REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Eric G. Parra, Interim City Manager
VIA: Ashley Wysocki, Director of Community & Library Services
PREPARED BY: Ashley Wysocki, Director of Community & Library Services
Subject:
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Authorize the appropriation of $160,500 from the AES Fund 1284 fund balance for the design and installation of a new backstop and fencing for the City's north softball field at Edison Park
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Statement of Issue:
The Edison Park north softball backstop needs to be replaced due to excessive corrosion and deterioration of two primary posts holding up the fencing structure.
Financial Impact:
The AES Fund balance currently has contingency funding in the amount of is $355,000. Staff is requesting that $160,500 of this balance be allocated to the Edison Park north softball field backstop improvement project.
Recommended Action:
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Authorize the appropriation of $160,500 from the AES contingency fund balance 1284 to Account 128485005.82800 to complete the necessary softball field backstop and fencing improvements at Edison Park.
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not authorize the appropriation of $160,500 from the AES contingency fund balance 1248 and direct staff accordingly.
Analysis:
The north softball field backstop at Edison Park is in need of replacement. Recent inspection of the structure revealed excessive corrosion of two of the five primary posts that hold up the backstop fencing. The cost to remove and install only the two new galvanized backstop posts and concrete footings is $38,475. Under this scenario the old fencing itself would be reused, and the immediate safety concern would be mitigated.
However, since improvements to the softball fields are proposed to be included as part of the final Edison Park reconfiguration and improvement project, staff is recommending the complete rehabilitation of the backstop, which includes the removal and ins...
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