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109 <br /> <br />&DDrOVe the Contract with Craia and Faris Reali tO provide snack <br />bar vendor services for the Pleasanton Sports and Recreation Parks <br />Softball Complex. (SR92:102) <br /> <br /> Ms. Scribner was concerned with adding another snack bar to <br />the Sports Park. She believed the goal of the Sports Park was to <br />provide an opportunity to play a variety of sports. She didn't <br />feel that building a snack bar for one particular group was a <br />justifiable use of City funds. She suggested that the City operate <br />the snack bars with a concessionaire. The funds accumulated would <br />be distributed, in a percentage, to lower the fees of the sports <br />groups or to and amenities to the park. Another suggestion was to <br />take the existing snack bars and make the funds available to all of <br />the groups. She agreed with all other staff recommendations. <br /> <br /> Mayor Mercer felt that the organized sports groups have been <br />extremely cooperative with the City in regards to the snack bars. <br />He was not concerned with the snack bar program nor with changing <br />the procedures of running it. He stated that he was familiar with <br />Craig and Chris Reali and supported item 4i. He did not object to <br />helping the youth groups by building snack bars because they return <br />the monies to provide better programs and cut costs that otherwise <br />would have to be paid by the City. <br /> <br /> Mr. Tarver asked if staff knew of any conflicts with-the <br />groups using the snack bars. <br /> <br /> Ms. Bengtson stated that there had not been any major <br />conflicts. The snack bars are not only used by "primary users" but <br />in the off season other groups would use them. She reminded the <br />Council that the groups pay for the utility and dumpster bills for <br />the snack bars. <br /> <br /> Mr. Tarver asked if there had been conflicts over high school <br />fields and the baseball outfields when they were not being used. <br /> <br /> Ms. Bengtson explained that the School District was not <br />prepared to introduce additional play on their fields. However, it <br />indicated that it was open to further discussion and if there were <br />any potential to add lights to the existing fields it would <br />consider any participation the City could have with it. The <br />Softball Complex will be used March through November. For the <br />months of December through March the Complex is closed in order to <br />allow the field to regenerate and for needed repairs to be made. <br /> <br /> Mayor Mercer commented that the City was blessed with the <br />athletic fields that it has and complimented staff for the work put <br />into the fields. <br /> <br />3/3/92 <br /> 7 <br /> <br /> <br />