HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet - PR - 2002.10.17BURLINGAME PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION
7:00 P.M., Thursday, October 17, 2002
Conference Room "A", City Hall, 501 Primrose Road, Burlingame
Roll Call
Dittman, Erickson, Heathcote, Kahn, Larios, Lawson, Minderman, Muller,
Youth Advisory Commissioner Warden
2. Approval of Minutes - Approve the minutes of the September 19, 2002 meeting
3. Old Business
Community Center & Temporary Teen Center Update Update
Youth Advisory Committee Report Update
Senior Resources Handbook Update
4. Public Comments
This is the opportunity for members of the public to address the Commission regarding
items not otherwise on the agenda. The Ralph M. Brown Act prohibits the Commission
from acting on any matter that is not on the agenda. The Chairperson may limit speakers
to three minutes each.
5. New Business
A. Establishing Annual Joint Meetings with the Action
Parks & Recreation Commissions of the Cities
of Millbrae & San Bruno each January
(January 8, 2003 — 6:00pm)
B. Increasing the registration fee for recreation Action
classes from $3.00 to $6.00
C. Playground Committee Members Action
6. Reports
A. Parks and Recreation Division Reports
B. Commissioners
C. Recreation Division Revenue Report
7. Adjournment
Next Regular Meeting:
Thursday, November 21, 2002 - 7:00 pm at Conference Room "A", City Hall
NOTICE: Any attendees wishing accommodations for disabilities should contact the Parks & 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: iviviv.burlingame.org
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MEMORANDUM
Date: October 10, 2002
To: Parks & Recreation Commissioners
City Council
From: Director of Parks & Recreation
Re: Monthly Report
Parks Division
1) Seven Elm trees were removed by contract. All had Dutch Elm Disease.
2) New landscaping at the Police Department was completed and contract maintenance period
ended. Parks Division is now maintaining the site.
3) A Request for Proposals document has been sent out to contractors by Engineering for the
renovation of the restrooms at Ray Park and Cuernavaca Park.
4) The Parks Division has done extensive watering of recently planted street trees.
5) Soccer fields for league play are routinely being lined by the Parks Division.
6) The order for trees for Fall planting has been submitted.
7) Annual Sycamore pruning will begin shortly in the area north of Sanchez, south of Easton,
west of El Camino, and east of Vancouver.
Recreation Division
1) Teens — YAC Dance was held with 350 middle schoolers in attendance. YAC band night
featured 2 bands for 150 high school students. Two YAC meetings have been held. Topics
have included: installation of this year's officers, training and the forming of sub -committees.
2) Adult Art — Evening Porcelain & Ceramics was full for the 1st time in its history. Adult
Painting classes combined total 100 students and Knitting is full with 31 students.
3) Preschool — Most classes are full with waitlists. Additional sessions of Half Moon Music
have been added to accommodate waitlist. Playschool Villagers visited the pumpkin patch
on October 2nd
4) Fitness — Enrollment this far for Fall totals 379. Annual fitness meeting with instructors was
held where they discussed the program and explored new marketing initiatives.
5) Golf - The 26th Annual Burlingame Community Golf Tournament was held on Friday,
September 27th. 60 golfers participated in the event, enjoying a buffet dinner and awards
presentation at Dominic's at Poplar Creek. $164 was raised for the Youth Scholarship Fund.
Upcoming activities:
Youth in Government Day — October 21
Teen Six Flags Fright Night Trip — October 26
�.,. Senior Citizens Flu Shots — November 22
Holiday Tree Lighting — December 6
Holiday Faire — December 7
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m rovine the
al Youth Advisory
. Committees r members `s.are .:
Colili111ttee organizes
Burlingame residents, repre- `
senting
both. public and pri-
activities; raises funds
vase schools.
By Dwerra SCONE BAIN
Some YAC members met at
Independent NegVapers
school, while others never
BURLII�TGAME — just what is
the knew- each other until joining
YAC anyway? The. city's Youth
i
For thosemttwho were already
'
Advisory Committee is a group
friends, `it hind of strengthens `
of teenage "movers-and-shak-
our bonds," said Committee.
ern "
Officially - as youth commis-
Chair Lauren Harber.
For those who met at a-com
sinners and unofficially — as
mittee meeting, YAC .creates ?
teen ambassadors, YAC mem-
the new bond of teens working
_,
bars represent teen interests
together for a common good.
throughout Burlingame.
