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�Yr DREHIO V the city that *orks k r you Memo To: Janice Gundlach, City Planner Sandy Breuer, Director of Parks and Recreation From: Jason T. West, Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation Subject: Fencing between Brightwood Hills Golf Course and Grace Point Church Date: July 8, 2011 It has come to our attention that Grace Point Church wishes to install a 12 foot fence on their property that abuts Brightwood Hills Golf Course to help prevent golf balls going onto their property. The New Brighton Parks and Recreation Department supports Grace Point Church's efforts to help alleviate this issue. To help mitigate this problem, the New Brighton Parks and Recreation Department installed a netting system within the trees between Brightwood Hills Golf Course and Grace Point Church sometime in the mid to late 1990's. That netting was approximately 6 feet off the ground and was about 6-8 feet tall and approximately 50 feet long. The netting was from previous material the Parks Division had so cost was minimal and the investment was approximately $100- $200 dollars for hardware and time. The department believes that it was at the church's request to install this netting. Over time this netting deteriorated. To further mitigate this issue, New Brighton Parks and Department installed a second net in approximately April 2011. The new netting starts at the top of the existing 4 foot fence and is approximately 10 feet tall, for a total height of about 14 feet and is approximately 60 feet in length. The netting was taken from the hockey rink at Totem Pole Park. It took 2 park employees about 6 hours to install. Over a decade, the New Brighton Parks and Recreation Department has tried to help alleviate the golf balls going onto Grace Point Church's parking lot. There is an understanding that any property that is adjacent to a golf course may have occasional golf balls on their property. Again, the New Brighton Parks and Recreation Department is in full support of Grace Point Church's efforts with their recommended improvement.