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Report regarding a resolution authorizing the acceptance of a $5,000 donation from the South San Francisco Police Activities League for the Orange Memorial Park Sports Field Project (project number pk1402), and amending the Parks and Recreation Department's Operating Budget pursuant to budget amendment #23.054. (Greg Mediati, Director, Parks and Recreation Department)
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RECOMMENDATION
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It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the acceptance of a $5,000 donation from the South San Francisco Police Activities League to be used toward the construction of the Orange Memorial Park Sports Field Project.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
For many years, the baseball and softball fields at Orange Memorial Park served as a hub for the sports community in South San Francisco. The field had been regularly used for youth baseball, South San Francisco High School varsity baseball, and adult softball.
In 2018, grant funding from Caltrans for the storm water capture project at Orange Memorial Park was approved, which necessitated that the field be razed and replaced after installation of the subsurface cistern and water treatment facility. This project provided an opportunity for the City to reimagine the future of the ballfield, which ultimately resulted in a preference for an all-weather synthetic athletic field.
In 2020, the City Council awarded a contract to Verde Design Landscape Architects to develop construction documents for the project. Upon the completion of community outreach and design, a construction contract was awarded to Interstate Grading and Paving in early 2022. Construction began in June 2022. Currently the project is on budget and on schedule. A grand opening, pending further inclement weather, is anticipated this summer.
The project consists of new synthetic fields, a pre-fabricated concessions building, sports field and pedestrian lighting, electrical improvements, fencing, safety netting, ...
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