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Home My WebLink AboutAG RPTS 2022 1107 PR REG pQ PPK C4,0 �: �1 �=9 CITY OF MOORPARK 41 Z::, ��i PARKS,RECREATION&COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPT. I 799 Moorpark Avenue,Moorpark,CA 93021 Main City Phone Number(805)517-6200 Fax(805)532-2550 I moorpark@moorparkca.gov 9,�,. D - Members of the public who want to participate in the meeting may do so in person, or may participate electronically, either via Zoom or Zoom call-in, or via email. Email: Send comments to: PRAdmin(a,MoorparkCA.gov prior to 4:00 p.m. on meeting day (Encouraged but not required - please limit to 500 words). Zoom Meeting Information: The public may participate in the meeting in real time via Zoom, either by computer or phone. Click on Zoom link for the meeting to sign up to speak and/or observe (after registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting; upon joining the meeting, individuals wishing to speak will be placed in the queue for public comments). Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/registerANN 18gSj20CQoSIDGIFjB66kg PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING AGENDA November 7, 2022 6:30 P.M. Moorpark Community Center 799 Moorpark Avenue 1. CALL TO ORDER: 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: 3. ROLL CALL: 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS: 5. REORDERING OF, AND ADDITIONS TO, THE AGENDA: (Items to be pulled from the Consent Calendar shall be identified under this section. 6. ANNOUNCEMENTS, FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND REPORTS ON MEETINGS/CONFERENCES ATTENDED BY COMMISSIONERS: 7. PRESENTATIONS/ACTION/DISCUSSION: A. Consider Report on Pickleball (continued from October 16, 2022). Staff Recommendation: Make a recommendation to the City Council regarding additional courts for pickleball. (Staff: Jeremy Laurentowski) JANICE S.PARVIN DR.ANTONIO CASTRO CHRIS ENEGREN DANIEL GROFF DAVID POLLOCK Mayor Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember B. Consider Inclusive Playground Naming Contest Submissions (continued from May 2, 2022). Staff Recommendation: Identify three inclusive playground naming contest finalists to be voted on by the Moorpark community and considered by the City Council. (Staff: Jeremy Laurentowski) 8. CONSENT CALENDAR: A. Approval of Minutes of the Special Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting of October 16, 2022. Staff Recommendation: Approve as presented. 9. ADJOURNMENT: Posted: November 4, 2022 44�� /{Ki erly Se o , A ministrative Assistant II All writings and documents provided to the majority of the Commission regarding all agenda items are available for public Inspection at the City Hall public counter located at 799 Moorpark Avenue during regular business hours.The agenda packet for all regular Commission meetings is also available on the City's website at www.moorparkca.gov. Any member of the public may address the Commission during the Public Comments portion of the Agenda unless it is a Discussion item. Speakers who wish to address the Commission concerning a Discussion item must do so during the Discussion portion of the Agenda for that item. Speaker cards must be received by the Recording Secretary for Public Comment prior to the beginning of the Public Comments portion of the meeting; and for a Discussion item, prior to the Chair's call for speaker cards for each Discussion agenda item. A limitation of three minutes shall be imposed upon each Public Comment and Discussion item speaker. Written Statement Cards may be submitted in lieu of speaking orally for Discussion items. Any questions concerning any agenda item may be directed to the Parks and Recreation Department at 517-6227. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to review an agenda or participate in this meeting, including auxiliary aids or services, please contact the Parks and Recreation Department at(805) 517-6227. Upon request, the agenda can be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability. Upon advance notification of the need for disability-related modification or accommodation, reasonable arrangements will be made by City staff to provide accessibility to the meeting(28 CFR 35.102-35.104;ADA Title II). Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting November 7, 2022 Page 3 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF VENTURA )§ CITY OF MOORPARK ) AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING I, Kimberly Sexton, Administrative Assistant of the City of Moorpark, County of Ventura, State of California, do hereby certify under penalty of perjury, that I posted a copy of the Notice of the Regular Parks and Recreation Commission Agenda for November 7, 2022. Executed on this 4th day of November 2022, at Moorpark, California. i /:7 A - i erly Sept n dministratiue Assistant II Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department Item: 7.A. MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT TO: Parks and Recreation Commission FROM: Jeremy Laurentowski, Parks and Recreation Director DATE: 11/07/2022 Regular Meeting SUBJECT: Consider Report on Pickleball BACKGROUND Pickleball has become increasingly popular and continues to gain momentum across the country. The USA Pickleball