SYSL U8
Practice
Recess
Recess
Recess
Recess
SYSL U8
Practice
Sporadic
adult uses
WAKA
Kickball
Recess
Lincoln (M/L rectangle)
Fall
Spring
Most uses
must be
played
during a
specific time
(e.g., SHS
practice is
between
3:30 & 5:30).
Highest
demand is
during peak
hours.
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Fall
Conway (multipurpose)
Spring
Mon
Tues
Weds
Thurs
Fri
Sat
Sun
8‐8:30
8:30‐9
9‐9:30
9:30‐10
10‐10:30
10:30‐11
11‐11:30
11:30‐12
12‐12:30
12:30‐1
1‐1:30
1:30‐2
2‐2:30
2:30‐3
3‐3:30
3:30‐4
4‐4:30
4:30‐5
5‐5:30
5:30‐6
6‐6:30
6:30‐7
7‐7:30
7:30‐8
8‐8:30
8:30‐9
9‐9:30
9:30‐10
SYSL U10
Games
SYSL U10
Practice
SYSL U10
Practice
SYSL U10
Practice
SYSL U10
Practice
SYSL U10
Practice
Valeo
Youth
Soccer
Adult Flag
Football &
Soccer
Mon
Tues
Weds
Thurs
Fri
Sat
Sun
8‐8:30
8:30‐9
9‐9:30
9:30‐10
10‐10:30
10:30‐11
11‐11:30
11:30‐12
12‐12:30
12:30‐1
1‐1:30
1:30‐2
2‐2:30
2:30‐3
3‐3:30
3:30‐4
4‐4:30
4:30‐5
5‐5:30
5:30‐6
6‐6:30
6:30‐7
7‐7:30
7:30‐8
8‐8:30
8:30‐9
9‐9:30
9:30‐10
SYSL U10
Games
SYSL U10
Practice
SYSL U10
Practice
SYSL U10
Practice
SYSL U10
Practice
SYSL U10
Practice
Various
adult
uses
Capuano (S rectangle)
Spring
Mon
Tues
Weds
Thurs
Fri
Sat
Sun
8‐8:30
8:30‐9
9‐9:30
9:30‐10
10‐10:30
10:30‐11
11‐11:30
11:30‐12
12‐12:30
12:30‐1
1‐1:30
1:30‐2
2‐2:30
2:30‐3
3‐3:30
3:30‐4
4‐4:30
4:30‐5
5‐5:30
5:30‐6
6‐6:30
6:30‐7
7‐7:30
7:30‐8
8‐8:30
8:30‐9
9‐9:30
9:30‐10
WAKA
Kickball
WAKA
Kickball
Somerville
Rec SB
Somerville
Rec SB
SYLL
Games
SYLL
Practice
SYLL
Practice
SYLL
Practice
SYLL
Practice
SYLL
Practice
SYLL
Games
Fall
Mon
Tues
Weds
Thurs
Fri
Sat
Sun
8‐8:30
8:30‐9
9‐9:30
9:30‐10
10‐10:30
10:30‐11
11‐11:30
11:30‐12
12‐12:30
12:30‐1
1‐1:30
1:30‐2
2‐2:30
2:30‐3
3‐3:30
3:30‐4
4‐4:30
4:30‐5
5‐5:30
5:30‐6
6‐6:30
6:30‐7
7‐7:30
7:30‐8
8‐8:30
8:30‐9
9‐9:30
9:30‐10
10 10 30
SHS
Football
Practice
SHS
Football
Practice
SHS
Football
Practice
WAKA
Kickball
WAKA
Kickball
SBS
Soccer
SHS
Soccer
Practice
WAKA
Kickball
SYSL
SYSL
SYSL
SYSL
BUDA
Ultimate
Frisbee
SHS
Football
Practice
Rampage
Football
SYSL U12
Games
Dilboy A (multipurpose)
Spring
Mon
Tues
Weds
Thurs
Fri
Sat
Sun
8‐8:30
8:30‐9
9‐9:30
9:30‐10
10‐10:30
10:30‐11
11‐11:30
11:30‐12
12‐12:30
12:30‐1
1‐1:30
1:30‐2
2‐2:30
2:30‐3
3‐3:30
3:30‐4
4‐4:30
4:30‐5
5‐5:30
5:30‐6
6‐6:30
6:30‐7
7‐7:30
7:30‐8
8‐8:30
8:30‐9
9‐9:30
9:30‐10
BSSC
Softball
BSSC
Softball
BSSC
Softball
BSSC
Softball
