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(3) & stated ~at since 1946 there have been no p1Ms or expert advice for the Park and Recreation Commission. Commissioner Hector felt that this matter should be presented to the City Council Committee on Recreation. CONrn~ISSIONER GOLD reporteà that the City Council approved the expenditure of $500.00 for the purchase of a portion of land At the Redwood City Yacht Harbor and will await the recomm¿ndation of the Real Estate Committee. CO}'1~¡fI SSI 01~ER Hi-\~\1LEY reported tha t he he~d nothing to report on the 'I1aft School Area. MSC by Commissioners Stout and Gold that the Sec,~r1etary wri te a letter to the City Manager relative to the detailed map of the Park and Recreation areas requested several months RgO. CHAIRMAN STOUT reported on the trophy awarded to the Recreation Department by the Stars of Tomorrow which they won representing Redwood City in the St. Patricks Day Parade in San Francisco. CHAIR~t~A:tJ srrOUT a11pointed the following committee s: Commissioners Hector, Case and Campbel'l to the Park Department Commissioners Gold, Hanley and Brennan to the Recreation Department Commission_er Campbell to be in charge of publici ty COMMISSIONER HECTOR brought up the pay ceiling of Park Supt. Belzarini and stated that he was the lowest paid department head in the city government. He stated that as \"lell 8.S being in charge of park maintenance. tree trimmin~ program, spraying of trees, removal.of dangeroús trees, He is.in cljarge 9f bú~ld1ng and groûnds w~tijtn tije c~ty, ce'ntraì ljeati.ng plant at tije Cl1ty :Öal~, -janf)tordJa¡ servIDces and the school turfing program, and has been given additional duties of weed abatement. He felt that Balzarini should be given some consideration under the new job description. ~1SC by Commissicner Stout and Hanley that a letter be sent to the Personne Board recommending that the Park SU})t. be granted the same salary scale as is being paid in other cities of this size. COM}~ISSIONER GOLD brought up- the question to Recreation Director Alfred Morton about his salary scale. Chairman Stout stated that he would appoint Commissioner Gold to study the Recreation Directors pay scale. RECliEATIOII DIRECTOR Alfred Morton stated that there was not sufficient tim for this to be done that he would be satisfied to hear the resulös of the Kruger representative, b11t suggested that in 'the future the Commission should consider both departments and not single out one r..epartment when recornmending salary surveys. COMMISSIONER CASE reported on the Testimonial Dinner to be held for forIner Commissioner Andrew Spines at ReInA.r Oaks on }4ìriday, May 29th. CorrLYTlissioner Hanley stated that if sufficient funds were not forth- coming for the purchase of a gift for Mr. Spinas that we should all es-:g:is t in making u,tJ the dafi ci t. 295