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\'140 name of LIGUORI PARK. Mr. Morton suggested "Alyn Beals Playground" or IlMary Fletcher Playground" noting that the area was properly a" IIplaygroundlt and not a park. Other names suggested were: Lyle Winters and Bill Royer. On MOTION of Commissioner St~art, seconded by Commissioner Gooding and passed, the item was tabled to a future meeting. 3 - COUNCIL MARINA COMMŒTTEE - APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSION REPRES- ENTATIVE: Chairman Whitmore announced,appointment of Commission- er Williams to this committee. Mr. Williams told of meeting ,he had attended wherein principal subject was discussion of lease for Howard Leahy (yacht sales). Mr. Williams said the next meet- ing was set for Tuesday, May 9th. 4 - FISHING PIER - ALFRED MORTON: Mr. Morton said that if Council approves his Marina budget request for this item that pier could be built during coming year. 5 - CITIZENS I COMMITTEES - BOB WHITMORE: Chairman Whi tmore urged continuance of Citizens' Committees and the vital need of contin- uing towards goals stressed in the Winans Report and the Park and Recreation Element to the General Plan: suggested some revisions of committees: the value of citizen help in improving and securing presently needed facilit~es as well as land acquisition projects needed now and for the future. Mr. Whitmore cited the projected population of 175,000 by the year 2,000 and the commission's re- sponsibility to look to the future as well as at the present: suggested that parks and recreation should be the biggest and most vital aspects of city planning: that the Citizens' Committees ~re necessary and importanta in setting up a series of priorities of needs in parks and recreation and in aiding in the securing of funds for them, th~ough bond issue or otherwise. Commissioner Arnett said a bond issue is a necessity and that the Citizens' Committees co~ld have sub-committees ~of experts which could delve into the background and ability of the city to float a bond issue as well as advise the price tags of a bond issue. , Commissioner Stuart, in writing, presented a report prepared by him from notes taken at the recent Park and Recreation Conference at Fresno entitled "Bond Issue-Pass or Fail". He gave excerpts from talks by: Edwin A. Wells, Municipal Finance Consultant, Bartle, Wells Associates-SF, James Rafferty, Municipal Finance Consultant, Rafferty & Comapny-SF: Evans Peters, Public Affairs Consult- ant-SF. Mr. Stuart suggested these gentlemen be invited to Redwood City to help the Citizens' Committees, and that the Commission set the goal of April, 1968, for a Park & Recreation Bond Issue. ")