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Home My WebLink About08/17/1999, COMM-1 - SATURN OFFER TO BUILD BASKETBALL COURT memomnbum August 2, 1999 TO; City Council FROM: John Dunn SUBJECT: Saturn Offer to Build Basketball Court Attached is correspondence from Pat:Cusack, owner of the local Saturn dealership, offering to build a basketball court for the City. While this offer is very generous, it does raise the question of what would be appropriate recognition in exchange for this donation. For example,the dealership may want its logo on the court, or recognition of some other form, such as a plaque near the court. Traditionally, the City has had a policy prohibiting advertising in City parks. On the other hand, the Saturn offer could be considered a donation. Therefore, the question before the City would be: What would be appropriate donor recognition? Such issues are coming up more often these days,as cities partner with the private sector to provide facilities and services. For example,we could easily face such questions with the development of the youth athletic fields. Therefore,:staff asks the Council to refer Mr: Cusack's offer to the staff for evaluation. Staff will research how other cities have handled such offers (e.g. Arroyo Grande). In addition, the Parks &.Recreation Commission will be consulted. JD:KH.ss Attachment C* Paul LeSage Coli-1 M V.130x 64tYJ Santa Maria,CA 97456-6480 - • ( 05)928.6252 LILL COUNCIL HAS (6605)349-2086 Fax ti' E1VED T,Ht.0 �n�t tnptr,vT July 29, 1999 S/1T1 RN City of San Luis Obispo RECEIVED Mayor Settle 1111 f) 1999 990 Palm Street San Luis Obispo,CA 93401 SLO CITY COUNCIL Dear Mayor Settle: I am pleased to inform you that as the local Saturn Retailer,we would like to offer to build and donate to your.city a community basketball court Paul Wage of the Parks and Rec.department instructed me to first contact you. I had the pleasure of meeting you several years ago and last year came before you for the approval of the Saturn of San Luis Obispo project. Our goal is to give something back to our community that will provide another place for kids to recreate and leave a lasting®pression as to what Saturn is all about In 1998 we built and donated to the community of Arroyo Grande the basketball court shown in the enclosed brochure. It was experience and continues to provide a wonderful place for kids and adults to have fun. and simplicity of the project has prompted our pledge to build five(5)more basketball out our Saturn Market Area Year 2000 should be an exciting and eventful year. We hope that you will consider d assist us with this"Give a Hoop"project Time pemvtting,.please call me at 805 Vii•.: j . . . Owner-General Manager Cc:Paul LaSage,P&R • e w7a��a�,�'-•�. ,,.- _' -��;�fi h4ei,.. `�.Jn it ).. . COQ-2 SI.O DOWNTOWN ASSOC . TEL :805-781-2647 Aug 17 99 9 :37 No .006 P .01 MEETING AGENDA commuwi& �..DATE9-1-1'44 ITEM # _ E COUNCIL 0 CDD DIR CAO 0 FIN DIR OA0 0 FIRE CHIEF 17 AUGUST 1999 $ATTORNEY ❑PW DIR MURKIORIG 0 POLICE CHF MEMORANDUM O O RTC DIR $ o tmL DIR TO: JOHN EWAN, CITY COUNCIL &d.6 farfise O PERS DI lv FROM: if DEBORAH HOLLEY,DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION RE: SPARE CHANGE PROGRAM John, hi As per our conversation of yesterday, I'd like to memorialize the following observations addressed in your memo regarding the Spare Change program. Currently, six businesses have chosen to participate and the much-needed recent publicity about the program netted an additional five business locations. While this number may seem low in light of the attention the program was given,even this small number is helpful and we are waking via publicity to grow the number. The Prado Day Center continues to remain an item on our monthly agenda and two of our concerts tip >roceeds were donated to the Center. In our limited capacity to lend a hand, we have remained on board with the Center and help out wherever we can. If,by chance, you happened to be looking for sites this past weekend, you may have experienced the period where we have pulled the jars for collection and arc in the process of making new, more attractive signage for the jars which, by the way, is financed out of our budget and not out.of the proceeds for the Center. In the future, look in the following locations for a place to deposit change: The Mortgage House, The Sanctuary Tobacco Shop, Spin-Knit, Kennedy Club Fitness, Full Circle, San Luis Phone &Wireless, Altman Chiropractic Center, Cheap Thrills/The Sub, Fraternal Order of Eagles. Old Country Deli and Big Sky Cafe. We would be happy to furnish you, at no charge,with your own Spare Change jar as soon as they are available. RECEIVED AUG 1.7 1999 SLO CITY CLERK P.O.Re)x 1402•Snn Luis Obivo•(A•93406 80.5/.541-0286 • FAX X0.5/781-2647 • email da CPdowmownslo.com o n Dunn -Saturns offer ighliglits cr ieed for new gymnasium Page From: Pete Rodgers <prodgers.slocog@juno.com> `c" To: <jdunn@ci.san-luis-obispo.ca.us>, <jewan@ci.san-luis-obispo. 