#TakomaPark council: city manager notes that cost of medals is more than twice the cost of shirts.

#TakomaPark council: city manager notes a safety aspect: shirts make coaches identifiable.

#TakomaPark council: city manager notes that staff recommends providing shirts for coaches but not medals; notes that medals are not awarded for other city programs.

#TakomaPark council: ward 2 rep wonders if dollar estimate for up-front cost must be changed if shirts for coaches and participation medals are to be provided. Recreation head: yes. Ward 2 rep hopes to bump up the budget cost in the ordinance to cover shirts and medals.

#TakomaPark council: ward 2 rep has two non-friendly amendments addressing scholarships to youth who are not city residents.

#TakomaPark council: mayor suggests that a whereas clause could make it clear that a new staffer would handle the futsal league.

#TakomaPark council: mayor notes that since futsal program is already running, it's already in the budget.

#TakomaPark council: ward 1 rep wonders if ordinance covers summer camp and futsal. Recreation head: summer camp yes; futsal no.

#TakomaPark council: mayor believes that what's being authorized now is a bundle of funds for the soccer league.

#TakomaPark council: ward 1 rep notes a "whereas" clause mentions that futsal program is subject to council authorization, so it's best to authorize it in an "ordained" clause.

#TakomaPark council: ward 3 rep suggests that if futsal is not appropriate to mention in the "ordained" clauses, it's not appropriate to mention in the "whereas" clauses; suggests removing the "whereas" references.

#TakomaPark council: ward 2 rep notes that summer camp and futsal are already mentioned in whereas clauses.

#TakomaPark council: ward 5 rep wonders if vehicle cost shows up in the documentation. DCM Eubanks: no; not envisioned that it will be replaced within the three years that the documentation covers.

#TakomaPark council: mayor also believes language on programs other than the soccer league is unnecessary and confusing.

#TakomaPark council: ward 6 rep believes adding the other programs is the city council managing staff, which seems to them an overreach.

#TakomaPark council: ward 3 rep believes that section 1 of the ordinance might cover that a new staffer would have responsible for the city's current futsal program. Ward 2 rep believes that summer soccer camp might also be mentioned.

#TakomaPark council: mayor wonders about language regarding a vehicle. DCM Eubanks notes that an old vehicle is to be used for now, with the city's equipment replacement reserve updated to cover the future replacement of that vehicle.

#TakomaPark council: ward 2 rep runs through what they consider to be friendly amendments. All of them are restricted to the "whereas" clauses of the ordinance.

#TakomaPark council: ward 2 rep has proposed amendments; notes that they are in a version provided to the council.

#TakomaPark council: city manager notes that this week's staff report on the matter has attempted to answer some quetions posed last week.