SHS
Baseball
Practice
SHS
Baseball
Practice
SHS
Baseball
Practice
SHS
Baseball
Practice
SHS
Baseball
Practice
Sporadic
adult use
Fall
Mon
Tues
Weds
Thurs
Fri
Sat
Sun
8‐8:30
8:30‐9
9‐9:30
9:30‐10
10‐10:30
10:30‐11
11‐11:30
11:30‐12
12‐12:30
12:30‐1
1‐1:30
1:30‐2
2‐2:30
2:30‐3
3‐3:30
3:30‐4
4‐4:30
4:30‐5
5‐5:30
5:30‐6
6‐6:30
6:30‐7
7‐7:30
7:30‐8
8‐8:30
8:30‐9
9‐9:30
9:30‐10
SHS
Soccer
Games
SYSL U14
Games
SYLL
SBS
Softball
SHS
Soccer
Practice
SHS
Soccer
Practice
SHS
Soccer
Practice
SHS
Soccer
Practice
SHS
Soccer
Practice
SYSL/
Valeo
SYSL/
Valeo
SYSL/
Valeo
SYSL/
Valeo
SYSL/
Valeo
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Trum (M & L
diamond)
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
8‐8:30
8:30‐9
9‐9:30
9:30‐10
10‐10:30
10:30‐11
11‐11:30
11:30‐12
12‐12:30
12:30‐1
1‐1:30
1:30‐2
2‐2:30
2:30‐3
3‐3:30
3:30‐4
4‐4:30
4:30‐5
5‐5:30
5:30‐6
6‐6:30
6:30‐7
7‐7:30
7:30‐8
8‐8:30
8:30‐9
9‐9:30
9:30‐10
10‐10:30
10:30‐11
SHS
Baseball
Practice
SHS
Baseball
Practice
SHS
Baseball
Practice
SHS
Baseball
Practice
Sun
Sat
Fri
Thurs
Mon
Weds
Tues
SHS
Softball
Practice
SHS
Softball
Practice
SHS
Softball
Practice
SHS
Softball
Practice
SHS
Softball
Practice
Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth
SYSBL
SYSBL
SYSBL
SYSBL
Lesley
University
Baseball
Lesley
University
Baseball
Various
adult uses
Various
adult uses
Various
adult uses
Various
adult uses
Various
adult uses
SHS
Baseball
SHS
Softball
Practice
SYSBL
SYSBL
SHS
Baseball
Practice
Babe Ruth
SHS
Baseball
Babe Ruth
Sporadic
adult uses
Sporadic
adult uses
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
8‐8:30
8:30‐9
9‐9:30
9:30‐10
10‐10:30
10:30‐11
11‐11:30
11:30‐12
12‐12:30
12:30‐1
1‐1:30
1:30‐2
2‐2:30
2:30‐3
3‐3:30
3:30‐4
4‐4:30
4:30‐5
5‐5:30
5:30‐6
6‐6:30
6:30‐7
7‐7:30
7:30‐8
8‐8:30
8:30‐9
9‐9:30
9:30‐10
10‐10:30
10:30‐11
Fri
Sat
Sun
Mon
Tues
Weds
Thurs
Lesley
University
Baseball
Various
adult uses
Various
adult
uses
Sporadic
adult uses
Various
adult
uses
Various
adult
uses
Various
adult
uses
Suffolk
Fall
Baseball
Various
adult
uses
Suffolk
Fall
Baseball
Sporadic
adult uses
Sporadic
adult uses
Sporadic
adult uses
Sporadic
adult uses
SYSL U8 Games
Spring
Fall DRAFT
Data takeaways
1. Vast majority of users are youth & Somerville
residents
2. Usage of athletic fields is high & growing
3. The data is nuanced: this is not a simple supply
& demand story.
a.
