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• <br />COMMISSIONER LAY REVIEWED WHAT IS PRESENTLY AT.THE PARK, NOTING <br />THAT THE TENNIS COURT IS A PIECE OF VACANT LAND WITH SOMETHING THAT LOOKS <br />LIKE BLACKTOP ON IT AND THAT IS ALL; IT HAS NEVER PROGRESSED ANY FARTHER. <br />SHE CONFIRMED THAT IT HAS BECOME A GARBAGE DUMP, BUT FELT THAT UNLESS <br />SOME KIND OF MAMMOTH GATES ARE PUT UP TO CLOSE OFF THE PARK, THE OFFENDERS <br />WILL DRIVE RIGHT AROUND THEM. <br />ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR NELSON REPORTED THAT THEY ARE INCREASING <br />THEIR PATROL ACTIVITY TO TRY AND CATCH SOMEONE DUMPING. HE FELT A LAST <br />RESORT WOULD BE TO USE A BULLDOZER TO BLOCK OFF THE AREA, AND STATED <br />THAT HE IS WORKING WITH MR. REGAN ON THIS PROBLEM. <br />THE BOARD WONDERED IF THERE WERE ANY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT <br />FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR THIS PURPOSE, AND IT WAS NOTED THAT MR. REGAN WILL <br />APPEAR AT THE MEETING LATER THIS AFTERNOON. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE 16TH STREET <br />RECREATIONAL COMPLEX IS IN DEPLORABLE CONDITION - 23 LIGHT'S ARE OUT; <br />THE SCOREBOARD DOESN'T WORK; THE PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM WAS TAKEN OUT TO <br />PUT AT ANOTHER BALLFIELD; THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM IS BROKEN; AND THE GRASS <br />HASNIT BEEN MOWED. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ARTICLE IN THE NEWSPAPER <br />INDICATING THAT THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE FUNDS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS, AND HE <br />HAS GOTTEN THE IMPRESSION THAT THE CITY WANTS TO DISCOURAGE PRIVATE <br />ORGANIZATIONS USING THE COMPLEX. HE NOTED THAT THIS IS COUNTY LAND <br />LEASED TO THE CITY FOR RECREATION. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT CONTINUED THAT <br />TRADITIONALLY THE CITY PREPARES THE FIELD FOR THE INDEPENDENT LEAGUES <br />TO OPEN THE SEASON AND THE CONTINUING MAINTENANCE IS UP TO THE LEAGUES. <br />HE FELT IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE THERE WAS A LACK OF COORDINATION AND THAT <br />POSSIBLY THE LEAGUES DID NOT INFORM THE CITY WHEN THE SEASON WOULD START, <br />HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT FEEL THE INDEPENDENT LEAGUES ARE ENTITLED TO <br />ANYTHING MORE THAN ANY OTHER LEAGUE, BUT THAT WE SHOULD KNOW WHAT THE <br />NORMAL GUIDELINES ARE. <br />COMMISSIONER LYONS FELT, INSTEAD OF RELYING ON SECOND AND THIRD <br />PARTY INFORMATION, WE SHOULD GET CLOSER TO THE SOURCE AND CONTACT THE <br />RECREATION COMMISSION. HE FURTHER SUGGESTED THAT WE COULD GO DIRECTLY <br />TO CITY MANAGER LITTLE AND STATED THAT HE WILL PURSUE.THIS IF THE BOARD <br />HAS NO OBJECTIONS. <br />BOOK 39 PAGE -451 <br />23 <br />BOOK 39 PAGE -451 <br />