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4. Senior Affairs Commission recommendation re reconsideration of establishment of parking places in park adjacent to Senior Center. (302 -05) (See also City Council Minutes of 9/8 and 9/15/86) Beryl Darnell, Vice - Chair, Senior Affairs Commission referred to his joint letter with Gene Jennett, urging construction of the subject parking places which was considered but not approved by Council. Mr. Darnell urged Council to provide the 45 spaces now because of the parking needs of seniors and others using the Center. City Manager Smith observed that the Council decision regarding the parking spaces on park property was merely deferred because of pending 49er decisions and was not rejected. Gene Jennett, Chair, Veterans Memorial Senior Center Advisory Council, spoke in support of the statements of Mr. Darnell. Ethel Mears, 3695 Country Club Drive, observed that there is an urgent need for the additional parking space adjacent to the center, since many seniors are unable to walk far and must miss attending events, if they are unable to park nearby. Ms. Mears observed that the average age of seniors using the center is well into the 70's. She suggested whatever use is made of the 49er facility, it will involve people with cars. Judy Buchan, 1126 Allerton, Vice -Chair of the Park and Recreation Commission, urged that the subject of the use of the park property for parking spaces for be considered by a joint meeting of the Senior Affairs Commission and the Park and Recreation Commission, as park land is valuable and other alternatives may be available. Jerry Mortenson, 452 Barnegat, member of the Park and Recreation Commission, recommended Council delay consideration of construction of the parking spaces until after the 49ers leave, suggesting there may be a better solution to the parking problem than use of park land. Tom Jordan, 1 Odessa Court, Chairman, Senior Affairs Commission, noted that there are a variety of programs to assist seniors in getting to the center without cars, but parking spaces are still needed urgently. Mario Biagi, 220 St. Francis, suggested that if the center were a private facility, many more than the existing parking places would be required and observed that more traffic can be expected when the 49ers leave. M /S: Bury /Greenalch to reconsider the matter of providing the 45 parking spaces in the park area on St. Francis Street adjacent to the senior center and instruct staff to proceed to develop the spaces and also to examine the question of the possibility of using the astroturf field for additional parking. Reg.Mtg. 2/2/87 MINUTE BOOK NO. 47 Page 6 Page No. 32