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178 ' . . .. . .. Comm1ss1oner stuart quest10ned act1ng.on non-agenda items under "Personal Appearances" as had been done on the McCarthy-Royer "acess" matter at the January meeting. Secretary Thompson read from "Rules and Regulations governing conduct of the R.C. Park & Recreation Commission" under Meetinq§,,: IINo items shall be con- sidered by the. Commission which are not on the Agenda except those of an emergency nature which in the opinion of the Chairman re- quire immediate action by the Commission..... II and stated that Chairman Whitmore had acted under this rule and action taken was a clarification of discussion on the subject at the December meet- ing. .Mr. stuart expressed a pre'ference for the item to be hand- led under Correspondence rather than Personal Appearances (7*' above). See next page under IICorrespondencelt. CORRESPONDENCE: Item #7 - Letter from Elmer J. Griffin (re City purchase of Redwood Swim and Tennis Club) - Commissioners had all received copies of the letter by~ mail from Mr.- Griffin. City Manager Ullrich, at request of Council, presented for Comm- ission consideration the proposal by Mr. Griffin, information which included: )' That City appraisers reported actual worth in vicinity of $500,000 but closer to $450,000: property and facilities included 3.05 acres of land, five tennis courts, clubhouse, dining area, kithhen, etc. two- new tennis courts and some parking being on Hetch-Hetchy R/W property of approximately 1.28 acres: that asking price was $275,000 but perhaps could be- negotiated to around $250,000: an acquisition program could be arranged on an extended time basis of approx. 5 years, with an option type purchase agreement which would acquire about 29% down payment: that operation expenses had been estimated at about $36,000 a year, 85% of which was estimated for salaries: upper deck might be leased out for a- restaurant; that any encumbrances on the property must be cleared before City would take title: that facility could be oriented to a family type social club operation: that facility could be a fine addi- tion to the City system: that the option type purchase agreement would be necessary as City not funded for such a purchase in this year's budget; that other cities have made similar acquisitions and one has made specific charges for specific activities because of the quality of the "facility. Commission discussion included: That proposal from Mr. Griffin was a fair one: that the facilities were good and could be used for recreation programs and for family participation: that pool and facilities would complement each other; that some costs could be re-couped by fees from users: that there might be a question of operation and maintenance being a problem: that a survey of pecppe who would possibly be using the facility would be a good ~--~--~_._-----._---_.,_._-_.__._,_.__...__.__.. .--.- ,,".. -..-,-. ",,-- - -- ..... -- ...... On... .....- "h- ....... .....~,.. .- .._-_....,..... .... - '-.... ,....-- """"_n"'"--"~___n.__..--_-,~..,~._------, "0