Our biggest need is for large and medium rectangle
fields
b. It’s all about peak hours
DRAFT
We currently accommodate this
demand by allowing permitting during
all available hours
Nunziato
Lincoln
Conway
Dilboy
This has a clear impact on the quality of our fields.
DRAFT
Best practices = better athletic fields
Best practices for natural grass use:
• 500 hours per year for rectangular sports
• 800 per year for diamond sports
Maintenance is also an important part of this story,
and we will address it later in this presentation
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New City policy for natural grass fields
When we reconstruct an athletic field
with natural grass, we will abide by
best practices for hours of use
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Adhering to best practices for natural
grass
910
500
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
[phone removed]
Peak Hours Use
Available (Best Practices, Annual)
Peak hours v. best‐practices hours available on rectangle
field
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3. Master planning
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Strategies
1. Renovate existing athletic fields
2. Add new athletic fields
3. Status quo permitting under specific
circumstances
4. Potential future option: limit usage
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1. Renovate existing fields
a. To improve quality
b. To improve efficiency
c. To add lighting
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1a. Improving quality
Renovate
Natural
grass
Adhere to best
practices for use
reduces capacity
Artificial
turf
Maintains current
capacity
Both are needed to meet community needs
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1b. Improving efficiency
• Dilboy Aux B is currently
underutilized as a little
league field because the
outfield is too small.
• We can improve the
efficiency of the field by
replacing the small
diamond with a
medium rectangle.
Dilboy Aux
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1c. Adding lighting
• Lights can add up to 600 hours of playing time
per field per year
• Fields without lights: Dilboy Aux A & B (not
City‐owned), Triangle (not City‐owned),
Hodgkins‐Curtin, Draw 7
• But it doesn’t always make sense to add lights.
DRAFT
Key fields to renovate
• Criteria:
– Ownership
– Current condition
– Size
– Other factors (e.g., storm water management
project)DRAFT
Key fields to renovate
(not necessarily in priority order)
Field
Ownership
Size
Condition
Other factors
Lincoln
City
M rectangle
Poor
Key stormwater
management site
Conway
City
Can fit L multipurpose
rectangle
Poor
Nunziato
City
S rectangle
Poor
Key stormwater
management site
Draw 7
DCR
Can fit XL rectangle
Nonexistent
Snow farm permit requires
City to bring field back to
pre‐farm conditions
Dilboy Aux
DCR
A: L multipurpose
rectangle; B: can fit M
rectangle
Poor
Foss
DCR
2 L rectangles (1
multipurpose) + M
diamond
Poor
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2. Add new athletic fields
a. City‐owned properties
b. Acquire new parcels
c. Development areas
d. Work with community partners for field time
DRAFT
Acreage requirements for M & L
rectangle fields are substantial
Type
Size
CoS
Nomenclature
Traditional
nomenclature
Min. width x
length (yards)
Min. acres
Rectangle
XL
Football field
53.3 x 120
1.32
L
U14
50 x 100
1.03
M
U12
45 x 70
0.65
S
U10
35 x 45
0.33
XS
U8 or smaller
20 x 25
0.10
Diamond
L
Baseball
M
Softball
S
Little league
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2a. City‐owned parcels
• No open City‐owned parcels are large enough
to accommodate a M or L rectangle field
• However, we can use smaller parcels (e.g.,
schoolyards) to build smaller fields that are
primarily for community use
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2b. Acquire new parcels for fields
$2,095,662
$0
$500,000
$1,000,000
$1,500,000
$2,000,000
$2,500,000
$3,000,000
$3,500,000
$4,000,000
Skilton Ave. (Expansion
of Ed Leathers Park),
2010
Symphony Park, 2010
Chuckie Harris Park,
2011
Average
Acquisition costs per acre
DRAFT
Potential acquisition costs
Type
Size
Acquisition
estimate
CoS
Nomenclature
Min.
acres
Rectangle
XL
1.32
$2,771,123
L
1.03
$2,164,940
M
0.65
$1,363,912
S
0.33
$681,956
XS
0.10
$216,494
Diamond
L
M
S
In addition to high acquisition costs, opportunities for parcels this large are rare.
