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1 NIotion carried. 2 AGENDA ADDENDUM 3 Council Hears Resident Complaints About Silver Point Park Activities 4 Art Johnson, 3100 - 29th Avenue N.E. , had requested he be permitted 5 to address the Council concerning the ongoing annoyances he experien- 6 ces living so close to the park. Mr. Johnson' s complaints were about 7 the removal of the satellite in August, its location when it was in 8 the park; locking up the pay phone after the softball season; and the 9 absence of lighting over the parking lot which he perceived had been 10 a contributing factor in his garage and cars being burglarized a 11 couple of weeks ago. In regard to the provision of toilet facilities 12 for the park, Mr. Johnson said: 13 *a satellite had been installed after his appearance before the 14 Council earlier in the year but then it was moved back where it 15 couldn' t be seen; 16 *the porta-toilet was removed altogether in August leaving him 17 with the same problems he had before like "grown men defecating 18 in his back yard" ; .19 *the satellite was reinstalled after he complained to the City 20 Manager, but he was not satisfied with the explanation he was 21 given for not keeping the bathrooms open all year long because 22 he thought the real reason was that the bathrooms were used to 23 store hockey equipment when it was not in use; 24 *he was concerned how long the satellite would be left in the 25 park this time. 26 Mr. Johnson said he thought there should be a street light installed 27 in the parking lot. He saw no need for a more expensive security 28 light and perceived the 4 or 5 neighbors who might be affected by 29 the light would agree that any annoyance from the light would be 30 offset by the security the light would provide for their properties 31 in areas which are "pitch black" now, "when kids and people, who have 32 no business in that area" are there for purposes which raise neighbor 33 concerns. The complainant said he believed the phone was necessary 34 for emergencies all year round. 35 Mr. Hamer acknowledged that by removing the satellite, the City may 36 have caused a big problem for Mr. Johnson. He said, just as happens 37 in the other parks, the greatest problems occur with kids using the 38 parks, especially before school starts after the softball season 39 ends. The Public Works Director told the Councilmembers the bath- 40 rooms in both Emerald and Silver Point Parks were built to give an 41 aesthetic appearance, but are quite impractical because the doors to 2 the toilet areas are inside with no outside access. He said it 6