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HomeMy WebLinkAbout8/6/2011 - Agenda Packet (2)Item 1 CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH Parks, Beaches & Recreation Commission Regular Meeting June 21, 2011 — 6pm Convened 6:olpm ROLL CALL Present: Marie Marston, Chair Tom Anderson Tim Brown Ron Cole Bill Garrett Kathy Hamilton Phil Lugar Staff: Laura Detweiler, Recreation & Senior Services Mark Harmon, Municipal Operations Director Sean Levin, Recreation Superintendent Teri Craig, Admin Assistant %i".LV11V1 V 11l l l 1 — r 1 1UxllLauvll w V V a«1 VUIU %.UM .il 1 V u "allua Superintendent Levin stated that this award had been given to many individuals but none more so than Coach Ted Bandaruk who has been working for and with the City since the 196o's and introduced Recreation Supervisor Leu who provided a brief background. He noted that Coach Ted has been involved since 1966 where he coached Flag Football for the City and then moved onto water polo when the Marian Bergeson Aquatic Center was opened. Coach Ted has become a community ickM with his philosophy that everybody plays. Chair Marston presented the award with the Commission's congratulations to Coach Ted Bandaruk. Coach Ted thanked the Commission for this award as well as all the families in attendance. DIRECTORS COMMENTS • Director Detweiler announced that the Carroll Beek renovation was completed and hosted a barbeque on May loth at the facility with close to 500 people in attendance. Staff worked very closely with the Balboa Island Improvement Association and new instructors were at the event to preview their classes. Staff will continue to offer classes that are of interest to that community. She went on to state that the Summer Navigator is out and with a flurry of activities in the front office and the CdM 5k with 225 participants went off without a hitch as always and congratulated staff and the CdM Chamber for a great job. Director Detweiler also noted that Chair Marston helped out at the awards stage. She also asked that the Commission note the statistics included in the staff report regarding the Fitness Center and now has over 1800 members and the rentals have increased as well. Director Detweiler stated that there were several documents at each Commissioners seat advertising the 4th of July parade at West Newport and Mariners and reminded them to let staff know if they would be attending. • Director Harmon stated that he wanted to mention the behind the scenes work that the Operations Division does and specifically the 4th of July — the crews begin at Sam that morning for street closures and litter abatement and noted that these guys are not often seen but wanted to make sure that they are recognized for their work with Recreation and the Police Departments. • City Council Actions — None PUBLIC COMMENTS Gary McCardle stated that he is aware that the Holly Lane tree removal is no longer being discussed by the PB &R Commission but wanted to make them aware that he and many of his neighbors would like to see the tree saved. CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Minutes of theApril 5, 2011 regular meeting. Recommendation: Waive reading of subject minutes, approve and order filed.