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the tennis group. He felt that the 3.3 people turned away per day for tennis, as indicated in the staff report, was minimal. Mr. Wolfe indicated that the proposed improvements at PMS offered a reasonable answer to the concerns and needs for additional lighted courts. Commissioner Kummer supported the staff recommendation to move forward with the proposed improvements at PMS (both lighting and court upgrades). The rest of the Commission also agreed with the recommendation. Mr. Murphy asked about restrictions on open play during school hours at PMS that could possibly affect retired tennis players. Mr. Wolfe advised that limiting play until after 3:00 pm would affect open play, but noted that there had not been a problem with available court time at Tennis and Community Park during weekday school hours. Mr. Wolfe advised Commissioner Pentin that funds for this project would be drawn from the Park Renovation Fund, which has sufficient funds to complete the project. Commissioner Kinzer inquired about after-school tennis programs and questioned whether having lighted courts at PMS would be of a greater benefit to the community than to the school. A motion was then made by Commissioner Kummer, seconded by Commissioner Dibiase, recommending that the City Council approve the staff recommendation to move forward with proposed improvements at PMS (both for lighting and court upgrades). Staff should also provide the Commission with an additional staff report covering safety concerns and what possible fees could be charged. Chairperson Narum asked Commissioner Kummer to clarify whether he wished to see a fee charged for the lighted courts. Commissioner Kummer stated that he would like to see a staff report indicating what would be a fair fee, so the Commission could then decide how to proceed. Commissioner Pentin agreed that the motion could not be approved without discussing the fees. He also suggested changing the motion from "coin operated" to "fee operated." Mr. Wolfe felt the question was whether the Commission was going to support charging. If it agreed with that approval, then the decision regarding actual fee to be charged could be brought back to the Commission. Commissioner Pentin compared charging for lighted tennis courts with paying to hit a bucket of balls at the golf course. Mr. Wolfe discussed how each community decides what programs or services it wishes to subsidize. Commissioner Dibiase felt this would also provide an excellent means for determining how much the courts are used. Commissioner Pentin agreed, and felt it would provide excellent information for when the Commission looks at uses for the Bernal Property. He felt the motion should be amended to indicate that these courts would be fee-based. The original motion was withdrawn. Commissioner Kummer made a revised motion, seconded by Commissioner Dibiase, recommending that the City Council move forward with improving and lighting the tennis courts at Pleasanton Middle School. This would be a fee-based system, with actual cost to be determined after further analysis by staff. Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes November 10, 2005 Page 4