Association has thousands of members, and countless tournaments are scheduled every year. Locally, many cities such as Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, and Camarillo have dedicated pickleball courts, and many offer pickleball classes or programs by utilizing existing tennis courts with portable pickleball nets. Pickleball is a sport that combines elements of badminton, tennis, and table tennis. The game is played as either singles (2) or doubles (4) and players use solid paddles to hit a perforated polymer ball, similar to a wiffle ball, over a net. The size of a pickleball court is similar in length to the width of a traditional tennis court. The normal size of a pickleball court is 20'x44'. The subject of pickleball was first brought to the Commission's attention in 2016. At that time, many members of the public reached out to the Commission and City Council requesting pickleball courts. On September 19, 2016, the Parks and Recreation Commission (Commission) made a recommendation to the City Council to convert the single tennis court at Tierra Rejada Park to four pickleball courts. The City Council approved the Commission's recommendation for several reasons: the Parks and Recreation Master Plan identifies a surplus of tennis courts in Moorpark; the single court at Tierra Rejada Park was already isolated from the adjacent tennis courts by fencing; Tierra Rejada Park is in close proximity to Arroyo Vista Community Park (AVCP) which has eight tennis courts and could accommodate tennis players within the Mountain Meadows community; converting the courts at AVCP was not a viable option due to an existing agreement with Moorpark Unified School District(MUSD) and concerns over duel use of the courts; Mammoth Park only has one tennis court and converting the court to Parks and Recreation Commission 11/07/2022 Regular Meeting Page 2 pickleball would eliminate all options for tennis north of Los Angeles Avenue; and permanently converting one of the courts at Miller Park would limit some availability of tennis courts on the south/east side of Moorpark. According to the Parks and Recreation Master Plan that was approved by the City Council in 2009, five tennis courts are recommended for Moorpark. This was based on several factors, such as the population size of Moorpark, a community survey that was distributed to all residents, and current trends in recreation at the time. Prior to 2016, the city had fourteen tennis courts, which is a surplus of approximately nine courts. However, it should be noted that eight of the available tennis courts are located at AVCP and are shared with MUSD. There are provisions in the Joint Use Agreement that allow MUSD priority use of the courts for CIF practices, matches and certain tournaments. In return, MUSD covers 50% of the maintenance costs of the courts. In 2017, the single tennis court at Tierra Rejada Park was converted to four pickleball courts. The pickleball courts are very popular with Moorpark residents. However, within a few months of opening the courts, staff was contacted by many pickleball players requesting additional courts, as well as lighted courts so that individuals could play after work during the late fall, winter and early spring months. During a typical weekend morning, there is usually a line at Tierra Rejada Park to play pickleball. Although the courts that were installed at Tierra Rejada Park are popular, they are not ideal for competitive play. The layout of the courts was determined by the size of the existing tennis court and fencing, which ultimately keeps the courts relatively close to each other. Additionally, the courts at Tierra Rejada Park are not lighted. This is primarily due to the fact that the courts are within close proximity to neighboring homes. On August 15, 2019, the Commission requested a future agenda item regarding pickleball. In response to the Commission's request, staff prepared an agenda report on October 7, 2019, regarding pickleball and options for more courts as follows: • Convert both tennis courts at Miller Park to six pickleball courts. • Convert one tennis court at Miller Park to four pickleball courts. • Convert one tennis court at Miller Park to two pickleball courts. • Do not convert any tennis courts at Miller Park to pickleball courts. Ultimately, the Commission made a recommendation not to permanently convert any of the tennis courts at Miller Park to pickleball courts and made an alternate recommendation to consider restriping two tennis courts at AVCP for both tennis and pickleball, and to purchase portable pickleball nets. However, the Commission directed staff to consider restriping the courts at Miller Park for both sports if restriping the courts at AVCP violated the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) or the United States Tennis Association (USTA) standards for competitive play. Parks and Recreation Commission 11/07/2022 Regular Meeting Page 3 Per the Commission's direction, staff contacted Moorpark High School (MHS) and the USTA and discovered that restriping the courts at AVCP for both tennis and pickleball would not violate USTA or CIF standards for competitive play. However, MHS was opposed to restriping the courts due to the fact that league games are not typically scheduled