8.d Fastpitch tournament discussion
Staff Report
Date of Meeting: May 19, 2020
To: Scandia City Council
From: Brenda Eklund, City Clerk
Re: Park User Permit for Scandia Athletic Association for June 26-28, 2020
Background: This past February the Scandia Athletic Association was approved for a Park User
Permit to conduct a Fastpitch Softball Tournament at the Wayne Erickson Lighted Ballfield on
June 26-28, 2020.
Organizer Dan Lindgren recently contacted staff to inquire if the City would allow us e of the
Lighted Ballfield during the Covid-19 situation. Up to this point social gatherings of more than
10 people have been restricted. If these limits are loosened by the end of June, would the City
allow the tournament to be held with precautions? Mr. Lindgren is looking for guidance before
the tournament date gets closer so that he can either cancel the event or proceed with plans to
hold the games. The event proposed to have between 100-200 attendees and offer food and
beer sales. The approved Park User Permit is attached.
Mr. Lindgren provided the attached article which proposes guidelines for a safer baseball
season, with this commentary:
“The article talks about a 3-phase approach to working back towards normalcy. As this may
prove to be a moving target 6 weeks into the future, I would suggest we would be somewhere
in the phase 1 or phase 2 range, depending on what the Governor and his staff are providing in
the way of information. I would further suggest that we start the conversation at the May
meeting, with a plan to follow up at the June meeting, and possibly after the June meeting. If
there are questions, I can certainly make myself available to folks at the meeting.”
Discussion: Does Council want to offer guidance to Mr. Lindgren for planning a tournament at
the Lighted Ballfield on June 26-28, 2020?