{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2019-11-14", "page": 1, "text": "apd\nALAMEDA RECREATION AND PARK COMMISSION\nMINUTES FOR REGULAR MEETING\nDATE:\nThursday, November 14, 2019\nTIME:\n7:02 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 Navarro\nStaff: Alameda Recreation and Park Department (ARPD) Director Amy Wooldridge\nAPPROVAL OF MINUTES\nCommissioner Robbins motioned to accept the minutes of October 8, 2019 Regular Meeting as\npresented.\nM/S Commissioner Robbins / Commissioner Navarro. All in favor with 5 ayes.\nWRITTEN AND ORAL COMUNICATIONS\nWritten Communication: none\nOral Communication, non-agenda\nSpeaker Betsy Mathieson, Alameda resident who lives across from Jackson Park: Thanked\nDirector Wooldridge and the Commission for additional attention put into Jackson Park recently\nwhich makes the park more inviting. Looking forward to the asphalt replacement plan. Passed\nout examples of needs for tree replacement. (See Exhibit 1). Four of eight palms have been\nremoved around bandstand. Requesting all four missing palms be replaced and palm tree at\nsouth end of park. It is the 100th anniversary of the Isabelle Clark Memorial bench in Jackson\nPark next year. Several neighbors are interested in assisting with the design of the play area.\nEnvision sculptures of animals that live in Jackson Park such as squirrels and hawks.\nREPORTS FROM THE RECREATION AND PARK DIRECTOR\nARPD Director Amy Wooldridge gave the report. (See Exhibit 2)\nREPORTS FROM COMMISSIONERS\nCommissioner Robbins: Need for more Pickleball courts. Use tennis lesson signage at other\nparks to better advertise. More shade for picnic areas and benches; example at Main Street\nLinear Park. Plans to volunteer for July 4th committee.\nCommissioner Barnes: Group of parents at last City Council meeting who were concerned about\ntraffic at Longfellow Park. There is a stop on Haight and not on 5th. Many families cross 5th to\nget to the park and need a four-way stop. Would like to see an analysis of traffic safety near\n1", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2019-11-14.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2019-11-14", "page": 2, "text": "parks. For kids who are in outside programs, look at more ways to let community know air is\nunsafe.\nCommissioner Navarro: Was at ARPD office and voted on Halloween pumpkins. Looking\nforward to the Breakfast with Santa coming up at the O' Club in December. Shout out to\nlandscape crew at Franklin and Lincoln Parks. Asked where people can donate to the parks.\nAnswer: People can donate to the parks through Alameda Friends of the Park Foundationand\nJean Sweeney Open Space Park Foundation. Memorial bench donations can be ordered\nthrough the ARPD office. Discussed restrooms at Godfrey Park and rubberized safety surfacing\nat all parks.\nVice Chair Alexander: Requested to publicize date of Krusi Park recreation center demolition.\nHas been driving by Jackson Park and appreciates update.\nChair Limoges: Went to Sweeney Park yesterday. Water feature not working and severe leak\nat water fountain. Need a number for people to contact. Park is being used heavily and wear\nand tear can be seen. May need to consider more funding. Encouraged everyone to see trail\nalong Appezzato Way, between Webster and Constitution. Concerned by entrance going into\nJean Sweeney Park, tight turn and traffic.\nNEW BUSINESS\n6-A Commendation for Gene Oh, Alameda Bicycle, founder of Bike for the Parks\nDirector Wooldridge read a commendation to Gene Oh for founding the Alameda Bike for the Parks.\nGene Oh could not be present.\n6-B Doolittle Landfill Solar Farm\nAlan Harbottle, Alameda Municipal Power (AMP) Energy Resource Analyst, gave presentation about\nthe Doolittle Landfill Solar Farm which will help to achieve climate goals to deliver 100% carbon neutral\nenergy resources by 2020. The report included information about the system overview, Doolittle Landfill\ndescription, proposed site layout, local impacts, environmental reviews and a future open space park.\nChair Limoges requested an update to the Commission before the lease goes before City Council.\nSpeaker Ruth Abbey with Community Action for a Sustainable Alameda: Excited to collaborate\nwith the Commission and Parks on issues of climate action and greenhouse gas reduction\nincluding carbon sequestration through urban forest and compost application. The idea of using\nthis land that's not ready to develop for renewable power is very important with an added benefit\nof improving the area around the landfill for recreation and education. Support this project.