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MINUTES City Council 4uqust 26, 1989 RECOMMEN~ATION TO THF CITY COUNCIL FOR A LOCATION, WITH THF1T LOCATION NOT TO BE ON CITY PARK PROPERTY The foreqoiriq resolution was duly seconded by P1r. Fahey. Ayes (4~ Scalze, Collo~ia, Blesener, LaValle. Nays (1) Fahey. Resolutiori declared adopted. Ballfields Scalze r~epor•ted that the Par~k Commission has r•ecommended that ballfields iri Pioneer• Park have a depth of 300 feet based ori the r•ecommeridatiori of Aqerida the Recr•eation Oir~ector as well as r•ecommeridatioris of other• r~ecreation Item No. 18b director~s from other• cities. Fahey r•epor•ted that his oppositiori to this was that it would take usable park land. f3lesener pointed out that 300 foot fields make the park land more usable since soccer fields and football fields can become joint uses of the ballfield area. Fahey stated that after• r•eviewing this iriformatiori arid that fr•om the Recreation Director, he was in favor of the 300 foot fields. Scalze stated that her only concern was that fields not be monopolized by tournament use and that there be a mixed use of the fields. Mr•s. Scal ze i ntr•oduced the fol l owi rig resol uti ori arid moved i ts adopti on: RESOLUTI0~1 P10. 89-4-17A - AMENDING THF COUNCIL'S PREVIOUS RESOLUTION AND APPROVING 300 FOOT BAILFIELDS FOR PIONFER PARK BASED ON THE RECOMMEN~ATIOPJ OF THE CITY'S RECREATION DIRECTOR AS WFLL AS OTHER RECREATION DIRFCTORS, BUT RF~UIRING THAT PROGRAMMINf, OF THE FIELDS GIVE FIRST PRIORITY TO TFAMS THAT LIVF OR WORK IN LITTLE CANADA WITH F(IUAL USF TO YOUTH, ADULTS, AND MEN'S AND IdOMEN'S TFAMS WITN A RESTRICTION 0~1 THE APIOUNT OF TQURNAMENT USE ON THE WEFKENDS SINCF THE PARK IS LOCATED WITHIN A RESIDENTIAL AREA The for•egoir~g r•esolution was duly seconded by Mr•. Blesener. Ayes (51 Scalze, Fahe,y, Blesener, Collova, LaValle. Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. Cel ebrate MN Scal ze r~epor~ted that as par•t of the Cel ebrate MN 1990 progr•am a tr•ai 1 will be improved on the west side of DeSoto from the Little Canada School Aqenda to Pioneer Park. The City has submitted a grant application to the Addi ti on North Subur•ban Youth Associ ati ori for• thi s tr•ai 1, however~, they tabl etl Paqe -30-