5�� G AGENDA"Y' <plasage@ci.san-Iuis-obispo.ca.us>, <jmarx@ci.san-luis-obispo.ca.us>, DATE �"j��,ITE� # <kschwartz@ci.san-luis-obispo.ca.us>, <dromero@ci.san-luis-obispo.ca.us>, <asettle@ci.san-1 uis-obispo.ca.us> Date: Fri, Aug 13, 1999 3:24 PM Subject: Satums offer highlights citys need for new gymnasium Date: August 13, 1999 ■CC:' "11_ ❑CDD DIR To: Honorable City Council members ❑.:'I Dirt Allen Settle, Mayor ❑F. _CI-rrF Dave Romero,Vice Mayor �' ❑F';:G1R John Ewan ®c: ❑POLICE CHF ❑ISL:. f _....I It REC DIR Jan Marx ❑ ❑UTIL DIR Ken Schwartz 13• ❑PERS DIR City Staff: John Dunn, Paul LaSage From: Peter Rodgers, 237 High Street, SLO, ph 781-5712 day, 545-8725 night RECEIVED Re: 1 -Saturn offer to build basketball court (Agenda Item, Communications August 17th) AUG 1 3 1999 2 -The Cityks need for a new gymnasium SLO CITY CLERK Support of Saturnks offer: Saturrrks offer to build a better basketball court at Emerson Park, as reported in the Tribune on 8/12, appears supportable. As a homeowner in the neighborhood,frequent park user, and basketball player, I support building a new basketball court there,which may include a modest Saturn logo at mid-court. If improved basketball facilities are planned for Emerson Park, I would like to suggest that a canopy over the court be considered. A canopy would shade the court during hot days, and keep it dry on rainy days. New City Gymnasium Needed: LetLES face it-the City does not have a real gym. The Rec. Center is too small for basketball. The Parks and Recreation Department is last on the list to request use of the SLO Highschool gym every year for the adult basketball league. (Just ask your staff how many complaints he gets: James Bremer x7295) A petition is now circulating among basketball players requesting the City Council to: "RESERVE A PORTION OF THE RECENTLY ACQUIRED LAND FOR BALL FIELDS (OFF BROAD STREET) FOR A FUTURE CITY GYMNASIUM TO MEET THE RECREATIONAL SPORTS NEEDS OF THE CITY'S RESIDENTS" While funding may not be readily available to construct the gym, it just makes good planning sense to recognize the need for this facility and pencil it into the property. The signed petition,which only started today, has been circulated only to basketball played at the Church of the Nazarene, will be available at the City Council meeting on Tuesday. (I plan to attend the meeting - but my wife is 9 months+6 days pregnant with our second little basketball playeri3) Sherry stendahl -prados71.doc_ ' -- _ .. _Page 1 MEETINT AGENDA DATE1- ITEM # t 911 MEMORANDUM August 16, 1999 RECEIVED TO: Council&Downtown Association AUG 1 6 1999 FROM: John Ewan SLO CITY CLERK SUBJECT: Spare Change program At the recent Prado Day Center awards ceremony, reference was made by the executive director of the Downtown Association to the "Spare Change" program. As it was explained, this is a program sponsored by the downtown business owners to collect donated funds from customers for support of the Prado Day Center. Ms. Holley spoke of an "expansion" of this very good program. I was pleased to hear this, and thought it to be a good idea to asses the current status of this program. I asked my wife to "poll" the downtown area for sightings of the "spare change" collection jars. Results from an in store visual poll at 31 retail business's in our downtown core, including the Chamber of Commerce Visitors center, on July 2nd, 1999? "0". To paraphrase Father Jim Nesbit, who fought the relocation of the people's kitchen from the steps of the Mission, "out of sight, out of mind". The Downtown business owners worked hard to help build the Prado Day Center, and "clean up" the downtown. For this they are to be commended. It is unfortunate that the initial enthusiasm for moving the peoples kitchen and it's clientele out of the downtown has not turned into an ongoing support of the work of the Prado Day Center. It is now time to belly up to the bar, and help to support the center, by promoting their own program which they site as their ongoing contribution (not out of their own pocket) to supporting the Day Center. While I am not a member of the Downtown Association Business District, I would gladly display a "spare change"jar on my sales counter. I look forward to joining others who recognized the need to support this worthwhile, nationally recognized program. 