HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet - PR - 2002.03.21BURLINGAtM.E PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION
7:00 P.M., Thursday, March 21, 2002
Conference Room "A", City Hall, 501 Primrose Road, Burlingame
Roll Call
Dittman, Erickson, Heathcote, Kahn, Larios, Lawson, Minderman, Muller,
Youth Advisory Commissioners Martindale and Warden
2. Approval of Minutes - Approve the minutes of the February 21, 2002 meeting
Old Business
A. Community Recreation Facilities Update
B. Youth Advisory Committee Report
C. Senior Resources Handbook
D. Trenton Tot Lot Dedication Ceremony
Public Comments
77zis is the opportunity jar members of the public to address the Commission regarding items not othenvis'e
on the agetuia. The Ralph M. Brown Act prohibits the Commission from acting on any matter which is not
on the agenda. The Chairperson may limit speakers to three minutes each.
5. New Business
A. Burlingame Girls Softball League Opening Day Ceremonies
6. Reports
A. Capital Improvement Projects Status
I) Washington Park Ballfield Improvements
2) Ray Park Improvements
B. Parks and Recreation Division Reports
C. Commissioners
D. Recreation Division Revenue Report
Adiournment
Next Regular Meeting:
Thursday, April 18, 2002 - 7:00 pm at Conference Room "A", City Hall
Other Upcoming Events:
Trenton Tot Lot Dedication — March 21, 2002 at 10:00 am
Commissioner's Dinner, March 22, 2002 — DoubleTree Hotel
NOTICE: Any attendees wishing accommodations for disabilities should contact the Parks R Recreation Dept. at
(650) 558-7330 at least 24 hours before the meeting. A copy of the agenda packet is available for review at the
Recreation Center, 850 Burlingame Avenue, during normal office hours. The agendas and minutes are also
available on the City's website: www.burlingame.org.
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MEMORANDUM u�
Date: March 11, 2002
To: Parks & Recreation Commissioners
City Council
From: Randy Schwartz
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Re: Monthly Report
Parks Division
1) Spring tree planting is ongoing.
2) Soil pesticide injection for selected street trees was performed by contract. The selected
trees are susceptible to damage from either aphids or Elm Leaf Beetles.
3) All City ballfields have been prepared for league play/practice.
4) City tree crew is completing annual Sycamore pruning of the trees in a selected section of
the City.
5) The annual Arbor Day ceremony occurred in Washington Park.
Recreation Division
1) Seniors — 24 attended Feb. 6th Emeritus lecture Speaker, from Mills Hospital, on Food
labels. Friday Drop -In has 12 for bridge, 20-25 for Movies. 20 for Travel Slides and 20 for
trip to St Francis hotel for tea.
2) Adult Sports - Adult Basketball started at BHS Main Gym, with 14 total teams in men's and
women's leagues. Adult Drop -in Soccer averaging 40 participants every Tuesday night at
BHS stadium field.
3) Contract Classes - Spring semester began in February. Fitness, Art & Music classes appear
to be doing very well. Fall session showed 4,361 enrollments in 389 classes.
4) Teens - Open Gym at BIS; 40 plus middle school teens. Ski Trip to Bear Valley included 25
Burlingame teens, 10 Millbrae teens and 8 San Bruno teens. Met with BHS on possiblejoint
activities funded with monies from their anti -alcohol and tobacco fund. Five YAC members
attended an all day Youth Conference in Menlo Park. Still making progress on adding drop -
in teen area to Recreation Center.
5) BIS -140 children have registered for BIS 6`h grade basketball. Eight boys teams and six
girls teams. Registration is underway for Volleyball (boys); Lacrosse (girls); Golf-, Tennis;
Track and Field; and Wrestling.
Uncomine activities
Aquatics - Two exterior pool showers are scheduled to be installed in March. Bids for Pool
Cleaning/Maintenance contract are due April 5.