with a dedicated line judge or other official at each court. The individual players are required to call faults and other match violations. MHS felt strongly that additional lines on the courts would make it difficult to identify these violations during competitive play. On December 2, 2019, staff brought back this item for the Commission to consider restriping the courts at Miller Park for both tennis and pickleball. Staff prepared the following options for the Commission to consider: • Restripe both courts for both tennis and pickleball with Blended Lines. Blended Lines is a concept recommended by the USTA and includes lines for both a standard 78' tennis court, as well as a 60' tennis court. The concept would allow for pickleball to be played within the 60' tennis court. However, the court sizes and net heights differ slightly for tennis and pickleball, as the tennis net is taller by 2" and the court size is off 1' in width and 2' in length. • Restripe one or both tennis courts for both tennis and pickleball and purchase portable nets. • Do not restripe any of the courts for both tennis and pickleball at this time. The Commission recommended continuing this item to the upcoming Special Commission Meeting on December 7, 2019, in order to tour both Miller Park and Tierra Rejada Park before a recommendation was made to the City Council. During the Special Commission Meeting several members of the public met the Commission at Miller Park to discuss pickleball and tennis. The Special Commission Meeting reconvened at the Community Center to continue the item and the Commission ultimately moved to make a recommendation to the City Council to consider restriping both tennis courts at Miller Park for both pickleball and tennis, and to purchase portable nets. On January 15, 2020, this item was taken to the City Council for consideration. The City Council approved the Commission's recommendation. The pickleball courts at Miller Park were completed and open to the public in the summer of 2020. On March 30, 2022, during the Joint City Council and Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting, the Commission and City Council discussed the desire for more pickleball courts and the potential to build a competitive pickleball facility. Ultimately, the City Council assigned this item to the Parks and Recreation to consider, and for staff to bring back a report on this subject at a later date. Parks and Recreation Commission 11/07/2022 Regular Meeting Page 4 DISCUSSION In recognition of the City Council's request, a Special Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting and Parks Tour was scheduled on May 22, 2022. Since the City Council's request was for a competitive pickleball facility, staff recommended touring parks that can accommodate up to twelve (12) pickleball courts. For reference, twelve pickleball courts will encompass an area of approximately 3/4 of an acre, which is roughly the size of the dog park at College View Park. Additionally, staff recommended touring parks that had ample parking and were at least 150' away from homes to minimize disturbing adjacent neighbors. Staff and the Commission agreed that the only park that meets these requirements is AVCP. During the Park Tour four locations were discussed as potential locations for future pickleball courts: Option A — AVCP East of the Tennis Courts (See Attachment 1) This location provides ample room for up to twelve pickleball courts and auxiliary structures, such as benches, bleachers, and possibly a small shade structure. The courts are approximately 175' from the nearest homes and would require relocating the existing playground. Currently, this area of the park is not regularly utilized for programs or events, with the exception of the Summer Concert Series. However, staff believes that the summer concerts can be moved to other park locations, such as the Pepper Tree Pavilion at the east side of the park. Option B — AVCP Multi-Use Court (See Attachment 2) This location could not accommodate twelve courts, but it could provide a temporary solution until permanent courts were constructed. The multi-use court would allow for five pickleball courts oriented in a North/South direction, which is the preferred orientation due to the sun exposure when playing sports. The location would also allow for six pickleball courts oriented in an East/West direction, but as mentioned this orientation is not ideal. To staffs knowledge, other than Camarillo, the multi-use court at AVCP is the only other roller hockey court still in operation in Ventura County. Currently, several pick-up roller hockey groups utilize the court on a regular basis. Additionally, a roller derby league has been utilizing the court for roller derby tournaments, and the city utilizes the court for regular Skate Nights during the Spring, Summer and Fall. The courts are also currently striped for basketball and are used somewhat frequently for pick-up games and practices. Should the Commission consider the multi-use court as a location for temporary pickleball courts, staff recommends striping the courts for pickleball, in addition to the other sports, and purchasing temporary pickleball nets since the court is frequently used by other organizations. Additionally, there would most likely