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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/04/1984 - PB&R CommissionMotion Seconded Ayes Motion Secondec Ayes Motion Secondec Ayes Nay Abstain U c Item No. 3 CITY OF NEWPORT REACH n Parks, Beaches & Recreation Commission December 4, 1984 2 g � City Council Chambers 7 p.m. INDEX Ex- Officio Member Present:, Ronald A. Whitley, Director Staff Present: Jack Brooks, Park & Street Tree Supt. Tom Line, Recreation Supt. Dottie Flohr, Secretary I. PROCEDURAL MATTERS Item #1 Call to . Order The meeting of the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission was called to order at 7:05 P.M. Item #2 Roll Call Roll call was taken.. Commissioners Capretz, Cohen, de Boom, Hopkins, King, Springer and Wolfe were present. Item #3 Approval of Minutes x Chair Cohen amended the minutes of the November 6, 1984 x meeting on Item #6, Westbay Park Proposal, to include the x x x'x x statement that the Natural History Foundation did not want the temporary building. Motion was made by de Boom and seconded by Springer to approve the amended minutes. Unanimous. Item #4 Adoption of X Agenda x x x X x x The agenda was adopted as presented with Ltem #9 preceding Item #5 on the agenda. II. ACTION ITEMS Item #5 - Review and Recommendat on the Open Space and Review and Recommenda- Recreation Element of thion e General Plan Ron Whitley reviewed the procedure /process implementing the Open Space and Recreation Element and pointed out the x x tion on thf Open Space and Recrea- x : x x Commission's recommendations to the Planning Commission tion Elemer X' will be included in their two public hearings on this x subject. He said that staff is very pleased with the Plan in general. He added that one matter to be considered is that there is a good feeling in, this community that existing facilities should be utilized to the maximum and that the total system with regard to need is evaluated every year. The Plan is an idea of where we need to go. CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH arks, Beaches & Recreation Commission Page 2 'City Council Chambers 7 p.m. INDEX Mr..Whitley announced that Sandy Genis from the Planning Department and Susan Card from the Planning Center (con- sultant) were present to answer any questions. Ms. Card and Ms. Genis addressed the Commission and answered questions and clarified certain items for the Commission. Mr. Ed Amyes, Vice President of Dover Shores Homeowners Association, 311 Morningstar Lane, addressed the Commission concerning North Star Beach. Mr. Amyes reported that their Board of Directors asked him to present their views. which are the result of popular vote. They request the Aquatics Center proposed for North Star Beach first be developed and the impact of traffic, children, noise, etc., be ascertained before further development of the area is determined. In other words, request is made to defer further development until the proposed plan is implemented in order to see if the projections are accurate. Ron Whitley reported that since this is an area which is not utilized, further development would not take place without community involvement. Mr. Dave Dmohowski from.The Irvine Company addressed the Commission concerning the Park Dedication Ordinance. He -gave a presentation on behalf of The Irvine Company and said he would be giving a similar presentation to the Planning Commission. He will send copies of his presenta- tion to the Commission. Following discussion, the below listed changes and correc- tions were recommended: 1. Program 1.1.5, Page 30, should refer to the Open Space District as Open Space Zoning District. 2. Program 1.3.1, Page 31, should read "Adopt and implement the recommendations of the Parks., Beaches and Recrea- tion Marinapark Study Committee." 3. Under heading 6, Recreation and Open Space Plan Service Area 1 - West Newport, Item 9, located on Page 43, would better be identified as "West Newport Park." �J 4. Service Area 2 - Balboa Peninsula, Marinapark, Page 43, should refer to the Marinapark study group as the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission Marinapark Study Group. CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH arks, Beaches & Recreation Commission Page 3 City Council Chambers 7 p.m. INDEX 5. -Service Area 11 - Harbor View, Item 5, located on Page 46, should be referred to as "Jasmine Creek Open Space." 6. Intensification Projects, Number 1 - North Star Beach, located on Page 47, should read "The beach is proposed to be upgraded in quality. Existing sensitive resources should be taken into consideration in any site improve- ment effort. Development of an Aquatic Center should be permitted on this site consistent with the expressed desires of the Newport Beach electorate as voting in November of 1982." 7. Item 2, located on Page 47, should be referred to as "Santa Ana River Park" for identification and clarifica- tion purposes. 8. Item 4 - Peninsula Park should read "Alternate recrea- tional uses or reconfiguration of the sports field area at this park is proposed for further study. Options are installing updated field improvements changing to a different recreational use." 9. Item 6 - Grant Howald CYC - OASIS, located on Page 47, should be reworded to read "Total area should be consistent with current development and master plan studies now being done for this public area." Chair Cohen motioned these changes and corrections be recommended for consideration to the Planning Commission. Seconded by de Boom. Motion passes. The balance of the report will be reviewed at the January 8, 1985 meeting. Item #6 - Capital Improvement Proposals for FY 1985 -86 Capital Improvemeni Motion x Ron Whitley reported the proposed list for capital improve- Proposals Seconded x ments has been prioritized by the subcommittee and more Ayes x x x x x projects can be added if deemed necessary. Discussion of each item followed and the proposed capital improvements list was prioritized as follows: 1. West Newport P.E. Right of Way 2. CYC, Second Phase 3. Little Corona Study l ) 4. Park Facility Improvement Fund " 5. Theatre Arts Center 6. Restroom Refurbishment at OASIS North Wing 