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19 <br />Attachment B <br />There are some discretionary components of the proposed agreement, <br />such as the process for making special reservations (as in Section One <br />(D), and a mutual understanding on when fieldconditions areplayable and <br />how cancellations are made, that will need to be addressed by staff and <br />HYAA. This could be done as a part of the completion of the agreement <br />before signature, after Board approval. <br />Staff will need to address a potential issue with scheduled Sunday adult <br />softball league play (fields were previously lined on Fridays for these <br />games, but now will need to be lined on Saturday afternoons). <br />Plans for changes and improvements at the Northern Human Services <br />Center will need to be factored into agreement renewal to ensure <br />construction and field usage can occur safely. <br /> <br />4.Conclusion <br />In conclusion, the proposed agreement would allow for fields at Cedar Grove <br />Park to be used again for youth baseball and softball and provide a public service <br />as noted above. Encouraging youth recreation and team play provides lifetime- <br />learning, teaches teamwork, and promotes a variety of recreation and public <br />health needs. <br />The proposed agreement would provide for these activities to happen at a <br />County park site. However, there are substantial costs associated with the <br />operation and maintenance of the fieldsand facilities, which would be increased <br />dramatically in some cases by entering into the agreement. <br />As noted above, staff does have a concern about thepotential for creating <br />precedents that may be inconsistent with the provisions or intentions of the <br />adopted Facility Use Policy and fee schedule. However, one component about <br />an agreement with HYAA is different from others that may come forward, and is <br />worthy of note. Orange County does not currently operate a youth baseball and <br />softball program. In this sense, an agreement with HYAA to use ball fields at <br />County parks fills a void in recreation programming, whereas other agreements <br />for different sports or activities may be in competition with County-run programs <br />orprograms at County-owned facilities (such as Sportsplex). This void was <br />created when the County ceased running Little League baseball in 2010. <br />It is not anticipated that the same type of license agreement approach would be <br />appropriate at County facilities that are constructed and used largely for <br />tournaments and significant-planned reservationusage, such as Eurosport <br />Soccer Center. In that case, the facility is equally a County “park” andasoccer <br />complex, and the new expanded reservation schedule seems to be providing <br />more field time (and reservations revenue to cover operating costs). <br />One approach to license agreements such as this onewould be to ensure that <br />the County is “made whole” after revenues and costs are assessed…that the <br />6 <br /> <br />