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MEMO T0: HAYOR AND COUNCILHEMBERS FROM: MARY SAARION, DIRECTOR PARKS, RECREATION AND FOREST Y DATE: AUGUST 10, 1988 SUBJECT: Staff proposal for Hillview Park Re -development As a professional who has studied parks development, I cannot support she recommendation proposed by the Parks and Recreation Commission. There are several design flaws with this proposal. 1. Staff cannot and will not promise residents living on the property near the northeast border of the park property, that noise, light or flying pucka or balls will. not be a problem. Even with measures to minimize it, the problems associated with placing a hockey rink next to a home will undoubtedly be present. The placement of a hockey rink next to a home is a conflict of activity. 2. Stiff does not recommend the installation of an outfield fence on the Wtball field. This park is too small already and placement of a fence will only dissect the park in half. Without the fence, the park will .look larger and has the potential for diverse use such as flag football, 4-mal. football, small soccer field, games, etc. The installation of a fence will limit the use of the area and will dissect the park in half. The problem of occasional baseballs being hit by teenagers onto the property of the resident north of the park boundary may not he remedied by installation of a fence. Halls may still be hit over the fence although .3 fence may still catch some balls. A sign forbidding play by baseball players over the age of 12 years old would be a more appropriate to the problem. 3. Staff suppurts the removal of the hockey rink. Hillview Park is just too small to support a hockey rink. It is used only eight weeks out of every year and during non-use time It is wasted space. The hockey association used Hillview rink as a home rink for only one mites team and Lambert rink did not have a hoar team. Pick-up hockey games, boot hockey, or br.omball can be played ac Woodcrer.t or Lambert rinks to better utilize time provided at those hockey rinks. _There is a risk with this proposal. ' Risk #1 In future years, more than the two mites teams may participate in hockey, requiring the need for more hockey rink time. Risk 02 People who have used Hillview hockey rink over the years will probably miss the hockey rink and may be vocal about its removal. Staff wishes to propose the following re -development of Hillview Park: (See attached plan)