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r192 r r ¡ - ! ¡ ~ ¡ , that a free swim period each week could be arranged for young- , ster s on Wednes"åay a fternoons from 1. to 4 ~ p~. m. Commissioner Stuart moved that-we recommend to Council that based on-recommendation of the Recreation Dept. the 1968 swim rates remain the same and a special summer program of free swims for all youngsters to the age of 14 be instituted on Wednesday aft- ernoons from 1 to 4 p.m., adults not to be admitted without fee, seconded by Commissioner Thompson and passed, Commissioner - Gooding voting no. (Mr. Ullrich left meeting at 8:45 p.m.) 2 - DEDICATION OF ROSE GARDEN AND RECOMMENDATION FOR NAMING- Dor is Thompson: cømmissioner Thompson moved to recommend to Council that ded- ication ceremonies for the Rose Garden be held, on or about May 10 or 11 and~that a plaque be installed naming the garden liThe Catherine Brennan Rose Garden"., seconded by Commissioner Knecht, and passed. Mrs. Thompson gave the following reasons for recommending of the name of liThe Catherine Brennan Rose Garden", Mrs. Brennan had been a Park & Recreation commissioner for-twelve years prior to 1964 during which time she had urged the planting of a rose gar- den at Community Park, and the first general chairman of the Annual Flower and Art Show, which is co-sponsored by the R.C. Women's Club (of which she had been a member for nearly twenty years) and the Park Dept., when it started in 1960, the forth- coming show being the 9th (May 18-19,1968); she had been active in many civic affairs in addition to being a dedicated commiss- ioner and in whose memory $1,100 had been contributed in 1967 towards a rose garden which seemingly was the impetus needed to get the rose garden planted -$100 was contributed by the Business and Professional Women's Club and $1,000, foom acc- ruals from eight years of shows, by the Annual Spring Flower-and Art Show Committee. Mrs. Brennan-passed away-in 1966. 'Chairman Whitmore appointed, Commissioners Thompson and Knecht and Mr. Balzarini to work with the City Manager on the size of the plaque and the ceremonies. 3,- PROGRESS ~REPORT ON BUDGET REQUESTS - PARK & RECREATION DEPT- MENTS: Recreation ~ Alfred MOrton; Park - Pasco -Balzarini: Recreation-(see correspondence 1) As requested, Mr. Morton had sent copies of his 1968-69 Capital Outlay Requests totaling $123,086 to each commissioner-these were in addition to those approved by the Commission on Feb. 7/68, for the Park and Rec- reation Departments. ._--~,~ , -_..----,~---, ,....,,------- --'~'----" ,--,d_, ..---,------,--.._-,- ,.., - ,--- """-"'-'--'-,-' ..,.. -"---~_.._,--,