{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-01-13", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF\nRECREATION AND PARK COMMISSION\nALAMEDA\nRECREATION & PARKS\nMEETING OF JANUARY 13, 2005\n1327 Oak St., Alameda, CA 94501\n(510)747-7529\nDATE:\nThursday, January 13, 2005\nTIME:\n7:00 p.m.\nPLACE:\nCity Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Ave., Third Floor, Room 360\nAlameda, CA 94501\n1.\nROLL CALL\nPresent:\nChair Jay Ingram, Vice Chair Jo Kahuanui, Commissioners Christine\nJohnson, Georg Oliver, and Bruce Reeves\nStaff:\nDale Lillard, Recreation Services Manager (RSM)\nPatrick Russi, Recreation Supervisor (RS)\nAbsent:\nSuzanne Ota, Recreation & Parks Director\n2.\nAPPROVAL OF MINUTES\nApprove Minutes of November 4, 2004 Recreation and Park Commission Meeting.\nM/S/C\nREEVES/KAHUANUI\n(approved)\n\"That the Minutes of November 4, 2004 be approved.\" \"\nIn Favor (5) - Ingram, Kahuanui, Johnson, Oliver, Reeves\nAbsent (0) -\n3.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, AGENDA\n(Any person may address the Commission in regard to any matter over which the\nCommission has jurisdiction or of which it may take cognizance that is not on the agenda.)\nPat Colburn, Alameda Arts Center President, discussed with the Commission their request\nto amend the Public Art Ordinance (2892) and encourage developers to provide aid to the\nestablished arts venues in Alameda. They will be taking their request to the Public Art\nAdvisory Committee (PAAC). Depending on the decision of the PAAC, this item may\ncome forward to the Recreation and Park Commission. RSM Lillard stated that staff is\nwaiting for a legal interpretation from the City Attorney's Office. In the meantime, this\nrequest will go before the PAAC the week of January 17.\n1\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, January 1, 20055\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-01-13.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-01-13", "page": 2, "text": "4.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS\nLetter from Pat Colburn, Alameda Arts Center President, requesting an amendment\nto Ordinance 2892 and encourage developers to provide aid to the established arts\nvenues in Alameda.\n5.\nNEW BUSINESS\nNone.\n6.\nUNFINISHED BUSINESS\nA.\nContinued Discussion and Consideration of Request from Mayor and City\nCouncil to Develop a Park Use Policy - (Discussion Item)\nDiscussion was held regarding what to include in the Park Use Policy.\nKahuanui requested a listing of equipment (sheds, etc.) at the parks. So the Commission\nwill know what is existing to begin the process of developing a policy. The list should be\nanything that is not ARPD's. Acreage for each park should also be included on the list.\nOliver stated that individuals selling balloons and ice cream in the parks should have City of\nAlameda permits and a permit from ARPD. He also suggested not allowing\ndemonstrations. RSM Lillard stated that if they are doing business in the City of Alameda\nthey should have a City of Alameda Business License.\nJohnson suggested obtaining park use policies from other cities so that the Commission\ndoes not have to reinvent the wheel. The Commission could then apply points that are\nwhat Alameda needs. Ms. Johnson provided some copies of other cities (e.g., Midland,\nPortland) as examples.\nChair Ingram stated that there are other cities that we can borrow from when generating the\npolicy. RSM Lillard stated that some ideas from other cities could be used.\nChair Ingram suggested not putting anything in a park when the park is less than three (3)\nacres. Councilmember Kerr's comment regarding incorporating traffic should also be\nconsidered.\nRSM Lillard stated that staff will put together a draft policy with the sample policies from\nother cities and recommendations by the Commission.\nGeorge Phillips, Boys and Girls Club Executive Director, stated that he was at the meeting\nto be aware of the process. Mr. Phillips stated that he hopes the Commission will look at\nthe following:\n2\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, January 13, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-01-13.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-01-13", "page": 3, "text": "-\nDuring deliberations the Commission will make the distinction between protecting\npark property and keeping it as an integral part of the community.\n-\nService issues to the community.\n-\nDo not discount size or anything else in terms of evaluating what benefits non-park\nand recreation programs in the neighborhood. Neighborhoods should not be\ndeprived of potential services just because of park size.\nChair Ingram asked Mr. Phillips if he knew that Alameda is way underserved as far park\nacreage in the community, more so than a lot of other cities. Mr. Philips stated that he is\nvery well aware.\nChair Ingram asked Mr. Phillips the status of rebuilding the Boys and Girls Club. Mr.\nPhillips stated that they have prepared a proposal for the School District. Everything\nseems acceptable with the School District. The proposal needs to go before the School\nBoard.\nB.\nDiscussion and Selection of Joint Meeting Dates with City Council -\n(Discussion/Action Item)\nRSM Lillard stated that the staff and City Clerk are still trying to confirm a date for the Joint\nMeeting with Council.\nC.\nDiscussion of Annual Commission Goals, Objectives, and Accomplishments\nIncluding Park Master Plan - (Discussion/Action Item)\nChair Ingram stated that he would like to have the list of Goals, Objectives, and\nAccomplishments for the Joint Meeting with Council.\nSuggested list of accomplishments were:\n-\nMarina Waterfront Park\n-\nDeWitt Officers' Club has been fully utilized. Is booked six months to one year in\nadvance.\n-\nSmall Dog Park - Development of Small Dog Park Website/installation of bulletin\nboard.\n-\nDog Park Drainage\n-\nCreation of Sport Advisory Committee\n-\nUse of Coast Guard park field easing shortage of athletic fields.\n-\nCollaborated with Friends of Franklin Park for funding additional improvements to\nFranklin Park Playground Renovation.\n-\nDesign and Renovation of Littlejohn and McKinley Park Play Areas as well as the\nAlameda Point Multi-Purpose Field.\n-\nInitiated discussion with the Peralta Community College District (PCCD) for use of\nthe soccer field and track at the College of Alameda.\n3\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, January 13, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-01-13.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-01-13", "page": 4, "text": "-\nMade significant progress in cost recovery.\n7.\nREPORTS FROM RECREATION COMMISSION AND RECREATION AND PARK\nDIRECTOR\nA.\nPark Division\nAlameda Point Gymnasium: Community use of the gymnasium by Alameda sponsored\norganizations has increased 20 percent this year. Beginning in January, Encinal High\nSchool and St. Joseph Notre Dame High School will share court time after school for\nbasketball practices through March. FUTSAL (indoor soccer) will begin its 5th season at\nthe gym commencing in January. Approximately 40 teams participate in this league. All\ngames are scheduled on weekends and are open to the public.\nAlso, the Golden State Warriors will be holding a basketball camp at the gymnasium from\nDecember 20-23, for boys and girls between the ages of 8-16. The focus of this camp is\nindividual skill development, learning proper fundamental skills, and development of a\nhealthy team attitude. This camp will also feature appearances by current and former\nWarriors players and coaches.\nFranklin Park: Friends of Franklin Park purchased three beautiful Victorian picnic tables\nwith benches which have been installed. The Park Division staff worked with the\nRecreation Division and Friends of Franklin Park to find the best location for the tables.\nAlso, a new driveway was installed at the entrance to Franklin Park. This work has\nenhanced the appearance as well as the safety of the location.\nVeteran's Building: Meetings are continuing between a local Veteran's Committee and\nCity staff to develop plans to renovate the kitchen. Staff has been informed by the\nAlameda County Health Department that a commercial kitchen will be required and an\nonsite meeting with the Health Department is scheduled for Thursday, December 16. This\nproject will be financed by the Veteran's Committee, who plan to hold fundraising events\nand obtain donations from local businesses.\nLeydecker Playground Renovation: A Request for Proposal (RFP) for the relocation of\nthe Leydecker Playground was recently completed and is being reviewed. This project will\ninclude relocating the existing playground to the volleyball court area and removal of the old\nplay equipment once the project is completed. This project will be funded by the 2002\nResources Bond Act-Per Capita Block Grant (Proposition 40) and is expected to be\ncompleted by May 2005.\nAlameda Point Multi-Purpose Field: The Public Works Engineering Department has\nhired a new contractor to finish the park. The Park is still under construction and\nEngineering is working hard to have the new contractor complete the project. The park is\nalready looking better and should be ready for limited baseball use in March 2005.\n4\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, January 13, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-01-13.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-01-13", "page": 5, "text": "Field renovation work: At this time each year we complete renovation work to our turf\nareas to ready them for the upcoming season. The work completed this month includes\nreplacement of 14,000 square feet of sod at Lincoln Park, aeration and fertilization of all\nParks, and over seeding of all fields.\nB.\nRecreation Division\nAll youth from ages of 8-13 years have been participating in the National Elks Hoop\nShoot at all of our parks. The City Finals will be held on January 8 at the Old Alameda\nGym at 3:00 p.m. Please feel free to drop by the parks and check out the fun.\nMore than 500 residents attended the Annual Mayor's Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony,\nheld this year under clear skies. This year's ceremony featured performances by the\nCommunity Band, Dancing Christmas Trees (who actually competed in the Macy's\nThanksgiving Day Parade), music by the Mistletones, and an appearance by Santa Clause.\nOn December 11, Breakfast with Santa took place at the newly dedicated Albert H. Dewitt\nO' Club. More than 55 parents and children enjoyed a special breakfast with Santa. The\nchildren also wrote letters to Santa, made a special reindeer door hanger, colored Holiday\npictures, and took a photo with jolly old Santa Claus.\nOn the weekend of December 18 & 19 Santa made a special visit to Alameda by personally\ngoing to 33 homes and spreading the Holiday cheer. Our Santa's Visits Program offers\nAlameda citizens the opportunity to have Santa and his helper makes a visit to your home\nand personally talks with your children.\nThe Winter Wonderland Camp at Harrison Center in Lincoln Park takes place from\nDecember 20-24 and December 27-31. Wonderland Camp provides opportunities for the\ncamper to experience special Holiday crafts, drama, games, cooking projects, and loads of\nfun. During the first week, there are 51 youth (Grades K-5) enjoying the Camp while for the\nsecond week there are 40 registered so far. The Camp runs from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.\neveryday and extended care is available before and after camp from 7:30 -9:00 a.m. and\n3:00 -5:30 p.m.\nOther news, the ARPD \"Blues News\" Gazette, second edition, was published to promote\nall of our programs and special events for the winter 2004-2005. The \"Blue News\" Gazette\nis a handy quick reference guide to all of Alameda Recreation and Parks youth division\nprograms. The \"Blue News\" Gazette was distributed to all Kindergarten through 8th Grade\nchildren in Alameda as well as at the libraries and local parks.\nAnother upcoming special event at the Al DeWitt O' Club is the ever popular\nFather/Daughter Valentine Dance. The Dance will take place on February 10 & 11 from\nthe hours of 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Sign-ups will begin January 10, 2005. This is usually a sold\nout event with over 200 Fathers/Daughters in attendance.\n5\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, January 13, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-01-13.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-01-13", "page": 6, "text": "Attendance at both teen centers remains high. The Teen Underground had 320 drop-ins,\nand the Chipman Teen Program had 410 drop-ins during the month of December (while\nschool was in session). During the winter break, the Teen Underground is open from\nMonday through Thursday from 12:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. We will also be going on some\nspecial Holiday trips which include bowling, ice skating in San Francisco, and a trip to\nBoomers in Livermore for games during winter break. Chipman Teen site is closed during\nthe break.\nThe Teen Program is getting ready for a new and exciting 2005. We are sponsoring a 3-\nOn-3 Teen Hoop Tournament which starts from middle January through March. The\ntournament will be at Encinal High School Gym and times will vary.\nThe Alameda Youth Committee (AYC) has been busy being good helpers during this\nHoliday season. They were busy with the Mayor's Tree Lighting Ceremony on December\n4th, by selling warm beverages and treats and assisting regular staff with the event. They\nbrought in $119 from snack sales due to their hard work and dedication. Another event in\nwhich AYC helped out was the Albert H. DeWitt Officers' Club Dedication which was held\non December 18, 2005, and assisted staff with serving beverages to guests. In other news,\nAYC board has been discussing going to Boomers as an AYC outing, bonding activity, and\nyear-end (mid year) celebration for their work and commitment.\nThis years Teen Spring Break Trip will be traveling down to Southern California which\nincludes; Magic Mountain, Universal Studios, Medieval Times (Dinner and Show), then\nDisneyland. Sign ups are currently underway.\nRecreation After school Program (RAP) for K-5th Graders, continues to help parents by\nproviding the youth of Alameda with an after school recreation program at selected park\nsites throughout Alameda. Participants may sign up for either 5, 3, or 2 days a week and\nthe hours are from after school until 5:30 p.m. each day.\nParks and Playgrounds, our free drop-in recreation program, has continued to thrive at\nour 10 sites (Franklin, Krusi, Leydecker, Lincoln, Littlejohn, Longfellow, McKinley, Miller,\nTillman, and Woodstock).\nThe Public Art Policy Guidelines have been adopted by the Recreation & Park\nCommission. The Public Art Advisory Committee (PAAC) has been gearing up for several\nnew projects that will be starting after the first of the year. The PAAC will be meeting about\ninfusing public art into the Webster Street Renaissance Project and the Park Street\nStreetscape & Town Center Projects. A formal Public Art plan should also be coming\ntogether for the South Shore Shopping Center project. Staff has met with Tad Savinar, art\nconsultant, for the project and a formal plan should be implemented into the new year.\nHarsch Investment Properties has provided the City with a $150,000 performance bond to\ninsure they will complete public art for the Center.\n6\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, January 13, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-01-13.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-01-13", "page": 7, "text": "We are taking registration for the Junior Warriors Basketball program for K-5 Grades.\nThe program will run on Saturdays at the Larry Patton Gym. The program will start on\nJanuary 22 and run until March. The fee is $65 which includes jersey, tickets and\ninstruction.\nThe Hoop Shoot Contest is currently taking place at all park sites. The City finals will be\nheld on January 8th at 3:00 p.m. at the Larry Patton Gym.\nBoth the Adult Softball and Adult Flag football has come to an end. Both leagues had a\ngreat turn out and all players where really happy.\nC.\nMastick Senior Center\nNovember 2004 Statistics (Statistics are two months behind):\nVolunteers: 114\nVolunteer Hours: 1,830 (1830 X $8.51= = $15,573)\nNew Members: 128\nTotal Membership to Date (July 1, 2004 to present): 2,199\n(Note: Membership renewal is tied to the new Fiscal Year)\nAverage Number of Lunches Served Daily: 52\nMonthly Sign-ins: 12,277\nHoliday Closures at Mastick: Mastick Senior Center will be closed for the following\nholidays:\nNew Year's Day Holiday, Saturday, January 1, 2005.\nMartin Luther King, Jr. Day\nMonday, January 17, 2005.\nNote: Meals on Wheels is available to provide meal service on the days Mastick is closed.\nTo reserve a meal, please call 865-6131.\nMedical Return Trip Improvement Program (MRTIP) is designed to provide a more\nresponsive system for getting home after/from medical appointments. The City of Alameda\nhas contracted with Friendly Transportation to provide transportation services after/from\nmedical appointments. On Friday, December 17, 2004, a letter with five (5) complimentary\nvouchers was sent to 251 interested Paratransit users. The program is made available\nthrough Measure B funding. This program is being administered at Mastick Senior Center.\nStart the year off right by getting your affairs in order! Join Mary Widenor, Attorney and\nAlameda Adult School instructor, for her five-week class on Will and Estate Planning.\nThis class is scheduled for Friday, January 21 & 28 and February 4 & 11, between 10:00\nand 11:30 a.m. in second dining room. Please pre-register in the office, or call 747-7506.\nJoin us for the New Member Orientation on Thursday, January 13, 2005, at 10:30 a.m. in\nthe Lobby. The New Member Orientation familiarizes new members with the Center\n7\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, January 13, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-01-13.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-01-13", "page": 8, "text": "providing information on the various activities, programs, and services; a guided tour of the\nCenter, and a complimentary lunch prepared by Bay Area Community Services (BACS)!\nPre-registration is required. To make a reservation, please stop by the office or call 747-\n7506. You will be amazed at what we have to offer!\nMonthly dance moves to new date in January! Mastick Swingers\nPresents \"Winter Wonderland\" on Monday, January 24, 2005, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm (Doors\nopen at 12:30 pm). Dance to the music of Manny Gutierrez, socialize with friends, and\nenjoy refreshments in the Mastick Social Hall. Cost: $3 per person w/ membership card or\n$4 per person w/out membership card.\nMastick \"Pool\" Team Wins 8-Ball Tournament! Mastick & Ruggieri (Union City) Senior\nCenters competed in an 8-Ball Pool Tournament on Friday, November 19, 2004. Two\nrounds of 8-Ball were played resulting in a tie. In the play-off game, Team Captain Chuck\n\"Stroker\" Young won the final game, giving Mastick a final victory of 9 to 8, retaining their\nundefeated streak for the last three years! The Mastick Pool Players are very appreciative\nfor the thrilling and fun tournament, delightful refreshments and lunch hosted by Union City.\nThe Mastick Pool Players graciously donated their cash prize, $20, to Mastick Senior\nCenter! Hip Hip Hooray for Mastick's Pool Players!\nBook Donation Policy: Thanks to your generous donations, the Mastick library continues\nto burst at the seams! In November 2004, additional shelving was added to accommodate\nthe overflow! The Mastick library is now accepting books copyrighted 1995 through 2005,\n\"classics,\" and current month magazines ONLY. The Friends of the Library accepts books\non behalf of the Alameda Free Library for their semi-annual books sale. For small to\nmoderate donations, please contact the Alameda Free Library at 747-7777. For moderate\nto large donations, please call 521-7745. Again, thanks for making the Mastick library a\nwonderful resource within our community!\nOn Thursday, January 13, 2005, AC Transit representatives will be in Room D between\n10:00 and 11:00 am to process applications and take photographs for senior and disabled\nAC Transit I.D. cards. A new card is $3 and a replacement card is $5. Seniors, 65 and\nolder, are eligible with proof of age (e.g., DMV I.D., Passport, Alien I.D., or Visa).\nIndividuals, 65 years and under, can apply for a disabled discount card with proof of\ndisability (e.g., DMV Placard receipt or Medicare card) and Medical Certification Form\n(available in the Mastick office) completed by your doctor. If you have any questions,\nplease call Norman Davis, AC Transit, at (510) 891-4709. To register, please come to the\nMastick office.\nTrips! Trips! Trips! - Join us on Tuesday, January 25, 2005, at 1:00 p.m. in the Media\nRoom for a slide show of the 2005-2006 Extended Trip Travel Packages presented by\nCollette Tours. Preview the June trip to South Dakota Black Hills and Badlands, the\nNovember trip to Costa Rica, as well as a sneak preview of the 2006 Australia & New\nZealand Trip. Don't miss this opportunity to walk through fantastic vacations. Also, ask\nMariel about 2005 Overnight Trips to Sacramento and LA/ Palm Springs.\n8\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, January 13, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-01-13.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-01-13", "page": 9, "text": "How Respond to a Power Outage and Other Disasters: Living in earthquake country,\nwe experience infrequent, yet disrupting events such as power outages. We now face new\nchallenges in the forms of hazardous material and terrorism. Do you know what to do and\nare you prepared to \"ride out\" a minor to disastrous event? Alameda Power & Telecom\n(AP&T), the Alameda Fire Department, the American Red Cross, and Mastick Senior\nCenter have joined together to offer a one hour disaster preparedness training to help you\nface the challenge on Tuesday, January 25, 2005, at 1:00 pm in Room D. Learn how to:\nmake a disaster plan, build a disaster kit, take advantage of opportunities for additional\ntraining such as CPR, First Aid, and AED, take advantage of opportunities in disaster relief\nareas, and give blood. There will be an emphasis on unique challenges faced by seniors\nand resources available to help relieve these challenges. To reserve a seat, please call\n747-7506. However, we will gladly accommodate those that \"drop-in!\"\nD.\nOther Reports and Announcments\n1.\nStatus Report on Northern Waterfront Committee (Commissioner Oliver)\nCommissioner Oliver will see if the Committee is being disbanded.\n2.\nStatus Report on Alameda Point Golf Course Design Committee (Vice Chair\nReeves)\nNo report at this time.\n3.\nStatus Report on Alameda Point Advisory Committee (APAC) (Chair Ingram)\nNo report at this time.\n4.\nStatus Report on Transportation Master Plan Committee (Commissioner\nJohnson)\nNo Report at this time.\n8.\nSTATUS REPORT ON ONGOING PROJECTS\nNone.\n9.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, GENERAL\nNone.\n10.\nITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA\nContinued Discussion and Consideration of Request from Mayor and City Council to\nDevelop a Park Use Policy\n9\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, January 13, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-01-13.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-01-13", "page": 10, "text": "Discussion and Selection of Joint Meeting Dates with City Council\nDiscussion of Annual Commission Goals, Objectives, and Accomplishments\nIncluding Park Master Plan\n11.\nSET DAY FOR NEXT MEETING\nThursday, February 10, 2005\n12.\nADJOURNMENT 8:39 p.m.\n10\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, January 13, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-01-13.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-02-10", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF\nRECREATION AND PARK COMMISSION\nALAMEDA\nRECREATION & PARKS\nMEETING OF FEBRUARY 10, 2005\n1327 Oak St., Alameda, CA 94501\n(510)747-7529\nDATE:\nThursday, February 10, 2005\nTIME:\n7:00 p.m.\nPLACE:\nCity Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Ave., Third Floor, Room 360\nAlameda, CA 94501\n1.\nROLL CALL\nPresent:\nChair Jay Ingram, Vice Chair Jo Kahuanui, Commissioners Christine\nJohnson, Georg Oliver, and Bruce Reeves\nStaff:\nSuzanne Ota, Recreation & Parks Director\nDale Lillard, Recreation Services Manager (RSM)\nFred Framsted, Recreation Supervisor (RS)\nAbsent:\nNone\n2.\nAPPROVAL OF MINUTES\nApprove Minutes of December 9, 2004 Recreation and Park Commission Meeting.\nM/S/C\nREEVESIJOHNSON\n(approved)\n\"That the Minutes of December 9, 2004 be approved with the addition that the cell\ntower container should be reduced in height.\" (on page 2, paragraph 7)\nIn Favor (4) - Ingram, Johnson, Oliver, Reeves\nAbsent (0) -\nAbstention (1) - Kahuanui\nApprove Minutes of January 13, 2005 Recreation & Park Commission Meeting.