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Burlingame Park and Recreation Commission
Thursday, July 20, 1995
The regular meeting of the Burlingame Park and Recreation Commission was called to order by
Chairman Don Roberts at 7:30 p.m. in City Hall Conference Room A.
ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present: Henderson, Larios, Nilmeyer, Nyhan, Pera, Roberts; Youth
Advisory Commissioners Grijalva, Mau
Commissioners Absent: Kelly
Staff Present: Directors Quadri and Williams, Recreation Manager Randy
Schwartz
Guests Present: Architect Steve Nielsen, 1238 Quince Street, San Mateo
MINUTES
The minutes of the June 15, 1995 meeting of the Commission were approved as submitted.
OLD BUSINESS
1. Installation of New Ray and Burlingame Village Park Playground Equipment. Director
Quadri reported that playground equipment for Village Park has been received and should
be installed next week. Ray Park equipment is expected next week, with installation to
follow. Both construction and playground equipment installation contractors have been
slow in their work, but both projects should be completed in two to three weeks.
2. Teen Programs. Director Williams reported that many young people are participating in
Recreation Department classes, camps and sponsored league and summer school
programs. The Tuesday -Thursday evening middle -school age drop -in program at
Burlingame Intermediate School has been cancelled, effective July 18. The high
attendance for one night in June was 12 young people and only 4 teens have participated,
in total, during the five July evening sessions. The promised parent volunteer assistance in
the game room never materialized and very few young people utilized the game room.
Staff responded to several Commissioner questions about the program.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Review of Proposed Recreation Center Masterplan. The Commission reviewed the
proposed masterplan for reconstruction of the Recreation Center, as proposed by staff and
Architect Steve Nielsen. After presentations by Director Williams and Architect Nielsen,
there was extensive discussion about the proposed plan. Williams and Nielsen noted that
there was no expansion of the Recreation Center building proposed, rather the proposed
plans had been developed to more efficiently handle existing program space needs and to
meet the needs of the senior population.
Commissioner Larios noted that the installation of wood trusses in the auditorium would
preclude future athletic activities in the auditorium. Williams responded that
Commissioner Latios' statements were correct. Both athletic games and theatrical
productions would no longer be possible in the auditorium if the auditorium was made into
an attractive meeting/dance/class/dining facility. Recreation Manager Schwartz noted that
it has been 10 years plus since athletic or theatrical activities had been held in the
auditorium.
Many non-athletic/theatrical activities are now heavily scheduled in the auditorium and the
proposed remodelling recognizes the changes that have occurred in Recreation Center
programs. Senior meal and activity programs; the fitness/aerobic classes that are now so
much a part of many residents' daily regimen; and parties, receptions and special events by
Burlingame residents now occupy hundreds of auditorium hours annually.
` Commissioners and staff expressed concerns about the inclusion of teen activities in the
building, particularly a drop -in center. However, no existing area of the Center seemed to
meet all of the criteria discussed by the group for a teen program area.
It was the consensus of the Commission to delay action on the proposed masterplan until
the next regular meeting of the Commission in September. Williams will plan a field trip
with Youth Commissioners to the newly opened teen center in Daly City prior to the next
meeting.
REPORTS
Park Director. Director Quadri reported that the Dalmatian Dog Show will be held
tomorrow (July 21) at Bayside Park.
2. Recreation Director. Director Williams reported that:
a. Recreation Department summer programs appear to be running well at this time.
Regular summer camp registration is down a bit this summer, but speciality sports
camps and the Summer Enrichment program being cosponsored with the School
District have seen increased enrollment.
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b. The Fall Recreation Department brochure will be mailed to residents' homes after
August 1. A new kinder, gentler registration program (including mail -in
registration) begins on August 10.
C. The Music in the Park Concert series is going well. Free concerts are held each
Sunday afternoon at 1:00 p.m., in Washington Park, during the month of July.
Attendance for the first three concerts has ranged between 300 and 500 persons.
d. The City Attorney has filed the preliminary papers to institute a lawsuit against the
Washington Park Tennis Court renovation contractor re the tennis court "bumps."
Commissioners.
a. Youth Commissioner Grijalva noted that the Martin Luther King Center in San
Mateo appeared to have a good mix of recreation activities in the facility.
Chairman Roberts asked if staff could report back to the Commission in September
regarding the Martin Luther King Center.
Comments from the Public - There were no comments from the public.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:50 p.m. by Chairman Roberts.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Jo W. Williams
Director of Recreation