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Home My WebLink About03/04/1980 - PB&R Commissiona•- u COMMISSIONERS n PRESENT MOTION Ayes MOTION Ayes No x CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH PARKS, BEACHES & RECREATION COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING HELD TUESDAY 3/4/80 CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 7:30 P.M. X1 ROLL CALL 9 Ex- Officio members present: Ronald A. Whitley,•Director Royleen A. WHite., Rec. Supt. Jack Brooks, Parks Supt. ° The minutes of the February 5, 1980, meeting were reviewed and corrected as follows :. Page 1, line 3, the motion was made by Ammerman,.not Ross. It was moved by Commissioner Ammerman-that these correc= tions be approved. Motion carried. II. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACTION: Item #5 Chairman Winburn reminded the.Commission and those present in the audience that the Parks, Beaches and Recreation,: ommission has only the authority to recommend to the City Council concerning action on small boat launching sites.. Small Boat Committee Chairman Gary Lovell gave a brea down on the .committee's work, 'and stated that of al.lrthe; primary areas investigated, 10 possible sites were given further study. .Tonite the list has been• limited to the. four sites of most feasability. It was moved by Commissioner 'Green that no vote,'betaken on a site decision until all'four sites were di'scussed.'. Motion carried.* Mr. George Gurr requested that the "N" Street and Bay loca• tion be discussed first since the majority of the audience was present concerning this site; however, Chairman Winburt ruled that'the Agenda listing would be followed: Discussion on each site followed with various people 'in th audience speaking to each issue. -Atty.,Don Atkinson spoke on behalf of the Balboa Peninsula Point Association furthe supporting their ,previous -anxieties concerning congestion, parking, etc. at the "M' Street and Bay S'i'te. There was concern voiced from the audience that no further police an traffic reports were available on,these proposed sites. Chairman Winburn explained that these reports are not re= quested until.such time as a decision is made on which site is most desirable. A request was also made by.a citizen for environmental im- pact control reports on all sites; Mr. ,Whitley informed the commission and the audience that these reports also are not requested until such time'as a decision is made on which site to select. Small ,Boat .Launching ;y ;CITY. OF NEWPORT rBEACH, ,. ( "� ^ " =ti " COMN'IS5ITONERS. . PEACHESCREAT :ION�;COMMI;SSION• „:a�,.;,;; REGULAR MEETING: HELD'TUESDAY 3/4/•80 3' °QSTY ",OONC'IL,,,O MBERS c 7.:30 P.M: ✓._; a..:, : ; ✓ Chairman Winburn stated that the Commission's- p'rimej-con -` cern was totfiihd a boat launching'area for our residents ! , with.a•daunching ,ramp, hoist,Tparkimg,area ' and•a pla'cd,to :store. j OTION: X "N" STREET AND BAY - Fo1'lowing considerable discussion on Ayes, x. x - • x' &11.-four' s1tes presented; At-, was moved -by, Stan- .COLR';that ' No x x x x concerning' this site, the.'Commibsion go :;with the redommen= n CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH COMMISSIONERS PARKS.-BEACHES & RECREATION COMMISSION MOTION: Ayes: Abstain: REGULAR MEETING HELD TUESDAY 3/4/80 CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 7:30 P.M. INDEX � ..�r P.E. Right - of -Way John Wayne Committee II. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACTION: #6 The Committee extensively discussed the possible acquisi- tion of the State -owned P.E. Right -of -Way which is pres- ently leased. Background information was-reviewed and possible funding programs were outlined by Mr. Whitley. Also maintenance costs were projected and;presented.to the Commission. Mike Johnson spoke•to the commission ' concerning the urgency of following through with•acqui- sition of this area-to prevent the possibility of the State's developing .the area in a detrimental, manner to the area's best interests Commissioner ROSS moved that the Council be urged to X K x acquire the P.E. Right -of -way as rapidly as possible. Y In addition to the above motion,the items listed below were requested to be trapsmitted,to the•Council by memo, . 1: That the acquisition of the West Newport Park P.E. Right -of Way be given first and immediate priority.. 2. That the City Council - direct, the, City Manager to com- mence immediate negotiations with the State of California for purchase of the P.E. Right -of -Way. 3. That•the City-Council be provided the staff memo that provides information on- four (4) alternatives on develop- ment and maintenance of the site. 4. That the General Fund Reserve be the first source of Funds to be used for acquisiton.. It was the Commissions decision that upon acquisition, the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission would,look forward to providing recommendations regarding development plans that would be prudent and•beneficial to the commun- ity. ♦ . III. COMMITTEE REPORTS I There were no special committee reports this month. ' IV. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS: Item #17: The John Wayne relief located at Ensign View Park was commissioned to Chris Matson of Corona del Mar who is now in the process of developing that art work. The local Junior Chambers of Commerce,are funding the -3- INDEX � ..�r P.E. Right - of -Way John Wayne Committee .b COMMI;SS;IONERs ?' . f- ' : C,ITYfrOF,�'N�WPORT,.BEAGFi , )' ? 'P�1RKS;t'BEACHES, &AE6RE'A7:I6N "C6MMTSS�I,ON• TtNGi;HELD; T•UESDA, , 1314(80 ,,CI ^TX' :000otiL CHAMBERS t ^" project of •$25,000: ri •i Item #18,: The 1,980 -$1, budget for ,the .Parks; Beaches ,, 1980 -81 - '.and'Recr`eation.Commissi,on: has been presented to the, City Manager,by d'epartment.officials•.• There were no - major, cuts• in .admi'ni,strati,on'. • :However, there-.was a: ma'jo'r cut ili; Category, = 7600 ;,',$]5,;000'for<<s'upportiwe , ' = '•' ..Harbor Area •Baseball -,funding'which•has':been .granted. I inahe' past. Further, in•capital +•outlay, -the request for a portable backstop at Lincoln Schoollwas'cut since thi.s•is -a school facility. Our request for two vehicles was cut to one. Category 7800 received no''major cuts. This is the Recreation Division which is basically self - supporting' and the - department anticipates that we will easily make the revenue needed-to carry on these tprograms through the fees charged for the activities. In Category:7900, Senior Citizens, a request for an additional maintenance man was cut as well as a request for a part-time recreation leader. The request for motorized draperies and room:.divider in the amount of • $18,000.was cut. In the Parks Divisi'on,minor• operational' reductions ,were made and- the request for two••additional tree trimmers was eliminated. Mr. Whitley informed the Commission that when the pre- liminary budget is available, the Budget Committee will review the same for purposes of preparing for the City' ' Council; approval'of the department's-budget; Item #19'- Royleen White reported that our first advdr- Recreation tising effort in our recreation'program brochure•has'been Report very successful, and the goal desired is about $6,500. This program of advertising will offset printing arid- mailing costs. City Council Concerning the Gazebo in peninsula Park, the City Council. Actions (voted that the Gazebo may ,remain in the park and be re- furbished at the expense of •private donations. Ron Whitle is to approve the destgn�which•shou.l'd -'take into considera -, tion future maintenance costs. - Smallwood The Smallwood encroachment'request was approved by`the Encroachment City Council on a 4 to 3'vote. The meeting adjourned at 11:00 e P m I ecreta ry