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<br />Major League Softball, Inc. <br />Management Plan <br />City of Santa Ana Infield Maintenance <br /> <br />1) Using a gas powered leafblower or push broom, dugouts will be swept daily. Infield mix will <br />be returned to the infield area and unwanted trash and debris will be disposed of in a proper <br />trash receptacle. (Leaf rakes will be used to ensure maximum trash/debris removal.) <br /> <br />2) All perimeter edges where infield mix meets grass or fencing will be hand raked using a <br />landscape rake. <br /> <br />3) Base anchors, plates and pitching rubbers will be checked for wear or damage. Then, using <br />a landscape rake, any displaced infield mix material in high- impact areas (as defined above) <br />will be backfilled in low areas. <br /> <br />4) The entire traction area will be pre-watered in preparation for dragging. <br /> <br />5) Using a John Deere 1200 ball field conditioner, the gradingJIeveling attachment will be <br />employed to evenly distribute traction material over the entire traction area surface of the <br />infield while at the same time a "finishing" or "chain" drag will be pulled over the entire <br />traction area surface to leave a smooth or "polished" surface. (Special attention will paid to <br />varying the drag pattern, lifting the drag off the field while the drag is in a high impact area <br />and raking out the spot where the drag is removed from the infield surface.) <br /> <br />6) Final water entire traction area of infield surface and apply additional water to all of the high <br />impact areas. <br /> <br />7) Walk the entire field and address any "detail" items that may have arisen such brushing or <br />washing back displaced infield mix from the previous evening's play or using a leaf rake to <br />brusb back infield mix that has been carried off the infield into the grass with the JD 1200 <br />tires or a hose. <br /> <br />MLS will dedicate two (2) TO's to perform the daily routine described above during the seven (7) <br />"peak" months. The Area Lead will also visit Santa Ana every day to inspect the work and to address <br />any questions or concerns raised by either the General Contractor or City staff. The Area Lead will <br />have a complete "rig" containing a John Deere 1200 and all the necessary hand tools so there will <br />be three (3) fully outfitted rigs in Santa Ana every day during the "peak" months. <br /> <br />During the five (5) month "off peak" period, MLS will dedicate one TO for daily routine services <br />and the Area Lead will continue to spend a part of every day in Santa Ana to inspect the work and <br />to assist the TO as needed. Therefore, MLS will ensure that there are two (2) fully outfitted rigs in <br />Santa Ana every day during the "off peak" months. <br /> <br />It should be noted that MLS has additional rigs in nearby cities such as Irvine and Orange and can <br />call upon TO's from these areas in the event of an emergency or unforeseen circumstances. MLS has <br />a full scale Area Office in the City of Orange at Hart Park and will stage all Santa Ana operations <br />from its Orange County Area office. <br /> <br />2 <br />