While RFK Stadium continues to be used for regularly for D.C. United games (at least, for the time being), as well as occasionally hosting big concerts (at least, when they’re not canceled at the last minute), much of its decrepit parking lots mostly go unused.

But now, Councilmember Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) wants to change that. Earlier today, Wells—along with Councilmember David Grosso (I-At Large) —introduced the “Sense of the Council Support for the Capitol Riverside Youth Sports Park Resolution of 2013,” which would convert the parking lots of RFK Stadium into playing fields, a youth sports complex, and green space.

Currently, that property is actually federally owned property, leased to the D.C. government “for uses restricted to parks and recreational activities,” a press release states. Wells believes that “there is a growing need and demand for athletic sports fields for the District’s children and youth involved in organized sports.” Wells also said that he believes this conversion “can alleviate the overcrowding on existing nearby fields, can support existing activities, such as the Farmer’s Market, and can make the area a destination for those that want to exercise, enjoy the waterfront, bike, or hike on Kingman Island.”

If this all sounds familiar, that’s because just last year a group of community organizers presented a plan showing what the Capitol Riverside Youth Sports Park would look like and gained the support of Wells, who chairs the D.C. Council committee that deals with parks and recreation sites.

And while the future of RFK Stadium’s use is still up in the air, Wells was careful to emphasize in his introduction that this plan wouldn’t interfere with whatever the future may hold for RFK Stadium. “Now, I would like to stress that this conversion would not interfere with the possible re-use of the RFK Stadium site as a professional stadium in the future,” Wells said. “At the suggestion of the D.C. Office of Planning, the design provides for passive grass parking for big events, similarly to how it is done at Carter Barron Amphitheatre.”

One person who isn’t happy about Wells’ resolution? Councilmember Yvette Alexander (D-Ward 7), who represents the area that includes RFK Stadium. While Alexander isn’t opposed to the idea, she thinks that Wells is a bit out of line. In a phone call with DCist, when asked if she thought Wells was overstepping his boundaries, Alexander said that he “pretty much is.” Alexander also said that while she knows he had jurisdiction there previously, she’d “like to be kept in the loop about things going on in [her] ward.”

Alexander also said that she’s not opposed to the resolution, but she wants to hear more about it and from the residents of her ward. “With all due respect, I wouldn’t be opposed to it,” Alexander said, “but I want to hear from everyone, not just a few people, about this.” Alexander also mentioned that Events DC’s Sports and Entertainment division is currently doing a study about the possibility of the Capitol Riverside Youth Sports Park, and is curious to see what the study finds before she makes any conclusions. “I serve the people as Tommy Wells does,” she says, “but I want to hear more about it.”