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• Chris Schmidt — Voiced his concern of losing a part of Centennial Park. Deferred Maintenance Improvements are needed in the park. The location of the Adult Education Center is a good location for a Library. • Marcos Rodriguez — It's nice to see a Skate Park in Centennial Park, but he is bullied by the other skaters to get off the skate park. Everyone should be able to use the public skate park. • Luis Ruualcaba — Requested skating elements be included into the park where there is space. • Edwin Ruiz — Need more skating areas in the park. All skaters need to be welcomed not kicked out of the skate park. • Josue Cruz —With Kidworks, indicated there needs to be more skating areas in the city. Dangerous for kids to skate in the streets. o Ron Ono presented the new parks project report, highlighting the completed park projects, park projects under construction, park projects being planned, the long term park planning projects and park projects being proposed for funding from the Bristol sale revenue. • The presentation identified how projects are prioritized and funded. Majority of the projects are being funded by grants and Community Development Block Grant funding, leveraged with Park Acquisition and Development and Cell Tower revenues. Presentation also provided an update on the Centennial Adult Education Center (Land Conversion) and the Standard/McFadden and Bristol Land Exchange. % • Discussion also provided a staff analysis on the proposal to convert Centennial Dan Young Soccer Complex Field #2 into four smaller fields for 7 on 7 play and converting DYSC field #5 & #6 by adding a third field. Staff analysis basically indicated the conversion will make the fields unsafe for players and spectators. • Presentation provided a proposed revised list of projects to be funded from the Bristol property $2 million revenue sale. • Councilmember Benavides indicated we are a dense, park poor city and is grateful on the amount of funding received through grants and park bond funding. Commended staff on the three awards received for the Memory Lane Park design. The councilman was pleased on how the community came out in support of the Roosevelt and Pacific Electric projects that are currently under construction. On the criteria on how projects are funded and prioritized he indicated city council and community feedback is vital. On the Skate Park response he indicated we have a great Skate Park ay Centennial Park. Other cities have smaller skate plazas and possibly look into skating elements at Standard/McFadden or other areas. Requested feedback/analysis on Skate Parks on the next meeting. Youth, Rec. & Comm. Svs. Committee Mtg Page 2 July 24, 2017 13A-4