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412 Also distributed was a Summary of Proposed Pro�ects, Capital Improve- ment Pro9ram Fiscal Year 1976-77, from the Parks and Recreation Department, and copy of a letter from Mr Demetrios, President, Marine World/Africa USA, regarding an alternative proposal to impose an Admissions Tax as a revenue source, together with a copy of Resorts International Annual Report for 1975 , Capital Improvements Program (pp 91-96) Mr Fales and Parks and Recreation Director Weeks commented and re- sponded to questions by Council regarding Palm Park and Canyon Park, indicating that the budget cannot be reduced much below what the Park and Recreation Commission recomnends and still have the parks, particularly where Canyon Park is concerned 7he items l�sted for Palm Park are for the first phase, which will provide for a green turf and simply the start of a park Mr Fales responded to a suggestion by Council regarding the pos- sibility of general obligation bonds for park development, advising that this method of funding is not popular and that it costs money to conduct a bond election. He advised that there are funds avail- able from a State bond issue which are earmarked for the Middlefield Road area. � MOTION Councilman Biagi moved, seconded by Councilman Rhodes, to delete construction of Canyon Park in the amount of $114,288; to put funds back into Red Morton Community Park and $50,000 into the Re- serve Fund. � During the ensuing discussion, the matter of recommendations by the ' Park and Recreation Commission regarding priorities was reviewed and Mr. Weeks referred to the Summary of Proposed Pro�ects referred to above which lists the pro,7ects in the order of the'priorities which the Park and Recreation Commission had established. He indicated that the Cottmission considered the Canyon Park top priority, and explained that work needed to be done to make it workable, and that it was thought preferable,to leave it as is than attempt to develop the park on a piecemeal basis Mr. Weeks commented on Palm Park and Red Morton Corrmiunity Park, that other than the items listed, there would still remain some work on the latter park, but under the Master Plan there was work that can be done at a future time. He advised that the Commission bel�eves that Canyon Park, on the other hand, should be done as a unit Mr Fales explained that the reason for his recommendation with re- gard to Red Morton Community Park was that practically, the City would be well advised to finish the parks it already has, rather than start new ones, parttally because mazntenance costs will be hi9her in the new parks because of geographical location. Jan Weintraub Park and Recreation Comm�ssioner, co�mnented on how the Commissioners established the priorities as they did, and also noted the recently approved planned development �n the "motorcycle hill" area, less than a mile from th� Canyon Park property, that development , of the Park has been long awaited, and was cons�dered very carefully by the Commission. h �z� � ' � � Budget Study 5/25/76 I