HomeMy WebLinkAboutINS-17-061 - Breithaupt Ball Diamond Lighting
REPORT TO: Community & Infrastructure Services Committee
DATE OF MEETING: August 21, 2017
SUBMITTED BY: Denise McGoldrick, Director, Operations Environmental
Services (741-2600 x4657)
PREPARED BY: Mark Parris, Landscape Architect (741-2600x4397)
WARD(S) INVOLVED: 10
DATE OF REPORT: August 10, 2017
REPORT NO.: INS-17-061
SUBJECT: Breithaupt Ball Diamond Lighting Follow-up to INS-17-027
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RECOMMENDATIONS:
That lights be installed at two ball diamonds in Breithaupt Park to address the
immediate need for ball diamond inventory and to begin to close the gap between
demand and availability of diamond inventory as part of a longer-term, city-wide
ball diamond inventory management strategy, and;
That the improvements to on-site parking facilities at Breithaupt Park including
pedestrian access to all parking facilities, be referred to the 2017-2026 Capital
Budget process for consideration.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
A diamond user study identified that the City of Kitchener requires an additional 1.5
diamonds by 2018 and an additional 6 diamonds by 2021 to meet the demand of youth
accessing diamond sports. Staff considered how to address the immediate demand
through the consideration of factors such as neighbourhood impact, efficient land use,
operating costs, capital costs, and the ability to meet recreational. A summary table is
provided below on the scenarios evaluated. Staff recommends Breithaupt as the
preferred scenario based on the ability to achieve most of the objectives with the
exception of neighbourhood impact due to the pre-existing neighbourhood setting.
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Staff heard concerns raised by residents living in the Breithaupt neighbourhood
(provided in Appendix B) and over the course of the summer conducted studies to
evaluate parking, behaviour, and noise concerns. The study findings informed
mitigation measures however not all concerns can be fully mitigated (e.g. in-game
noise).
Mitigating measures include the following:
Parking:
o Improvements to on-site parking facilities.
o Signage and communication strategy to encourage and guide diamond
users to the correct parking facility rather than on-road parking.
Behaviour and noise:
o Staff will work with all users to re-inforce code of conduct policies and
behaviour expectations.
o Provision of additional washroom facilities (portable toilets).
o Signage to promote respectful behaviour and consideration for
neighbourhood (appendix G).
o By consolidating parking in designated and improved parking areas, post-
game noise and disturbance will be reduced.
o Provide enhanced plantings to aide in long-term noise attenuation;
however it is not possible to eliminate in-game noise entirely.
Hours of Operation:
o Staff has worked closely with the Kitchener Minor Baseball Association to
evaluate hours of operation and determine the earliest feasible time that
lights could be shut-off (see table 1)
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BACKGROUND:
In fall 2016, a diamond user study was conducted to make recommendations on how to
meet the short-
existing ball diamond inventory, analyzed past and present booking tendencies, collated
data from an information and input session (9 of the 14 diamond user groups were
represented) and made recommendations for ball diamonds in Kitchener for the next 5
years with an awareness of the trends within diamond sports. The utilization of
diamonds in 2017 remained consistent with the 2016 utilization numbers due to the
inability to provide additional diamonds for ball users to accommodate growth within
their programs.
Based on current user demand and projected growth within the city the city is in need of
1.5 diamonds in 2018; the .05 diamond was found in 2017 through improvements to
how fields are booked. An additional 6 diamonds will be required by 2021. In time,
more diamonds and fields will be lit to maximize their utilization for greatest efficiency of
city land and resources.
At the March 6, 2017 Community and Infrastructure Services Committee (CISC), report
INS-17-008 Ball Diamonds Improvements Update was presented with two
recommendations for consideration:
That the four ball diamonds and one blast ball diamond located in Upper Canada
Park be realigned with upgraded playing fields, back stops, irrigation and
infrastructure for future lights; and
That lights be installed at two ball diamonds in Breithaupt Park to address the
immediate need for ball diamond inventory and to begin to close the gap
between demand and availability of diamond inventory as part of a longer-term,
city-wide ball diamond inventory management strategy.
The recommendation addressing Upper Canada Park was approved, however the
Breithaupt Park recommendation and motion was deferred to the April 3, 2017 CISC
Meeting (amended to no later than August 31, 2017 at the April 3, 2017 CISC meeting)
to allow time for staff to consult with area residents regarding possible measures to
mitigate the impact of the proposed lights.
