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03 <br /> City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br /> May 11, 2004 <br /> Page 3 <br /> 1 Councilmember Horst noted there was a separate soccer field. Chair Jindra responded there was <br /> 2 an additional soccer field adjacent to the varsity baseball field to the east. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Councilmember Horst stated he understood the installation of the lights was partly to encourage <br /> 5 adult softball leagues,which would help pay part of the expenses. Chair Jindra responded there <br /> 6 was talk of an amateur league beginning in the summer. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 Councilmember Horst indicated he understood the fields could not be used for adult softball <br /> 9 leagues because the soccer goals that were to be movable were now permanent. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 Councilmember Faust asked if that was an appropriate question for the Parks Commission. <br /> 12 Councilmember Horst responded he understood the Parks Commission gave approval. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 Councilmember Faust questioned if the scheduling was done through Community Services and <br /> 15 coordinated by the Sports Boosters. <br /> 16 <br /> 17 Chair Jindra responded the only permanent soccer goals were those not affecting the baseball <br /> 18 fields. Discussion followed regarding potential problems. <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Mayor Hodson noted the soccer goals were all out of play. <br /> 21 <br /> 22 Councilmember Stille added padding could also be placed on them. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 Councilmember Horst stated Community Services indicated it was turning down adult leagues <br /> 25 because of the soccer goals that were in the way. Chair Jindra responded the varsity field and the <br /> 26 junior varsity field would be the fields most likely used by adult leagues and neither field had <br /> 27 permanent soccer goals. <br /> 28 <br /> 29 Councilmember Horst noted there appeared to be a misunderstanding. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 Mayor Hodson suggested Community Services be asked regarding this issue. Councilmember <br /> 32 Horst responded Community Services was asking the question, as they could not schedule adult <br /> 33 baseball games. He added Community Services thought the Parks Commission could answer its <br /> 34 questions. <br /> 35 <br /> 36 Councilmember Horst explained services to be paid by the City were discussed at the last <br /> 37 meeting with the Community Services Board and paying for the Community Services' lost <br /> 38 grandfather levy was now part of the Parks Commission function. He added part of that function <br /> 39 was to schedule the fields; however, leagues coming into the City were saying they could not <br /> 40 play on the fields because of the permanent soccer goals. <br /> 41 <br /> 42 Councilmember Thuesen questioned if the problem regarding the soccer goals was with the <br /> 43 bylaws of the leagues. Councilmember Horst responded the City would then not be able to use <br /> 44 one of the revenue streams to pay for the lights. <br /> 45 <br /> 46 Discussion followed regarding which fields would be appropriate for league play. <br />