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Regular Meeting of the Burlingame Parks & Recreation Commission
Thursday, June 17, 2004
The regular meeting of the Burlingame Parks & Recreation Commission was called to order by
Chairman Larios at 7:02 pm at Burlingame City Hall, 501 Primrose Road.
ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present: Dittman, Erickson, Kahn, Lawson, Larios,
Youth Commissioner Webb
Commissioners Absent: Heathcote, Muller
Staff Present: Parks & Recreation Director Schwartz
Others Present: None
MINUTES
Minutes of the Commission's April 15, 2004 regular meeting were approved as submitted.
OLD BUSINESS
L-- A. Youth Advisory Committee Repo — Director Schwartz reported that the Youth Advisory
Committee had a successful cotton candy sale at Art in the Park and will be selling food
and beverages at the upcoming Music in the Park concerts.
B. Parks Use Rule Prohibiting Dogs in Playgrounds — Director Schwartz presented a draft
copy of a Parks Use Rule to the commissioners that would prohibit dogs from being in
playground areas. Commissioners discussed and amended the resolution and rules.
Commissioner Kahn moved that "to accept and recommend to the City Council the Park
Use Rule, as amended." The motion was seconded by Commissioner Erickson and
passed unanimously.
PUBLIC COMMENTS - None
NEW BUSINESS
A. Schedule of Summer Commission Meetings — After reviewing summer schedules, the
commissioners agreed to cancel the July meeting.
B. Discussion of the Brown Act — Director Schwartz distributed a memo to the
commissioners that summarized the Brown Act and discussed the aspects related to
serial meetings.
Parks & Recreation Commission Minutes
June 17, 2004 — page 2
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REPORTS
A. Parks & Recreation Department Report Schwartz reported the following:
1.
The Pershing Park Playground program is progressing very well.
2.
Progress is still being made on the BART landscaping project, with
construction anticipated to begin within the next few weeks.
3.
Recreation Revenues are anticipated to exceed $1,700,000 for fy 03-04; over
$200,000 more than the estimated budget amount.
4.
Summer programs started this week, including the summer camps, classes and
aquatics programs. Construction at Burlingame High School is limiting the
City's use of the gymnasium for camps and sports programs during the
summer and may impact programs at the pool.
5.
Art in the Park was very successful on June 12�' I13t'. This was the first Faire
held with California Artists overseeing the artists' portion of the event. The
event had approximately the same number of artists as last year's event and
the transition to Calif. Artists went smoothly. The City should recognize
approximately the same revenues as last year, but saved several hundred hours
of staff time.
6.
The 2d annual Millbrae —Burlingame Community Golf Tournament was held
at Green Hills Country Club on May 24 h with 84 golfers playing.
7.
300 Burlingame residents, family & friends attended Burlingame Night with --�
the Giants on May 14`h.
8.
Music in the Park Concerts will be held each Sunday in July from 1:00-
3:00pm in Washington Park. The Youth Advisory Committee will be selling
food and drinks.
9.
Schwartz distributed copies of "Key Ethics Law Principles For Public
Servants", a set of principles compiled by the Institute for Local Self
Government. The information relates to fairness, impartiality and avoiding
conflicts of interest.
B. Commissioners
1.
Commissioner Erickson apologized for missing the last couple of meetings,
but stated that personal and family commitments happened to fall on the same
days as the meetings. He plans to be at the upcoming meetings.
2.
Chairman Larios asked about the status of the upcoming budget including the
Capital Improvement Project (CIP) budget. Schwartz stated that the City
Council, at their June 21�` meeting, is scheduled to adopt the budget. Council
and Department Heads will address the revenue shortfalls and the $620,000
takeaway by the State as part of the budget process. Parks & Recreation will
be losing several positions in the upcoming budget; most to Golden
Handshakes. Though the Parks & Recreation Department will be receiving no
CIP funds from the General Fund budget this year, several projects have been
proposed with the use of grant funds or monies reallocated from other CIP's. --�
The commissioners expressed their support of the proposed CIP's and asked
Chairman Larios to send a letter stating such to the City Council before
Monday's meeting. Reasons for their support included (1) projects add value
to the community, (2) projects will only be using grant or previously allocated
funds, (3) projects have been part of a long-range improvement plan, (4) lower
risk of liability for injuries, (5) reduction in maintenance, (6) brings projects
into compliance with regulations, (7) reduces liability of lawsuits, (8)
enhances the life style.
3. Commissioner Larios noted the extremely long lines to register for the
preschool program and asked about the possibility of expanding the Village
facility or conducting a program from an additional site. Schwartz stated that
the best options are to add preschool facilities to the proposed Community
Center or renovate a portion of the Recreation Center when the Community
Center is completed.
4. Commissioner Lawson asked about the operation at the Burlingame Golf
Center. Schwartz stated that the City's goals of a steady revenue stream with
reduced workloads have been realized. Larios stated that many new programs
have been started and the Center appears to be much busier. Commissioner
Dittman noted that one of the employees asked the women's soccer players to
not congregate in the pro shop unless they were buying food or merchandise.
Schwartz and Larios suggested Dittman contact the Center Manager to help
resolve the issue.
5. Commissioner Kahn asked if the Dog Park was well attended. Schwartz
stated that the Dog Park is very well used.
NEXT MEETING
The next meeting of the Parks & Recreation Commission will be held on Thursday, July 15,
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
7:52 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Q
Randy Schwartz
Director of Parks & Recreation