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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - PR - 1996.09.19MEETING MINUTES Burlingame Park and Recreation Commission Thursday, September 19, 1996 The regular meeting of the Burlingame Park and Recreation Commission was called to order by Chairman Don Roberts at 7:33 p.m. in Conference Room A, Burlingame City Hall. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Larios, Nyhan, Pera, Piccetti, Roberts and Youth Advisory Commissioner Cretan Commissioners Absent: Commissioners Kelly and Nilmeyer, Youth Commissioner Dougherty Staff Present: Parks & Recreation Director Williams, Recreation Superintendent Schwartz Guests Present: None MINUTES The Minutes of the July 18 Regular Meeting and the August 29 Special Meeting were approved as presented. OLD BUSINESS Teen Programs and Activities. A. Commissioners reviewed the joint study session held with the City Council on September 17, 1996. Commissioners agreed to hold to their earlier time table and present their proposed plan for the creation of a Teen Coordinator in January or February of 1997. Commissioners Larios and Piccetti will represent the Commission on the Blue Ribbon Committee on Teens which will meet over the next few months to study teen program issues. B. The Commission finalized the teen interest survey to go to local schools. Staff will have the survey run-off and ready to distribute on Monday, September 23. Commissioner Larios will handle BHS; Commissioner Piccetti will handle BIS and Mills High; and Director Williams will deliver to Mercy High. C. Williams stated that BHS staff reports 67% of the students enrolled at Burlingame High School for the 1996-97 school year to be residents of the 94010 ZIP Code. The school has no Hillsborough vs. Burlingame breakdown available. 2. Burlingame Intermediate School Athletic Field Rehab. Williams reported that the pre - construction meeting with the contractor has taken place and work is scheduled to begin on Monday, September 30. The work schedule calls for grass planting by November 8 and, hopefully, the grand opening of the field can be scheduled in April, 1997. Commissioners asked that staff try and get some publicity for this cooperative City -School District project that will serve the entire community. 3. Victoria Park Playground Rehab. Williams reported that the Victoria Park project has fallen behind schedule a bit, but installation of the playground equipment should take place within two weeks and all work should be completed within one month. 4. Ray Park Tennis/Athletic Court Rehab. Williams reported that the contractor has not been timely about finishing the remaining few items on the project punch list, but the resurfacing project should be completed within the next two or three weeks. A basketball backstop with a long cantilever section has been ordered and will be installed at the north court by staff. 5. Cuernavaca Park User Issues. Williams reported that Mrs. Musante has been out of town on vacation and/or business, but that he would soon be scheduling an evening meeting in the park neighborhood to discuss park use issues. Several Commissioners expressed a willingness to participate in such an evening meeting. NEW BUSINESS 1. Ray Park --School Issues. Williams reported that Lincoln School Principal Betty Aten has expressed concern about people "hanging -out" in Ray Park during normal school hours, as well as intermediate school students stirring -up trouble with Lincoln School kids on days when B.I.S. has days off. Williams said that Ms. Aten is contacting B.I.S to ask their assistance on the days -off problem. Commissioners discussed the issue and agreed that there was probably not much that could be done to prohibit people from using the public park. Williams is contacting other parks and recreation departments to see if other agencies have experienced the same problem. REPORTS 1. Parks Division. Williams noted that this is an extremely busy season for the Parks Division. There is heavy use of parks and athletic facilities, and the tree planting season is here. Staff reorganization and promotions following the combination of the two departments are finished. Everything appears to be running smoothly under the new organization. 2. Recreation Division. Superintendent Schwartz reported that organizational changes are almost complete in the new Recreation Division. He also noted that Burlingame Together is conducting a "Community Picnic for Teens" at Washington park on Sunday, October 13. A committee of young people has been working hard to pull the details together. 3. Commissioners. 1. Commissioner Pera reported that the sun makes it very difficult to see from the third base position for games played during the twilight hours at Bayside Park. He was concerned that someone might be hurt by a batted or thrown ball and wondered if something could be done to alleviate the problem. Staff will review and report back to the Commission. 2. Chairman Roberts asked staff to develop an updated priority list of Commission programs and C.I.P. priorities for review by the Commission prior to the budget process next spring. PUBLIC COMMENT There was no public comment. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned by Chairman Roberts at 8:23 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, 4. 4, Jo W. Williams Par s & Recreation Director September 24, 1996 TO: FROM SUBJECT CITY OF I3URLINGAME PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT Park & Recreation Commission John Williams John's Vacation I will be on vacation from Friday night, October 11 through Sunday, October 20. We have an annual family outing on the Mendocino Coast over the Columbus Day weekend and then I will continue up to Corvallis, where my daughter is a student, for the Stanford-OSU game. Sorry about the timing, but I claim no responsibility for either the scheduling of Columbus Day or Stanford football games. Randy Schwartz will staff your October 17 meeting. I will prepare your meeting agenda by October 10, so please get any agenda items to me by that time. Our department has been asked to schedule the 1 st meeting of the Blue Ribbon Committee on Teen Programs. As you will recall, the Mayor asked that we have a lunch time meeting with representatives from the Council, Commission, City Manager, Parks & Recreation, Police and the two school districts. We are trying to set that up for the week of October 21 or the following week. Randy will advise you of the specifics at your October 17 meeting. Karlene Harvey is handling the scheduling of the committee meeting. Please call her with any specific questions at 696-7245. cc: Dennis Argyres Randy Schwartz Karlene Harvey Pat Abdilla