\nM/S/C\nJOHNSON/KAHUANUI\n(unanimously approved)\n\"That the Minutes of January 13, 2005 be approved.\"\nIn Favor (5) - Ingram, Kahuanui, Johnson, Oliver, Reeves\n1\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, February 10, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-02-10.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-02-10", "page": 2, "text": "3.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, AGENDA\n(Any person may address the Commission in regard to any matter over which the\nCommission has jurisdiction or of which it may take cognizance that is not on the agenda.)\nNone.\n4.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS\nNone.\n5.\nNEW BUSINESS\nA.\nAnnual Review and Adjustment of Fees for Recreation and Parks -\n(Discussion/Action Item)\nRSM Lillard provided the 2005 Fee Schedule and Surveys for the Recreation and Park\nCommission's review.\nRon Matthews, Alameda Little League, Alameda Babe Ruth, and Alameda High School\nrepresentative stated that the groups he represents donate a lot of time and materials to\nhelp keep the fields that they use in good condition. Charging a per player charge may\ninfluence the Boards of the different organizations as far as how much they will be willing to\ndonate. He commented that what extent will the Boards be willing to invest grant monies,\nif they are paying the per player charge. The Commission needs to keep their registration\nfees in mind.\nNino Borsoni, Alameda Soccer representative, stated that Alameda Soccer has invested\nover $350,000 to date. Conceptually the group understands what is driving the fee, but\nfeels that the Sports Advisory Committee needs more information and better research.\nQuestions raised were: What is the operating budget? What are the groups bringing in?\nAnd, how does that offset the budget? A lot of the youth play multiple sports. Will they be\ncharged multiple times for the different sports they are playing? Conceptually the group\nunderstands the fee and is not opposed to it, but want to make sure that there is equity\nconsideration. They groups would like to see more research done before the fee is\nimplemented.\nCommissioner Reeves stated that between soccer groups represented by Mr. Borsoni and\nbaseball teams represented by Mr. Matthews that is approximately 98 percent use of the\nfields. So assuming Mr. Reeves wanted to go out and play baseball with a group of friends,\nhe would not be able to because the fields would be in use by these groups. These groups\nare the only ones using the fields and they need to be maintained. These fields are being\nmaintained for these organizations. The Commission is open to alternatives. Your groups\nare using the fields and they need to be maintained. Fields are being maintained for their\n2\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, February 10, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-02-10.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-02-10", "page": 3, "text": "use. Mr. Reeves would like to hear an alternative.\nMr. Borsoni stated that an alternative would be installing sports turf. He would like to see\nsome long-term planning.\nMr. Matthews stated that the partnership that has been established is not on paper, but has\nsignificant monetary value especially in the maintenance part of the budget. The groups\nhave supported a lot of the maintenance costs by volunteers, volunteer labor (e.g., fencing,\netc.). If the grants that the groups provide were taken away, if there is even a $10 per play\ncharge, the Department would still be way behind in the money needed to pay for the\nbudget.\nPhil Woodward, Alameda Girls Softball representative, stated that he agreed with Mr.\nBorsoni and Mr. Matthews. It is We understood that they are users of these facilities and\nthe concern is that if these charges move forward they want to know that there is insurance\nthat these fees are marked for maintenance and maintenance only.\nDave Johnson, Alameda Football Association representative, stated that he agrees with Mr.\nBorsoni, Mr. Matthews, and Mr. Woodward. Mr. Johnson stated that the fees from all\ngroups would be approximately $10,000 per year and asked if that is enough for the\nmaintenance of the fields. If $5 is not enough what is the plan. Director Ota stated that it is\nestimated that it would be approximately $20,000. RSM Lillard stated that is based on the\ngroups playing two seasons. A credit back could be an option depending on groups\nvolunteering time and funds.\nJean Sweeney, Alameda resident, stated that in the future she would like to see a fee for\novernight camping in a Beltline Park.\nChair Ingram stated that it seems that Alameda groups are doing much more with\nvolunteers and providing donations to help maintain the fields than other cities and asked if\nthat was the case. RSM Lillard stated yes, Alameda groups do much more than groups in\nother cities.\nMr. Johnson stated that the Alameda Football Association would like to donate $2,500\ntoward the $10,000 cost for maintenance. Commissioner Oliver asked if the group would\nbe willing to provide volunteer help in addition to their donation. Mr. Johnson stated yes.\nChair Ingram suggested that this item be turned back over to the Sports Advisory\nCommittee to get a consensus on the per player fee.\nCommissioner Reeves stated that he is concerned about meeting the budget and\nsuggested tabling this item for a month until alternatives can be reviewed.\nM/S/C\nREEVES/OLIVER\n(approved)\n3\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, February 10, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-02-10.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-02-10", "page": 4, "text": "\"That the per player fee be tabled until alternatives are reviewed. \"\nApproved (5):\nIngram, Kahuanui, Johnson, Oliver, Reeves\nM/S/C\nREEVES/KAHUANUI\n(Approved)\nThat the 2005 fee increases listed below is approved:\nBASKETBALL\nAdult\n$610.00 Resident Team Fee\n$660.00 Non-Resident Team Fee\nSOFTBALL\nAdult\n$620.00 Resident Team Fee\n$670.00 Non-Resident Team Fee\nFLAG FOOTBALL\nAdult\n$598.00 Resident Team Fee\n$615.00 Non-Resident Team Fee\nSWIM LESSONS\n$ 5.00 each 1/2 hr. lesson - Resident\n($50 for two-week session)\n$ 6.00 each 1/2 hr. Lesson - Non-Resident\n($60 for two-week session)\nSWIM TEAMS USE FEE\nHourly Rate:\n$5/hr./youth & adult\n(currently)\n$11/hr./youth\n(beginning January 2006)\n$12/hr./adult\n(beginning January 2006)\n$12/hr./youth\n(beginning January 2006)\n$13/hr. adult (beginning January 2006)\nTENNIS\nAdult Group Lessons\n$ 11/hour\nJunior Group Lessons\n$ 11/hour\nPrivate Lessons\n$ 42/hour\nYOUTH\nDay Camp\n$120/week - Hidden Cove\n$135/week - Trails End\n$ 60/week - Hidden Cove Extended Care\n$ 50/week - Trails End Extended Care\nPreschool\n$ 4/hour\nYOUTH SPORTS\nFall, Winter, Spring\n4\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, February 10, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-02-10.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-02-10", "page": 5, "text": "- Football\n$ 75/Season (additional $10 Non-Resident Fee)\n- Basketball\n$ 65/Season (additional $10 Non-Resident Fee)\n- Soccer\n$ 60/Season (additional $10 Non-Resident Fee)\n6.\nUNFINISHED BUSINESS\nA.\nContinued Discussion and Consideration of Request from Mayor and City\nCouncil to Develop a Park Use Policy - (Discussion Item)\nRSM Lillard reviewed the draft proposal that was included in the Commission packet.\nCommissioner Johnson commented that the document was very well done and addressed\nthe items that the Commission had identified. Commissioner Ingram stated that the\ndocument was good but added that he wanted to make sure that the finished product\nincluded wording similar to #4 in the City of Seattle example regarding recovery of\nassociated costs. RSM Lillard agreed to incorporate the item and to bring the next revision\nback to the Commission in April.\nB.\nDiscussion and Selection of Joint Meeting Dates with City Council -\n(Discussion/Action Item)\nRSM Lillard informed the Commission that the City Clerk's Office had contacted staff with\nregard to scheduling the Annual Joint Meeting with Council. It was originally proposed to\nmeet on a Wednesday evening in March, but the Council is unable to attend any of those\ndates. The Clerk's office is now attempting to schedule a date in April.\nC.\nDiscussion of Annual Commission Goals, Objectives, and Accomplishments\nIncluding Park Master Plan - (Discussion/Action Item)\nRSM Lillard reviewed the draft copy of the Commission Goals and Objectives with the\nCommission. After discussion the following items were included under Accomplishments\nand Goals:\nAccomplishments\nCompletion of the Marina Water Front Park\nRenaming of the former Officers' Club in honor of former Vice-Mayor Albert H. Dewitt\nApproval of the Public Art pieces for the Library Project\nInclusion of the Water Station in the Drainage Project at the Dog Park\nOpened discussions for use of Alameda Point fields by local youth organizations\nContinue growth towards increasing cost recovery through introduction of new\nPrograms\nGoals\nNote that SB2404 related to equality for girls and women's sports.\n7.\nREPORTS FROM RECREATION COMMISSION AND RECREATION AND PARK\nDIRECTOR\n5\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, February 10, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-02-10.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-02-10", "page": 6, "text": "A.\nPark Division\nSee attached Activity Report.\nB.\nRecreation Division\nSee attached Activity Report.\nC.\nMastick Senior Center\nSee attached Activity Report.\nD.\nOther Reports and Announcments\n1.\nStatus Report on Northern Waterfront Committee (Commissioner Oliver)\nThe Northern Waterfront Committee has been disbanded.\n2.\nStatus Report on Alameda Point Golf Course Design Committee (Vice Chair\nReeves)\nNo report at this time.\n3.\nStatus Report on Alameda Point Advisory Committee (APAC) (Chair Ingram)\nChair Ingram stated that on Thursday, March 3rd, , at 6:30 p.m. in City Hall there will be an\nAlameda Point Community Workshop. The presentation will focus on the four most\nfrequently raised issues in the previous two workshops: historic preservation,\ntransportation, Measure A, and financial feasibility.\n4.\nStatus Report on Transportation Master Plan Committee (Commissioner\nJohnson)\nNo report at this time.\n8.\nSTATUS REPORT ON ONGOING PROJECTS\nRSM Lillard stated that in the Fall 2004 staff completed preliminary work on drainage for\nthe Dog Park. There is a second Phase which is a Capital Improvement Project (CIP) to\nput in some extensive drainage. The project is in the design phase at this time. There is\n$30,000 allocated for the drainage portion of the project.\nCommissioner Johnson stated that there were some funds donated for agility equipment for\nthe Dog Park. RSM Lillard stated that the agility equipment is custom built and is pending\nstaff gathering information.\nHarry Hartman expressed concern about having fresh water stations. RSM Lillard stated\nthat fresh water stations are included in the drainage project. It is hoped that the project\nwill be completed by the summer. Any communication that can be given to the Dog Park\nusers would be helpful.\n6\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, February 10, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-02-10.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-02-10", "page": 7, "text": "9.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, GENERAL\n10.\nITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA\n11.\nSET DAY FOR NEXT MEETING\nThursday, March 10, 2005\n12.\nADJOURNMENT 8:35 p.m.\n7\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, February 10, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-02-10.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-03-10", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF\nRECREATION AND PARK COMMISSION\nALAMEDA\nRECREATION & PARKS\nMEETING OF MARCH 10, 2005\n1327 Oak St., Alameda, CA 94501\n(510)747-7529\nDATE:\nThursday, March 10, 2005\nTIME:\n7:00 p.m.\nPLACE:\nCity Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Ave., Third Floor, Room 360\nAlameda, CA 94501\n1.\nROLL CALL\nPresent:\nChair Jay Ingram, Vice Chair Jo Kahuanui, Commissioner Bruce Reeves\nStaff:\nDale Lillard, Acting Director\nChrista Johnson, Assistant to the City Manager\nJackie Krause, Senior Services Manager (SSM)\nFred Framsted, Recreation Supervisor (RS)\nAbsent:\nCommissioner Johnson\nCommissioner Oliver\n2.\nAPPROVAL OF MINUTES\nApprove Minutes of February 10, 2004 Recreation and Park Commission Meeting.\nM/S/C\nREEVESIKAHUANUI\n(approved)\nIn Favor (3) - Ingram, Kahuanui, Reeves\nAbsent (2) - Johnson, Oliver\n\"That Minutes of February 10, 2005 Recreation & Park Commission Meeting be\napproved.'\n3.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, AGENDA\n(Any person may address the Commission in regard to any matter over which the\nCommission has jurisdiction or of which it may take cognizance that is not on the agenda.)\n4.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS\nNone\n1\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, March 10, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-03-10.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-03-10", "page": 2, "text": "5.\nNEW BUSINESS\nA.\nPresentation of Cross Alameda Trail Project - (Discussion Item)\nBarry Bergman, Program Specialist for Public Works Department, gave a presentation on\nthe Cross Alameda Trail Project. In December 2003, the Association of Bay Area\nGovernments awarded the City of Alameda a grant of $53,000 to conduct a feasibility study\nfor the Cross Alameda Trail. The proposed trail extends from the intersection of Appezzato\nMemorial Parkway to Tilden Way a distance of approximately 3.5 miles. Mr. Bergman\npresented a detailed summary of the project and answered questions from the\nCommission. Mr. Bergman explained that the Public Works Department is soliciting input\nfrom a variety of City boards and commissions and any comments they may have could be\ndirected to him at the Public Works Department.\nChair Ingram thanked Mr. Bergman for his informative presentation.\nB.\nPresentation on West End Improvement Project - (Discussion Item)\nCarol Beaver, Community Development Division Manager, and Michael Smiley, BMS\nDesign Group, provided to the Recreation and Park Commission a presentation on the\nWest End Improvement Project.\nThe West Alameda Neighborhood Improvement Project was funded by the City Council as\npart of the FY 2003-04 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Annual Plan in July\n2003. The boundaries of Census Tract 4276 define the neighborhood, which was selected\nbased on census data indicating the greatest number of low-income households in the City,\nobservations of blighting physical conditions, and continuing efforts to improve the physical\nand social environment in the area through various community partnerships and the Harbor\nIsland Task Force.\nPending acceptance of the Plan by the City Council at its April 19, 2005 meeting, the Plan\nwill provide a conceptual frame work for public improvements in the neighborhood over the\nnext five or more years. Some of the improvements will need to be refined to meet\ntechnical requirement and changing conditions over time.\nApproximately $400,000 in CDBG Funds is available to implement the first phase of\nimprovemetns, which will be established following the Plan acceptance Process.\nCopies of the West Alameda Neighborhood Improvement Concept Plan draft will be\navailable beginning February 23, 2005 for review at the City Clerk's Office, Chipman Middle\nSchool, Woodstock Elmentary School, Longfellow Elementary School, the West End\nBranch Library and the City of Alameda's Development Service Department at 950 West\nMall Square, 2nd Floor, Alameda, 94501.\nCommissioner Reeves asked if the sign builders in this town who put up signs on\n2\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, March 10, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-03-10.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-03-10", "page": 3, "text": "everything that does not move could be told to not do this. Mr. Smiley stated that would be\na good idea. Commissioner Reeves stated that too many signs will ruin the effect. Mr.\nSmiley stated that the Committee did not get into those types of details. This conceptual\nplan is a broad plan.\nCommissioner Reeves asked if utilities would be put underground. Mr. Smiley stated\nunderground utilities are very expensive. The Committee has not specifically\nrecommended that the utility lines should be underground.\nMr. Smiley gave a Power Point presentation on the West Alameda Neighborhood\nImprovement Plan.\nA major component of the Improvement Plan is providing better access from the walkway\nbetween Woodstock Park and Chipman School. This will give greater access to the area\nfor the Fire Department and the public.\nCommissioner Reeves stated that if the Committee is looking for land for more parking they\nwill not get much support from this Commission. We are looking for more parkland and not\ngiving it away for parking.\nMs. Beaver stated that there was a perception within the neighborhool that this is a way to\nreconfigure the parkland that provides an amenity to the users of the park by providing\nthem access. There was a sense that this was not actually trading off parkland for parking\nbut was having parkland that was different. That would access to and kind of opening up\nthe park for better use and accesibility to the neighborhood. It enhances use and provides\nbetter access to the park.\nMs. Beaver stated that the West Alameda Neighborhood Improvement Conceptual Plan\ncan be used as a guide for west end improvements and nothing is set in concrete.\nChair Ingram stated that the City should not use the bus shelter that is located near Morton\nStreet on Buena Vista. It is located right in front of someones home and in the middle of\nthe sidewalk.\nAt the corner of Atlantic and Webster, in the dead spot, there is a used car lot. Have there\nbeen any conversations been held with the person who owns that car lot. Ms. Beaver\nstated that their focus was not on Webster St. when doing the plan. Mr. Smiley stated that\nthe car lot has been on peoples minds for a long time. But nothing has been done to date.\nVice Chair Kahuanui stated that with the renovations going on in the area it would be great\nto work the plan.\nMs. Beaver stated that there are many ways to accomplish accessing the area.\nIf the Recreation and Park Commission have any additional comments they can contact\n3\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, March 10, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-03-10.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-03-10", "page": 4, "text": "Ms. Beaver in Development Services.\nC.\nRevised Site Plan for Wireless Telecommunication Facility at Washington Park\n(American Tower Corporation) - (Discussion Item)\nBruce Knopf, Redevelopment Manager from Community Development, gave a presentation\nregarding the revised plan for a Wireless Telecommunication Facility at Washington Park.\nMr. Knopf reviewed the revised plan for placement of a cell tower in Washington Park. He\nstated that the new plans call for the tower to be relocated to the southeastern corner of the\nfield (down the left field line) and for the structure housing the equipment to also be moved\ndown the foul line. Mr. Knopf informed the Commission that the item will come back to\nthem for final approval after it appears on the Planning Board Agenda.\nD.\nConsideration of Proposal for Placement of a Cell Tower at Mastick Senior\nCenter - (Discussion Item)\nBruce Knopf, Redevelopment Manager from Community Development, provided a\npresentation regarding a request by Sprint Telecommunications to place a cell tower in the\nparking lot at Mastick Senior Center. The 45' pole and equipment shelter will be located in\nthe western corner of the existing parking lot. The parking lot will be reconfigured to limit\nthe impact on spaces available. Sprint will provide (at their cost) an additional light on the\ntower to improve the overall lighting of the parking lot. In addition, sprint will pay a yet to be\ndetermined lease fee to the Senior Center. Ms. Krause informed the Commission that the\nMastick Advisory Board has already reviewed and approved the plan.\n6.\nUNFINISHED BUSINESS\nA.\nContinued Discussion and Consideration of Request from Mayor and City\nCouncil to Develop a Park Use Policy - (Discussion/Action Item)\nActing Director Lillard provided a review of the proposed draft of the Long-Term Park Use\nPolicy as requested by Council. He informed the Commission that the changes and\nclarifications they had requested at last month's meeting have now been included.\nM/S/C\nREEVESIKAHUANUI\n(approved)\n\"That the Long-Term Park Use Policy be approved.\"\nIn Favor (3): Ingram, Kahuanui, Reeves\nAbsent (2): Johnson, Oliver\nB.\nDiscussion of Annual Commission Goals, Objectives, and Accomplishments\nIncluding Park Master Plan - (Discussion/Action Item)\nActing Director Lillard informed the Commission that all the additions they had requested at\n4\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, March 10, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-03-10.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-03-10", "page": 5, "text": "the previous meeting were now included in the document. The Commission discussed and\nreviewed the goals and objectives.\nM/S/C\nREEVES/KAHUANUI\n(approved)\n\"That the Annual Commission Goals, Objectives, and Accomplishments be\napproved.\"\nApproved (3):\nIngram, Kahuanui, Reeves\nAbsent (2):\nJohnson, Oliver\nC.\nStatus Report on the Sports Advisory Committee's Recommendation\nregarding Field Use Fees - (Discussion/Action Item)\nActing Director Lillard informed the Commission that as they had requested at the previous\nmeeting, staff has met with the Sports Advisory Committee and begun drafting a policy to\ndevelop a per player fee. A draft has been developed and, once finalized at a future\nmeeting, will be brought before the Commission for approval.\n7.\nREPORTS FROM RECREATION COMMISSION AND RECREATION AND PARK\nDIRECTOR\nA.\nPark Division\nSee attached Activity Report.\nB.\nRecreation Division\nSee attached Activity Report.\nC.\nMastick Senior Center\nSee attached Activity Report.\nD.\nOther Reports and Announcments\n1.\nStatus Report on Alameda Point Golf Course Design Committee (Vice Chair\nReeves)\nNo report at this time.\n2.\nStatus Report on Alameda Point Advisory Committee (APAC) (Chair Ingram)\nNo report at this time.\n5\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, March 10, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-03-10.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-03-10", "page": 6, "text": "3.\nStatus Report on Transportation Master Plan Committee (Commissioner\nJohnson)\nNo report at this time.\n8.\nSTATUS REPORT ON ONGOING PROJECTS\nNone.\n9.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, GENERAL\nActing Director Lillard stated that the Alameda Point Multi-Use Field is now open for play.\n10.\nITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA\n11.\nSET DAY FOR NEXT MEETING\nThursday, April 14, 2005\n12.\nADJOURNMENT 9:40 p.m.\n6\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, March 10, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-03-10.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-04-14", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF\nRECREATION AND PARK COMMISSION\nALAMEDA\nRECREATION & PARKS\nMEETING OF APRIL 14, 2005\n1327 Oak St., Alameda, CA 94501\n(510)747-7529\nDATE:\nThursday, April 14, 2005\nTIME:\n7:00 p.m.\nPLACE:\nCity Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Ave., Third Floor, Room 360\nAlameda, CA 94501\n1.\nROLL CALL\nPresent:\nChair Jay Ingram, Vice Chair Jo Kahuanui, Commissioners Christine\nJohnson, Georg Oliver, Bruce Reeves\nStaff:\nDale Lillard, Acting Director (AD)\nChrista Johnson, Assistant to the City Manager\nAbsent:\nNone\n2.\nAPPROVAL OF MINUTES\nApprove Minutes of March 10, 2005 Recreation and Park Commission Meeting.\nM/S/C\nREEVES/KAHUANUI\n(approved)\nIn Favor (3) -\nIngram, Kahuanui, Reeves\nAbstentions (2) - Johnson, Oliver\n\"That \"Action\" be removed from items C & D on page 4 and that Minutes of March\n10, 2005 Recreation & Park Commission Meeting be approved with the above\ncorrections.\"\n3.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, AGENDA\n(Any person may address the Commission in regard to any matter over which the\nCommission has jurisdiction or of which it may take cognizance that is not on the agenda.)\n4.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS\nNone.\n5.\nNEW BUSINESS\n1\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, April 14, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-04-14.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-04-14", "page": 2, "text": "A.