Laserfiche WebLink
~. <br />n r~ <br />\' The commission considered a RAHS request for use of the Community Park tennis <br />courts for use by the high school teams during the following times: <br />Boys Team: Sept. 6 to mid-October, 1994 <br />2:15-4:30 P.M. for practice (until 5:30 P.M. on meet days) <br />Girls Team: April 1 to June 1, 1994 <br />2:15-4:30 P.M. for practice (until 5:30 P.M. on meet days) <br />The request is an effort to find alternative tennis courts for the teams as the <br />impending construction at the high school will cause the tennis courts to be <br />unavailable. While discussion indicated a level of sympathy and concern for the high <br />school teams' predicament, there was also a concern for the potential impact on <br />tennis court availability for the community. Of particular concern was the impact on <br />the jr. high/young adult users who don't have access to transportation that would <br />enable them to travel to another site. <br />Steve Schugal made the point that a potential long term community-wide benefit <br />would arise from this arrangement as it would likely result in the refurbishing of the <br />four tennis courts at Fairview Community Center which are currently in very poor <br />condition. Those courts would then be available to better serve the community for <br />future years. <br />In regard to the rental fee issue, it was agreed that it was important to confirm the <br />school district's policy/history of fee charging for rental of district owned courts to <br />neighboring cities as the city's policy is to charge the district's own prevailing rental <br />rates for comparable facilities. <br />The commission voted unanimously, with one abstention, to accommodate the RAHS <br />request. They did so with the contingency being that the district be responsible for <br />the production and posting of a quality sign to be located at the site as a convenience <br />to users. The sign shall include: <br />• Hours of school use <br />• Brief explanation indicating that the arrangement is temporary <br />• Listing. of alternative courts in area <br />It was. also suggested that staff take measures to inform the community of the <br />arrangement by way of the city newsletter and local papers. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Carol Kriegler <br />Parks & Rec Director <br />