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P a g e | 7 A P P E N D I X B <br />as well as recreation opportunities. Desired assets include improved path, lighting and <br />landscaping. Optional assets may include benches, play area, viewpoint, public gathering space <br />and flat grassy area for informal activity. <br /> Special Use Facility—this category refers to stand-alone parks that are designed to serve one <br />particular use such as a golf course. These parks may serve a second or third use such as trails, <br />but the primary use is prioritized with regard to design, maintenance, and funding decisions. <br /> <br /> <br />Park Grounds <br /> <br />Existing Conditions <br /> <br />The park tour was completed over <br />a three month period of <br />August/September/October 2012, <br />during a time of the year with <br />warm to hot temperatures and no <br />precipitation. Turf areas were still <br />in an active growth period with <br />areas of Bermuda grass showing <br />no signs of winter dormancy. The <br />following are significant findings <br />regarding the condition of park <br />grounds and turf areas with <br />recommendations for improving <br />conditions where appropriate. <br /> <br /> Most sports fields and <br />open turf areas were in <br />excellent to good <br />condition with thick <br />growth mass and limited <br />broadleaf invasion. <br />Several areas, of high <br />intensity use exhibited <br />poorer conditions with <br />significant bare spots and <br />adjacent thinning areas. <br /> Poorer conditions were <br />observed at some <br />locations including <br />Meadows and Del Prado <br />Parks. <br /> A limited number of turf areas appeared to be overwatered with very spongy soil and standing <br />water. An example of this was found at Muirwood Park. <br /> Soil compaction, although impacted by heavy sports league play, does not appear to be a <br />contributing factor and regular turf aeration occurs throughout the park system. <br />Moller Park