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Public Works Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/pw <br />Item # 12 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />January 21, 2025 <br />TOPIC: Sports Field Maintenance Schedule for 2025-2026 <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Citywide Sports Field Maintenance Schedule for 2025-2026 <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Receive and file Citywide Sports Field Maintenance Schedule for 2025-2026. <br />GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Public Works Agency (PWA)’s Parks, Fleet, Facilities, and Refuse Services <br />Division is responsible for overseeing the maintenance and improvements of Santa Ana <br />City parks and facilities. In May 2022, the City Council approved the Parks Master Plan <br />(PMP) to guide the City’s investment in parks, recreation facilities, trails, and open <br />spaces over ten years. The PMP identifies key initiatives, including managing and <br />maintaining parks and recreation assets through good stewardship. <br />The Park Maintenance team currently maintains six soccer fields and 35 baseball fields. <br />The sports fields require routine preventative maintenance to provide safe, green, and <br />playable grounds. The citywide renovation schedule closes the fields to allow turf to <br />recover from usage and provides staff the opportunity to aerate, reseed, and allow time <br />for the seed to germinate; thus, providing optimal playing conditions (Exhibit 1). <br />To develop the schedule, staff evaluated the location to determine the best time of year <br />for field renovation and coordinated with various user groups to reduce the impacts of <br />field closures. Staff alternates the annual renovation cycles to not impact the same <br />league or sport consistently. The Citywide Sports Field Maintenance Schedule will be <br />shared with impacted sports leagues and posted on the City website. Moreover, all <br />fields will have signs posted indicating closure dates. <br />ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT <br />There is no environmental impact associated with this action. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.