REPORT:
This report is a follow-up to staff report INS-17-008 Ball Diamond Improvements Update
with the purpose of providing information on public consultation and
mitigations to resident concerns.
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Breithaupt Park was selected for lighting upgrades for the following reasons (identified
in the previous staff report, and summarized below):
QualityThese A1 ball diamonds are considered to be the highest quality
diamonds for this level of play in the City of Kitchener and the
Region of Waterloo;
Cost Effective These diamonds include ideal field dimensions with irrigated and
skinned infields directly aligning with the user growth.
Diamonds are also at the same location, creating greater
efficiencies in diamond lighting and operational costs;
Opportunity The Breithaupt diamonds are recommended as they are the only
existing unlit diamonds with irrigated or skinned infields. Lions
Park and Jack Couch Park are already lit, and feature both
irrigation and skinned infields;
Target User Groups Lighting the diamonds will immediately alleviate the pressure of
reported growth in both Baseball Ontario and Kitchener Minor
Baseball Association, both of which are the primary user groups
of the Breithaupt hardball diamonds.
The estimated cost to light the two diamonds at Breithaupt Park is $580,000 and can be
accommodated within the existing capital budget
Public Consultation
Three public meetings were held on February 28, 2017, March 22, 2017, and August 9,
2017 as well as the opportunity for the neighbourhood to contact staff via email or by
phone at any point throughout the project.
The February 28, 2017 meeting was held as a drop-in opportunity for residents to meet
with city representatives to discuss any questions or concerns about the
recommendation to light two diamonds within Breithaupt Park. Ninety-nine households
were circulated letters of invitation, with nine households represented at the meeting
andthree additional households provided comments after the meeting through e-mail.
Concerns heard at the meeting were documented and summarized in Appendix A. The
major concerns are behaviours and noise, parking, and hours of operation. The
concerns reported were not known to staff as no formal complaints or requests related
to parking or disturbances and noise in the park were previously made to the City.
On March 22, 2017 ameeting with residents was held as to discuss concerns and
identify potential mitigation measures. In an effort to better understand the existing
neighbourhood concerns related to the use of Breithaupt Park, staff determined more
time was needed to understand the concerns and develop strategies to mitigate the
current concerns. As a result of the input from the neighbours the consideration of the
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lighting proposal was deferred during the April 3, Community and Infrastructure
Services Committee to a future Community and Infrastructure Services Committee no
later than August 31, 2017.
On August 9, 2017 a meeting with residents was held to present findings of a three-part
study to address primary concerns of behaviour and noise, parking and hours of
operation. The results of the findings are described in this report.
Overall 19 households attended the consultation sessions, in addition to representation
from Kitchener Minor Baseball Association.
Parking
City staff conducted a series of parking counts prior to and during the baseball season.
Parking areas are shown on Appendix B Park Study Context. Results of the parking
counts are shown in Appendix C.
period was conducted April 19, 2017 to April 29, 2017,to establish
the baseline for parking demands.
The -period was conducted in two stages; May 29, 2017 to June 3,
2017, and July 4, 2017 to July 16, 2017.
Total parking peaked at 99 cars in the control period averaging 68 cars per day.
Total parking peaked at 189 cars-, averaging 104
cars per day.
There are approximately 211 parking spots within Breithaupt Park 151 spots at
the Breithaupt Centre with an additional 60 parking spots within the Breithaupt
Park gravel parking area and New Dawn School.
Behaviour and Noise
City staff, Kitchener Minor Baseball Association (KMBA) and volunteers from the
Appendix D) to both
quantify and qualify concerns over on-going undesired behaviour and noise occurring in
the park. A total of 25 reports were completed totalling 62 hours dedicated to on-site
observations
Observations were conducted in two stages; May 29, 2017 to June 4, 2017, and July
17, 2017 to July 23, 2017.
Scoring observed behaviour and noise was completed with the following scoring
system: 0-1Unacceptable, 2-3 Poor, 3-4 Fair, 5-6 Acceptable, 7-9 Good, 10 Excellent
with no reservations.
The average score relating to behaviour of park activities was 8.1.
The average score relating to noise experienced in the park was 7.6.
