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PARKS, RECREATION AND ARTS COMMISSION
STAFF REPORT
5.1
TO: Parks, Recreation and Arts Commission February 12, 2025
SUBJECT: Consider approval of the Tassajara Valley Little League Scoreboard
Plaque Proposal at Sycamore Valley Park
BACKGROUND
Tassajara Valley Little League (TVLL) is a longtime member of the Sports Alliance and
the primary user of baseball fields #1 and #5 (the upper-level grass fields) at Sycamore
Valley Park during their season, which generally runs from March through July of each
year. The Town enjoys a successful partnership with TVLL at Sycamore Valley Park,
including their maintenance of the grass and dirt infields at fields #1 and #5, the
scorekeeper booths at fields #1, #2, #3, #5 and #6, their annual use and upkeep of the
snack shack during their season, and coordination for tournaments and events. In 2024,
TVLL approached the Commission with a request to fund the installation of a scoreboard
on Sycamore Valley Park field #5 and received approval.
DISCUSSION
Construction of the scoreboard began in January 2025 and is nearing completion. The
scoreboard design initially included the TVLL logo and was approved by the
Commission, but the league subsequently decided to showcase the Town’s logo instead.
Rather than include the TVLL logo, the league is requesting to install a plaque on the
concrete base of the scoreboard in memory of Bobby Carter, who played in the league
and whose family, along with TVLL, donated the funds for the scoreboard project. The
plaque would be approximately 20” by 18” with the inscription: This scoreboard has been
donated by The Carter Family and Tassajara Valley Little League, in loving memory of Bobby
Carter. "It doesn't matter if you fail as you long you give the perfect effort"
In 1992, the Town Council adopted Resolution No. 171-92, approving guidelines for
naming parks or dedicating facilities. The Guidelines state that, while the general policy
is to not name parks for people, park amenities may be named for individuals; that benefit
to the community is an over-riding consideration when recognizing an individual or
organization; and that names for parks or amenities are usually selected based on local
contribution by a community leader, volunteer or organization.
Based on the criteria above, along with the donation of the scoreboard by TVLL and the
Carter family, the proposed plaque being tied directly to the scoreboard rather than the
overall park or even the field it is located within, and the benefit provided to the
community through the Town’s relationship with TVLL over the years, staff considers
the requested plaque appropriate for the location.
RECOMMENDATION
Approve the Tassajara Valley Little League Scoreboard Plaque Proposal at Sycamore
Valley Park.
Prepared by:
Dave Casteel
Maintenance Services Director
Attachments: A – Resolution No. 171-92
B – Scoreboard Rendering