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Public Works Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/public-works <br />Item # 15 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />March 19, 2024 <br />TOPIC: Park Maintenance Sports Field Renovation Schedule <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Receive and File Citywide Sports Field Renovation Schedule <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Receive and file Citywide Sports Field Renovation Schedule for 2024 to 2025. <br />GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No <br />DISCUSSION <br />In May 2022, the City Council approved the Parks Master Plan (PMP) to guide the City's <br />investment in parks, recreation facilities, trails, open spaces, programs, and events over <br />the next ten years. A key component of the PMP is managing and maintaining Santa <br />Ana's parks and recreation assets through good stewardship. <br />The Public Works’ Parks, Facility, and Fleet Division is responsible for the maintenance <br />of six soccer fields and 35 baseball fields. Staff’s goal is to maintain open park space <br />in excellent condition for recreational purposes to our residents and visitors. The sports <br />fields require preventative maintenance to provide safe, green, and playable grounds. <br />The citywide renovation schedule closes the fields to allow the turf to recover from <br />usage and provides the City the opportunity to aerate, re-seed, and allow time for the <br />seed to germinate; thus providing optimal playing conditions (Exhibit 1). <br />To develop the schedule, staff evaluated the location, type of sports field, and best time <br />of year to allow the turf to thrive. Staff coordinated with joint-use agreement partners <br />other user groups to reduce the impacts of field closures. Staff’s goal is to alternate the <br />annual renovations cycle so as to not impact the same league or sport consistently. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.