need to be scheduled hours for pickleball use, as well as the other sports. It should be noted that there currently is not lighting installed at the multi-use court. Parks and Recreation Commission 11/07/2022 Regular Meeting Page 5 Option C — Southern California Edison Property (SCE) (See Attachment 3) Staff has been in contact with SCE regarding a potential License Agreement to utilize approximately fourteen acres of property adjacent to the north side of AVCP. Initial discussions with SCE regarding the construction of permanent facilities, such as pickleball courts, lighting, trails, parking lots and athletic fields has been positive. Staff is confident that pickleball courts could be constructed within the license area, as long as certain requirements are met, such as keeping the facilities a certain distance away from utility poles, and by providing access for emergency and maintenance operations. However, a License Agreement with SCE only provides for a 5-year term and may come with some risk to the city, should the city decide to invest in permanent facilities without a long-term commitment from SCE. Currently AVCP has ten full size athletic fields, and the license area could accommodate an additional three fields. It may be appropriate to install pickleball courts on an existing athletic field at AVCP in the future, provided that three new fields will be constructed in the SCE license area. This would result in a net of two additional fields overall. Currently every athletic field is utilized on the weekends at AVCP by the many leagues that have Use Agreements with the city. Should the city consider a License Agreement with SCE, pickleball courts could be installed on the athletic field that is currently utilized by Moorpark Musketeers Youth Football (MMYF), or one of the athletic fields on the east side of the park. The football field location would require moving the MMYF field to another location and potentially installing lights at the new location, as the lights were originally purchased and installed by MMYF. The MMYF field and east side fields are adjacent to ample parking, can accommodate at least twelve pickleball courts, and would be approximately 650' from the adjacent homes. Option D — Chapparal Middle School (See Attachment 4) During the park tour, the Commission suggested that staff reach out to Moorpark Unified School District (MUSD) to see if there was a possibility of utilizing the existing pickleball courts at Chapparal Middle School (Chapparal). Staff has had several positive discussions with MUSD regarding this option. Currently, Chapparal has ten semi- permeant pickleball courts that are utilized by the school for seasonal physical education classes. The courts are used for a variety of activities during the year and only installed with nets when the pickleball program is being taught. The courts are located on the south side of the campus and are currently separated by the main school grounds by fencing and gates. Adjacent to the south of the courts is a large parking lot that is also separated by fencing and gates. Since the nets would need to be removed daily, staff does not believe that these courts would be a viable option during the week due to the staff time and commitment from the city to set up and take down the nets. However, the courts could be available to the public on the weekends. City staff would be required to open and close the parking lot gates each day, install nets on Saturday morning, and take them down at the end of the day on Sunday. The courts are relatively close, approximately 6' apart, and do not have fencing to stop errant balls from entering adjacent courts, so some care will need to be taken by court users. Additionally, there are no lights at this facility, so the courts could only be used during the daylight hours. Restroom facilities are located less than a quarter mile away at Poindexter Park. Parks and Recreation Commission 11/07/2022 Regular Meeting Page 6 Option E —AVCP Tennis Courts (See Attachment 5) On October 16, 2022, the Parks and Recreation Commission held a Special Meeting and Parks Tour to review the Options for additional pickleball courts. During the Park Tour, the Commission requested that staff contact Moorpark High School again to discuss restriping several tennis courts at AVCP for both tennis and pickleball. The Commission requested this option because the pickleball striping at Miller Park did not appear to be confusing. This is primarily due to the fact that the court color is solid blue, and the pickleball courts are striped in a light blue color. The striping for the tennis courts is the dominant color and are striped in white. On November 1 , 2022, staff discussed the option to restripe the courts at AVCP for both sports with Moorpark High School's Athletic Director and ultimately met with the head Tennis Coach at Miller Park to review the striping. The Tennis Coach agreed that the striping did not seem to be confusing and was somewhat pleased with the city's efforts to maintain the tennis court striping as the dominant color on the courts. As mentioned previously, MUSD has a Joint Use Agreement for use of the tennis courts at AVCP. This is due to the fact that MUSD funded 50% of the construction costs to build the courts and funds 