{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2019-06-13", "page": 1, "text": "ALAMEDA RECREATION AND PARK COMMISSION\nMINUTES FOR REGULAR MEETING\nDATE:\nThursday, June 13, 2019\nTIME:\n7:00 p.m. Called to Order\nPLACE:\nCity Hall Council Chambers\nA video recording of the meeting may be viewed at https:llalameda.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx\nThe following are action minutes in keeping with the Sunshine Ordinance 2-91.17.\nROLL CALL\nPresent: Chair Limoges, Vice Chair Alexander, Commissioner Robbins, Commissioner Barnes and\nCommissioner Chen\nStaff: Alameda Recreation and Park Department (ARPD) Director / Interim Assistant City Manager Amy\nWooldridge\nAPPROVAL OF MINUTES\nChair Limoges moved to accept the minutes of May 9, 2019 Regular Meeting as presented.\nM/S Commissioner Robbins / Vice Chair Alexander. All in favor with a 5 - 0 vote.\nChair Limoges requested to reverse the order of items under Regular items and hear 7-B first. All were\nin agreement.\nWRITTEN AND ORAL COMUNICATIONS\nWritten Communication: Letter from Lucy Gigli, Bike Walk Alameda regarding Item 7-B. (See\nExhibit 1)\nOral Communication: none\nREPORTS FROM THE RECREATION AND PARK DIRECTOR\nARPD Director Amy Wooldridge gave the report. (See Exhibit 2)\nREPORTS FROM COMMISSIONERS\nChair Limoges: Conducted research on names from last meeting. Attended Tiny Tots\ngraduations - wonderful events that are important to the children and their parents. Also visited\nJackson Park and the pathways twice. Grandson is taking part in a summer ARPD soccer\nactivity.\nVice Chair Alexander: Judge at Sandcastle & Sculpture Contest, attended dinner for Alameda\nFriends of the Parks Foundation Play for the Parks. They fund $20,000 each year for\nplaygrounds. Also went to Jackson Park and feels that a playground there would be a great\naddition.\nCommissioner Barnes: Attended the public input meeting on the Climate Action and Resiliency\nPlan.\nCommissioner Chen: Attended two school picnics and commends ARPD for well-maintained\nparks. Also attended Sandcastle & Sculpture Contest and enjoyed it.\nNEW BUSINESS\n1", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2019-06-13.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2019-06-13", "page": 2, "text": "7-A Provide Comment on the Draft Climate Action and Resiliency Plan, (CARP), Update\n(heard after 7-B) Presentation by Liam Garland, Public Works Director, which included\ninformation about sea level rise and lowering green house gas emissions.\nCommissioner Discussion\nChair Limoges:\nAre other cities our size doing this level of study? Answer: Ours stands out in its level of\ndetails and the number of project detail which makes them ready to be funded.\nWhere is the electricity coming from to achieve the goal? Answer: Alameda Municipal\nPower in the near term can handle it. If the need exceeds, we would need to look for\nalternatives for energy effeciency.\nWas impressed with amount of sea level rise already considered in Alameda Point\nplanning.\nVice Chair Alexander:\nAre there sites on Bay Farm Island that currently need to be raised. Answer: Lagoon\nstructure and Veteran's Court both need to be raised, as well as Towata Park on the Main\nisland.\nCommissioner Barnes:\nSupports moving carbon neutrality goal to 2030, basically by sequestering as much\ncarbon as we're emitting.\nConsider Alameda Municipal Power (AMP) converting Green Energy program with\nadditional small payments by residents to fund improvements rather than phasing it out\nin 2020 when AMP goes to 100% renewable energy.\nConsider providing information that is easily digestible, regardarding flood risks, to\nhomebuyers at the time of title transfer.\nImprove access on the west end with the flood risk of the tubes as incentive to do so.\nRecommend Sustainability Manager position at a Director level.\nMoving up the natural gas ban and electrification is important.\nReplenishing AMP rebate funds for solar and personal residential EV charging.\nReiterate importance of developers to include chargers, carbon neutral, awareness of sea\nlevel rise in development and design.\nAwareness of emissions from manufacturing and therefore purchase of new clothes, etc.,\nas well as encouraging plant based diets. Consider adding days of school lunches that\nare plant based only.\nWork with new business on the emissions from the products they are bringing in and\nconsider models from other cities.\nExcited about the opportunity to use parks for absorbing emissions and adapting to sea\nlevel rise.\nCommissioner Robbins:\nWhat is potential date of a second BART station? Answer: Considered in CARP and the\nearliest we have heard is 2030.\nAre wetlands considered for Northwest Territories? Answer: The City is working to finalize\na Memorandum of Understanding with the East Bay Regional Park District for Northwest\nTerritories for design, construction and operation. The Alameda Point Master\n2", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2019-06-13.