City Council Presentation
Youth Cricket Batting Cage
Feasibility Study
March 22, 2022
2City of Sunnyvale – Youth Cricket Batting Cage Feasibility Study – March 22, 2022 Identification
of Potential
Sites
Site Analysis
Detailed
Batting Cage
Design
Community Input
• Review of
Sunnyvale Parks
Site visits
Inventory and
analysis
• Spatial review
Existing facilities
Available space
Support amenities
• Batting Cage Design
Dimensions
Materials
Details
Target User Groups
• Executive Summary
Recommendations
Location(s)
Budget
Funding
Recommendations
for Locations, and
Funding Sources
Feasibility Study Flow Chart
3City of Sunnyvale – Youth Cricket Batting Cage Feasibility Study – March 22, 2022 • Evaluation of all Sunnyvale Parks:
772 acres of parks
Range in size from neighborhood to
regional parks
Assessments based on:
• Available Space
• Existing Facilities
• Available Amenities
(Accessible) Parking
Lighting
Restrooms
Ancillary Spaces
Park Assessment
4City of Sunnyvale – Youth Cricket Batting Cage Feasibility Study – March 22, 2022 • Community Meetings
Outreach Meeting #1 (8/17) – 23 participants
Outreach Meeting #2 (8/26) – 22 participants
• Community Survey
Online August 10th – September 10th
19 Questions
180 attendees / 135 responses
6.8 hours of public comment
Community Input Process
5City of Sunnyvale – Youth Cricket Batting Cage Feasibility Study – March 22, 2022 Online Community Survey - Responses
• Ortega Park and Fair Oaks Park are currently the most popular Parks for cricket.
• The majority of respondents who are affiliated with a league were from the Northern California Cricket Association.
• The Sunnyvale Parks deemed most appropriate for cricket batting cage(s) are Ortega Park, Fair Oaks Park, Raynor Park and De Anza Park.
• 59.3% of respondents wrote a joint use cricket \softball \ baseball batting cage(s) would be acceptable.
• A jointly funded City \ user groups batting cages was favored by
59.4%
6City of Sunnyvale – Youth Cricket Batting Cage Feasibility Study – March 22, 2022 Batting Cage Design - Features
Youth & Adult Dimensions
7City of Sunnyvale – Youth Cricket Batting Cage Feasibility Study – March 22, 2022 Cost Analysis
• Option 1 (1-bay Batting Cage, 20’ x 120,’ Synthetic Turf Surface) – Cost Range $404,000- $665,000
• Option 2 (2-bay Batting Cage, 40’ x 120’, Synthetic Turf Surface) – Cost Range $682,000 - $778,000
• Option 3 (4-bay Batting Cage, 80’ x 120’, Synthetic Turf Surface) – Cost Range $1,226,000 – $2,200,000
8City of Sunnyvale – Youth Cricket Batting Cage Feasibility Study – March 22, 2022 Recommended Locations
Based on Design Team Input and Community
Feedback, we find the following locations are
suitable for shared-use batting cages:
1. 4-tunnel shared-use batting cage at Ortega Park
2. 4-tunnel shared-use batting cage at Fair Oaks Park
3. 2-tunnel shared-use batting cage and refurbish existing batting cages at De Anza Park
4. 2-tunnel shared-use batting cage at Lakewood Park
5. 2-tunnel shared-use batting cage at Raynor Park
6. Refurbish the existing batting cages at Serra Park
9City of Sunnyvale – Youth Cricket Batting Cage Feasibility Study – March 22, 2022 Funding Sources
Public
Funding
• Grants
• Park
Dedication
Fees
Private
Funding
• Fundraising
• Private Donations
• Grants
Joint
Funding
10City of Sunnyvale – Youth Cricket Batting Cage Feasibility Study – March 22, 2022 • Recommend that City Council approve the Verde
Design Inc. Study Issue Report as presented in
Attachment 1 and Study recommendations including
six parks as potential locations for shared-use batting cages: Ortega Park, De Anza Park, Fair Oaks Park,
Lakewood Park, Raynor Park and Serra Park.
Recommendation
11City of Sunnyvale – Youth Cricket Batting Cage Feasibility Study – March 22, 2022 Next Steps
• Seek opportunities for grants and private funding
through partnerships
• Consider funding with future park renovation
projects at approved locations