\nDiscussion of Transportation Master Plan Policies - (Discussion Item)\nBarbara Hawkins, Public Works Supervising Civil Engineer, presented the Transportation\nMaster Plan Policies to the Recreation and Park Commission. The policy portion of the\ncompleted Transportation Master Plan will be recommended as the transportation element\nof the future General Plan update.\nIn March and April, the document is being presented to each of the Boards and\nCommissions represented on the Task Force (with the exception of the Planning Board) to\nsolicit comments and approval.\nChair Ingram asked if a chain link fence or wrought iron fence is considered a sound wall.\nMs. Hawkins stated no.\nChair Ingram asked Ms. Hawkins for an explanation of a Traffic Calming Toolbox. Ms.\nHawkins stated that a Tool Box is a list of ways to calm traffic.\nCommissioner Reeves asked if \"one way\" streets were ever considered on some of the\nsmaller streets (e.g., Walnut, Chestnut, etc.). Ms. Hawkins stated that part of the\nTransportation Master Plan is to look at the grid map and see which streets should be main\nthorough fares, etc. The issue of one way streets will be looked at.\nChair Ingram stated that he agreed with objective B-2.5, maintaining the speed limit of 25\nmph on all streets in Alameda in order to avoid creating barriers between neighborhoods.\nExempt current roadways with speed limits above 25 mph: Ralph Appezzato Memorial\nParkway, Main Street, Constitution Way, Tilden Way, Doolittle Drive, Island Drive, North\nLoop Road, South Sloop Road, and Harbor Bay Parkway.\nChair Ingram also stated that he agreed with objective B-5.1, consider a fully-funded on-\nstreet and off-street parking permit to support access and transportation objectives. Mr.\nIngram asked if the program would be like San Francisco where you purchase a permit\nthrough the City and then you can park on the street if you have a permit. Ms. Hawkins\nstated that permits need to be structured for the City and they are investigating the issue.\nB.\nPresentation of Facility Photos/Inventory - (Information Only)\nItem is tabled until the May Recreation and Park Commission Meeting.\nC.\nARPD Office Relocation to 2226 Santa Clara Avenue - (Discussion Item)\nAD Lillard stated that the lease for 1327 Oak Street came to an end on December 31,\n2004. The School District has extended the lease for six months which will end in June.\nThe ARPD administrative office will be relocating to 2226 Santa Clara Avenue (old County\nMental Health Building). Renovation of the new building has begun and it is anticipated\n2\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, April 14, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-04-14.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-04-14", "page": 3, "text": "that we will be moving in the weekend of May 20, 2005.\nD.\nUpdate on Leydecker Park Playground Project - (Oral Report/Discussion Item)\nAD Lillard reviewed the selection of the playground equipment with the Recreation and\nPark Commission. Playgrounds by Design, Inc. was selected to provide the equipment\nwith installation to be completed by Community Playgrounds, Inc.\nThe playground will be moved from its existing location (next to Library) to where the\nvolleyball court is now located. The volleyball court will be removed. The playground is\nbeing relocated due to softballs being hit/played into the play area during softball games.\nMoving to the new area will be safer for children.\nA Neighborhood Meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 27, 2004, at 6:00 p.m. in the\nLeydecker Recreation Center.\nCommissioner Reeves stated that if it is safer and in a place where it is more visible and of\nthe same quality as the other newer playgrounds then it will be great.\nChair Ingram asked if earth tones will be used for the colors. AD Lillard stated that the\nsample is in earth tones, but that may change at the Neighborhood meeting.\nVice Chair Kahuanui asked what will happen to the old play area. AD Lillard stated that the\narea will probably be resodded and left open. Playing in the old area is discouraged\nbecause we do not want the kids to get hurt.\nAD Lillard stated that the playground should be completed in time to use it during most of\nthe summer.\n6.\nUNFINISHED BUSINESS\nA.\nRevised Site Plan for Wireless Telecommunication Facility at Washington Park\n(American Tower Corporation) - (Discussion/Action Item)\nBruce Knopf, Redevelopment Manager, and Jason Peery, American Tower representative,\npresented the revised site plan for the wireless telecommunication facility at Washington\nPark. At the last meeting there were three major issues of concern. They were:\n-\nReducing size of area to be occupied.\n-\nReducing the obtrusiveness of the equipment enclosure.\n-\nMaking the antennae's blend in and change size of the pole.\nAmerican Tower has revised the plans from the ground up to address the issues.\n-\nEquipment area was moved down the third base line. Fence will be moved in to\n3\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, April 14, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-04-14.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-04-14", "page": 4, "text": "create more space for the building.\n-\nAir conditioning units were placed on the side of building to reduce height.\n-\nNew fence will be installed.\n-\nSelection of building and the pole colors will be determined by the Recreation\nand Park Acting Director and approved by the Planning Board.\n-\nLandscaping will be done with climbing vines (not on the field side) between the\nbuilding and the fence.\n-\nInterior area (between new fence and third base of the ball field) will have sod\nreplaced.\n-\nEnclosed fenced-in area that was shown on the drawing a month ago is now\ngone.\nAD Lillard asked Mr. Knopf if he could negotiate to have American Tower take care of the\nlandscaping of the vines that will be planted by the building. Mr. Knopf stated that he will\nask.\nChair Ingram asked if staff had looked into the tree antennae's. Mr. Knopf stated that it\nwas felt that installing a pole would fit in with the current look of the park. The antennae's\nwill be hidden inside the light pole and the pole can be painted any color desired.\nChair Ingram asked what would be the girth of the pole. Mr. Peery stated that it will be\napproximately three feet. It will be similar to what is out there now.\nLil Arnerich, Alameda resident, stated that for the record in the Lease Agreement it states\nthat the particular pole and building could become obsolete. American Tower should be\nresponsible for the removal of building and the pole should it be abandoned. This is also in\nthe Lease Agreement.\nMr. Arnerich also stated that the construction will be happening during the summer which is\na very busy time, both during the day and night. Construction hours should be regulated.\nThere will be people in the picnic areas and on the tennis courts. Mr. Arnerich showed the\nCommission and Mr. Peery where gates are located that will let the large crane in to install\nthe pole.\nRegarding the eight foot fence, Mr. Arnerich suggests theatrical scenery (trees, shrubs,\netc.) be used to hide the building. He will forward pictures of other areas where this has\nbeen used to the American Tower representative.\nMr. Arnerich asked Mr. Peery to sod between the new fence and third base of the ball field.\nHe would like picnic tables and benches installed to be used by the families that frequently\nuse the area.\nChair Ingram asked what four carriers are being looked at to use the tower. Mr. Knopf\nstated that Cingular (AT&T and Cingular merged), Sprint (Sprint and Nextel merged), T-\nMobil, Metro PCS are now significant carriers. Mr. Arnerich stated that many times one\n4\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, April 14, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-04-14.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-04-14", "page": 5, "text": "firm will take over for another firm and they will say that they are not responsible for their\nactions. Mr. Knopf stated that typically where there are terminations of the contracts the\nCity is vulnerable. But, where there are contracts in place they are liable for lease\npayments during that time and removal of equipment.\nChair Ingram asked if the air conditioning units that are being installed on the side of the\nbuilding were going to be the same size as the ones that were being proposed for the roof.\nMr. Peery stated they are 2.6 feet tall. Chair Ingram asked if the container will be 18 feet\nwide instead of 15 feet wide. Mr. Peery stated that with the air conditioners being installed\non the side it will be a lot thinner.\nCommissioner Reeves asked how noisy the air conditioners would be. Mr. Peery stated\nthat they will not be any noisier then a typical air conditioning unit. The City can specify\nquiet air conditioning units.\nChair Ingram asked what was the length of the lease? AD Lillard stated that American\nTower is into two years of the contract on a ten year lease. The lease was for ten years\nand American Tower is just building the tower now.\nChair Ingram stated that he assumes this project will now go before the Planning Board. It\nstates that the colors will be picked by the Recreation and Park Department and Mr. Ingram\nwould like the Planning Board to approve the colors since they are the usual Board to pick\nthe color. AD Lillard stated that the Recreation and Park Department will pick the color and\nit will go before the Planning Board. The Planning Board will have the final decision.\nM/S/C\nREEVESIJOHNSON (Approved)\n\"That the revised site plan for wireless telecommunication facility at Washington\nPark be approved with the following stipulations:\n-\nEquipment area be moved down the third base line. Fence will be moved in\nto create more space for the building.\n-\nAir conditioning units were placed on the side to reduce height of the\nbuilding.\n-\nNew fence will be installed.\n-\nSelection of building and the pole colors will be determined by the\nRecreation and Park Acting Director and approved by the Planning Board.\n-\nLandscaping will be done with climbing vines (not on the field side)\nbetween the building and the fence.\n-\nInterior area (between new fence and third base of the ball field) will have\nsod replaced.\nEnclosed fenced-in area that was shown on the drawing a month ago is\nnow gone.\nApproved (4) - Johnson, Kahuanui, Oliver, Reeves\n5\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, April 14, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-04-14.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-04-14", "page": 6, "text": "Opposed (1) - Ingram\nB.\nStatus Report on the Sports Advisory Committee's Recommendation\nregarding Field Use Fees - (Discussion Item)\nAD Lillard stated that the various sports seasons have begun and staff was unable to get\ncommitments from the coaches prior to this Commission Meeting. The Committee is\nmeeting Tuesday, April 21, 2005, to go over the draft participant per play charge. When\nthat is complete it will be brought back to the Recreation & Park Commission.\nChair Ingram asked if AD Lillard has a sense of what the Committee would be\nrecommending. AD Lillard stated that he felt they would propose to the Commission that\nthey (sports groups) will propose that the groups have the option of paying the fee or work\noff the debt.\nCommissioner Reeves stated that he is curious as to what the Recreation and Park\nDepartment would like.\nVice Chair Kahuanui stated that if the Commission does not want to impose the usage fee\nto help offset maintenance costs for the existing maintenance that goes on just by them\nusing the field. AD Lillard stated that the best option is to collect a fee. This is fine for large\norganizations, but for the smaller groups or groups just starting up they may have to say\nthat they will work with volunteer labor. Most groups have been good about doing both.\nSoccer has been real good and has made donations.\nCommissioner Reeves stated that he would rather the Commission dictate to them what\nthe Commission wants rather than accept what the group has to offer.\nVice Chair Kahuanui stated that potentially what could happen is that some areas will be\nwell taken care of (e.g., Lincoln as opposed to Woodstock) and other areas will not. AD\nLillard suggested that when the group presents the policy to work the debt off then the\nCommission could add the stipulation that it would be up to the discretion of the Recreation\nand Park Director and/or the Park Manager to select where the work needs to be done.\nVice Chair Kahuanui also stated that staff will have to monitor what is being done. AD\nLillard stated that staff does a lot of monitoring now. It would be much easier and\nconvenient for staff to have the groups pay the money. Although this would not be feasible\nfor all of the groups which will be a complaint the Commission will receive from the groups.\nCommissioner Reeves stated that we only have so many resources. None of us\n(Commission) like the idea that we have to charge the organizations. We need to get the\nvarious groups onboard and hope they understand that we have limited resources.\nChair Ingram stated that he was hoping that the Joint Council and Recreation and Park\nCommission Meeting would be held soon so that the Commission could let the Council\n6\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, April 14, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-04-14.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-04-14", "page": 7, "text": "know that some of these groups may be coming to them because of this issue. AD Lillard\nstated that the City Clerk is working on setting a new date for the Joint Meeting.\n7.\nREPORTS FROM RECREATION COMMISSION AND RECREATION AND PARK\nDIRECTOR\nA.\nPark Division\nAD Lillard stated that five new trees were installed at Franklin Park along with picnic\nbenches. This was provided by the Friends of Franklin Park.\nAs a result of recent budget constraints athletic fields will be mowed once a week, but the\nberms, borders, etc. will be mowed every other week.\nSee attached Activity Report for additional information.\nB.\nRecreation Division\nSee attached Activity Report.\nC.\nMastick Senior Center\nSee attached Activity Report.\nD.\nOther Reports and Announcments\n1.\nStatus Report on Alameda Point Golf Course Design Committee (Vice Chair\nReeves)\nNo report at this time.\n2.\nStatus Report on Alameda Point Advisory Committee (APAC) (Chair Ingram)\nNo report at this time.\n3.\nStatus Report on Transportation Master Plan Committee (Commissioner\nJohnson)\nNo report at this time.\n8.\nSTATUS REPORT ON ONGOING PROJECTS\nNone.\n9.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, GENERAL\n7\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, April 14, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-04-14.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-04-14", "page": 8, "text": "10.\nITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA\n-\nHousing Authority Request to include additional parking by Using Part of Neptune\nPark.\n-\nDiscussion about $1 Million Designated for Open Space.\n-\nFollow Up on Ballena Bay.\n11.\nSET DAY FOR NEXT MEETING\nThursday, May 12, 2005\n12.\nADJOURNMENT\n8\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, April 14, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-04-14.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-05-12", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF\nRECREATION AND PARK COMMISSION\nALAMEDA\nRECREATION & PARKS\nMEETING OF May 12, 2005\n1327 Oak St., Alameda, CA 94501\n(510)747-7529\nDATE:\nThursday, May 12, 2005\nTIME:\n7:00 p.m.\nPLACE:\nCity Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Ave., Third Floor, Room 360\nAlameda, CA 94501\n1.\nROLL CALL\nPresent:\nChair Jay Ingram, Vice Chair Jo Kahuanui, Commissioners Christine\nJohnson, Georg Oliver, Bruce Reeves\nStaff:\nDale Lillard, Acting Director (AD)\nChrista Johnson, Assistant to the City Manager\nAbsent:\nNone\n2.\nAPPROVAL OF MINUTES\nApprove Minutes of April 14, 2005 Recreation and Park Commission Meeting.\nM/S/C\nREEVES/KAHUANUI\n(approved)\nIn Favor (3) -\nIngram, Kahuanui, Reeves\nAbsent (2) -\nJohnson, Oliver (came in late)\n3.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, AGENDA\n(Any person may address the Commission in regard to any matter over which the\nCommission has jurisdiction or of which it may take cognizance that is not on the agenda.)\n4.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS\nLetter from Justine Highsmith offering to donate new stock photography for use in\nthe City's photo bank.\n1\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, May 12, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-05-12.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-05-12", "page": 2, "text": "5.\nNEW BUSINESS\nA.\nPresentation of Facility Photos/Inventory - (Information Only Item)\nJustine Highsmith, Senior at Clayton Valley High School, as a senior she needed to do a\ncommunity project for school and she chose Alameda because she thinks it's a charming\nCity. She worked with the Recreation and Park Department and took pictures of its various\nfacilities. Ms. Highsmith took approximately 1,000 photos and narrowed it down to 300\npictures that were put on a CD and presented to the Commission.\nMs. Highsmith provided a Power Point presentation of the photos to the Recreation and\nPark Commission.\nB.\nProposed Recommendation to Provide Additional Parking (Neptune Park) for\nIndependence Plaza Residents - (Discussion/Action Item)\nMike Pucci, Housing Authority Executive Director, requested additional parking for\nIndependence Plaza residents by using part of Neptune Park. The area that will be used\nwill have little impact on Neptune Park. Neptune is not a well used park. It is a gateway to\nthe City and any parking built there will have minimal impact on the visibility of the parking\nlot. There will be berms around the parking lot with extra landscaping to hide the cars.\nThe Federal Government placed a deed restriction on Neptune Park when it was\ntransferred to the City. The deed restriction limits the use of the land to parkland, but the\ngovernemnt will lift the restriction if additional parkland of equal value is put in its place.\nThe Board of Commissioners (who are City Council) recommend that the deed restriction\ntransfer to the EBMUD property adjacent to Towata Park. The funds would come from the\nOpen Space fund.\nAD Lillard stated that the EBMUD property, in its current condition, is not actual usable park\nspace.\nMr. Pucci stated that it is being proposed that the deed restriction be place on the Parrot\nMini-Park. The Housing Authority would continue to maintain the park.\nCommissioner Reeves asked if the parking would be strictly for Housing Authority and\nHousing Authority employees. Mr. Pucci stated that it would be only for residents in\nbuildings 707 and 711.\nChair Ingram asked if the original funding for the project was going to be paid for by\nrefinancing Parrot and Eagle Village but that plan did not go through because of what\nCouncil did. Mr. Pucci stated we were going to pay for EBMUD property through\nrefinancing of Parrot and Eagle Village, but the parking lot itself will be paid through\nreserves from Independence Plaza.\n2\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, May 12, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-05-12.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-05-12", "page": 3, "text": "Chair Ingram asked if the refinance funds will be used for the parking lot. Mr. Pucci stated\nno. Plans for the proceeds will be spent on Parrot and Eagle Village and other complexes.\nHousing Authority reserve funds will be used for the parking lot.\nCommissioner Reeves stated that what the deed restriction means is that they will never be\nable to tear down the play area and put in more housing which is a benefit to the City.\nM/S/C\nJOHNSON/OLIVER\n(approved)\n\"That the Recreation and Park Commission recommend to City Council the\nfollowing:\n1.\nRequest the National Parks Service to release the deed restriction on\napproximately 10,500 square feet of Neptune Park in exchange for an\nequivalent sized parcel at the Bay-Eagle Community Garden to meet the\nneeds of Independence Plaza residents; and\n2.\nAuthorize the Recreation and Parks Acting Director to enter into lease\nagreements with the Housing Authority for exchange of these two parcels\nfor an annual rent of $1 to be paid and received.\"\nApproved (5):\nIngram, Johnson, Kahuanui, Oliver, Reeves,\nC.\nIncreasing the Composition of the Recreation and Park Commission from Five\nto Seven Members - (Discussion/Action Item)\nAD Lillard stated that recently the Golf Commission was expanded from five to seven\nmembers by the City Council. In the next few years there will be a lot of new development\nwith Bayport Park, etc. and the thought is that it would be good to have a larger cross\nsection, additional input, and help with the future development.\nThe request is to increase the Recreation and Park Commission from five to seven\nmembers. Most neighboring commissions (San Leandro, etc.) and most City Commission's\nalready have seven members with the recent exception of the Golf and Recreation and\nPark Commission's.\nFurther discussion was held by Commissioner's.\nM/S/C\nKAHUANUI/REEVES\n(approved)\n\"That the Recreation and Park Commission be increased from five to seven\nmembers.\"\nApproved (4):\nIngram, Kahuanui, Oliver, Reeves\nOpposed (1):\nJohnson\n3\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, May 12, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-05-12.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-05-12", "page": 4, "text": "D.\nProposed Reorganization of the Public Art Advisory Committee -\n(Discussion/Action Item)\nAD Lillard stated that due to the current budget situation and shortages of staff that may\noccur in the next couple of months, staff/City will be reviewing who the PAAC reports to.\nPAAC may become a stand alone Commission that reports directly to Council to streamline\nthe process and help the Department's involved. This will be a very difficult year with\nregard to budget. It may be more efficient to have PAAC report directly to Council and it\nwill also eliminate bureacratic slow downs.\nM/S/C\nOLIVER/KAHUANUI\n(approved)\n\"That Recreation and Park Commission accept the proposed reorganization of the Public\nArt Advisory Committee.\"\nApproved (4):\nIngram, Johnson, Kahuanui, Oliver\nOpposed (1):\nReeves\n6.\nUNFINISHED BUSINESS\nA.\nStatus Report on the Sports Advisory Committee's Recommendation\nregarding Field Use Fees - (Discussion Item)\nAD Lillard stated that staff has met with the Sports Advisory Committee and have come to\nan agreement for a Field Use Fee. The plan will be formally presented at the June\nRecreation and Park Commission Meeting.\nThe suggested agreement is that there will be a minimum field charge of $500 per season,\nwith a cost of $3 per child after the minimum. There is still the option, at ARPD's discretion,\nfor the groups to work off the fee. Groups will have to verify the cost and value to the City\nfor any work performed. If the groups do not complete their assessment before the end of\nthe season they will not get permits for the next year until the debt is cleared. ARPD will\nplace the dollar value on any of the work that is done by the groups.\nCommissioner Reeves stated that he will not be at the next Commission Meeting (June),\nbut wanted to make it clear that he does not want the private/special interest groups\ndictating to the Commission that they want to do projects and the Commission has to\naccept them and they are worth a specific amount of money set by the groups.\n7.\nREPORTS FROM RECREATION COMMISSION AND RECREATION AND PARK\nDIRECTOR\nA.\nPark Division\nSee attached Activity Report.\n4\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, May 12, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-05-12.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-05-12", "page": 5, "text": "B.\nRecreation Division\nSee attached Activity Report.\nC.\nMastick Senior Center\nSee attached Activity Report.\nD.\nOther Reports and Announcments\n1.\nStatus Report on Alameda Point Golf Course Design Committee (Vice Chair\nReeves)\nNo new information to report at this time.\n2.\nStatus Report on Alameda Point Advisory Committee (APAC) (Chair Ingram)\nChair Ingram stated that APAC had their 5th out of 6 meetings scheduled for public input\nregarding Alameda Point. The meeting was well attended (approximately 70 people in\nattendance). There is one more evening public meeting on Wednesday, June 8, at Mastick\nSenior Center.\n3.\nStatus Report on Transportation Master Plan Committee (Commissioner\nJohnson)\nNo new information to report at this time.\n8.\nSTATUS REPORT ON ONGOING PROJECTS\nAD Lillard stated that a community meeting was held regarding the Leydecker Park\nPlayground renovation.\n9.