For a summary of scoring and occurrences, refer to Appendix E
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In addition to the observation reports City by-law staff conducted noise readings to
better understand and quantify the level of noise reported by the neighbourhood. 10
readings were taken between June 26, 2017 and July 13, 2017 at 7 locations in and
outside of the Breithaupt Park boundaries within the hours of 7:30pm and 8:00pm.
Appendix Bidentifies the location of the noise readings taken.
The average reading was taken at approximately 51 dB. Three readings were noted by
staff to be spiked by adjacent traffic averaging 59 dB. The remaining seven readings
isolating traffic impact was an average of 48 dB.
-law (Chapter 450) as
evaluated by by-law staff. By-
typically registering 85 dB.
Results of the noise readings are shown in Appendix F
Proposed Mitigations
To address three of the major concerns from public consultation, the following
mitigations are proposed by staff:
Parking
Parking capacities are primarily being met currently through two informal parking lots
within the park property a gravel informal parking area bordering the natural area and
Diamonds 1 and 2, and the former New Dawn School site located south of Diamond 3
along Fairfield. Therefore staff will explore the use and formalization of the New Dawn
School site, and formalize the gravel informal parking area to increase capacity to better
facilitate and direct circulation through the park, and better manage on site vehicle
impact.
To address the concern of on-road parking, signage and communications strategy will
be implemented to encourage and guide ball diamond users to the correct parking
facility rather than the on-road facilities. On-road parking restrictions are not
recommended as this will remove parking on-road for residents as well. As a result
signage will be non-enforceable but rather an on-going stewardship effort.Residents
have been informed to contact the Region of Waterloo Corporate Contact Centre to log
all parking concerns, which allows the city to respond and track data accordingly.
Behaviour and Noise
The average scoring given to behaviour and noise was 8.1 and 7.6 respectively, both
However, specific observations indicate
this can be improved upon.
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To address behaviour related issues from the neighbourhood, Staff will continue to work
with all users including the primary diamond user Kitchener Minor Baseball Association
(KMBA), to re-inforce code of conduct policies and behaviour expectations of their
membership. The City will identify unacceptable behaviours on user permits and install
signs within the park. (see Appendix GOn-Site Neighbourhood Sign).
Increased by-law and police presence will discourage specific by-law infractions such as
public alcohol consumption and urination, and deter future occurrences. The city has
seen success with this method in the past with other sport-related facilities. (e.g. The
Aud & arenas).
Further to addressing out-of-game noise concerns, by consolidating parking
requirements in designated and improved parking areas, post-game noise and
disturbance from the public roadways will be reduced through the baseball season.
Addressing in-game noise, enhanced planting can aide in long-term noise attenuation,
however it should be noted that it is not possible to eliminate in-game noise entirely for
concerned neighbours.
Hours of Operation
Staff has worked closely with KMBA, the primary user, to review scheduling practices of
the diamonds to evaluate the hours of operation and determine the earliest feasible time
that lights could be shut off to address concerns about noise continuing later into each
night.
The following schedule is proposed for Monday to Saturday in Table 1 below. Sundays
are proposed to remain status quo for booking hours and will be restricted for use of
lights.
Table 1: Proposed Diamond Scheduling at Breithaupt Park, Weeknights and Saturday
DiamondPrimary Game #1 Game #2 Final Lights Off
UserStartStartGame EndTime
1-Smaller Diamond, PeeWee 5:30pm7:30pm10:00pm10:15pm
Borders Unionand below
(13 and
under)
2-Larger Diamond, Midget and 6:00pm8:30pm10:45pm11:00pm
Central to ParkBantam
(14-18)
The intent of this schedule is to achieve two game slots each night while responding to
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The city and KMBA have been able to reduce the end time of Diamond #1 to 10:15 pm
by beginning the first game at 5:30pm. KMBA has received approval from the Inter-
County Baseball Association to start rep games at 7:30 p.m. on Diamond 1, which is a
half hour earlier to accommodate this lighting strategy. Due to older age groups, longer
game times, and travel demands, Diamond #2 is proposed to have an end time of
10:45pm by beginning the first game at 6:00pm. The start time of games and duration of
games are set by the Inter-County Baseball Association.
By reducing the end time of Diamond #1 the city is able to stagger beginning and end
times of both times, relieving traffic congestion of game turnover, and provide an
additional 100m buffer between Union St. and the activity of Diamond #2 between
10:00pm and 10:45pm.
