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REVIEW OF JOINT USE ISSUES CENTENNIAL PARK HOME RUN FENCE • Mr. Ono, Admin. Services Manager presented history of 2002 Joint Use Agreement, 2010 Amendment, preparation of 2nd Amendment and District request for home run fence to remain permanently in place. • Board member Iglesias asked what does the easement say. • Exec. Director Mouet indicated the community is concerned of a permanent fence enclosing the park. This is a ball field homerun fence with openings in the fence and not a perimeter fence. • Board member Palacio indicated we should have a permanent home run fence since adult baseball is year round and the existing fence has been up for 2 years. • Board member Iglesias asked if residents will still have access to the field. • Councilmember Tinajero arrived at 5:43pm and indicated the fence has not been taken down and it does not seem to be an issue. • Councilmember Reyna indicated there are openings in the fence to provide residents access to the fields. • Superintendent Miller indicated the fence openings should be identified on the aerial. CENTENNIAL /GODINEZ SYNTHETIC TURF • Mr. Ono Admin. Services Manager presented the benefits of a synthetic turf field on Godinez H.S. Football Field. The field is currently a lighted turf field and the district is systematically converting the high school turf fields to synthetic turf for extended use and maintenance reasons. The City is proposing to make available $410,000 of soccer surcharge funds if the district provides the remaining amount needed to install synthetic turf on Godinez football field. • Mr. Dixon Assistant Superintendent indicated we should also install a rubberized track with is proposal. • Councilmember Reyna requested a cost estimate for the rubberized track. • Board member Iglesias asked how long have we had the synthetic turf and rubber track at Willard. • Mr. Mouet, Exec. Director indicated the Willard synthetic turf and rubberized turf field was completed on October 2013. The park and field improvement at Willard cost $4.4 million that was available through a Prop 84 grant. This is a youth soccer field and priority use is provided to organizations that have the most registered youth within a certain radius around the field. • Board member Iglesias indicated if the field is open, it needs supervision. Will the City staff the field when it is open? • Mr. Mouet, Exec. Director indicated we will have city staff available when the field is open. • Councilmember Tinajero indicated DYSC always staff on site that can manage the Godinez site. • Board member Palacio indicated DYSC is fenced, but Godinez field is not fenced. Difficult to manage, we need to work out the mechanics. City /School Joint Policy Meeting Page 2 January 26, 2015 13A -6