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125 <br /> <br /> Mr. Mercer indicated that he felt that Alternative B on Del <br />Valle Parkway would be the logical choice. However, he had no <br />objection to continuing the discussion at a future meeting. He <br />requested staff to prepare a more descriptive picture showing the <br />impact and effects of the different alternatives on the different <br />properties. <br /> <br /> At this point, Mr. Mercer indicated that Council will consider <br />Item 8a before continuing with the other items on the Agenda. <br /> <br />8. MATTERS INITIATED BY COUNCILMEMBERS <br /> <br />Request of Pleasanton Youth Sports for Additional City Maintenance/ <br />Preparation of Sport Fields <br /> <br /> Ms. Bengtson presented her report (SR 90:456) regarding the <br />matter. <br /> <br /> Mr. Dennis Powers, 3164 Joanne Circle, Board Member and Field <br />Director for the American Little League, and speaking on behalf of <br />the National Little League and the Girls' Softball, requested the <br />City to provide additional services for the maintenance of the <br />sport fields. He pointed out that because of management, liability <br />and time availability issues, their volunteers could not perform <br />all the tasks related to field maintenance. He indicated that they <br />would be willing to continue working the fields after the initial <br />preparation of the in-fields is done by the City. <br /> <br /> Mr. Brandes asked Mr. Powers if he supported the staff's <br />recommendations. <br /> <br /> Mr. Powers said yes. He recommended that the City assume the <br />responsibility for one year with financing from the General Fund, <br />after which the City would determine if fees should be charged to <br />the individual leagues. <br /> <br /> Mr. Butler commented that the City has numerous commitments <br />for recreation and park maintenance and that the best way to meet <br />those needs is to try and recover the costs. He inquired if the <br />Leagues would object to contributing funding for extra services. <br /> <br /> Mr. Powers replied that the League passes the cost on to the <br />participants. <br /> <br /> Mr. Don Gorman, 3660 Canelli Court, Field Director for the <br />National Little League, described the work that volunteers have <br />done in the past and indicated that the staff recommendation to add <br />one full-time park maintenance person would be a tremendous help. <br /> <br /> - 27 - <br /> 11-20-90 <br /> <br /> <br />