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Page 2 � � County Parks and Recreation Department. b. Planetarium - This was a short presentation (30 ^`"`� minutes) on how a planetarium operates and the financial picture of such a facility.- c. Youth Center - The last phase was the tour of a y.outh center which proved to be a disaster as . . their are really no youths in Miami Beach. The average age nf the residents in bliami Beach is. 63 years old. Openiag Geneial Session - This marked the official opening�� of the-Congress and featured the new "N.R.P.A. Documentary Film, 'In Search of Balance "'. � The new film is�excellent and along time in coming, un£or- tunately at this point the only way it is available for ' community showing is to purchase the film for about $500.- 3. Monday, October 15, 1978 - Eye-Opener General Session. This. marked Lhe official beginning of the educational sessions - � and the featured speaker was Peter Behr, Senator from . Sacramento, California and author of Propositon 8 which was offered unsuccessfully as an alternate to ProposiT.ion 13. The session was very good and outlined an excellent past histosy as to how Froposition 13 became a reality, the ,-�-� � ramifications and gossible warning signs. �°- .i a. "Birth of an Urban Park" - This was a slide presenta- ��.. tion on the planning and development in Kansas City, �� Missouri of a large 672'acre urban park. �.. b. "Telling It Like It Is" - This was a panel discussion �. � involving three topics.� � �� 1. Your image as a professional recreator. 2. Effects of title IX. � 3. Women in Park bfaintenance. c. "Training of Volunteer Coaches in Youth Athletics" - � I was really�high on this session as I feel their � is a real need for establishing some form of guide- � lines or certification of youth coaches. . Unfortunately this session outlined what was presently being done, but the "meat" of their findings would not be available for another year. �'