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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 2001/01/18 s CITY OF CHULA VISTA PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION Minutes Thursday-6:30 p.m. January 18, 2001 Mercy Building 276 Fourth Avenue 1. ROLL CALL Dennison .P, Radcliffe,2, Rude_P,Salcido_2, Weidner_P ,_Ramos_2_, Perondi P. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES — November 16, 2000 MSC (Dennison/Rude) to approve the minutes of the November 16, 2000 meeting as submitted with the amendment that Commissioner Weidner's absence be excused. Vote: 6-0-0-1 (Weidner abstained) 3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS — Bob Lind of the Chula Vista North Pony League Mr. Lind suggested since the league pays for lighting this year that a trade off be made. He recommended, in lieu of paying someone to come down and turn the lights on and off, the league would finance the installation of a net along first and third base for catching fly balls, which would cost approximately four to five thousand dollars. The commission responded to Mr. Lind that it was a Budget and Operational decision, and that he should speak with Andy Campbell, Director of Parks and Recreation. 4. REESTABLISHMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION — Sunny Shy Ms. Shy stated that an ordinance needs to be adopted in order to reestablish the Parks & Recreation Department. Responsibilities will include design, landscape development, planning of parks, programming of recreation programs and activities. The department will coordinate with other departments, including parks maintenance, on park related issues. Dave Byers, Deputy Director of Public Works/Operations, stated that the adoption would assist in the coordination, and be more cost effective when maintaining the parks and City landscape. MSCU (Weidner/Rude) to approve the recommendation to City Council to adopt the City Ordinance Chapter 2.16 of the Chula Vista Municipal code reestablishing the Parks & Recreation Department. Vote: 7-0-0-0 5. FRIENDSHIP PARK REZONING - Mary Hofmockel Ms. Hofmockel asked the commission if they would like staff to prepare a letter to the Mayor and Council supporting the rezoning of Friendship Park as parkland in perpetuity or would the Commission like to write the letter to Council. Commissioner Weidner suggested that staff prepare a draft for the next meeting for the commission to look at and discuss. Parks &Recreation Commission Minutes January 18; 2001 Page 1 6. MARISOL PARK INFORMATION ITEM TO COUNCIL— Mary Hofmockel Ms. Hofmockel reviewed the information item that was attached from Andy Campbell regarding the tennis courts at Marisol Park. The tennis courts were in need of repair due to construction faults. McMillin Company proposed to inject epoxy into the cracks, smooth the surfaces, apply coating material to the entire surface, and restripe. McMillin also provided a check in the amount of$14,700 to be deposited in an interest bearing account to fund at least three additional resurfacing procedures. The tennis courts are now completed and are open for public.use. 7. BUDGETS AND CIP PROCESS - Sunny Shy Ms. Shy reported that the department-is working with other departments to identify Capital Improvement Projects and their funding sources for the next two years. A complete assessment will help determine a better estimate on construction and staff costs and better defines the scope of work and their priorities. ' Other departments involved are Public Works Operations, Engineering, Traffic, and Parks Maintenance. Major CIP's include other projects that are 50K and above. Funding is a driving force and many different methods of funding are being reviewed and considered as well as combinations.of different funding sources. Ms. Shy continued to say that currently this year, renovation projects are being done at Parkway Pool. Next year major renovations are scheduled for Loma Verde Pool. With Heritage Park coming on line later next year, the department will pursue funding that is only eligible for 501 C3 non-profit organizations. For example, a type of program that could benefit would be the solicitation of donations for trees, benches, playground equipment, or money for playground equipment eligible through the benefits of a 501 C3 organization. Commissioner Weidner requested that staff look at the possibility of the Parks & Recreation Department qualifying for the 501 C3 designation and what it would do in, terms of generating income. The commissioners agreed that they would like to see the 501 C3 reestablished and made active. ACTION ITEMS It is required that for an item to be considered "approved," the votes of the Commission must be a minimum of four (4), which is a majority of the Commission's seven (7) members. With fewer members in attendance, the minimum approval vote is also required to be four(4).. 8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: a. Ms. Hofmockel stated that the Parks Master.Plan was being redrafted to meet concerns raised by the attorney's office. Ms. Hofmockel also stated that she and Charline Long were working on a detailed outline and would have Andy ,Campbell review it before presenting it to the attorneys. b. Commissioner Rude stated that she saw a plaque on a tree in Friendship Park that was done many years ago. Commissioner Rude would like to know what the criteria is to add a plaque onto a tree, and she would get the information from the plaque and turn it into us so that it may be researched. Parks &Recreation Commission Minutes January 18, 2001 Page 2 9. NEW BUSINESS: Ms. Shy introduced staff member Karen Harvell from the Norman Park Senior Center who gave a brief overview of the new teleconferencing program called Leisure Connection. The program will assist homebound community members in communicating with services they can not access through normal everyday processes. The program is scheduled to start in April 2001; calendars and brochures will be in the mail by March. 10. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: None 11. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS: None 12. STAFF COMMENTS: Ms. Hofmockel announced that she had hired three people for the Landscape Architecture Division. Patricia Ferman, Landscape Planner I, Todd Schmit, Landscape Planner II, and Isidro Hernandez, Landscape Inspector. Ms. Hofmockel also commented how pleased she was with the quality of the new hires. Ms. Shy commented on the two surveys that were conducted through the aquatics and recreation centers. The results were impressive with an overall satisfaction rate of 95%. These surveys were conducted to see what programs people wanted and also to seewhat improvements the centers needed. Ms. Shy reported that a feasibility study is in process for a skateboard park in conjunction with the Boys and Girls Club. 13. OTHER: None Adjourned at 7:53 p.m. to the regularly scheduled meeting of February 15, 2001. Parks &Recreation Commission Minutes January 18, 2001 Page 3 CITY CHULA VISTA Memorandum Parks and Recreation Department DATE: January 23, 2001 TO: Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Parks and Recreation Commission Members SUBJECT: Rezoning-of Friendship Park When the City was considering the placement of the proposed police facility on the Freindship Park property, the Parks and Recreation Commission was surprised to learn that what they thought was dedicated park ground was in reality zoned for commercial business. The Commission has since been informed that the City Council has instructed staff to commence rezoning Friendship Park into dedicated park land in perpetuity. The Commission met on January 18, 2001 at a regularly scheduled commission meeting and voted unanimously to support and encourage this decision to go forward with the rezoning Friendship Park. It is the commission's most fervent wish that this park remain a pleasant and open space in what is considered the"Heart of Chula Vista." Sincerely, Parks & Recreation Commission Lauren Wiedner, Chair Mary Kay Dennison,Vice Chair Catherine Radcliffe Diana M. Rude Donald Salcido Yolanda Ramos Larry Perondi