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, GENERAL\nChair Ingram stated that American Tower went before the Planning Board regarding their\nrequest for a tower at Upper Washington Park. American Tower will install a couple of\npicnic tables and benches down the third baseline toward home plate since that area is\nhard to irrigate.\nChair Ingram asked if the Joint Meeting between the Council and Recreation and Park\nCommission is still being planned. AD Lillard stated yes, the City Clerk is still trying to\nschedule a meeting this month (May).\nChair Ingram asked if the City was in on the Boys and Girls Club building their new facility\nat Woodstock School. AD Lillard stated that he had not heard anything.\n5\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, May 12, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-05-12.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-05-12", "page": 6, "text": "10.\nITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA\nAD Lillard stated that the following would be on the next agenda:\n-\nBayport Park and Community Building Plans.\n-\nA request to place a mobile coffee dispensing business at Lower Washington\nPark.\n11.\nSET DAY FOR NEXT MEETING\nThursday, June 9, 2005\n12.\nADJOURNMENT 9:40 p.m.\n6\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, May 12, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-05-12.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-06-09", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF\nRECREATION AND PARK COMMISSION\nALAMEDA\nRECREATION & PARKS\nMEETING OF JUNE 9, 2005\n2226 Santa Clara Avenue\nAlameda, CA 94501\n(510) 747-7529\nDATE:\nThursday, June 9, 2005\nTIME:\n7:00 p.m.\nPLACE:\nCity Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Ave., Third Floor, Room 360\nAlameda, CA 94501\n1.\nROLL CALL\nPresent:\nChair Jay Ingram, Vice Chair Jo Kahuanui, Commissioners Christine\nJohnson, and Georg Oliver\nStaff:\nDale Lillard, Acting Director (AD)\nJohn McDonald, Park Manager (PM)\nAbsent:\nCommissioner Reeves\n2.\nAPPROVAL OF MINUTES\nApprove Minutes of May 12, 2005 Recreation and Park Commission Meeting.\nM/S/C\nOLIVER/KAHUANUI\n(approved)\nIn Favor (4) -\nIngram, Johnson, Kahuanui, Oliver\nAbsent (1) -\nReeves\n3.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, AGENDA\n(Any person may address the Commission in regard to any matter over which the\nCommission has jurisdiction or of which it may take cognizance that is not on the agenda.)\n4.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS\n-\nLetter from Babe Ruth in support of the Field Use Fee.\n5.\nNEW BUSINESS\nA.\nConsideration of Request to Provide Mobile Beverage Services at Washington\nPark Dog Park - (Discussion/Action Item)\n1\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, June 9, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-06-09.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-06-09", "page": 2, "text": "Chair Ingram stated that this item will be for discussion only tonight as more of a public\nprocess is needed.\nMr. Ensminger, business person, is seeking to operate a mobile coffee business at the\nWashington Park Dog Park and also other parks including Shoreline Drive. AD Lillard\nasked Mr. Ensminger to be specific with regard to which parks he would be selling the\nbeverages. Mr. Ensminger stated that he would be at all of the parks. Ideally he would\nbegin at Washington Park and branch out from there. The mobile beverage truck is self\ncontained. AD Lillard asked if Mr. Ensminger was talking about doing a few hours at\nWashington Park and then a few hours at another park. Mr. Ensminger stated yes.\nCommissioner Oliver asked if Mr. Ensminger had a Use Permit to operate in the City of\nAlameda. Mr. Ensminger stated no, not currently.\nChair Ingram asked Mr. Ensminger for clarification on what happened at the Council\nMeeting. Mr. Ensminger stated that there is an Ordinance in Alameda that is being\namended which will allow mobile beverage/coffee businesses to operate in the City of\nAlameda.\nAD Lillard stated that Mr. Ensminger applied for a Use Permit and Planning told him that his\nrequest needed to first go before the Recreation and Park Commission for approval. Also,\nthere is an ordinance in place that is approximately 100 years old that does not allow rolling\nstores with the exception of peanuts, rock candy, etc. There are two ways for Mr.\nEnsminger to proceed. Mr. Ensminger could go through the process of putting his mobile\ntruck in the park or amending the Ordinance to where Mr. Ensminger could operate on the\nstreet.\nMike Guerrero stated that this whole idea came about when Mr. Guerrero was in a meeting\nwith Doug Siden, EBRPD Board Member, and Mr. Siden mentioned that it would be nice to\nget a cup of coffee at the Dog Park. Mr. Guerrero then mentioned that Mr. Ensminger had\na mobile coffee business and since the City (Alameda Recreation & Parks) owns the\nparking lot of the park Mr. Ensminger needed to get permission from the Recreation and\nPark Commission.\nAD Lillard stated that at the Council Meeting, Council asked that this item be brought back\nto them for further consideration before it is approved. This item may fall under the Long-\nTerm Park Use Policy.\nCommissioner Johnson asked what the cons would be in having this type of service. AD\nLillard stated that one of the things that could come up would be that ARPD would be\ninundated with requests from similar vendors (e.g., sno-cone vendors, hot dog vendors,\netc.). The Commission would need to deicide how future requests would be handled. AD\nLillard stated that he would not want to see ARPD lose a large portion of the parking lot to\nmultiple vendors because park users would be displaced.\n2\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, June 9, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-06-09.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-06-09", "page": 3, "text": "Commissioner Oliver stated that once you open it up for one vendor then you will receive\nmultiple requests and soon you could have many vendors wanting to provide the service.\nMr. Guerrero stated that this was an interim deal until Mr. Siden could get a permanent\nstructure built on EBRPD land. AD Lillard stated that this was the first time he had heard of\nthe idea. Mr. Guerrero stated that it would be somewhere, but not sure where. AD Lillard\nstated that EBRPD property starts at the dog park fence and goes toward the beach and\nOtis Drive.\nMr. Guerrero stated that Mr. Siden stated that the project could possibly take a year or two,\nbut he would like to have an interim spot. AD Lillard stated that this was the first time he\nhad heard that this would be an interim spot until there is a permanent structure on the\nEBRPD property. Mr. Guerrero stated that Mr. Siden stated that they (EBRPD) would like\nto build a store similar to mud puppies operation but it would take a year or two to get the\nproject rolling.\nMr. Guerrero stated that another possible way to be in compliance would be to sell\npackaged peanuts.\nChair Ingram asked if the vendor could just put it on the EBRPD property with the EBRPD\nDistrict Board approval and not go to the Recreation Commission or City Council. AD\nLillard stated that it is their property and their Board could agree to go into a\nconcessionaire's agreement. But, Mr. Lillard believed that they would still have to go to the\nPlanning and Building Department for the proper/appropriate use permits.\nCommissioner Johnson asked what time Mr. Ensminger would go to the Dog Park to do\nbusiness. Mr. Ensminger stated that the ideal time for weekdays would be approximately\n4:00 p.m. to dusk. AD Lillard asked if there would be early morning hours. Mr. Ensminger\nstated not during the weekdays. No one is there at that time.\nChair Ingram stated that with the Long-Term Park Use Policy in the works, he felt that the\nUse Policy needed to be done first before approving any proposal.\nCommissioner Johnson asked if the Commission approves the proposal would the other\nvendors like Mr. Ensminger compete for the same thing. Commissioner Kahuanui stated\nthat by accepting this proposal the Commission would be setting precedence and would\nhave to have a procedure on how to choose a vendor, what kind of restrictions, etc. It\nthrows the Commission into a whole new set of policies and procedures to determine which\nvendors come in and which ones do not.\nSusan Krala stated that she has looked around the island and has counted at least 15\nvendors that do business on the side illegally as roach coaches. They are at Alameda\nPoint, business parks, container ship areas, parks, etc. They are not licensed and do not\npay taxes to this City and the powers that be of Alameda just decided that they would look\nthe other way.\n3\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, June 9, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-06-09.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-06-09", "page": 4, "text": "Chair Ingram asked if there was a difference between industrial areas and neighborhood\nareas. AD Lillard stated that the Assistant City Manager is looking into the issue.\nCommissioner Kahuanui stated that being a life-long resident of Alameda as well, she feels\nthat it is irresponsible to think that we are all looking away when these so called illegal\ntrucks are coming around. Ms. Kahuanui asked if all the trucks were illegal. AD Lillard\nstated that the Assistant City Manager is looking into the situation.\nCommissioner Oliver stated that the concern of the Recreation and Park Commission is\nvendors in our parks. Other City staff will investigate the issue of other truck vendors\nhaving use permits, but for now the Commission is concerned about the parks.\nChair Ingram stated that he feels the Long-Term Park Use Policy should be worked on and\napproved and then work from there. Unfortunately this will delay a decision on Mr.\nEnsminger's request until at least the end of summer.\nCommissioner Johnson asked Mr. Ensminger if he owned the truck. Mr. Ensminger stated\nyes.\nCommissioner Johnson asked if Mr. Ensminger is currently allowed to go into other cities.\nMr. Ensminger stated yes, he goes into San Leandro, Oakland, San Luis Obispo County,\nSanta Barbara County (music festivals).\nCommissioner Johnson asked if Mr. Ensminger is not really counting on Alameda. Mr.\nEnsminger stated that his goal is to work in Alameda where he grew up. Branching out is\nmore of a necessity.\nChair Ingram stated that the Long-Term Park Use Policy will continue to be worked on and\nit may be several months before the policy is completed. AD Lillard stated that when it is\nappropriate the request will be revisited and those involved invited to another meeting.\nB.\nConsideration of Conceptual Drawing for Bay Port Park and Community\nBuilding - (Discussion/Action Item)\nAD Lillard presented the conceptual drawing for Bay Port Park which will be adjacent to the\nschool in the Catellus Development. Karen Folsom, LPA Architects representative, and\nJohn McDonald, Park Manager, were present to answer any questions.\nThe Park will be 4 acres and includes 2 small soccer fields. The community building is\nseparate and a separate plan will be presented later.\nChair Ingram asked if Little League had seen the plans. AD Lillard stated that after it is\nreviewed by the Commission the plans will be taken to the Sports Advisory Group for\nreview. The plans will be again reviewed by the Commission and then go to Council for\napproval.\n4\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, June 9, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-06-09.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-06-09", "page": 5, "text": "Commissioner Oliver asked if the park entrance will be on Jack London Avenue. AD Lillard\nstated yes and that is where the parking lot is located. PM McDonald stated that we will be\nsharing the parking lot with the school.\nChair Ingram asked if the school has their own playground. Ms. Folsom stated the school\nhas their own play area.\nChair Ingram stated that a skinned infield would be great. AD Lillard stated that will be\ntaken to the Sports Advisory Group.\nAD Lillard stated that the community building will be 1,720 sq. ft. of program space. There\nis program space, storage, kitchen and one more restroom. This building was specifically\ndesigned to fit in with the school. The building will be the Alameda Recreation and Park\nDepartment's and according to the joint use agreement, as time and space is available, the\nSchool District may also use the building.\nThe Recreation and Park Department is currently looking at providing before and after\nschool care and a Tiny Tot program. During the summer the Department will also run\nsports camps out of the building.\nChair Ingram asked if it will be a prefab building. AD Lillard stated no.\nCommissioner Oliver asked if one restroom is enough for a building that will hold 85\npeople. AD Lillard stated that would be adequate. It is a unisex bathroom with two stalls.\nAD Lillard stated that it is anticipated the project will be completed by September 2006.\nC.\nConsideration of Proposed Additional Telecommunications Facility at Krusi\nPark - (Discussion/Action Item)\nAD Lillard stated that Cingular is proposing to replace the tennis lights on the other side of\nthe courts with the same type of lights and telecommunications antennaes that are\ncurrently there on the other side. The equipment building proposed is in the back toward\nthe fence near the maintenance shed and is larger than the one that is currently there.\nPM McDonald stated that the equipment building being proposed is close to 400 sq. ft., but\nare not supposed to go more than 200 sq. ft.\nChair Ingram stated that he felt it was time to start setting a policy with regard to installing\ncell towers in parks. Several other cities have policies in place and some have resolutions\nfor each telecommunications company. Something needs to be done or the Commission\nwill be discussing this issue a lot until Alameda has enough cell towers.\nChair Ingram stated that he is not prepared to make a decision tonight since the paper work\nwas just received tonight.\n5\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, June 9, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-06-09.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-06-09", "page": 6, "text": "Commissioner Kahuanui stated that whether it is cell towers or equipment structures, the\nCommission needs to make sure that the policy covers everything.\nPM McDonald stated that the few towers that have gone in have been a good source of\nrevenue. We have not fully tapped into the resources, which is good because we have a\nlittle bit of reserve money. But, the Park Maintenance Division does not have any revenue\nsources other than these rental monies. ARPD was able to repave a bad area of\nWashington Park with these funds. Mr. McDonald stated that he would appreciate it if the\nCommission would look into the particulars and the rental agreements that are made. The\nbest deal possible is what will help the Park Maintenance Division. The Division was cut by\n$200,000 so any additional revenue will be of great help.\nChair Ingram stated that there is no doubt that this is a major source of revenue and that all\ncities are looking for revenue, but we need to set a policy with parameters.\nAD Lillard stated that the Commission can set a policy of building size that can be put in the\npark, etc., but the negotiation part is handled through Development Services. The\nCommission cannot put into the policy that they (Commission) will negotiate the terms of\nthe lease.\nCommissioner Johnson asked PM McDonald what he would like for the Commission to do.\nPM McDonald stated that he would like the Commission to get the best deal possible\nbecause it would really help the Park Maintenance Division.\nChair Ingram stated that from his prospective, we need to respect the Park Manager's\nopinion, but the Commission as park stewards needs to look at the policy and the bigger\npicture of the parks and how it will effect the park.\nThis item will be tabled until the next meeting for further discussion.\n6.\nUNFINISHED BUSINESS\nA.\nConsideration of Sports Advisory Committee's Recommendation regarding\nField use Fees - (Discussion/Action Item)\nAD Lillard stated that the Sports Advisory Committee has reviewed the Field Use Fee.\nBabe Ruth has provided the Commission with a letter of support.\nPolicy includes:\n1. Groups requesting City owned field space on an ongoing basis for either games or\npractices will be covered under the policy.\n2. Any applicable fees will be assessed per season according to the established field\nallocation process.\n6\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, June 9, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-06-09.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-06-09", "page": 7, "text": "3. There will be a $3 per player fee assessed per organization. The minimum fee will\nbe $500 per group.\n4. For organizations with memberships larger than the $500 minimum, there will be an\nadditional $3 per player fee assessed.\n5. Groups will have the option to work off their assessment by completing field\nimprovements or providing goods or services equal to their assessment. The value\nof such improvements will be determined by the Park Manager.\n6. Groups failing to either submit payment or completing work projects will not be\nissued permits for future seasons until the assessment is cleared.\nAll groups (Alameda Soccer, High Schools, Little League, Babe Ruth, Football, newer\nleagues) agreed to support the proposed Field Use Fee.\nAD Lillard stated that he felt that the organizations who traditionally do a lot of work will\nwork off the debt and smaller organizations will pay.\nCommissioner Kahuanui asked if that included schools. AD Lillard stated yes that includes\nthe schools.\nChair Ingram stated that he received a call from Nino Borsoni, Alameda Soccer\nrepresentative. Mr. Borsoni had some questions with regard to the fee.\nQuestions were as follows:\n-\nWill this be a once per year fee, or once per season? AD Lillard stated it would\nbe per season.\nWill kids that participate in multiples sports (e.g., soccer, baseball, football, etc.)\nbe expected to pay the fee for each sport in which they are registered. AD Lillard\nstated yes, because they would be using the field for each sport they participate\nin.\nWill youth organizations that have already done projects be given credit for what\nhas already been done? If so, will there be a deferred start date given upon\ncredit already received? AD Lillard stated no, it would be starting from today. It\nwould not be feasible to try and credit items from prior years.\nHow will the collected fee be applied to field maintenance? Will certain fields be\ngiven priority? If so, on what basis and terms? AD Lillard stated that it would be\ndetermined based on need. We could generate a yearly list of fields and items\nthat need to be done for additional tracking if needed.\nIt has been determined that in lieu of fees the sports groups could do field\nmaintenance work themselves. If that is the case how will the work assignments\nbe made? Who will establish the value of each assignment? Is the Risk\n7\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, June 9, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-06-09.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-06-09", "page": 8, "text": "Manager okay with non-City people providing materials, labor and possibly using\nheavy machinery to perform tasks? AD Lillard stated that the Park Manager\nwould determine the value. The group would determine that they want to do a\nproject. It could be to a specific park or it could be a monetary amount to be\ndetermined by ARPD staff. The people doing the work would be treated as a\nvolunteer for the City just as is currently being done. Most of the work will be\nmanual. Unless volunteers are heavy equipment operators by trade they would\nnot be allowed to move heavy machinery.\nWould the fee be applied to outside teams competing in Alameda? If so how\nwould that be returned? AD Lillard stated no, the fee would not apply to outside\nteams.\nWill the funds be put in the City's regular general accounting department? AD\nLillard stated that the fee will go into a regular Recreation and Park Department\nbudget and it will go into a dedicated account. There will be records of deposits\nand expenditures that anyone can ask to look at because it is public record.\nChair Ingram stated that Mr. Borsoni states that all of the above questions should be\naddressed and brought to the sports groups so they can have a final review and sign off for\napproval. AD Lillard stated that was already done at a prior meeting. Mr. Borsoni was not\nat the meeting and another representative was not present.\nChair Ingram stated that he would feel more comfortable if the groups would sign off on the\nfee.\nCommissioner Kahuanui stated that she understands that Chair Ingram wants to get the\ngroups to sign off on the policy; however the group works as an advisory to the\nCommission. The Commission gave them an opportunity to have an option. Originally the\nCommission and staff just wanted them to pay a fee. The Commission was nice and let\nthis item go to the Field Use Group because the groups wanted to try and barter out of the\nfee. We are trying to increase revenue, keep fields playable, etc., and before ARPD was\nnot receiving funds. If we send this back to the group and two people do not sign, it will not\nchange her mind. Ms Kahuanui thinks the policy proposed is a good idea and the\nCommission is being very generous in giving the groups the opportunity to barter work.\nMotion was made by Commissioner Oliver:\n\"That this policy be accepted as is and approved tonight.'\nFurther discussion was held.\nChair Ingram asked what the harm was in having the proposal go back to the group again\nand having them sign off. It will not hurt us.\nCommissioner Oliver stated what if it is taken back to them and they do not sign off on it?\nChair Ingram stated that it would then be like Commissioner Kahuanui mentioned. If two\npeople do not sign it, then the group has had an ample opportunity. Commissioner Oliver\n8\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, June 9, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-06-09.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-06-09", "page": 9, "text": "stated that he felt the group has already had ample opportunity. Chair Ingram stated that in\nhis opinion he did not feel that was the case when Alameda Soccer has come back with a\nletter that has seven questions.\nPM McDonald stated that he did not want to give anyone the thought that this will take care\nof all the maintenance problems. The Maintenance Division was just given another field\nnear the Alameda Point Gym that is approximately five acres and there is no extra money\nto maintain it. Also, there is the Main Street Soccer Field and there were no extra funds\nappropriated to take care of that field.\nCommissioner Kahuanui asked if the group, by having this fee, that this does not mean that\nthe lawns are not going to be cut on their demand. AD Lillard stated that the group\nunderstands that this is an attempt to defray a part of the cost. At no time has this been\npresented to them as solving all of the field maintenance problems.\nPM McDonald stated that since he has been here (1995) there has not been a whole lot of\nsupport for maintenance costs. Granted there have been donations to repair damage or to\nbuild or rebuild something, but no monies were given to assist with field maintenance costs.\nCommissioner Johnson asked if the Acting Director recommended approving the policy.\nAD Lillard stated yes.\nChair Ingram stated that again he favors giving the groups ample opportunity to review and\nactually feels that having each group sign off would be the proper community process.\nM/S OLIVER/KAHUANUI\n(not approved)\n\"That the Field Use Fee Policy be accepted as is and approved tonight.\n\"\nIn Favor (2):\nKahuanui, Oliver\nOpposed (1):\nIngram\nAbstention (1):\nJohnson\n7.\nREPORTS FROM RECREATION COMMISSION AND RECREATION AND PARK\nDIRECTOR\nA.\nPark Division\nPM McDonald provided plans for the Dog Park drainage to the Commission.\nChair Ingram mentioned that he liked the newly installed gate at Franklin Park.\nFor additional information see attached Activity Report.\nB.\nRecreation Division\n9\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, June 9, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-06-09.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-06-09", "page": 10, "text": "See attached Activity Report.\nC.\nMastick Senior Center\nSee attached Activity Report.\nD.\nOther Reports and Announcments\n1.\nStatus Report on Alameda Point Golf Course Design Committee (Vice Chair\nReeves)\nNo new information to report at this time.\n2.\nStatus Report on Alameda Point Advisory Committee (APAC) (Chair Ingram)\nThere was a public meeting held the week of May 30, 2005, at Mastick Senior Center.\n3.\nStatus Report on Transportation Master Plan Committee (Commissioner\nJohnson)\nThe Transportation Master Plan is Completed.