50% of the costs to maintain the courts annually. MUSD has priority use of six of the courts during the fall and spring tennis seasons, and all eight courts during league matches. MUSD also has priority use of all eight courts during certain times of the school year for physical education classes, and priority use of four courts during the summer and on holidays. However, the courts are typically available to the public Monday through Friday before 8:00 a.m. and after 5:00 p.m., and at all times on the weekends. Should the Commission consider restriping the tennis courts at AVCP for both tennis and pickleball, staff recommends only striping the four (4) tennis courts located on the north side of the complex. This would allow for eight (8) pickleball courts and would provide the most distance from the adjacent homes located south of the courts. The closest home from the courts is approximately 275' to the property line fence, and the furthest is approximately 310'. The south courts are approximately 135' to 170' from the property line fences. The tennis courts at AVCP currently have lighting installed and the courts are open until 10:00 p.m. It should be noted that the City and MUSD included funding in their respective operating budgets to restripe the tennis courts at AVCP in the current fiscal year. Staff intends to complete this work in January, between the High School's fall and spring tennis seasons. Should the Commission consider this option, the pickleball courts would be striped at this time. Parks and Recreation Commission 11/07/2022 Regular Meeting Page 7 FISCAL IMPACT Option A — AVCP East of the Tennis Courts • Survey, civil engineer, landscape architect: $65,000 • Twelve pickleball courts, including fencing and lighting: $1,500,000 • Relocate playground structure and install new walkways: $250,000 $1,815,000 Option B — AVCP Multi-use Court • Restripe court, portable pickleball nets $15,000 $15,000 Option C — Southern California Edison Property (SCE) • Survey, civil engineer, landscape architect: $65,000 • Twelve pickleball courts, including fencing and lighting: $1,500,000 $1,565,000 Option D — Chapparal Middle School • Restripe courts, pickleball nets $12,000 $12,000 Option E —AVCP Tennis Courts • Restripe court, portable pickleball nets $20,000 $20,000 The Community Wide Park Development Fund will have an estimated fund balance of $1,820,662 at the end of FY 2022/23. However, this funding has been earmarked for a variety of current City Council Strategic Objectives and Capital Improvement Projects, most notably the expansion of the Arroyo Vista Recreation Center. Additionally, pickleball is not a current City Council Strategic Objective and is not listed as a FY 2022/23 Capital Improvement Project. Due to the fact that funding has not been set aside for new pickleball courts, staff recommends considering a temporary solution until funding becomes available to build permanent courts. It should be noted that the City Council recently approved the Development Agreement for the future Hitch Ranch Community. The agreement includes a provision whereby the developer will be required to pay the city $2,000,000 for future improvements to AVCP. This funding could be used to improve the area that is owned by SCE in the future. The payment obligation will be made to the city prior to construction of the 200th home, which will take approximately seven to ten years. Parks and Recreation Commission 11/07/2022 Regular Meeting Page 8 It should also be noted that there are some staff time costs associated with the use of the courts at Chapparal. Currently the part time staff are scheduled between 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. depending on the season and number of rentals on the weekend. Most likely, the pickleball courts would be open to the public at 8:00 a.m., which would require the part time staff to start earlier in the day. Annually, this would cost the city approximately $3,700 in staff time costs. STAFF RECOMMENDATION 1. Make a recommendation to the City Council regarding additional courts for pickleball. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Option A —AVCP East of Tennis Courts 2. Option B —AVCP Multi-Use Court 3. Option C — Southern California Edison Property 4. Option D — Chapparal Middle School 5. Option E —AVCP Tennis Courts AlSe Attachment 1 OPTION A - EAST OF TENNIS COURTS . `l 4 RELOCATED II , . PLAYGROUND Lz_ TWELVE PICKLEBALL . ,.1._ 7_. 4._ viiiki . . _ _. `' a NO COURTS co, ofy ., fir , w - - . U B •\IL:- U. - 4"- U\U\\eke . W.U.:U. I .. • ,,.'..- At ' .•' .- --- - \ L,/ alli i yc.- vi �.'' a 'tom ''N�r tf' ...44 . ...' . •? `•. -' e'+ ...lt. 5. i Attachment 2 OPTION B - MULTI-USE COURT a `. (5)PICKLEBALL COURTS \�; � r , N/S ORIENTATION ib. __ .... 0 .v.. . ..... UUUU e )/ I ` - _ .. _ e • 4.4,,,, `. - . - i . 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CHAPARRAL MIDDLE . , ...... _ SHOOL PARKING LOT WITH FENCING -.6 - - , ..,. ,.e. ,.._ ... i er, If _:14 Attachment 5 OPTION E - TENNIS COURTS -: ,/': ,, ,,,,,,," , oft tif. ' re441 Y X , •,!,.. 4 f --ur ..., ...._. mil . • P =� EXISTING TENNIS , . COURTS V, � .: tam �� } a ea T e EIGHT PICKLEBALL& 0 - . S ' �a „. caa.� Jal FOUR TENNIS COURTS - e,..,, f ' •',',.:...olf..atakt!.....:-.,,,,•!... !. • -1 - , \• .. ...