{"body": "LibraryBoard", "date": "2010-11-10", "page": 1, "text": "CITY\nOF\nTERRA\nORATEID\nREGULAR MEETING OF THE\nALAMEDA FREE LIBRARY BOARD\nWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2010 at 6:00 P.M.\nALAMEDA MAIN LIBRARY\n1550 OAK STREET, ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA\nCONFERENCE ROOM 224, SECOND FLOOR\nAGENDA\nDOORS OPEN AT 5:45 P.M.\nAnyone wishing to speak on any item on the agenda may do so when the subject is brought up for\ndiscussion. Anyone wishing to speak on any item not on the agenda may do so under Item 5. ORAL\nCOMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA (Public Comment).\n1.\nROLL CALL\n2.\nCONSENT CALENDAR\nConsent calendar items are considered routine and will be enacted, approved or adopted by one\nmotion unless a request for removal for discussion or explanation is received from the Board or a\nmember of the public.\nA.\nReport from the Library Director Highlighting Activities for the Month of November 2010.\nB.\nDraft Minutes of the Regular Library Board Meeting of October 13, 2010.\nC.\nLibrary Services Report for the Month of September 2010.\nD.\nFinancial Report Reflecting FY10 Expenditures by Fund for October 2010.\nE.\nBills for Ratification for the Month of October 2010.\n3.\nUNFINISHED BUSINESS\nA.\nNeighborhood Library Improvement Project (G. Wetzork)\n4.\nNEW BUSINESS\nA.\nAlameda Free Library Foundation (J. Chisaki)\nB.\nFriends of the Alameda Free Library (K. Minney)\nC.\nPatron Suggestions/Comments (Speak-Outs) and Library Director's Response", "path": "LibraryBoard/2010-11-10.pdf"}
{"body": "LibraryBoard", "date": "2010-11-10", "page": 2, "text": "Page 2 of 2\nAlameda Free Library Board\nMeeting Agenda\nNovember 10, 2010\n5.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA (Public Comment)\nAny person may address the Board in regard to any matter over which the Board has jurisdiction or\nof which it may take cognizance that is not on the agenda.\n6.\nLIBRARY BOARD COMMUNICATIONS\nCommunications from Board members regarding their Library activities during the past month,\nand any other comments, suggestions or questions related to Library business.\n7.\nDIRECTOR'S COMMENTS\n8.\nADJOURNMENT\nSign language interpreters will be available upon request. Please contact the Library's\nAdministrative Office at 747-7720 or 522-2072 (TDD number) at least 72 hours before the\nmeeting to request an interpreter.\nAccessible seating for persons with disabilities (including those using wheelchairs) is available.\nMinutes of the meeting are available in enlarged print.\nPlease contact the Library Administration Office at 747-7720 or 522-2072 (TDD number) at least\n48 hours before the meeting to request any other reasonable accommodations that may be\nnecessary.\nMaterials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the Alameda Free Library Board after\ndistribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection at the Main Library located at\n1550 Oak Street, Alameda, CA 94501, during normal business hours.", "path": "LibraryBoard/2010-11-10.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2010-11-10", "page": 1, "text": "a\nNOTICE OF MEETING\nALAMEDA RECREATION AND PARK COMMISSION\nMINUTES FOR REGULAR MEETING\nRevised 1/13/2011\nDATE:\nThursday, November 10, 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 Joe Restagno, Vice Chair Lola Brown, Commissioners Mike\nCooper, Bill Delaney, Gina Mariani, and Bill Sonneman (late)\nStaff:\nDale Lillard, ARPD Director\nJackie Krause, Senior Services Manager (SSM)\nAbsent:\nNone\n2.\nAPPROVAL OF MINUTES\nApprove Minutes of September 9, 2010 and October 14, 2010 Recreation & Park\nCommission Regular Meetings\nM/S/C\nMARIANI/COOPER\n(approved)\n\"That the minutes of September 9, 2010 Recreation Commission Meeting are\napproved.\"\nApproved (4):\nRestagno, Cooper, Delaney, Mariani\nAbstained (1):\nBrown\nAbsent (1):\nSonneman (late)\nM/S/C\nBROWN/SONNEMAN\n(approved)\n\"That the minutes of October 14, 2010 Recreation & Park Commission Meeting\nare approved.\"\nApproved (4):\nRestagno, Brown, Cooper, Sonneman\nAbstained (1):\nDelaney, Mariani\n3.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, AGENDA\nNone.", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2010-11-10.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2010-11-10", "page": 2, "text": "4.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS\nNone.\n5.\nNEW BUSINESS\nA.\nDiscussion of Possible Locations for Installation of a Synthetic Turf Field -\n(Discussion/Action Item)\nDirector Lillard stated that the Interim City Manager has identified one-time funds of\napproximately $3 million which have been designated for a capital improvement.