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Home My WebLink About08/01/1995 - PB&R Commission_ CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH Item II Parks, Beaches & Recreat i o.n Commission G • m mo o �i n doy August 1, 1995 City Council Chambers 7 P.M. Staff present: LaDonna Kienitz, Community Services Director David E. Niederhaus, General Services Director Marcelino Lomeli, Park and7ree Maintenance Superintendent Sue Stein, Recreation Manager Dottie Flohr, Secretary I. ORDER AND ROLL CALL The'Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission was called to order at 7:00 P.M. Roll call was taken. Commissioners Beek, Bonner, ,Compton, Demmer, Glasgow and Vandervort were present. Commissioner Schonlau was absent. II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES ion x Commissioner Compton moved the minutes of the July 5, 1995 S x x x x x x meeting be approved as presented. Unanimous. III. PUBLIC COMMENTS - None IV. CONSENT CALENDAR Motion x Commissioner Demmer moved the following, item be approved Ayes x x x x x x except for those removed from the Consent Calendar. Unanimous. Item #1 - Removed from Consent Calendar Item . #2 - Removed from Consent Calendar Item 43 - Bench Donation Approve donation of one bench from Dr. Jan D. Vandersloot. Item #4 - Removed from Consent Calendar Item #5 - Removed from Consent Calendar ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR • Item #1 - Change of Designated Parkway Street Trees in the Harbor View Hills Community Association 3 In response to a question from Commissioner Glasgow, Marcy Lomeli advised that a final report on the reforestation program of parkway street trees in the Harbor View Hills Community Association and Harbor View Hills South, Homeowners Association will be CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH Parks, Beaches & Recreation Commission • m� ��'� O�OnCy� coo ��`^ August 1995 ti 04 City Council Chambers 7 P.M. presented at the Commission's September meeting along with a spreadsheet relative to disbursement of funds. Mr. Lomeli also amended the staff report submitted by.adding Crown Drive; current designated tree, Ficus; and proposed designated tree, Little Gem Magnolia. Ebbtide Road's proposed designated tree was also changed to Little Gem Magnolia. The proposed designated parkway street trees should cause no damage to hardscape, utilities or sewer lines and will be compatible with the three year trim cycle. Trees removed will be replaced with root barriers and the hardscape repairs will be coordinated with the reforestation program. Motion x Commissioner Glasgow moved to approve staff's recommendations Ayes x x x x x x as presented. Unanimous. Item #2 - Change of Designated'Parkway Street Trees in the Harbor View Hills South Homeowners Association ' Motion x Commissioner Bonner moved to approve staff's recommendation as or s x x x x x x written. Unanimous. Item #4 - Park and Tree Division In response to a question from Chair Vandervort, Director Kienitz advised that Recreation Manager Sue Stein is the liaison for Bolsa Park. Marcy Lomeli is the liaison from the General Services 'Department. Motion x Commissioner Demmer moved to accept the report as submitted. Ayes x x x x x x Unanimous. Item #5 - Recreation and Senior Services Director Kienitz reported that as a result of the City Council approving the conceptual planning for the remaining CIOSA parcels on June 26, she recommends a short term task force be appointed to work with the architect and report back to the Commission. The Commission, determined that Commissioner Compton will chair the Park and Open Space Subcommittee with assistance from Commissioners Beek and Glasgow. • In response to a question from Commissioner Glasgow, Sue Stein reported the pool temperature has been increased from 78 to 80 degrees. ISue Stein corrected the Community Services Department Activity Totals Report to show that the Spring /94 revenue totaled $106,380; CITY OF NEWPORT BERCH ~Parks, Beaches & Recreation Commission d August 1, 1995 Page 3 City Council, Chambers 7 P:m. the Summer /94 revenue totaled $210,550; and the Fall /94 revenue totaled $122,000. In response to Chair Vandervort's question as to why the 1995 revenue has almost doubled, Director Kienitz explained this,coul'd be due to a number of factors —more classes are being offered; fees have increased, including the $3 administrative fee; registration is more efficient with the use of the automated phone system; and the Newport Navigator is an improved advertising publication. Referring to the Youth and Adult Sports Programs /Field Use, report, Commissioner Compton pointed out the large increase of players in Little League, Bobby Sox and AYSO over the last year. Commissioner Beek explained that part of the increase is due to Little League expanding its boundaries, an increase in Bobby Sox enrollment and the addition of 5 year olds to the AYSO program. Commissioner Compton requested a brief analysis of the report and the number of adult softball teams that are refused. This will be provided for the Commission's.September meeting., Motion x Commissioner Glasgow moved to accept the report as corrected. Ayes x, x x x x x Unanimous. V. DISCUSSION ITEMS Item #6 - Surfing Regulations Tony Melum, Deputy Chief, Fire /Marine Department, addressed the Commission and stated he would be willing to expand on the staff report submitted and answer any questions. Chair Vandervort opened the meeting to public hearing. Bill Sharp, 500 Cagney Lane, addressed the Commission. Mr. Sharp stated he has been surfing and ,representing the surf industry for many years. He is Chair of the Newport Surf Council which represents surfers, surf shop owners and surfing related business, a $250 million industry in this area. Mr. Sharp reported the