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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-10-15; Parks & Recreation Commission; MinutesMeeting of: Time of Meeting: Date of Meeting: Place of Meeting: MINUTES PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION 5:00 p.m. October 15, 1990 City Council Chambers COMMISSIONERS ORDER; Chairperson Welshons called the Meeting to order at 5:03 p.m. Present: chairperson Welshons, Commissioners Castner, Finnila, Lawson, Strayer and Ward. Absent: Commissioner Knox. Staff Members Present: David Bradstreet, Director, Parks and Recreation Keith Beverly, Senior Management Analyst Lynn Chase, Recreation Superintendent Doug Duncanson, Park Superintendent APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The Minutes of the Meeting held September 17, 1990, were approved as presented. ( A majority of those in attendance during the September Meeting voted for approval.) SCRIBB REPORT: The Scribe Report for the Meeting of September 17, 1990, was approved as presented. APPOINT SCRIBB: Commissioner Ward was appointed Scribe for this Meeting. PUBLIC OPBM FORUM: There were no requests to address the Commission on a non- agenda item. PRESENTATIONS: Chairperson Welshons introduced Ramona Finnila, the new Parks and Recreation Commissioner. Chairperson Welshons read a letter from former Commissioner Shirley Dahlquist-Bursvold thanking the Commissioners for the send-off, flowers, friendship and support she experienced over the many years she served on the Commission. APPROVAL OF AOICTiDA: The Agenda for October 15, 1990, was approved as printed. Welshons Castner Finnila Lawson Strayer Ward Welshons Castner Finnila Lawson Strayer Ward Welshons Castner Finnila Lawson Strayer Ward MINUTES October 15, 1990 PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION Page 2 COMMISSIONERS CONSENT CALENDAR; The Parka and Recreation Commission affirmed the action of the Consent Calendar/ as follows: WAIVER OF ORDINANCE TEIT READING: The Parka and Recreation Commission waived the reading of the Parks and Recreation Agenda Items at this Meeting. 1. AB *1090-1 DIRECTOR'S REPORT (INFO) The Parks and Recreation Commission accepted and filed the Director 'a Report for September-October 1990. 2. AB #1090-2 PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION CHRISTMAS DINNER (INFO) David Bradstreet announced the Christmas Dinner would be held at 6:00 p.m., at the Senior Center, following the regular 5:00 p.m. Meeting on December 17, 1990. PUBLIC HEARINO: None DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS; 3. AB #1090-3 PARKS AND RECREATION ELEMENT REVISION (ACTION) Keith Beverly gave the staff report, giving a history of the Element and explaining the changes. Those changes deal with the recent Council action relating to open space issues, trail feasibility, Northwest Quadrant parks issue study and statements by the Planning Department to replace statements made by the Commission Subcommittee and Parka staff. Mr. Beverly atated that changea to be made are: Shadow the NW Quadrant liat on page 11, items one through four, and add Hosp Grove 5.54 acres, special Use Area, Golf Courae at Lake Calavera, and under "Citywide" addition of Zone 5 Mitigation Area, and shadowed. Mr. Beverly said that another issue outlined in this Element is a statement concerning development of the Lake Calavera site based on Council's direction as to feasibility studies and the pursuit of the development of a municipal golf course. David Bradatreet added that on page 7 of the document there is an error. Where the date October 1987 is given, that should read: November 1987. He said that with the recent changes, there is now no inconsistency between this document and the Open Space document. 6 Helshons Caatner Finnila Lawson Strayer Ward X X K X X X X 1 MINUTES October 15, 1990 PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION Page 3 COMMISSIONERS DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS; (Continued) Mr. Beverly referred to the revised Element Map on page 21, and stated that one recommended change would be to add the Zone 5 park mitigation site to this map. He said the acreages were revised to reflect the amounts as staff believed they existed. On page 36, Mr. Beverly said to add a #9 to the list - Community Garden to indicate that maintenance is provided. This site will not be added to the parkland inventory. Commissioner Finnila asked for clarification on the building of facilities in accordance with the Growth Management Plan; i.e., that completion must be within five years of development. Mr. Bradstreet stated that they could start working on a facility within five yeara and it could take another year to build. As long as a facility is in the five-year plan, it can be funded. Mr. Bradstreet said staff will try to clarify that in the document. Commissioner Finnila asked whether a statement should be made that in other than the northwest quadrant, schoolgrounds should not be counted as parkland. Mr. Bradstreet said that is no longer an issue as Council approved all quadrants to count school lands to meet the standards for parks. Ma. Finnila said it should so state. Chairperson Welahona asked that Macario Canyon be changed to Veterans Memorial Park throughout the document. Commissioner Finnila felt that B.S under Objectives gives a false impression as far as the wetlands of Agua Hedionda Lagoon. The suggestion was made by staff to create a new item under B.7 to deal with access to the wetlanda. Chairperson Welshona opened the item for public comment at 5:46. Mario Monroy, 3610 Carlsbad Boulevard, stated it was totally unnecessary to count school grounds in the other quadrants/ and this was subsidizing the developer by using the