\n8.\nSTATUS REPORT ON ONGOING PROJECTS\nChair Ingram asked about the status of Leydecker Park Playground Renovation. AD Lillard\nstated that equipment was to be shipped the week of May 30, 2005. As soon as the\nequipment is delivered the project will begin.\nPM McDonald stated that the biggest project was relocating the Administrative Office to\n2226 Santa Clara Ave. Everyone is happy with the new location.\n9.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, GENERAL\nNone.\n10.\nITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA\n11.\nSET DAY FOR NEXT MEETING\nThursday, July 14, 2005\n12.\nADJOURNMENT\n10\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, June 9, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-06-09.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-07-14", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF\nRECREATION AND PARK COMMISSION\nALAMEDA\nRECREATION & PARKS\nMEETING OF JULY 14, 2005\n2226 Santa Clara Avenue\nAlameda, CA 94501\n(510) 747-7529\nDATE:\nThursday, July 14, 2005\nTIME:\n7:00 p.m.\nPLACE:\nCity Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Ave., Third Floor, Room 360\nAlameda, CA 94501\n1.\nROLL CALL\nPresent:\nChair Jay Ingram, Commissioners Christine Johnson, and Georg Oliver\nStaff:\nDale Lillard, Acting Director (AD)\nAbsent:\nVice Chair Jo Kahuanui and Commissioner Reeves\n2.\nAPPROVAL OF MINUTES\nApprove Minutes of June 9, 2005 Recreation and Park Commission Meeting.\nM/S/C\nJOHNSON/OLIVER\n(approved)\nIn Favor (3) -\nIngram, Johnson, Oliver\nAbsent (2) -\nReeves, Kahuanui\n3.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, AGENDA\n(Any person may address the Commission in regard to any matter over which the\nCommission has jurisdiction or of which it may take cognizance that is not on the agenda.)\nNone.\n4.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS\nNone.\n5.\nNEW BUSINESS\nNone.\n6.\nUNFINISHED BUSINESS\n1\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, July 14, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-07-14.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-07-14", "page": 2, "text": "A.\nConsideration of Sports Advisory Committee's Recommendation regarding\nField use Fees - (Discussion/Action Item)\nAD Lillard stated that the Field Use Fees were taken back to the Sports Advisory\nCommittee on Thursday, July 7. The only change was #4 on the Policy; \"Volunteers are\ncovered by appropriate City insurance\" sentence was added. This is #4 on the Field Use\nFee Policy. All groups signed the agreement.\nFees will be reviewed and updated each year.\nM/S/C JOHNSON/OLIVER\n(approved)\n\"That the Field Use Fee is approved as follows:\n1. Any organization or non-profit group requesting field time on City owned\nfacilities for either games or practices will be covered under this policy.\n2. There will be a $3 per player fee assessed per organization. The minimum fee\nwill be $500 per group.\n3. Any applicable fees will be assessed on a per player, preseason basis.\n4. Organizations will have the option of working off their assessment by\ncompleting field improvements or by providing goods or services equal to\ntheir assessment. The value of these types or credits will be determined by\nthe Park Manager. Volunteers are covered by appropriate City insurance.\n5. All fees collected will be placed in a dedicated account and will only be used\nfor field improvement projects.\n6. Organizations failing to either submit payment or complete the agreed upon\nfield improvement projects will not be issued permits for future seasons until\nthe assessment is cleared.\"\nApproved (3):\nIngram, Johnson, Oliver\nAbsent (2):\nKahuanui, Reeves\nThis fee will be reviewed on a yearly basis.\nB.\nConsideration of Conceptual Drawing for Bay Port Park and Community\nBuilding - (Discussion/Action Item)\nAD Lillard stated that two skinned baseball fields were added to the Bay Port Park. The\npark was redesigned to accommodate the baseball fields so that it would not affect the\nsoccer fields.\nThe next step is to send the Conceptual Drawing to City Council.\nM/S/C\nJOHNSON/OLIVER\n(approved)\n\"That the conceptual drawing for Bay Port Park which includes two skinned baseball\n2\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, July 14, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-07-14.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-07-14", "page": 3, "text": "fields as well as soccer field is approved.\"\nApproved (3):\nIngram, Johnson, Oliver\nAbsent (2):\nKahuanui, Reeves\nC.\nRevisions to Long-Term Park Use Policy - (Discussion Item)\nTabled until next meeting.\n7.\nREPORTS FROM RECREATION COMMISSION AND RECREATION AND PARK\nDIRECTOR\nA.\nPark Division\nLeydecker Park Playground renovation began the week of July 1. It is anticipated that\nthe work will be completed by the end of the week of July 11.\nWashington Park Recreation Building - ARPD is trying to obtain a plan for a modular\nbuilding to replace the recreation building at Upper Washington Park. This will be the next\nproject to be done once Leydecker Park Playground is complete.\nThe new rocker play equipment that was installed at Franklin Park Play Area was broken\nand vandalized/torn off. It is anticipated that it will be replaced in the next two months. The\nnew gate was installed and staff has received many compliments.\nB.\nRecreation Division\nThe Run for the Parks will be held on Sunday, August 7, and the race begins at 8:30 a.m.\nat South Shore. We are doing well obtaining sponsors. Current sponsors are: Safeway,\nTrader Joe's, Mizuno, Bladium, Alameda Sun, and Alhambra. Online registrations are\nstronger then the walk-in registrations at this time.\nStarlight Movie in the Park will be held on Friday, July 29, at Alameda Point Multi-\nPurpose Field (1101 W. Redline Ave.). The movie to be shown is Robots. Field will open\nat 6:30 p.m. for picnics. Pre-Show Festivities will begin at 7:30 p.m. and the movie will\nbegin at approximately 8:15 p.m. Sponsors are ARPD and AP&T.\nFriends of the Parks ARPD - \"The Place to Be\" Fundraiser will be held on Saturday,\nOctober 8, 2005, at the DeWitt O' Club from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. This fundraiser will\ninclude a night of wine tasting, casino play, and an opportunity to reconnect with \"Friends of\nthe Parks.\" Cost to participate is $30 per person.\nC.\nMastick Senior Center\n3\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, July 14, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-07-14.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-07-14", "page": 4, "text": "There were approximately 400 participants in Bingo over the July 4 weekend. It was one\nof their biggest fundraising efforts in a long time.\nMastick Thrives at 25! - Mastick Senior Center will celebrate 25 years of service on\nSunday, September 18, 2005, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Mastick Social Hall. A\nWestern-style \"Hoedown\" will be offered that will include music, dancing, cards, light\nrefreshments, and more!\nD.\nOther Reports and Announcments\n1.\nStatus Report on Alameda Point Golf Course Design Committee (Vice Chair\nReeves)\nNo report at this time.\n2.\nStatus Report on Alameda Point Advisory Committee (APAC) (Chair Ingram)\nChair Ingram stated that the APAC is being honored for all of their hard work. ARRA is\nlooking at the design report.\n3.\nStatus Report on Transportation Master Plan Committee (Commissioner\nJohnson)\nCommissioner Johnson stated that the Committee has not had any recent meetings, but is\nscheduled to meet again at the end of July.\n8.\nSTATUS REPORT ON ONGOING PROJECTS\nNone.\n9.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, GENERAL\nRecreation & Park Commission Meeting of August 11, 2005 is cancelled.\n10.\nITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA\n-\nLong-Term Park Use Policy\n11.\nSET DAY FOR NEXT MEETING\nThursday, September 8, 2005.\n12.\nADJOURNMENT\n4\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, July 14, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-07-14.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-08-11", "page": 1, "text": "City of Alameda . California\n2226 Santa Clara Ave., Alameda, CA 94501 . (510) 747-7529\nFax (510) 747-7566 . E-Mail Address:www.arpd@ci.alameda.ca.u\nALAMEDA\nRECREATION & PARKS\nNOTICE OF MEETING\nALAMEDA RECREATION AND PARK COMMISSION\nAGENDA FOR REGULAR MEETING\nTHE REGULAR MEETING OF THE\nALAMEDA RECREATION & PARK COMMISSION\nSCHEDULED FOR\nTHURSDAY, August 11, 2005\nHAS BEEN\nCANCELLED", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-08-11.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-09-15", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF\nRECREATION AND PARK COMMISSION\nALAMEDA\nRECREATION & PARKS\nMEETING OF SEPTEMBER 15, 2005\n2226 Santa Clara Avenue\nAlameda, CA 94501\n(510) 747-7529\nDATE:\nThursday, September 15, 2005\nTIME:\n7:00 p.m.\nPLACE:\nCity Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Ave., Third Floor, Room 360\nAlameda, CA 94501\n1.\nROLL CALL\nPresent:\nChair Jay Ingram, Vice Chair Jo Kahuanui, Commissioners Christine\nJohnson, Georg Oliver, and Bruce Reeves\nStaff:\nDale Lillard, Acting Director (AD)\nJackie Krause, Senior Services Manager (SSM)\nPatrick Russi, Recreation Supervisor (RS)\nAbsent:\nNone\n2.\nAPPROVAL OF MINUTES\nApprove Minutes of July 14, 2005 Recreation and Park Commission Meeting.\nM/S/C\nOLIVER/JOHNSON\n(approved)\nIn Favor (3) -\nIngram, Johnson, Oliver\nAbstain (2) -\nReeves, Kahuanui\n3.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, AGENDA\n(Any person may address the Commission in regard to any matter over which the\nCommission has jurisdiction or of which it may take cognizance that is not on the agenda.)\nDavid Peterson, dog park user, asked when there would be water at the Main Street Dog\nPark. AD Lillard stated that there used to be water at the park but it was not potable water.\nAt this time, it would be cost prohibitive to run the line for potable water and the Main St.\nDog Park.\n4.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS\n-\nE-Mail from Sara Zehnder-Wallace, Alameda resident, regarding placement of cell\ntowers in Krusi Park.\n1\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, September 15, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-09-15.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-09-15", "page": 2, "text": "-\nLetter from Miriam Sundheim, Alameda resident, regarding construction of cell\nphone towers at Krusi Park.\n-\nE-Mail from Carol Wallace regarding construction of cell phone towers at Krusi Park.\n5.\nNEW BUSINESS\nA.\nWashington Park Recreation Building Conceptual Drawing -\n(Discussion/Action Item)\nAD Lillard provided to the Commission the conceptual drawing for the new recreation\nBuilding at Washington Park. Several years ago the old recreation building burned down\nand a temporary building was installed. The temporary building has deteriorated and we\nare unable to run programs at the park.\nThe new building will be funded with Prop 40 monies and will be a modular building. This is\nthe first modular building to be built in the City.\nM/S/C\nREEVES/OLIVER\n(approved)\n\"That the conceptual drawing for the new modular building at Washington Park be\naccepted.\"\nApproved (5):\nIngram, Johnson, Kahuanui, Oliver, Reeves\nB.\nRequest to Install Cingular Cell Tower in Krusi Park at the Tennis Courts -\n(Discussion/Action Item)\nBruce Knopf, Redevelopment Manager, presented to the Commission plans for installing a\nCingular Cell Tower in Krusi Park at the tennis courts.\nApproximately two years ago the tennis court lights on the left side of the court (facing the\ntennis courts from Otis Dr.) were replaced with new lights that have cell towers inside the\nnew light poles. With this proposal, the three old tennis court lights on the right side of the\ntennis courts would also be replaced with additional cell towers inside the new light poles.\nCingular is making this new proposal.\nMr. Knopf provided the Commission with a map of Alameda showing other cell tower sites\n(e.g., Alameda Hospital, top of former Alameda Drug, College of Alameda, Christ Episcopal\nChurch, Wood Middle School, Washington School, etc.) located in Alameda. There are a\nlot of other places that do not go through the process that the City does for City owned\nproperty and do not go through the City-wide public notification process that the City uses.\nThe City has collected approximately $91,000 over the last two years from the current Krusi\nPark cell tower carrier. An initial deposit of $25,000 went to the Recreation and Park\nDepartment with an additional half of the monthly lease revenues also going to the\nDepartment.\n2\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, September 15, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-09-15.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-09-15", "page": 3, "text": "Staff has gone through the draft Long-Term Park Use Policy and feels that the proposal\nfalls within all the criteria and that the proposal is consistent with the criteria. It does not\ndisplace any park programs, effect use of active park space; have any detrimental impact\non the use of the tennis courts or use of the grounds. This also generates revenue for the\nRecreation and Park Department and replaces the old lights which need to be replaced at\nthe tennis courts.\nCommissioner Reeves asked how much it would cost the Recreation and Park Department\nto replace the tennis court lights. AD Lillard stated that it would cost approximately $25,000\nto replace the three old lights. The lights on that side of the tennis courts are the original\nlights and one light pole has fallen before. Regardless of accepting the proposal or not the\nlights will need to be replaced in the near future.\nCommissioner Reeves asked if the creation of a tower was subject to FCC regulations. Mr.\nKnopf stated yes. The sites have to comply with FCC regulations and the study/evaluation\nthat the City received is well within the FCC regulations.\nCommissioner Reeves stated that FCC regulations would supercede any City, County, or\nState restrictions so that any private entity that gets permission from the FCC to build a\ntower would not have to go through the approval process that the Commission/City is doing\nnow. In fact, there is no ability to restrict a private citizen from putting up a cell tower if the\nFCC approves it. If the Commission does not approve this proposal any other entity (e.g.,\nchurch, school, private business, etc.) could go ahead and build a tower right next door to a\npark without any approval from the Commission or City. The Commission would not be\nable stop it.\nMr. Knopf stated that the proposal is consistent with the bequest by the Krusi family.\nDeeds were reviewed and the stipulation in the Deed was that if the City were to use the\npremises for public park and playground purposes and for other municipal purposes which\nwill not materially interfere with the operation of the area as a public park or playground.\nThe City's evaluation of this proposal is that it will not effect/interfere with use of the park or\nplayground.\nChair Ingram asked if Mr. Knopf was reading from the actual Krusi Deed. Mr. Knopf stated\nyes.\nC.\nRequest to Install Sprint Cell Tower at Mastick Senior Center in the Corner of\nParking Lot - (Discussion/Action Item)\nBruce Knopf, Redevelopment Manager, presented to the Commission the proposal for\ninstalling a Sprint Cell Tower at Mastick Senior Center.\nMr. Knopf stated that Sprint proposes to lease approximately 400 square feet within the\nsouthwest corner of the Mastick Senior Center parking lot to install a 45-foot high, slim line\nmonopole with new parking lot lights, and with antenna panels hidden within the top five\nfeet of the monopole. Equipment would be located within a fenced enclosure, with fencing\n3\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, September 15, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-09-15.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-09-15", "page": 4, "text": "to match the existing parking lot fencing.\nDon Oransky, Mastick Advisory Board President, stated that the Advisory Board was in\nfavor of installing the cell tower in the corner of the Mastick Senior Center parking lot.\nChair Ingram asked where Mastick would spend the revenues from the cell tower rental.\nSSM Krause stated that the Council recently cut the part-time secretarial position at\nMastick so the revenues would go toward paying for that position.\nM/S/C\nREEVES/KAHUANUI\n(approved)\n\"That the proposals to install cell towers at Krusi Park tennis courts and at the\nMastick Senior Center parking lot be approved.\"\nApproved (4):\nJohnson, Kahuanui, Oliver, Reeves\nOpposed (1):\nIngram\nChair Ingram stated that he supports the cell tower for Mastick Senior Center but wishes\nthe City would have a more long-term plan, rather than just popping them up all over the\nCity.\nD.\nEnd-of-Summer Report - (Information Item)\nAD Lillard stated that the ARPD Summer programs went very well this summer.\nRS Russi provided the Commission with an End-of Summer Report. Attendance in all of\nour summer programs increased. The Council put back in to the budget our free parks and\nplayground programs and attendance in these programs increased over prior years.\n6.\nUNFINISHED BUSINESS\nA.\nRevisions to Long-Term Park Use Policy - (Discussion Item)\nAD Lillard provided the Commission with a Draft Long-Term Park Use Policy for review.\nThere is a policy section and an application process section and a process for an appeal to\nCouncil.\nSSM Krause stated that Council wanted the Commission to specifically define what long-\nterm was (staff came up with 72 hours), emphasized private use and concessionaires.\nAlso, Council placed an emphasis on placing cell towers in parks.\nAD Lillard stated that staff felt that that using 72 hours as defining long-term would be good\nbecause there are some events that the City and non-profits do that could expand to two\ndays.\nSuggested revisions to the Long-Term Park Use Policy were discussed by the Recreation\n4\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, September 15, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-09-15.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-09-15", "page": 5, "text": "and Park Commission with staff.\nAnother draft will be brought before the Commission at their October 13, 2005 meeting.\n7.\nREPORTS FROM RECREATION COMMISSION AND RECREATION AND PARK\nDIRECTOR\nA.\nPark Division\nAD Lillard stated that the Dog Park drainage project should begin within the next 60 days.\nThis will eliminate the standing water problem during the winter and a water line for a dog\nand human water station will be installed.\nSoccer and Football season has begun. All Park Maintenance Workers are mowing their\nown parks since we have lost the Equipment Operator position due to budget cuts.\nLeydecker Park Playground Renovation is almost complete. We are waiting for the\ninstallation of two benches.\nB.\nRecreation Division\nSee the 2005 End-of-Summer Report.\nAD Lillard stated he will be meeting with the College of Alameda regarding use of their\nfields within the next week.\nC.\nMastick Senior Center\nSSM Krause stated that the Flu Shot Clinic will be held on Monday, October 31, at the\nMastick Social Hall.\nD.\nOther Reports and Announcments\n1.\nStatus Report on Alameda Point Golf Course Design Committee (Vice Chair\nReeves)\nNo report at this time.\n2.\nStatus Report on Alameda Point Advisory Committee (APAC) (Chair Ingram)\nGroup has been sunsetted and item will be removed from the Agenda.\n3.\nStatus Report on Transportation Master Plan Committee (Commissioner\nJohnson)\nCommissioner Johnson stated that an informational meeting was recently held. There\n5\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, September 15, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-09-15.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-09-15", "page": 6, "text": "Dedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-09-15.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-10-13", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF\nRECREATION AND PARK COMMISSION\nALAMEDA\nRECREATION & PARKS\nMEETING OF OCTOBER 13, 2005\n2226 Santa Clara Avenue\nAlameda, CA 94501\n(510) 747-7529\nDATE:\nThursday, October 13, 2005\nTIME:\n7:00 p.m.\nPLACE:\nCity Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Ave., Third Floor, Room 360\nAlameda, CA 94501\n1.\nROLL CALL\nPresent:\nChair Jay Ingram, Vice Chair Jo Kahuanui, and Commissioners Christine\nJohnson (late), Terri Ogden, and Bruce Reeves\nStaff:\nDale Lillard, Acting Director (AD)\nJackie Krause, Senior Services Manager (SSM)\nAbsent:\nCommissioner Georg Oliver\n2.\nAPPROVAL OF MINUTES\nApprove Minutes of September 15, 2005 Recreation and Park Commission Meeting.\nMinutes will be provided for approval at the October 2005 Commission Meeting.\n3.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, AGENDA\n(Any person may address the Commission in regard to any matter over which the\nCommission has jurisdiction or of which it may take cognizance that is not on the agenda.)\n4.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS\n-\nLetter from Elizabeth Chavez recommending naming the ball field at Leydecker Park\nin honor of Win Currier.\nLetter from Betty Finger recommending naming the ball field at Leydecker Park in\nhonor of Win Currier.\n5.\nNEW BUSINESS\nA.\nConsideration of Request to Name the Athletic Field at Leydecker Park in\nHonor of Win Currier - (Discussion/Action Item)\nAD Lillard provided information to the Commission regarding Win Currier's history with the\nRecreation and Park Department and Alameda. The request falls within the Naming or\n1\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, October 13, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-10-13.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-10-13", "page": 2, "text": "Renaming of Facilities guidelines. The Recreation and Park Department is receiving\ndonations for the sign. The approximate cost for a sign would be $1,500. It is\nrecommended that the formal unveiling of the sign be done on the first night of the Softball\nProgram in March 2006.\nM/S/C\nREEVESIJOKAHUANUI\n(approved)\n\"That the ball field at Leydecker Park be named in honor of Win Currier.\nApproved (4):\nIngram, Kahuanui, Ogden, Reeves\nAbsent (2):\nJohnson (late), Oliver\nChair Ingram recommended that the sign be made of wood like the sign in front of the\nARPD Administration Office. AD Lillard stated that if a wood sign is purchased there will be\nan approximate increase in price of 25 percent. Due to the difficulty in finding a vendor to\nmake the wood signs, metal signs are being installed as wood signs need to be replaced.\nAnother difficulty is that after approximately five to six years there is a problem with the\nwood warping.\nCommissioner Ogden asked how many of the new signs (metal) have been installed. AD\nLillard stated two, the Chavez Ball Field sign at Washington Park and the sign at the\nAtlantic and Main St. Field.\nMs. Chavez stated that the reason a metal sign was installed at the Chavez Field was that\nthey were no longer going to make the wood signs. AD Lillard stated that is correct. Staff\ncan try and find a supplier again.\nCommissioner Reeves asked what the concrete and brass signs cost, like what is at the\nMeyers House and Garden site. AD Lillard stated that the cost would be substantially more\nthan the wood signs.\nChair Ingram stated that the real wood signs are very classy and you do not see the wood\nsigns in other cities that are that nice. He feels that it would be nice to continue the wood\nsigns and then if signs need to be replaced in 10 years then the issue can be revisited.\nMs. Chavez stated that she will pay to have a wood sign at the Chavez Field. AD Lillard\nstated if staff can find a vendor to make the same type of wood sign which is currently in\nthe parks; staff will order a wood sign for the field.\nMs. Chavez stated that if ARPD staff is able to get a wood sign have staff call her and she\nwill write a check to pay for it.\nB.\nDiscussion Regarding Installation of Agility Equipment in the Dog Park -\n(Discussion/Action Item)\nAD Lillard stated that the Recreation and Park Department received a donation of $500 for\n2\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, October 13, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-10-13.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-10-13", "page": 3, "text": "dog agility equipment for the Washington Park Dog Park. If dog agility equipment is\npurchased and put in the Dog Park the equipment will walk away. If the equipment is\npermanently secured then there will be some liability issues.\nStaff can do research on other cities to see what they do (e.g., if there are specific\ndesignated areas, etc.). ARPD would not be able to do special times for using the\nequipment because it would entail putting the equipment out and taking the equipment in\nwhich will incur staff costs.