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~. 20 ,. - ,-...-.. , various duties o~ a Commissioner. . The application form would' bè available at the City Clerk's office arid could be filled- out i by.. any ~w., B:pplican~.- ~f,': .: :" - ~'. {?resent Commissioner whose term was': il~äring eJqiír.~:tion. - Th~8' applicat;i~~,<?<:~;."" . førm would "be the same for all~ co1ØlIl1ssions. Comnd.ssioner Pound as1<.e~', ~¡:' ,"', ',:' . thìS applica.tion form would De' sent to Connnissioners whose terJDS - we~ ,- '~.<'~ ',' ~- expiring and Councilman Norris indicated' that they would. Connnissioner Knecht " ' . felt this was a positive step and commended the City Council as well as their Legisla t i ve Commi t t ee . ' ~_'_~..1- '- h .'- .";"l_'" .-, :l< "'ll"';'- (,.V(j' _"j"n.vl C" ., . ,. ,-> ,- -. ' .. "" AGENDA ITEMS Item 1. Presentation of Site Plans for Redesign of Neighborhood Parks Phil SÍ:I\ger..rand Ron ~dges, S~ger & Hodges Landscape Architectural Consultants, were introduced and welcomed. The n~1ghborhood park plans were displàyed and the consultants, gave' an : outline ,of .1;he.~pláns~'propose4, for StaffQ~d, Mezes, Spinas, and Fleishman. It was - eXplained-, aft~r"the'- review' of the: proposed park plans, that the next stage after' the-development of the master plans would be the estimation of various costs.-, The Commission will then;dêt!!ðe if this is the. basic direction in whi.ch:rthey, wish to proceed. They- will.-:It!tien make a decision aa to ' what park will take first priority, along with. keeping in mind the' ávàilaDility~ of '~unds.' Working, drawings~fwill be- the next' s'tep. After the budget is approved., the.1naster' site plans, will. be sent to the City Council (probably the first part of July) for approv-al,.- To inieiate work in whatever park is given first priority, $75,000 was requested in the Capital Improvement budget for fiscal year 1974-75. Neighborhood input'wi!l be solicited. The' Committee recommended that Mezes Park be the first area for redevelopment.. because they'believe that this park not only has the greatest need but also will accomplish the most good for the most people~ It will also have a very favorable impac,t on the City. . Q~J~' '~T ' -. .;" .1.. Total development of Mezes would amount to approximately $104,OOO(~ today's costs. First phase (àpproximately $66,000) would complete the maj~~1ty of the work. The second phase would cost approximately $38,000 anæ~uld complete the park. Chairman Guida called for questions and there were none. MOTION: It was moved by Commissioner Pound, seconded by Commissioner Knecht, that the Committee's report be accepted and that the staff proceed with calling for neighborhood meetings. The motion carried unanimously by voice vote. Chairman Guida thanked the G.A.P. students for attending the meeting. Commissioner Pound expressed the C~ission's appreciation to Singer and Hodges for the work they have done on the parks thus far. Item 2. Commission Committee Assignments for 1974-75 There have been some committee assignment changes. Tentative assignment changes were submitted by Chairman Guida and are as follows: Programming Committee Commissioner Weintraub, Chairman Commissioner Pound Commissioner Rollins