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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-03-15; Parks & Recreation Commission; MinutesMINUTES OF:CITY OF CARLSBAD PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING COMMISSIONERS DATE OF MEETING : TIME OF MEETING : PLACE OF MEETING: March 15, 1976 7:30 p.m. City Council Chambers The Parks and Recreation Commission meeting was called to order in the City Council Chambers at 7:30 p.m. by Chairwoman Betty Wollrich. ROLL CALL; Betty Wollrich Juanita Rhodes Don Egermayer Ron Schwab APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Claude Lewis, Councilman Ed Johnson, Director of. Parks and Recreation Juanita Rhodes asked that Tom Pakestan, under Old Business (A), be changed to Tom Robertson. Betty Wollrich asked that 12:30 p.m. under Adjournment be changed to 11:30 p.m. Don Egermayer asked that March 36, Thursday under Old Business (A) be changed to March 26, Thursday. Betty Wollrich asked that Old Business (J) be changed to read, "Commission only discussed item". The minutes of the February 23, 1976 meeting were approved as corrected. NEW BUSINESS; A. Urban Open Space and Recreation Grant Program Governor Brown is going to include $25 million in the 1976-77 budget for urban open space and recreation grants for cities. Information has been requested, by the State, regarding past and/or future projects. Mrs. Wollrich asked what had happened to the plans for the bicentennial celebration for Hosp Grove. Mr. Johnson stated the city does not own the land, therefore, the plans have been abandoned. B. Pop Warner Football (Dennis McKee) Dennis McKee, President of Pop Warner Football, thanked the Commission for the $612 given for payment of officials. Mr. McKee requested that .... monies be budgeted for this activity in the 1976-77 budget. A£ present, the exact amount is not known. Mr. Johnson stated the budget has not been com- pleted. He has recommended that these allocations be included. However, the Commission has not decided what they wish to do. A study is being made on what other cities do in similar situations Mr. McKee stated the only other item he wanted to discuss was the utilization of the fields. Mr. Johnson stated the use of the fields were regulated by the Recreation Superintendent, and the Pop Warner Representative should contact John Sonnhalter. Mr. McKee requested any information on the MINUTES OF:CITY OF CARLSBAD PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING COMMISSIONERS DATE OF MEETING : March 15, 1976 TIME OF MEETING : 7:30 p.m. PLACE OF MEETING: City Council Chambers Lighting of the Little League field. Mr. Schwab indicated it would be helpful to know the cost of the officials so that the Commission could vote. He requested this information be given to Mr. Johnson as soon as possible. Mr. McKee stated the earliest time he could notify Mr. Johnson of actual cost would be around the last week of August. Mrs Wollrich asked if the addition of another team increase the price of officiating. Mr. McKee stated it would, about 25%. Mrs. Wollrich thanked Mr. McKee for coming to the meeting. OLD BUSINESS; A. Mayor's Youth Council Chuck Grafft gave the Commission a list of pro- jects and ideas that the Mayor's Youth Council is proposing for the budget year 1976-77. Mr. Johnson suggested the items be discussed at the next Commission meeting so as to allow the Commissioners an opportunity to study the pro- posal. Mrs. Wollrich requested a report on Mr. Grafft's trip to San Francisco. Mr. Grafft requested the support of the Commission to have a member of the Mayor's Youth Council appointed to the Commission. Mrs. Wollrich stated it was not a good idea to limit the youth appointee to one organization. Suggested statement read high school student or from certain age group. B. Batiquitos Regional Park (County of San Diego) Mr. Johnson showed the final plan to be presented to the County Board of Supervisors by the County of San Diego on Batiquitos Lagoon. Total acreage of the park is 720 acres. 420 acres is the lagoon. The plan is that 50% of the lagoon be dregded. They do not have any exits from the eastern portion of lagoon with the exception of emergency exits. Batiquitos Lagoon is listed #2 under State Parks to be .preserved. Mrs. Wollrich suggested a contract so that Carlsbad citizens could reach Batiquitos Lagoon. Mr. Egermayer stated nothing would be done with- out the approval of the Core of Engineers which must receive approval of numerous organizations. Mr. Johnson stated it seemed the Core of Engineers had received approval of the Department of Fish and Game. MINUTES OF:CITY OF CARLSBAD PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING COMMISSIONERS DATE OF MEETING : TIME OF MEETING : PLACE OF MEETING: March 15, 1976 7:30 p.m. City Council Chambers C. Magee House The City Council has approved Mr. Ebright's preliminary plan. Mrs. Wollrich asked if any additional information had been received from the Historical Society re- garding the possibility of moving the old library to the site. Mr. Johnson stated he had not. D. Budget - 1976-77 Mr. Johnson gave a brief summary of the proposed. 1976-77 budget. The breakdown is as follows: Parks Personnel Service $195,012 Materials, Supply, Service 112,950 Capital Outlay 59,592 TOTAL $367,554 Recreation Personnel Service $116,706 Materials, Supply, Service 23,725 Capital Outlay • 6,836 Swimming Pool Reserve 100,000 TOTAL $247,267 DIRECTOR REPORTS LA COSTA VALE III Mr. Johnson stated he had received a request to use some of the open space in La Costa Vale II to dump rocks. Mr. Egermayer made a motion that the City prohibit La Costa Land Company from using the area to dump rock: Juanita Rhodes seconded the motion. AYES Mr. Schwab asked Mr. Johnson to see if an Enviornmenta Impact Report was required. HOLIDAY PARK - BANDSTAND ' Mr. Johnson received a letter for the Board of Realtors and Contractors stating they would construct a bandstand in Holiday Park, if the city provides the materials. The Commission wants to approve the site. SWIMMING POOL Mr. Johnson suggested the Commission accept the fact that the property at Chestnut and Monroe may not be the site of the swimming pool. The City Council is reluctant to condemn the property. Mr. Johnson has recommend to the City Manager that an Architect Selection .Committee be established to con- sist of 2 Parks and Recreation Commissioners, 2 City Council members, 2 Swimming Pool Committee members, and the Parks and Recreation Director. The Manager will present the recommendation to the City Council for approval. X i i x X Xi MJNUTES OF:CITY OF CARLSBAD PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING COMMISSIONERS DATE OF MEETING : TIME OF MEETING : PLACE OF MEETING: March 15, 1976 7:30 p.m. City Council Chambers Mr. Schwab made a motion to contact some pool con- ' tractors and have them prepare feasibility studies. Juanita Rhodes seconded the motion. Discussion: Mrs. Rhodes asked if we could request studies. Her impression was that over a certain amount, a project must have an architect. Mr. Johnson stated he would asked the City Attorney about the legal ramifications involved. Vote: Ayes HUB PARK Mr. Johnson stated the City has acquired Hub Park. Designs and feasibility study should be done. Mrs. Wollrich asked if there was a flag for Maxton- Brown Extension Park. Mr. Johnson stated he had acquired a replacement. Mrs. Wollrich asked what St. Patrick property would be called. Mr. Johnson stated the Commission could make recommend tions. Mrs. Wollrich indicated the request by the Mayor's Youth Council was not up to date as several of the request have already been implimented. Mr. Egermayer stated he thought a high school student could not be objective on all subjects as his primary interest were for youth. Suggested youth appointee be of voting age. Mr. Lewis suggested youth appointee be a college student. Mrs. Wollrich indicated Mr. Grafft attended the meet- ing long enough to present his ideas; however, left before meeting ended indicating non-interest in the other items. ADJOURNMENT; The meeting was adjourned by Chairwoman Wollrich at 9:40 p.m. Respectfully submitted ing Secretary