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. I TO: Parks and Recreation Committee Members FROM: Kim Stephan SUBJECT: Committee Business & Updates DATE: January 28,2008 Centennial Soccer Club's Request for Use of Fields at Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park Included in your packets is a request from the Centennial Soccer Club for use of the fields at Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park for the 2008 season. Following is the recommendation the committee made to City COlDlCil in 2007. This recommendation was approved by Council. February 8, 2007: The Centennial Soccer Club has requested the use of the fields at Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park in a letter dated January 3, 2007. There are two parts to the request: I. Requesting two fields, 25 x 40 yard open spaces, located east of the parking lot and bound by the bike path, for the U2 - U8 age group, for gUles only. This request is for Monday - Friday from 4 p.m. to dusk, April 28 through June 30, 2887. De Centennial Souer Club wiD set up goals and manage a reservation system to assign teams to specific dates and times for games. 2. Requesting one fi~ 70 x 60 yard open spa", located south of the skate park, for the VII - VI2 age group, for practice only. This request is for Monday - Friday 3:00 p.... to dusk, Saturday and Sunday from 8 L'" to dusk, Aprill through October 29, 2087. The CeateBnial Soccer Club wiD set up goals and manage a reservation system to assip teams to specific dates and tUnes for practices. Council Member Lee mentioned that when the football season starts in August there will be no place for the local youth teams to practice if all the fields are committed to the Centennial Soccer Club every day of the week from April through October. 1he committee's concern with this was that the football association has not asked for time or fields and the Soeeer Club has. It was suggested the football representatives be made aware they should be requesting time. In discussing this request however, some of the committee members felt the fields should have some time left open for the public's use for such activities as softbaa frisbee and football. Overall, the committee felt a compromise would be to reduce the days in request #2. Motion was made by Viee-Chairpenon Amundsen, seconded by Committee Member Selander to recommend to City Couneil approving the Centennial Soeeer Club's request for dedicated use of the soccer fields at Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park as stated above in request ##1, but reeo..eDd aBlendial tile request in request ##2 to the following days: Monday, Wedaesday, Friday and Sunday with tIIe....rs as requested. All ia favor. Motion carried anuialouly.