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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - PR - 2001.06.21MEETING MINUTES Burlingame Parks & Recreation Commission Thursday, June 21, 2001 The regular meeting of the Burlingame Parks & Recreation Commission was called to order by Chairman Ed Larios at 7:00 p.m. in Conference Room "A" at Burlingame City Hall. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Dittman, Heathcote, Kahn, Larios, Lawson and Minderman, Muller; Youth Commissioner Martindale Commissioners Absent: Erickson, Youth Commissioner Zhao Staff Present: Acting Parks & Recreation Director Schwartz Others Present: None Chairman Larios welcomed Commissioner Kahn and wished her many happy years on the Commission. MINUTES Minutes of the May 17, 2001 regular meetings of the Commission were approved as submitted. OLD BUSINESS A. Teen Center Study Committee. Chairman Larios asked staff to forward to each commissioner a copy of the Teen Recreational Facilities Committee's progress report to the City Council. Larios and Commissioner Dittman informed the other commissioners of the progress of the Committee. The Committee has now met nine times, explored over twenty options of location & type of facility, asked the architects to explore four options and gave a progress report to the City Council on June 18d'. The architects met with the co-chairs, the City Manager and Acting Parks & Recreation Director on June 20'h and were given their tasks. The commissioners discussed several items related to the topic, including: their role and responsibilities when the Committee work is turned over to the Commission, projected timeline, the potential of having to bring new commissioners up to speed on the project and how the Committee arrived at the options to give to the architects. B. Report on Youth Advisory Committee (YAC). Youth Advisory Commissioner Martindale reported that the YAC has not had a meeting in the past month due to the end of school, but have had two successful functions. Nearly 100 6d' graders attended a pool party at the Burlingame Aquatic Center on June 2nd. The YAC conducted a cotton candy sale at Art in the Park on June 9 and raised $950. The money will be used for future teen events. The YAC will also be selling barbecued hamburgers and hot dogs at the upcoming Music in the Park concerts. Parks & Recreation Commission Thursday, June 21, 2001 - page 2 C. Dog Exercise Park Acting Director Schwartz reported that a meeting of dog owners who use the dog park on a regular basis was held on May 30`'. The owners suggested rules or improvements for the facility and expressed interest in helping conduct a special event to publicize the Park. The owners agreed that a limit of two dogs per owner should be set, a small dog area is not a high priority, the City should explore the possibility of adding an extra water station and strollers should be left outside of the Park. Commissioner Muller said that she heard of a small dog getting sick at the Park. Staff had received a report about a dog getting diarrhea at the Park and has asked the Water treatment plant staff to test the water from the dog drinking fountain for possible contamination. (The analysis was completed on Friday, June 22 with no sign of contamination. Staff will continue to search for a possible cause) Larios asked staff about the status of the dog use in Washington Park. Schwartz reported that there are still dogs off leash in Washington Park. As discussed at the prior Commission meeting, the Recreation Division will begin a Dog Exercise Park campaign in the upcoming months. Afterwards, the Police Department will conduct sweeps of neighborhood parks to remind owners that only at the Dog Exercise Park can dogs be off leash in a City park. The dog owners at the meeting on May 30a' agreed to assist in a special event at the Dog Exercise Park. �... PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no comments from the public. NEW BUSINESS A. Selection of Two Students to Recommend to City Council as Youth Advisory Commissioners for 2001-02. Commissioner Lawson said that she and Commissioner Heathcote interviewed three applicants for the two Youth Advisory Commissioner seats on the Parks & Recreation Commission. All three of the candidates (Lauren Harber, Peter Martindale and Mary Warden) were well qualified, have been active members of the YAC and were very enthusiastic about joining the Commission. Lawson and Heathcote recommended Martindale and Warden because of their work with the Teen Center project, which will continue to be a major Commission issue throughout the next year. B. Possible Cancellation of Upcoming Parks & Recreation Commission Meetings Due to Upcoming Summer Vacation Schedules. Commissioners discussed vacation schedules and their projected upcoming workload. The commissioner's discussed that the Teen Recreational Facilities Committee's next meeting tentatively scheduled for July 30"' and could potentially be ready to report to the Commission in August. Heathcote moved to cancel the July 19`h meeting of the commission due to vacation schedules. Commissioner Kahn seconded the motion, which was unanimously approved. Commissioner Muller then moved to reschedule the August 2001 meeting from August 16`h to August 23'd due to vacation schedules. Lawson seconded the motion, which was approved unanimously. Parks & Recreation Commission Thursday, June 21, 2001 - page 3 REPORTS - Acting Director Schwartz reported the following: A. Capital Improvement Project Status 1. Trenton Tot Lot. The project should be out to bid within the next few weeks. A slight delay was experienced while trying to determine the best way to route the drainage, but that has been agreed upon between the Parks and Public Works staffs. Commissioners Lawson and Minderman were on the committee that chose the equipment. Parks Superintendent Richmond and Parks Supervisor Disco will oversee the project. 