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Little Canada Parks & Recreation Commission November 17, 1992 Page 2 The number of adult teams playing at the facility will be limited to the same for 1993 as it was last season: Wednesday - 8 teams Thursday - 8 teams Friday - 8 teams I do not plan to schedule any tee -ball games at Pioneer unless they cannot be filled by older youth teams on some Monday and Tuesday evenings. The same is true of our youngest baseball and softball teams. Due to the short outfield distances between the four fields behind Little Canada Elementary School, it is somewhat dangerous to schedule those fields with older youth teams, and especially dangerous with adult teams. If older teams need to be scheduled at these fields, it is only safe to use two fields at one time, at opposite corners. This leaves two fields unusable, and I do not have two fields that I can leave idle on most nights. With the additional proposed parking for approximately 35 cars at Pioneer Park, I believe our parking problems on week nights will be very minimal, if they exist at all. The problems that existed at the beginning of last season were, for the most part, resolved by the end of the season. Once we educated the players and spectators to the availability of parking on the east side of the complex, the parking pressure on the west side lessened considerably. There remains some question as to the exact area of the additional parking at this time, as well as the construction schedule and completion date. I expect that at least all of the existing parking area will remain usable during the construction and propose that we use the west side of DeSoto Street during that time if it is needed. I also intend to speak to the residents on DeSoto Street in regards to their individual feeling about the parking restrictions on that street. I have received some indication from the developers of the new properties that there may be concern by the residents regarding their inability to park cars on the street in front of their property at times when they personally wish to do so. Some may think this is too restrictive when they have family and friends over and their driveways cannot accommodate the extra vehicles. It is also my contention that people using the park will park on Desoto Street as a last resort and fill the parking lots first, due to the fact that the lots are closer to the ballfields. The policy regarding weekend tournaments will remain essentially the same for 1993. Only adult tournaments sponsored by the City and /or the Little Canada Recreation Association will be allowed, along with the possibility of some youth tournaments that involve Little Canada children playing in leagues that are run by our neighboring cities. I still believe, as I stated in my report to the Park Commission last June, that a total of approximately 200 on -site parking spots are Page 23