schools. Although this was done a long time ago in the northwest quadrant, he aaw no reason to continue this policy. He said there was nothing wrong with the use of the facilities, just that it would be better for the benefit of the entire City not to count schools in the future, and he hoped that issue would be recona idered. Since no one else wished to speak on this item, the public comment portion was closed at 5:50 p.m. The Parka and Recreation Commission adopted the following corrections to the Revised Element: Northwest Quadrant, add a #5, listing 5.54 acrea - Hosp Grove; Page 7, change the date in aection H to November 1987; Page 12, under CITYWIDE, add tl, Zone 5; Page 33, Zone 5 Recreational Facility; Page 21, addition of Zone 5 Facility (there will be City-wide designation for the Zone 5 Facility), but Mr. Beverly atated since this was City-wide, it should only be included on the City-wide map on page 21. The Community Garden should be listed on Page 36, aa Item #9, and on Open Space aa 1.3 acres. Welahona Caatner Finnila Lawaon Strayer Ward MINUTES October 15, 1990 PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION Page 4 COMMISSIONERS DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS: (Continued) The Parks and Recreation Commission recommended that on Page 7 of the Element a reference be made to the Glossary. This would be subscript #7 for a point of clarification on the term "must be scheduled for construction within five years". The Commission discussed the counting of school grounds as parklands, and David Bradstreet stated that only six more acres would be counted toward the standards, and after that any school grounds that would be counted would be in excess of the standards. The Parks and Recreation Commission recommended that on on Page 10, under Special Use Areas, a description be added elaborating on C.6 regarding the applying of school fields and grounds to meet the park standards. The Parks and Recreation Commission recommended section B.5 of the Element, page 18, be changed to state Veterans Memorial Canyon and delete the shaded area. A B.6 Objective is to be added "pursue opportunities for limited public access to the wetlands of the Aqua Hedionda Lagoon for the purpose of visitor attractions; i.e., interpretive centers, boardwalks, etc." The Commission requested staff to add more definitive information or numbers on the future Magnolia site and the Agua Hedionda Zone 8 to the matrix and the Element, if that information is available before this document is finalized. Scenic preservation areas in Carlsbad were mentioned, and staff indicated there was another Element that took care of that. Commissioner Finnila felt the information should be repeated in this Element. Page S was felt to be the spot for that tie-in and staff was directed to add it to the other statements there. Staff will determine whether or not this is needed. Commissioner Castner recommended that since counting school lands for parks is such a touchy subject, it would be well to put in writing that the schools to be developed in the future won't be counted. Chairperson Welshons said this subject could be put on a future agenda, but be tabled for now. The Parks and Recreation Commission approved the Revised Parks and Recreation Element, as amended, and forwarded it to the Planning Department for further processing. 4. AB J1090-4 FACILITY STANDARDS ASP GUIDELINES (ACTION) David Bradstreet stated this is the annual update for these guidelines for park amenities. Chairperson Welshons opened the item for public comment at 6:52 p.m., but there were no requests to speak. 8 Welshons Castner Finnila Lawson Strayer Hard Welshons Castner Finnila Lawson Strayer Ward Welshons Castner Finnila Lawson Strayer Ward Welshons Castner Finnila Lawson Strayer Ward MINUTES October 15. 1990 PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION Page 5 COMMISSIONERS DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS; (Continued) The Parks and Recreation Commission continued this item and returned it to staff to rework the Softball, baseball and soccer items. COMMITTEE REPORTS; Open Space Advisory Committee Chairperson Welshons reported on a recent meeting. She said the committee is looking for a consultant to develop an open space development plan. Larwin Park Development Commissioner Castner reported this has been finished. Cultural Facilities Citizen Committee Chairperson Welshons stated that Council had accepted the consultants' report and now the Committee is developing criteria to look at the consultants' recommendations. Carrillo Ranch Development Timeline Chairperson Welshons reported that Zone Plan 18 will be going before Council and that is the zone with Carrillo Ranch. She said there is concern about the additional 8.5 acres designated to be adjacent to the Ranch, as a buffer zone is wanted around the Ranch. She stated she wanted this as an agenda item before this Commission for a statement to Planning for the Zone 18 Plan, as to how people are to enter the Ranch. Staff indicated this will be on a future agenda. Committee Assignment Chairperson Welshons stated that Commissioner Finnila had selected two areas; Park Sites/Facility Planning and Commission Liaison to C.A.R.A. naming of Park Sites/Request to Appoint Commissioners Chairperson Welshons asked for volunteers to this Committee and Commissioners Ward, Castner and Finnila volunteered. BSIOH MEETING Carrillo Ranch Chairperson Welshons reminded the Commissioners to get items for the next agenda in to staff before November 9. ADJOORNMEMT: By proper motion, the Meeting of October 15, 1990, was adjourned at 7:33 p.m. Respectfully submitted Harriett Babbitt Minutes Clerk 9 Welshons Castner Finnila Lawson Strayer Ward