HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - PR - 2007.04.19MEETING MINUTES
Regular Meeting of the Burlingame Parks & Recreation Commission
Thursday, April 19, 2007
The regular meeting of the Burlingame Parks & Recreation Commission was called to order by
Chairman Dittman at 7:03 pm at Burlingame City Hall, 501 Primrose Road, Burlingame.
ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present: Dittman, Hesselgren, Shanus, Larios, Comaroto
Commissioners Absent: Muller, Castner-Paine
Staff Present: Parks & Recreation Director Schwartz;
Account Clerk III Joleen Butler;
Recreation Intern Garrett Gotthardt
Others Present: None
MINUTES
The Minutes of the March 15, 2007 regular meeting were approved as submitted.
PUBLIC COMMENTS — None
OLD BUSINESS
A. Policy for Use of Private Barbeques in Cites
Director Schwartz reviewed the discussion from the March 2007 Commission meeting. At that
meeting the Commission began establishing a policy for safe use of private BBQ's in City parks.
Commissioner Shanus read an article from the Examiner regarding the BBQ Policy.
Chair Dittman asked the commission what they had researched during the past month and what
their thoughts were about the current drafted policy.
After much discussion, it was decided that:
• BBQ's within the ordinance are ok
• BBQ's that are out of compliance to the ordinance are not permitted at any time
• BBQ's restricted per ordinance would be spelled out "Park Specific" with a site map of
where allowed.
Staff was asked to return at the next meeting with recommendations about appropriate placement
of BBQ's at lower Bayside, Cuernavaca, Ray, Victoria, Village & Washington Parks.
Motion by Larios (seconded by Hesselgren): The following items will be included in the
BBQ Ordinance:
• BBQ's are not allowed at the following parks — Upper Bayside, Heritage, "J" lot,
Trenton, Mills Canyon and Shorebird Sanctuary
• BBQ's with grills no larger than 14"in diameter are allowed on City provided table
tops at Alpine, Laguna, Paloma & Pershing Parks
• BBQ's with grills no larger than 24"in diameter are allowed in designated areas at
Lower Bayside, Cuernavaca, Ray, Victoria, Village and Washington Parks
• BBQ's with grills larger than 24" in diameter are allowed per Parks & Recreation
Director permission only.
MOTION PASSED 5 — 0.
Parks & Recreation Commission Minutes
April 19, 2007 — Page 2
B. Arsenic Update
Director Schwartz reported that the PCB contamination at the high school was removed during
the school's spring break. The lead contamination will be taken care of in June during the week
following Art in the Park. Clean-up of the arsenic on campus is scheduled to begin in mid -June
and be completed by the start of school in August. Staff is tele-conferencing on a regular basis
with representatives from the San Mateo Union High School district & the State Department of
Toxic Substance Control to ensure minimal disruption to summer recreation programs.
NEW BUSINESS
A. Joint Council -Commission Meeting Agenda
The Commission would like the following items to be placed on the Joint Council -Commission
Meeting Agenda for June 4th:
1) New Recreation Center — City Master Plan
2) Turf of Bayside Fields 3 & 4 Fundraiser Update (CIP's)
3) School Board/City Relationship
B. Parks & Recreation Survey — Intern Project
Parks & Recreation Department Intern Garrett Gotthadt presented the Parks & Recreation Survey
that he has developed and will be distributing to various schools and organizations. He gave a
small stack to each Commissioner to hand out. He explained that staff would assess the results
from the survey to determine if Parks & Recreation Department programs are on target with the
(1) social, (2) fitness, (3) educational and (4) passive recreational needs of the various
community members.
C. Update on Centennial Celebration
Director Schwartz reported that the Centennial Parade is scheduled for June 2, 2007 as the kick
off for the year long Centennial Celebration. Over the next six weeks more publicity and
merchandise will be seen to promote the kickoff Parade and subsequent upcoming events.
REPORTS/HAND-OUTS
A. Monthly Staff Report — see attached
B. 2006-07 Monthly Revenue Report — see attached
C. Commissioner Reports
1. Commissioner Hesselgren asked if we could incorporate a link on the City
website with directions to the local parks. (Directions have been added.
However, since not all of the parks facilities have a street address, some of
the maps show the locations but do not offer driving directions)
2. Commissioner Larios inquired as to whether Pershing Park is going to be re-
surfaced in the 07-08 budget year. ($10,000 was placed in the 2007-08
budget for court resurfacing at Pershing Park)
Parks & Recreation Commission Minutes
April 19, 2007 — Page 3
3. Commissioner Shanus reported that subsequent to some conversations with a
couple of school board members, the board members are looking to better the
relationship with the City. Commissioner Larios inquired if people are
concerned with quality or quantity of the programs put on at the schools by
the City. Shanus said they want more classes and the existing classes are of
high quality, but the individual schools do not want to give the City the space
to put them on. Shanus summarized that there is a grassroots desire by the
Board to make things right with the City.
4. Commissioner Dittman inquired as to the status of the Easton Drive tree.
Schwartz replied that the tree has been inspected and the Department will be
reporting on the condition of the tree to City Council at the May 7th meeting.
NEXT MEETING
The next meeting of the Parks & Recreation Commission is scheduled to be held on Thursday,
May 17, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. at Burlingame City Hall.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Commission, the meeting was adjourned at
9:20 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Joleen Butler
Burlingame Parks & Recreation
Account Clerk III