84Ar7a DIRDIA CHIEF DIRWPLDI CHFC DIRRS DIR 1/ '1 MEEIIN — AGENDA DATE _ . _ '��ITEM #- f M0 Memorandum oUNCIL ❑CDD DIR E0 ❑FIN DIR -MALA- O FIRE CHIEF Date: August 17 1'999 :'Mart ORNEY ❑PW DIA 9 LERK/ORIG ❑P '!CE CHF ❑MGMT TEAM ,� : DIR ❑' D UTIL DIR To: John Dunn, City Manager 11 13 PIERS DIR Frons: Peter Rodgers (ph 545=8725) 237 High Street, SL-O Re: Saturn offer to build Basketball Court I will be unable toattend the City Council meeting to support the City cooperating with Saturn to build a new basketball court at Emerson Park. Per my earlier e-mail (copy attached), here is the petition that was circulated over the last couple of days among basketball players at the Church of the Nazarene. I would like to request.that you inform the Council members in your presentation that you have received this petition signed by 25 people. (I realize this is small potatoes next to the Marsh Street Parking Garage issue) It is our goal to let the City know that there is an organized constituency for better basketball facilities. Please call me if you have questions. Thanks for your time. RECEIVED- AUG 1 7 1999 SLO CITY CLERK Juno e-mail printed Tue, 17 Aug 1999 ..36:58 , page 1 From: prodgers.slocog Full-Name: Pete Rodgers To: plesage@ci.san-luis-obispo.ca.us • Fcc: Sent Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 16:32:37-0700 Subject: Saturn offer highlights need for new gymnasium Message-ID: <19990813.163240.16030.2.prodgers.slocog@juno.com> X-Status: Sent X-Mailer: Juno 1.49 Date: August 13, 1999 To: Honorable City Council members Allen Settle, Mayor Dave Romero, Vice Mayor John Ewan Jan Marx Ken Schwartz City Staff: John Dunn, Paul LeSage From: Peter Rodgers, 237 High Street, SLO, ph 781-5712 day, 545-8725 night Re: 1 -Saturn offer to build basketball court (Agenda Item, Communications August 17th) 2-The City's need for a new gymnasium Support of Saturn's offer: Saturn's offer to build a better basketball court at Emerson Park, as reported in the Tribune on 8/12, appears supportable. As a homeowner in • the neighborhood,frequent park user, and basketball player, I support building a new basketball court there,which may include a modest Saturn logo at mid-court. If improved basketball facilities are planned for Emerson Park, I would like to suggest that a canopy over the court be considered. A canopy would shade the court during hot days, and keep it dry on rainy days. New City Gymnasium Needed: Let's face it-the City does not have a real gym. The Rec. Center is too small for basketball. The Parks and Recreation Department is last on the list to request use of the SLO Highschool gym every year for the adult basketball league. (Just ask your staff how many complaints he gets: James Bremer x7295) A petition is now circulating among basketball players requesting the City Council to: "RESERVE A PORTION OF THE RECENTLY ACQUIRED LAND FOR BALL FIELDS (OFF BROAD STREET) FOR A FUTURE CITY GYMNASIUM TO MEET THE RECREATIONAL SPORTS NEEDS OF THE CITY'S RESIDENTS" While funding may not be readily available to construct the gym, it just makes good planning sense to recognize the need for this facility and pencil it into the property. The signed petition,which only started today, has been circulated only to basketball players at the Church of the Nazarene, and will be available at the City Council meeting on Tuesday. (I plan to attend the meeting -but my wife is 9 months+6 days pregnant with our second little basketball player...) • • PETITION FOR A NEW CITY GYMNASIUM We, the undersigned, support the following statements and request the City of San Luis Obispo take pro-active measures to improve gymnasium facilities, ESPECIALLY for recreational basketball The City owned Recreation Center(@ Santa Rosa/Mill Street) is inadequate for adult basketball (only one court, substandard length &width) 2) Taylor Gym, and the old SLO High School gym are also substandard facilities and have been extremely unreliable for City-sponsored adult sports 3) Due to the existing need for improved facilities, the City should accept corporate donations to improve basketball facilities (on a case-by case basis)and allow modest advertising subject to City review. 4) THE CITY SHOULD RESERVE A PORTION OF THE RECENTLY ACQUIRED LAND FOR BALL FIELDS (OFF BROAD STREET) FOR A FUTURE CITY GYMNASIUM TO MEET THE RECREATIONAL SPORTS NEEDS OF THE CITY'S RESIDENTS NAME ADDRESS • Ali- 1/,6 4) sl v �'A g3 Bio 3 Q�.s�Q S 5 Lo, SUz CA Q. Vl S j D i Pl L.: L,�k C)\ PETITION FOR A NEW CITY GYMNASIUM cont. Page Z • - NAME ADDRESS TV44,k Lo 6 VlOt o PAW 7o --e �LV;4716%J45-14 c j 2�j L((",\I 71 cm 1 3 •