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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet - PR - 2001.03.08BURLINGAME PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION 7: 00 P.M., Thursday, March 8, 2001 Burlingame Recreation Center, 850 Burlingame Ave., Burlingame 1. Roll Call Dittman, Erickson, Heathcote, Larios, Lawson, Minderman, Muller, Youth Advisory Commissioners Martindale and Zhao 2. Approval of Minutes - Approve the Minutes of the February 15, 2001 Regular Meeting 3. Old Business A. Youth Advisory Committee Report B. Review and Recommend regarding the 2001-02 Capital Improvements Budget 4. Public Comments This is the opportunity for members of the public to address the Commission regarding items not otherwise on the agenda. 5. New Business 6. Reports A. Capital Improvement Projects Status 1) Bayside Park Projects 2) Cuernavaca Park Renovation 4) Trenton Tot Lot 5) Washington Park Improvements 6) Burlingame High Parking Lot & Athletic Fields B. Parks Division Report C. Recreation Division Report D. Commissioners E. Recreation Division Revenue Report 7. Adiournment Annual Commissioner Dinner: Next Regular Meeting: On 6:00 p.m., Friday, March 23, 2001 at Sheraton Hotel 7:00 p.m., Thursday, April 19, 2001 at Conference Room A, City Hall PARKS/REC-Williams, John From: PARKS -Richmond, Tim 'Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 10:55 AM To: PARKS/REC-Williams, John Subject: Parks Division Parks Division -Superintendent's Report 1. The 2001 Arbor Day Ceremony was held in Washington Park on March 7. Seven trees were planted in the back park. Two of the trees are new Elm varieties that are resistant to Dutch Elm Disease. Two memorial trees were also planted. 2. The current tree contractor is continuing to work on the Eucalyptus trees on Skyline Blvd. 3. The City Tree Crew continues to prune Sycamore trees North of Burlingame Avenue and East of Carolan Avenue. 4. Ballfields are being prepared for the current season. Availability of the fields is dependent on the weather. 5. Lorraine Domingo is now working as a Temporary Parks Worker; she is working at Bayside Park. Richard Holtz, who was hired in January, successfully tested for a Class B driver's license. 6. Informational banners on Burlingame Avenue and Broadway Avenue are now being scheduled by the Recreation Division. Previously they were scheduled through the City Manager's Office. The Parks Division will continue to hang the banners. 1 u C11'1' OF BURLINGAME PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT 850 Burlingame McHLIe, 13urlingaIle, C'alil'urnia 94010-2899 Telephone (650) 558-7300 Parks /'frees (650) 558-7330 Fax (650) 696-7216 E-mail: bur(rcc@aol.com March 5, 2001 TO: Honorable Mayor Galligan and Members of the City Council FROM: John Williams, Parks & Recreation Director Publicity for Youth Center Alternatives Study - I �l Report SUBJECT- 1 ub y Staff has invested considerable time, energy and money in trying to get the word out and to recruit participants in the youth center alternative study process now underway. Undoubtedly, we could now do a better job if we could start over, understanding who should be the target audience. The first meeting was by invitation only to ask five groups of stakeholders in the project what their interests were. For the three public meetings, Recreation staff went door to door distributing fliers announcing the meetings and inviting participation. As you know, fliers cannot be placed in mail boxes. For meetings two and three, fliers were distributed to all homes between Myrtle and Chatham on the west and Bloomfield on the east; as well as between Plymouth and Bayswater in that same section. For all three public meetings, the usual press releases were sent to all local media. Several followup calls were made to local newspapers to encourage more coverage, but, as usual, newspapers prefer to cover the story after the fact and the meeting announcements are often buried back in the paper. All three public meetings were listed on the cable TV bulletin board of community events. Meeting fliers were sent home with every student at Burlingame Intermediate School. Several hundred meeting fliers were mailed or given to persons or groups in Burlingame, in addition to posting meeting notices at City Hall and the Rec Center. • In November, two group type meetings with staff and consultant were scheduled. Groups who were represented were: Historical Society, Lions Club, Parks & Recreation Commission, Senior Commission, and the Youth Advisory Commission. • In December, the first public meeting was held at the Recreation Center. About 35 persons attended this meeting, including a few Rec Center neighbors and several members of the Lions Club. The first alternatives to be considered were discussed. • In January, the Parks & Recreation Commission conducted a two hour public discussion of the old and new alternatives that were presented that evening. About 45 persons attended that meeting. The second group of alternatives were discussed. • in February, the Parks & Recreation Commission conducted a 2-1/2 hour public meeting at the Recreation Center. 180-200 persons attended that meeting. The third group of alternatives were discussed. In addition to the above activities, John Williams, Randy Schwartz, Peter Callander and a DES Engineers representative gave some formal presentations to the Burlingame Lions Club, the Burlingame Mothers Club and to an interested group of students at Burlingame Intermediate School. Two members of the Burlingame Planning Commission participated in two or more of the various meetings. Although Planning Commissioners asked for more information about the project, staff declined to provide more information because it seems way too soon in this study of alternatives to ask for a review of any of these rough cut proposals. Some neighbors have complained about the lack of a traffic impact study, but it is impossible to do that kind of work until one or more serious alternatives have been identified. That has not happened yet. This is still a work in progress. Please feel free to contact Randy Schwartz or me if you have any further questions about our public outreach for the alternative study process. BURLINGAME PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT Collection Report March 2001 °ecreation Division 93 lGolf Cards 3C 1 300,001 7,300.00 1 $0.00 94 ISwim Club 6,711.50 6,711.501 33,658.00 $0.00 1 Totals 1 VM,11 Z.35 1 $1 427.00 1 $95 685.35 1 $870 858 70 1 $707 275 27 1 $709 089 87 1