{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2010-02-11", "page": 1, "text": "a\nNOTICE OF MEETING\nALAMEDA RECREATION AND PARK COMMISSION\nMINUTES FOR REGULAR MEETING\nDATE:\nThursday, February 11, 2010\nTIME:\n7:00 p.m.\nPLACE:\nRoom 360, City Hall, corner of Santa Clara Avenue and Oak\nStreet, Alameda, CA 94501\n1.\nROLL CALL\nPresent:\nChair Terri Ogden, Vice Chair Joe Restagno , Commissioners Lola\nBrown, Mike Cooper, and Bill Sonneman\nStaff:\nDale Lillard, ARPD Director\nJackie Krause, Senior Services Manager (SSM)\nJohn McDonald, Park Manager (PM)\nAbsent:\nCommissioner Gina Mariani\n2.\nAPPROVAL OF MINUTES\nApprove Minutes of:\n-\nSeptember 10, 2009 Recreation & Park Commission Regular Meeting\n-\nSeptember 10, 2009 Recreation & Park Commission Special Meeting\n-\nOctober 5, 2009 Recreation & Park Commission Special Meeting\n-\nNovember 12, 2009 Recreation & Park Commission Regular Meeting\n-\nJanuary 14, 2010 Recreation & Park Commission Regular Meeting\nM/S/C\nBROWN/SONNEMAN\n(approved)\n\"That the September 10, 2009 Recreation Commission Regular Meeting minutes\nare approved.'\nApproved (5):\nOgden, Restagno, Brown, Cooper, Sonneman\nAbsent (1):\nMariani\nM/S/C\nSONNEMAN/RESTAGNO\n(approved)\n\"That the September 10, 2009 Recreation Commission Special Meeting minutes\nare approved.\"\nApproved (5):\nOgden, Restagno, Brown, Cooper, Sonneman\nAbsent (1):\nMariani", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2010-02-11.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2010-02-11", "page": 2, "text": "M/S/C\nSONNEMAN/RESTAGNO\n(approved)\n\"That the October 5, 2009 Recreation Commission Special Meeting minutes are\napproved.\"\nApproved (4):\nOgden, Restagno, Cooper, Sonneman\nAbstained (1):\nBrown\nAbsent (1):\nMariani\nThe November 12, 2009 Recreation & Park Commission Regular Meeting minutes are\ntabled until the next meeting.\nM/S/C\nCOOPER/RESTAGNO\n(approved)\n\"That the January 14, 2009 Recreation Commission Meeting minutes are\napproved.'\nApproved (4):\nOgden, Restagno, Brown, Cooper\nAbstained (1):\nSonneman\nAbsent (1):\nMariani\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\nagenda.)\nDorothy Freeman, Alameda resident, asked if there is a proposed time of when the\nAlameda Boys & Girls Club Measure WW application will be available. Director Lillard\nstated that their application has to be filed by March 31, 2010. But, if it is submitted\nbefore that time he believes it is a public document. Ms. Freeman requested a copy of\nthe Alameda Boys & Girls Club Measure WW application when it is submitted. Director\nLillard stated that copies can be provided once it is submitted.\nMs. Freeman asked the four names of the people who were to work on the Alameda\nBeltline Park. Director Lillard stated that it was himself, Public Works Director, Deputy\nCity Manager, and Andrew Thomas, Planning Services Manager in Community\nDevelopment Department. The Deputy City Manager is the chair of the committee and\nis in charge.\nMs. Freeman stated that her pet peeve in all of this is Estuary Park. They have been\nworking on this project for approximately nine years; they have gone out and found\nmoney, talked to public officials and the only people they cannot seem to get on board\nis the City. This park could have been built several years ago if they could get some\nsupport or somebody from the City working with them. They would like to know what it\nwould take to get some cooperation. They as individuals cannot go and apply for\nmoney; they have to have the City working with them to be able to apply. Director\nLillard stated that he would recommend starting with the City Manager's office. They\nwould need to provide direction to move forward whether it is the Planning Department\nor ARPD.\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\n2\nMinutes - Thursday, February 11, 2010", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2010-02-11.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2010-02-11", "page": 3, "text": "Joe Woodard, Alameda resident, stated it is frustrating that when they do receive\nrecommendations for funding sources, for instance from Pete Starks's, and they are\nunable to pursue them further without the city's interest. They cannot interest anyone in\ndoing the fundraising. Vice Chair Restagno asked if the Commission could recommend\nthat the city at least look at this issue. Director Lillard stated yes, the Commission can\nsupport it.\nCommissioner Sonneman stated that the Commission supports parks and open space.\nDirector Lillard stated that he could set the meeting if the Commission would like to be\npart of the sub-committee or the representation. A representative from the Commission\ncould be at the meeting.\nVice Chair Restagno stated that the City should at least take a look instead of stone-\nwalling the group. It did not do a lot of good with the Measure WW funds. Ms.