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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-06-17; Parks & Recreation Commission; MinutesMINUTES Meeting of: PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION Ti«« of Meeting: 5:00 P.M. Date of Meeting: June 17, 1991 Place of Meeting: City Council Chambers COMMISSIONERS CALL TO 6ftDEm ' Chairperson Helshons called the Meeting to order at 5:03 p.m. nm.T. rar.T.. Present: Chairperson Helshons, Commissioners Castner, Finnila, Knox, Lawson and Hard. Absent: Commissioner Strayer. Staff Members Present: David Bradstreet, Director, Parks and Recreation Keith Beverly, Senior Management Analyst Lynn Chase, Recreation Superintendent Ken Price, Principal Recreation Superintendent Doug Duncanaon, Park Superintendent APPROVAL OF MINUTES; The Minutes of the Meeting held May 20, 1991, were approved as presented. APPROVAL OF SCRIBE REPORT; The Scribe Report for the Meeting of May 20, 1991, was approved as presented. VUBLIC OPEN FORUM; There were no requests to address the commission on a non- agenda item. PRESENTATIONS: David Bradstreet acknowledged Council Member Nygaard and Betty Warrick, former Commissioner for 16 years. Also, he stated Mr. S Mrs. Price were present tonight. Carl Pope made a Volunteer Recognition Presentation to Ruben Orosco for his work in cooperation with Hrisley Landscaping for the completion of a landscaping project at the Community Swim Complex. Ken Price, Acting Recreation Superintendent, made a presentation to Melissa Hill upon her retirement as Preschool Coordinator at Kruger House Preschool. She was also presented a gift. Chairperson Helshons and Vice Chairman Castner presented Mrs. Lynn Chase with a gift upon her retirement as Recreation Superintendent. A reception was held following the Commission meeting. 05 Helshons Castner Finnila Knox Lawson Hard Helshons Castner Finnila Knox Lawson Hard X X X X X MINUTES June 17, 1991 Page 2 COMMISSIONERS APPROVAL OF AGENDA; The Agenda for June 17, 1991, was approved as printed. CONSENT CALENDAR! The Parks and Recreation Commission affirmed the action of the Consent Calendar, as follows: WAIVER OF ORDINANCE TEIT READING: The Parks and Recreation Commission waived the reading of Agenda Items at this meeting. 1. AB *691-1 DIRECTOR'S REPORT (INFO) The Parks and Recreation Commission accepted and filed the Director's Report for May-June 1991. 2. AB 1691-2 RESPONSE FROM CONGRESSMAN PACKARD RELATING TO PARK BARREL POLITICS (INFO) The Parks and Recreation Commission accepted and filed a letter of response. 3. AB *691-3 ACCEPTANCE OF DONATION (ACTION) The Parks and Recreation Commission accepted a $500 donation from Smith and Nephew DonJoy, Inc., and recommended acceptance by the City Manager. 4. AB *691-4 ACCEPTANCE OF DONATION (ACTION) The Parks and Recreation commission accepted a $900 donation from the Southern California Tennis Association Junior Development Program and recommended acceptance by the City Council. PUBLIC HEARINGS; None. DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS; 5. AB *691-5 FORMATION OF A PARKS AND RECREATION SUBCOMMITTEE (ACTION) David Bradstreet explained that this will be a Committee with members from several Commissions to develop a recommendation for incorporating Carlsbad's Sister Cities' names/flowers/seals into a strcuture/sculpture planned for inclusion in a City park or facililty. Connie Beardsley, Arts Manager, will coordinate this Committee. Welshons Castner Finnila Knox Lawson Ward Welshons Castner Finnila Knox Lawson Ward MINUTES June 17, 1991 Page 3 COMMISSIONERS DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS: (Continued) The Parks and Recreation Commission approved appointing Commissions Knox and Lawson to this subcommittee. COMMITTEE REPORTS; Open Space Advisory Committee Chairperson Welshons reported on a special meeting to review changes to the open space Element. The Open Space Element and the Parks Element were continued by the Planning Commission until this Wednesday. Concerns were raised about inconsistencies between the two Elements. It is important that the Open Space Element pass, as the Interim Ordinance expires in August. However, staff needed extra time to research some of the questions, including those from the Northwest Quadrant Citizens Group. Cultural Facilities Citizen Committee Chairperson Welshons reported that this Committee is working on the final draft to go to the City Council. Larwin Park Rrt Work Commissioner Finnila reported this Committee met with the artist, but there is no conceptual design at this time. Alta Mira Park consultant Selection Committee Commissioner Lawson stated there has not been a meeting of this committee. However, the request for qualification is still out and due from the consultants on June 24. Commissioner Castner stated that this Commission appointed two members and an alternate to that committee. He said the alternate will need to go through 50 or 60 applications, which is a lot of work. Mr. Cahill had said that it would be all right for this Commission to have three members on the committee. Commissioner Castner suggested that Commissioner Finnila be a voting member of that committee. Commissioners Knox and Lawson concurred. David Bradstreet stated that he has had requests to speak before different groups regarding the conceptual plan for Alta Mira Park. AGENDA ITEMS FOR JULY 15, 1991. COMMISSION MEETING Commissioner Castner stated he was concerned about the ballfields turning brown and the lawns in Carlsbad turning brown, and wondered how much more the City was planning as far as planting trees and shrubs in the medians of streets, such as El Camino Real. David Bradstreet stated that in the master plan for medians there are 30 miles to be planted. These are in accordance with the Landscape Manual and are drought resistant and are on drip irrigation. Commissioner Castner said he thought this should be looked at again. 07 Welshons Castner Finnila Knox Lawson Ward MINUTES June 17, 1991 Page 4 COMMISSIONERS AGENDA ITEMS FOR JULY 15. 1991 COMMISSION MEETING: (Continued) Commissioner Finnila asked to be informed when the City adopts the gift policy. This could be a Consent Calendar item or included in the Director's Report. Chairperson Welshons reminded the Commissioners to submit Agenda Items by July 5. The next meeting will be Monday, July 15, 1991. ADJOURNMENT : By proper motion, the Regular Meeting of June 17, 1991, was adjourned at 5:46 p.m. Respectfully submitted / YtuJ^fy$" Harriett Babbitt Minutes Clerk 08