\nSpeaker Irene Dieter: Asking Commission to make a recommendation to Planning Board and\nCity Council. This is a fantastic use for the land and benefits us and the environment right now.\nAdd more park benches and trees to attract more pedestrians on the path. Add native grasses\nand shrubs to attract bees and butterflies along the path. Opportunity to add pollinator friendly\nplants under solar panels or along path.\n2", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2019-11-14.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2019-11-14", "page": 3, "text": "Speaker Laura Kinsbotton: Important for Alameda to move toward energy independence. Would\nbe great to have local sources of energy if needed. 30% of California energy comes from\nrenewable sources and Alameda can be a leader to show other cities how to move forward.\nElectricity is lost during transmission across lines so generating locally is more efficient. Also\nmore cost effective than other forms of energy generation.\nSpeaker Nick DeVries: Operates solar panels professionally and co-locates pollinators under\nsolar arrays. An important location as it has bike trail, access to ferry, wetlands. Suggested\nsignage to education people.\nMOTION:\nCommissioner Robbins motioned to recommend the Doolittle Landfill Solar Farm project as presented\nincluding stressing the upfront $200,00 for bike trail improvements, adding native vegetation and\npollinators under the arrays and around the perimeters where feasible, adding benches and shade\nareas such as trees along the path, adding signage for education about solar, using the $40,000 annual\npayment for immediate improvements rather than into a remediation fund and restricting the lease to\nthe specific 11-acres so that any area outside of that can potentially be developed for recreational areas\nin the future.\nM/S Commissioner Robbins / Vice-Chair Alexander.\nMotion carried by the following vote: All in favor with a 5 - 0.\nChair Limoges made a recommendation to hear 6-D prior to 6-C. Commission in agreement.\n6-D City of Alameda's Initiatives to Support its Unhoused Residents\nAna Bagtas, City of Alameda Community Development Analyst, gave the presentation which included\ngoals, percentage of unhoused resident information, county plan, initiatives for Alameda, homeless\nemergency aid and future funding. Encouraged to make park programs free for the homeless youth as\nparks are safe spaces for homeless kids and a good place to reach out to them.\n6-C Nominate and Vote on Chair /Vice-Chair\nChair Limoges nominated Vice-Chair Alexander for Recreation and Park Commission Chair.\nM/S Chair Limoges / Commissioner Robbins. Vice Chair Alexander accepted.\nAll in favor 5-0 vote.\nCommissioner Robbins nominated himself for Vice-Chair.\nM/S Commissioner Robbins / Commissioner Barnes\nAll in favor 5-0 vote.\nDirector Wooldridge thanked Chair Limoges for his time as Recreation and Park Commission Chair.\nSET NEXT MEETING DATE: Thursday, December 12, 2019.\nADJOURNMENT\nChair Limoges adjourned the meeting at 9:33 p.m.\n3", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2019-11-14.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2019-11-14", "page": 4, "text": "EXHIBIT 1\nJackson Park, November 14, 2019\nTop: Former location of sycamore removed in summer 2019.\nBottom: Former location of mature tree and benches removed on\nunknown date. Future playground location.", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2019-11-14.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2019-11-14", "page": 5, "text": "Jackson Park, November 14, 2019\nfocal Troasures !)\nMimi Stuart\nver century ago, families strolled down Park\nAvenue to see horses grazing on the grass and\nlisten to the Alameda Chy Brass Band.\nThe musical events proved to be so popular that residents\ndonated money to build a bandstand for future concerts\nWhen the city agreed to share the cost, prominent architect\nJuseph A. Leonard designed a Victorian gem. In less than\ntwo wecks, an octagonal bandstand with tall posti,'a peaked\nroof, and an omate finial was crected. In 1890, the new\nbandstand was dedicated before a jubilant crowd.\nAlthough horses no longer graze there, a remnant of the\ncity's \"oldest municipally owned structure\" can still be seen\nin Jackson Park. More about Alameda parks can be found\nin Woody Minor 's new book.\nPhotographu of the bandstand are rare. If you know of any\nplease call Chris at 523-0411 or Mimi at 521-6065.\nUndated newspaper item.