\nFreeman stated that there are a lot of people that really do know that the Commission\nsupported the parks on that issue. She feels that the Commission received a lot of\nkudos for that. Director Lillard stated that the Commission's position was pretty clear on\nthe issue.\nCommissioner Sonneman stated that the bottom line is that the Commission does\nsupport open space and parks and commended the efforts and work that the group has\ndone. But, how to get the City to apply for money is not a Recreation & Park\nCommission charge.\nDirector Lillard stated that the Recreation Commission can approve the concept and\nthen he could set up the meeting if the Commission would like to name a member to\nattend the meeting that would be up to the Commission. Chair Ogden stated she would\nlike to be at the meeting. Whenever the meeting is set with the City Manager she would\nbe happy to be at the meeting.\nMs. Freeman stated that their group has had a lot of meetings with Mr. Thomas and he\nhas been meeting with the property owner to come up with some kind of agreement.\nBut, if he has no support from the rest of the city then he is spinning his wheels too.\nMs. Freeman stated that they do not understand the city's attitude about grant writers.\nThey have found millions of dollars out in the world, all of these corporations still have\nfoundations. Even for things that are not parks related, we are not as a City going out\nand looking for that money. It is out there for the taking. We need a grant writer or a\nbetter attitude about grant writers to be helping our city out.\nM/S/C\nSONNEMAN/RESTAGNO\n(approved)\n\"That the Recreation and Park Commission supports the concept of Estuary Park\nand will pursue with the City to look at ways to fund it and that Chair Ogden be\nthe representative of the Commission.\"\nApproved (5):\nOgden, Restagno, Brown, Cooper, Sonneman\nAbsent (1):\nMariani\nMr. Woodard strongly recommended that the Commission try to attend a meeting of the\nBay Area Open Space Council. It is very educational.\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\n3\nMinutes - Thursday, February 11, 2010", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2010-02-11.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2010-02-11", "page": 4, "text": "4.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS\nLetter from Franklin Elementary School Principal regarding their request for use\nof Franklin Park.\n5.\nNEW BUSINESS\nA.\nDiscussion of Franklin School's Request for Use of Franklin Park -\n(Discussion/Action Item)\nDirector Lillard introduced Lisa Zenner, Franklin School parent and Alameda resident,\nwho provided the Commission with a preliminary plan of the request to use Franklin\nPark. She introduced Robert Shemwell, AUSD Interim CFO, in case the Commission\nhas questions of AUSD and also stated that Chris Nelson (architect, Franklin School\nparent, and Alameda resident) provided a site plan for the proposed project area.\nThe principal of Franklin Elementary School is requesting a shared use agreement\nbetween Franklin Park and Franklin Elementary School which will enable Franklin\nSchool students to use the park for recesses and P.E. classes.\nMs. Zenner described the project to the Commission. The children would cross at San\nAntonio and the Franklin group proposes that a gate be placed between the north side\nof the recreation building and the wrought iron fence that comes to it so that the whole\narea could be supervised by a teacher who would be standing at the picnic tables in\nfront of the recreation building. They could see everywhere in the area with the\nexception of the pathway around the corner to the recreation building which would be\ngated off.\nThe second phase of the project would be to approach the Public Works Department to\nclose San Antonio Avenue during school hours. This project phase is separate from\nthis current request. This phase would be for safety reasons to get the children back\nand forth to the park safely.\nCommissioner Brown asked if the request to close San Antonio would be the entire\nstreet. Ms. Zenner stated that it would be the area right in front of the school.\nMs. Zenner stated that the group has met with Matt Naclerio, Public Works Director, to\npursue the street closure.\nDirector Lillard stated that these types of agreements are very common. Most of the\nschool sites are adjacent to a park (e.g., Otis Elementary School uses Krusi Park, Bay\nFarm School uses Tillman Park, etc.). The City and AUSD are currently working on\ndeveloping a master joint use agreement to cover everything. This project is more site\nspecific. The ultimate agreement would be between the City and AUSD and would\ncome back to the Recreation and Park Commission before it went to City Council and\nAUSD Board for approval.