INS-20-001 - Additional Federal Gas Tax - Woodside Park & Sportsfields Allocation

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REPORT TO: Community and Infrastructure ServicesCommittee DATE OF MEETING: January13, 2020 SUBMITTED BY: Denise McGoldrick, General Manager, INS, 519 741 2600 PREPARED BY: Niall Lobley, Director, Parks & Cemeteries, 519 741 2600 4513 WARD (S) INVOLVED: All DATE OF REPORT:December12, 2019 REPORT NO.: INS 20-001 SUBJECT: Additional Federal Gas Tax – Woodside Park & SportsfieldsAllocation __________________________________________________________________________________________ RECOMMENDATION: That staff be directed to reallocate Federal Gas Tax money (as noted below) from the Woodside Park project as outlined in Financial Services Department report FIN-19-039 toward spot enhancements to the artificial turf to extend the asset lifespan (Option2): and, That staff be directed to reallocate the residual funds from the Woodside Park project towards additional enhancements to Woodside Park outlined as Option 3 in Infrastructure Services Department report INS-20-001; and further, That staff be directed to reallocate the residual funds from the Woodside Park project towards Option _______ (3a or 3b) as outlined in report INS-20-001. BACKGROUND: In May2019, Council endorsed allocation of $6.9M of additional Federal Gas Tax income toward nine infrastructure related projects. One of these projects was Woodside Park with an allocation of $1.1M to installa new exit from the parking lot to Highland Road and thereplacement of the artificial turf on the two fields within the park. The City of Kitchener currently hasfour outdoor artificial turf fields. Two operational fieldsat Woodside Park were installed in 2011 and saw first use in 2012. Two new fieldsat Schlegel Park and will see their first operational season in 2020. Artificial turf offers advantages over regular fields in supportingsports programming, offering extended seasons of use, the ability to support heavier use and areless impacted by wet weather.This means that artificial turf offers the greatest amount of programmable time among sports fields inventory. The fields installed at Woodside have a warranty lifespan of eight years, based on good management and maintenance practices. 2020 will see the ninth season of use commence. These fields are heavily used, and exposed to a wide rangeof weather conditions and staff have 6 - 1