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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - PR - 2010.08.20MEETING MINUTES Regular Meeting of the Burlingame Parks & Recreation Commission Thursday, August 19, 2010 The regular meeting of the Burlingame Parks & Recreation Commission was called to order by Chairperson Castner-Paine at 7:00 pm at Burlingame City Hall, 501 Primrose Road, Burlingame. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Hesselgren, Shanus Commissioners Absent: Staff Present: Others Present: PUBLIC COMMENTS Castner-Paine, Carlton, Fisher, Carlton, La Mariana, Eaton, None Director Skeels; Recreation Supervisor Barry; Administrative Secretary Helley Donna Colson — Burlingame Girls Softball, Steve Alms — Coyotes Lacrosse There were no public comments MINUTES The Minutes of the June 17, 2010 regular meeting were approved as corrected —Commissioner Castner-Paine reported — " The Citizens Environmental Council - Burlingame presented a workshop on "How to get rid of your lawn" in the Lane Room of the Library June 16 as part of its Green Speaker Series. Frank Niccoli of the Village Gardener explained the simple methods of lawn removal and presented hundreds of examples of drought resistant plantings that can replace it. On October 16, I will be presenting a workshop on drought resistant gardening, which will focus on planning and implementing hardscape, lawn replacement and drought resistant plantings at the Burlingame Recreation Center." OLD BUSINESS A. Temporary Si rg_iage in Cites - Commission discussed possible sites of Murray Field and lower Bayside Park fence and possibly the snack shack. Also discussed was limiting the number of signs displayed and length of time displayed at a given time. Signs would be by permit and available to non-profit groups only. B. Consider Request for Extending Dog Off -Leash Hours in Washington Park — Commission felt that 4 pm was too early and that Washington Park is busy at that time. Also discussed was the possibility of allowing evening hour dog off leash hours at Cuernavaca, Village Park and Ray Park. Staff commented the requirement of notifying the neighbors of any discussions regarding this item. Staff also commented on the constant use of Village Park by sports groups for practices through to park closing hours. MOTION by Eaton (seconded by La Mariana): Commission recommends that Council consider allowing the extension of the Dog -off Leash Policy to include the hours of 6 pm to park close at Washington Park in the current designated area for morning hours. MOTION PASSED 7-0. Parks & Recreation Commission Minutes August 19, 2010 — Page 2 C. Burlingame Golf Center Discussion of Use — Commission discussed the concept of a small ball field being placed where the current putting greens are. Skeels suggested inviting the original architect to attend a future meeting to talk with Commission regarding possibilities. NEW BUSINESS A. Consider Renaming Bayside Park — Commission discussed the fact that Bayside is strictly a sports field. The Park has no play structure and therefore the Commission is considering renaming the area either Bayside Fields or Bayside Sports Complex. The current sign at Bayside Park is cracked. The sign needs to be replaced and the name change can be made at the same time. MOTION by Castner-Paine (seconded by La Mariana): Commission recommends to City Council the renaming of Bayside Park to Bayside Fields. MOTION PASSED 7-0. B. Field User Policy Review — Following a presentation by Supervisor Barry, discussion involved ratio of residents per group, the definition of a resident, seasonal dates, priority and ability for an organization to grow from year to year. Commission formed a sub -committee to meet with the user groups and staff to discuss the proposed changes to the draft document. The sub -committee includes Commissioners Shanus, Hesselgren and Fisher and will report back to Commission at the September meeting. REPORTS/HANDOUTS Staff Reports l . Monthly Report — Attached 2. Burlingame School District Agreement — Update Reported 3. SMUHSD — Update on meetings reported 4. Project Updates — Updates reported 5. Community Education of City Commissions Powers and Duties — Skeels explained description has been posted on the city website of each city commission's areas of advisory capacity to the City Council for to purpose better informing the public. 6. Correspondence - None Commissioner Reports Commissioner Shanus reported of a volunteer group that helped clean up Bayside Trail and thought the same group could be solicited to help with the intermediate afterschool sports program. Shanus requested this be a discussion at the next meeting. Commissioner Hesselgren reported of the "bog -like" conditions in Washington Park near the walking paths behind the Recreation Center. Skeels stated he would check with the parks department on the watering schedule and find out if it can be reduced to eliminate the "bog -like" condition. Commissioner Eaton inquired about the possibility of the City providing more trash cans at Osberg and Franklin fields. Eaton has also noticed a lot of raccoons and wondered if there were any reports from citizens or concerns about increased raccoon population in the area. Parks & Recreation Commission Minutes August 19, 2010 — Page 3 NEXT MEETING The next meeting of the Parks & Recreation Commission is scheduled to be held on Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at Burlingame City Hall. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:00 pm. Respectfully submitted, Joleen Helley Recording Secretary