\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\n4\nMinutes - Thursday, February 11, 2010", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2010-02-11.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2010-02-11", "page": 5, "text": "Director Lillard stated that one of the main concerns that ARPD staff has is that there\nare a lot of preschoolers who use the park and they might get over run by the school\nage children. Ms. Zenner stated that if they raised funds it would be under the auspices\nof Friends of Franklin Park. Director Lillard stated that they could add a second play\narea. So during the day the preschoolers could play in that area and then the\npreschoolers would not be overrun by the school age children.\nCommissioner Cooper asked if the second play area would be the grass area beyond\nthe tennis courts. Director Lillard stated yes. Ms. Zenner stated it would be an early\nchildhood play area. Director Lillard stated so that park patrons would not get over run\nby the school children.\nCommissioner Cooper stated that his only concern would be the number of\npreschoolers who use the park. Commissioners Sonneman and Brown also agreed.\nDirector Lillard stated that at this point the project is conceptual but wanted to begin the\nCommission review process.\nCommissioner Sonneman asked who would pay for the gate. Ms. Zenner stated\nprobably the Franklin School PTA.\nCommissioner Sonneman asked if ARPD would have approval of placement of the\ngate. Director Lillard stated yes, it would be a negotiated item.\nCommissioner Sonneman asked if the site specific plan would be unique to Franklin.\nDirector Lillard stated it would be the first one documented besides Bayport Park.\nChair Ogden asked if the use would include the tennis courts. Ms. Zenner stated no.\nDirector Lillard stated that the time would only include during the school day. We would\nstill have the area from 3:00 p.m. on and it does not include the recreation building.\nChair Ogden stated it would not be for exclusive use. Director Lillard stated no. There\nwill still be park access.\nDirector Lillard stated that ARPD nor the Recreation and Park Commission could sign\nan agreement with the Franklin School group. It would have to be done at the Council\nlevel.\nDirector Lillard stated that this is an informational item. There have been a couple of\nmeetings between staff and the school group just in case the Commission starts hearing\nabout this issue.\nB.\nAnnual Review and Adjustment of Fees for Recreation and Parks -\n(Discussion/Action Item)\nDirector Lillard reviewed the fees for the Recreation and Park Department. Staff tried to\nkeep the fees stable because of the current economic situation and we are trying to hold\nthe line so people make the choice to stay with our programs. Program registrations are\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\n5\nMinutes - Thursday, February 11, 2010", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2010-02-11.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2010-02-11", "page": 6, "text": "full and we are making enough money to pay for the four and on-half positions.\nM/S/C\nSONNEMAN/RESTAGNO\n(approved)\n\"That 2010 Fees be approved as follows:\nPublic Swim\n$5\nAdult Non-Resident\nLap Swim\n$5\nAdult Non-Resident\n$3\nSenior 50+ Non-Resident\nPool Rentals\nCommercial Use\n(For profit organizations)\n$50/hr (grp leaders CPR/1st Aid certified, 1 ARPD Attendant)\n$75/hr (includes 1 ARPD certified guard)\nBuildings\nRecreation Centers\nAdditional $30/hr non-resident fee\nGrounds\nPicnics\n$60/hr 3 hr. min. Non-Resident fee\nAlameda Point Gym\nGym Deposit\n$1,000\nResident\n$1,000\nNon-Resident\nTennis\nAdult Group Lessons\n$15/hr\nJunior Group Lessons\n$15/hr\nDay Camp\nPreschool\n$5/hr\nApproved (5):\nOgden, Restagno, Brown, Cooper, Sonneman\nAbsent (1):\nMariani\n6.\nUNFINISHED BUSINESS\nNone.\n7.\nREPORTS FROM RECREATION COMMISSION AND RECREATION AND\nPARK DIRECTOR\nA.\nPark Division\nSee February 10, 2010 Activity Report.\nB.\nRecreation Division\nSee February 10, 2010 Activity Report.\nC.\nMastick Senior Center\nSee February 10, 2010 Activity Report.\nD.\nOther Reports and Announcements\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\n6\nMinutes - Thursday, February 11, 2010", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2010-02-11.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2010-02-11", "page": 7, "text": "None.\n8.\nSTATUS REPORT ON ONGOING PROJECTS\nNone.\n9.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, GENERAL\nNone.\n10.\nITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA\nNone.\n11.\nSET NEXT MEETING DATE:\nMarch 11, 2010\n12.\nADJOURNMENT\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\n7\nMinutes - Thursday, February 11, 2010", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2010-02-11.pdf"}