7. Irvine Terrace Park 8. Cliff Drive Park - Design 9. San Joaquin Hills Road Traffic Median Motion Seconded' Ayes S CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH o Parks, Beaches & Recreation Commission Page 4 '2 . �0o City Council Chambers 7 p.m. INDEX King motioned this listing be adopted. Seconded by Capretz. Unanimous. Item #7 - Landscape /Maintenance Agreement, Newport Center Landscape/ Maintenance x Ron Whitley reviewed the past dual landscape /maintenance Agreement x responsibilities between The Irvine Company and the City of x x x x x Newport Beach at Newport Center. The City's areas of re- sponsibil -ity have been performed at a lesser level of service and employees from both The Irvine Company and the City have been working in the same areas. Since Newport Center is an area of high visibility, it was decided that a new agreement identifying the respective landscape/ maintenance responsibilities was definitely needed. Mr. Whitley said he felt that having the City Council enter into this agreement would be a benefit to the City and improve the situation with The Irvine Company. A copy of the agreement and maps showing the existing and proposed situation with The Irvine Company were provided to the Commission. Jack Brooks pointed out that since the Sycamore trees are diseased and many have been lost, Palms would be more desirable with The Irvine Company's landscape plans and would also reduce the City's maintenance costs. The Irvine Company Will pay for the new trees and if any die after one year, there will be a -50 -50 split of replacement costs. Mr. Dave Dmohowski from The Irvine Company addressed the Commission and explained the basic concept along with outlining the responsibilities of the agreement. The draft agreement will be sent to the City Attorney before it goes to Council. King motioned the draft be adopted as presented. Seconded by Wolfe. Unanimous. III. PUBLIC COMMENTS None. IV. DISCUSSION ITEMS Item #8 - Renovation of Lincoln School Athletic Field Renovation of Lincoln Ron Whitley referred to Bruce Harrington's letter dated School November 12, 1984 and pointed out that both Taylor Grant Athletic and Bruce Harrington were instrumental in getting the City to refurbish Andersen and Buffalo Hills. Mr. Whitley said Field CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH Parks, Beaches. & Recreation Commission "0 p� 2 Page 5 City Council Chambers 7 n m Mr%mv - this item is before the Commission so they are aware of the proposed concepts and the status at this time. Lincoln field is in a good location and is well used, however, it does need some renovation. It should be kept in mind that this property could be sold when the lease expires, therefor a, it would be premature to add it to the capital improvements list at this time. A brief discussion followed concerning various methods of financing renovation of the field. Item #9 - Board Surfing Regulations Board Surfing Ron Whitley reported that at the November 6 Commission Regulations meeting a request was made to review and analyze the City's surfing policies. Mr. Whitley explained that the existing system has been in effect for a long time and has worked relatively well. He also poihted out that the body surfing area between 40th and 44th Streets was established by the Commission and works very wel'1. Mr. Whitley commended the Marine Department for the fine job they do regulating surfing and announced that Ken Jacobson from that Department was present to answer any questions. Mr. Jacobson addressed the Commission and reported that surfing ordinances are revised to meet the public demand. Their main goal is getting the best usage from the beach and they believe this is being accomplished. At the present time they do not recommend any changes since there are no facts or statistics'to warrant changes. He.pointed out the public is now educated as to the surfing ,regulations which alleviates most problems. Additionally, the use of the Police Department's new ATCs has provided better enforcement. .Following Mr. Jacobson's comments, Mr. Whitley pointed out it took about'two years to educate the surfers, which they do respect and which is the key to regulation. Since there are no specific problems, staff feels it is not necessary to make any changes. Item #10 - Development of Back Bay Developmeni of Back Bad Ron Whitley said he feels the parties involved in the implementation of an overall plan for the Back Bay should have a meeting. Chair Rae Cohen volunteered to represent the City of Newport Beach and this information will be (`) transmitted to Ron Yeo in response to his letter dated November 19, 1984. CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH arks, Beaches & Recreation Commission Page 6 City Council Chambers 7 p.m. INDEX Item #11 - Joint Meeting with City Council - December 10, Joint 1984 Meeting with City In addition to the items set forth for the joint meeting Council with Council, Commissioner Capretz, will discuss Marinapark. V. INFORMATION REPORTS Item #12 - Recreation Division Recreation Division Tom Line reported the winter brochure will be mailed December 6, with mail -in registration commencing December 20 He also reported that the sign at the Theatre Arts Center has been installed. Mr. Line explained the Rent -A -Santa program and gave the reasons for cancelling the open gym basketball program at Harbor High School on Sunday mornings. Commissioner Wolfe asked;that the open gym basketball program be included on the January 8, 1985 agenda. Item #13 - Park and Street Tree Division Park and Street Tree None. Division VI. SPECIAL, URGENT OR LAST MINUTE 'ITEMS Commissioner Springer gave a report on OASIS. She explained the grant proposal for apartments which has been proposed for senior citizens. OASIS is also trying to rebuild their lunch program which has slackened off. Ron Whitley reported there was an article on an OASIS group in the Los Angeles Times which is not affiliated with the City's OASIS. Since this could present a problem, it was decided the Friends of OASIS should respond. VII. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission adjourned at 11:15 P.M. Dottie Flohr, Secretary