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STAFF REPORT
Recreation and Community Services Department
DATE: December 16, 2014
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Sara Somogyi, Director of Recreation and Community Services
SUBJECT: DONATION OF $12,500 TO THE ARCADIA UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT FOR ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL FIELD
IMPROVEMENTS AND EQUIPMENT
Recommendation: Approve
SUMMARY
The Arcadia Unified School District (AUSD) and the City of Arcadia have a long history
of working together for the benefit of the Arcadia community. Recently, the City Council
directed staff consider a donation to help complete the renovations to the Arcadia High
School Baseball Field and to purchase equipment to help maintain the field in the future.
The amount of the donation requested is $12,500.
DISCUSSION
Renovations costing $50,000 were recently made to the Arcadia High School Baseball
Field. Donations from the community were made to cover majority of the cost of the
project. There is approximately $25,000 in additional work and equipment to complete
the entire project. AUSD would like the City of Arcadia to split the additional cost of the
project, $12,500 each. The donation would cover a repair to the synthetic turf in the
dugouts, replacing safety pads, extending a fence line and fixing the batting cage nets
as well as purchasing a John Deere refurbished lawn rake. These items will improve the
conditions at the public sports field and will enable the facility to be better maintained
going forward, both of which will be a benefit to the Arcadia community by providing
safer and more attractive grounds.
FISCAL IMPACT
This is not a budgeted item for the Fiscal Year 2014 -15 Budget. If approved, the City
Council would need to appropriate funds from the General Fund in an amount of
$12,500 for the donation.
AUSD Baseball Field Donation
December 16, 2014
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended the City Council approve a budget appropriation in an amount of
$12,500 from the General Fund for a donation to the AUSD for the Arcadia High School
Baseball Field improvements and equipment.
Approved.
DOrrlirlio Laz�are�t�
City Manager