- . 0 r • & y L,r.Y-`I:. x - ...,. q . S a,,. .}` !,xn '%.:vat.+EE�;X A. ,< __— '71 __• _ I ATTACHMENT 5 EXISTING COURTS AT MILLER PARK • • • III _ _ Item: 7.B. CITY OF MOORPARK PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION AGENDA REPORT TO: The Parks and Recreation Commission FROM: Jeremy Laurentowski, Parks and Recreation Director DATE: Meeting 11/07/2022 SUBJECT: Consider Inclusive Playground Naming Contest Submissions BACKGROUND On January 15, 2020, the City Council approved the design for an inclusive playground at Tierra Rejada Park and authorized staff to submit a Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grant application to the California State Parks, Office of Grants and Local Services (OGALS) for the project. In July 2021 the City was notified that the LWCF grant application was being recommended to the National Park Service (NPS) for funding in the amount of $775,750. Grant awards were delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, however in March of this year the LWCF grant for the inclusive playground was officially approved by NPS. The inclusive playground at Tierra Rejada Park will be a significant addition to the City's recreation facilities for a number of reasons. Unlike the City's other playgrounds, many of which contain individual accessible elements, the inclusive playground will be fully accessible, allowing individuals of all abilities, including those with mobility, cognitive, developmental, sight and hearing impairments to access the entire playground and its amenities. Site layout, design elements, and play features are carefully thought out and selected to create a safe, engaging space that is developmentally appropriate for all children. For example, a child in a wheelchair or with mobility issues will be able to get to the top platform of the play structure, or be able to swing and ride the merry-go-round alongside their able-bodied peers. Sight impaired children will have appropriately designed play elements to explore. Hearing-impaired children with cochlear implants, who are not able to use plastic slides due to static electricity, will have a slide they can use with their peers that won't interfere with their implants. Site design also enables parents and caregivers with disabilities to access and engage with their children throughout the playground. At a community level, the inclusive playground will provide an educational benefit by highlighting the importance of inclusion in everyday activities, regardless of ability level, and by showing that children of all abilities enjoy exploring, interacting, learning and having fun together. The inclusive playground will have regional significance as well. Currently, the nearest fully inclusive playgrounds are in Ventura and Calabasas. The inclusive playground at Tierra 1 Item: 7.B. Rejada Park, therefore, will fill a recreational need in the east county, serving not only the Moorpark community, but the surrounding region as well. The design of the inclusive playground incorporates a variety of unique, integrated features to provide an engaging experience for everyone. A central feature of the design is a custom sensory wall that will stimulate sensory play and encourage social interaction. Another unique component incorporates the existing mound at the north/west corner of the site into the site design. A meandering walkway and two footbridges take advantage of the existing topography, leading children over a dry riverbed to a platform with several different slides designed to enable children with different types of disabilities to interact. The walkway eventually leads to the top of the mound where children will have an opportunity to cross a bridge to access the top level of a custom "tree house" play structure. This feature is exceptional, as it is not often that children in wheelchairs or with other physical disabilities can interact with other children at the top level of a playground structure. The site will also include a second playground structure for children in the 2-5-year age category, a separate area for swings, and several private areas for children to interact in a calm setting with lower-level playground components. Interspersed throughout the play area will be a variety of spinners, crawl structures and play elements that involve movement. During design development of the inclusive playground a "whimsical" theme was selected, based on input from the Moorpark community. This theme will be expressed as a fun twist on natural and architectural elements throughout the playground design. For example, the central "tree house" feature incorporates an aged wizard-like face in its design while its roots sprout fanciful mushrooms, vines and other natural elements that populate the custom sensory wall. Play elements and functional elements (benches, walls, etc.) will be embellished with stylized natural imagery (flowers, trees, mushrooms, forest animals, insects, boulders, logs, etc.) to infuse a sense of whimsy and nature throughout the site. Another idea raised early in the design process was to give the inclusive playground a unique name. Historically playgrounds in Moorpark have not been specifically named and are generally identified by the park name. However, it is not unusual for