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make more available park use when not needed for their training periods . 369 Commission advised concerns or recommendations such as this should proceed through proper channeling and procedures with specifics to City Manager for reporting to Council , but it was felt 49ers would cooperate with any suggestions in `.heir usual cooperative manner from past experience with this group . Commission also noted that recommendations had been made to the Waterfront Committee as requested , and questioned whether any other information re - quired . Councilman Norris , Chairman of Committee , noted that recommendations were being requested in many quarters and to be compiled and formulated, and more specifics would probably be needed thereafter on all recommendations , but Committee not at this phase as yet . Council was questioned whether anything more being considered for removal of County Jail from downtown area since publicity given for Council ' s need to move from meeting quarters in Hall. of Justice & Records , Mayor Keckley advised Council expressed their opinion well at that time , but it was felt citizenry could do more to convince County Board of Supervisors for this needed change. Another meeting date suggested by Commission , possibly in August , for their Commission , and possibly , Council could join their quarterly tour of City ' s park and recreational facilities , both existing and proposed . Mayor Keckley assured Commission that Council would make another meeting date possible as suggested . Recess for lunch - 12- 1 p . m . Port Commission : Commissioner Mitchell Webber stated he was reporting for their Chairman , Dr . Brown , who was unable to be in attendance . He reported that during the six month period ending December 31st , Port had increased sales ten percent , reduced expenses by three percent , and increased net profit 300 percent . In reply to more specific details of figures , Commissioner Webber noted net profit had to be based on last year ' s low figures of profit of. some $5 , 700 , but that a full reporting would soon be made to Council . Port Manager reported on the new type of business which had commenced operations at the Port in way of " LASH " barges developed by the Pacific Far East Line , whereby these barges only come to the Port for loading , and when whole barge is delivered and lifted onto the freighter awaiting cargo . This particular barging operat. i_ on comprised only a single type of cargo , that being scrap metal , but he could predict enlargement of this type of business with more operations of other commodities , and hopefully 5/5/73 Adj . Reg . Mtg .