Alternatives Considered
Staff evaluated alternative scenarios to address near-term diamond capacity needs.In
identifying alternative scenarios,definitions are provided in Appendix H to aid in
describing th
Light and upgrade three B level diamonds
In all alternative scenarios, subsequent diamond upgrades will also be required at other
multi-use diamonds to accommodate displaced non-hardball users of the upgraded
facilities. Infrastructure and layout varies at each A2 or B level diamond. Upgrading any
of the lower tier diamonds would include installation of irrigation, drainage, clay only or
clay and grass infields, fencing or fencing realignment on top of lighting costs.
Costs will increase significantly from the Breithaupt lighting scenario not only due to
other infrastructure upgrades (irrigation, drainage, fencing), but also costs associated
with developing two diamonds at two locations. These would include servicing
connections (water, drainage, electrical), servicing housing, and contractor mobilization.
The total cost is estimated at $1,790,000 and represents an increase of approximately
$1,200,000 from the recommended approach (see Financial Implications section).
Land purchase and construction of new diamonds
While there are no new potential lands identified for the City to acquire, staff estimated
potential land purchase and construction costs to meet the requirements for one
additional lit diamond to meet the bookable hours gained by lighting two existing
diamonds. The total cost is estimated at $6,400,000 and represents an increase of
approximately $5,800,000 from the recommended approach (see Financial Implications
section).
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There is a high degree of uncertainty associated with land and construction costs and
staff have provided the estimate based on best available information at this time.
It should be noted that neither of these scenarios would meet the immediate need of
providing 1.5 additional fields by 2018 and it is unlikely that Scenario B would meet the
5 year needs.
SUMMARY:
A strategy to light diamonds will be necessary to meet the current and future demand
for diamonds. Maximizing the efficiencies of current ball diamond inventory by lighting
existing diamonds will increase the inventory while minimizing the impacts and costs
associated with acquiring more land. These changes will create operating efficiencies
by extending play at fewer locations resulting in reductions in staffing and volunteers
(e.g. reducing city staff time for prepping fewer diamonds for play).
Lighting the Breithaupt Park diamonds represents the most cost-effective way to
increase ball diamond inventory, contribute to immediate and short-term needs while
also contributing to the medium-term inventory objectives, and is achievable within the
existing capital budget.
ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN:
The provision of diamond sport opportunities for youth and addressing demand needs
by max
as follows:
Safe and Thriving Neighbourhoods - Encourage active participation in existing
recreational facilities while moving
Sustainable Environment and Infrastructure -Strengthen the capability and
affordable, dependable and sustainable in the long-term.
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FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Estimated costs to fund the Breithaupt lighting recommendation and alternative
scenarios are summarized below:
ScenarioTotal Cost Additional Cost per Additional
EstimateBooking Booking Hour Capital
Hours GainedGainedFunding
Required
Lighting Breithaupt $580,000600$967$0
Park
(2diamonds)
(Recommendation)
AThree B $1,790,000900$1,988$1,210,000
1
Diamond Upgrades
(3 diamonds)
Land $6,400,000600 (1 new $10,666$5,820,000
Purchase and diamond, lit)
diamond
2
construction
1. 3 diamonds would be lit to compensate for other diamond user displacement
2. There is a high degree of uncertainty associated with land and construction costs
Per Staff Report INS-17-008, $580,000 is available in the District Park Development
General Provision which is sufficient for the Breithaupt Park recommendation.
As the chart above outlines, the alternative scenarios would require additional funding
which is unavailable in the General Provision, not identified in the capital budget and
would delay or jeopardize other sport and recreational projects.
Further to direct costs, operational costs would increase to accommodate for additional
diamond maintenance requirements at previously unstaffed locations. This may be
realized in the form of increased staffing, or decreased service levels to other sportsfield
locations.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
INFORM A copy of this report will be posted t;
CONSULT Community consultation has been identified and described earlier within
this report.
ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Cynthia Fletcher, Interim Executive Director, Infrastructure
Services
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APPENDIX A: Resident Concerns and Proposed Mitigations as recorded on
February 28, 2017
CommentAction or Possible Mitigation
Behaviours & Noise
Players urinate between and behind cars Add portable washrooms in critical locations
parked along Union St., facing the homes.
Parents allow their children to relieve
themselves by the parked cars.