\nRemnant of circle of palms. Four of eight have been removed.", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2019-11-14.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2019-11-14", "page": 6, "text": "EXHIBIT 2\n11/14/19 ARPD Director's Report - Presented by Recreation and Park Director Amy\nWooldridge\nMastick Senior Center\nAnnual membership renewal began in July 2019 and 2,610 people have renewed or become\na member. This is an increase of 200 for the same time last year.\nAt this time each year, the Mastick Senior Center Advisory Board does an annual appeal\nmailing. This year over 2,000 letters were mailed and over $5,100 received to date.\n225 thank you cards with a $10 gift card, funded by the MSCAB, were mailed to volunteers to\nacknowledge their service.\nOn October 31, over 40 children from ABC Preschool participated in the organized Halloween\nparade. This included strolling the courtyard in costume and receiving a treat. Parent,\ngrandparents, and of course children joined the fun.\nIn September, the first women's Pickleball clinic was offered with 28 participating and recently\nthe first men's Pickleball clinic was offered with 18 participating.\nDuring October 2019, 52.25 additional hours of programming were offered when comparing\nto 2018.\nParks Maintenance\nSoil fertility report so we know what soil amendments to implement for the magnolia tree\nreplacement at Longfellow Park. We anticipate planting a new tree within the next 1-2\nmonths.\nContractors are being scheduled to demolish and replace the burned Woodstock Park\nplayground. We will expect to complete it by the end of this year.\nThe Alameda Friends of the Parks Foundation purchased two scoreboards for Estuary Park.\nWe are securing quotes to install.\nAdded infield dirt to Bayport Park field\nRecreation Services\nAntonio Arevalo, an ARPD teen volunteer, received the Citywide Community Service Award\nfor the youth category. We are very proud of him.\nThe Mayor's Tree Lighting Ceremony is Saturday, December 7 between the hours of\n4:00pm - 6:00pm. Lots of festive fun and holiday cheer!\n46th Annual Elk's Hoop Shoot is underway at your local park site for youth between the ages\nof 8-13 for Boys and Girls.\nThe Days in the Park for grades K thru 5th will take place on November 25th and 26th at\nHarrison Center in Lincoln Park from 7:30 am -5:30 pm\nPark Projects\nCity Aquatic Center Concept Design - Four firms responded to a Request for Proposals, 3\nwere interviewed by a team that included city staff and a community representative\nknowledgeable about aquatic facilities. ELS was chosen as the firm to conduct the\ncommunity input process and develop a conceptual design and cost estimate for the City", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2019-11-14.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2019-11-14", "page": 7, "text": "Aquatic Center. There will be three community input meetings on Wednesdays from at\n6:00pm at the O' Club on Jan. 15, Jan. 29 and Feb. 12.\nThe Krusi Park Recreation Center - Completed site work includes electrical, utility\ninstallation, and removal of old components around the exterior. Starting in early January,\nthe existing building will be demolished and a new building installed. The building is\nexpected to be open and ready for public programs for Summer 2020.\nEncinal Boat Launch Facility - The restroom, boat ramp, two docks and gangway and the\npilings have been installed. The project is on time and within budget and expected to be\nopened in January 2020.\nSweeney Park - The City was granted Immediate Possession by the court. This means that\nthe areas that the City is intending to purchase from Union Pacific through Eminent Domain\nare now available to be opened to the public. Most of this area will not yet be opened due to\nsafety hazards but 8th Street is now open so that the neighborhood to the south can access\nthe park through that access point. Staff intends to also create access points at Wood\nStreet and St. Charles Street but there are other hazards and issues to work through before\nthey are opened.\nJuly 4th Parade - The long-time volunteers who coordinated and managed the July Fourth\nparade announced that they are retiring from that effort. ARPD staff are bringing options to\nCity Council on 12/17/19 for a City managed parade. This includes either contracting\nparade coordination or hiring staff as well as additional security measures. ARPD is\ncurrently expected to take responsibility for management of the parade through one of the\nproposed options.", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2019-11-14.pdf"}