Title
Consider a memorandum/resolution authorizing an agreement with Sports Fields Solutions to establish multi-sport playing conditions at Conder, Stewart and Phyllis Parks in the amount of $512,470.
Summary
DATE: March 15, 2022
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Joe Brown, Executive Director of Recreation Services
SUBJECT: Establish Multi-sport playing conditions at area parks
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
Currently there are no sport playing fields at Stewart and Phyllis Parks. Adding multi-sport fields at these parks will increase user value to the communities they serve. The sports playing field at Conder Park is non-irrigated and unsafe for recreational play.
The City of Killeen Recreation Services wants to establish multi-sport playing conditions for our community at these three area parks. We would create top level turf space at Conder, Stewart and Phyllis Park through this process. These projects align with park improvements outlined in the adopted Parks Master Plan and Recreation Services plan to improve existing park facilities, giving recreation and community organizations more facilities to play.
The department received a quote under the Buyboard Cooperative contract #641-21 from Sports Field Holdings, LLC dba Sports Field Solutions for all three parks. The quote includes killing and stripping vegetation, installation of silt fencing and irrigation systems and a four (4) inch layer of sandy loam. After the ground is prepared, TifTuf Bermuda will be installed.
THE ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED:
Option 1 - Not authorize an agreement with Sports Field Solutions for the creation of multi-sport playing fields.
Option 2 - Authorize an agreement with Sports Field Solutions for the creation of multi-sport playing fields.
Which alternative is recommended? Why?
Recreation Services staff recommends City Council authorize an agreement with Sports Field Holdings, LLC dba Sports Field Solutions. The approval of this agreement will allow Recreation Serv...
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