HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-02-2007 Parks and Recreation Advisory Council Minutes PARK& RECREATION ADVISORY COUNCIL
August 2, 2007
In attendance: Duane Taber, Mike Mathews, Curt Shaw, Cheryl Smyth and Rebecca Francik.
Staff. Gary Crutchfield, City Manager, Stan Strebel, Administrative and Community Services
Director, Paul Whitemarsh, Recreation Services Manager and Dan Dotta, Facilities Services
Manager.
The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Chairman Taber. The minutes for the previous
meeting were approved.
STAFF REPORTS
Recreation
Paul provided reports on activities at the King Center, including an increased participation by
young women. He noted that the Kurtzman Park Building would be utilized by the City for the
one year pilot project on the Internet Access Center"Cyber Stop". After comparing with a
commercial storefront it was found that the Kurtzman Building would better serve the public and
better accommodate the center. In addition, the Council has approved the City's partnering with
the Education Services District as they will establish a Parent Information Resource Center in the
building as well. Both uses are anticipated to be highly compatible as the emphasis will be on
assisting parents to teach their children, a big portion of which is assisting them with the use of
computers and the internet. Staff feels that, in many respects, the same group will be reached for
both services and many of the volunteers that are anticipated to assist in both facilities will come
from the same pool. A press conference will be held next Wednesday, August 8, for ESD to
announce the kick-off of their program. The City anticipates Cyber Stop being up sometime
before the end of September.
Paul reported on a successful July 4th Celebration and the Phase 2 study for the Senior Center is
underway with the Compression Planning meeting have taken place last week and a draft report
having been delivered today. It appears that this can be reviewed by the board at the next
meeting.
Paul commented that swimming lesson registration continues to go smoothly due to the internet.
The grand finale swim meet is being held today.
Facilities
Dan reported on activities, including aerating the athletic fields, demonstrating a fertilizer
injector system on the soccer complex and an irrigation tracking software at the softball
complex.
Pool Discussion
Stan indicated that while he had drafted motions for the Advisory Board to consider pursuant to
the discussion at the last meeting, staff still felt that the package of alternatives was extremely
complex and somewhat unsatisfactory. Given the number of pools, the different options and the
possibility of the Aquatic Facility, this decision was quite complicated. He and Mr. Crutchfield,
the City Manager, had been discussing whether it was time to form a recommendation that was
realistic in terms of meeting the needs of the community, as well as being affordable. Perhaps
the City Council and Advisory Board should consider the formation of a committee with
members from each, so that adequate time and focus can be given to formulating such a
proposal.
Following this introduction, a number of comments were reviewed. It was the consensus of the
Board that the committee would probably be the best approach at this time. Gary Crutchfield
noted that, in addition to the funding for the swimming pools, there were considerations for a
new Police Station, as well as a new jail in the County. Additionally, the schools were
continuing to have need for new facilities. Cheryl Smyth made a motion to recommend that the
City Council form a committee. This was seconded by Curt Shaw with all voting in favor.
Chairman Taber polled the Advisory Board and noted that Curt, Cheryl and Mike would each be
willing to serve on the committee if appointed by the City Council.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 6:45 p.m.