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GTTY UF �PPI,E VAL'LEY
PARK'CqMMIZ'TII� �IIN'�TE�
�ue�dat�! September 1$� 1984
PR�SEI�I'�p Chair�ax Rt�ber� N�,eg�li� G4reg Kc�p3schke� T�,m,a Ra�kix; Paz�k 1)i.rectc�r
�'ar� f�urb�a�,� City C4uxca.l Liaison G�ry H����req.
,�.BSENT: Sa�:dra Bo�d� Rita. Gute�ak�.uf E�ot�.�i�c�3, �ayffie Tur�e� (xat3fied)�
Jah� �'i�.ch.
The ��et�.�.� begaa� a� `�:°1,� p•�. Mr. Qurba� prese�ted �. 1.etter he had pre�pared
to s��d to real e�tat� co�panie� ot'f�rirt� �he Park� Guide at a cos� o�' $1.00J.
�iscu��ion fall.�wed wi�h Cnu�cil. T�iai�exi Hu�phrey �.�.dicati�.g he �'elt �he
Ci�y CQU�cil wnuld be will5.n� to u�derw�3t+� the cast o�' the �irst �� Park� Gu3.de
to the r�sa1 es��.te peaapJ.e �.�.d the dewel.opers. Ha ��lt �.t would b� �.ice to
se�d a sa��le c�opy afi;a�g wa.th a cover 1:�tter e�plaining the availaba.l�.ty mf
the Park.� t�rzide. 'The �ki a�d �al� brochures cnul:d a1�o be ir�cluded.
A�r. Gurba�. w�,1�1 prep�re a ,s�sa11 report with e�ti�at�� a�d tk�e �Q��.a�. �aeeded.
for the rec4mme�at�.a�, t4 the City Cou�cil �'or the actaber 2, 1984 �eetin$.
F'tTBI,TC �'ORUM s:
Twelve �e�bers o�` �he publia, representi�� varic�u$ c�rganizaticsns/cance���� were
pre�ent for �he pub�,.ie foru�.
Park Dir�c�or Gurba�. welec,�ed the �ue�sts a�d i�troduced �e�b�rs of t�� Park
Co�m3tte�. �re�tin�s �ere �xte�ded b� Cc��mi�tee �hair�� Naegel.i a�id Cou�c�.l
Liai�a� Htz�phrey who empha,sized the excelZe�� pa.rk �yatem 3.m App�e Va11ey
�nd �he �,eed �c� �ather i�fcar�a�ion sa t4�at the park� ca�. be fully utili��d.
Speaki�g �.� the Foru�,wer�:
'i. Mr. �30� Zi�mer�aa�, �Pre�ide�t, V�A•.-Iie imfc�rm�d th+�se pre��mt �hat pres�ntly
the� VA�A k�a� over 4,�f?� part�.eipa�ts in �heir var�.ous prc��ra�s. �?ver 2f0Qd
p�.rta.c�.pate ira soccer acec�u�tigg for �-2,t?p0 ger�4n-h€�ur� us�. �here i� a
grr��ri�g in�ere�t in yeau�g adult saccer. Mo�� af their field use i� throu�h
�Schoa� �Jistri�t �1q6; �here is a ��.sk �'actor in usi�� �ele���tary school
fac3.3itaes. Th�y woti�ld a.Ppreciate gra�� fie2d�e �way fro� the �chaal� praeided
by the Ci�ty. � dual socce�''f'oatball. com�3.ex wauld�r�atly he3.p the�.r progra�.
