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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/16/2006 - PB&R CommissionCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH Parks, Beaches @ Recreation Commission Regular Meeting February 16, 2006- 7pm Convened 7:11 pm ROLL CALL Present: Debra Allen Tim Brown Allen Doby Bit[ Garrett Phillip Lugar Greg Ruzicka Tom Tobin Staff: Marie Knight, Recreation Et Senior Services Director Mark Harmon, General Services Director Dan Sereno, Parks 8 Tree Superintendent Andrea McGuire, Recreation Superintendent Teri Craig, Administrative Assistant DIRECTOR'S COMMENTS Director Knight stated that she had no comments. Director Harmon stated that the City Council approved the Cameo Shores Reforestation - Change of Street Tree Designation at their January 24 meeting and that the project would begin in three weeks. PUBLIC COMMENTS None CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Minutes of the January 3, 2006 regular meeting. Waive reading of subject minutes, amended as discussed. 2. Park and Operation Division Activity Report. Receive /file monthly Activity Report for activities and upcoming projects. 3. Recreation Ft Senior Services Activity Report. Receive /file monthly Activity Report for activities and upcoming projects. Motion by Commissioner Garrett to accept items 1 -3 of the Consent Calendar. Motion carried by acclamation NEW BUSINESS 4. Amenity Replacement at Corona del Mar State Beach - Chair Ruzicka stated that the Commission had received many emails over the last couple of weeks and clarified that in order to avoid repetition that the Commission will not be discussing eliminating the fire rings nor the 10 volleyball courts. The only item up for discussion if the positioning of items not the number. Director Knight reviewed the following PowerPoint presentation Parks, Beaches Et Recreation Commission Regular Meeting February 16, 2006 - 7pm Page 2 _ Sand Volle,baall Courts CRk, • tt wr' RGGBa6 I66uee eM WeNaln6 MPnIIfieJ n ii s.eo.+�m�.a�. .1ejei °amts mm alien Plx ent . Communiry Ouvearn Input s .(A) Adopt pan as a'9enerar guide her amenity placement .(8) Recommend to the Council new Raselulbn regecting neW plan Director Knight stated that staff believes that Attachment F (as seen below) is the most appropriate placement for the volleybatl courts. Deputy Chief Ron Sutherland stated that public safety cannot be compromised and the real issue is access for the lifeguards and that is really what is effecting the placement of the courts. Some other issues that tend to occur is that the lifeguards sometimes become police officers and that is not their duty. Problems in the past have occurred because the fire rings were reduced in size during this construction and lifeguards have become mediators. He suggested that the number of fire rings remain the same of that they be removed entirely. He noted that he was happy that nets would be provided for the courts as that also will make it easier on the lifeguards and will not have Parks, Beaches ft Recreation Commission Regular Meeting February 16, 2006 - 7pm Page 3 to become involved in any problems and that it will help show the location of the courts and keep people from putting their towels down. Discussion ensued regarding location of the showers, nets, challenge court rules. Chair Ruzicka opened the public discussion Jim Turner presented a petition of 240 signatures in favor of keeping the fire pits. Ellen Counts suggested that the fire pits be spaced out and that more needs to be done on what can and cannot be burned and noted that enforcement is a problem and that the parking staff should be more aware of what is being brought in to burn and recommended that they be listed for the public to see. Commissioner Allen stated that possibly we should look at only allowing the fire rings to be used after dusk. Chief Sutherland stated that there are budget issues here and reminded them that lifeguards are not policemen. The following people spoke about the location of the volleyball courts, problems with location of shower, concern of smoke from the fire pits. Bill Thomas Ben Koontz Ron Hanks Kirk Morgan Joe & Tracy Raswiski Liz Ogden Gina Haas Dave Swanson Laura Hanks Glen Grabowski Ed Ripalski Discussion ensued regarding having a separate discussion of the fire rings at a future meeting Chair Ruzicka closed the public discussion Director Knight stated that in order for the Commission to discuss the fire rings that staff would need to get direction from Council and then if needed to talk to Coastal Commission. Motion by Commission Brown to have the Commission follow whatever protocol is necessary and approach the City Council with the desire to have an in -depth discussion on all of the issues of the fire pits at CdM State Beach and as a result of that discussion make some recommendations to the Council to contact the Coastal Commission and work through the process of perhaps changing the configuration or reducing the number or staying status quo. Parks, Beaches it Recreation Commission Regular Meeting February 16, 2006 - 7pm Page 4 Commissioner Garrett stated that he would like additional information regarding the problems of the smoke from the fire rings. He noted that it seems logical that the courts should be moved away from the fire rings. Commission Lugar stated that Commissioner Garrett was off point and that there was a motion on the floor and would like to discuss one issue at a time. Motion carried. Commission Allen stated that with the assumption that the fire rings will stay as they are that the volleyball courts could change locations in the future. Captain Mitch White stated that in order to get from tower 5 that the entire length of the beach has to be coned and generally there are people lined up next to the cones and you should notice that there has been a lot of sand lost on the beach and that it would be difficult to put a court in that area. Discussion ensued regarding locations of the courts. Chair Ruzicka stated that since it seems to be inexpensive to move the courts that the Commission should go with the consensus and seems to make the public happy and if there is a huge mistake then it can be undone later. Motion by Commissioner Brown to hold the revision of Resolution 2006 -_ rescinding 92.93 and 99 -55 and to move the volleyball courts as listed below. Motion carried by acclamation. Community Service Award Nomination - Superintendent McGuire stated that there were two nominations for the Newport Balboa Rotary Club and for the OASIS Senior Center front office volunteers. She stated that they should be presented these awards separately at the April and then the May meeting. Parks, Beaches ft Recreation Commission Regular Meeting February 16, 2006 - 7pm Page 5 Motion by Chair Ruzicka to award the Community Service Award to the Newport Balboa Rotary Club in April and the OASIS Senior Center front office volunteers at the May meetings. Motion carried. COMMITTEE REPORTS - Park Development - Nothing to report. Recreation Activities - Nothing to report. Ad Hoc Committees: • Donation - Chair Ruzicka stated that this item would appear on the next meeting agenda. • Youth Sports - Nothing to Report • Community Service Award - Nothing to report FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Commission decided that that since this meeting had met so late in the month that they would meet again at the regularly scheduled meeting on April 4, 2006. ADJOURNMENT- 8:47pm((yy Submitted by: l JLC Teri Craig, Admin 55istant