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56 REDWOOD .CITY PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE . . "' , REGULAR MEETING APRIL la, 1940 . '" .,~-.......'. .. ., . The meeting was called to order, at 7:.45 p.m. by Chairman Mi11- ' ington. . Absent: Miss þti1es. - Minutes of. the previous meeting were approved as read. COMMUNICATIONS: ,- , . From County WPA supervisor Arthur Ryan, in regard to expendi~ tures of petty cash" for which he pro~ested the need for receipts. . The letter was orde~~d ~iled, ,with th~ matter being left in the hands of Mr. Morton. '- 'p - , From Mr. Ted Cole, president of the Stanford University Boat' Club, ~oncer~ing_a proposal to, construct a float at the yacht harbor. It was voted to c~nst~uct su~h 'a float ~s desçriþed by Mr. Cole, and ..... - Mr. Cole was, to be notified of~the ~ommission1s ~ction with a ~equest that he contact the city manager at his convenience to qiscuss details. - .' r-- UNFINISHED- BUSINESS: ~airman ~l1ington r~orted a~ encouraging talk with the agent of the Rosenberg Foundation, and said he. expected a reply witbin a month on the possibility of a grant from the foundation for develop- ment of the local recreation departm~nt. Mr. Morton said he had heard some criticism of the commission's - , actions in regard to the. pet show, based upon the thought that the Humane Society should again have contrq1 of the affair. It was de- cided by general assent that-the show would be co-sponsored by the commission and the society, since the commission had no intenti~n of forcing the society out ot the picture, but only to make certain, the city's children had a chance to participate in such a show. Mr. Morton was directed to go ahead with details, and to contact Mr. Carl Britschgi, president of the Humane Society. The matter of the use of the new Sequoia Union High School tennis courts by the public was settled with the announcement of a plan by Mr. Morton, under which the public will be permitted on the courts on presentation of a card, at certain hours. The cards were to be issued free of charge at the recreation office. The courts were to open the first Sunday in May, he said. \ The matter-of lighting school grounds still had not been sett- led between the city manager and school officials. Legality of spending funds from the city treasury on the improvement of school property was the problem. It was decided to improve the present pistol range to make it suitable for an archery range, in lieu of the proposal to light the -- ..~~. . '-'M_"""---' -~--"~_.~ ' ........ _.~. ~ ------""'- ~~ ~ ~'--" ~ ,. ..0...., ~-~. -'- ~..