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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />.2551 <br /> <br />AGENDA 5 - II ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR 1969-70 <br /> <br />.41II1II ....~ II.. .4 b. M 1b.."1 ..rl.. "",,-Ir,.. ~_JI'"-.o-I-!- I "" r b. --41"IiIItI'I..... ~ Wi-~ I ~ to. . 'lll>dL ..,..... <br /> <br />There being no further nominations, Chairman Stuart declared the <br /> <br />... <br /> <br /> <br />officers duly elected for 1969-70 as follows: Chairman: J~es <br />ISnecht¡ Vice-chairman: Bob Whitmore: Secretary: Doris Thompson. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br /> <br />- AGE NDA 6 - ~I- Ol{, - C j}'1!t T_E~ y~:: .J:{oj=' j. _8 - C..!- ~..9!!!P.. s°.9 <br /> <br />... . <br /> <br />Commdssioner Thompson told of Pioneer Memorial Park in downtown <br /> <br />- ~ <br /> <br /> <br />area of Mt. View, once a cemetery but since 1966 has been a 1eis- <br />qre type memorial park1 told that she had pictures of Pioneer <br />Memor-ia1 Park and of the "Koraku-en II Garden in Kelley Park, San <br />Jo~e - a Japanese Friendship Garden reproduced from plans of <br />garden in ~~~, San ~se1s sister city, and ~i~ had been <br /> <br />.... . "I " <br /> <br />developed through city-and community-participation and vario~s <br />nurseries as well as a local quarry; told of Japanese Garden in <br />_~ç:entral Park, San Mateo: noted that Union Cemetery for a long <br />,'- time had been the target for serious vandalism and suggested' <br />~at ~e 6~ acres of ~ion Ce~tery could œ developed into a <br /> <br />....' ~ <br /> <br /> <br />leisure park and utilized by the many nearby apartment house <br />residents: that ~ere is awrox. 2~ acres in the adjoini~ ~tch/ <br />~t~-r~property wi~ prob~ly could be used to a total site <br />~area o~ approx. 9 ac~es1 that any re-deve1oprnent would have to <br /> <br />- ,'I <br /> <br />be in the best decorum possib1e~and with respect to its past <br /> <br />,... .... ...'" <br /> <br />history; that many remains have been removed from the cemetery <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />over the years: that there should be no attempt made to remove <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />any of those that do remain; that the area could be used to good <br />advantage as a leisure type memorial park an~ ~o~l~ beautify an <br />unsightly and highly visible section of the city. Commissioner <br />Thompson asked permission to further iny~stigate the possibility <br />of re-development of Union.Cemetery.- <br />~ - ~ <br />\ <br /> <br />"" <br /> <br />commissioner Whitmore moved to recommend that CommdssiQner <br />Thompson continue investigation on the proposal, second.ed by <br /> <br />" - ... ,... .~ <br /> <br />Commissioner Mabie, and passed. <br /> <br />Chairman Stuart appointed the following Committee: Chairman, <br />Doris c. Thompson 7 Jim Coffis, Artie Ree Morgan. Mr. Stuart <br /> <br />" <br /> <br /> <br />suggested that Ribera & Sue be consulted on possibility of <br />making it into a passive park conductive to a memorial park <br />with respect for the .concern that each of _us have for-our loved <br />ones, and for community re-action. <br /> <br />... "'. <br /> <br />AGENDA 7 - ~,~~E~~ .~ESl~S~TLS~~t", a~A~~ ~D.EP~RI't~~r :- r~~E;~~:r~I..Q~ p~~~T. <br /> <br />PARK DEPARTMENT: Mr.,-Balzarini provided copies of 1969-70 <br />CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS requests totaling $418, 282, in- '. <br />eluding the sum of $250,000 for start of funding for land <br /> <br />... <br /> <br /> <br />acquisition. Commissioner Morgan stressed need for restroom <br /> <br />. <br />\ <br /> <br />... ....... -.."--" . ...-....-..--.-_.__"m_..__----"""-"--'---'-----'-"'----'--'--,,--,,---- -...---..-.... - . ...- <br /> <br />... '--".' ..----_.._.__...,---_._._-_..._~.. <br /> <br />..--- ._..---.... . ..._..._..._"._,.~.._~." <br />