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2019-06-13", "page": 3, "text": "Infrastructure Plan already considers wetlands and inundation over time at Northwest\nTerritories.\n7-B Review and Make a Recommendation on Public Pathways on Fernside and Eastshore\n(Heard before 7-A). ARPD Director Wooldrige gave report which included the background,\nfeasibility study and community input meetings of the 6 access pathways and gave\nrecommendations from the findings. Lisa Maxwell gave information about the indivividual\npathway titles.\nCommissioner Discussion\nChair Limoges:\nAgrees that the City vacating the easement at Pathway C for safety reasons is best as he\nspoke to the neighbors there who said there are multiple residents who park on the\ndriveway to the left and it is difficult to manipulate entering and exiting. Would like to see\nthe majority of the money going into Pathway D and E.\nVice Chair Alexander:\nWould the neighbors have input of the design of the fence. Answer: The City will be\nmaking the decision but will keep in mind the asthetic input of the neighbors.\nCommissioner Barnes:\nWill their be any gating that closes them off? Answer: Alameda Police felt a gate would\nnot be that effective and there are challenges problems with egress and keeping gate\nclosed at night. Lighting and cameras are more effective.\nCommissioner Robbins:\nWould like to have a picnic table at the easements. Is the lighting going to be on 24 hours\na day. Answer: The lights would be on at night on a solar sensor. Loves Towata Park and\nthinks it would be great to develop it for the non-motorized watercraft launch.\nSpeakers\nJeff and Robin Delaney, sole owners of Parcel D: Their attorney will contact the City Attorney as\nthere are some concerns with the characterization of the entire easement. Concerned about\nflooding and the design and both support changes to the recommendation.\nKevin Padway, homeowner in Alameda, advocated for his mother who has passed on and who\nwanted to see the public easements open to the public as she loved the Alameda Parks and\nthese pathways. The family would like to donate benches to be placed at the pathways.\nKevin Peterson, lives on Fernside Blvd. and is part of the Waterfront Home Owners Association\nand encourages the Commission to move forward with the recommendation.\nJeff Wasserman: lives on the waterside on Fernside and East shore side and is advocating for\nhis neighbors that don't live on the waterside. If they don't have access to the public points, they\ncan't enjoy the same benefits as the neighbors that live by the water. He encouraged the\nCommission to enhance and improve the public access for all Alamedans to enjoy.\nRob Barric, resident of 3267 Fernside, north resident on parcel B. He disagrees that the\neasements are all the same and safe. He has seen negative activity regularly. He would like to\nsee a butterfly garden put in at Pathway B and encouraged the Commission to support the\nrecommendation.\n3", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2019-06-13.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2019-06-13", "page": 4, "text": "Motions\nChair Limoges: Motion to approve pathway A. Second by Vice Chair Alexander. Chair Limoges\nwithdrew motion.\nCommissioner Robbins: Feels Commission should approve all pathways together.\nCommissioner Barnes: Would like to consider accept A, E and F.\nCommissioner Robbins motion to approve all six pathways as recommended. Second by\nCommissioner Chen.\nCommissioner Barnes: Recommend including note of design at Pathway B and legal\nconcerns at Pathway D.\nVote carries with 3 yes votes, Vice Chair Alexander, Commissioners Chen and Robbins, and 2\nno votes, Chair Limoges and Commissioner Barnes.\nCommissioner Barnes: Motion to support a formal launch site at Towata Park. Second by\nCommissioner Robbins. All in favor with a 5-0 vote.\nITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA\nSET NEXT MEETING DATE: Thursday, July 11, 2019\nADJOURNMENT\nChair Limoges adjourned the meeting at 9:45 PM.\n4", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2019-06-13.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2019-06-13", "page": 5, "text": "EXHIBIT 1\nwww.bikewalkalameda.org\nBIKE WALK\ni\n(510)595-4690\nPO BOX 2732\nALAMEDA\nALAMEDA, CA 94501\nJune 11, 2019\nRecreation & Park Commission\nAlameda, CA 94501\nRE: Item 7-B Pathways Along Fernside Boulevard and Eastshore Drive\nCommissioners,\nBike Walk Alameda is pleased that the project to assess the six eastern shoreline access\npathways is continuing. We have reviewed the documentation, data and recommendations\nand agree with most, but not all of the staff recommendations.\n1. We agree that using most of the given easement for public access is extremely\nimportant for all of the sites that have the easement.\n2. We agree that each of the pathways wth easement should be fixed and opened for\npublic access quickly.\n3. We agree with the full recommendations for pathways A, B, E and F.\n4. For pathway C: (@Fairview), we disagree that this pathway easement should be sold.