Student Jennifer Cochran
Where there's a need` to
said that.after her first YAC
imprnve the lives of teens. YAC
meeting, -'she instantly felt
tries to fit it.
comfortable, as students from
The 16 committee members
YAC bean b saying sa nQ "hi" to her in
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volunteer for everything from
the halls at school
organizing local dances and Strengthening social bonds their binders; eagerly taking
concerts to publicizing the and improving the teen scene notes as they talk about ways
reed and raising fiends for a are top priorities for commit to include more local kids in
proposed teen facility. tee participants. These are ri-
They are "a bright bunch who p upcoming dances and con -
They the youth take_ serious-. dam; .
are willing to do anything it ly. takes,"YAC dances aren't like regu-
C inator Gresaid Burlingame Teen At the students' monthly lar school dances, where only
ls
g Milano. meeting, the teens discuss the kids. at that particular
that re just a love the Rec [Depabunch of kids ways to raise money and. school can attend. These -all-
thatrtment] awareness of the club and its city dances are open to all the
and love doing stuff for teens." ,activities. Students sit with teens in town.
e.ne.*
Though the kids take their
charge seriously, a YAC meet
ing is a bit of a contrast from a
typical city -sanctioned meet-
ing. Milano frecuently banns
his gavel to tone down the
energetic group.'
"We're teenagers," Harber
explained, . shrugging her
shoulders.
,And who better than teens to
plan teen activities? The
youngest YAC members are in j
eighth grade and, the oldest
are in twelfth grade.' 1
Board meetings might seem a
little boring to most teens. Not
this group, Harber `insists. "I
think everyone actually looks
forward to coming," she. said -
during a break, while holding
a slice of pizza and a soda. i
The pizza is a treat the stu-
dents allow themselves from
the committee's fund. The
youth raise much .of their
money through food; sales at
various city events. For
instance, at Art in ;the Park
every summer, YAC sells cotton y
candy.
The teens are saving much of
the money in their fund to
purchase supplies for a future
teenJcommunity`: center. YAC
has been involved in planning
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'do. it s mp little
"If this teen center happens, y r
fact, it was ,: t#iroug$ . dis-
niche, in t
e world," said
'� I, will be a we ha man,"
rY PPY
cussing ,ideas for a teen• cen-
Milano, wIi'
has wor�etl' as
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Milano,said The teens will be T
ter that:YAC first formed
Bnrfingauie'�
`YAC I�lvisflr for.
-<happy too:=`Once` they "know
Burlinaame's YAC 'beganh in
two eaxs,:
` ':
;the project :is a go, whatever
1999: In March of that year a Througkou
Ghat time,
they -need to do, they'll duo it,"
i
group of about 50 residents = Milano lids
seen the;. =YAC
Milano said.
#
including •students from te6fi Tally
f a, teen center :
:
:
Burlingame and nearby caffi- by starting w
signature _drive '-
munities — gathered to brain-
at=the cite
ediate school,
storm .ideas for�.improving `
serying obi`
el `te commu-
local teen life ' Ideas arjsin ni 'center
. .g tY,_
a nnng commit
from the conference included .
tee;pr,nthT
se ;committing
day trips for youth and a com-
to ; endure
pro ect's suc
mitment to. establish a.'- teen tesst.
.,
center. in. Burli gahie: _ =Tie kids _adq
have plans
.From there, the concept of
for raising
+money' for- the
the advisory 'committee'
teen./commuluty:
center. `They
evolved. Most cities along the
want to' sell
bricks dedicated
Peninsula,. `have , their ' own .
to donors; `f
r. example. Haw -
Youth Advisory Committees,
ever, -at._.a
projected ,`cost
said Parks and Recreation.'
exceeding.
0 million, -their
Director Randy Schwartz.
-dream cent
-
:is at 'least -five
The 'teen representatives
years away,
ccording to 61ry
from cities in San.Mateo,'San
projections.
'
Francisco and -Santa -Clara
At Wedne
day's -meet ing;
counties get together, peTiodi-
the ' kids heatd
the first. news
cally for group' .training; "
on = a prop�sed.
temporary
called "YAC Attacks.' The last ,
facility;. wh
ch -could -op . en
YAC Attack attracted -2250 stu- .within
moz
the -if- the' city
dents, _according to Schwartz.
finds -the: in
ney..With. a pro -
The training is a good chance
jected cost
of $.90,00-0 per -
for the teens. to brainstorm.
yearlease:-a
id ' an estimated
"We're always looking for
$125 000 in '
p-front improve -
new teen ideas," . Schwartz
meats the .�iroject
is- still .a
said.
good amount
of money. Not
Giving Burlingame youth a
intimidated
the committee
voice was an important con-
began -to brainstorm
ideas for
sideration in hiring a teen
raising monev,
including sell -
coordinator, Schwartz added.
in- "coupon
books — or per-,
`
Milano's role as coordinator
haps- hosting- a fancy dinner
is one he relishes'. -This: is
catered and served by YAC.
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