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31490.3 <br />TO: Mayor and -mcil <br />PROM: Mc*rk E. B<»rnhai.oCity Administrator <br />DATS: March 14, 1990 <br />SUBJECT: Bedcrwood - Little Legue Proposal <br />Attachments: <br />MflR 26 mo <br />OF ofioifQ <br />A. Bederwood Memo Dated 3/8/90 <br />B. Neighbors of Bederwood Letter 3/10/90 <br />C. Summary of Friends of Bederwood Dated 3/12/90 <br />D. Little League Modified Proposal <br />ISSUE - Determine if Council desires to enter into an agreement <br />witil the Little League regarding temporary utilization of the <br />ball field at Bederwood. <br />INTRODUCTION - Council at its March 12 meeting moved to discuss <br />this item at the 26th meeting. Little League has attempted to <br />work with the neighborhood to limit the number of spokes persons <br />for each side at the meeting, thereby eliminating the need for <br />transfering the meeting to the Otono Schools. As such Little <br />League will have 2 primary presenters and the neighbors having 3. <br />DISCUSSION - As Mr. Larson and Mr. were unable to be in <br />attendance, representatives for the Little League will be Michael <br />Hilbelink and _ _ _. The Little League has attempted to work <br />with the neighborhood but at this point there has been no <br />response apart from an apology from one of the neighbors <br />following a "verbal altercation" of the neighbors with one of the <br />Little League officials following the discussion at the Council <br />on the 12th. <br />The Little League people felt that while they could generate <br />considerable support to "pack the hall" they didn't want to <br />escalate the show of force and that the proposal should stand on <br />it merits not on who had the most supporters there. <br />The format will be: <br />Orono Baseball Association opening comments <br />Neighborhood comments - 20 minutes maximum <br />Open discussion - 20 minutes <br />The primary issues are as follows; <br />- 20 minutes maximum