\nThe City has been in discussions with AUSD for approximately the last 18 months on\nentering into some type of interim joint use agreement for an all weather field.\nDiscussions have been in general terms. The agreement would be very similar to the\nCollege of Alameda Hardball Field Agreement. AUSD would have priority use for their\nafter school sports programs and the rest of the time ARPD would schedule for\ncommunity groups. The field would be an artificial, full size football field that would be\nmulti-use; you could play football, soccer, rugby, etc. Also, there would be a track and\nsome renovations to the lighting. There are some broad cost estimates that cannot be\nfinalized until the infrastructure, substructure, and drainage is inspected.\nThere have been discussions with AUSD the location of the field. Two principal's\nthoughts discussed were Thompson Field (in its current configuration) and Encinal High\nSchool. After review the recommended location was Encinal High School. Due to the\nfollowing:\nLess impact on a neighborhood.\nMore parking.\nNoise would be less of a problem.\nLights should not be a problem.\nThe ideal situation would be to install artificial turf at both sites (Thompson Field and\nEncinal High School).\nWith all of the other infrastructure and swim center needs, some of the money may go\nto those items. Director Lillard recommended that if only one is to be done then do the\nfield at Encinal High School. No matter what AUSD does regarding future restructuring\nthere is still plenty of space at that location. Even if AUSD closed that high school the\nfield could still stay. The field would not go away just because the high school is closed.\nDiscussion was held by Recreation Commission regarding recommendation.\nDirector Lillard stated that ARPD would still do all of the scheduling, a 30 year joint use\nagreement would be done, and ARPD would be responsible for the maintenance.\nCurrently, a draft joint use agreement is being worked on.\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\n2\nMinutes - Thursday, November 10, 2010", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2010-11-10.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2010-11-10", "page": 3, "text": "Commissioner Mariani asked how it was determined to have a synthetic turf field. Were\nthere other choices? Is it a priority? The City found this money, but who decided that\nthe funds would be used for synthetic turf? Director Lillard stated that nothing has been\ndecided the idea is still conceptual. This came out of a sub-committee between AUSD\nand the City. They have been meeting for approximately 18 months. Commissioner\nCooper stated that he knows this has been discussed for many years.\nDirector Lillard stated that this may have changed due to the pool situation. There could\nbe other choices. Then you would have to have the School Board and the Council\ntakes an action. The sub-committee is just starting to talk about preferences.\nCommissioner Mariani asked if the money is designated for the joint use of the AUSD\nand City. Director Lillard stated that it is designated for capital improvement for\nrecreation facilities.\nCommissioner Cooper stated that discussions have been held regarding expansion to\nthe Encinal Boat Ramp and redoing restrooms, etc. Director Lillard stated that another\nplus for putting the artificial turf at Encinal High School is that the City owns the Encinal\nBoat Ramp. The Encinal Boat Ramp restrooms will be renovated with some of the\nMeasure WW funds and a gate could be installed between the sites. Then area would\nbe self-contained and you would not have to use the school itself for anything.\nCommissioner Sonneman stated that this would be a great advantage for so many of\nthe community groups.\nCommissioner Cooper asked if the elevation/high water table would be an issue.\nDirector Lillard stated that would be an engineering issue which could be discussed or\ninvestigated later.\nCommissioner Sonneman asked about the timeline. Director Lillard stated that the City\nwould have to have an agreement with AUSD, have both bodies (School Board and\nCouncil) take an action, once a decision is made and the decision is to go with a field\nyou probably be looking at nine months. That would be to engage a contractor, receive\nbids, do a build out, etc.\nCommissioner Restagno asked if there was any \"ball park\" figure for doing the project.\nDirector Lillard stated that to do Encinal High School with a full track cost was just over\n$1 million because the infrastructure (sewer lines, drainage, utilities, lights, etc.) is\nalready there.