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Major League Softball, Inc. Management Plan City of Santa Ana Infield Maintenance 1) Using a gas powered leaf blower or push broom, dugouts will be swept daily. Infield mix will be returned to the infield area and unwanted trash and debris will be disposed of in a proper trash receptacle. (Leaf rakes will be used to ensure maximum trash/debris removal.) 2) All perimeter edges where infield mix meets grass or fencing will be hand raked using a landscape rake. 3) Base anchors, plates and pitching rubbers will be checked for wear or damage. Then, using a landscape rake, any displaced infield mix material in high -impact areas (as defined above) will be backfilled in low areas. 4) The entire traction area will be pre -watered in preparation for dragging. 5) Using a John Deere 1200 ball field conditioner, the grading/leveling attachment will be employed to evenly distribute traction material over the entire traction area surface of the infield while at the same time a "finishing" or "chain" drag will be pulled over the entire traction area surface to leave a smooth or "polished" surface. (Special attention will paid to varying the drag pattern, lifting the drag off the field while the drag is in a high impact area and raking out Ahe spot where the drag is removed from the infield surface. — -—b).---Panalwateri-,ntire-tmctionareaotmileldsurtaceandappiyaawttonai-water_to-aiwirnenign. impact areas: >- 7) Walk the entire field and address any "detail" items that may have arisen such brushing or washing back displaced infield mix from the previous evening's play or using a leaf rake to brush back infield mix that has been carried off the infield into the grass with the JD 1200 tires or a hose. MLS will dedicate two (2) TO's to perform the daily routine described above during the seven (7) "peak" months. The Area Lead will also visit Santa Ana every day to inspect the work and to address any questions or concerns raised by either the General Contractor or City staff. The Area Lead will have a complete "rig" containing a John Deere 1200 and all the necessary hand tools so there will be three (3) fully outfitted rigs in Santa Ana every day during the "peak' months. During the five (5) month "off peak" period, MLS will dedicate one TO for daily routine services and the Area Lead will continue to spend a part of every day in Santa Ana to inspect the work and to assist the TO as needed. Therefore, MLS will ensure that there are two (2) fully outfitted rigs in Santa Ana every day during the "off peak" months. It should be noted that MLS has additional rigs in nearby cities such as Irvine and Orange and can call upon TO's from these areas in the event of an emergency or unforeseen circumstances. MIS has a full scale Area Office in the City of Orange at Hart Park and will stage all Santa Ana operations from its Orange County Area office.