HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - PR - 2004.09.16MEETING MINUTES
Regular Meeting of the Burlingame Parks & Recreation Commission
Thursday, September 16, 2004
The regular meeting of the Burlingame Parks & Recreation Commission was called to order by
Chairman Larios at 7:00 pm at Burlingame City Hall, 501 Primrose Road.
ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present:
Commissioners Absent:
Staff Present:
Others Present:
Dittman, Erickson, Kahn, Larios, Muller
Heathcote, Lawson
Parks & Recreation Director Schwartz
None
MINUTES
The minutes of the August 19, 2004 Commission meeting were approved as submitted.
OLD BUSINESS
A. Pershing Park Playground Rehabilitation — Director Schwartz reported that the
Playground Committee has met with the vendors and is working on the design for
`-- the playground. In response to a question from Commissioner Kahn, Schwartz
stated that, other than Pershing, Cuernavaca Park's playground is the only one
that still needs to be brought up to ADA and playground safety standards.
B. Public Art Committee — Schwartz reported that the City Council formed a
Committee to draft a policy regarding the potential placement of art in public
places. Commissioners Kahn and Lawson will represent the Parks & Recreation
Commission on the Committee. The first meeting is tentatively scheduled for
September 27th.
PUBLIC COMMENTS - None
A. Field Use Policy — Director Schwartz introduced the item stating staff is
requesting feedback and direction regarding field use by non-profit groups. A
few of the questions to be addressed in a policy would include
Non-profit groups wishing to conduct fund-raising camps that compete
with Parks & Recreation Department offerings
Non-profit groups who extend their programs to year-round offerings
Assigning field space for new non-profit groups
Parks & Recreation Commission Minutes
September 16, 2004 — page 2
Schwartz suggested that the Commission discuss the issues involved in drafting
such a policy and then invite representatives of the non-profit organizations to the
next meeting to give their input. The Commissioners then discussed several
different sides of the issue, including philosophy, field usage, and prioritization.
This input will be compiled into a draft document for the next meeting. Staff was
asked to provide a schedule of the current amount of field usage and the rates
each group pays to use the different facilities.
REPORTS
A. Director Schwartz reported that (1) staff is making progress towards a web -based
registration system for recreation classes; (2) the landscaping project on
California Drive to visually block the BART trains is scheduled for completion in
early October; (3) staff is improving the pathways at Bayside Park and will be
planting new trees so they can become established before a proposed widening of
Airport Blvd in the next six to twenty years; (4) staff is in the process of renewing
the contract with the Burlingame Aquatic Club to operate the competitive
programs at the Burlingame Aquatic Center.
B. Commissioner Muller reported that dogs are still running off -leash in Washington
�-- Park from 6:00 to 7:00am.
C. Commissioner Dittman stated that the yellow lines on the BHS Football field need
repainting.
D. Commissioner Larios asked about the progress of the Bayside Park restroom
project. Staff stated that the City Council will be discussing the City's General
Fund budget at their next meeting.
NEXT MEETING
The next meeting of the Parks & Recreation Commission will be held on Thursday, October 21,
2004 at 7:00 p.m. at Burlingame City Hall.
There being no further business to come before the Commission, the meeting was adjourned at
8:14 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Randy Schwartz
`-- Director of Parks & Recreation