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RecreationandParkCommission | 2009-10-05 | 4 | bond measures. He himself would never vote for a bond measure again unless something was in it specifically stating that it would not go to non-profit, private organizations. The Boys and Girls Club is a great organization. They have the ability to get funding in many ways. Mr. Restagno wishes them all the best and that it will help in serving youth. We are talking about the masses, tens of thousands of citizens for whom the $1 million could be used. Vice Chair Restagno stated that he knows that the ICM is not the decision maker. Chair Ogden stated that in essence the ICM is making a decision by making the recommendation to the Council. ICM Gallant stated that with all due respect she does not make the vote. Staff was directed to give them (Council) an objective based on the referral which had a majority vote to give them an analysis on two aspects: funding and finances to what was a wise choice. She herself and the City Attorney both stated that they would not comment or opine on the eligibility list. It is not their (ICM of City Attorney) call. ICM Gallant stated that her job is to do the best that she can independently regardless of everybody's personal, political, and professional views. She feels that it is the best way to accomplish the best of both worlds. The Commission can agree or disagree, but it was an objective analysis and it is up to Council to decide whether or not they want to use their money in that way. But, first they cannot make that decision until we get the eligibility. That is the key right now. Ms. Sweeney asked if the loan is going to be encumbered by the construction loan. There is a lot of construction out there, would the City's encumbrance be first. ICM Gallant stated that the City could do a soft second that is very common in government, but it would be subject to the terms and conditions that are negotiated in the agreement. ICM Gallant stated that as an example lets say that the Bond Counsel wrote the letter and the Counsel said the project was eligible and this letter is in the Council packet for tomorrow night. All the Council can do on Tuesday night is amend the Measure WW Project List. The Council would still have to approve the joint use agreement for the space and the loan agreement terms and conditions. Should the Boys and Girls Club go ahead with the project and take that calculated risk and should the Council in the future not like the deal negotiated, the risk is that we have no responsibility at the City level to write that check for $2 million. It is the first step in the process and know that the use agreement and terms and conditions of the loan still have to be worked out and that is a lot of paperwork. It takes a long time to get those documents drafted. Barbara Kerr stated that this is called people creeping in the back door. They get one thing approved and then they use that as an excuse to get the next thing approved. She has seen this happen time after time. Ms. Kerr referred to the County Council summary of Measure WW which was on the ballot. Voters depended on this analysis when they went to vote. The summary talks about local cities and counties acquisition and development of parklands. Parklands is used several times throughout the ballot measure itself, recreation facilities is used once but it is certainly within the context of park lands. Under no circumstances is the Boys and Girls Club cleared to provide more park space. In looking at the core program of the Boys and Girls Club it is a social service club. Ms. Kerr is hoping that the Recreation and Park Commission will rewrite the letter that they sent to Council from the last Special Recreation and Park Commission Meeting on September 10, 2009 with a revised date. One of the items Recreation & Park Commission Special Mtg. 4 Minutes - Monday, October 5, 2009 | RecreationandParkCommission/2009-10-05.pdf |