2. Washington Park Ballfield Improvements. The topographic survey was completed this week and the infield is still on pace for a December date. The lighting project is scheduled for installation in September. 3. Burlingame High School's Athletic Field. On Monday, June 18`h, the City Council approved funds for a synthetic grass field at Burlingame High School's football stadium. The $640,000 construction cost will be paid by the City, with half of the total being paid back to the City over the next 10 years. $220,000 will be credited by the District toward the Aquatic Center's maintenance costs, with the additional $100,000 being paid to the City by A.Y.S.O. and the High School's Athletic Boosters. Chairman Larios expressed his appreciation to Schwartz and City Manager, Jim Nantell, for their work on the project and stated how this project will benefit Burlingame. 4. Proposed Skateparks in Millbrae & Coyote Point. The City Council approved a proposal to assist in the development of skateparks in Millbrae and Coyote Point. $100,000 has been allocated toward the project near Mills High School, in conjunction with the City of Millbrae and the YMCA. $125,000 has been allocated for the project in conjunction with the County of San Mateo and the cities of Millbrae and Foster City. However, the estimated price of the Coyote Point site has increased from $600,000 to $870,000. Burlingame's share of the project (20% of cost, due to having 20% of the target population), could increase to $180,000. B. Parks Division Report — see attached. C. Recreation Division Report — see attached. D. Commissioners 1. Commissioner Dittman said that she heard the schedule at the Aquatic Center was going to be changing. Schwartz stated that was because of the starting of the Summer swim lessons, recreation swim, etc. Schedules are available at the Aquatic and Recreation Centers. 2. Commissioner Minderman complimented the Burlingame Girls Softball League on controlling the parking, traffic and noise issues at Ray Park during their recent tournament. Parks & Recreation Commission Thursday, June 21, 2001 - page 4 3. Commissioner Heathcote reported that he has not seen the comments made by Steve Warden at the City Council's June 18'hmeeting. 4. Heathcote also reported the death of Marianne Riddle. Marianne was the individual primarily responsible for the idea and development of Burlingame's Dog Exercise Park. The Riddle family has also been instrumental in many community activities, including the development of the Burlingame Youth Baseball Association. E. Recreation Division Revenue Report — see attached. NEXT MEETING The next regular meeting of the Parks & Recreation Commission will be held on Thursday, July 195 2001 at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall. There being no further business to come before the Commission, Chairman Larios adjourned the meeting at 8:24 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Randy Schwartz Acting Parks & Recreation Director Monthly Report — June 2001 Parks Division 1. 70 street trees planted. 2. Fields prepared for Boys Baseball and Girls Softball tournaments at Bayside Park. 3. Community Service crews spread wood chips and picked up trash on public rights -of -way. 4. New goal sod goalmouths at the Soccer Center knit in completely. Facility is again open for play. 5. Tree Crew is pruning the grid South of Toyon Avenue and East of Carolan Avenue. All street trees are being inspected and pruned as needed. 6. Hiring process has begun for the two new positions in the Parks Division authorized by the 2001-'02 budget. 7. Trenton Park renovation project is out to bid. 8. 2001-'02 Tree Pruning Contract is out to bid. 9. The Burlingame Shoreline Cleanup Day is scheduled for the morning of Saturday, September 15. Volunteers are encouraged to participate. The event includes food and raffle prizes for participants. Recreation Division t 1. Art in the Park held June 9 & 10 with 170 vendors and food booths. 2. Completed Spring 2001 session with 4453 registrations into 408 classes. New classes: "Fencing" has 21 students and "Body Shaping" has 39. 3. Aquatics class registration continues to grow. Already over 1,100 swim participants and 123 water polo players. 4. Senior citizens drop -in program averages 40 each Friday and trips are full. 5. Teen programs: Police, Fire, Recreation Nights: 70 participants. Extreme Adventure Camp (new program has 244 participants to date. 6. Summer Basketball has over 300 4 h to 8th graders. Softball camp has 21 participants. 7. Summer Preschool programs are full. New classes: "Pre-K" has 35 enrollees and "Kids in Tune" is full with 12 per class.