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133 VIII. Land Acquisition Proposals Continued to June. IX. GAP Students - reports and/or recommendations Each of the GAP students was introduced and Chairman Thompson e~ressed her ùe1ight to having them at our meeting. ' X. Park Department - Park Superinten~ent Pasco Balzarini The Park Department report was submitted at the beginning of this meeting. It was noted that there~was no new work~-a1l continuing work. Mr. Balzarini reported- that the 4ger field work was going to bid~before the council on Monday, May 10. Commissioner Guida commented on the trash cans that were now in the park areas. XI~ Recreation Department - Dir. of Recreation, Alfred Morton~ Chairman Thompson noted that the Recreation Department had no monthly , report. Mr. Morton said that he would be putting it in every two months because there was nothing new: it was just repetition of the prior month. It was reported by Assistant Directör of Recreation Paulson that the Recreation Department had received a telephone call from Southern Pacific relative to their desire to give to Redwood city a caboose requested by the GAP students earlier this year. A committee of four, Red Morton; Bill Paulson; Scotty Craik, president of the Redwood City Kiwanis; and Jack Stuart went to the Alameda yards of Southern Pacific . ~ to look at one. Mr. Stuart reported that No. 1106, a metal-slded caboose~with windows covered with screen and in fairly good shape. except that it would have to be cleaned up and refurbished, was available for our use. It was recommended by the commission that we write Southern Pacific accepting their offer. However before this, " the council must be appraised of the action of the commission and get their approval. Motion by Mr. Stuart~recommending to the city counéil that they accept the caboose offer by the Southern Pacific. Seconded by Mr. Guida. Vote: unanimous. ~ \ Chairman Thompson then s,et up a train subcommittee madè up of Commissioner Stuart and Commissioner Guida. After some discussion, it was concerned that possibly a citizens committee should be involved along with the Recreation Department. We are to contact~Mr. Hamilton and Mr. Griffin of the Southern Pacific Company and start the action relative to moving it to Redwood City from the Alameda yards. XII. Miscellaneous Subcommittee Reports ahairma~ Thompson has asked for ~this subcommittee report area and will periodically ask the chairmen of the various subcommittees to make reports , j She asked Chairman Schenck relative" to the trout farm. It was reported' tha t they would hope to have a report by the eng ineer s in. the near future -,