surfing community has changed since the current regulations were imposed 30 years ago. Newport Beach is the only coastal city where surfers cannot surf all day year round. Recognizing that surfing is. an •: important recreational pursuit, Mr. Sharp urged that a designated all day surf area be implemented. If there are budget problems to address, the Newport Surf Council will be happy to help with expenses. CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH Parks, Be aches & Recreation Commission • B O � O C s qo,>� AugUst 1, 1995 wso�6 °� Pa ge 4 City Council Chambers 7 P.M. The following people spoke in support of discretionary blackball and an exclusive area for board surfing. Comments included that surfing has become a large industry and would increase revenue if surf contests could be held during the day and surfers were not forced to leave due to blackball regulations. Blackbalf encourages surfers to move toward the River Jetty which is a health hazard. Surfers cannot surf during peak hours and times when swimmers are not in the water. Newport Beach is the only coastal city that has surfing restraints. Blackball discriminates against those who are most protective of the ocean. The body boarders and body surfers have their exclusive areas. Swimmers could have their exclusive areas. Blackball is sometimes up from 11:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. There would be fewer problems if there were designated surfing areas due to the expense of enforcing blackball. Time, energy and resources are being spent in a negative way, and •the benefits of an exclusive surf area would exceed the costs of implementation. Dan Horgan, 4802 Neptune Avenue, Newport Beach Steve Webster, 5204 Seashore, Newport Beach • T.K. Brimer, 6908 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach Gary Gautier, 5123 River Avenue, Newport Beach Matthew Binswanger, 5515 River Avenue, Newport Beach Lance Collins (no address given) Greg Mungall, 214 -A Knox Street, Costa Mesa Doug Collier, 3105 Villa Way, Newport Beach Robin Sinclair, 216 34th Street, Newport Beach Chris Cullen, 5, Montecito, Newport Beach John Gothard, 2016 Vista Caudal, Newport Beach Ted' Demond, 112 E. Oceanfront, Newport Beach Cameron Sinclair, 21634th Street, Newport Beach Barb Wagner, 221 23rd Street, Newport Beach Matt Roarch, 162'Baywood Drive „ Newport Beach Matt Nielsen, 125 -1/2 Apolena, Newport Beach Stefan Jeremias, 444 Rivera Terrace, Newport Beach Ross Sinclair, 216 34th Street, Newport Beach Louis Maximillian (no address given) In response to a question from Commissioner Glasgow, Dan Horgan recommended the following areas would be a fair allocation for surfing only: 15th to 22nd Streets; 34th to 40th Streets; and 48th to 58th Streets. • Peter Tarr, 5023 Lido Sands Drive, addressed the Commission. Mr. Tarr stated surfers and swimmers do not mix and it should be - remembered the beach belongs to everybody. Recognizing the 6 surfers have full use of the beach after Blackball and that it would be costly for lifeguards to clear the waves, he asked that no beach area be given exclusively to a special interest group. CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH 'Parks, Beaches & Recreation �Commi ss i on a • `� oo^ k-'O�,o ^C�d�o� August 1, 1995 Page 5 City Council Chambers 7 P.M. There being no further public testimony, Chair Vandervort closed the meeting to public hearing. In response to a question from Commissioner Compton, Tony Melum reported that, by Resolution, Blackball must go up at 12:00 Noon and cannot go down until 4:00 P.M. Blackball can also be brought up earlier and taken down later for safety purposes. Mr. Melum stated his report was focused on the discretionary blackball issue, not exclusive surfing areas. He would be willing to meet with the surfing representatives to address their requests for an exclusive surf area and determine costs of implementation. Motion x Commissioner Bonner moved to form a subcommittee with representatives from the Marine Division, surf, industry and the Commission to formulate a compromise for the Commission's final recommendation at their September 5 meeting. Commissioner Glasgow stated he felt the current law is outdated and • that it is now timely to cooperate with the surfers and bring the City back to its natural resources which will also help the economy. Ayes x x x x x x Vote was taken on Commissioner Bonner's motion and unanimously approved. Commissioners Bonner, Demmer and Compton will represent the Commission on the subcommittee; Tony Melum will be the staff liaison; Mr. Sharp will represent the surfing industry; and Mrs. Sinclair was also invited to participate. The committee will meet August 8 at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers Conference Room. Item #7 - Goals and Objectives Chair Vandervort presented the Commission's Goals and Objectives, Calendar and Guidelines for 1995 -96 which she prepared and thanked Commissioner Demmer for editing them. During discussion Commissioner Compton requested the General Services Director to provide current and future reforestation programs; and that the Recreation Division provide a statistically valid study of trends in recreation. ion x Following, Commission review, Commissioner Glasgow moved the s Ix x x x x x Goals and Objectives, Calendar and Guidelines for 1995 -96 be approved as edited with the proposed minutes. Unanimous. VI. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS - None CITY OF NEWPORT BERCH Parks, Beaches & Recreation Commission a August 1, 1995 • B� o, � �� \dm �od10\ Page 6 v4 City Council Chambers 7 P.M. VII. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission adjourned at 9:45 P.M. The agenda for this meeting was posted July 24, 1995 at 9:30 A.M. outside the City Hall Administration Building. • g