{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2007-02-08", "page": 1, "text": "a\nMINUTES OF\nRECREATION AND PARK COMMISSION\nMEETING OF FEBRUARY 8, 2007\n2226 Santa Clara Avenue\nAlameda, CA 94501\n(510) 747-7529\nDATE:\nThursday, February 8, 2007\nTIME:\n7:00 p.m.\nPLACE:\nRoom 360, City Hall, Santa Clara Avenue and Oak Street, Alameda, CA\n94501\n1.\nROLL CALL\nPresent:\nChair Terri Ogden, Vice Chair Jo Kahuanui, Commissioners Michael Cooper,\nJay Ingram, Christine Johnson, Bruce Reeves, and Joe Restagno\nAbsent:\nNone\nStaff:\nDale Lillard, Director, Jackie Krause, Senior Services Manager, Patrick Russi,\nRecreation Supervisor\n2.\nAPPROVAL OF MINUTES\nMinutes of January 11, 2007Recreation and Park Commission Meeting.\nM/S/C\nJOHNSON/COOPER\n(approved)\n\"That the Minutes of January 11, 2007 Recreation and Park Commission are\napproved.\nApproved (6):\nOgden, Kahuanui, Cooper, Ingram, Johnson, Reeves\nAbstention (1):\nRestagno\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.\nConsideration of Request from Alameda Girls Softball to install a storage\ncontainer in Krusi Park - (Discussion/Action Item)\nDirector Lillard stated that Alameda Girls Softball Association has submitted a Long-Term\nPark Use Permit to place a storage facility in Krusi Park. Director Lillard introduced Phil\n- 1 -\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes - Thursday, February 8, 2007", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2007-02-08.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2007-02-08", "page": 2, "text": "Woodworth, Alameda Girls Softball representative, to the Commission to give a\npresentation.\nCommissioner Ingram stated that he was a Board Member of the Alameda Girls Softball\nAssociation and would abstain from voting on this issue.\nPhil Woodworth stated that ARPD staff and the Association had been working on finding a\nsuitable place to put a storage facility (e.g., to store drags, safety equipment, etc.) for the\nlast few months. This would be more convenient/efficient for managers, volunteers, etc. to\noperate on game days. The storage unit would be on the northeast corner of the tennis\ncourts, facing the school. The unit would be placed so that the windscreen and shrubbery\nwould obscure the view from Otis Dr. The size of the container would be 40 feet with 20\nfeet of the structure to be shared with ARPD.\nCommissioner Restagno asked how much need was there that ARPD needed to access 20\nfeet of trailer space. Director Lillard stated that if the trailer was there it would be more\nconvenient for staff that is at the park because we do not have a centralized corp yard.\nThere is a limited amount of fertilizer that each park has on site. It would be more\nconvenient, but if they did not staff could get by. We are redoing the building within the\nnext couple of years so our needs could be incorporated into the new building. If the entire\ncontainer is dedicated to the Association, ARPD staff would not have a problem with it.\nChair Ogden asked who would be responsible for the painting and upkeep maintenance of\nthe container. Mr. Woodard stated that the Association would be responsible.\nChair Ogden asked how long the container would be in the park. Director Lillard stated that\nis up to the Commission.\nCommissioner Johnson asked if there were similar containers in other parks. Director\nLillard stated that there are smaller containers that are approx. 6 feet long by 6 feet wide by\n6 feet high.\nChair Ogden asked if it would not be better to have a storage container at each field. Mr.\nWoodworth stated that we would still be limited by size. More room allows them to\norganize a bit better and store larger pieces of equipment.\nCommissioner Restagno stated that where the group wants to put the container is very\nclose to the picnic area. He asked if putting the container out by the EBMUD Wet Weather\nstation might be better. Director Lillard stated that would put it in sight of Otis Drive, unless\nthere was a way to shield it.\nCommissioner Reeves asked what the criterion was for selecting behind the tennis courts.\nDirector Lillard stated that the container would not be within sight from Otis Drive, existing\nwindscreen would help hide the structure, and closer to the fields.\nMr. Woodworth stated that he had a concern with putting the container by the Wet Weather\nstation which may be within the field of play of two of the ball fields. Commissioners\nCooper, Restagno, and Chair Ogden stated that if it was located up against the fence\ncloser to field number one it might be okay. Director Lillard stated that the container could\ngo up against the fence and screening it with slats.\n2 -\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg\nMinutes - Thursday, February 8, 2007", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2007-02-08.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2007-02-08", "page": 3, "text": "Chair Ogden stated that she had a problem with the container being 40 feet. She felt that\n20 feet would be better.\nRobert Pardee, Krusi Park neighbor, stated he was against the location of behind the tennis\ncourts. He felt 40 feet was pretty big. It would change the wind blowing through the tennis\ncourts and could affect tennis players.