Investigate placement of litter receptacles,
People go into the bush to relieve
consideration for controlled lids
themselves, leave litter behind and are
Investigate signage and a communication
overly loud.
strategy around Respect our Neighbours
Level of noise Car doors slamming, Work with sport groups to change negative
parents talking by cars, dogs barking etc. behaviour patterns, and reinforce code of
during play and after play as people are conduct guidelines.
vacating the park.
In-game noise may be reduced by enhanced
Most people linger by cars to discuss the planting along Union St.
game next to neighbouring homes.
Drinking -Concern of parents drinking while Work with sport groups to change negative
watching the games. behaviour patterns, and reinforce code of
conduct guidelines. Sport group to investigate
solutions to enforcing their codes of conduct.
Investigate and track when this behavior is
happening is it user related
Investigate additional reinforcement via RIDE
program checks
Litter currently an issue with litter Investigate placement of litter receptacles,
throughout the park and natural area. consideration for controlled lids
Increased use will only make the problem
worse
Parking
Blocking Driveways -Cars are lined up on Evaluate traffic patterns and parking patterns
the street throughout the neighbourhood, related to the use of the ball park.
many times partially or fully blocking
Evaluate access points and pathways to the
driveways.
fields
The neighbouring roads,including the cul-
Evaluate creative parking solutions, expand
de-sac,get filled and prevent residents from
parking (e.g. carpooling)
leaving.
Concerned this will be further impacted by
the additional play with the installation of
lights, as many of the street parking spots
have been reduced due to the bike lane.
Many people park along Union in the Work with by-law and the sport organizations to
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CommentAction or Possible Mitigation
designated no parking areas.enforce parking requirements.
Calls to By-law provide little relief to the Project team to connect with by-law on
parking issue.monitoring and patrolling activity in the area.
Expand parking the expandedparking Investigate options
could be used in the winter for an outdoor
rink
Hours of Operation
Do not want to see Sunday Evening play Investigate to see if play could be restricted on
under the lights. Please keep it to the Sunday evenings
current schedule.
Overall concern on the 11:00pm end time Investigate earliest possible closing time while
and expanded noise/behavior problems maintaining the goal of two games per night, per
later into the nightfield.
Other Concerns
What impacts will the lighting have on the Need to investigate
wild life
Balls hit into front yards residents have to Installation of netting along Diamond #1 to
check yard before mowing etc.capture balls heading towards Union
Section of dead trees along the back of Forestry to be notified for possible removal
Diamond 1 & 2 by resident properties.
Irrigation of diamonds continues during the Municipal sports field watering is exempt from
Water restrictions in the summer. Residents the Region of Waterloo Water Conservation By-
law restrictions
Patterns of the timing for irrigation noticed Municipal sports field watering is exempt from
the systems sometime runs when it is the Region of Waterloo Water Conservation By-
raining or just rainedlaw restrictions
Burnt out lights on Lancaster The lights are owned by the Ministry of
Transportation and they will not be replacing
them. Investigate other options.
Notice that litter is being mowed over when Review practice.
the fields are cut.
Request to have hand trimming completed Review practice
around trees and other areas that cannot be
cut by riding equipment
Lack of response from the city on a variety For any future operational issues, report by
of reported issuesusing the Corporate Contact Centre:
519-741-2345,
The CCC is 24/7 service available to all
residents. All calls are logged and tracked. This
is a tool for staff to use to implement new
processes.
