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" ,. .:', , . ~ ~ "250 ", ., REDWOOD CITY PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION. JUNE 8, 1961 Regular meeting of Park and Recreation Commission met jointly with the City Co~cll. Meeti~ was cal~d to order by Chair~n ~l~ce Harder at B P.M. at the Veterans Memorial Building. - ... Prior to the Joint Meeting, the Commission met in separate room to dis- cuss with a group of people representing Circle Park. Gommi'ssioners present were: Chairman Wallace Harder, Jim Slobodisn, Maurice Schutz, Jim Knecht and Alyn Beals. Absent~were: Louise Tornell. Staff members present were Red Morton, Pasco Balzarini and 1m. Shewry. .. The group's spokesman, Mr. Price, stated they wanted to know what our intneitons were about Circle Park. Their feeling. was that a park be developed. Pasco Balzarini stated that he had this park development in his budge~ and that i t was up to the Council to ap prove it. The Commission promised to take this up with the City Council in the Joint Session. Mr. Price and Mr. Hansen would donate part of their property toward the~park if it.is developed. . .. The Commission returned to the Conference Room and resUmed the Joint }Æeeting. I' .. First item was the Circle Park. M S C by Jim Knecht and Maurice Schutz that the Park and Recreation Commission approve this as a neighborhood park, Council agreed they would check into this and come up with an answer. . Lighting and watering at night at Community Park - Council will check into cost, etc., before Monday night meeting. ' Senior Citizens Building - Red Morton and Wally Harder presented the Council with charts to work up their plea for more use of the Veterans Building. Park and Recreation Commission proposal by Wally Harder - we' do not feel a new building is needed in view of the available space in the Veterans Building. It was recommended by Ray Weymouth that ~, committee-meet with Veterans Commission to discuss the utilization of Veterans Building. On the committee representing Park and Recreation is Maurice Schutz, along with Red Morton and Councilman Ron Fields. Ron Fields also stated that the state grant would match all outlay spent on aged people. This would be checked into and see that we are on the mailing list fram the state regarding these kind of bills. Jim Knecht, Alyn Beals and Pasco Balzarini championed for the Rose Garden, finally Jim Knecht asked the Council to adopt the Community Park Master Plan. It was taken under advisement. It was recommended that Marsh Road property be purchased with no speci- fied use at present and Council agreed to purchase the land. Lights at Griffin Field - approved by Council. Stulsaft Park - Council approved as in Pasco Balzarini's budget. Friendaly Acres Area, Pool and Recreation Facilities - It was agreed by . Park and Recreation Commission that a survey be made of Friendly Acres to acquire land. A committee of the real estate, Chairman Floyd Granger of City Council and Jim Slobodian from the Park and Recreation Commission survey Friendly Acres for land acquisition. Alyn Beals stated that the roo- ~........-. - ~. ,"-. .~,-'-_.. ~ .,_.._-~ . . " n . .