\nCommissioner Ogden asked what the cost would be to install the equipment. AD Lillard\nstated it is not known at this time. The questions are:\nDoes the Commission even want dog agility equipment at the site?\nIf temporary equipment is put out at the Dog Park, how will we put it up and take it\ndown?\nOr, do we want to put in equipment and anchor/secure it down? But, once the\nequipment is secured then that whole area is dedicated to that particular use.\nCommissioner Kahuanui mentioned that the area then becomes a liability if\nsomeone does not see the equipment and trips or falls.\nCommissioner Reeves suggested talking to the City Attorney's Office regarding the liability\nissue.\nCommissioner Johnson stated there is a Dog Park in the Hayward area that has agility\nequipment for both the small and big dogs. AD Lillard asked if the equipment was\nanchored/secured Ms. Johnson stated that it is secured but no one really uses it.\nPersonally she does not feel that installing agility equipment is a good idea.\nCommissioner Reeves suggested contacting the donor to see if there is something else\nbesides agility equipment that she would like to see the donation go to.\nAD Lillard stated staff will research the issue.\nCommissioner Johnson suggested that there are people who teach dog agility classes and\nmaybe staff can find someone who would do that at the Dog Park.\nC.\nDiscussion of Departmental Reorganization - (Discussion Item)\nAD Lillard provided the Commissioner with an updated Organizational Chart for the\nRecreation and Park Department. Since Fred Framsted, Recreation Supervisor, retired\nsome duties were reassigned to different staff. This chart will let the Commission know\nwho is responsible for which program.\n6.\nUNFINISHED BUSINESS\n3\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, October 13, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-10-13.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-10-13", "page": 4, "text": "A.\nRevisions to Long-Term Park Use Policy - (Discussion Item)\nAD Lillard and SSM Krause provided the Commission with the latest draft of the Long-Term\nPark Use Policy.\nCommission discussed revisions to the policy.\nAD Lillard stated that changes will be brought back to the Commission at the November\n2005 meeting for final approval. Once approved the policy will go to the City Attorney's\nOffice for approval then be forwarded to City Council at a January 2006 Council Meeting.\n7.\nREPORTS FROM RECREATION COMMISSION AND RECREATION AND PARK\nDIRECTOR\nA.\nPark Division\nFields - ARPD staff and representatives from the soccer group are working on developing\na long-range field maintenance plan.\nWashington Park Dog Park - Bids will go out on dog park drainage system on October\n15, 2005. Mid-November is the deadline for submitting bids. It is anticipated that this\nproject will be completed by the end of December 2005.\nWashington Park Recreation Building - It is anticipated that there will be a design by\nJanuary 2006. Contract awarded in February or March 2006. Staff is hoping that the new\nbuilding will be on line for summer 2006.\nKrusi Park Recreation Building - If the construction of the modular building at\nWashington Park goes well, staff will be looking at constructing the same type of building at\nKrusi Park. The old recreation building would be demolished and a new modular building\nwill be built. Anticipated timeline is 2007.\nB.\nRecreation Division\n2005 Halloween Party - Party will be held on Saturday, October 29, 2005, at the DeWitt O'\nClub, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.\nC.\nMastick Senior Center\nFlu Shot Clinic - Clinic will be held on Monday, October 31, 2005, at the Mastick Senior\nCenter Social Hall from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.\nAlameda Community Foundation donated $5,500 for a new copy machine at the Senior\nCenter.\n4\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, October 13, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-10-13.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-10-13", "page": 5, "text": "D.\nOther Reports and Announcments\nStatus Report on Transportation Master Plan Committee (Commissioner\nJohnson)\nCommissioner Johnson stated that the Committee is looking at maps to bypass truck\nroutes. There is a list of City concerns that the Committee is adressing which has to do\nwith development of the street classifications.\n8.\nSTATUS REPORT ON ONGOING PROJECTS\nSee 7. A. Park Division.\n9.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, GENERAL\nAD Lillard stated that the Friends of the Parks \"ARPD is the Place to Be Fundraiser\" went\nvery well. There were 40+ guests who registered at the door. Patrick Russi, Recreation\nSupervisor, Trini Blumkin, Sports Coordinator, and Marcia Tsang, Facilities Coordinator, did\nan outstanding job of preparing for the event and soliciting prizes. It is anticipated that the\nevent will generate $2,000 once the bills are all paid. If the event is held again next year,\nadditional help from the Friends of the Parks will be needed.\nChair Ingram mentioned scheduling a Joint Recreation and Park Commission and City\nCouncil Meeting. AD Lillard stated that the City Clerk is checking on dates in November.\nChair Ingram stated that one of the items to discuss at the Joint Meeting would be\ndeveloping a Park Master Plan. Mayor Johnson is very interested in having a Park Master\nPlan developed.\n10.\nITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA\n-\nElection of Recreation and Park Commission Officers\n11.\nSET DAY FOR NEXT MEETING\nThursday, November 10, 2005.\n12.\nADJOURNMENT\n8:10 p.m.\n5\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, October 13, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-10-13.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-11-10", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF\nRECREATION AND PARK COMMISSION\nALAMEDA\nRECREATION & PARKS\nMEETING OF NOVEMBER 10, 2005\n2226 Santa Clara Avenue\nAlameda, CA 94501\n(510) 747-7529\nDATE:\nThursday, November 10, 2005\nTIME:\n7:00 p.m.\nPLACE:\nCity Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Ave., Third Floor, Room 360\nAlameda, CA 94501\n1.\nROLL CALL\nPresent:\nChair Jay Ingram (late), Vice Chair Jo Kahuanui, and Commissioners\nChristine Johnson, Terri Ogden, Georg Oliver (late), and Bruce Reeves\nStaff:\nDale Lillard, Acting Director (AD)\nJackie Krause, Senior Services Manager (SSM)\n2.\nELECTION OF OFFICERS\nA.\nNomination and Selection of Chair\nM/S/C\nJOHNSON/REEVES\n(approved)\n\"That Chair Ingram be re-elected as Recreation and Park Commission Chair for 2005-\n06.\"\nApproved (5):\nJohnson, Kahuanui, Ogden, Oliver, Reeves,\nAbsent (1):\nIngram (late)\nB.\nNomination and Slection of Vice Chair\nM/S/C\nREEVESIJOHNSON\n(approved)\n\"That Vice Chair Kahuanui be re-elected as Recreation and Park Commission Vice\nChair for 2005-06.\"\nApproved (5):\nJohnson, Kahuanui, Ogden, Oliver, Reeves\nAbsent (1):\nIngram (late)\n3.\nAPPROVAL OF MINUTES\nApprove Minutes of September 15, 2005 Recreation and Park Commission Meeting.\nM/S/C\nREEVES/KAHUANUI\n(approved)\n1\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, November 10, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-11-10.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-11-10", "page": 2, "text": "Approved (3):\nJohnson, Kahuanui, Reeves\nAbstention (1):\nOgden\nAbsent (2):\nIngram (late), Oliver (late)\nApprove Minutes of October 13, 2005 Recreation and Park Commission Meeting.\nM/S/C\nREEVES/KAHUANUI\n(Approved)\nApproved (4):\nJohnson, Kahuanui, Ogden, Reeves\nAbsent (2):\nIngram (late), Oliver (late)\n4.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, AGENDA\n(Any person may address the Commission in regard to any matter over which the\nCommission has jurisdiction or of which it may take cognizance that is not on the agenda.)\n5.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS\n-\nLetter from Alameda Island Blazers complimenting staff on the recent improvements\nat the Alameda Point Gym.\n6.\nNEW BUSINESS\nA.\nJoint Meeting Agenda with City Council and Recreation & Park Commission -\n(Discussion Item)\nAD Lillard provided the Commission with a draft agenda for the Joint Council & Recreation\nCommission Meeting to be held on Wednesday, November 30, at 7:00 p.m. at the DeWitt\nO' Club.\nThe City Clerk is still working on establishing Councilmembers who will be able to attend.\nCommissioner Reeves stated that he would like to see finance issues on the agenda.\nSomething that shows what Commission is doing to breach the funding gap. AD Lillard\nstated that he would put Cost Recovery Goals on the agenda. Commissioner Reeves\nstated that something needs to be on the agenda that addresses the issue that we are\nacquiring more parks and we are going to need more money.\nChair Ingram stated that Achievements, Goals, Master Plan, and Cost Recovery are\nenough to have on the agenda. AD Lillard stated that he receives many questions\nregarding the DeWitt O' Club and if possible we can leave it on the agenda but briefly talk\nabout the facility.\nChair Ingram stated that the last time he spoke with Mayor Johnson she asked for cost\nfigures to open the AP Gym and AP Pool. The Commission should bring that up again. AD\n2\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, November 10, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-11-10.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-11-10", "page": 3, "text": "Lillard stated that DeWitt O' Club will be removed from the agenda and Alameda Point\nFacilities will be added.\nB.\nMeeting Attendance - (Discussion Item)\nAD Lillard stated that Attendance Reports are turned in yearly to the City Manager's Office\nand provided the Commission with the latest Attendance Report. He reminded the\nCommission that meeting attendance is important.\n7.\nUNFINISHED BUSINESS\nA.\nRevisions to Long-Term Park Use Policy - (Discussion Item)\nAD Lillard provided to the Commission the latest revised Long-Term Park Use Policy. It is\nhoped that the Policy can be sent to Council at their second meeting in January 2006.\nThe next step will be to send the policy to the City Attorney's Office to be approved as to\nform before it will go before Council in January.\n8.\nREPORTS FROM RECREATION COMMISSION AND RECREATION AND PARK\nDIRECTOR\nA.\nPark Division\nSee attached Monthly Report for November 1-30, 2005.\nB.\nRecreation Division\nMayor's Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony will be held on Saturday, December 3, 2005,\nat City Hall (2263 Santa Clara Avenue) beginning at 5:30 p.m. Activities include: Souvenirs\nfor the children, a visit from Santa Claus, and a NEW - Free ice skating rink which will be\nopen before the Tree Lighting Ceremony from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Also, the Alameda\nCommunity Band, Dancing Christmas Trees, the fabulous Mistletones, will be performing\nthroughout the event. Refreshments will be available.\nBreakfast with Santa will take place on Saturday, December 10 at the Dewitt O' Club from\n10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Besides wonderful yummy treats and activities, participants will\nreceive a photo with jolly old St. Nick (Santa Claus). The cost is $10 per person. Bring the\nwhole family to this festive occasion.\nSanta's Visits to the Homes registration began November 9. Families can sign up and\nenjoy a personal visit with Santa and his elf in the relaxed atmosphere of their home. The\ncost for this visit is $25 for a ten minute stay.\nC.\nMastick Senior Center\n3\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, November 10, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-11-10.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-11-10", "page": 4, "text": "See attached Monthly Report for November 1-30, 2005.\nD.\nOther Reports and Announcments\nStatus Report on Transportation Master Plan Committee (Commissioner\nJohnson)\nCommissioner Johnson stated that the Committee is spending a lot of time on street\nclassifications. Maps are being reviewed and truck routes are being studied.\nClasssifications of some of the streets clash with some of the uses.\n9.\nSTATUS REPORT ON ONGOING PROJECTS\nWashington Park Recreation Building - Replacement of the Recreation Building will go\nto bid soon. The bidding process will take approximately 60 - 90 days and it will be 3\nweeks for installation of the modular building. Removal of the old building has begun.\nRittler Park Field Renovation - There are CIP Funds to renovate the field at Rittler Park.\nIrrigation system will be removed and new irrigation will be installed.\n10.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, GENERAL\nChair Ingram suggested talking with Council at the Joint Meeting regarding the need for a\nPark Master Plan. Commission was in agreement with talking to Council.\nChair Ingram asked the status of installing a wood sign at Leydecker Park. AD Lillard\nstated that staff is still looking for a vendor. The prior vendor is out of the sign making\nbusiness and the heir apparent is still deciding if it is cost effective to make wood signs.\nChair Ingram asked if there was any progress in obtaining information about the College of\nAlameda track and field. AD Lillard stated that Pat Bail, Alameda resident, is still waiting to\nhear from the College of Alameda Maintenance Staff regarding costs for maintaining the\nfield.\nVice Chair Kahuanui asked for the status of installation of the cell tower at Washington\nPark. AD Lillard stated that permits were granted and we are receiving payments. No work\nhas begun at this time.\n11.\nITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA\n12.\nSET DAY FOR NEXT MEETING\nThursday, December 8, 2005.\n13.\nADJOURNMENT\n4\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, November 10, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-11-10.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-12-08", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF\nRECREATION AND PARK COMMISSION\nALAMEDA\nRECREATION & PARKS\nMEETING OF DECEMBER 8, 2005\n2226 Santa Clara Avenue\nAlameda, CA 94501\n(510) 747-7529\nDATE:\nThursday, December 8, 2005\nTIME:\n7:00 p.m.\nPLACE:\nCity Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Ave., Third Floor, Room 360\nAlameda, CA 94501\n1.\nROLL CALL\nPresent:\nChair Jay Ingram, Vice Chair Jo Kahuanui (late) and Commissioners\nChristine Johnson, Terri Ogden, Georg Oliver, and Bruce Reeves\nAbsent:\nNone\nStaff:\nDale Lillard, Acting Director (AD)\n2.\nAPPROVAL OF MINUTES\nApprove Minutes of November 10, 2005 Recreation and Park Commission Meeting.\nM/S/C\nREEVES/OGDEN (approved)\nApproved (5):\nIngram, Johnson, Ogden, Oliver, Reeves\nAbsent (1):\nKahuanui\n3.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, AGENDA\n(Any person may address the Commission in regard to any matter over which the\nCommission has jurisdiction or of which it may take cognizance that is not on the agenda.)\nNone.\n4.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS\n-\nSuggested changes to Long-Term Use Policy from the City Attorney's Office. Policy\nwill be sent to City Manager's office for review and will go to City Council in January.\n-\nInvitation to the Recreation & Park Commission inviting them to Commissioner\nReeves' home on New Year's Eve.\n5.\nNEW BUSINESS\n1\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, December 8, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-12-08.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-12-08", "page": 2, "text": "A.\nDiscussion of FY 2005-08 Capital Improvement Projects - (Discussion Item\nOnly)\nAD Lillard stated that Public Works is responsible for compiling the list of all Capital\nImprovement requests for all City departments. The Department's complete the ranking\nforms on environmental concerns, benefit to community, State mandated issues, etc. A\nmaster list is compiled by Public Works which then goes to the Departments Heads and a\nranking will be determined which will then go to Council who will decide which project will\nbe funded or not funded.\nRecreation and Park Projects that have been submitted are:\nRenovation of Alameda Point Gym and Pool\nAlameda Point Sports Complex\nVeteran's Building Kitchen Upgrade and Interior Painting\nPark Master Plan\nMastick Senior Center Exterior Painting\nRepairs at the Skate Park\nAlameda Point Soccer Fields\nPark Lighting Replacement\nRenovation of the Harrison and Leydecker Recreation Centers\nRefinish Hardwood Floors in Veteran's Building\nGodfrey Park Field Renovation\nLincoln Park Field Renovation\nHVAC in Administrative Office\nTillman Park Athletic Field\nCommissioner Reeves asked if Commissioners should go to the Council Meeting to speak\non the issues. AD Lillard stated that it might be prudent to be at the meeting.\nChair Ingram asked if Commissioners should assist in prioritizing the projects. AD Lillard\nstated that Public Works will hold public meetings and then it might be beneficial for the\nCommission to help prioritize projects after those public meetings.\nThis item will be brought back to the Commission in January 2006 for discussion on\nprioritizing items.\n6.\nUNFINISHED BUSINESS\nA.\nReview of Joint Meeting with City Council - (Discussion Item Only)\nCommissioner Reeves stated that he felt the meeting had gone better then prior joint\nmeetings with Council. He felt Council was more interested and willing to listen to the\nCommission. The parity issue (equal access for girls - SB2404) is very high on the\nMayor's list.\n2\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, December 8, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-12-08.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-12-08", "page": 3, "text": "AD Lillard stated that the Recreation Department will be watching the non-profit groups to\nmake sure that they are in compliance.\nCommissioner Reeves stated that if Alameda Recreation and Parks develops a policy they\nwill be ahead of the game and can possibly receive some monetary benefit from other cities\nif they look to us as a model.\nCommissioner Kahuanui stated that Alameda Recreation & Parks is on top of this issue in\ncomparison with other cities.\nCommissioner Oliver mentioned that this was the first time that the Mayor and Council had\nstated that the meeting went very well and that the Recreation & Park Commission was\ndoing a good job. The Mayor and Council approve of what the Commission is doing.\n7.\nREPORTS FROM RECREATION COMMISSION AND RECREATION AND PARK\nDIRECTOR\nA.\nPark Division\nSee attached December 1-31, 2005 Activity Report.\nB.\nRecreation Division\nSee attached December 1-31, 2005 Activity Report.\nC.\nMastick Senior Center\nSee attached December 1-31, 2005 Activity Report.\nD.\nOther Reports and Announcments\nStatus Report on Transportation Master Plan Committee (Commissioner\nJohnson)\nNo report at this time.\n8.\nSTATUS REPORT ON ONGOING PROJECTS\n-\nWashington Park Dog Park drainage project is completed. This should eliminate\nthe flooding of the facility.\n-\nAlameda Point Gym - Work is ongoing. Some work has been done on the\nrestroom floors. A few doors have been replaced and some painting was done.\n-\nWoodstock Park - We received the Competitive Grant for the amount of $250,000\nto improve drainage, replace the irrigation, turf, and back stop, and hopefully replace\nlight standards. We have three years to complete the project.\n-\nGodfrey Park Field - Field will be totally redesigned.\n3\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, December 8, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-12-08.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2005-12-08", "page": 4, "text": "Minutes\nThursday, December 8, 2005\nDedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2005-12-08.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2006-01-12", "page": 1, "text": "Revised-March 9, 2006\nMINUTES OF\nRECREATION AND PARK COMMISSION\nALAMEDA\nRECREATION & PARKS\nMEETING OF JANUARY 12, 2006\n2226 Santa Clara Avenue\nAlameda, CA 94501\n(510) 747-7529\nDATE:\nThursday, January 12, 2006\nTIME:\n7:00 p.m.\nPLACE:\nVeteran's Building, 2203 Central Avenue, Alameda, CA 94501\n1.\nROLL CALL\nPresent:\nChair Jay Ingram, Vice Chair Kahuanui, Commissioners Terri Ogden and\nGeorg Oliver\nAbsent:\nCommissioners Christine Johnson and Bruce Reeves\nStaff:\nDale Lillard, Acting Director (AD)\n2.\nAPPROVAL OF MINUTES\nDecember 2005 and January 2006 Minutes to be provided at February 2006 Meeting.\n3.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, AGENDA\n(Any person may address the Commission in regard to any matter over which the\nCommission has jurisdiction or of which it may take cognizance that is not on the agenda.)\nVice Chair Kahuanui introduced Michael Cooper who has been nominated and appointed\nby the Mayor as a Recreation and Park Commissioner. AD Lillard stated that Mr. Cooper\nwill be sworn in on January 17, 2006.\n4.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS\nNone\n5.\nNEW BUSINESS\nA.\nUpdate on Bayport Park and Community Building - (Discussion Item Only)\nAD Lillard provided a report to the Commission on the Bayport Park Project. Council will\nadopt the plans and specs for the Bayport Park and Community Building Project on\nTuesday, January 17, 2006. Once adopted, bid packages will be sent to contractors.\nContractors will have 30 days to submit their bids. Once a contractor is selected the bid will\ngo back to Council for approval. Hopefully we can break ground by mid-March.\n1\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, January 12, 2006", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2006-01-12.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2006-01-12", "page": 2, "text": "Revised-March 9, 2006\nCommissioner's should start thinking of names for the new park. This will be agendized for\nthe February Commission Meeting.\nB.\nStatus Report on Veteran's Building - (Discussion Item Only)\nVeteran's in attendance:\nJim Sweeney, Commander American Legion Post #647\nSusan Hodges, Chapter 400 Vietnam Veterans of America\nJoe Williams, American Legion Post #647\nBronson Perry, Disabled American Veterans #8\nJim Lynch, Disabled American Veterans #8\nJean Sweeney Committee member and Secretary\nAD Lillard Provided information to the Commission as far as who is using the Veteran's\nBuilding. The Recreation and Park Department uses the building for the following\nprograms:\nWee Play\nSpecial Interest Classes\nDrama\nSpecial Events\nTeen Center\nSpace is also provided for the following:\nAlameda Arts Council\nLibrary's Adult Literacy Programs\nLocal Veteran's Groups\nAD Lillard provided the Commission with a tour of the Veterans' Building.\nJean Sweeney stated that she saw a news article regarding various organizations receiving\ngrants and if the City could get us (Veteran's Building) on the list. AD Lillard stated that he\nwill check with the Community Development Department.\nMs. Sweeney feels that the building is under utilized as far as making money to maintain\nthe building and the Veteran's feel that renovating the kitchen will help raise funds. The\ngroup is also looking into see if the building was ever declared a historical landmark, if so\nthey would be eligible to receive funds.\nChair Ingram asked if there were funds set aside for the renovation of the kitchen. AD\nLillard stated that there was $10,000 allocated for the design.\nCommissioner Oliver asked what the cost would be to renovate the kitchen. AD Lillard\nstated that Public Works estimates the work at $200,000.\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, January 12, 2006", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2006-01-12.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2006-01-12", "page": 3, "text": "Revised-March 9, 2006\nA discussion was held concerning the concept of developing a master plan\nspecifically for the Veteran's Building. Chair Ingram suggested approaching a\nnumber of local architects about the possibility of providing some volunteer\nservices. The possibility of identifying potential funding sources for such a master\nplan was discussed. Chair Ingram also raised the issue of utilizing the funds in the\nCity's Open Space Fund. AD Lillard reminded the Commission that any allocation of\nthe Open Space Funds would require Council action.\nCommissioner Ogden volunteered to discuss the possibility with a number of\narchitects that she is familiar with.\n6.\nUNFINISHED BUSINESS\nA.\nDiscussion of FY 2006-08 Capital Improvement Projects - (Discussion Item\nOnly)\nAD Lillard reviewed the City's process for developing Capital Improvement Projects.\nThe following projects were identified during the CIP process for FY 2004-06 but were not\nselected for funding:\nRenovation of the Alameda Point Gym and Pool\nAlameda Point Sports Complex\nVeteran's Building Kitchen Upgrade and Interior Painting\nPark Master Plan\nMastick Senior Center Exterior Painting\nRepairs at the Skate Park\nAlameda Point Soccer Fields\nPark Lighting Replacement\nEach of the above projects will be resubmitted during the FY 2006-08 cycle.