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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MARCH 10, 1993 Bruce stated that he felt additional parking was better on the Centerville Road side of the park, and supported another access for that parking lot to Centerville Road. Hanson pointed out the lack of consideration for the handicapped in designing Pioneer Park. The Park and Recreation Director reported that on November 17th he sent a memo to the Park and Recreation Commission outlining his proposal for scheduling Pioneer Park for 1993. That memo should have been copied to the City Council. The Director reported that he never had any questions or comments to that memo. The Director reported that he has had a lot of phone calls regarding the availability of Pioneer Park ballfields for the 1993 season both from adult and youth teams. The Director felt that regardless of whether youth or adult teams are programmed at the Park, he feels there will be a shortage of parking. The Director reported that he has discussed the availability of the Kellogg and Capitol View facilities with the School District, who informed him that the City does have priority use of those facilities. However, in discussing the matter with the Roseville Parks and Rec Director, it was discovered that Roseville has already programmed these facilities for 1993 since they had not heard from Little Canada that we were interested in programming them this year. The Parks and Recreation Director indicated that he did not wish to take these facilities away from Roseville this year in the interest of maintaining good relations with Roseville. However, Roseville would be notified of the City's interest in the fields for the 1994 season. The Director indicated that he felt that his job was to provide fields for both adult and youth usage. The Director reported that he believes there are three options to be considered for the 1993 season in trying to maintain present usage. Those include implementing the recommendation of the Parks and Recreation Commission and adding the additional parking at Pioneer Park; allowing parking on the west side of Desoto Street similar to what was done during the 1992 season; and keeping the scheduling the same and allowing parking on an unpaved section of the Park location to be decided by the Park and Recreation Commission. The Director also suggested that the 1993 season be closely monitored and needs addressed after the 1993 season. The Director also proposed overflow parking for LCRA fund raisers at the Park. The Director reported that he is getting a lot of phone calls from members of the Page 17