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Regular Council Meeting <br />4/24/95 <br />Page Sixteen <br />ROLL CALL: AYES: All <br />NAYS: None <br />Motion Carried <br />Authorization Given <br />Teff Corl of Chesterland - re: volleyball courts• construction til2s• sand v grass - Mr. Corl <br />said he was asked by Pat to come up to answer any questions they may have on grass <br />versus sand. <br />Mayor Rinker said when we had talked to the Service Director about the drainage for <br />the court, he was concerned it must be laid sufficiently deep so in the event we went <br />with a sand court, the drainage would not get in the way of that. One of the questions is <br />what kind of depth and base do we need for sand. He asked Mr. Corl to give them a <br />sense of how successful or how difficult it is to maintain a sand court in northeast Ohio <br />year round. <br />Mr. Corl said there is virtually no difficulty. It is almost maintenance free other than <br />raking the sand back to the center occasionally. It is ready to play immediately after <br />rain. It is soft all the time; they won't get hurt. They may track a little sand out and you <br />may have to replenish it every year (maybe 5-6 tons.) They have never had any <br />problems with kids throwing sand. One court is 50 x 80 (the actual volleyball is 30 x 60, <br />so you have a 10' cushion.) The other court is 42 or 43 by 75. You have to have a lot of <br />room for them to run around. There is a lot of physical activity. They have no <br />problems with animals or vandalism. It is much easier to take care of than grass. Grass <br />can be slippery; you can't play if there is a dew. They usually play in their bare feet. <br />Mr. Buckholtz asked if 12" is the correct depth for the sand. <br />Mr. Corl said yes, at least. It is supposed to represent a beach. Sand will drain much <br />better than grass. <br />Mr. Buckholtz said it was dug at 24". Gus was going to put a great deal of gravel leaving <br />about 8". <br />Mayor Rinker said he could just use less gravel--12" of gravel and 12" of sand. He asked <br />if they needed to put any kind of moisture guard cloth in-between the layers. <br />Mr. Corl said the sand will drain much better than the grass. <br /> <br /> <br />Council thanked Mr. Corl for coming.