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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - PR - 2025.01.161 Parks & Recreation Commission APPROVED Minutes January 16, 2025 PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION APPROVED Meeting Minutes Regular Meeting on Thursday, January 16, 2025 1. CALL TO ORDER The duly noticed regular meeting of the Burlingame Parks & Recreation Commission was called to order by Chair Chang at 7:00 pm. 2. ROLL CALL COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Milne, Giere, Curtis, Yu, Wettan & Chang COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Brunello STAFF PRESENT: Parks & Recreation Director Glomstad & Recording Secretary Helley OTHERS PRESENT: None 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Yu made a motion to approve the minutes as written. The motion was seconded by Commission Milne, and the motion was approved. 5-1-1 (Brunello absent & Wettan abstained) 4. CORRESPONDENCE None 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS None 6. OLD BUSINESS None 7. NEW BUSINESS 2 Parks & Recreation Commission APPROVED Minutes January 16, 2025 a. Commissioner Assignments – Chair Chang read out the current special committees and noted the commissioners assigned to each. He noted Commissioner Curtis would fill the vacant spot on the Dog Advisory Committee, and Commissioner Giere would be the liaison for AYSO and Mercy Burlingame non-profit groups. Director Glomstad requested an additional commissioner be added to the Pickleball Ad Hoc Committee. Commissioner Yu volunteered to fill that spot. 8. STAFF AND COMMISSIONER REPORTS a. Parks & Recreation Department Reports Glomstad reported that the Dog Advisory group will hold a meeting at the beginning of next month. The goal is to have an action item on the February agenda regarding Washington Field off- leash hours. Staff will bring information on the Field Use Policy to the March meeting, with the goal of having the updated Field Use policy ready for fall field allocations. The Tree Ordinance has been updated and can be viewed here: Tree Ordinance . The update affects preservation, trimming requirements, and increased notification. Kevin Gresh has been promoted to the position of Supervisor. The Recreation Coordinator position is open on CalOpps. Staff anticipate that a new recreation coordinator will be on staff by March. The Town Square project construction has started with a target to open before the 2025 holidays. The Laguna Park project has started, and the demo and drainage have been completed. The anticipated opening date is March 2025. The Council Goal setting session was this past Tuesday and can be viewed here: Council Goal-Setting Session b. Commissioners Reports Commissioner Milne, The Burlingame Parks Forever Foundation is holding its goal-setting session for 2025 on January 27. Commissioner Giere – No Report Commissioner Curtis – No Report Commissioner Yu – No Report Commissioner Wettan – No Report 3 Parks & Recreation Commission APPROVED Minutes January 16, 2025 Commissioner Chang – No Report FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 9. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:16 pm. The next meeting of the Parks & Recreation Commission is scheduled to be held in person on Thursday, February 20, 2025, at 7:00 pm. Respectfully submitted, Joleen Helley Recording Secretary