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~2'O e I . MORNING AND AFTERNOON FOR PEE .WEE(~~E,.1.2 TO 15 YRS.) AND LITTLE LEAGUE (8 TO 12 YRS.) BASEBALL LEAGUES. IN ADDITION, THERE IS OPEN FREE PLAY FOR YOUNGSTERS DURING tHE DAY TIME. 2.' SCHOOL DISTRICT No~ 4 USES THt FACiLITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND JUNIOR, HIGH GYM CLASSES AND BASEBALL UP TO JUNE. 3." DURING EVENINGS FROM JUNE TO SEPTEMBER; THESE F~ELDS ARE USED BY ADUCT . .'. .".. .S.O.F.T.BALL, (MEN AND WOMEN). . ,PEE WEE BASEBALl ALSO USED FIELDS ONE OR MORE NIGHTS PER WEEK. . THE ABbvE MENTIONED ACTIVITIES BRING ABOUT TWO SERIOU~ PROBLEMS. THESE TWO FltLDS ARE NOT SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE ALL THE SPACE NEEDED. UP UNTIL THE PRESENT, THE CITY HAS USED elVIC STADIUM FOR SOFTBALL, HOWEVER, SCHOOL DIS~RICT NO.4 HAS EACH YEAR A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM IN RECONDITIONING THE TURF AFTER FOOTBALL SEASON. UN~ORTUNATELY, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS NEVER HAD SUFFICIENT TIME TO ALLOW THE'TURF AT CIVIC STADIUM TO BECOME WELL ESTABLISHED. THEY HAVE ALLOWED THE CITY TO USE THE CIVIC STADIUM FOR SOFTBALL EVEN THOUGH RESEEDING WAS A PROBLEM. As YOU RECALL, THERE HAS BEEN CONSIDERABLE PRESSURE FROM RESIDENTS OF THE WASHINGTON PARK AREA TO MOVE THE LIGHTED BALL GAMES FROM THIS PARK. THIS REQUEST IS WELL BASED- iN THAT THERE ARE NOT SUFFICIENT PARKING-FACILITIES AND THE AREA IS SO SMALL AND CONF~NED THAT- FOUL BALLS GO OVER INTO ADJACENT PRIVATE-PROPERTY, WHICH CREATES A PROBLEM. IN A6DITION TO THE AB6~E FACTORS, 'WE ARE FACED WitH A VERY SERI0US CONSTRUCTION PROBLEM.~ THE:GEN~RAL GRA61~G, SEEdING, AND DEVELOPMENT OF WASHINGTON PARK IS' APPRO- XIMAtELY 90% ~OMPLETE6. AD61TIONAL BANK COVERS A~D LANDSCAPING IS UNDER DEVE(OPMENT AT THE PRESENT TIME. HOWEVER) THE PERIMETER bF THE ENTI~EI PARK HAS NOT BEEN TOUCHED. THE FENCE AROUND THE NORTH SECTION (SOFTBALL FIELDS) WAS INSTALLED BEFORE THE AREA WAS GRADED. THIS IS VERY UNFORTUNATE IN THAT THERE ARE ONLY TWO POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS; (I) HAND GRADE OR (2) REMOVE FENCE:AND DO GRADING WITH POWER'EQUIPMENT. THE LATTER IS TO BE' DESIRED FOR TWO REASONS. I. THIS IS THE ONLY WAY THAT A'COMPLETE ANDI SATISFACTORY JOB OF GRADING CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED. 2: 'THE FENCE IS NOT NEEDED FOR GENERAL USE. SOME TYPE OF BARRIER IS REQUIRED, HOWEVER, THIS CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED WITH A FAR {ESS: EX~ENSIVE FENCE AN~'NEATER IN APPEARANCE THAN THE PRESENT FENCE. IN CONCLUSION, THE FOREGOING PLAN OF OPERATION IS RECOMMENDED. I. PURCHASE OF THOMPSON PROPERTY IMMEDIATELY. 2. CONSTRUCT TWO BALL FIELDS IN THIS AREA TO SUPPLEMENT THOSE AT WASHINGTON PARK AND FOR USE THIS SUMMER. - . 3. .THIS FALL' REMOVE FENCE AT WASHINGTON PARK AND MOVE' IT TO AMAZON AREA, ALONG WITH LIGHTS. 4. GRADE OUTSIDE AREA AROUND WASHINGTON PARK AND INSTALL FI~AL LANDSCAPING. THIS IS RECOMMENDED FOR TWO REASONS: " A. IT WILL PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONAL BALL FIELDS THAT ARE SO BADLY NEEDED. :.e. I T WI LL NOT ONLY_ .~E.I."I.E.~E. .T"!E _SI TU.A~lqt-! _I\~ ~ASHI NGTON PARK BUT WI LL ALSO ALLOW FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PARK. WA1~ING TO PURCHASE" THE THOMPSON P~OPERTY WILL ONLY SERVE:~O CONFUSE THE ISSUE WITH POSSIBLE INCREASE IN VALUE AND WILL DELAY AN ORDERLY, LOGICAL, AND PRACTICAL COLUTION TO tHE DtVELOPMEN~ OF WASHINGTON PARK AND AMAZO~.PARK, AND SOLVE NIGHT BALL PLAYING AT WASHINGTON PARK. THE-BuREA0 OF P~RKS AND RECR~ATION IS COOPERATING WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.4 IN THE' PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT"OF .AMA'ZON AREAS. OUR AIM. IS TO ,DEVELOP THESE AREAS I N A D V A N CEO F THE 0 PEN I N G 0 F 'T HE NEW H I G H S C H 0 0 L: SOL AND S CAP E D ARE A SAN D T U R F W ILL. BE WELL ESTABLISHED BEFORE HARD USE. THIS GIVES ONLY ONE YEAR TO COMPLETE THIS WORK BEFORE SCHOOL OPENS IN 1953. I THEREFORE, WE URGE THAT WHATEVER STEPS ARE NECESSARY BE TAKEN TO ACQUIRE THE THOMPSON PROPERTY'SO I T CAN BE DEVELOPED FOR USE -TH I S SUMMER. II IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECO~DED BY BOOTH THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE REFERRED TO THE HEALTH & RECREATfbN'A~D FINANCE COMMITTEES. :MOTION CARRIED. 9 THE MATTER OF SECURING PERMITS FOR RENOVATION OF ANIMAL STABLES AT THE LANE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS WAS PRES'ENTE'D BY MR. HERB WELCH, MANAGER OF :THE LANE COUNTY FA;IR BOARD. IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY SMITH THAT THE SUBJECT BE REFERRED TO THE HEALTH AND RECREATION COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. ~ I - , ~ e I . ",. I e I I I I I Ii I I : e