�he 3.dea Qf l�.ghted field� was discu�sed vaath �heir beim.g adv�.�atag�s to havin�
these esp�ci�lly Por �attrn��eats ar�d f€�r fcaotb�l:1. But ��' �i�heet priority
is gr�xssy �.re€�� w�.thQUt di.rt pat�hesi fc�� p1.�yi�� so��e�r. Tt i� e�epe�tsd
that w�th p�rc�jected grovath i� the area� therc� will be a need f'�r 1/,� a�aan
as �na�y �'�.eldss for a13. �par�s. Mr. lVae�el.i asked whether they felt
soccer wc��ld di�inish i� populari�y and i� fields rasr� prov�.ded� hc�w e4u�d
the;� be uti.l�zed �hen saecer ma� nat be" as papular. It �ay t�e that
Schoal Da.strs.ct �196 m�y be in�erested in ad�it�v�a�, soacer fields a�.d w�.th
the �rowing �.nter�st in �our�g adu2t league� (persa�.s ��x�� o�'�' tlae v�rsi.ty
teams) �h�s �rca�x3.d 13.ke a p?.ace to play, there �a�r b� m�r� prable� utili�3.n� spaee.
2. Mr. Bil]. Peterso�� �,du1t So�'tball Lea�ue &
Mr. Ra�dy Qualle�r� C�.��r P & R Sta�'f..-.All bac,eball diamc�nds i,n the City are
utilazed every� n��ht of the week dura�g aeasor�. Mr. Gurbar� explai�ed the
ph�.los4ph� a�' �ertain �tei�hborhoc�d parks bea.�.� lef� free for �sa�.�hbonc��od
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Cl2'Y L?F APPI,E VALLEY
PA�K CC?MM�T��E MIl�TTTTT3�'E�
S�pte�ber 18, 19$4
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��pick-up ga�ne�.'� The Sa�tbalT Advysary Cou�cil, ec►mposed 4f 8 people
represen�ing 13�Q saftball: player�, ha� u�.dert�.ke� sc��e �ez�d raisin� for
facil.�.ties. Mr. �ual�.�y repart�d th.at aver $84�.40 vras raised in a
softball taurname�.t. There is a �aeed ta devel�sp �tew f�eld�. Te�. tea�,�
had �� be �urned awa� this sea�c�n f�r lack t�f field spac�. dver $4 teams
play five migh�� a week, A11 but 1 field far 1 ti�e sln� �,s used. The �i�3.d�
are barelq adequat� foar the ealibre af play ar�d thus the situat3.an is
da�.geraus at times. The�r requ.�st i.� for a **'�l��hted �o�'tball ccamplex with
at least �our di�.mo�.d�s (aragon wheel �onfig�ratiar�). Their orgamizatic,� wc��ld
�up�port tha.� new �ac�.lity in a�y way� espeeially w3.th v4lu�teer ti�c ��d
effdrt �'ar 3.tts�allation and mai�.te�attce.
3. Mr. Da1e �ac►d� Presid��t, AV Hockey 1�sspciation--He report�;d that they rec�ive
a l.ct `4� ca�np3�.�ent� c�x� the faci.lities at Haye� �'ie�.d, �speciall�r the war�i�,�
hous�. In 1983-84� there were 431 pla��rs; 7 tr�,�el�n� t����„ the rema3z�der
in hcsuse. Af�er Q�e day� nf �i�n ups f'c�r 1g��-8.�� �t�2 pla�rer� wer� registered.
�here probably will be 47$.-,�(�0 players �his year. Their c4ncern is *'��c�r
�ciditicanal rinks in the park c�yste�. Addxn� c��.� �c�r� rink at the Aa,yes �'ield.
CQ�p�.ex wauld be appreca:a�ed, There are people wa.thin the �.VHA whc� are �ri11.i��
�� vol�:ateer to m�ix�t�in rir�k�.
*�t the e�i+�tin� riz�sy the request aras made ta raf�e th� hei,�ht af the
boards fra� 3 ta 4.
Mr. Waod �xplained haw they are r�bui�.ding their pragra�.
Shari�t� �he� are�a at AYHigh Schaol was da.seu�sed. Mr. Hu�phre� addressed this
by indieating that �he City Couxc3;l is reviev�ing the a�reement with .D3.st�ict
#196 a�zd ia wa�ehi.ng the situatic�m, v�ry close�.y. Coa��ideratio�. is beir��
�3ve� tn ex�e�.diffig the ice �eason.
�ir. �ioc►d expressed hi.s apprec$atio� c��' �k�e ti�e Mr« �rurba�, has �iven the
�ockey Affi�c�a3.ation an.d af the assac3.a�iox� ws.t�. Mr. (�ary Fet�.� of the AV Ice
Arex�a f'or hiQ help�ulness.
