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ì . t' ¡ , , attended. She also attended the Labor Day and Columbus Day events held at the Veterans Memorial Senior Center. She attended the Sunflower Festival in September and received comments from many people who would like to see this event continue. Commissioner Truscelli said there will be a Halloween parade on October 30 for the Intergenerational Program with students from John Gill School. She also mentioned the hot meal program at the Senior Center is a great success with the addition of the new cook. -Commissioner Nordness said he received an application for the IICommittment to Excellence 1992 Awardsll sponsored by CPRS. The awards are for excellence in facility design, park planning, and recreation programs. He asked whether we had any particular park or program which should be nominated. This matter will be placed on the December agenda. -Commissioner Nordness noted the City Council has endorsed Redwood City International and its Sister City program with the people of Zhuhai, China. He said the cultural art display and television programming have been set up for late February-early March. He also noted the death of William Penn Mott who was the former National Director of Parks. -Commissioner Swope reported Ramon Aguilar is putting together all the information gathered for the Union Cemetery plan. She said she called the Peninsula Community Foundation regarding grants and noted there is an excellent resource book available entitled IIGu;de of California Foundationsll at a cost of $50.00. She will call the Mervyn Morris Foundation to find out about their grant process. Commissioner Swope said she attended the Library Celebration Party this month and mentioned Library Director Jane Light1s wonderful speech where she praised her staff1s accomplishments. -The Commissioners were given an update on the status of Kiwanis Field by Secretary Monroe as per instructions from Supervisor Wooten. There are a few minor things remaining that are currently being corrected by the contractor. The only major concern is the overhead on the backstops which is being worked on but everything will be ready for Little League season. The fences will remain up until late January or early February under the agreement of the little league and soccer groups. -Superintendent Hartman said she received a letter from the Sequoia Awards group which will be honoring the outstanding citizen, company and high school youth. She has an application for the award and will be sending one to each of the Commissioners should they care to nominate someone. -A copy of a letter was given to each Commissioner from Ramon Aguilar to the San Francisco Water Department requesting use of some land on the Hetch Hetchy as a dog exercise area. Superintendent Hartman said it was brought to her attention the need for fencing at the site because it could be a liability problem to the City. She asked if the cost to establish the site included fencing. -Commissioner Nordness asked if it has ever been considered to have a IIComrnissioner of the Yearn award at the annual City Council Boards and Commissions Dinner. The regular meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission was adjourned at 8:55pm to be reconvened at 7:30pm on Wednesday, December 2, 1992 at the Veterans Memorial Senior Center, 1455 Madison Avenue, Redwood City, California.