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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-11-18 PRC MINS City of Chula Vista Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes Thursday - 5:00 p.m. November 18, 2010 Public Services Building - 300 276 4th Avenue Meeting called to order by Chair John Vogel at 6:30 p.m. Staff Present: Buck Martin, Director of Recreation Brian Cox, Principal Recreation Manager Agnes Bernardo, Parks Manager Manuel Rios, Intern Guests: Stewart Payne, 19 Sports Roll Call/Motion to Excuse Members Present: Chair Vogel, Commissioner Cien-Mayer, Commissioner Garza, Commissioner Serrano, Commissioner Buddingh Members Absent: Commissioner Scott, Commissioner Chambers MSC — Garza/Cien-Mayer to excuse Commissioners Chambers and Scott from tonight's meeting (Vote 5-0-0-2). 2. Oral Communications 3. a. Approval of Minutes — September 15, 2010 — Table to next meeting. 4, Information Items - a. Sports Alliance/Commission: Mr. Martin (Director of Recreation) explained that the various stakeholders from the community met in April 2010 to discuss the possibility of creating a sports commission. The sports commission would recruit athletic organizations that would hold tournaments in Chula Vista. The various stakeholders have discussed the start-up of such an organization, resources that are currently available, etc. Mr. Martin also noted that he met with the San Diego Sports Commission for input and also noted that they have the infrastructure for national outreach to attract opportunities here in Chula Vista. One of the main issues regarding tournaments in Chula Vista is the lack of hotels. The next step in the process is to formulate an Agreement on a year-to- year basis. Commissioner Garza noted that creation of this board is an excellent idea. b. Recreation Department Strategic Plan: Mr. Martin (Director of Recreation) talked about Recreation Department Strategic Plan and introduced Mr. Brian Cox, Principal Recreation Manager who oversaw the Strategic Plan process. Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting — November 18, 2010 2 Mr. Cox informed the Commission that the Recreation Department Strategic Plan document was sent out 67 stakeholders, and of those stakeholders, 51 responded to the questions. In addition, the Strategic Plan was sent to the Recreation Department supervisors. The commission requested that the Strategic Plan be available on-line for public input. Mr. Cox noted that he would make it available for public input and then blend public input with previous stakeholder responses. 5. Unfinished Business - None 6. New Business - None 7. Written Communications - None 8. Staff Comments - a. Recreation - Mr. Martin (Director of Recreation) reviewed the monthly staff report. He also talked about a tournament scheduled at Mt. San Miguel Park during the weekend of November 20 and November 21. b. Public Works - None 9. Commissioner Comments - Commissioner Garza welcomed Commissioner Jan Buddingh, thanked Mr. Stewart Payne for attending tonight's meeting, and also thanked Parks and Recreation staff for all of their work. Commissioner Garza also referenced the Strategic Plan, Youth Sports Council section and noted that that program, along with Ted Nelson, need to be kept because without the program and Mr. Nelson, field allocation would be a nightmare. Commissioner Vogel noted that the aquatics programs are very popular, and welcomed Commissioner Jan Buddingh. Commissioner Buddingh noted that it is apparent that the demand for aquatics and other programs are there, and it would be advantageous to increase cost of programs. 10. Other - None Adjournment at 8:01 p.m. to the regularly scheduled meeting of January 20, 2011 alC��