PRECA 03-02-1994 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

~i,ittle Lakes Little League-Fields Committee A Proposal for the City of New Brighton Little Lakes Little League views the City of New Brighton as a valuable, essential component of the LLLL system. Along with its sister cities of Arden Hills, Mounds View, North Oaks, Shoreview and Vadnais Heights, New Brighton provides ballfields for league play and practice. During the summer of 1993, LLLL used fields in New Brighton at Pike Lake, Silver Oak, Highview, Sunnyside and Hanson Park. A total of 13 fields per week were used on Monday through Friday with an occasional Saturday game for making up rain-outs. Little Lakes Little League would like to make the following proposal to the Parks and Recreation Dept of the City of New Brighton for a partnership in fields development. The following is a multi-year proposal designed to upgrade several fields in New Brighton that can be used for a wide variety of children. of vanous ages and skill levels. As with the proposals to the other cities in the LLLL system, this proposal includes acost-sharing component that establishes the partnership between the League and the City. Year #1. Little Lakes Little League would like to develop Totem Pole Park for little league play. Totem Pole was selected because of several factors. Ample parking, playground for small children, good drainage, are but a few of the positive aspects of the field. LLLL would like to provide funding for dugout fencing, approximate cost, $1600.00. This fencing would have a 6 foot high field-side fence with a 4 foot high spectator side fence. Two opening to the field side and one to the back side complete the dugout. The League would ask - the City to move one of the benches from the first base line to the third base line to allow for the installation of fencing around the third base bench and provide a hood for the backstop, approximate cost, $1500.00.. Totem Pole field would be designated for American League, 11-12 year old, play.. The League will instruct its coaches who use totem pole field that parking for-games should be on the West side (park side) of 9th Ave. and in the designated parking lot adjoining the ball field. Year #2. Little Lakes Little League would like to provide funding.for protective bench fencing at both Sunnyside and Pike Lake fields.. Sunnyside would continue to be a 7r. Minor field (9-10 year olds) while Pike lake would be designated an instructional league field (7-8 year olds). Approximate cost for the fencing, $1400.00 The League would ask the City to excavate the inner infield at Totem Pole field following the close of the 1994 season (early August), provide a topsoil base and provide grass for the ball diamond, approximate cost of materials, $1000.00. The league would ask the City to use the recovered agri-lime from totem pole field to top-dress the Sunnyside and Pike Lake fields. Year #3. Little Lakes Little League would provide funding fora 4 ft. baseline fence at Totem Pole field to extend 200 feet from home plate down the first and third baselines. All baseline fencing would have "pass throughs" and/or gates for players and maintenance equipment. Approx. cost, $1500.00. The League asks the City to provide fora 4 ft. perimeter, outfield fence at Totem Pole. Approximate cost $1400.00 Year #4. Little Lakes Little League would provide baseline fencing for Sunnyside and Pike Lake fields to extend 60 feet past the protective dugout fence. Approximate cost, 1200.00. The League asks the City to top- dress Totem Pole, Sunnyside and Pike Lake, approximate cost $ 900.00.