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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,May 13, 2013 Page 26 Parks & Recreation Director Lonnie Brokke and Parks Superintendent Jeff Even- son were present to review individual preliminary park plans for twelve (12) spe- cific parks, as detailed in the RCA dated May 13, 2013. Questions or discussion on specific parks were as follows. Bruce Russell Park At the request of Councilmember Willmus, Mr. Brokke advised that there was on- ly a handshake agreement versus any long-term written formal agreement that he had uncovered between the City and the church for this park, with the city al- lowed initial use of the court on a portion of church property; and past use of ball- field areas. Mayor Roe noted this as a follow-up item for staff; with concurrence by Coun- cilmember McGehee that the City needed to ensure there were no more hand- shake contracts for the City. At the request of Mayor Roe, Mr. Evenson confirmed that shade structures and/or benches were being considered at each of the parks, wherever there was leverage for available funding possible; and advised that staff had alerted their playground vendors of that as well, and would use any value engineering available to accom- plish that desired goal. Mayor Roe opined that it made sense on a policy level, since benches and shade structures were amenities, and also worked into the senior population aspect as well. Mr. Evenson advised that throughout the community planning process, they had been seen as highly desirable amenities city-wide. Central Park Victoria West At the request of Councilmember McGehee, Mr. Evenson advised that all re- placement shelters/structures would have restrooms and be open during normal park hours. Mr. Evenson addressed those parks with rental facilities, such as this one, and how hours for rental and hours the facility would be open needed to be worked out, with the desire to keep them open as much as possible. Mr. Evenson noted that the basic idea was to maintain the current capacity of use, and expand it where possible and as the budgets allow. Central Park Legion Field At the suggestion of Councilmember Willmus, Mr. Evenson clarified fields as multi-use and not specific to a particular sport. Regarding parking at this park, Councilmember Willmus noted the need for more parking, especially when games were scheduled back to back by the Roseville