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... , Park & Recreation Commission .. Minutes of June 28, 2000 Page 3 -Adopt-A-Park An article and pictures appeared in the newspaper about the program at Stafford Park involving North Star Academy. Thanks to Commissioner Joseph and Parks Manager Mike Gibbons for their work on this event. -Strategic Planning Report The next meeting of the group will be held on July 12; proposals have been sent out to potential facilitators. ITEM 5 - PARK TOUR It was announced that several Council Council members will be traveling to China in September and will be unable to attend the planned Park Tour on Saturday, September 30. The date will need to be re-scheduled and the City Clerk will be consulted for possible dates the Council would be available. ITEM 6 - STAFFORD PARK NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING Superintendent Hover explained that staff received a phone call from Betty Travers of 27 Lowell Street with complaints about traffic, parking, and the popularity of Stafford Park due to the recent park renovation. Director Griffiths met with Mrs. Travers and spoke to her on several occasions about her concerns and a meeting was arranged for Wednesday, June 21 where she and other neighbors could voice their concerns. Approximately 20 people attended the meeting which included staff and members of the public. The meeting was facilitated by the Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center (PCRC) and draft notes from the meeting were produced by PCRC and sent to everyone who attended the meeting. Superintendent Hover noted the first meeting was to identify issues of the neighbors and the draft notes were not edited or corrected and contained statements which were not factually correct. Another meeting will be arranged to discuss concerns and resolution of the issues. It was reported that Betty Travers and AI Diaz spoke at the June 26 City Council meeting under Oral Communications on the Stafford Park. An Interim Park Use Policy for Stafford Park was developed with Chairperson Davis and staff and is now posted at the park. The Commissioners were provided with a copy of the interim policy which does not allow groups of over 25 people; functions that section off any area of the park for exclusive use; oversized canopies and play structures including Cosmo Jumps or similar structures. The Stafford Park neighbors were advised that this issue would be discussed at the July meeting of the Park and Recreation Commission. Superintendent Hover reported that the Police Department will be enforcing the new interim policy effective today and will also be aggressively monitoring the park and surrounding streets for parking and traffic violations.