\nAlso, the following new projects will be considered:\nRenovation of the Harrison and Leydecker Recreation Centers\nRefinish Hardwood Floors in Veteran's Building\nGodfrey Park Field Renovation\nLincoln Park Field Renovation\nTillman Park Athletic Field\nAfter a brief discussion the Commission rated the projects in order of priority:\n1. Park Master Plan\n2. Renovation of Leydecker and Harrison Centers\n3. Lincoln and Tillman Field Renovations\n4. Upgrade to Veteran's Building Kitchen\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, January 12, 2006", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2006-01-12.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2006-01-12", "page": 4, "text": "crowds throughout the event.\nUnderground Teen Center - Attendance remains high and more kids are participating in\nour after-school programs. Staff has been busy planning new, creative, and active games\nand activities. Attendance at the teen center for the month was 480 teens. Due to school\nholiday, the center was open on Wednesday, November 23rd, from 12:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, January 12, 2006", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2006-01-12.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2006-01-12", "page": 5, "text": "Revised-March 9, 2006\nfor teens to drop in. To take advantage of the holiday, the center has been implementing\nactivities that are focused around the holidays such as Thanksgiving soup and dessert.\nThe Alameda Youth Committee (AYC) has been working on electing officers and\ncontinues to recruiting more members. Officers and Members for the 2005-2006 school\nyear are as follows:\nOfficers\nPresident:\nFanny Ye\nVice President:\nRicky Quach\nSecretary:\nElaine Yu\nTreasurer:\nIsaac WoldeMariam\nInventory Manager:\nCamilo King\nPublicity Manager:\nKamaka Balcupo\nSchool Representatives\nChipman Middle School:\nOnyx Goosby\nEncinal High School:\nAireana Hagan\nSt. Joseph Notre Dame High School:\nCameron Vea\nAlameda Science Technology Institute (ASTI): Nancy Yu\nRecruitment for school representatives is ongoing.\nIn Mid-November, AYC assisted Mastick Senior Center with their Thanksgiving Dinner on\nSunday, November 20. They helped prep and serve hot meals to the seniors. In addition,\nthe Committee returned again to assist Mastick on their post Thanksgiving Breakfast on\nSaturday, November 26. There were many positive comments made by the seniors, adult\nvolunteers, and Mariel Thomas (Senior Program Coordinator) about their good service.\nAlso, during the Mayor's Holiday Tree Lighting, AYC assisted Recreation and Parks on\nproviding refreshments (selling hot beverages) on a cool Saturday afternoon and evening\nof the event. Besides fundraising they also assisted in crowd control, and clean up. The\nevent raised approximately $300 which will be used to assist AYC in future teen events &\nactivity planning.\nOperation Green Sweep is ongoing. Teen volunteers continue to assist the department by\nremoving trash and debris weekly at the City's 10 parks and playground sites. They also\nwent to three of the Alameda middle schools to assist in their playground and trash pick\naround the school grounds. By doing so, they learn, promote, and encourage their peers to\nrecycle, and care for their neighborhood parks by keeping them clean. Each of the\nvolunteers can earn up to 15-25 community hours. These hours help them fulfill the\nschool's requirements on their Community Service Hours.\nParks and Playgrounds, our free drop-in recreation program. Parents have been\nespecially happy to have the option of attending this program. Our ten selected sites\nthroughout Alameda are: Franklin, Krusi, Leydecker, Lincoln, Littlejohn, Longfellow,\nMcKinley, Miller, Tillman, and Woodstock.\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, January 12, 2006", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2006-01-12.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2006-01-12", "page": 6, "text": "Revised-March 9, 2006\nThe Elk's Hoop Shoot is now taking place at all parks. Finals will take place on Saturday,\nJanuary 7, at the new Alameda Gymnasium from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Awards will be given in\nthree age divisions for both boys and girls. The winners will then go on to compete in the\nDistrict finals.\nThe Junior Warrior Basketball Clinic will begin January 21 at the Alameda Point\nGymnasium for K- 3rd Graders. The Clinic will emphasize basic skills, teamwork, and\nsportsmanship.\nWater Polo Club - This new program is offering quality instruction and tournament play for\nthe City's water polo enthusiast. The Program will run from December through January on\nTuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays for ages 12 and up. The cost is $100 which includes\n25 sessions and membership into USA Water Polo.\nC.\nMastick Senior Center\nOctober 2005 Statistics (Statistics are two months behind):\nVolunteers: 125\nVolunteer Hours:\n2,420\nNew Members (July 1, to present):\n07\nTotal Membership to Date (July 1, 2004 to present): 2,041\n(Note: Membership renewal is tied to the new Fiscal Year)\nAverage Number of Lunches Served Daily:\n49\nMonthly Sign-ins:\n13,194\nMastick Holiday Closures!\nMastick Senior Center will be closed for the following holidays:\n- Christmas Holiday, Sunday, December 25, and Monday, December 26, 2005.\n- New Year's Holiday, Sunday, January 1 and Monday, January 2, 2006.\nMeal Service Availability:\nMeals on Wheels is available to provide meal service on the days Mastick is closed.\nReserve a meal in advance by calling 865-6131.\nMastick's Thanksgiving Dinner - Was held on Sunday, November 20, at 1:00 p.m.\nin the Mastick dining rooms, Pete McDonough Catering served Thanksgiving Dinner\nto approximately 130 Mastick members! The Mastick Advisory Board subsidized the\nbalance of the event expense. ARPD teen volunteers assisted with serving and\nclean-up.\nBreakfast before Bingo - On Saturday, November 26, between 9:00 and 11:00 a.m.\nbreakfast was served in the Mastick dining rooms to 110 seniors. Participants enjoyed\nscrambled eggs, hot cakes, sausage, juice, and coffee. Breakfast patrons going on to play\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, January 12, 2006", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2006-01-12.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2006-01-12", "page": 7, "text": "Revised-March 9, 2006\nBingo will receive a free dauber! Again, ARPD teen volunteers assisted with serving and\nclean-up.\nBingo on Christmas and New Year's Eve - Saturday Fundraising Bingo will be offered on\nSaturday, December 24, and Saturday, December 31, with the first game starting at 11:00\na.m. (note time change).\nOakland Community Orchestra performs Holiday Concert - On Monday, December 12,\n2005, at 1:30 p.m., the 35-member Oakland Community Orchestra will perform a free\nconcert including works of Schubert, Haydn, Dvorak, and Scott Joplin in the Mastick Social\nHall. The concert will include a violin solo by Gil Gleason, conductor!\nMastick's Annual Holiday Sing-Along - Roger Bauer, Immanuel Lutheran Church, and\nJim Franz, Alameda Red Cross, return to provide the spirited instrumental background for\nour Annual Holiday Sing-Along. Join us for good cheer on Thursday, December 15, at\n11:00 a.m. in the media room. Enjoy a visit from Santa, refreshments, and spirits of the\nseason.\nFamily Caregiving Home Reference Program - On Thursday, January 5, 10:00 a.m., the\nAlameda Red Cross will feature the second of four presentations of the Family Caregiving\nHome Reference Program designed to help people who care for others by teaching them to\nbuild skills, reduce stress, understand legal, financial, and medical issues and balance their\nresponsibilities.\nD.\nOther Reports and Announcments\nStatus Report on Transportation Master Plan Committee (Commissioner\nJohnson)\nNo report at this time.\n8.\nSTATUS REPORT ON ONGOING PROJECTS\nAD Lillard stated that the current Washington Park portable building will be demolished\nwithin the next month. It is anticipated that construction of the new modular building will\nbegin in the next two months.\n9.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, GENERAL\nNone.\n10.\nITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA\nConsideration of Possible Names for the Park in Bayport Development\nAnnual Review and Adjustment of Fees for Recreation and Parks\n11.\nSET DAY FOR NEXT MEETING\nThursday, February 9, 2006\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, January 12, 2006", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2006-01-12.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2006-01-12", "page": 8, "text": "Revised-March 9, 2006\n12.\nADJOURNMENT\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, January 12, 2006", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2006-01-12.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2006-02-09", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF\nRECREATION AND PARK COMMISSION\nALAMEDA\nRECREATION & PARKS\nMEETING OF FEBRUARY 9, 2006\n2226 Santa Clara Avenue\nAlameda, CA 94501\n(510) 747-7529\nDATE:\nThursday, February 9, 2006\nTIME:\n7:00 p.m.\nPLACE:\nVeteran's Building, 2203 Central Avenue, Alameda, CA 94501\n1.\nROLL CALL\nPresent:\nChair Jay Ingram, Vice Chair Kahuanui, Commissioners Michael Cooper,\nChristine Johnson, Terri Ogden and Bruce Reeves\nAbsent:\nCommissioner Georg Oliver\nStaff:\nDale Lillard, Acting Director (AD)\nJackie Krause, Senior Services Manager (SSM)\nPatrick Russi, Recreation Supervisor (RS)\n2.\nAPPROVAL OF MINUTES\nApprove Minutes of December 8, 2005 Recreation and Park Commisison Meeting.\nM/S/C\nREEVES/OGDEN\n(approved)\nApproved (5):\nIngram, Kahuanui, Johnson, Ogden, Reeves\nAbsent (1):\nOliver\nAbstention (1):\nCooper\nMinutes of January 12, 2006 Recreation and Park Commission Meeting will be brought\nback to the Commission in March.\n3.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, AGENDA\n(Any person may address the Commission in regard to any matter over which the\nCommission has jurisdiction or of which it may take cognizance that is not on the agenda.)\nNone.\n4.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS\n-\nLetter from Alameda Architectural Preservation Society and Mr. Carvalho, Baldwin &\nPell House, recommending that the new park in the Bayport Development being\nnamed in honor of Andy Pagano.\n1\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, February 9, 2006", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2006-02-09.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2006-02-09", "page": 2, "text": "5.\nNEW BUSINESS\nA.\nConsideration of Possible Names for the Park in Bayport Development -\n(Discussion Item Only)\nAD Lillard stated that, per direction from the City Council, each Board or Commission is\nresponsible for recommending any names for new facilities within their realm (e.g., Golf\nCommission responsible for golf facilities, Library Board responsible for Library facilities,\netc.).\nThe Commissioner's are in receipt of two letters (from Alameda Architectural Preservation\nSociety and Mr. Carvalho, Baldwin & Pell House) asking that the new park in the Bayport\nDevelopment be named in honor of Andy Pagano.\nThe Commission needs to decide how they would like to go about picking a name for the\nfacility. The Commission can solicit names from the public, generate your own list, accept\nletters of recommendation, etc. Also, there is a list of potential names on the Street\nNaming List that could be used. Something could also be put on the ARPD website.\nThe only formal request that has been received is for Andy Pagano.\nChair Ingram stated that the Commission has enough history that they could possibly come\nup with some names tonight.\nCommissioner Reeves stated that Chuck Corica's name came up but he already has the\nGolf Complex named after him.\nAD Lillard stated that J.C. Shirriel's, former Recreation Commissioner, name has been\nsuggested for the list. No formal request has been received.\nCommissioner Ogden asked about Win Currier. Ad Lillard stated that the Commission has\nalready approved naming the ball field at Leydecker Park in Win Currier's honor.\nChair Ingram recommended Bea Rowney.\nCommissioner Cooper recommended Don Grant who was a long-time coach at Encinal\nHigh School for track and football.\nCommissioner Reeves stated that he personally felt that Pagano was a superb choice.\nCommissioner Johnson agreed.\nCommissioner Cooper stated that it would be good to let the community have some input.\nNames that come to his mind are Andy Pagano, Bea Rowney, Don Grant, and Nick Cabral.\nSuggested names to put on a list are:\nNick Cabral\nDon Grant\nAndy Pagano\nBea Rowney\nJ.C. Shirreil\n2\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, February 9, 2006", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2006-02-09.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2006-02-09", "page": 3, "text": "AD Lillard suggested that for the next meeting people/Commissioners bring names with a\nlittle background on the suggested individuals for consideration.\nB.\nReview Amendment to the Field Allocation Policy - (Discussion Item Only)\nAD Lillard stated that to comply with requirements outlined in AB2404 specific language\nneeds to be added to the Field Allocation Policy. Assembly Bill 2404 prohibits\ndiscrimination against any person on the basis of sex or gender in the operation, conduct or\nadministration of community youth athletic programs and activities, or in the allocation of\nparks and recreation facilities and resources.\nChair Ingram asked what constitutes compliance. AD Lillard stated that if you were\nchallenged one of the three things they use for compliance is the percentage of participants\nin youth sports is roughly the same as the percentage in the general population. Or, that\nyou have demonstrated an effort to move toward equalization.\nFor instance, if figures are collected and 20 percent are girls and general population is 40\npercent but in the next few years we go from 20, 25, or 28 percent then we are in\ncompliance, or if it is generally accepted in the community that we are meeting the needs of\neveryone. It is somewhat vague, but we are collecting everyone's participation number so\nthat in the future we can demonstration an increase in the number of people or programs.\nCommissioner Reeves stated that the first thing is to have a stated policy which matches\nthe State policy. The next step is that we are working toward meeting the goals in the\nPolicy. This is the first step in adopting a policy which matches the State policy.\nChair Ingram asked if it was too early to figure out the figures of girls in youth sports versus\ngirls in general population. AD Lillard stated that staff is beginning with this Policy and then\nrosters will be obtained for this season and then we will move forward.\nCommissioner Kahuanui stated that she feels that there needs to be wording put in the\nField Allocation Policies and Procedures which deals with groups who consistently do not\nfollow the policies and procedures (e.g., following times allocated for their permit, etc.).\nAD Lillard stated that staff can add wording stating, \"Failure to comply with any of the\npolicies could result in the loss of their Field Permit.\" Commissioner Kahuanui agreed with\nthe above wording.\nAD Lillard stated that the Policy and Procedure will go back to Council as an informational\nitem.\nC.\nAnnual Review and Adjustment of Fees for Recreation and Parks -\n(Discussion/Action Item)\nDiscussion was held regarding fee comparison surveys with other cities and staff\nrecommended fee increases.\nDiscussion was held regarding fees for Alameda Point Facilities. Staff is working with user\ngroups to develop an Alameda Point Gym Allocation Policy and Procedure. It's anticipated\nthat this will come before the Recreation and Park Commisison in the near future.\n3\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, February 9, 2006", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2006-02-09.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2006-02-09", "page": 4, "text": "Staff has notified users that current agreements are good until the end of this school year.\nAt that time new agreements will be negotiated with user groups.\nM/S/C\nREEVES/OGDEN\n(approved)\n\"That the 2006 fee increases listed below are approved:\nBASKETBALL\nAdult\n$610.00 Resident Team Fee\n$660.00 Non-Resident Team Fee\nSOFTBALL\nAdult\n$640.00 Resident Team Fee\n$690.00 Non-Resident Team Fee\nFLAG FOOTBALL\nAdult\n$598.00 Resident Team Fee\n$615.00 Non-Resident Team Fee\nSWIM LESSONS\n$ 6.00 each 1/2 hr. lesson - Resident\n($60 for two-week session)\n$ 7.00 each 1/2 hr. Lesson - Non-Resident\n($70 for two-week session)\nSWIM TEAMS USE FEE\nHourly Rate:\n$11/hr ./youth\n$12/hr./adult\n$12/hr./youth\n(beginning January 2007)\n$13/hr. adult\n(beginning January 2007)\nFACILITY RENTALS\nRecreation Centers\n$85/hr Private Rental (Resident)\n$110/hr Private Rental (Non-Resident)\nTENNIS\nAdult Group Lessons\n$ 11/hour\nJunior Group Lessons\n$ 11/hour\nPrivate Lessons\n$ 42/hour\nYOUTH\nDay Camp\n$125/week - Hidden Cove\n$140/week - Trails End\n$ 65/week - Hidden Cove Extended Care\n$ 55/week - Trails End Extended Care\nPreschool\n$ 4.25/hour\nYOUTH SPORTS\nFall, Winter, Spring\n- Basketball\n$ 75 Season (additional $10 Non-Resident Fee)\n4\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, February 9, 2006", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2006-02-09.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2006-02-09", "page": 5, "text": "6.\nUNFINISHED BUSINESS\nA.\nFinal Review of Long-Term Park Use Policy - (Discussion Item Only)\nCommission reviewed the minor changes to the Long-Term Park Use Policy. The changes\ndo not significantly change the policy, but rather make it easier to both understand and\nimplement.\nSmall changes were:\nAdded a pre-application clause.\n-\nEliminated trying to cover every specific contingency (e.g. ice creams trucks, Girl\nScouts cookie sales, etc.).\nThis item was originally scheduled to go before Council sometime in March, but the City\nManager's Office has requested that the item go before Council on February 21, 2006.\nCommissioners Reeves and Kahuanui recommended that staff forward the Policy on to\nCouncil.\n7.\nREPORTS FROM RECREATION COMMISSION AND RECREATION AND PARK\nDIRECTOR\nA.\nPark Division\nSee attached February 1-28,2006 - Activity Report.\nB.\nRecreation Division\nSee attached February 1- - 28, 2006 Activity Report.\nC.\nMastick Senior Center\nSee attached February 1- - 28, 2006 Activity Report.\nD.\nOther Reports and Announcments\nStatus Report on Transportation Master Plan Committee (Commissioner\nJohnson)\nNo report at this time.\n8.\nSTATUS REPORT ON ONGOING PROJECTS\nThe Washington Park Recreation Building has been demolished in preparation\nfor installation of the new building. Plans will go to the Planning Commission at\n5\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, February 9, 2006", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2006-02-09.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2006-02-09", "page": 6, "text": "their last meeting in February. Project will go to bid in April. It is anticipated that\nthe project will be complete by mid-summer.\nCommissioner Ogden asked about the status of the Woodstock Park renovation.\nStaff will be meeting with Babe Ruth, Little League, and Alameda Soccer to\ndetermine a schedule. Staff does not want to have more than one field down at a\ntime. Tentative schedule would be:\n1. Opening of Bayport Park\n2. Godfrey Park Renovation\n3. Woodstock Park Renovation\n4. Rittler Park Renovation\n9.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, GENERAL\nAD Lillard provided the Commission with a memo from City Attorney regarding AB 1234.\nAs a result of an audit of some public entities, which showed unreasonable expenditures by\npublic officials, a new State law was passed, and became effective January 1, 2006. The\nlaw attempts to increase accountability for compensation and reimbrsement of members of\nlegislative bodies, and impose ethics trianing on members of legislative bodies and elected\nofficials. The law expressly says it applies to charter cities, which is an unresolved legal\nissue. The legislature asserts the law should apply to charter cities because it addresses a\nstatewide concern, (e.g., transparency in the activities of local government).\nAD Lillard wanted the Commission to be aware that members of city legislative bodies and\nany elected city official must get two hours of ethics training every two years, if the city\nprovides compensation or reimbursement to any legistlative body member. The city must\nprovide infromatin on availab e trainining to these individuals at least one a year.\nIncumbents must complete their training by next January. Newcomers must receive the\ntrainin in their first year. Records must be kept for five years.\nChair Ingram stated that he will be contacting a few architects to walk through the Veteran's\nBuilding.\nChair Ingram suggested that the Commission visit the new assisted senior living facility\nacross from Chevys Restaurant.\n10.\nITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA\n-\nChair Ingram asked for a status report on CIP's at the next meeting.\n-\nList of names for facilities.\n11.\nSET DAY FOR NEXT MEETING\nThursday, March 9, 2006\n12.\nADJOURNMENT\n6\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, February 9, 2006", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2006-02-09.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2006-03-09", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF\nRECREATION AND PARK COMMISSION\nALAMEDA\nRECREATION & PARKS\nMEETING OF MARCH 9, 2006\n2226 Santa Clara Avenue\nAlameda, CA 94501\n(510) 747-7529\nDATE:\nThursday, March 9, 2006\nTIME:\n7:00 p.m.\nPLACE:\nRoom 360, City Hall, corner of Santa Clara Avenue and Oak Street,\nAlameda CA 94501\n1.\nROLL CALL\nChair Ingram called the meeting to order in memory of Don Oransky, Mastick Advisory\nBoard President, who recently passed away.\nPresent:\nChair Jay Ingram, Vice Chair Kahuanui, Commissioners Michael Cooper,\nChristine Johnson (late), Terri Ogden, Georg Oliver, and Bruce Reeves\nAbsent:\nNone\nStaff:\nDale Lillard, Acting Director (AD)\nJackie Krause, Senior Services Manager (SSM)\n2.\nAPPROVAL OF MINUTES\nApprove Minutes of January 12, 2006 Recreation and Park Commisison Meeting.\nM/S/C\nOGDEN/KAHUANUI\n(approved)\nApproved (7):\nIngram, Kahuanui, Coopers, Johnson, Ogden, Oliver, Reeves\nAbsent (0):\nAbstention (0):\nApprove Minutes of February 9, 2006 Recreation and Park Commission Meeting.\nM/S/C\nOGDEN/REEVES\n(approved)\nApproved (7):\nIngram, Kahuanui, Coopers, Johnson, Ogden, Oliver, Reeves\nAbsent (0):\nAbstention (0):\n3.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, AGENDA\n(Any person may address the Commission in regard to any matter over which the\nCommission has jurisdiction or of which it may take cognizance that is not on the agenda.)\nNone.\n- 1\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, March 9, 2006", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2006-03-09.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2006-03-09", "page": 2, "text": "4.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS\n-\nE-Mail from Public Works Department that is a Press Release listing the public\nmeeting dates and locations for recommended CIP Projects.\n5.\nNEW BUSINESS\nNone.\n6.\nUNFINISHED BUSINESS\nA.\nStatus Report on Veteran's Building - (Discussion Item Only)\nChair Ingram stated that it is his perception that public/community buildings are not a\npriority within the City and with City staff. He feels that it started with the former Director\nputting money into the parks and portables within the parks and there is not a vision for a\ncommunity center. Mr. Ingram feels that we should have a community center. He sees a\nlot of money going towards parks but does not see a lot of money going toward buildings\nwhich is potential revenue for the City.\nAD Lillard stated that State bond monies (Prop 12 & Prop 40) were allocated through the\nRecreation and Park Commission. The Commission's recommendations went to City\nCouncil who approved the allocation. Monies were allocated to renovate playgrounds\nbecause all of the playgrounds were out of safety compliance with ADA requirements. For\ninstance the playground equipment at Washington Park was approximately 40 years old.\nWe are almost done with playground renovations. Tillman and Godfrey still need to have\nwork done. As far as buildings are concerned, staff is working on replacing the Washington\nPark recreation center.\nChair Ingram asked how old the building was at Washington Park. AD Lillard stated that\nthe portable was approximately 10 years old. The original building burned down in the\nearly 1990's and it was replaced with the portable building. The Krusi Park recreation\nbuilding will be the next building to be replaced. It is already allocated under Bond monies.