Burlingame Night with the Giants— Friday, June 21st
Art in the Park — June 9 & 10 — includes "Teddy Bear Lane" for 2002
Music in the Park— Sundays in July— 1:00 to 3:00 pm
PARKS/REC-Kornder, Mike
From: AnnRossW@aol.com
Sent: Saturday, March 9, 2002 6:36 PM
To: mkornder@burlingame.org
Cc: manager@burlingame.org; attorney@burlingame.org; breilly@burlingame.org;
council@burlingame.org
Subject: 9/11 aftermath
Dear Mike,
1 can't believe that, after living across from Ray Park for eighteen years, I am
contacting you twice in as many months after all those years without complaint.
Must be a sign of the times.
At 8:07 am Saturday morning our house was shaken (really.!) and our windows
rattled and we were awakened out of a deep sleep. (It was after all, Saturday
morning...) We thought the Mills Creek tunnel which passes under our house had
collapsed or had been bombed. Not an unrealistic assumption these days,
unfortunately.
These explosions continued for an hour. When 1 went outside to investigate 1 was
told that they were just little firecrackers for opening day of girls' softball. These
explosions resembled little firecrackers as much as an English Harrier jet resembles
a hummingbird. Not a surprising reply to my question, considering the source.
These folks make a practice of skating as close to the edge of the law as possible.
A simple drive down our street on game day will confirm this. They park as far
into our driveways as they think they can get away with. But that's another story
and one we have lived with without complaint for eighteen years. We had kids too,
in fact our son coaches girls' softball in the East Bay.
My neighbors and I need to know what idiot approved this part of opening day
celebration. Apology from you is not enough. We want recourse. This arrogance
cannot go on. Ray Park appears to have been turned into Pac Bell Il, where
anonymity allows people to behave anyway they feel like.
Well, 1 could go on and on, but you get my drift. To say we are furious is to put it
mildly.
Ann Wallach
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PARKS/REC-Kornder, Mike
From: Monica Lucas
Sent: Saturday, March 9, 2002 9:24 AM
To: recreation@burlingame.org; attorney@burlingame.org; manager@burlingame.org;
planning@burlingame.org
Cc: izuffi@aol.com; kmezirka@graycary.com
Subject: Saturday in Ray Park
Jim Nantell, City Manager
Larry Anderson, City Attorney
Tim Auran, Joseph Bojues, Michael Brownrigg, Christopher Keele, Ann Keighran,
Ralph Osterling, Stanley Vistica, Planning Commissioners
Randy Schwartz, Director of Parks & Recreation
Good Morning,
I would like to lodge a formal complaint against the organizers and the
government agencies that permitted fireworks to be set off in Ray Park
beginning at 8 a.m. on Saturday, March 9, 2002.
Obviously, any noise ordinance that we have here was completely neglected,
and the whole community was awakened with what sounded like a terrorist
attack on our neighborhood. For the few who benefited from this fiasco,
there were many more who were frightened by the extremely loud noise.
We have a lot of elderly people living in our usually quiet community, and a lot
of pets as well.
I realize that
events
of this nature take place
in Ray Park, as I have lived
through the
marching
bands and screaming
for the last twenty or so years.
live right up
against
the park and have come
to expect the occasional
annoyance of these
events, but Saturday's fireworks
took things to an
extreme that
should
not be continued in any
event.
If we are going to have another PacBell Park in Ray Park, then the face of this
community will be changed forever for the worse. The simple lack of respect
for the residents that was shown should never have been allowed.
Some of us work all week expect a sane Saturday morning at home. Others
enjoy the quiet that Burlingame has always (until now) offered to its residents.
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I called the police, as did my daughter, and both times no explanation was
offered. Basically, we got a "too bad, just live with it" response. If enough
people are angered by this show of arbitrary neglect for the community, you'll
hear from a lot more of the residents than myself. I hope this is the case.
Please, in future, consider the surrounding residents when an event such as
this is in the planning stage. We'll all sleep better and enjoy our beautiful city
in a more appropriate manner.
Ball games are important for our kids, but the needs of the majority of people
in the area who are not involved should be considered during the planning
stages.
Sincerely,
Monica Lucas
1517 B Balboa Avenue
Burlingame, CA 94010
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