\nKeep this pathway open and maintain the easement in the same configuration as B.\nAdd a shorter, nicer gate to the end.\nWith this pathway, the public will maintain five view/access points to the water.\nWe also, adamantly, oppose the statement that closing the pathway aligns with Vision\nZero policy.\n5.\nFor pathway D: Maintain original (2018) staff recommendation for Water access/dock at\nthis location. Use funds from Fernside project to provide local access as originally\nenvisioned (Towata is a drive and park location, not consistent with CARP)\n6.\nPreserve the underwater easements to align with the public easements and work out\nrenewable 10 year leases. If new private docks are built, they should not encroach into\nthe easements.\nThank you.\nSincerely,\nLaughtf\nLucy Gigli, Bike Walk Alameda", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2019-06-13.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2019-06-13", "page": 6, "text": "EXHIBIT 2\n06/13/19 ARPD Director's Report - Presented by Interim Assistant City Manager\nAmy Wooldridge\nMastick Senior Center\nStaff brought back a new overnight trip program with a two-night/three-day trip to\nMendocino. Thirty-eight members participated in the trip and had a great time though\nit rained the entire time!\nThe Golden Gate Audubon Society has 14 panels displayed in the Mastick Lobby. The\npanels are self-standing and 8' feet tall and exhibit represent \"100 Years of Protecting\nBay Area Birds\". The panels will be on display through July 22.\nMembership renewal begins on July 1, 2019! We look forward to seeing folks on\nMonday, July 1.\nFacility projects that will be completed by the end of this month include:\nPainting the Lobby wing.\nComputer lab painted and new carpet installation\nNew large screen TV monitors in two rooms used for classes, the computer lab\nand skill center. These will be extremely helpful for instruction.\nReplacing the carpet in the Media and Game Rooms.\nParks Maintenance\nReplaced fence at Harrington Park\nLongfellow Park pathway removal for tripping hazard and tree health\nResurfaced bathroom floors at Lincoln Park, Grand Street Boat Launch, and two\nShoreline Park restrooms\nDrinking fountain at lower Washington\nPlanning a new drinking fountain at skate park\nTillman irrigation repair\nStarting design of the Bayport Park playground. Will host neighborhood meetings\nsoon.\nRecreation Services\nPlay Ball Oakland A's Day - Saturday, July 7 at Washington Park from 12pm - 2pm\nwith a variety of baseball and softball skill stations and activities plus a visit from\nStomper.\nVery successful Sand Castle and Sand Sculpture Contest 53rd There were 114\nentries and over 475 participating in the building and probably about 2000 people\ncelebrating all of the creations!\nWOW and Parks and Playgrounds began on June 12; Day Camp, TEENS, Aquatics\nand Tiny tots all begin on June 17.", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2019-06-13.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2019-06-13", "page": 7, "text": "Alameda WALKS has been extremely busy this season with recent walks of 40 and\n100 participants\nVeteran's Building is reopening just in time for summer programs to begin!\nFREE Starlight Movie Night in the Park is on June 21 at Multi-purpose Field-\nsponsored by FOTP Foundation, Public Works and Alameda Community Fund\nAdministration\nStaff have working with ActiveNet and ARPD to set-up the Reservation module for\npicnic rentals. This will allow the public to check facility availability online and\npotentially free staff time to focus on other tasks.\nEmma Hood Swim Center update\nRepair funding was authorized by both the council and AUSD Board.\nFinalizing an MOU between both agencies by end of June that provides\nguidelines for a partnership with a City Aquatic Center located on district\nproperty.\nEx: AHS aquatic teams would receive scheduling priority, equivalent at\nleast to the time they have currently.\nAHS aquatic team fees are waived for District games, practices and one\ntournament per team per season.\nLocations for Aquatic Center could include either AHS or a location\nadjacent to the O' Club.\nThe Veteran's Building is now open and the mold has been remediated.\nOther projects there include: fixing the water intrusion (most likely internal\npipes), fixing the elevator and addressing other safety issues.\nEncinal Boat Launch Facility improvement project is currently out to bid for\nconstruction. On schedule to start construction in September\nKrusi Park Recreation Center replacement is out to bid for electrical work and soon\nout to bid for site work. The pre-fabricated building is being built off-site right now.\nPlan check took longer than anticipated so currently scheduled for building opening in\nFebruary 2020.\nUpcoming Events\nFriday, June 21 at 6:30pm: Starlight Movies in the Park, showing \"Trolls\" at\nAlameda Point Multi-Purpose Field. Sponsored by the Alameda Friends of the Parks\nFoundation.", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2019-06-13.pdf"}