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MATTERS CONTINUED FOR DECISION Report~ Re: Youth Sports Park Plans Report~ Re: Use of Teena~ers for Park Maintenance Report~ Re: Expenditure of Revenue Sharing Mayor Pearson stated that since these three items related to the Budget, the reports on each would be presented consecutively. Mr. Campbell presented the staff report regarding the status of development plans for the Youth Sports Park, stating there were two alternatives to proceed on as follows: (1) Complete plans for Phase I development on the site and have contract awarded for construction. Phase I improvements would include grading of 31 acres to accommodate eight Little League baseball fields and two Babe Ruth baseball fields, installation of storm drain system, installation of water main and construction of an interim access road and parking lot. These improvements plus other cost items chargeable to Phase I such as discing, fencing and boundary survey would total an estimated $111,400~ (2) Complete plans for Phase II development on the site and have contract awarded for construction. Phase II improvements would include irri- gation facilities and turfing on as much of the ballfield area as available funds would provide. The cost of these improvements could range from $170,000 for irrigating and turfing the area of all ten baseball fields to $135,000 for irrigating and turfing eight Little League fields to $78,000 for irrigating and turfing four Little League fields. Mrs Campbell further stated that the City would be ill-advised to proceed with Phase I improvements unless additional funds are allocated to proceed immediately with Phase II improvements. A minimum additional amount of $108,400, therefore, would need to be allocated to this project for any usable results. Mr. Patton presented a report on the feasibility of hiring four permanent or full-time hourly (year round) landscape Maintenance personnel and twenty to twenty- five young people (summer only) to alleviate some of the critical problems of in- appropriate community appearance, at an estimated total cost of $49,200.00. He stated that the Parks and especially the planter medians are not being well main- tained due to a shortage of manpower. Mr. Patton believed that this program would; (1) help alleviate this condition; (2) supply summer employment for youth; and (3) provide a bolstered year around supply of manpower to the regular landscape mainte- nance crew. Mr. Edgar presented a report regarding Revenue Sharing, and stated that $73,000.00 in Revenue Sharing funds which the City has received must be assigned for use by a particular program prior to June 20, 1973, in order to meet Federal requirements. Mayor Pearson opened the discussion to members of the audience on these three items. Mr. Tom Roberts, 3598 Yellowstone Court, spoke on behalf of the Bobby Sox Association, stating the need for additional playing fields and urged completion of the Youth Sports Park. 2. 6/11/73