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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT WITH VIZMEG LANDSCAPE, INC. FOR ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR THE BASEBALL FIELDS AT BARLOW FARM PARK; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Brief Description: The four (4) baseball fields at Barlow Farm Park need safety related repairs/renovations due to years of excessive wear and failing infrastructure. These issues are now creating unsafe conditions and poor playability. Staff wishes to correct these initial safety improvements now in preparation for the spring 2020 season.
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Legislative History
17-149 - Authorized a two-year contract with Vizmeg Landscape; 10/3/2017
Purpose & Explanation
After numerous concerns regarding the safety and playability of the Barlow Farm Park baseball fields (acknowledging that spring 2019 was extremely excessive with rainfall), Staff has had discussions with multiple field consultants to determine a solution to correct the current adverse conditions. Following these discussions about the concerns that had consistently arisen at the Barlow Farm Park baseball fields during the beginning of the 2019 season, staff has documented several underlying issues of concern.
1. The initial construction of these fields provided for run off drainage through the infield dugout areas. This has caused many infield base line issues with safety and playability problems over the past15 years particularly during excessively wet seasons.
2. The original soils materials used to construct the infields has a very high silt content that allows the infields to "move" with rainfall and wind. Any sub surface drainage that was originally placed is no longer functioning.
In order to provide safe, functioning fields, the above items need to be corrected most expeditiously. There are additional improvements planned which are not safety related in nature and will be completed in the fall of 2020.
We are recommending a two-stage approach.
First Stage Repairs/Renovations
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