\nCommissioner Ingram asked that if the 40 foot container goes in, would the maintenance\nstorage shed and the now hardball storage unit go away. Director Lillard stated that the\nmaintenance storage shed would need to stay. If there was an agreement between the\ngroups then the hardball storage unit could go away if there was a joint use agreement.\nCommissioner Ingram asked if a 40 foot container was rented on a trial basis would the\nAssociation be able to return it for a certain amount of money to be returned. Mr.\nWoodworth stated there is a 12 month minimum for approx. $298 per month.\nCommissioner Ingram asked if you could then do a lease purchase. Mr. Woodworth stated\nyes.\nVice Chair Kahuanui stated that she has been to quite a few parties in the area where they\nwould like to put the 40 foot container. She cannot visualize the area. And asked Mr.\nWoodworth is he had photos. Mr. Woodworth stated that he did not. The container would\ntake up approximately 25 percent of the area.\nCommissioner Reeves recommended considering a 20 foot container instead of the 40\nfoot.\nChair Ogden and Commissioner Restagno asked the group to look at locating the container\nnear the Wet Weather station. Director Lillard suggested visiting the site and taking\npictures to bring back to the Recreation Commission.\nM/S/C\nREEVESIJOHNSON\n(Not Approved)\n\"Motion made for acceptance of a 20 foot container to be put in Krusi Park subject to\nmaking the determination of the proper location by the three groups (staff, softball\ngroup, neighbors).\nApproved (2):\nJohnson, Reeves\nNot Approved (3): Cooper, Kahuanui, Ogden, Restagno\nAbstention (1):\nIngram\nMotion made by Vice Chair Kahuanui: \"Motion that this item be brought back to the\nCommission at their March 8, 2007 meeting. \" Motion died for lack of a second.\nM/S/C\nRESTAGNOIKAHUANUI (approved)\n\"Motion was made that container be put along the fence in the vicinity of the Wet\nWeather Basin building provided that it is logistically feasible and that we can place\na container in that area.\"\nApproved (6):\nOgden, Kahuanui, Cooper, Johnson, Reeves, Restagno\nOpposed (0):\nAbstention (1):\nIngram\n- 3 -\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg\nMinutes - Thursday, February 8, 2007", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2007-02-08.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2007-02-08", "page": 4, "text": "B.\nAnnual Review and Adjustment of Fees for Recreation and Parks -\n(Discussion/Action Item)\nDirector Lillard reviewed the 2007 fees with the Recreation and Park Commission. Fees to\nbe raised were Adult Softball, Basketball, mainly due to costs for officials (e.g., referee's\nand ump's); Field Prep Fees due to raises in salaries; and Day Camp due to bus\ntransportation costs.\nCommissioner Cooper stated that in looking at the surveys adult public swim fees in other\ncities (e.g., Newark, Union City) were significantly higher. Commissioner's Cooper and\nKahuanui would like staff to consider possibly raising fees for adult public swim next year\n(2008).\nCommissioner Restagno stated that in looking at the comparisons for Tiny Tot fees\nAlameda seemed to be at the very low end. Director Lillard stated that in many instances\nTiny Tot fees are not realy comparable since the programs vary so much. We are not sold\nout in any of our sessions and we are generating a lot of revenues. Until sessions are full,\nhe would like to be careful to not price ourselves out of the market. Commissioner\nRestagno stated that fees could be raised to $5 and still be well within the range of other\ncities.\nCommissioner Reeves stated that he would like to keep the childrens programs at a low\ncost and if fees need to be raised then think about raising adult program fees.\nCommissioner Cooper stated that one of the great things about Alameda is that the kids\nprograms are not expensive and people can really get their children involved.\nM/S/C\nREEVES/RESTAGNO\n(approved)\n\"That the following fee increases be approved:\nAdult Basketball\n$620 Resident\n$670 Non-Resident\nAdult Softball\n$650 Resident\n$700 Non-Resident\nField Preparation\n$70/field - once a day\n$95/field - twice a day\n(To cover mandated salary increase)\nDay Camp\n$135 Hidden Cove (1/wk session)\n$150 Trails End (1/wk session)\n(due to transportation costs)\n$65 Hidden Cove Extended Care\n$55 Trails End Extended Care\nPreschool\n$4.50/hr Tiny Tot (Preschool)\nApproved (7):\nOgden, Kahuanui, Cooper, Ingram, Johnson, Reeves, Restagno\n4 -\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg\nMinutes - Thursday, February 8, 2007", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2007-02-08.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2007-02-08", "page": 5, "text": "6.\nUNFINISHED BUSINESS\nA.\nPresentation by representatives of Catellus regarding their proposal for open\nspace within the Alameda Landing Project (Discussion/Action Item)\nDirector Lillard introduced Bruce Knopf, Catellus Development Group Vice President, to\nfurther discuss the proposal for open space within the Alameda Landing Project. For\nclarification Mr. Knopf stated that the plan is specifically for the promenade within the\nAlameda Landing Project, not the whole Alameda Landing Project per se. The residential\npiece of the project would come back at a later date. It is a conceptual plan only. The total\narea will be developed in three phases.