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Suncoast Sports Club operates in county parks to introduce young children to sports. Its mission statement says, "Our philosophy is simple. Create a positive sports environ- ment where all children have the opportunity to learn a sport just for fun." Parents cannot just drop off their children; they must stay for the specific events. "Suncoast Sports Club would like to bring sports programs to children in the neighbor- hoods around downtown," the company's proposal says. "Once each week on Saturdays we would like to utilize some of the open spaces at Payne Park for sports such as soc- cer, flag football, disc golf, track and field, and for exercise programs," it adds. LATEST LIFT STATION BILL Only one question remained after a presen- tation two weeks ago on the future of Lift Station 87 in Luke Wood Park. You may recall the original engineering consultant and con- struction manager walked off the job after their failure to install pipe under Hudson Bayou. The city hired another consulting engineering firm — McKim & Creed — for $1.1 million to figure out what went wrong and develop preliminary designs to continue the work. The McKim & Creed presentation indicated the city would need to pay $7 mil- lion more to finish the project. On the consent agenda Monday, the company is up for a Phase Two contract for detailed design, permitting and construction manage- ment. The cost: $3.4 million. % The City Commission Monday will discuss the upcoming evaluation process for City Manager Tom Barwin. Photo by Norman Schimmel Payne Park could become the site of more youth athletic programs. Photo by Norman Schimmel Sarasota News Leader January 31, 2014 Page 29