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<r...." 192, "-, ".J: ,,' ~, , , " " , . ., "' Item 114 - Sequo,ia Baseball Field. Mr. Morton reported that" 'he. talked with Mr. Claypool, Principal of Sequoia and they ape willing to, - do everything they possible can to help. Mr. Claypool referred Mr. . Morton to Mr. Jerry Williams of the School Park Department for the' more detailed~information of when and what fields could be used. It was dropped from the agenda until April when definite dates will be set up for the ,summer use of the fields. Item #5 - Tree Planting. Alyn Beals read a letter received from the City Manager. The letter stated t~hat the Ci ty received approval and the permit from the Sta,te to gp ahead W,ith the tree planting along the EI Camino Real. In the next year or year and half this project will be completed. ....-.,.. Old Business ... . It was moved and seconded that a letter be written to each of the P. T. A. groups and Su~erintendent of Schools and Broad of Education to show our appreciation ,of their effort in preventing plans of road through Community Park. A ~letter was read ,by Chairwoman ~ouise Tornell from the 'Redwood Civic' Players from the P~estdent E. Z. Stokes. They thanked the Co~ssion for their effort in having their group sponsored by the Recreation Departmen~ but, due to the fact that it was brought be~ore the Veterans Commission at a late date they were willing to go on operat- in a,s an independent gr_oup for the present time. Parkdale was discussed and Pasco B~zarini reported that the Fire Department recommended that a service road be put in now. Commissioner . Gold moved that, the surne of $150.00 be allocated from the Stulsaft Park fund to put i~ this road. It,was seconded by Commissioner B~a~s. Also, that letter be written to the City Manage~ a~ City Council. New Business ~ A. lengthy discussion t oak place in regards _to the baseball fiel..ds at Hawes Park and Community Park ftnd the school f~elds withi~_the Ci~y Limits. An estimated amount of'$12,000 was arrived upon at a meeting with the Recreation and Yark Department and Lead-ers of the Little Leagues for the improvements of Goodwin, Roosev..elt and McKinley, Schools fie'lds and three' diamonds ,at.. Community and Hawes Park. It was debated upon as to whether this money if obtained Should be put into tqeextended development of Stuls aft Park or towards, the im- ~ provements of baseball Dields. Commissioner Beals moved and Com- missioner Knecht seconded tqe moti~on to have this pres.ented to the Council at this time for action.' :':'- . Commissioner Schutz suggested a special meeting take place ßefore this matter is presented to the Council for a complete discussio~ 'and then make a request to the City Council from the Recreation Depart- ment through the Little Leagues and ~abe Ruth League. ~ l , 'J. "" Jim Slobodian brought up the matter of what is to become of the land at 2nd and Broadway, is it to be deve¡oped or not. Commissioner Gold was appointed as ~ one man committee to look into the matter. .. -, -~-- ,-"----- '-'~'--- ,-, -. . , ,--- '- '