\nAt the last Commission meeting there were several issues raised:\n-\nHeight of the office bulding.\nComment: There are no plans at this time, we do not know the height at this\ntime.\n-\nSize of the park in the future residential area.\nComment: This plan will be submitted seperately at a later time.\nBasketball was a priority.\nComment: A number of areas were expanded that could be dedicated to\nbasketball courts even though the developer is not at that level of detail at this\ntime.\nNeed for an athletic field.\nComment: The Commission stated that the ball field needed to be larger than\nthe 120 feet from home plate to outfield distance that was shown on the plan at\nthe last meeting. The field has been enlarged to accommodate Little League\nplay. It is the smallest size softball field that can accommodate softball.\nThe waterfront green area struck the Commission as a passive recreational\narea.\nComment: The waterfront area is a passive recreational area, but can also be\nused for pick-up soccer play and is sized to accommodate that type of play.\nMr. Knopf stated that their group has signed a letter of intent with the Miracle League. In\ntalking with the Miracle League representative the developer decided to make the outfield\nfence movable/portable so that it can accommodate Little League. Commissioner Ingram\nasked what kind of turf would be used. Mr. Mariani, Miracle League representative, stated\nthat it would be rubberized surface to accommodate children with wheelchairs. It's part of\nthe Miracle League's program.\nCommissioner Ingram stated that he supports the Miracle League, but where he is\nconflicted is that it will still be a single use field. It may be of use on a rainy day for Little\nLeague but on a sunny day they'll want to play on natural turf. Same with the soccer group.\nTo give up 1.2 acres of prime property for a single use is what he is having a problem with.\nMr. Knopf stated that the intent is that it not be single use. They feel that they can\naccomodate aother sports play when not being used by Miracle League. Commissioner\n5 -\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg\nMinutes - Thursday, February 8, 2007", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2007-02-08.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2007-02-08", "page": 6, "text": "Ingram suggested going to the Sports Advisory Committee to get their input on other\ngroups using the field.\nMr. Knopf asked about the possiblity of using synthetic turf. Commissioner Ingram stated\nthat he checked and he did not think it was feasible.\nDirector Lillard asked if the Miracle League found another location for their field, what would\nhappen to the 1.2 acres. Would it still be a field? Mr. Knopf stated that would still be a part\nof the waterfront promenade and could still be a ball field.\nCommissioner Ingram stated that one of the things missing is the 4-5 acre park talked\nabout at the Commission Meeting last month. A park has everything (e.g., play area, field,\netc.) all in one area. He feels this plan is cut and separated. Bayport has a park in the\nmiddle of their residential area.\nCommissioner Ingram stated that he felt that the message was clear last month that the\nCommission wanted a 4-5 acre park and this plan is basically saying that it is not going to\nhappen. Mr. Knopf stated that there is nothing to bring back to the Commission with regard\nto the residential area because there are no plans at this point.\nCommissioner Reeves stated that in these plans the developer is dealing with buildings\nthat are already in the area and providing as much recreation as they can. The\nCommission asked them to come up with a ball field. They have come up with a ball field\nwhether Miracle League uses the field or the field is used by other groups. There is not\nanother way to get a large park in this area without removing existing buildings.\nM/S/C\nREEVES/RESTAGNO\n(approved)\n\"That the plan submitted be adopted.\"\nApproved (6):\nOgden, Kahuanui, Ingram, Johnson, Reeves, Restagno\nNot Approved (1): Cooper\nCommissioner Ingram stated that it is frustrating as a Commissioner to have received the\ninformation regarding a project on the night for consideration and action on the issue.\nAgenda items should be given to the Commissioner's a week in advance.\n7.\nREPORTS FROM RECREATION COMMISSION AND RECREATION AND PARK\nDIRECTOR\nA. Park Division\nSee February 5, 2007 Activity Report.\nB. Recreation Division\nSee February 5, 2007 Activity Report.\n- 6 - - -\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg\nMinutes - Thursday, February 8, 2007", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2007-02-08.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2007-02-08", "page": 7, "text": "C. Mastick Senior Center\nSee February 5, 2007 Activity Report.\nD. Other Reports and Announcments\n-\nStatus Report on Transportation Master Plan Committee (Commissioner\nJohnson)\nNo report at this time.\n8.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, GENERAL\nNone.\n9.\nITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA\nNone.\n10.\nSET DAY FOR NEXT MEETING\nMarch 8, 2007\n11.\nADJOURNMENT\n- 7- -\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg\nMinutes - Thursday, February 8, 2007", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2007-02-08.pdf"}