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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH S&S PROCESSING (ATHLETIC FIELD PROS) FOR THE INSTALLATION OF INFIELD MATERIAL AND FORTIFICATION OF INFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE AT THE BARLOW FARM PARK BASEBALL COMPLEX; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Brief Description: In review, the four (4) baseball fields at Barlow Farm Park required safety related repairs/renovations due to years of excessive wear and failing infrastructure. The immediate Phase I needs were completed in the fall of 2019 with a change order to the Public Works landscaping contract with Vizmeg Landscaping. Phase II of the field improvements have been publicly bid and staff is prepared to award the contract.
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Legislative History
17-149 - Authorized a two-year contract with Vizmeg Landscape; 10/3/2017 -amended in 2019 to start phase 1 of baseball field renovations.
Resolution No. 19-185, authorizing the City Manager, during the year 2020, to advertise for bids or to utilize the various Charter-authorized governmental competitive purchase programs for equipment; passed December 17, 2019.
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...
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