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Funding estimates for operating this park are in the range of $196,424 in annual operating costs ~J <br />and $54,100 in start-up capital. This includes a staff of tlnee full time parks employees as well as <br />three temporary staff. <br />Two Parks Conservation Technicians (PCTs) will provide the opportunity for <br />maintenance to include trail inspection, field lining, infield grooming, court cleaning/blowing, <br />informal playground inspection, cleaning barbeque grills and picnic tables, a seven to ten day <br />mowing and trimming schedule, leaf blowing (seasonal), twice weekly field irrigation as needed, <br />daily or alternate daily trash pick up, restroom and shelter cleaning, seasonal field aeration, top <br />dressing, overseeding, fertilizing, weed and insect control. Annual playground <br />inspection/certification, tree inspection, application of playground safety surfacing <br />A third Parks Conservation Technician will allow for mowing, trimming, hail inspection, <br />field lining, infield dragging, court cleaning and leaf blowing to occur every three to seven days. <br />Irrigation will be possible three times weekly. Trash pick up, restroom, playground and shelter <br />cleaning will occur daily and seasonal, annual flower-beds will be provided and maintained.. <br />The maintenance of a park athletic facility is substantially different from that of a school <br />field. The fields proposed at Northern will not be secured from public use, and as such are <br />subject to a high degree of play pressure. In-house league games and practices on this <br />softball baseball field could average 15-20 per week during the season or more, in addition, <br />rental and casual (walk-on use) will add to the wear and tear. A local high school Athletic <br />Director reported an average of 20-25 games for' an entire season scheduled on the high school <br />baseball/softball field with no opportunity for casual use.. For any athletic field, there is a high <br />expectation in the condition in which the field is kept. They can't be maintained like a lawn or <br />general grassy area. This summer and fall staff mowed the field at Central Recreation an <br />average of twice each week. We also observed a reduced rate in the growth of the grass this <br />season due to the drought, Still we had some complaints from football coaches and parents <br />about the height of the grass and the lining we provided for this practice field. Soccer players are <br />even more particular as they play the ball on the ground, so their play is affected more easily by <br />the length of the grass. <br />The play pressure on athletic fields in parks calls for added measures in maintenance and <br />operations. Certain tasks must be performed more frequently just to keep grass on the field, This <br />affects staff hours, equipment needs as well as materials and supplies. <br />Projected Operating Costs: <br />Proposed Full funding <br />Three full time PCTs <br />Plus Temporary <br />Reduced funding <br />Two full time PCTs <br />Plus Temporary <br />Personnel: $146,224 <br />Operations: $ 50,200 <br />$107,865 <br />$ 49,.300 <br />Total Operating: $196,424 $157,165 <br />