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MI NUTGS <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />AUGUST 26, 1))8 <br />Sc~lze stated t~h~t~ she hatl no problein with tournaments iii Pior~eer Park, <br />and w~is surprisetl that there has not been more interest. <br />The Director pointed out that alcohol wili be sold 1t most adult <br />10LII'I71111COtS. <br />~C,aValle ~sl:ed how n~~any to~irnaments the DirecCOr anticipated would be <br />heltl in the parl<s. "Che Director replied that he would estimate two <br />addition~ii tourn~menls per year. <br />LaValle was concerned about givin~ City te~ms and residents first priority <br />to use the tields. F~h~y a~reed that~ CiCy-sanctioned groups and teams <br />should have fust priority. <br />Sc~lze pointetl out that the Ciry rool: parl<land oE~i'the Yax rolls so that it <br />coul<i be enjoyec( by its residents. Pedersen ~greed th1t~ rentina the <br />balH~ields for tourn~ment usa~e would prevent some residents from using <br />the f~cilities. Flowever, he poin4ed out~ t~hat Cl~e majority of the time these <br />~arl<s sit ~inusetl. Fahe}~ agreed that p<irl:s were built for all citizens of <br />Little Canada to use. <br />L~Valle l~elt the tournan~~ent us~~e ~~olicy needs to be tine-tuned, and <br />suggestcd that it incluc'le I~tngu~ge which will ~ive City-sponsored n~roups <br />and residents fu'st ~xiority usage. <br />The Council discussed ti limitt~tion on the number of tournaments which <br />co~ild be held eaeh ye<u', with the Direct'or poinYin~ out that ti~e po(iey <br />provides 1ur six lournaments at Spouner Parl< e~ch year and six 1t Pioneer <br />P~rl<. LaValle felt that 12 to~irnlments were excessivc ~nd s~ig~ested <br />starting wit'h a I~wer hgure. L~tV~lle pointed out thlt if the tlemand is <br />there and there are no problems, the number could always be revisited. <br />Sc11ze a,;reed. <br />Nlorelan asl<ed ho~,v the individual C:ouncil Nlei~ibers felt on thc issue of <br />~IcohoL Fahey stated th~t he w<~s O.I<. with allowing 1lcohol sales, and <br />again su~gested th~t the policy be redrafted to ailo~~v priority usage by City <br />groups. Sc11ze stated th~t she wt~s not opposed Co alcohol sales by'LCRA <br />and Can~tli~in D~ys. Ho~,vever, she did not sup~~ort aliowing ~Icollol sales <br />by other groups bec~u'se of the impact~ Yhis wouid have on surroundin~ <br />residents. <br />F'edersen st~~ted tht~l he did not thinl< the City wouid get twelve requests <br />for Cournan~ients, Cherefore, did not have a problem with thlt portion of the <br />tlraft policy. <br />9 <br />