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6.1C Page 1 !REPORT L I i i f i I To the Honorable Mayor and City COU;Cill From the City Mana er November 20, 2006 Subject Sport Fields Synthetic Turf Conversion Project at Marlin Park and Sandpiper Park in Redwood Shores Recommendation By motion, approve and authorize a consultant agreement with Beals Alliance for providing professional design and engineering consutting services for the Sport Fields Synthetic Turf Conversion Project at Marlin Park and Sandpiper Park in Hedwood Shores, in an amount not to exceed $106,720.00. Background This project is part of the water conservation measures identified and recommended by the Community Task Force on Recycled Water in their report to the City Council dated March 3, 2004. The $5 million cost of the fields conversion project, including the fees for this design effort, are included in the Water Financing Plan approved by the Council in January 2006. Furthermore, the project is supplemented by Capital Improvement Program funds. Listed below are the six (6) potential fields identified by the Task Force Report, eligible for conversion to synthetic turf, in order to permanently eliminate the need for irrigation water on the play surface: 1. McGarvey Field 2. Griffen-Bechet Field 3. Mitchell Field 4. Hawes Park 5. Marlin Park 6. Sandpiper Park The potential water saving, after converting these six natural grass fields to synthetic turf fields, is approximately 95 acre-feet per year, or enough water to supply 350 average households for a year. The conversion of the first three fields (McGarvey, Griffin-Bechet, and Mitchell) is underway and should be completed by the middle of 2007. The Hawes Park conversion is slated to be combined with the renovation of the bleachers, in order to Page 1 of 2 "'.'-."--'....--'-.' ...... -..--..--r------... ...-_.