French Field Restoration Fund
Donation protected
French Field Project History:
Vista American Little League was forced to shutdown in March 2005 due to lead contaminates found in the soil of the baseball fields. The state’s Department of Toxic Substances (DTSC) took 5 years to review the site and finally approve a remediation plan in late 2010.
By 2010, the City of Oceanside was awarded $2.6M in grant and insurance monies to remediate the fields. The monies came from a combination of state, county and local government agencies which were held liable for the contamination by the Department of Toxic Substances.
Vista American Little League had NO choice in contractor and NO control of funds. The league did provide consultation and recommendations. The project was awarded by the City of Oceanside to a local construction company and was broken into two phases. The first phase consisted of remediation of the soil, removal of dirt contaminates and placement of clean dirt cap. This work was completed from 2010-2012 at a cost of $2.2M. The second phase consisted of rebuilding of the Little League facility which was completed from 2013-2015 using the remaining $410k. After 3 years, and many stops and re-starts, the rebuild was called complete due to lack of remaining funding.
Field handover to VALL- 2015
In 2005, the little league facility at French Field included;
» 3 ball fields; each consisted of all field fencing, backstops, dugouts, and bleacher seating
» Concession Building
›Full kitchen with storage
›BBQ area and picnic facilities
›Restrooms
» Parking area, handicap access
» Landscaped slopes and facility
In 2015, VALL received back a facility at French which now includes;
» 3 ball fields which only include outfield fences and backstops, a paved parking lot, and a permitted site plan which VALL will now have to FUND and COMPLETE with no available funds left.
Fundraising and Projects To Date
Fundraising and Savings
» VALL has been holding fundraisers and saving money
each year since 2005
›The league saved $85k over and above normal league fundraisers and expenses.
Projects since May 2015 Handover
» Required Architectural plans and city permits-$6k
» Inspection fees for building/site permit-$4k
» Temporary power poles installation-$2k
» Rip Rap installation per waste water req’s-$6k
» Irrigation/maintenance of property and slopes; including City and County inspections-$23k
» Dugouts on 2 fields-all volunteer labor - $12k
›Includes excavation, masonry materials, concrete
and testing, tractors and lift rentals
» Monthly water, power and field maint fees -$32k
To complete the project, we will need to raise $400,000. Please consider donating to a worthly cause that will allow our future baseball generations to have fields they can call their own!!
Vista American Little League was forced to shutdown in March 2005 due to lead contaminates found in the soil of the baseball fields. The state’s Department of Toxic Substances (DTSC) took 5 years to review the site and finally approve a remediation plan in late 2010.
By 2010, the City of Oceanside was awarded $2.6M in grant and insurance monies to remediate the fields. The monies came from a combination of state, county and local government agencies which were held liable for the contamination by the Department of Toxic Substances.
Vista American Little League had NO choice in contractor and NO control of funds. The league did provide consultation and recommendations. The project was awarded by the City of Oceanside to a local construction company and was broken into two phases. The first phase consisted of remediation of the soil, removal of dirt contaminates and placement of clean dirt cap. This work was completed from 2010-2012 at a cost of $2.2M. The second phase consisted of rebuilding of the Little League facility which was completed from 2013-2015 using the remaining $410k. After 3 years, and many stops and re-starts, the rebuild was called complete due to lack of remaining funding.
Field handover to VALL- 2015
In 2005, the little league facility at French Field included;
» 3 ball fields; each consisted of all field fencing, backstops, dugouts, and bleacher seating
» Concession Building
›Full kitchen with storage
›BBQ area and picnic facilities
›Restrooms
» Parking area, handicap access
» Landscaped slopes and facility
In 2015, VALL received back a facility at French which now includes;
» 3 ball fields which only include outfield fences and backstops, a paved parking lot, and a permitted site plan which VALL will now have to FUND and COMPLETE with no available funds left.
Fundraising and Projects To Date
Fundraising and Savings
» VALL has been holding fundraisers and saving money
each year since 2005
›The league saved $85k over and above normal league fundraisers and expenses.
Projects since May 2015 Handover
» Required Architectural plans and city permits-$6k
» Inspection fees for building/site permit-$4k
» Temporary power poles installation-$2k
» Rip Rap installation per waste water req’s-$6k
» Irrigation/maintenance of property and slopes; including City and County inspections-$23k
» Dugouts on 2 fields-all volunteer labor - $12k
›Includes excavation, masonry materials, concrete
and testing, tractors and lift rentals
» Monthly water, power and field maint fees -$32k
To complete the project, we will need to raise $400,000. Please consider donating to a worthly cause that will allow our future baseball generations to have fields they can call their own!!
Organizer
Marcela Torres
Organizer
Vista, CA
