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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 2018 0905 CCSA REG ITEM 10CCITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA City Council Meeting of 09.05.2018 ACTION Approved staff recommendation BY M. Benson C. Consider Minutes of Special Joint City Council/Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting of April 11, 2018. Staff Recommendation: Approve the minutes. Item: 10.C. MINUTES OF THE JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION Moorpark, California April 11, 2018 A Special Joint Meeting of the Moorpark City Council and Parks & Recreation Commission was held on Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. at the Moorpark Community Center located at 799 Moorpark Avenue, Moorpark, California. 1. CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Parvin called the City Council to order at 6:52 p.m. Chair Thompson called the Parks and Recreation Commission to order at 6:52 p.m. 2. THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Chair Thompson led the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. ROLL CALL: Parks & Recreation Commission: Commissioners Estrella, Norwalt, Pflaumer, Morgan and Chair Thompson. City Council: Councilmembers Mikos, Pollock, Simons, Van Dam, and Mayor Parvin. Staff Present: Troy Brown, City Manager; Deborah Traffenstedt, Assistant City Manager; Jeremy Laurentowski, Parks and Recreation Director; Stephanie Anderson, Recreation Services Manager; Captain John Reilly, Sheriff’s Department; and Maureen Benson, City Clerk. 4. PUBLIC COMMENT: None. 5. PRESENTATION/ACTION/DISCUSSION: A. Consider Status Report on Mission Statement, Priorities, Goals and Objectives for Fiscal Years 2017/2018 and 2018/2019. Staff Recommendation: Direct staff as deemed appropriate. Item: 10.C. 151 Minutes of the City Council and Parks & Recreation Commission Moorpark, California Page 2 April 11, 2018 Mr. Brown gave a brief oral report There were no speakers. The Council and Commission discussed: 1) Progress made on the American with Disabilities Act compliance by improving ADA access throughout the system of parks, especially when replacing equipment; 2) Success of the new trail around Arroyo Vista Community Park; 3) Need for a water feature such as a splash pad somewhere in the City, since the community swimming pool is still not coming to fruition; 4) Work together with the Arts Commission for installation of art work near the splash pad; 5) Moorpark Unified School District efforts to raise the funds for the swimming pool along with a group of residents who are trying to form a non-profit fund raising organization; 6) Explore commitment for a community swimming pool from the current elected Moorpark Unified School District Board; 7) Need for a feasibility study on the costs of maintenance of a community swimming pool; 8) Cost constraints for installation and maintenance of a splash pad; 9) Plans for future trails and a feasibility study of an Arroyo Simi trail to be refined during the next goals and objectives cycle; 10) Possible passage of statewide Proposition 68 the Parks, Environment, and Water Bond in June as an opportunity for additional funding; 11) Planting more milkweed plants in open space and park locations to provide the Monarch butterfly with a food source as they are dying out; 12) Involving children in the sustainability effort to save the Monarchs; 13) Consider the Monarchs in meetings of the Moorpark Watershed, Parks, Recreation and Conservation Authority in charge of managing the open space near Tierra Rejada and Moorpark Roads; 14) Working to connect this area with the Conejo Recreation and Park District land; 15) Add more wireless connectivity in City’s parks; 16) Possibly purchasing the abandoned Pinecrest school site for an extension of Arroyo Vista Recreation daycare and Camp Moorpark with its two swimming pools, one for therapy for active adults with the other for children’s swimming lessons; 17) Family campout in the park is scheduled for the summer; and 17) Support staff’s efforts to construct connectivity trails throughout the City. On behalf of the City Council, Mayor Parvin thanked the Parks and Recreation Commission for all they do for the community. 152 Minutes of the City Council and Parks & Recreation Commission Moorpark, California Page 3 April 11, 2018 6. ADJOURNMENT: Mayor Parvin adjourned the City Council meeting and Chair Thompson adjourned the Parks and Recreation Commission meeting at 7:29 p.m. Janice S. Parvin, Mayor Sandra Thompson, Chair ATTEST: Maureen Benson, City Clerk 153