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I I I Council Meeting Minutes July 22, 1986 Council Business, continued In response to Brandt's question, Anderson stated the light poles would be sunk into a marshy area but they will not be as high as the existing poles for aesthetics reasons and because of the difficulty of stabilizing them. Brandt asked if there were any designed pole that would allow the pole to be placed farther away yet with direction; Anderson stated there probably was, but soil is the same for quite a dis- tance; and noted the staff report suggests additional soil test- ing as borings have not been done outside the immediate area of the city hall building and noted borings could be done before the next council meeting if ordered by council. Proper noted there are some from city hall and would need $500 to do further test- ing; regarding light poles, these would have underground wiring which would help that problem. Benke felt council should have the soil information at the next meeting. With regard to the ball diamond, Anderson stated the church is still requesting that we switch the ball diamond around but stated if council stays with the current configuration, staff can work with the church to mitigate any problems (parking) the church may have. Anderson stated the ball field in the plan is very tight and that the vacation of Third Avenue would allow more space and buffering and would help alleviate some of the church's problems. If the ball diamond is rotated, Anderson explained that its intrusion into the park is unacceptable; Father Grieman understood that, but his preference is still to rotate the field. As a practical matter, Benke stated if we were to buffer the parking lot more, it would be hard to argue they should not park there when, in fact, it will be so convenient to the ball field; and, assuming we can work out a method of managing the problem that might ensue in terms of coordinating activities, it seems the investment we are providing to the St. John's students is a reason to resolve any street parking/pedestrian-safety problems that might be encountered; would like to keep that as an item for discussion to reach an agreement for the parking arrangement. With regard to the Concert Grove versus the Ampitheater and the costs involved for an ampitheater and the skepticism with regard to the potential use of the Ampitheater, Schmidt feels the Concert Grove is considerably more practical and is a good incor- oration of the plan. Further Schmidt felt the current orienta- tion of the ball diamond is the most appropriate and agreed that there does need to be some recognition that Veterans Park is a public park that is being made available for a private parochial school without any taxation. Schmidt has no problems with pro- viding those benefits to the school, the church, and the neigh- borhood; feels we have included the basics in the park plan and have embellished the plan with the aesthetics; feels comfortable Page Twelve