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Mayor Thorne stressed that corrections to the situation regarding Zone 7 will take public involvement and he encouraged residents to attend the upcoming meeting PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OTHER MATTERS 13 Consider the Parks and Recreation Commission recommendation to proceed with the proposed two new lighted tennis courts at the Tennis and Community Park Assistant City Manager Brian Dolan presented the report providing a brief history and background, a timeline of events that have occurred, generation of alternatives and review by the Parks and Recreation Commission and its recommendations and community input City Landscape Architect Matt Gruber presented details including pros and cons and the costs of the three alternatives reviewed by the Parks and Recreation Commission Mr Dolan reported that the Parks and Recreation Commission recommended Alternative 3 adding that they recognized the value of the parking that would be lost Councilmember Brown noted the current tennis court has a shade structure but did not see it on the drawings She asked that it be included in the bid package to be distributed She reported receiving an email from a resident pointing out that a single court would be best for a ball machine and noted the importance of providing a source of electricity at the single court City Landscape Architect Gruber reported staff will work with the designers to install electricity at the single court Councilmember Brown expressed concerns regarding the possibilty of headlights shining into Court 12 and City Landscape Architect Gruber proposed adding screening with fencing and plant material In response to Councilmember Brown's question, staff addressed input from the volleyball community Mayor Thorne stated he struggles with the real value of the parking spaces that will be lost with Alternative 1 He reported he drives by the area almost daily and has never seen a full parking lot Staff reported the impacts are primarily during conflicting event periods such as nightime league activities Councilmember Pentin referenced Alternative 1 and in response to his question, staff confirmed that it does not replicate parking elsewhere There is no documentation of existing parking problems in the area Councilmember Narum asked whether there is a community meeting room at the park and staff responded affirmatively Many leagues reserve that space for meetings and the park is a community park that can be leveraged in many different ways It is important to accommodate parking to meet the needs Councilmember Olson stated the neighborhood would be impacted if parking were to be eliminated He referenced a project that was cancelled and asked regarding the number of bids received Staff reported there were four bids received Councilmember Olson expressed concerns with the costs Mayor Thorne invited public comment Marilyn Lute urged the City Council to approve the tennis courts noting they are well-used Tom Murphy spoke in support of the project and expressed concerns regarding the proposed costs of the project noting they seem excessively high He addressed comparable facilities and costs and City Council Minutes Page 4 of 7 December 6, 2016