{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2020-11-12", "page": 1, "text": "apd\nALAMEDA RECREATION AND PARK COMMISSION\nMINUTES FOR REGULAR MEETING\nDATE:\nThursday, November 12, 2020\nTIME:\n7:12 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: (Teleconference via Zoom) Chair Alexander, Vice Chair Robbins, Commissioner Limoges\nCommissioner Barnes and Commissioner Navarro\nStaff: (Teleconference via Zoom) Alameda Recreation and Park Department (ARPD) Director Amy\nWooldridge\nAPPROVAL OF MINUTES\nChair Alexander moved to accept the minutes of October 8, 2020 Regular Meeting as presented.\nM/S Commissioner Navarro / Vice Chair Robbins. All present in favor with 5 ayes via roll call vote.\nWRITTEN AND ORAL COMMUNICATIONS\nWritten Communication: none\nOral Communication: none\nREPORTS FROM THE RECREATION AND PARK DIRECTOR\nARPD Director Amy Wooldridge gave the report. (See Exhibit 1)\nREPORTS FROM COMMISSIONERS\nCommissioner Barnes: Participated in more conversations about diversity, equity and inclusion\nfor the Diversity and Inclusion Policy for ARPD.\nCommissioner Navarro: Has been checking out the various parks and nine times out of ten,\nsees people wearing masks and being diligent. Went to Tillman Park and enjoyed the park as\nthere was fewer people. Encouraged public to check out the smaller and lesser used parks for\neasier social distancing.\nVice Chair Robbins: Went by Washington Park at 8:00am and was concerned that two different\ngroups of twenty were on basketball courts doing exercise classes, while people who were there\nto play basketball had to wait. Question: Is there a permit process? Answer: Yes, ARPD has\na permit for fitness classes and it's challenging to enforce. If people are unable to use the courts\nthen they can call the ARPD office or Park Monitor phone line.\nChair Alexander: Put signs all around parks for the Rename Jackson Park effort to solicit name\nideas for the parks while Vice Chair Robbins put signs up along Webster Street. Did outreach\nto many organizations and on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Also commented it was good\nto see kids back on the swings and at the ball field again and noted the Pickleball Courts are\nfull. Observed the RAP program and said the staff was doing a great job.\nChair Limoges: Visited Portola Triangle Park and didn't realize it was under ARPD. A great\nlittle park and is delighted to see the debris is being cleared out and logs have been added for\n1", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2020-11-12.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2020-11-12", "page": 2, "text": "seating and climbing. Director: This park was previously under Public Works maintenance\nand recently was added to the Parks Department. Several Park Maintenance staff including\nNigel Lewis did an amazing job cleaning up the park.\nAGENDA ITEMS\n6-A Bayport Park Playground Design Review and Comment\nJordan Hall, ARPD Intern from Cal State East Bay, gave the presentation, which included the history,\nsite location, funding sources and design plan which is an outer space theme to complement the Star\nmascot of the adjacent Ruby Bridges Elementary School. The fully inclusive playground design\nincludes a variety of swings, slides for all ages, interactive panels and a swaying rocket ship with a\ncockpit control. There will also be a few shaded picnic tables.\nCommissioner Navarro motioned to accept the Bayport Park playground design as presented.\nM/S Commissioner Navarro / Vice Chair Robbins. All present in favor with 5 ayes via roll call vote.\n6-B Review and Recommendation on Gaga Pit at Portola Triangle Park\nJack Wilhem, ARPD Recreation Leader and Eagle Scout, gave the presentation (Exhibit 2) which\nincluded his idea to fundraise and build a Gaga Ball pit for his Eagle Scout project, location, diagrams\nof the Gaga Ball Pit and how the game is played. Also shared the history of Gaga Ball which\noriginated in Israel in the 1970's and in Hebrew, Gaga translates to \"touch touch\". Friends of the Park\nhave agreed to donate $1,000 towards the $6,000 project. Jack Wilhelm will be responsible for the\noverall fundraising goal which includes selling spots for engraved plates on the pit and a Go Fund Me\naccount. ARPD will help promote the fundraising effort.\nVice Chair Robbins motioned to approve the Gaga Pit to be installed at the park as presented.\nM/S Vice Chair Robbins / Commissioner Limoges. All present in favor with 5 ayes via roll call vote.\nITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA:\nRecommendations for naming the park formerly known as Jackson Park\nNew park naming and renaming process\nIntroduce new Parks Manager Matt Nowlen.\nSET NEXT MEETING DATE: December 10, 2020\nADJOURNMENT\nMotion to adjourn\nM/S Commissioner Navarro / Vice Chair Robbins\nMotion carried by the following voice vote: All in favor with a 5 ayes via roll call vote.\nChair Alexander adjourned the meeting at 8:30 PM\n2", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2020-11-12.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2020-11-12", "page": 3, "text": "EXHIBIT 1\n11/12/2020 ARPD Director's Report\nPresented by Recreation and Park Director Amy Wooldridge\nRecreation Services\nKrusi Park Virtual Grand Opening is live and can be viewed at www.alamedaca.gov/recreation\nOn Thanksgiving Day, Aquatics is hosting a Turkey Dip with different types of workouts before the\nThanksgiving meal. Weekend lessons will continue through the winter and as well as Lap Swim and\nAqua Aerobics.\nThe Alameda Point gymnasium is open and hosting youth practices with social distance and safety\nprotocols in place.\nAlameda Youth Committee - youth leadership development group - is now meeting and planning\nteen activities\nFriends Connect, a social group for teens with developmental disabilities, is also now meeting\nonline.\nHalloween Family Trivia Night on Halloween: This first Trivia Night was very successful with over 63\ncomputers registered and over 100 participants. Lots of positive feedback and family fun. ARPD will\nbe hosting more trivia nights in coming months.