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5: available from the service clubs for a project of this type that it would be well to consider an additional wing on the Recreation Center. He felt that if this organization building was to be under the jurisdic- tj on of the Recreatio11 Departn:ent that from ~l supervisory angle it vvould be more-economical to have a wing on the center rather thAn to build ,_...J another Ðuilding in Aome other section of the park. It WAS requested to keep this matter on the April agenda. Commissioner Willi~m Hanley asked that the items of Peninsula Homes concession and the Ginghers concession be held over until tIle April meeting for further study. Reservoir property was requested to be kept on the agenda. Hawes 'Park switch was requested to be kept on the agenda. A1 fred ~¡~orton reported that the Park DepArtmen t h8.d instqJ.led the re- quested playground equipment at the Taft School Playground. Commissione! Ra.mbo fe 1 t that s orne publici ty shoul..d~ be given to pro je c ts of th~- s type in order t~..At the ci t~ý could get credit for such de~Je loprlient. Pro~osed l~th Avenue nnd Hoover Street playground to be kept on the agenda for next meeting. Commissloner G-n.ld reDorted on the progress of the Union Cemetery And saiè th~t it looks very favorßbl.e. A final report from the attorney should bE forthcoming in tim.e for the April meetinf;. It \vas requested that th.is bE put on the ~~enda for t~eApril meeting. It was requested to keeping the ~Ðtter of the Library on the agenda for the next meeting. C om m i s s ion erG old r e p 0 r t e d pro E~ res S 0 11 the Y a. c h t H arb 0 r C omm, i t tee. Councilman 1\'i llip.rrI Ro~rer stated that r10thing further has been done since the city purchased the property along Boundary Slough. It was requested to kee~ t~is OD the April agenda. Ch8irman Stout report on his attendance at the Santa Rosa Conference and t 11. B the g 9. i n e d a g rea t d e a 1 0 f kn 0 ,11/ led g eon par k [l I1 d r e c r e e t ion 0 1) e r 8 t i 0 r throughout the state. One point or problem f~.c.ing all ci tie s \vaf3 tIle fa c that the park end recreation developments cannot keep up with the popula- tion il'1crease. lie pointed out a folder compiled b~~r the EureJ~a Department wherein they showed the various recreation activities, park sites and dut ies of the Com1Tlission mem,bers and felt that this '.ivas a gooù project for Recreation Director to work on. Morton reported that at the present time he doeg have ~ folder compiled and distributed to the school children on ,the summer program along with listing the facilities used by the recreati department, but thRt he felt it WqS not hls responsibility to prepar~ a list of duties of the co!nrnissloners. I-Ie felt that a list of comm.issioner dutie s should come fro!11 the appointj.ng ~.uthori t~'T". Corn.rt'},issioner Stout als reported th.!lt h.e attended the Cioverrlor' s Youth Conference at Sacramento ~ . which Vv8.S Ht tended b~l s o~e 3000 people. He sAid that the conference was. split up into fou.r divisions \lvhich included CaliforniA. families in' 1954. Youth tn trouble, Speèial needs of children and a section on faæilies" In,':',~::; .. ~_\ ~new tract developl:1ents. He said that he attended the latter beCA.llSe he'..'~{ felt that there was a need as far as Redwood City was concerned. ,. ..~..~_......_...... ..0._._"'. ._~--------_....... ... ...-.. . .. ----~""'-' -.-.... .---.-.-.'----