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CITY OF LODI
AGENDA TITLE: Approval of Plans and specifications for the Kofu
Park Batting Cage Project
MEETING DATE: February 19, 1992
PREPARED BY: Ron Williamson, Parks and Recreation Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the city Council approve the plans and
specifications for the installation of a
batting cage at Kofu Park.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: We have been approached by the Boosters
of Boys/Girls Sports Organization and
Tokay High baseball program to construct
a batting cage at Kofu Park.
The location of this facility would be on the first base side of
the field near the right field fence and water outlet storm drain,
in foul territory. This would be a permanent installation that
will allow batting practice facilities like the batting cage
operation constructed at Zupo Field some two years ago. Since the
batting cage will be near and on the berm that ascends from the
bottom of the basin up to a levy for holding storm waters, we would
be constructing two retaining walls, made up of railroad ties to
hold the rock and earthen fill to raise the cage area above any
potential high water level.
A storage building 15' x 12' x 6' would also be constructed to
house the pitching machine/s and batting cage netting. For each
use, the doors of the building would be opened, the netting pulled
out the length of the cage area, and pitching machine pulled out to
a stationary area to pitch balls to a batter. Electricity would be
run to the cage to operate the pitching machine. Again, this would
be installed above any high water area.
Tokay High School, under their coaches, would control the operation
of the cage during high school practice or pre game situation.
Likewise, the B.O.B.S./City would schedule and assign and operate
for our youth baseball team usages.
APPROVED.
THOMAS A PETERSON
City Manager
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Approval of Plans and
Batting Cage Project
February 19, 1992
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Specifications for the Kofu Park
This project was presented to the Parks and Recreation Commission
on February 4, 1992, and received their total approval by a vote of
5-0, and comes to you as their recommendation for support of this
project. It should also be mentioned that "Public Notices" were
hand carried and issued by Scott Essin, Parks Superintendent, to
the residents on Cardinal and South Sunset Streets, inviting them
to attend the commission meeting for input. No one attended our
meeting.
See Exhibit A, a visual of the park and proposed location of the
batting cage. Also, a top and side view of the surface area and
the building that would house the pitching machines and cage
netting. See Exhibit 5, Public Notice for input at the Commission
meeting.
It is the plan of both the B.O.B.S. organization and Tokay High
School to fund and build the project.
FUNDING: Minimal cost to the City, that only to haul fill rock and
dirt to the site. The B.O.B.S. and Tokay High School
have agreed to fund the entire projt at no additional
cost to the City. 6^
Ron Williamson, Director
Parks and Recreation
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cc: Bob McNatt, City Attorney
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PUELIC ANNOUNCEMENT
We have been approached by the B4O.B.S. and Tokay High to construct a batting cage at Kofu
Park. The location of this project will be on the first base side of the diamond near the right
field fence in faulterritory. This will be a permanent installation that will allow batting practice
similar to the installation currently 3t Zupo Field. Since this will be near the berm that descends
irin this area, we will be installing two wooden retaining walls. The pitching machine and net
will be housed in a storage room. The room will also have a 110 outlet for power. Tokay High
School and B.O.B.S. members will construct this project.
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