4. Mo�. �3.a��e �Y�on� re��.d�nt of Ti�tah Park v�;c�.x��t�-_Ms., {��,�so� pr��eaated a
pe�it3.o�a requesti�� th�.t the are�betwe�r� ]��.�tria� #1g+5 �ffie�s a��.d 1�2nd w't.
be �owed re�u7,ar1�« Mr. Gtzr'�a�. addressed tl��.s �o�cer� i�.dicati�g they are
cancer�ed with these ease�aents and that particular o�.e ie lu�ped �rith th�
Wil.lia.�� �ra�. Pipeli�.e �asemer�t. That �ass dme� �et lc��ger a�d there �.�
a �.c�ted abu�� of tha� area--waod pflea� �arbage� ete. It is di�fieu3.t fcar
the �r�w to ge� 3n e�sp�+�ia11y where g�:rd.ens have bee� exter�ded a�ci wooct
�heds erec�ed, Mr. aurbari i�dieated �hat th.eir crew�s would �v� br�,a� i�
r�el �owers but wnu3:d use f1ai2 �ca�ers ta contrc�l th� �row�h of �ra�s.
Ms. �lsan aZ�� wnnder�d abou� the bike pa�h� and Mr. Grurba� r���ra�.ded that
he wcau3.d eheck a� that ccancer� a�d r�port ba�k ta her. The pla�r grou�►d
�qu�.p�ent w3.11 alses be checked.
Mr. Peter�a� �gain va3ced th� �eed for a�. adult ro�`�ba1.?. c�ample�c, a �.eed for
�ix �occ�r field�. There i� no� o�e si�g��.e r�gtxlatio�. base'ball, fi�ld in AV'
Qw�,ed b� the City. The �ields do �ot �eed ta be in close proxamity.
�tr. Gurba� expre��ed so�e a�verall nieedz�:
�imag�et Park,.••$� acares park that i� hard.ly u�ed
Hayes Com��it�r Ce��er--re�.ovatiom.s are �,eed�d
V"ol,leybal.l Team� are b�img turned awag _-no s�itab�e fa��.li�y i� avai].able
Redwood �"acril�.�y--r�novations are particularl� ���ded tc, this clubhnuse
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CTTY flF APPLE VALLEY
PARK CaMMS�T�E �i�NU�E�
Septe�►b�r 18� 198�
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Reerea�ia�. Facilitxes ars needed
Additioaal P].ay�.�g F3,elc1� are aae�ded.
�h�.�.r�an Ai�e�eli �a.�r� a brief h3stnry di the ��st ca�ple�ted bc��d is��e,.
He iazdicated that tc��.i�ht was the begi�ning c�f the praces� af gathering
concer�s a�d imput ta prepare a r�spo�s�.ble pla� tc prova.de f�r m�eed�
i� the paxks.
**Thcse pre�e��t represe�t�d over 6,�0� people whc� are part�.cipati�g �.m �V
SpOI''�� �2't7��'F.�14lB•
St �ras reqtz��ted �ha� the Fark Cammittee take �n a�d3.�ional 1001� at the 3s�u�
of rsfusim� the us� a� certai� �eighba�hood park�. Mr. Nae�e3�. �xpre��ed the
ot�Zer ,�ide nf the f�sue �,� rea��.�i�� ca11s f'ra� peaple whr, have 'bee� told
tb leave becau�e o�' orga�ai�ed ba11 aeedir�g tti be played.
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I�r. Gurba�t eacpre�ssed hi� appreciat3.an ft�r �he participatio� a� well as
Cha�.r�a� Naege].x.
The Pubiic Foru� e�ded at 8:55 p.a�. with i�.fora�al di�cu�s3.a�, �ollbwi�s��.
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Cha3.rma� Approval r
Sta�'�' Reva.ew ..�6- O y
C�: 1�11 Park Co�n�it�ee Me�ber+�
C�,�y �o�x�cii Read F�,1e
�a.rk I�aa.�.te�a�ce Supervisor