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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - PR - 2004.06.17MEETING MINUTES 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 bo 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