\nUpcoming ARPD events\na. Virtual Mayors Tree Lighting and Family Trivia Night - December 5.\nb. Virtual Santa Visits - December 19-23.\nC. Winter Wonderland Camp - taking place at various sites for Teens and Youth from\nDecember 21-December 31.\nMastick Senior Center\nMembership total from July 2020 - present, has reached 2,061.\nOffering 19 ongoing Zoom classes and three outdoor classes (Yoga, Pickleball and\nDrawing/Painting).\nRecreation Manager reached out to nearby city senior center staff to compare programming. All\nare focused on essential services, case management, mental health services, some Zoom\nclasses and very limited outdoor classes. Working with Alameda County Health for clarification\nin which tier senior centers are classified.\nPreparing the construction documents for the front entryway project. Depending on weather,\nanticipate the project's completion by January 2021.\nOffering a scavenger hunt to Mastick members as a holiday event.\nFor over 25 years, Mastick volunteers have responded to the letters received in the Santa mailbox\npositioned on Thompson Avenue (Santa Claus Lane). This year, as a result of COVID, staff will\nrespond to the letters to maintain the holiday tradition.\nAt present, a handful of volunteers are coming into the Center to assist with the garden\nmaintenance, thrift shop, loading the kiln, and media room (Book Grab and Go program) and\nclass instruction. Volunteers follow all safety protocols.\nMastick Social Hall is being used for a blood drive today and for a free flu shot clinic on Dec. 7.\nPark Maintenance", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2020-11-12.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2020-11-12", "page": 4, "text": "Reopened all playgrounds with safety compliance being the responsibility of visitors. We continue to\nhave many residents who are not wearing their masks while at the playground or at parks. We are\nincreasing mask awareness signage and our Park Ambassadors are out educating the public every\nweekend. We ask that everyone over the age of 2 to wear a mask at all times while in public and at\nparks.\nAlso opened basketball courts at smaller, neighborhood parks, also requiring masks, social distancing\nand only used by household members at one time.\nParks staff/contractors planted just over 100 trees in October\nPreparing for new park openings at Alameda Point in 2021.\nAdministration/ Projects\nThe Rename Jackson Park Committee received 153 park name ideas from the community outreach\nlast month. The committee is now vetting the names and will bring a final short list of name\nrecommendations to the Commission in December.\nCollaborated with Rhythmix and on November 14th at 6:30pm is the virtual opening of the Creating\nOur Future art installation - a public art display at the park formerly known as Jackson Park on Encinal\nAvenue at Park Avenue.\nLong-time ARPD Parks Manager John McDonald has retired. Huge thanks and appreciation to 20+\nyears of John's service to the city. His dedication, creativity and hard work truly made parks and the\nAlameda community better! We welcome Matt Nowlen as our new Parks Manager. He was promoted\nto this position and brings a wealth of park maintenance and project management experience. We\nare now promoting for the hiring of the Parks Supervisor and will have other positions open soon.\nThe Alameda Point Neighborhood Park is anticipated to open in January 2021. We are working to\nallocate staffing for maintenance of this new park, funded by an assessment district.\nA use agreement with the Alameda Soccer Club is being recommended to City Council for its\ncontinued use of the Alameda Point soccer fields and Hornet soccer field and futsal court. The AP\nFields is a 10-year agreement with a 10-year option to renew. This longer term helps Alameda Soccer\nClub apply for grants and identify donors to build more infrastructure at the fields including in-ground\nirrigation, possibly lights, storage, permanent fencing and improved landscaping.\nDiversity, Equity and Inclusion Action Plan for ARPD. City Manager's office wants to create a citywide\nfoundation and will be engaging with a consultant to do this work. Then funding will be requested\nthrough the next budget cycle with the department level DEI work, such as an Action Plan, occurring\nlater in 2021.", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2020-11-12.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2020-11-12", "page": 5, "text": "Gaga Ball Pit\nJack Wilhelm's Eagle Project Portola Triangle Park", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2020-11-12.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2020-11-12", "page": 6, "text": "Why Gaga ball?\nGame made in the 1970's by summer counselors in Israel\n\"Gaga\" = touch touch\nLearned about at social retreat\nWorked at Lincoln Park and played it with the youths\nActive and fun w/o moving long distances.\nEasy to learn but fun to master.\nNo gaga ball pits in Alameda", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2020-11-12.pdf"}
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{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2020-11-12", "page": 8, "text": "What it looks like\n-", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2020-11-12.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2020-11-12", "page": 9, "text": "Westline Dr\nis quequng\n8th St", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2020-11-12.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2020-11-12", "page": 10, "text": "Video\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq7tuG6xbuY", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2020-11-12.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2020-11-12", "page": 11, "text": "Plan\nPurchasing gaga ball pit kit, ground pads, and ground/path preparation\n(approximately $6,000)\nKit to be assembled by Scouts from Troop 78\nScouts to participate in ground prep as needed\nFundraising plan to sell spots on engraved plates on pit\nTotal cost of engraving will be around $500-$600\nFOTP=$1,000", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2020-11-12.pdf"}