HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - PR - 2004.01.22MEETING MINUTES
Regular Meeting of the Burlingame Parks & Recreation Commission
Thursday, January 22, 2004
The regular meeting of the Burlingame Parks & Recreation Commission was called to order by
Chairman Larios at 7: 1Op. m. at Burlingame Recreation Center, 850 Burlingame Avenue.
ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present: Dittman, Erickson, Heathcote, Kahn, Larios, Lawson, Muller,
Youth Commissioner Webb
Commissioners Absent: None
Staff Present: Parks & Recreation Director Schwartz,
Recreation Supervisor Blondino
Others Present: None
MINUTES
Minutes of the Commission's December 18, 2003 regular meeting were approved as submitted.
OLD BUSINESS
A. Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) Report — Youth Commissioner Webb reported on
several YAC events: Parents Night Out on January 23`d (event was very successful, with
33 participants), 7th & 8th grade dance on March 5 ,Spring concert.
B. Community Recognition Program — Schwartz reported that the City Council met at Jim
Murray's home on Sunday, December 21St and approved renaming the Bayside Soccer
Center to Murray Field per the recommendation of the Parks & Recreation Commission.
Schwartz will also be meeting soon with the Council Committee of Council members
Baylock and Nagel to discuss appropriate recognition of one-time donors.
C. Evaluation of the Teen Dinner Dance — Commissioner Erickson emphasized the need to
evaluate why the Teen Dinner Dance was not successful. Commissioner comments
included:
Erickson: Time of year needs to change, PR was well done, need for a theme
Heathcote: Good PR, no support from parents, Walk of Fame idea should help
Webb: Publicity needs to be focused at BSD parents, ticket sales should be easier
Lawson: Poor economic times, parents dedicated to schools, need for dedicated crew
Dittman: Need dedicated committees & chairpersons to be available/talk it up
Muller: Not Commissioner's responsibility, saw very few posters, poor economy
Kahn: Questions dinner dance format, need more people and state case better
Larios: Need purpose to get people involved and form well -planned committees
The commissioners decided to focus their attentions during the upcoming meetings on (1)
the Walk of Fame event and (2) the approved Community Center plan, rather than the
temporary Teen Center.
Parks & Recreation Commission Minutes
January 22, 2004 — page 2
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None
NEW BUSINESS
A. Fall 2003 Parks & Recreation Employee Recognition Program — Director Schwartz
discussed a program to recognize Parks & Recreation Department employees.
B. Discussion of Potential Change in Youth Commissioner Approach — Due to the difficulty
in recent years of filling the two Parks & Recreation Commissioner seats, Schwartz
suggested a change in the Youth Commissioner program. After discussion with Youth
Commissioner Webb, it was agreed to have one regular Youth Commissioner and have
the YAC send a liaison to the Commission on a rotating basis to fill the remaining seat.
This plan will also allow more YAC members to become familiar with the Commission.
REPORTS
A. Parks & Recreation Department Report - Director Schwartz reported the following:
1.
Registration for Spring 2004 classes is underway. The registration process was
tweaked by staff and well received by the public.
2.
The Washington Park playground construction contract with Community Playgrounds
was approved by Council on January 5th. Work is scheduled to begin on February
2nd
3.
Upcoming Teen activities include two ski trips and an open gym program.
4.
The Senior Citizens computer class at BHS is full with seniors and 12 students. The
new Bingo & Bag Lunch program is averaging 30 participants and is receiving
donated desserts from Molly Stones and the Retirement Inn of Burlingame.
5.
Youth Basketball season is underway for 4th/5th and 7th/8th graders, with solid
participation numbers. 6th grade basketball will begin in February. Many of the
coaches are donating their time to the program.
6.
Murray Field is having some extra drainage work performed at a cost of $15,600.
AYSO and CYSA have each donated $3,000 to this project.
7.
Repairs to the pathways at Village Park will be handled in the Spring.
8.
The Summer aquatics schedule has been established for the City and Club programs.
The pool's TDS levels are now well under control and the chlorine costs have been
reduced. The City is now offering a "bulk" rate for private lessons.
9.
The City will be reducing the General Fund budget by approximately $3,000,000 in
the 2004-05 budget. Reductions in Parks & Recreation are anticipated to be nearly
$450,000.
10.
Staff will be placing a box on the Activities Registration Form that allows individuals
to donate funds. One of the neighboring cities has such a program and generated
$5,000 in donations last year. Commissioners also suggested potential increases to
program fees.
Parks & Recreation Commission Minutes
January 22 — page 3
B. Commissioners
1. Commissioner Dittman asked about the status of the City Budget and the revenue
the City has derived from the Hotel Tax. Schwartz reported a slight increase from
the same time frame as last year.
2. Chairman Larios reported that the Burlingame High School Football Field still
has ruts that were caused by the construction crew during installation. Because of
the City's donation to the facility, Larios will be writing a letter to the School
District from the Commission asking that the repairs be completed.
3. Larios also requested that the Police Dept. patrol Washington Park during the
early morning and evening hours to remind residents of the leash laws and fine
those who have been warned previously. (Schwartz contacted Commander Van
Etten who will have the Park patrolled.)
C. Hand-outs
1. Roster of Council, Commissions and Staff
2. Friends of Mills Canyon Newsletter
NEXT MEETING
The next meeting of the Parks & Recreation Commission will be held on Thursday, February 19,
2004 at 7:00 p.m. at Burlingame City Hall. The annual Commissioner's Dinner will be held on
Friday, March ffh.
There being no further business to come before the Commission, the meeting was adjourned at
9:00pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Randy Schwartz
Director of Parks & Recreation