HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 07261988 - 2.3 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Harvey E. Bragdon Contra
Director of Community Development Costa
DATE: July 20, 1988 COUry
SUBJECT: Petitions Submitted Regarding Montarabay Ball Field
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
Accept report and direct staff to continue to work towards
resolution of issues and completion of project.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
In 1986 the Citizens Advisory Committee for County Service Area
M-17 , Montarabay requested staff to prepare a competitive
application for State 1Park Bond Funds to build a ball field
primarily for adult softball. The Board. of Supervisors authorized
submission of the application on September. 8 , 1986. The County was
awarded a grant of $2011,000 in March 1987 . A contract was signed
with the State in July 1987 .
During the fall of 198.7 architects were engaged to prepare plans
for the ball . field including options and alternative phases. In
March 1988 some opposition to the projects surfaced and several
additional meetings were held.
In May two petitions, -one in, favor and one against, were submitted
regarding the development of .a new. ball . field in Montarabay.
The petition-: against the project had 495 signatures of which 488
were Montarabay residents, 3 were west county residents and 4 could
not be determined or:.were out. of the area. The petition for the
project had 551signatures of which 113 were, Montarabay residents,
.400 werewest county ...residents and 38 could not be determined or
were out of the area.
On July 11., 1988. the Citizens Advisory Committee reaffir ed its
intentions to proceed with : the ball field and direct4dttt
proceed with the necessary .steps.
CONTINUED 'ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDAT OF -1jkWPCOMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S) :
ACTION OF BOARD ON July 26, 1988 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED x OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
x UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN
AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
cc: Community Development ATTESTED o2G /9Mir
CAO IL CHELOR, K OF
County Counsel THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
CSA M-17 AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
General Services
BY DEPUTY
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