DETROIT, MI - The Detroit Economic Development Corporation is nearing approval of a plan that would preserve the baseball field at the former Tiger Stadium site in Corktown.

A spokesman for the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation confirmed Tuesday that a memorandum of understanding involving Detroit PAL, the Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy and the EDC was not approved Tuesday because the EDC did not have a quorum. But the MOU is expected to be approved at the EDC's next meeting.

Formerly known as the Detroit Police Athletic League, the youth-oriented Detroit PAL sports league would have its headquarters at the site as part of the development plan submitted to the city. The preserved playing field would be used for a variety of sports.

Detroit PAL and OTSC would have control over development along Cochrane Avenue and a small portion of Michgan Avenue. Much of the property along Michigan Avenue and Trumbull is instead being solicited for private development as part of a separate RFP by the city.

The Detroit Free Press reports that city officials could make a decision on a project for that portion of the site by next month.

The Detroit Tigers left the storied property 15 years ago and moved into the larger, more modern Comerica Park downtown. The last remains of Tiger Stadium, opened in 1912 as Navin Field, was demolished in 2009. A project plan was formed by the EDC and approved by the city in 2007 to redevelop the 9.5 -acre, city-owned site.

Detroit PAL currently has offices in Midtown on Willis Street. The organization serves about 11,000 youths with a staff of 23 and an annual budget of about $2.5 million.