CITY BACKS APPOINTING SPORTS CZAR.Byline: Rick Orlov Orlov (Орлรณв) is the name of a Russian noble family which produced several distinguished statesmen, diplomatists and soldiers. The family first gained distinction in the person of four Orlov brothers, of whom the senior was Catherine the Great's Daily News Staff Writer Moving to deal with issues in a lawsuit lawsuit: see procedure; tort. over a lack of fields and sports programs for girls, the Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. on Wednesday Wednesday: see week. agreed to create a sports czar position to make sure there are no
disparities.
``We all know there are certain areas of the city with more facilities than others,'' Councilman Mike Feuer said. ``What we are trying to do is maximize the use of those throughout the city and, at the same time, increase the amount of programs available to girls.'' The council, in an 11-0 vote, backed the proposal developed by Feuer's Arts, Health and Humanities Committee to appoint a sports czar in the Recreation and Parks Department. Under the proposal, this person would be responsible for planning, organizing and conducting programs as well as supervising workers involved in youth sports activities. In addition, he or she would develop a gender equity program for all sports programs operated by the city. Other aspects of the council's action call for a new ``Raise the Bar'' program to increase girls' participation in sports by 10 percent in its first year and 25 percent in the second, an inventory of park facilities citywide and the creation of a youth sports task force. ``We want this to be a model for the entire city,'' acting parks General Manager Rick Sessinghaus said. ``I also want to use this to show the department how we can respond and develop programs.'' The program was prompted by a lawsuit filed last year by the West Valley Girls Softball softball, variant of baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Invented (1888) in Chicago as an indoor game, it was at various times called indoor baseball, mush ball, playground ball, kitten ball, and, because it was also played by women, ladies' League, which alleged girls were discriminated against in the allocation The apportionment or designation of an item for a specific purpose or to a particular place. In the law of trusts, the allocation of cash dividends earned by a stock that makes up the principal of a trust for a beneficiary usually means that the dividends will be treated as of sports facilities See:
As part of its effort to settle the lawsuit - negotiations are continuing - the city has begun an inventory of facilities and has developed a joint-use program with the Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. , Feuer said. The city also is developing marketing districts around the city to match female athletes with various programs at city facilities. If there aren't enough girls to make a soccer team at one park, for example, the program will help connect them with a team somewhere else. ``This way, if we have one park with not many girls participating, we can link them up with a park that does have programs,'' Feuer said. While praising the effort, Councilman Mike Hernandez raised concerns that inner-city children could be left out. ``The reality is we don't have the facilities in the inner city that are available in other parts of the city,'' Hernandez said. ``We are trying to develop them, but they aren't there. What we have to look out for is a way to bring this type of program throughout the city.'' |
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