JUNE 20 2003

                                             CITIZENS ALLIANCE AGAINST MEMORIAL MASTER PLAN

CITY OF HOUSTON

MAYOR MR. LEE P. BROWN

ATTN: MR BERT KELLER,

            COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT G.

DEAR SIR:

OUR GROUP OF CITIZENS THAT ATTEND AND MAKE REGULAR USE OF THE FACILITIES AT MEMORIAL PARK ARE OPPOSING THE APPROVAL OF THE NEW PROPOSED MASTER PLAN, AND  THE REMOVAL OF THE PRESENT FACILITIES OF BASEBALL, SOFT BALL, SOCCER, TENNIS ETC.

THEREFORE WE ARE HEREBY ENTERING A LEGAL PETITION TO REQUEST THE NON APPROVAL OF THIS PLAN AND TO KEEP THIS PARK FOR  FUTURE GENERATIONS  AS A MULTI SPORT PARK AS IS NOW.

THE PROPOSED MASTER PLAN IS BEING PRESENTED BY PARKS DEPT. AND THE PARKS BOARD AS A CONSERVATION PROJECT TO RESTORE THE PARK TO ITS NATURAL CONDITION.

TO THE CONTRARY, THIS MASTER PLAN INCLUDES HUGE CONSTRUCTION OR DEMOLITION WORK, ADDITIONAL PAVED PARKING SPACES, NEW STREETS, UNNECESSARY LARGE AMOUNTS OF TREE REMOVAL, BRIDGES BUILT AND MILES OF ADDITIONAL BIKE AND HIKE TRAILS INCLUDING MANY

PROJECTED IN THE FEW UNMOLESTED AREAS OF THE PARK.  THE LONG TERM APPROACH IS EQUALLY SENSELESS, FROM BOTH THE CONSERVATION AND FINANCIAL STANDPOINTS, SINCE IT INCLUDES THE REMOVAL OF ALL BALL FIELDS AND THE RELOCATION ELSEWHERE WITH NEW FACILITIES. AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ROADS AND PARKING, AND A POND IN THEIR PLACE.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, OUR GROUPS THAT HAVE BEEN USING THE FIELDS OR OTHER FACILITIES LIKE PICNIC AREAS FOR MANY YEARS (SOME FOR OVER 40 YEARS)  WERE NEVER CONSULTED OR APPROACHED EITHER BY PARKS DEPT. OR THE PARKS BOARD, OUR NAMES AND ADDRESS ARE WELL  KNOWN TO THEM  AND  OUR VOICE OR VOTE WERE NEVER TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.

SINCERELY,

ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS ALLIANCE AGAINST THE MEMORIAL PARK MASTER PLAN.

GEORGE FIGUEROA,                    RALPH. F. VASQUEZ       ARMANDO BERMUDEZ        FRANK MONTEVERDI

10327 PIPING ROCK, 77042           501 TALLANT, 77006       401 JAMES, 77009                      6324 HAMMAN 77007

713-974-8090                                          713-695-8347                           713-228-5427                                    713-582 5927

JOHN AGUILAR

ST THERESA CHURCH  713-425-1481

C.C.:                                                                   COUNCIL MEMBERS:

ANNISE PARKER, AT LARGE, POS.-1                                                                  MARK  GOLDBERG,  DISTRICT C

GORDON QUAN,  AT LARGE ,POS.-2                                                                   ADA EDWARDS, DISTRICT D

SHELLEY SEKULA-GIBBS, AT LARGE, POS.-3                                                   ADDIE WISEMAN, DISTRICT E

MICHAEL BERRY, AT LARGE, POS.-4                                                                  MARK  ELLIS, DISTRICT F

CARROLL G. ROBINSON, AT LARGE, POS.-5                                                      GABRIEL VASQUEZ, DISTRICT H

BRUCE TATRO,   DISTRICT A                                                                                CAROL ALVARADO, DISTRICT I

CAROL  MIMS GALLOWAY, DISTRICT B.