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. . . .... Mayor Claire said the city's greatest negotiating tool with the 4gers was that their exclusivity clause runs out on December 31, 1987. In light of the team's favorable playoff position, the 4ger organization will undoubtedly prefer an extension on that clause. Councilman LaBerge said the response from the 4gers (which is the Youngstown group) has been underwhelming and that yes, action would have to be taken in the next 45 days. Councilman Britschgi suggested the youth sports committee embark a letter writing campaign to 4gers. Mr. Davis said that was certainly possible as the parents to all the children involved in these programs were very willing to help. Councilman Britschgi and LaBerge also suggested a committee of all interested parties be created to come up with alternatives and solutions. Mayor Claire and Chairman Buchan will appoint the committee. Councilman Bury said staff will be asked to do a structural analysis on both the 4ger facility and the Police Youth Club to identify improvements necessary to bring the buildings up to code. . ITEM 2 - PARK AND RECREATION/CITYWIDE BROCHURE Commissioner Swope said she believed the publication should have one person overseeing it. As she understood, the articles and information the Council has been including was to be reviewed and evaluated after one year and that year would be up in January. Councilman LaBerge said yes they would in fact evaluate the effectiveness and timeliness of the quarterly publication. ITEM 3 - RED MORTON CENTER Commissioners Howard and Weiss reported on the hazardous condition of Red Morton Center citing numerous examples. Everyone agreed the facility was in poor shape, however, Mayor Claire said it would take an awful lot of homework to convince the voters to pass a bond issue to include a $3 million recreation center. He would like specific needs, programs, availability, number of participants, etc. delineated for review. He felt there were possibly other available facilities which could be explored. Commissioner Mortensen asked about the possibility of purchasing the National Guard Armory site. Director Griffiths replied that just last week the department had received notice that the state was evaluating their numerous sites. Roundtable . ~ Commissioner Swope asked the Council what direction the Quality of Working Life program would take in the future. City Manager Smith explained the program was designed to encourage participatory management, and would continue for at least another year. Councilman Britschgi requested signs be installed at the parks in Redwood Shores. The meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m. to ,be reconvened December 9, 1987 at 7:30 p.m. in the Community Activities Building, 1400 Roosevelt Avenue, Redwood City, California. If/eca.PRC.l1.10