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Z ~ <br />ah passive park activities ah compared to active park activities. I'd like to <br />~~~~~~~~~ get a. little more explanation from you as to how come suddenly <br />certain activities became desirous ¢~~ inspite of the input of the park <br />neighborhood meetings." <br />M I don`t know that .the word in spite of is necessarily correct. We've been <br />think, and when I say we I'm talking staff and Pdrk Board that we took the input <br />this <br />we interpreted it, granted, that has to be done, but we feel that in our sense <br />of interpretation, the traditional sense of interpreting lactine "passive' is <br />wha-t we thought the people. wanted. When we talk about a ball field, for instance <br />we're talking. about an open area where people can play a game of ball. Tha.t's <br />not a.n active park but it's something, it's an area where people can play. We <br />look at our neighborhood bparks a.nd to some extent, and also Hansen Park, as <br />active parks. They have lighted hockey rinks and tennis courts. They have: ball <br />fields and skinned in fields, ag lime on them, big high back stops, some of <br />them ed. Those kinds of things we interpret as an active park. <br />-This one is primarily pivnicking, biking, hiking. trails, swimming, boat launch <br />yes, but not necessarily power boats, not necessarily water skiing. Conceivably <br />canoes and kayaks. Conceivably yes, this could by some definitions be active. <br />We feel, however that this ss will serve the needs of the residents of New , <br />Bright°n very well. Something that is not being met at this time.. And: is <br />is really ztc passive compared to the rest of the parks that we've developed. <br />FW Mr. Mayor. pn the second page it says the picnic areas would include <br />a0 a.h #1 large group area, company picnics, pavillion, ball field, children's <br />play .area, ah right there you state in your proposal including a ball field and <br />ah when you say a. ball field it's a ball field. Ah between what you say in <br />..your report and what you say now there's a. difference. It doesn't jibe. <br />any <br />JS Councilman Wer... I'd remind you that in-the open area including your <br />back yard can be a ball field. Also we would include Metropolitan Stadium.V <br />Groans from audience. <br />••• the difference in what the Park Director tried. to tell you was <br />that this ball {end of tape <br />