\nA new facility will be built in the Bayport development but monies will be revenue generated\nthrough that project.\nChair Ingram stated that this is why he is pushing for a Master Plan. Hopefully, that will\ncome out in the Public Works CIP Project meetings. AD Lillard stated that is kind of the\nvision for the DeWitt O' Club. ARPD is generating approximately $70,000 per year with\nanother $80,000 coming from the Alameda Point Gym. When staff decided to not do a\nsingle source caterer and opened the facility for other caterers to participate it really\nopened up the building and it is booked through to the end of the year now. With\nimprovements being made to the building the revenues generated should be even greater.\n- 2 -\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg\nMinutes\nThursday, March 9, 2006", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2006-03-09.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2006-03-09", "page": 3, "text": "Commissioner Reeves stated that there are only three venues where you can have a\nfunction for 250 people and they are the Grand Catering Hall, Elk's Club, and the DeWitt O'\nClub.\nSSM Krause stated that she likes the concept of having a community center, but when we\nhave an older City that is already developed, without a lot of available space not centrally\nlocated; it is kind of hard to have a community center.\nAD Lillard stated that part of the problem with some of the buildings that the City has\ninherited over the last several years (e.g., Veteran's Building, etc.) is that they did not come\nwith funds for maintenance of the buildings nor did they come in a condition that would\nhave been acceptable to the City if they were building or buying the buildings themselves.\nWhen the Veteran's Building changed over to the City, the first thing that had to be done\nwas to replace the roof which costs approximately $250,000. We also had the same\nexpense with the DeWitt O' Club.\nVice Chair Kahuanui stated that it sounds like regardless of the situation we do not have\nthe money. AD Lillard stated that at this time there is no money.\nChair Ingram stated that if we can get an architect to give us a plan, we do not know what\nwe are asking for yet. There is $10,000 allocated so far. If we can get an architect to give\nus a plan then maybe we can go to Council for the funds.\nCommissioner Reeves stated that you cannot start raising money until you know what you\nare raising it for; you have to have a plan. That will help raise the money.\nSSM Krause stated that 26 years ago at the Mastick Senior Center only the front rooms\nwere occupied. But, over the years they (Mastick seniors) have been raising money.\nTwenty-six years later the boilers have been replaced and every space is functional and\nhas been rehabilitated. AD Lillard stated that they also have a steady revenue source with\nthe non-profit group running the bingo.\nJean Sweeney stated that Italo Calpestri, local architect, stated that he would be happy to\nlook at the plans.\nMs. Sweeney is working with Kathy Duncan and researching possible grants. There is\nwater/plaster damage is approximately 15 rooms, windows are in sad shape, there are\nseven bathrooms which work but need work, plus the kitchen, and paint inside and out.\nShe feels the cost will be approximately $2 million.\nCommissioner Reeves asked how many people the main room would hold. AD Lillard\nstated that it holds 225 people.\n- 3 -\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg\nMinutes\nThursday, March 9, 2006", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2006-03-09.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2006-03-09", "page": 4, "text": "Mr. Sweeney stated that the group has tax exemption status and is ready to receive\ndonations. But, the group cannot really do anything until the infrastructure is there.\n7.\nREPORTS FROM RECREATION COMMISSION AND RECREATION AND PARK\nDIRECTOR\nA.\nPark Division\nSee attached March 1 - 31, 2006 Activity Report.\nB.\nRecreation Division\nSee attached March -31, 2006 Activity Report.\nC.\nMastick Senior Center\nSee attached March 1- - 31, 2006 Activity Report.\nD.\nOther Reports and Announcments\nStatus Report on Transportation Master Plan Committee (Commissioner\nJohnson)\nCommissioner Johnson stated that the Committee will start holding meetings again\nbeginning Wednesday, March 15.\n8.\nSTATUS REPORT ON ONGOING PROJECTS\nAD Lillard stated that the Washington Park Recreation Building Project went to the\nPlanning Board on February 27, 2006. Their initial response was less than supportive\nbecause the replacement building is modular. It was the opinion of some board members\nthat they do not want modular buildings in the City. However, the project was approved.\nStaff will work with the Planning Department to include a little more landscaping and\nimprove window finishes.\n9.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, GENERAL\nNone.\n10.\nITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA\n-\nMiracle League Presentation (baseball league for physically challenged children)\n-\nPublic CIP Meeting Recap\n11.\nSET DAY FOR NEXT MEETING\nWill be at DeWitt O' Club, Thursday, April 13, 2006\n12.\nADJOURNMENT\n- 4 -\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg\nMinutes\nThursday, March 9, 2006", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2006-03-09.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2006-04-13", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF\nRECREATION AND PARK COMMISSION\nALAMEDA\nRECREATION & PARKS\nMEETING OF APRIL 13, 2006\n2226 Santa Clara Avenue\nAlameda, CA 94501\n(510) 747-7529\nDATE:\nThursday, April 13, 2006\nTIME:\n7:00 p.m.\nPLACE:\nRoom 360, City Hall, corner of Santa Clara Avenue and Oak Street,\nAlameda CA 94501\n1.\nROLL CALL\nChair Ingram called the meeting to order in memory of Don Oransky, Mastick Advisory\nBoard President, who recently passed away.\nPresent:\nChair Jay Ingram, Commissioners Michael Cooper, Christine Johnson, Georg\nOliver, and Bruce Reeves\nAbsent:\nVice Chair Jo Kahuanui and Commissioner Terri Ogden\nStaff:\nDale Lillard, Acting Director (AD)\nPatrick Russi, Recreation Supervisor (RS)\n2.\nAPPROVAL OF MINUTES\nApprove Minutes of March 9, 2006 Recreation and Park Commisison Meeting.\nM/S/C\nJOHNSON/REEVES\n(approved)\nApproved (5):\nIngram, Coopers, Johnson, Oliver, Reeves\nAbsent (2):\nKahuanui, Ogden\nAbstention (0):\n3.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, AGENDA\n(Any person may address the Commission in regard to any matter over which the\nCommission has jurisdiction or of which it may take cognizance that is not on the agenda.)\n4.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS\nNone.\n5.\nNEW BUSINESS\nA.\nMiracle League Presentation (baseball league for physically challenged\nchildren) - (Discussion/Action Item)\n- 1\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, April 13, 2006", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2006-04-13.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2006-04-13", "page": 2, "text": "Roberta Rockwell, Miracle League Baseball representative, provided a presentation to the\nRecreation and Park Commission on the Miracle League Baseball. Miracle League\nBaseball serves and enriches the lives of disabled children as well as their families and\ncommunities. It demonstrates to both the disabled children and the community that they\nare not limited by their disability and enables them to participate in an organized sports\nleague just as able-bodied children do.\nBaseball games are played on a special rubber sports field. There are currently 127\nMiracle League Organizations across the country, 32 completed, 61 under construction,\nand 30 groudbreakings scheduled for 2006.\nCommissioner Reeves verified that Ms. Rockwell was looking for space and not money.\nMs. Rockwell stated that they are looking for space.\nChair Ingram asked if the group had any ideas on the location. Ann Rockwell, EBRPD\nrepresentative, stated that there is room at the former NAS. EBRPD has 30 acres and\ncurrently has an agreement with the Alameda Soccer Club. They also have other leases\nwith various groups. The City also has the proposed a Sports Complex at NAS.\nRoberta stated that they have spoken to the School District and they are interested in the\nprogram. The group feels positive that it can happen in Alameda.\nCommissioner Reeves asked what it would take in staff time if this were implemented. AD\nLillard stated that it would probably be the same type of support that the Recreation and\nPark Department has with the Alameda Soccer Club, Little League, etc. Mr. Reeves asked\nif it would be a big burden to staff. AD Lillard stated that at this time it does not sound like it\nwould be a burden.\nM/S/C\nREEVES/INGRAN\n(approved)\n\"That the Recreation and Park Commission are in support of the Miracle League\nProgram.\"\nApproved (5):\nIngram, Coopers, Johnson, Oliver, Reeves\nAbsent (2):\nKahuanui, Ogden\nAbstention (0):\nB.\nReview of Alameda Point Gym Allocation Policy and Procedures -\n(Discussion/Action Item)\nAD Lillard presented a summary of the proposed allocation and fee policy document. After\na short discussion staff was requested to bring the item back after providing the user\ngroups with one last opportunity to provide input.\n- 2 -\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg\nMinutes\nThursday, April 13, 2006", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2006-04-13.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2006-04-13", "page": 3, "text": "C.\nPublic CIP Meeting Recap - (Discussion/Action Item)\nAD Lillard reviewed the lists compiled by the Public Works Department detailing which\nprojects were recommended for funding and which were placed on the deferred list. Also a\nsummary was provided on how the how the whole process works. Chair Ingram expressed\ndisappointment that the Park Master Plan was not placed on the deferred list.\nStaff was requested to provide the list of priorities that the Commission established during\ntheir January 2006 meeting.\n6.\nUNFINISHED BUSINESS\nA.\nStatus Report on Veteran's Building - (Discussion Item Only)\nAD Lillard reported that representatives from the A Rule Design Architectural Company\ntoured the Veteran's Building facility. They have agreed to volunteer to compile a project\nmatrix of all the various improvements that would be required to bring the building up to\ncurrent standards. They will be provided a copy of the building plans and will report back in\nthe near future. They have also expressed an interest in being involved in the restoration\nprocess.\n7.\nREPORTS FROM RECREATION COMMISSION AND RECREATION AND PARK\nDIRECTOR\nA.\nPark Division\nSee attached April 1- - 30, 2006 Activity Report.\nB.\nRecreation Division\nSee attached April 1- - 30, 2006 Activity Report.\nC.\nMastick Senior Center\nSee attached April 1- - 30, 2006 Activity Report.\nD.\nOther Reports and Announcments\n-\nStatus Report on Transportation Master Plan Committee (Commissioner\nJohnson)\nNo report at this time.\n8.\nSTATUS REPORT ON ONGOING PROJECTS\n9.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, GENERAL\n- 3 -\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg\nMinutes\nThursday, April 13, 2006", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2006-04-13.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2006-04-13", "page": 4, "text": "10.\nITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA\n11.\nSET DAY FOR NEXT MEETING\nMay 11, 2006 at the DeWitt O' Club\n12.\nADJOURNMENT\n- -4- -\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg\nMinutes\nThursday, April 13, 2006", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2006-04-13.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2006-05-11", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF\nRECREATION AND PARK COMMISSION\nALAMEDA\nRECREATION & PARKS\nMEETING OF MAY 11, 2006\n2226 Santa Clara Avenue\nAlameda, CA 94501\n(510) 747-7529\nDATE:\nThursday, May 11, 2006\nTIME:\n7:00 p.m.\nPLACE:\nDeWitt O' Club, 641 West Redline Avenue, Alameda CA 94501\n1.\nROLL CALL\nPresent:\nChair Jay Ingram, Vice Chair Jo Kahuanui (late), Commissioners Michael\nCooper, Christine Johnson, Terri Ogden, and Bruce Reeves\nAbsent:\nCommissioner Georg Oliver\nStaff:\nDale Lillard, Acting Director (AD)\nJackie Krause, Senior Services Manager (SSM)\nPatrick Russi, Recreation Supervisor (RS)\nTrini Blumkin, Recreation Coordinator (RC)\n2.\nAPPROVAL OF MINUTES\nApprove Minutes of April 13, 2006 Recreation and Park Commisison Meeting.\nM/S/C\nREEVESICOOPER\n(approved)\nApproved (6):\nIngram, Cooper, Johnson, Ogden, Reeves\nAbsent (1):\nOliver\nAbstention (0):\n3.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, AGENDA\n(Any person may address the Commission in regard to any matter over which the\nCommission has jurisdiction or of which it may take cognizance that is not on the agenda.)\nNone.\n4.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS\nE-mail received from a patron complimenting ARPD's online registration system and\nthanking staff for including swim lessons in the online registration.\n- 1 -\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, May 11, 2006", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2006-05-11.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2006-05-11", "page": 2, "text": "5.\nNEW BUSINESS\nA.\nFourth of July Activities - (Discussion Item)\nAD Lillard stated that the last Mayor's Fourth of July Parade Committee meeting it was\ndecided to coordinate the various groups' Fourth of July activities. All events will be listed\non all promotional material and groups will work cooperatively to support all events.\nA sub-committee of the Parade Committee will hold a barbecue to be held at Rittler Park\nduring the Fourth of July Jubilee and will be open to the public in appreciation of the U.S.\nCoast Guard. Free tickets will be given to Coast Guard members and tickets will be\navailable for purchase by other patrons. Sometime during the course of the afternoon there\nwill be a recognition/presentation by the Mayor.\nCommissioner Reeves stated that the joint effort by all groups was the Mayor's concept. It\nshould be a good event. Great American Barbecue will be the caterer and approximately\n400 Coast Guard people should be in attendance. There will also be at least one Admiral\nand two Captains at the event and there will be Coast Guard vessels coming in from all\nover.\nB.\nSmall Dog Park - (Discussion Item)\nCommissioner Johnson stated that the Small Dog Park group had made a request through\nher to have their website linked with the City's. AD Lillard stated that staff checked with the\nCity's IT Department and the request was denied. There would be too many non-profits\nthat would want to link to the site and there would be no control over site content.\nCommissioners can visit the small dog website at www.alamedasmalldogs.org to see the\npictures.\nChair Ingram stated that he has been asked by a few people about where to go to allow\ndogs to swim in the water. AD Lillard stated that the only place he knows of is the Dog Run\nin San Leandro, but did not know if letting your dog play in the water was allowed.\n6.\nUNFINISHED BUSINESS\nA.\nReview of Alameda Point Gym Allocation Policy and Procedures\n(Discussion/Action Item)\nAD Lillard stated that the Recreation and Park Commission asked staff to have the user\ngroups who utilize space in the gym to review and provide input one last time for the\nAlameda Point Gym Allocation Policy and Procedures. No additional comments were\nreceived by the user groups.\n- 2 -\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg\nMinutes\nThursday, May 11, 2006", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2006-05-11.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2006-05-11", "page": 3, "text": "M/S/C\nREEVES/OGDEN\n(approved)\n\"That the Alameda Point Gym Allocation Policy and Procedures be adopted.\"\nApproved (6):\nIngram, Coopers, Johnson, Kahuanui, Ogden, Reeves\nAbsent (1):\nOliver\nAbstention (0):\nB.\nReview of CIP Projects - (Discussion Item)\nChair Ingram asked when the budget will go to Council. AD Lillard stated it will go to\nCouncil on June 20, 2006. There will be a Budget Workshop on May 30, 2006.\nThe only CIP's approved for funding were:\nLincoln Park Field Renovation\nRenovation of the Harrison Recreation Center\nCIP's on the unfunded list are:\nRenovation of Alameda Point Gym and Pool\nAlameda Point Sports Complex\nVeteran's Building Kitchen Upgrade and Interior Painting\nPark Master Plan\nMastick Senior Center Exterior Painting\nRepairs at the Skate Park\nAlameda Point Soccer Fields\nPark Lighting Replacement\nRenovation of the Leydecker Recreation Center\nRefinish Hardwood Floors in Veteran's Building\nGodfrey Park Field Renovation\nHVAC in Administrative Office\nTillman Park Athletic Field\nAD Lillard will give the Commission a Budget Update at the June Commission Meeting.\n7.\nREPORTS FROM RECREATION COMMISSION AND RECREATION AND PARK\nDIRECTOR\nA.\nPark Division\nSee attached May 1- - 31, 2006 Activity Report.\nB.\nRecreation Division\nSee attached May 1- - 31, 2006 Activity Report.\nC.\nMastick Senior Center\n- 3 -\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg\nMinutes\nThursday, May 11, 2006", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2006-05-11.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2006-05-11", "page": 4, "text": "See attached May 1- - 31, 2006 Activity Report.\nD.\nOther Reports and Announcments\nStatus Report on Transportation Master Plan Committee (Commissioner\nJohnson)\nNo report at this time.\n8.\nSTATUS REPORT ON ONGOING PROJECTS\nWashington Park Recreation Building - The design has gone to the Planning Board.\nPlans will go to Council on June 6, 2006. Contract will be awarded within approximately six\nweeks.\nBayport Park and Building - Bids were opened. The park construction came in $50,000\ncheaper then the first bidding process. McGuire and Hester will perform the park portion\nwork and it will be awarded on May 16, 2006. When bids were opened for the building the\nlowest bid was $750,000. Construction of the park will begin so it is done when the school\nopens, but we will wait to re-bid on construction of the building until the fall.\nGodfrey Park Field Renovation - Conceptual Plans are being developed. It is anticipated\nthat the plans will be available for review in July or August 2006.\n9.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, GENERAL\nAD Lillard stated that ARPD's online registration is going well. Approximately 20% of our\nsummer registrations have been done online since we have added the ability to register for\nour Aquatics Programs.\nAD Lillard stated that Councilmember Mataresse will be doing a volunteer project at Towata\nPark on June 10, 2006. Work will begin at 9:00 a.m. There will be native plants and\napproximately 3-4 redwood trees planted in the area.\n10.\nITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA\n11.\nSET DAY FOR NEXT MEETING\nJune 8, 2006\n12.\nADJOURNMENT\n- -4- -\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg\nMinutes\nThursday, May 11, 2006", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2006-05-11.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2006-06-08", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF\nRECREATION AND PARK COMMISSION\nALAMEDA\nRECREATION & PARKS\nMEETING OF JUNE 8, 2006\n2226 Santa Clara Avenue\nAlameda, CA 94501\n(510) 747-7529\nDATE:\nThursday, June 8, 2006\nTIME:\n7:00 p.m.\nPLACE:\nDeWitt O' Club, 641 West Redline Avenue, Alameda CA 94501\n1.\nROLL CALL\nPresent:\nVice Chair Jo Kahuanui, Commissioners Terri Ogden, Georg Oliver and\nBruce Reeves\nAbsent:\nChair Jay Ingram, Commissioners Michael Cooper, Christine Johnson\nStaff:\nDale Lillard, Acting Director (AD)\n2.\nAPPROVAL OF MINUTES\nApprove Minutes of May 11, 2006 Recreation and Park Commisison Meeting.\nM/S/C\nREEVES/OGDEN (approved)\nApproved (4):\nKahuanui, Ogden, Oliver, Reeves\nAbsent (3):\nIngram, Cooper, Johnson\nAbstention (0):\n3.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, AGENDA\n(Any person may address the Commission in regard to any matter over which the\nCommission has jurisdiction or of which it may take cognizance that is not on the agenda.)\nNone.\n4.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS\n-\nA copy of the Proposed Budget and Plan for FY 2006-08 was given to the\nRecreation and Park Commission that the City Manager had presented to City\nCouncil on May 30, 2006.\n-\nA copy of an e-mail from Acting Director to City Council regarding the fire at Krusi\nPark that damaged the playground equipment.\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, June 8, 2006", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2006-06-08.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2006-06-08", "page": 2, "text": "UNAPPROVED MINUTES\n5.\nNEW BUSINESS\nA.\nBudget Review - (Discussion Item)\nAD Lillard reviewed the presentation that the City Manager provided to City Council.\nCouncil seems focused on improvements to infrastructure. Repairs (streets, sidewalks,\nsewers, tree care, park maintenance, etc.) have been delayed for a long period of time.\nThe presentation was well received by Council. The Recreation and Park Department is\nbeing funded at the same level as the previous year. The new budget includes the\nDirector's position and Council is giving the Department an additional $30,000 for field\nmaintenance.\nCouncil did ask additional questions regarding the deficit and infrastructure. Staff will bring\nthe answers back to Council on June 20, 2006. Council can approve the budget at that\ntime, or the process will continue if they have additional questions.\nCIP's that are funded for the Recreation and Park Department are:\nLarge Projects\nSmall Projects\nLincoln Park Field\nLower Washington Park Restrooms\nLincoln Park Building\nOther projects will be deferred. Funds are needed for big infrastructure items where there\nis a large deficit.\nB.\nSummer Commission Meetings - (Discussion/Action Item)\nDiscussion was held regarding the Recreation and Park Commission meetings for July and\nAugust.\nVice Chair Kahuanui suggested having the July 13 Commission Meeting at the Hidden\nCove Campfire at Crab Cove. Commission agreed to hold meeting at campfire on July 13.\nM/S/C\nREEVES/OLIVER (approved)\n\"That the August 10 Recreation and Park Commission Meeting be cancelled.\"\nApproved (4):\nKahuanui, Ogden, Oliver, Reeves\nAbsent (3):\nIngram, Cooper, Johnson\nAbstention (0):\n6.\nUNFINISHED BUSINESS\nNone.\nAlameda Recreation & Park Commission Mtg\nMinutes\nThursday, June 8, 2006", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2006-06-08.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2006-06-08", "page": 3, "text": "UNAPPROVED MINUTES\n7.\nREPORTS FROM RECREATION COMMISSION AND RECREATION AND PARK\nDIRECTOR\nA.\nPark Division\nSee attached June 1 - 30, 2006 Activity Report.\nB.\nRecreation Division\nSee attached June 1- - 30, 2006 Activity Report.\nC.\nMastick Senior Center\nSee attached June 1- - 30, 2006 Activity Report.\nD.\nOther Reports and Announcments\nStatus Report on Transportation Master Plan Committee (Commissioner\nJohnson)\nNo report at this time.\n8.\nSTATUS REPORT ON ONGOING PROJECTS\nWashington Park Recreation Building - We will go to bid on June 20, 2006. The bid\nshould be awarded in July and construction should begin directly after it is awarded.\nBayport Park - Park is currently under construction.\nCollege of Alameda Football Field - Staff and Pat Bail are meeting with College staff to\ndevelop a Use Agreement. The tentative agreement would be that ARPD schedules the\nfield, user group will be responsible for any damage and garbage clean up, and our\nMaintenance staff will pick up the bagged garbage and clean the bathrooms. The College\nwill not charge a fee and the agreement will be for a three month trial period. The Use\nAgreement will be going to the College Board during the week of June 12, 2006 for\napproval.\n9.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, GENERAL\nAD Lillard stated that the Naming Policy was discussed by Council at their meeting on June\n6. The Naming Policy will go before Council again in August. It is estimated that it will be\nSeptember before the Commission will be able to consider a name for Bayport Park.\nAD Lillard provided information to the Commission regarding the fire at Krusi Park which\nhappened on Sunday, May 28. The play area sustained significant damage. An accelerant\nwas used and the Fire Department has listed the cause as suspicious. It is anticipated that\napproximately half of the playground equipment will need to be replaced. Otis School PTA\nhas contacted the Recreation and Park Department regarding possible donations to help\nreplace the equipment. We are waiting to hear from the insurance adjuster about the\ndeductible. It is anticipated that it will take approximately three months to replace the\nequipment.\nAlameda Recreation & Park Commission Mtg\nMinutes\nThursday, June 8, 2006", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2006-06-08.pdf"}