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4. Forty -Niner Committee Recommendation (301 -06) Reports: Committee 9/5 and 9/8/86 City Attorney Schricker stated that Councilman Stangel has disqualified himself from participating on the discussion and voting on the subject item. Councilman Stangel left the Council chambers. Former Conqressman Rover, Chairman of the 49ers Committee presented the Committee report, stating the Committee urges Council to make every effort to keep the 49ers in the City at their present location and to authorize and encourage the Mayor, City staff and two Committee members to negotiate immediately with the 49ers for a new long -term lease. Mr. Royer described the concept for terms of agreement which the Committee supports. In response to questions, Mr. Royer said that the Parks and Recreation Director and Commission have the expertise to suggest replacement facilities for Little League and others, noting that the Committee believes the likely outcome is better facilities for them and that cost and benefit figures have not yet been developed, but that City costs should be minimal and that the 49ers will invest in facilities to be constructed. Georqe Andres, 6 Eagle Hill Terrace, President of the Highlanders Little League, said they use the Kiwanis Field which is proposed to be used by the 49ers, and he is concerned about the convenience of any new location of the Little League field. In response to request for information, Councilman Greenalch said that the City does not now have any regulation size Little League field. Councilman Bury, Kiwanis Club member, requested that the name of the Kiwanis Field be retained, in any event, in recognition of the past efforts of the Kiwanis Club which raised the funds to build it some years ago. Don Davis, 3576 Altamont, active in Little League and AYSO Soccer, said new playing fields should not be from existing park property and suggested tough negotiations with the 49ers corporation would be effective. Mr. Davis said he would like to have the 49ers remain, but noted the increasing need for sports fields. Ron Exley, 1512 Roberta Drive, San Mateo, Director of the Police Youth Club (PYC) said the Board is anxious to cooperate, stating their concerns relate to cost of conversion of the present 49ers facility for PYC use and interim location. Al Jacot, 251 Alexander, Highlands Little League, asked that more regulation size fields for Little League in the same areas as at present be developed. Gaile Molnar, 2563 Briarfield, Little League parent, said there should be no compromise at the expense of children with regard to playing fields, noting that there appear to be increasing numbers of young children in the City. Reg. Mtg. 9/8/86 Page 4 MINUTE BOOK NO. 46 Page No. 377