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Feasibility Analysis - City Council "A" List Priorities for Fiscal Years 2002/03104 (Cont.) · Staffing/resource Whether the fields are developed in synthetic or real turf will impact the needs number of staff needed to support the area as well as water costs. · Options/alternatives Look at the development of a combined use field such as Hoover that would create two soccer and two baseball fields. Priority #10: Lighting of McGarvey and Garfield School Fields · Assumption McGarvey Field is currently the only City owned 90-foot diamond available for baseball. We also have limited use of a 90-foot diamond in the Pacific Shores Complex and will add one 90-foot field when Garfield is completed for a total of 3 excluding the high school fields. Lights at McGarvey and Garfield will allow for longer hours and days of use. · Potential obstacles We have recently engaged the neighbors of Red Morton Park in discussions about the skate park and learned that many of them feel that the park is already getting too much use. They may not be pleased with additional lighting. There are homes that surround the park that will have to be considered. · Nexus Links directly to a previously established priority for increasing play fields in Redwood City. · Estimated initial cost We asked a lighting contractor to give us a basic estimate for lighting McGarvey Field and received a quote of $250,000. No such estimate has been secured for Garfield. · Ongoing costs Utility costs are taken out of the Adult Sports Budget. Our costs last thereafter year were $8,680. Year to date we have expended $7,441. Our budget for this line item is $12,700. Repairing and changing lights would be an additional responsibility of staff but would be dealt with by adjusting other tasks. · Staffing/resource No significant impacts, although additional duties could cause re- needs prioritizing of maintenance at other facilities. · Options/alternatives Add lights at the new Pacific Shores fields, as the location would have less impact on neighbors. Priority #11: Child Care Location Investi,qation (Franklin Street alternative) · Assumption Council has been made aware of the child-care issue and supports the idea of the City helping to make additional spaces happen. With regard to Franklin Street, apparently a non-profit developer and a private foundation were fairly well down the road in planning for a Center in the Franklin Street Area when it became evident that the site only worked if the adjacent creek was rerouted through a culvert and the childcare facility expanded out onto the added space. The costs to culvert the creek are estimated at about $1,500,000. Since this cost was not included in the childcare project's original scope and the cost was not budgeted, Community Development staff is seeking other sites in the 7 of 10