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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-10-15; Parks & Recreation Commission; MinutesCITY 'OF CARLSBAD MINUTES OF: D; OF MEETING TIME OF MEETING PLACE OF MEETING PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING October 15, 1979 7:00 p.m. City Council Chambers COMMISSIONERS The Parks and Recreation Commission meeting was called to order by Chairman Raul Tarango at 7:05 p.m. ROLL CALL Raul "Tarango Laurie Nelson-Boone Barbara Donovan Jeanne McFadden George Hinds John Murk Commissioner Dahlquist arrived at 7:10 p.m. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Director Bradstreet stated that Commissioner Tarango is the > Commission's representative on the Public Facilities Fee ,: Citizens' Committee, instead of Commissioner Donovan. It should also be noted fhat Commissioner Dahlquist volunteered serve on the Master Plan Citizens' Committee. By consensus, the Commission approved the minutes as amended. OLD BUSINESS Resolutions of Appreciation for Former Commissioners Chairman Tarango presented Resolutions of Appreciation to Betty Wollrich, James Kinghorn and Joe DeDiminicantanio . On behalf of these Commissioners, James Kinghorn' extended their assistance and support to the Commission. Review of Pool Plans Lynn Chase, Recreation Superintendent presented. a report on the Calrsbad Municipal Swim Complex. Final plans have been re- ceived from the architects, Kammeyer and Partners, and most of staff's recommended changes have been incorporated. However, there is a problem with the handicap ramp design, which was modified by the architects. A brief discussion followed. Review of Joint Meeting - School District/City Council At the September 11, 1979 City Council meeting, Council ap- proved, in concept, Phase I of the proposed three-phase development plan for athletic areas and directed staff to arrange a joint meeting between the Carlsbad Unified School Bojard and the City Council for the purpose of discussing c perative development. The areas under consideration in Pj.Kd.se I are Magnolia Phase I (lower section), Chase Field Lighting and Levante Park. A joint meeting was held on 'October 9, 1979. The School Board expressed concern that x there was only one project involving their school district in Phase I and requested that Council consider including Magnolia Phase II and either Kelly Elementary or Valley Jr.' High in a revised proposal. Council requested further staff input before making a final decision on the matter. On October 11, 1979 Director Bradstreet met with Superintendent Bob Crawford in the City Manager's office to discuss incorporating the above-mentioned projects in Phase I. a revised proposal is in progress and will be submitted to Council on November 6,. 1979. C<*"Tmissioner Boone moved to encourage staff to continue in a 1 son capacity with the school district for developing potential athletic areas. CITY OF CARLSBAD MINUTES OF: DJ OF MEETING Tliviij OF MEETING PLACE OF MEETING PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING October 15, 1979 7:00 p.m. City Council Chambers - 2 - COMMISSIONERS Commissioner Donovan seconded the motion. AYES NEW BUSINESS Commission Introductory Packet Recently staff compiled an introductory packet for the Com- mission. The packet contains all pertinent information re- lated to Parks -and Recreation, and in the future will be given to all newly appointed Commissioners. Commissioner Dahlquist moved that the packets be returned to, the Parks and Recreation Department at the expiration of a\ commissioner's term. Commissioner Boone seconded the motion.i ~YES ...... New Commission Committee Assignments Chairman Tarango deferred this item until the November 19, 1979 Commission meeting. Park-In-Lieu Update Director Bradstreet stated that he is in the process of pre- paring a final draft of the Park-In-Lieu Report, and upon its completion will present it to the Commission for review. Proposed Revision - Community Center Policy With completion of Harding Street Community Center approach- ing it was necessary to revise the regulations governing use of park.s and recreation facilities. "Superintendent Chase distributed copies of proposed rules and regulations and asked for the Commission's input, especially with regard to resident versus non-resident usage, since this issue was not addressed in the proposal. A discussion followed and Director Bradstreet asked the Commission to review this item and make recommendations at the next meeting, so that a final proposal can be submitted to Coucil. •Ma'gee House '-•' Naming Rooms Superintendent Chase stated that presently the rooms atMagee House are identified numerically, and that it was ^sirous to assign names to the various rooms. Commissioner Dahlquist stated that she felt that for political reasons, the rooms should not be named after families. A discussion followed and Director Bradstreet requested that the Commission review this item and return with suggestions at the next Commission meeting. ,<. Overview of Recreation Division Superintendent Chase outlined the structure and functions of the Recreation Division. A brief discussion followed. New Commission Photographs A photographer will be on hand at the November 19, 1979 meeting Jto take pictures of the new commission for display at the .rks and Recreation office. Director Bradstreet asked the commissioners to come 15 minutes early for the next meeting. X X X CITY 'OF CARLSBAD MINUTES OF: D"~ ' OF MEETING Ti..£i OF MEETING PLACE OF MEETING PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING October 15, 1979 7:00 p.m. City Council Chambers - 3 - COMMISSIONERS DIRECTOR'S REPORT Magnolia Phase I The irrigation is 90% completed and the School District has begun grading the site, however staff has suspended work on the area and is awaiting further direction from the School District and City Council. Levante Park Soil amendments have been added and the site has been disked in. The Encinitas School District is going out to bid for irrigation materials. Further development is pending until it is determined by the City Council the amount of money the City will expend for this project. . ), Magee Park Landscaping Utilities work and excavation began on October 15, 1979 and main clearing, grading and landscaping will begin approximately l^veiaber 1, 1979. Harding Street Community Center This project is on schedule.Faving will be done on October 16, 1979. Landscaping is ongoing and the recreation hall will be completed by the end of the week, with painting to be done the following weekend. Magee House Use Agreement Recently,Director Bradstreet attended a meeting of the Carlsbad Historical Society to make a presentation on the proposed use agreement between the.Society and the City. The Historical Society felt that the wording in the agreement was too harsh, however, to date no further input has been received from them. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS Commissioner Hinds brought up the subject of open space maintenance districts, as outlined in Council Policy Statement No. 23, and moved that the process which established them be amended to include the Parks and Recreation Commission. A discussion followed and Commissioner Hinds withdrew his motion to amend the procedure, and instead moved to have staff present additional information on open space maintenance districts. missioner Donovan seconded the motion. .AYES Director Bradstreet distributed copies of the recently compiled Parks and Recreation Table of Organization. The table depicts the various positions under the Parks and Recreation Divisions. Commissioner McFadden stated that she would like to see a Commission meeting held at Magee House in the near future, and Superintendent Chase felt that December would be an ideal time. By consensus, the Commission agreed to hold the December 17, 1979 meeting at Magee House. • • I -missioner Dahlquist moved to have the January 21, 1980 Commission meeting at Harding Street Community Center to give the Commission an opportunity to see the new facility. X X X CITY OF CARLSBAD MINUTES OF: OF MEETING Tl OF MEETING PLACE OF MEETING PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING October 15, 1979 7:00 p.m. City Council Chambers _ 4 _. COMMISSIONERS Commissioner Hinds seconded the motion.v AYES At the September, 1979 Commission meeting, Director Bradstreet asked the Commission to consider changing the starting time of the monthly meetings from 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The matter was tabled until more Commission members were present. Commissioner Dahlquist brought this item up for discussion, and made a motion to change the time from 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Commissioner Hinds suggested waiting to vote on this matter until Commissioner Donovan was present. Commissioner Dahlquist tabled the motion until November 19, 1979.\ Commissioner Hinds requested that at the conclusion of the Commission meetings, the date of the next meeting be announced The Commission agreed by consensus. Ir ^ADJOURNMENT lairman Tarango adjourned the meeting at 9:50 p.m.