DATE: November 18, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Parks and Recreation Department
TITLE: IDENTIFICATION OF HOME FIELD FOR POP WARNER AND ANALYSIS OF INSTALLING SYNTHETIC TURF FIELDS
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council prioritize football and rugby at Supul Park at El Corazon; identify the park as the home field for Pop Warner; and consider the installation of synthetic turf as part of the construction of Supul Park.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
On August 19, City Council directed staff to evaluate and return with recommendations to prioritize the athletic fields at Supul Park in El Corazon and to look at other parks as the permanent home fields for Oceanside Pop Warner football and Thunder Rugby, including dedicated on-site storage to support operations. City Council further directed staff to evaluate the feasibility, sustainability, and costs of installing synthetic turf at Supul Park and other sites to support their prioritized use as the permanent home fields for Oceanside Pop Warner and Thunder Rugby, and to explore other options, including a full analysis using natural turf.
Staff from Parks and Recreation, Engineering, and Public Works analyzed the possibility of using natural turf or synthetic turf at Supul Park to support football and rugby practices and games. Staff also considered other locations that could support football and rugby with the installation of synthetic turf, and determined that Martin Luther King, Jr. Park offered the best alternative to Supul Park. Staff analyzed the improvements required to make MLK Park a viable option to host football and rugby competitions on natural turf, including installing goal posts; however, these improvements would not meet the needs of Oceanside Pop Warner to host their games on City fields.
Considerations for Synthetic Turf Fields
The City of Oceanside currently has no synthetic turf fields; however, the City has access to operate Parks and R...
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