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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01 - Draft Minutes - 09-05-2000CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH is Parks, Beaches & Recreation Commission Regular Meeting September 5, 2000 - 7pm CONVENED AT 7:05pm ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Allen, Beek, Franklin, Macfarland, Pfaff, Skoro, Tobin Staff Present: LaDonna Kienitz, Community Services Director /City Librarian David E. Niederhaus, General Services Director Andrea McGuire, Senior Recreation Manager Teri Craig, Administrative Assistant APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Commissioner Allen to approve the minutes of August 1, 2000. Motion carried by acclamation. • PUBLIC COMMENTS None CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Correspondence - None 2. Park & Tree Division 3. Item pulled by Staff 4. Bench Donation - Accept donation of 2 benches from Balboa Island Improvement Association, installed at Sapphire Avenue and South Bay Front and Amethyst and North Bay Front. 5. Bench Donation - Accept donation of 3 benches from Mary Kilfoy, (2) installed at Newport Shores Park and Balboa Pier. Motion by Commissioner Franklin to accept items 1, 2, 4 and 5 of the consent calendar. Motion carried by acclamation. 3. Community Services - Manager McGuire introduced Kristin Carey as the new Recreation Manager to the Commission. 6. Bench Donation - Commissioner Tobin stated that there appears to be a need for is additional trashcans at the site where Mr. Weiner is donating the bench at the Newport Pier. Parks, Beaches & Recreation Commission Regular Meeting September 5, 2000 • Page 2 Director Niederhaus stated that staff will continue to check the area, and if needed will add additional trashcans. Motion by Chair Skoro to accept item 2 and 6 of the consent calendar. Motion carried by acclamation. DISCUSSION ITEMS 7. Presentation by Don Webb, Public Works Director - Direct Webb reviewed the status of Cal Trans West, Arroyo Park and Bay View Landing with the Commission. 8. MarinaPark - Chair Skoro stated that he would recommend getting together with the Sutherlin Company regarding their draft plans for Marina Park. Commissioner Macfarland stated that it would be premature to do that as Council has not approved their plans but have asked them to work with the VFW Club. Manager McGuire suggested that Commission members talk to City Council regarding the property. 9. City Council Policy 1 -25 — Public Use of City Facilities - Manager McGuire briefly outlined the suggested amendments to Policy 1 -25 to the Commission. Discussion ensued regarding the wording and deposits. • Motion by Commissioner Allen to approve revision of City Council Policy 1 -25 — Public Use of City Facilities as amended. Motion carried by acclamation. 10. Facility Inspections - Manager McGuire distributed Facility Inspection forms to the Commission and reminded them that they would be due in November. Director Niederhaus asked commissioners to look at parks in long term so that Capital Improvement Funds could be requested in the future. 11. Report from Representative of the Ad Hoc Committee for an Arts Et Education Center - Chair Skoro stated that he had attended meeting and reiterated the position of the commission. Commissioner Allen stated that she attended the first meeting on August 30 and that a good -sized group of residents attended the meeting. She reviewed the various positions of groups that attended the meeting and stated that a parking survey would be done at the library and that the main concern is traffic and that the property be treated as a whole and not done piecemeal. She also noted that The Irvine Company has grants for open space park development. Discussion ensued regarding access to the property. • Commissioner Allen asked that the Newport Village be added to the agenda in October. 12. Committee Reports • Castaways - Nothing to report Parks, Beaches & Recreation Commission Regular Meeting September 5, 2000 • Page 3 • Park Development - Commissioner Pfaff stated that he had been appointed as chair of the committee. He stated that nothing further could be done on the development of Harbor Cove. Commissioner Pfaff noted that the committee discussed Newport Village and that Deputy City Manager Kiff had reported on the Concession Stand at Corona del Mar State Beach. • Recreation and Open Space - Commissioner Beek stated that she had been appointed as chair of the committee. She stated that they had discussed the Rec 8 Open Space Elements, specifically 2.6, 4.2 and 8.1. • Recreation - Nothing to report. • Seniors - Nothing to report FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Chair Skoro stated that staff had heard from Costa Mesa and that they had said that they really did not have anything this year to discuss but would host next year. Discussion ensued regarding moving the November meeting of the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission from Tuesday, November 7 to Wednesday, November 8. Chair Skoro asked staff to see if the Chambers were available. • ADJOURNMENT - 9:10pm Submitted by: Teri Craig, Admin Assistant •