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City Council Minutes Page 5 <br /> July 1,2019 <br /> ----------------------------- <br /> 8.2 Field Use Allocation Policy and Procedures <br /> Mr. Benoit presented the staff report. <br /> Council questioned how the selection process would be handled if there were two <br /> rival soccer associations under Group 3. <br /> Mr. Benoit explained how the decision would be made based on the various criteria <br /> outlined in the policy. <br /> Council questioned if youth organizations had a chance to review the policy. <br /> It was noted they did <br /> Council noted Group 2 and Group 4 referred to "club" and "clubry teams" and there <br /> may be questions about which organization fits into either definition.:. <br /> Dave Williams,youth association representative, stated Group 2 en co <br /> asses the <br /> school district and would be a school related club. <br /> Moved by Councilmember Christianson and seconded by Councilmember <br /> Westgaard to adopt the Field Use Allocation Policies and Procedures as <br /> outlined in the staff report. Motion carried 4-0. <br /> 8.3 Field Use Fees Policy <br /> Mr. Benoit presented the staff report. ., <br /> Council requested the policy be sent out to all organizations. <br /> Councilmember Wagner, liaison for the parks and recreation commission, stated she <br /> was happy with the process for policy development as it was very engaging with <br /> multiple meetings and open participation. She noted the soccer group did not attend <br /> meetings or provide any feedback. <br /> Councilmember Wagner stated there previously was not any equity with the fees <br /> policy and felt she needed reasoning as to why a certain user fee is charged <br /> differently from another user fee. She stated what was not shown in the numbers is <br /> that some groups paid for capital improvements and others none. She stated the <br /> capital improvements have been significant in the park system. <br /> Councilmember Wagner stated the intent of collecting fees into one managed fund is <br /> so improvements can be made,there could be collaborated projects,and there would <br /> be better transparency. She expressed concerns with the fees going into the Park <br /> Improvement Fund and getting mixed with other park funded projects. She noted <br /> the associations concern with the funds as they should be designated to maintenance <br /> for fields. <br /> POWERED 9r <br /> UREJ <br />