HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - PR - 2005.02.17City of Burlingame - Parks & Recreation Dept.
850 Burlingame Ave., Burlingame, CA 94010
phone: (650) 558-7300 fax: (650) 696-7216
recreation@,burlingame. or
Date: February 10, 2005
To: Parks & Recreation Commissioners
City Council
From: Randy Schwartz
Re: Monthly Report
Parks Division
1. Tree Crew's grid pruning is on schedule for the season
2. Contract is underway to complete repairs to pathways at Bayside Park
3. Improvements to Washington Park's irrigation system (from a manual to an
automated system) are nearly complete
4. Tree contract work at Ray Park will be complete within the next week
5. Currently out to bid for construction of Pershing Park playground — Bids are due in
by the end of the month with construction anticipated for March
6. Determination was made by architects that Bayside Park restroom project will need to
be subjected to landfill requirements (within 1,000 feet of landfill site) — this will add
extra costs to the project
Recreation Division
1. Teens are working with Retirement Inn on High Tea and Mardi Gras programs
2. Ski trip in February had 39 Burlingame teens & 12 teens from Saratoga
3. New teen drama class starts in March
4. Adult basketball leagues are full and will begin later this month
5. Adult softball registration will be held in February
6. 6t' grade basketball & BIS spring sports are beginning
7. New 2-year old Tot -Time class has begun at the Recreation Center and is full with 13
students
8. Music presentation was held at Village Park — funds for music program came from
last year's preschool donation campaign
9. Aquatics program has performed spring in-service training and is offering
lifeguarding classes
10. New adult volleyball league is being offered on Monday nights in the spring
11. Registration is being taken for the spring Women's 35 & over soccer league
Upcoming Events
1. Tax Assistance program, sponsored by AARP — Feb to April
2. Bridge Tournament — April 18th
3. Community Golf Tournament — May 23'
4. Art in the Park — June 11 & 12
MEETING MINUTES
Regular Meeting of the Burlingame Parks & Recreation Commission
Thursday, February 17, 2005
The regular meeting of the Burlingame Parks & Recreation Commission was called to order by
Chairman Larios at 7:14 pm at the Burlingame Recreation Center, 850 Burlingame Avenue.
ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present: Erickson, Heathcote, Larios, Muller, Schreurs
Commissioners Absent: Dittman, Lawson
Staff Present: Parks & Recreation Director Schwartz, Recreation Intern Inferrera
Others Present: Youth Advisory Committee member Ann Bruni
MINUTES
The minutes of the January 20, 2005 Commission meeting were approved as submitted.
PUBLIC COMMENTS - None
L. OLD BUSINESS
A. Pershing Park Playground Rehabilitation — Schwartz informed the commissioners
that the construction portion of the project is out to bid and a March construction
period is still anticipated
B. Bayside Park Improvements — Schwartz reported that, because the site is within
1,000 feet of the landfill site, additional construction requirements will raise the
project estimate by approximately $25,000. In order to ensure available funding,
staff is delaying the Cuernavaca playground rehabilitation project until the
Bayside project is complete.
NEW BUSINESS
Community Center — The Commissioners strategized on ways to follow-up on the
Community Center discussion from the City Council/Parks & Recreation Commission
joint meeting. It was agreed that a survey of community members will be the first step in
the process and the results would be shared with the Council in the upcoming months.
The survey will seek to learn the Community's interest and support for the project, as
well as for funding methods and levels.
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Parks & Recreation Commission Minutes
February 17, 2005 — page 2
REPORTS
A. In addition to the attached monthly report on Parks & Recreation activities, staff
reported that representatives from cities, districts and the County met today to
further discuss potential funding methods for Parks. Ideas such as an increase in
sales tax were discussed and the group will meet again in approximately three
weeks.
B. Bruni announced that, in addition to the items listed in the monthly report, the
YAC has been in contact with the schools regarding the drug information
programs discussed at previous Commission meetings. Larios suggested offering
workshops through the Parks & Recreation Department for parents to assist their
children in learning refusal skills. Staff will work with local agencies, such as the
County's Gang Prevention Task Force, to set up such workshops.
NEXT MEETING
The next meeting of the Parks & Recreation Commission will be held on Thursday, March 17,
2005 at 7:00 p.m. at Burlingame City Hall.
There being no further business to come before the Commission, the meeting was adjourned at
7:59pm.
Respectfully submitted,
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Randy Schwartz
Director of Parks & Recreation