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201 Mr. Weeks cited youth softball and youth soccer as programs in which part�c�pat�on is expected to double t M s year, noting all prospective playersare Redwood City youths eq�ally eligible to participate ' Mr Fales called attention to park facilities maintenance and the performance study which staff and Council are anxious to have implemented He advised that if Council is inclined to eliminate the parks manager position, it would be preferable to do so with- out creating any kind of one-on-one management which is generally considered to be undesirable He acknowledged that the park maintenance performance program would suffer if the position is eliminated In response to question regarding the number of supervisory positions indicated for the recreation division, Mr Weeks ad- vised that there are some 150 parttime employees and numerous volunteers who require supervision at drfferent locations all over the City, but those positions are not listed with the per- manent positions which creates the appearance of a large number of supervisory personnel Lengthy discussion followed concerning the duttes and responsi- bilities of the Administrative Assistant in the Parks and Recreation Department. MOTION Councilman Norr�s moved, seconded by Councilman Rhodes, to delete the position of Parks Manager from the Parks and Recreation Administration Sub-Program of the Leisure, Cultural and Information Services Program. ' The motion carried unanimously by voice vote (MINUTE ORDER N0. 78-122) (The Council recessed for lunch from 12 00 Noon to 2 00 p m.) COMMUNITY LEISURE SERVICES MUNICIPAL SPORTS AND AQUATICS CENTER OPERATIONS AND SPECIAL INTEREST CLASSES General discussion took place and City Manager Fales and Director of Parks and Recreation Weeks commented and replied to questions regarding certain self-sustaining recreation programs, the need to educate people with regard to the reasons for fees and policies, the night lighting program for tennis courts and sports f�elds, the fact that the cost of ineters for night lighting of tennis courts and the vandalism which can be expected to be associated with them would be more expensive for the City than simply lighting the courts, and plans for redesign at Red Morton and Hawes Parks with regard to improved lighting which are expected to result in operation and maintenance savings INFORMATION SERVICES - LIBRARY (pp 60-61) ADMINISTERING THE LIBRARY SYSTEM ' PUBLIC SERVICES In response to question regarding the use of the Bookmobile at Redwood Shores, City Librarian Vollmayer advised that the Library -6- Budget Study 5/13/78