\nCommissioner Cooper stated that if the project is going to be done it would make sense\nto redo the stands. If you are going to use the restrooms on the other side, you may\nwant to separate the stands so people do not have to go all the way down to the water\nto enter.\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\n3\nMinutes - Thursday, November 10, 2010", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2010-11-10.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2010-11-10", "page": 4, "text": "Director Lillard stated that if this project moves forward there would be community\nmeetings, and it would go before the Recreation & Park Commission, the School Board,\nand then City Council. There would be approximately eight to ten meetings before the\nfacility would be built.\nDirector Lillard stated that at the last Council Meeting staff was directed to begin talks\nwith AUSD about doing an overall joint use agreement for all of their outdoor facilities.\nPossible areas would be turf, landscape lawns/shrubs, etc. Also, there has been some\ndiscussion about including the Kauffman Theater.\nChair Restagno asked for a motion.\nM/S/C\nMARIANI/DELANEY\n(unanimously approved)\n\"That if funding is available, two artificial turf areas be installed, one at\nThompson Field and one at Encinal High School; however, if there is funding for\nonly one artificial turf field, preference should be given to install the field at\nEncinal High School.\"\nApproved (6):\nRestagno, Brown, Cooper, Delaney, Mariani, Sonneman\n6.\nUNFINISHED BUSINESS\nNone.\n7.\nREPORTS FROM RECREATION COMMISSION AND RECREATION AND\nPARK DIRECTOR\nA.\nPark Division\nSee November 8, 2010 Activity Report.\nB.\nRecreation Division\nSee November 8, 2010 Activity Report.\nC.\nMastick Senior Center\nSee November 8, 2010 Activity Report.\nD.\nOther Reports and Announcements\n8.\nSTATUS REPORT ON ONGOING PROJECTS\n9.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, GENERAL\nDirector Lillard stated that the RFQ for the Krusi Park Renovation project has\nbeen released. RFQ's are to be submitted by mid-December. A team will\nscreen the RFQ's, hold interviews, make a recommendation to the Interim City\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\n4\nMinutes - Thursday, November 10, 2010", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2010-11-10.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2010-11-10", "page": 5, "text": "Manager, then detailed negotiations would begin on scope and budget. Once a\ncompany is under contract then the community process would start. It's\nanticipated that public meetings would be with Recreation & Park Commission,\nOtis School PTA, AUSD, etc. Broad parameters are replacement of recreation\nbuilding, separate outdoor restroom/storage/concession area, pathway work,\npicnic area work, security lighting, etc. It is hoped that the project would be\ncompleted by beginning of 2011 school year.\nCommissioner Cooper asked why the same plans that were used for the Washington\nPark building could not be used for the Krusi Park building. Director Lillard stated that\nthe building at Washington Park is a prefab building. He would rather not go that way.\nThe only reason we went that way was due to costs and the bidding environment at that\ntime. There have been problems with the flooring, etc., with the prefab buildings.\nDirector Lillard stated that work on the Park Master Plan has begun. The\nconsultant is Gates + Associates. The Park Master Plan was combined with the\nUrban Greening Grant that the City received. The biggest part is the Park Master\nPlan, then they will do urban gardening opportunities, healthy eating, etc. An\ninventory will be done on all the existing facilities; make recommendations and\ncost estimates of those facilities. Plus, look at demographics and tell us what we\nshould be anticipating to have in place for the next 15 to 20 years, the types of\nfacilities, and potential locations. They will also be looking at the Alameda Belt\nLine and something for the parks at Alameda Point. They may meet with\nindividual members of the Recreation & Park Commission and/or the\nCommission as a whole. The Belt Line property will be a large part of the master\nplan.\n10.\nITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA\nChair Restagno asked what was on the December agenda. Director Lillard stated there\nare a couple of Paratransit issues on the agenda.\nIt was determined there would not be a quorum for the December meeting. December\nMeeting was canceled. The Paratransit items will be moved to January 2011 meeting.\n11.\nSET NEXT MEETING DATE:\nThursday, January 13, 2011\n12.\nADJOURNMENT\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\n5\nMinutes - Thursday, November 10, 2010", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2010-11-10.pdf"}