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Recreation Commission Meeting November 3, 2003 Replacement or improvement of the playground set is next on the wish list for a nice addition. NOSO talked about taking one field and making it the marquee field - lighting it and providing bleachers for it. It would be a nice addition, especially at championship game time. Further on the water proposal, what was suggested is to bring in a six inch line, the same as a fire hydrant line, and bring it up as far as the fence line, branching in each direction with a three inch line, bringing in a three inch riser. This piece of equipment would cup off that, with shut off valves on it. The biggest requirement would be the three-inch line would supply 50 to 60 psi of pressure. The City would oversee all of this and make sure it would be up to specs. There would probably be a couple hundred feet of six-inch line and another eight hundred feet of three-inch line in risers. Mr. Kelley asked what NOSO is asking the Commission to do is to petition Council to run the water lines and that NOSO as an organization was going to provide the sprinkler system; correct? The NOSO members responded that this was correct. Ms. Hayes asked if this would be done at no cost to the City. NOSO said that the sprinkler would be NOSO's responsibility. Mr. Kelley said that the City would be responsible for incurring the cost of the water line from the tap- in at the hydrant on the opposite side of the street, under the street, up to the fence, and the three- inch branch off each way. He continued that it's something that's needed to be done for years. Ms. Hayes said, in Mr. Gareau's absence, his concern was the cost to water the fields. Does NOSO have an estimate as to what that would be? The City needs to know that up front. The NOSO member responded that he would like to redo his amount for the cost of the water and base it on the entire park. He looked it up on the internet and found the water rate to be $15.18 per thousand cubic feet, but he doesn't know how accurate that is. Mr. Baxter said that the water in North Olmsted is about the most expensive water in the county, e.g., 40-50% more than the water in the City of Cleveland. The seven-field complex is about 1,000 feet by 1,000 feet or about 33 acres. What NOSO is interested in is about ten acres: the stripe of the field, the middle third, and the outer third on each side. It's the axis of the field where all the wear and tear is. Now NOSO's down to about six acres as a target for the water. The water department people recommend one to one and a half inch deep of water per week per acre. Next on the wish list: where to store the sprinkler? NOSO needs permission to have a chain link dog kennel fence, perhaps six feet in width and ten feet in length, perhaps between the shed and Trudy's place or in the northeast corner of the field or in the storage area. Mr. Kelley asked if the area NOSO wants is between the existing fence on the roadside and the present building - to run a fence with a gate to get the sprinkler in and out on the east side. (Overlapping conversation about placing the sprinkler where the people are greeted or by the signage.) Mr. Kelley said that the bottom line is running the water line. If the water line isn't run, nothing else will be accomplished. Ms. Hayes emphasized that Council will want to know the cost of the water. Mr. Kelley said that it will not hurt to have a recommendation for the sprinkler system from the Parks and Recreation Commission going to Council at the same time, to which Ms. Hayes agreed unequivocally. After Mr. Baxter's question on the subject, NOSO would monitor the usage of the water. Mr. DiSalvo asked if NOSO is watering the fields now, to which they Page 9