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CommentAction or Possible Mitigation
Contact Information for Ward CouncilorWard 10-Sarah Marsh
519-579-0502 Office or 519-741-2786 Home
sarah.marsh@kitchener.ca or @Marsh_Ward10
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Requested a summary of the notes from Meeting summary provided within this summary
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APPENDIX B:Breithaupt Park Context and Study Boundary Map
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APPENDIX C:Breithaupt Park Parking Study Results
Overall Counts
LOCATIONCONTROLBASEBALLDIFFERENCE
Avg.MaxAvg.MaxAvg.Max
15
Union (to St Leger)2439
Margaret Ave (Union to 122614
Fairfield)
15
Maplewood Pl25310
0-2
Oakwood Ave.2513
28
Ridgewood Ave.45613
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Fairfield Ave (to St 59416
Leger)
Floyd St3661226
13
Crestwood Ave.47510
10
Woodward Ave.2424
05
Hartwood Ave.1217
023
Breithaupt Parking Lot 34493472
Breithaupt Parking Lot 9191435516
2347
Gravel Lot behind 002347
Diamonds 1 and 2
New Dawn School0013221322
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Weekday Observations: Control
DayCategoryOn-RoadBreithaupt In-Park
Centre
Wed, April 19Control 1980
Thurs, April 20Control 19510
Mon, April 24Control 27590
Tues, April 25Control 22620
Wed, April 26Control 31550
Review
PeakControl 31620
AverageControl 24470
Weekday Observations: Baseball
DayCategoryOn-RoadBreithaupt In-Park
Centre
Mon, May 29Baseball324552
Tues, May 30Baseball447218
Wed, May 21Baseball2666N/A
Thurs, June 1Baseball358030
Tues, July 4Baseball406648
Wed, July 5Baseball194124
Thurs, July 6Baseball3767N/A
Thurs, July 13Baseball3081N/A
Review
PeakBaseball448152
AverageBaseball336429
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Weekend Observations: Control
DayCategoryOn-RoadBreithaupt In-Park
Centre
Fri, April 28Control 20250
Sat, April 29Control 37390
Review
PeakControl 37390
AverageControl 29320
Weekend Observations: Baseball
DayCategoryOn-RoadBreithaupt In-Park
Centre
Fri, June 2Baseball341338
Sat, June 3Baseball562440
Sun, June 4Baseball2714N/A
Fri, July 7Baseball21123
Fri, July 14Baseball2731N/A
Sat, July 15Baseball2570N/A
Sun, July 16Baseball302N/A
Review
PeakBaseball567040
AverageBaseball322620
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APPENDIX D:Breithaupt Park Noise Study Results
LocationMap Result Result Comments
No.1(dB)2(dB)
Ambient ReadingN/A60.2The road traffic noise makes the
readings spike and the comment
from the officer was that the traffic
noise drowns out the noise from
the baseball games. These
violation of our noise bylaw.
Union StA57.7Reader mostly spiking due to traffic
North of Diamond 1
passing by on Union St.
on Park perimeter
Sunset PlaceB47.449.1
behind 14 Sunset
Place on the East
property boundary
Ridgewood AveC49.7
behind 65 Ridgewood
between the property
boundary and right
field of Diamond 2
Fairfield AveD46.352.3Games active on diamonds close
In centre field of
to Fairfield
Diamond 3 behind 70-
76 Fairfield Ave.
768 Union StE47.0
Backyard
774 Union StF45.5
Backyard
774 Union StG60.2There were no baseball games
Street Levelactive. The average dB was 60.2.
the day but it was still pretty busy.
There was on average a car driving
by every 20-30 seconds. When a
around 44.
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APPENDIX E:Breithaupt Park Behaviour Report Template
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APPENDIX F:Behaviour Reports Summary
Number of Reports Completed: 24
Hours of Observation: 62
Reports by Association
City of Kitchener Staff*: 15
KMBA Volunteers: 3
Neighourhood Volunteers: 6
CategoryAverage Summary of Comments by Reviewer
Score
Behaviour8.1
Public Urination3 reports indicated observation of public
urinationin the natural area bordering
Diamonds 1 and 2.
No reports of players publicly urinating
Public Alcohol 3 reports associated with individuals tail-
Consumptiongating out of cars/trucks within gravel parking
lot.
2 reports of open consumption of alcohol in
the park.
Litteringlittering in the park sportsfieldscoffee
cups, plastic water bottles, wrappers, etc.
Other3 reports of smoking byspectators
1 report of dog off-leash activity
Noise7.6
Right-of-way No reports of disturbances within roadways
Disturbances
Excessive In-game 4 reports of excessive yelling, chanting,
Noisescreaming that increases as games
approach their end
Other1 report of excessive noise as cars leave
lots, yelling back and forth between
individuals
*Event and Guest Service staff from the Aud and Arenas were the primary Kitchener
staff used for observations.
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APPENDIX G:On-Site Neighbourhood Sign
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APPENDIX H:Definitions of Sport Type and Diamond Categories
Hardball Traditional
grass inset diamond), and typically larger infields and outfields
Softball/Multi-use Variants of the traditional baseball sport played with 12
infield and outfield distances compared to hardball
A1 DiamondIrrigated diamond, clay surface infield surface, outfield fencing,
A2 Diamond Non-irrigated diamonds, clay or stonedust infield surface, outfield
B Diamond Non-irrigated diamonds, stonedust infield surface, no outfield
fencing, weekly grooming, maintained turf on 2 week rotation
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