DRAFT
2c. New development areas
• The draft Union Square Neighborhood Plan calls for the
addition of substantial open space that could be used
for an athletic field
• The forthcoming zoning reform includes triggers that
would require open spaces large enough to
accommodate athletic fields (dependent on the size of
the development).
• Important caveats:
– Transformational areas also have to meet other
SomerVision goals (jobs, housing, etc.)
– Development is 5 to 15 years away this is a long‐term
strategy
DRAFT
2d. Work with community partners
• The City has already established relationships
with Tufts & Medford for field access
– Tufts: Triangle, C & J during peak hours & on
Saturdays
– Medford: 1 field on Saturdays
• We are currently exploring additional
opportunities with community partners
DRAFT
3. Status quo permitting for specific
fields
• Fields that are in relatively good condition that
we do not intend to overhaul (e.g., Trum,
Hodgkins‐Curtin)
• Fields in limbo: currently not in good condition
but scheduled for improvement
– We will continue status quo permitting for these fields
in the meantime
– The City’s policy is to adhere to best practices for
natural grass fields after we renovate them
DRAFT
Putting it all together
• Building the fields master plan is not a simple
analytical task: nearly every piece of the puzzle is
dependent on every other piece
• The plan presented here establishes a data‐based
strategy for achieving the City’s goals for increasing
access to & improving the quality of our fields
• If we change one piece of the puzzle – which is
inevitable given that many variables related to the
fields are beyond the City’s control – there will be
ripple effects. The plan must be fluid & responsive to
changes.
DRAFT
• This plan accounts for
– Field type
– Field size
– Scheduling
– Field ownership
– Temporary swing space while fields are offline
– Space for permanently displaced uses
– Cost considerations
DRAFT
• Implementing the plan will take time.
– Because of the high level of use on our fields, we
can generally only take 1 field offline at a time
– When we rehab a field as natural grass, we must
let the field rest for one year after construction in
order to establish a strong root base
DRAFT
• The plan relies heavily on rehabilitating our
existing fields.
– Because of acquisition costs, rehabilitating current
assets is more cost effective than acquiring new
parcels.
– It also means we can begin improving our athletic
field situation before the transformational
neighborhoods come online in 5 to 15 years
DRAFT
• It also introduces artificial turf at several fields
– Turf provides more playing time per field more
efficient
– Turf also eliminates the need for field rest after
construction allows us to renovate fields faster
• Some have expressed concern about artificial
turf. Fortunately, there are a number of safe
and healthy options to choose from.
DRAFT
• It also assumes our efforts to engage
community partners continue and that we are
able to secure some additional access to non‐
City fields.DRAFT
• With the plan outlined here, we can
accommodate the majority of current and
projected usage for our fields
• There will be less‐than‐ideal transition periods
as we rehabilitate fields
• It does not address every need we have, but it
is a concerted step in the right direction
DRAFT
Label the field names
Conway
[5] : convert multipurpose M
rectangle to turf multipurpose
L rectangle
Lincoln
[3] : renovate park, convert
rectangle to regulation M
grass field
Nunziato
[4] : stormwater
project; rebuild
grass field
Draw 7
[2] : Level &
reseed; stripe
L/XL rectangle
[7] : Turf XL field
& add lights
Dilboy Aux
[1] : stripe M
rectangle on
Dilboy B
[6]: turf Dilboy
Aux A & B;
convert B to M
rectangle; add
lights
Foss
[8] : Rehabilitate
entire park
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Step 1: Dilboy Aux B interim
improvements
1. Description: stripe M rectangle over field
a. Provides swing space while other fields are
offline
2. Recommended surface: no change
3. Duration: one month
4. Displaced uses: essentially none due current
underutilization of Dilboy B
5. Requires cooperation from non‐City party: no
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Step 2: Draw 7 interim improvements
1. Description: level and reseed, stripe L/XL
rectangle
a.
