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21. Using the .75 cars per player factor, 60 players would need 45 parking <br /> spaces. Giving consideration to the fact that there is some over lapping of <br /> players arriving for the next time slot before the earlier timeslot players <br /> are finished and departed, a 1.5 overlap factor is recommended. The cost per <br /> parking space could run from $900 to $1700 per space, depending on such <br /> variables as whether there is a gravel base already existing, storm drainage <br /> amenities needed, single aisles vs. double aisles, etc. <br /> 22. Athletes and parents of athletes have a preference to park as close to the <br /> game site as possible. This leads to on- street parking and field parking at <br /> some locations. <br /> 23. Sheldon's athletic program needs both a varsity soccer field and a <br /> practice football field simultaneously. Two softball fields will not fit in <br /> the space east of the track. The spaces at Meadowlark are not large enough to <br /> accommodate adult sized fields. <br /> 24. Fields can be damaged by too much usage, which will vary depending on <br /> climatic conditions. Kincaid, Graham and Century (Amazon) Soccer are fields <br /> that can withstand the most usage in poor weather due to the drainage systems <br /> employed. Ascot is a close second because of soils that naturally have good <br /> drainage characteristics. Century was damaged last winter when overused after <br /> other fields became too muddy in the continually wet weather. The cost to <br /> repair a damaged field is generally less than the annual routine maintenance <br /> costs for another field. However, the loss of the field that accommodates 15 <br /> games per week (30 teams /over $10,000 gross revenue at City league rates, and <br /> approximately $25,000 at Kidsports rates). <br /> 25. Soccer play causes the most turf damage. 14 games per week is considered <br /> the maximum capacity for the best turf conditions when cleated shoes are used. <br /> Players without cleated shoes and younger players cause slightly less damage. <br /> Lighting fields to maximize soccer play can not be justified. Softball play <br /> does not lead to serious turf wear; lighting to maximize softball play is <br /> encouraged. <br /> 26. During the wet spring of '93 when other fields got too muddy and were <br /> closed, teams migrated to the best field remaining, Century- Amazon, which the <br /> city also posted as closed. Continually disregarding the closure posting, the <br /> field was damaged so much by the equivalent of over 20 games per week that it <br /> has been closed for restoration, with the next play scheduled in the spring of <br /> '94. Summer and fall softball leagues for adults and soccer for both adults <br /> and Kidsports have been impacted by this closure. Estimating that 7 city <br /> games and 7 Kidsports games might have been scheduled at Amazon, the revenue <br /> lost is estimated to have been $5300 and $12,600 respectively. <br /> CONSIDERATIONS <br /> 1. A double field complex that must have lights go out at 9:15 p.m. has no <br /> greater playing capacity than a single field that can remain lit until 10:45 <br /> during the spring and summer months. They continue to be an advantage in the <br /> fall months when the first evening time slot needs light before games end. <br /> 3 <br />