Parks, Recreation & Community Services
City Council
May 4, 2026
FY 2027-2031CIP Budget
Artificial Turf Fields at City Parks
Parks, Recreation & Community Services
MSC Follow Up Items
• Cost of maintenance, renovation, and
installation (initial and replacement)
• Alternative options / available sites
• Adding lights to existing fields
• Impacts to current user groups /
programming
• Survey of parents and coaches
> Injuries experienced
> Preferred field type
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Maintenance Cost – Villa Parke
Category Artificial Turf Natural Grass
Initial capital / conversion cost $970,810 $1,100,000
Base annual maintenance cost (Year 1) $5,738 $27,937
Base annual renovation cost (Year 1) $10,908 $9,848
Annual escalation rate 3.0% 3.0%
10-year cumulative maintenance total $65,780 $320,266
10-year cumulative renovation total $125,048 $112,896
Turf replacement — Year 10 (escalated at 3%) $1,266,687 — 10-year total cost $2,428,325 $1,533,162
10-Year Total Cost (3% Annual Inflation)
Parks, Recreation & Community Services
Open Space Areas Used for Sports
• Brookside Park – Area H
• Gwynn Park
• Jefferson Park
• McDonald Park
• Victory Park
• Villa Parke
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Athletic Fields With No Lights
• Brenner – can add lights
• Grant – can add lights
• Hahamongna – natural area, not
recommended
• Hamilton (3) – water reservoir, not feasible
• Eaton Blanche – T-ball use, has availability
• Washington – T-ball use, has availability
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Brenner Park – Add Lights
• Estimated cost:
~$520,000 + soft
costs
• Increased baseball
play, soccer
practices
• Size of field
inadequate for
organized soccer
games
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Grant Park – Add Lights
• Estimated cost:
~$520,000 + soft
costs
• Increased baseball
play, soccer
practices
• Size of field
inadequate for
organized soccer
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Alternative Options
8 • Memorial Park
> Insufficient area to
meet program
needs
> Additional sloped
areas limit safe play
Parks, Recreation & Community Services
Alternative Options
• Central Park
> Insufficient area to meet
program needs
> Walkways, tables, trees,
impede organized play
Parks, Recreation & Community Services
Possible Villa Parke Impacts
• 7 vs. 7 Fall League – 750 participants
• Flag Football - 178 participants
• Walking Soccer - 10 participants
• FC Golden State - 30 participants
• Providence College - 50 participants
• Adult Sports Management Soccer League –
1,000 participants
Parks, Recreation & Community Services
Possible Robinson Park Impacts
• Flag Football - 178 participants
• Pasadena Ponies – 40 participants
• Rosebowl Pony League - 210 participants
• West Pasadena Little League – 293
participants
• Ultimate Frisbee – 80 participants
• LA Sports Net – 120 participants
• Adult Sports Management Soccer League -
1,000 participants
Parks, Recreation & Community Services
Villa Parke - Grass Fields
12 November 16, 2005
March 16, 2006
November 15, 2009
Parks, Recreation & Community Services
Artificial Turf
• Artificial turf installation – 2009
> Increase playability
> Activate the park
> Improve the physical, mental, social wellness of
youth
> Water conservation
• Same reasons still apply today
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Water Usage – Villa Parke – (2007-2024)
0 1,000,000
2,000,000
3,000,000
4,000,000
5,000,000
6,000,000
7,000,000
8,000,000
9,000,000
2007 2008 2009 2010 2018 2020 2022 2024
8,778,528
8,374,608
6,489,648
3,824,524
5,057,228
4,372,808
3,618,076
3,066,052
Parks, Recreation & Community Services
Field Use and Injury Survey: Five-Year Review
FIELD USE TURF INJURIES GRASS INJURIES
16 89
3 8 6
0 20
40 60
80 100
Turf Grass Both
VPYSL Parents Sports Users
91 11 46 2 2 7
0 20
40 60
80 100
0 1–3 4+ N/A
VPYSL Parents Sports Users
91 13
26 3 3
0 20
40 60
80 100
0 1–3 4+
VPYSL Parents Sports Users
85%
VPYSL: Play on
both surfaces
86%
VPYSL: Zero
turf injuries
50%
Sports Users:
Zero grass
injuries
* Turf Injuries: 7 Sports Users responded N/A — excluded from 0/1–3/4+ counts Survey – Injury on Fields
35%
Sports Users:
Play on
both surfaces
60%
Sports Users:
Zero turf injuries
82%
VPYSL: Zero
grass injuries
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Survey – Field Preference
74 17 1310
5 2
0 10
20 30
40 50
60 70
80 Turf Grass No Pref
Number of Respondents
Preference type
VPYSL
Sports