Provides swing space while other fields are offline
b. Fulfills City’s obligation to return Draw 7 to pre‐snow
farm conditions
2. Recommended surface: grass
3. Duration: two playing seasons*
4. Displaced uses: none
5. Requires cooperation from non‐City party: yes
*Playing seasons = spring & fall
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Step 3: Lincoln Park renovation
1. Description: rehabilitate entire park, including
massive stormwater storage project
a.
Convert non‐regulation L rectangle to M rectangle
b. New drainage, irrigation & lighting for rectangle &
diamond fields
2. Recommended surface: grass
3. Duration: three playing seasons*
4. Displaced uses: SHS girls soccer, SHS ultimate
frisbee, SYSL, SHS softball, SYSBL
5. Requires cooperation from non‐City party: no
*Playing seasons = spring & fall
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Step 4: Nunziato renovation
1. Description: rehabilitate entire park,
including massive stormwater storage project
a. Rebuild S grass rectangle with new drainage,
irrigation, and lighting
2. Recommended surface: grass
3. Duration: four playing seasons*
4. Displaced uses: SHS ultimate frisbee, SYSL
5. Requires cooperation from non‐City party: no
*Playing seasons = spring & fall
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Step 5: Conway renovation
1. Description: convert M multipurpose field to
L multipurpose field, including new drainage,
irrigation, and lighting
a. Maintain 2 S diamonds
2. Recommended surface: turf
3. Duration: one playing season*
4. Displaced uses: SHS football, SYSL
5. Requires cooperation from non‐City party: no
*Playing seasons = spring & fall
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Step 6: Dilboy Aux renovation
1. Description: rehabilitate Dilboy Aux A & B
with new irrigation, drainage, and lighting
a. Permanently convert underutilized S diamond to
M rectangle
2. Recommended surface: turf
3. Duration: one playing season*
4. Displaced uses: SHS soccer, SYSL
5. Requires cooperation from non‐City party:
yes
*Playing seasons = spring & fall
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Step 7: Draw 7 renovation
1. Description: renovate entire park, including
creation of XL rectangle field with new
irrigation, drainage, and lighting
2. Recommended surface: turf
3. Duration: two playing seasons*
4. Displaced uses: none
5. Requires cooperation from non‐City party:
yes
*Playing seasons = spring & fall
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Step 8: Foss renovation
1. Description: Rehabilitate entire park with
new playing fields, irrigation, drainage, and
lighting
2. Recommended surface: To be determined
3. Duration: To be determined
4. Displaced uses: To be determined
5. Requires cooperation from non‐City party:
yes
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4. Field maintenance
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Natural grass maintenance
• When we reconstruct a field as grass, we will
adhere to best practices for use and
maintenance
• Maintenance assumes proper installation,
including drainage, irrigation, soil, and seed
• Maintenance plan to address daily, weekly,
monthly, and annual needs
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Natural grass maintenance
• Maintenance program must address:
– Mowing
– Soil Improvement
– Compaction Reduction
– Seeding
– Irrigation
• Restricted use:
– No more than 500 hours on rectangle fields
– No more than 800 hours on diamond fields
– Restrict use during wet weather & resting periods
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Short‐term considerations
• Many of our grass fields are located in low‐
lying areas and have poor soil, drainage, and
irrigation
– No amount of maintenance can make up for this
– Renovations will address this
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Synthetic turf maintenance
• Annual vendor inspection/care plan
– Advanced Care Visit
• Deep field de‐compaction
• Magnet sweep for metal debris
• Rotary brushing to raise fibers/vibrating screen for debris
• Infill redistributed using weighted power brush & vacuum
• Vacuum to remove fine dust and debris
– Standard Care Visit
• Sweep field for large debris
• Brush field in multi‐directions to redistribute infill
• Field de‐compaction
• Re‐sweep for fine debris
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