HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet - PR - 2004.08.19BURLINGAME PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION
7:OOpm, Thursday, August 19, 2004
Burlingame City Hall, 501 Primrose Road, Burlingame
Roll Call
Dittman, Erickson, Heathcote, Kahn, Larios, Lawson, Muller
2. Approval of Minutes
Approve the minutes of the June 17, 2004 meeting
3. Old Business
A. Pershing Park Playground Rehabilitation
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. Public Art Policy
6. Reports / Hand -Outs
A. Parks & Recreation Department Reports
B. Commissioners
7. Adjournment
Next Regular Meetings:
Thursday, September 16, 2004 — 7:00 pm at Conference Room "A", City Hall
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Date: August 19, 2004
To: Parks & Recreation Commissioners
City Council
From: Randy Schwartz '024.
Re: Monthly Report
Parks Division
1.
Timberline Tree Service was the low bidder on the annual Tree Pruning/Stump Grinding
Contract.
2.
Parks has two retirements this monthLeadworkers John Chilcott and Frank Rancatore.
Those employees and a third leadworker, scheduled to retire in December, will be
replaced with a single person, due to the budget reductions.
3.
Several individuals are working under the supervision of Bob Disco on volunteer
maintenance projects.
4.
Proposals have been received for new playground equipment at Pershing Park. The
Playground Committee will interview the vendors in September and select an equipment
package for the park. Five vendors submitted nine different designs for the equipment.
5.
The Parks Division Yard was repaved in July (last paved in the 70s) and is a great
improvement.
6.
The BART landscape screen project on north California construction has begun.
7.
The Washington Park playground received final approval by the State representative.
The final 20% of the Bond funding (about $18,000) will now be dispersed to the City.
8.
Parks Division hosted a seminar on ballfield maintenance, sponsored by Sierra Pacific,
that included sessions on mound building and infield drilling/filling aeration techniques.
City received treatment of its Washington Park infield as a benefit of the seminar.
Recreation Division
1. Summer programs were well organized and well attended with over 8,000 enrollments.
2. Impact of construction at Burlingame High School was held to a minimum with
restructuring of certain camps, rental of port -a -potties and use of generator. Pool
experienced some phone & power problems.
3. Movies in the Park were very well received in both July and August and will be
increased in 2005.
4. Music in the Park Concerts were very well attended and were once again sponsored by
�, Violia Water.