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October 7, 2002 Subject Final Acceptance - Hoover Sport Field Improvement Project Engineering File No. 803-02 Recommendation Accept, by motion, the Hoover Sport Field Improvement Project, and authorize the release of bonds and retention. Background On May 6, 2002, the City Council accepted the bids and authorized the execution of a construction agreement with Robert A. Bothman, Inc. of Redwood City for the Hoover Sport Field Improvement Project, in the amount of $1,491,157.00. The project is located at the corner of Spring Street and Charter Street adjacent to the Hoover Magnet School and the Hoover Recreation Facilities. This is the City's first state-of-the-art sports field that utilizes a synthetic turf playing surface. The old fields consisted of turf grown on native soil. The fields were frequently out of service due to ponding water and muddy soil. The new fields incorporate a system of underground drainage installed under approximately six inches of compacted drain rocks. The synthetic turf, which looks and behaves like shag carpet, with a 2+ inch long tuff (or yarn), was then laid down and sewn together. The tuff then gets fluffed up mechanically, and the bottom one and one half inches get filled with a mixture of miniature rubber chips and sand. With the new construction, the ability to utilize the field will be much higher, since it is no longer weather-dependent. This facility consistently gets heavy usage by the community year round. In particular, soccer games are played almost on a constant basis on weekends. Soccer, especially the adult play, is known to be harsh on the playing surface. Prior to this project, the field could not be kept in playable condition over any extended length of time, because natural turf cannot grow and repair itself fast enough. This synthetic material should stand up to this level of use. As for the maintenance, last year, the Park, Recreation, and Community Services Superintendent reported to City Council the water savings and reduced upkeep efforts. The report showed that over the long run, the cost of ownership of this field is less than a natural turf.