{"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"}