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, - . indicated he checks the courts daily due to the previous signage being vandalized and removed. -Chairperson Swope said she received a hand-delivered a letter this evening from Nancy Bey Little which explains her suggestion to establish a park and/or landscaping at the old Chamber of Commerce site. Director Griffiths said he also received a similar letter from Mrs. Little and he sent her a reply today. He explained that due to the construction of the Jefferson Avenue Underpass Project, the roadway will be running through this piece of property and it would not be practical to landscape it at this time. He said the Underpass Project also will include landscaping plans and he will take her suggestions into consideration when reviewing those plans. He also referred her to Joel Patterson and Curt Luck of the Community Development Department to answer the other questions in her letter. ITEM 1 - ADULT SPORTS FEES Recreation Supervisor Bill Wooten said that based on the request of the Park and Recreation Commission at their April meeting, he conducted a survey of other cities on the Peninsula to determine what they charged for adult soccer field usage and the results of the survey were given to the Commissioners for their review. He explained that with the exception of Palo Alto, South San Francisco and Redwood City, who each have large adult soccer programs, the other cities do not have adult soccer programs or have very small programs. All surveyed cities offer youth soccer and a few of the cities charge the youth soccer leagues for field usage. Redwood City provides its fields free of charge to thee YSA and A YSO youth soccer leagues and also to the ad ul t soccer teams. Palo Alto, South San Francisco and San Mateo each charge their adult soccer leagues on either an hourly basis or a per team basis. Supervisor Wooten explained that adult soccer is played almost year around and Hoover field are closed from November to March each year for renovation. He stated it costs between $1,500.00 and $2,000.00 to renovate the fields each year and he is considering charging Redwood City adult soccer teams beginning in September. The proposed fee could range between $5.00- $10.00 per team per game which would help offset the costs of field renovation. Supervisor Wooten said the department would control the goal posts but the scheduling and administration of the adult soccer leagues would remain with Mr. Villa of Club Unidas. He felt that by charging a fee, it may cut down on the amount of adult soccer field usage at Hoover Park and thus red uce the amount of field maintenance. The Commissioners discussed providing other services such as lining the fields and scheduling but found it cost prohibitive. Commissioner Morton brought in a newspaper article regarding the size of Burlingame's Park and Recreation budget and the amount of fees they ','. . -"-,. ~.'~_u .....~_.