unique playgrounds to have a separate name in order to identify them. Naming the inclusive playground at Tierra Rejada Park will help to highlight its unique nature, acknowledge its significance, and distinguish it within the region. During the January 15, 2020 City Council meeting, staff recommended to the City Council that the Parks and Recreation Commission consider naming the playground and that staff would provide the City Council with a recommendation at a future date. During the May 2, 2022 Parks and Recreation Commission meeting the Commission considered and supported the idea of naming the playground. However, the Commission recommended that staff reach out to the Moorpark community to solicit name suggestions and continued further consideration of naming the inclusive playground to a future date to be determined by staff. The staff report for that agenda item is included as Attachment 1. Staff agreed with the Commission's recommendation and developed an inclusive playground naming contest to engage the community and solicit name suggestions. The contest launched on October 1st during the County Days Celebration and was subsequently 2 Item: 7.B. promoted to the Moorpark community on the City website and social media, by direct e-mail to Moorpark residents, and in a front-page feature in the Moorpark Acorn. Posters were also placed at Tierra Rejada Park advertising the contest with QR codes that connected directly to the contest submission form. The contest was open to Moorpark residents of any age. Submissions were collected in person at Country Days and through an online submission form on the City website. A total of 90 valid entries were submitted before the contest deadline of October 30th. DISCUSSION The selection of a "winning" name for the inclusive playground naming contest is a multi- step process involving both the Parks and Recreation Commission and the City Council. The Parks and Recreation Commission will first select three of the submitted playground names as contest "finalists". An online survey will then be created and posted to the City website allowing the Moorpark community to vote for their favorite of the three finalists. The results of the survey will then be presented to the City Council, who will select the winning entry and determine the name for the inclusive playground. Staff anticipates the finalist voting to be conducted this month and winner selection by the City Council to occur in December. The person submitting the winning entry will receive 4 free tickets to this year's Breakfast With Santa event and an invitation to the inclusive playground ribbon cutting ceremony. Regardless of the winning selection, staff recommends inserting "at Tierra Rejada Park" to the end of the playground name to avoid any confusion regarding the playground location. For example, if "Apricot Acres" were selected as the winner, the complete name for the inclusive playground would be "Apricot Acres at Tierra Rejada Park". Also, a number of the contest entries end with the word "park". Should one of these entries be selected as a finalist, staff recommends either removing the word "park" or replacing it with the word "playground" to avoid redundance in the name. The contest entries are listed as submitted, and in alphabetical order, in Attachment 2. City staff has screened the entries to verify that they were submitted by City residents (based on self-reported addresses on the entry form). To assist in the selection process, staff also conducted a preliminary evaluation of the entries to identify names that they feel will best celebrate and distinguish the inclusive playground. These staff recommendations are highlighted in bold font in Attachment 2. In addition to the naming contest submissions, the Parks and Recreation Commission may also consider the staff recommendations from the May 2nd staff report (Attachment 1). As noted above, the three names selected by the Parks and Recreation Commission will be presented as finalists in an online survey, allowing the Moorpark community to vote for their favorite. FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact from naming the inclusive playground at Tierra Rejada Park. 3 Item: 7.B. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Identify three inclusive playground naming contest finalists to be voted on by the Moorpark community and considered by the City Council. Attachments: 1 — May 2, 2022 Staff Report: Consider Naming the Inclusive Playground at Tierra Rejada Park 2 — Inclusive Playground Naming Contest Entries 4 ATTACHMENT 1 ITEM 7.A. CITY OF MOORPARK PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION AGENDA REPORT TO: The Parks and Recreation Commission FROM: Jeremy Laurentowski, Parks and Recreation Director DATE: Meeting 05/02/2022 SUBJECT: Consider Naming the Inclusive Playground at Tierra Rejada Park BACKGROUND On January 15, 2020, the City Council approved the design for an inclusive playground at Tierra Rejada Park and authorized staff to submit a Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grant to the California State Parks, Office of Grants and Local Services (OGALS). In July 2021 staff was contacted by OGALS that the grant application in the amount of $775,750 was being recommended to the National Park Service (NPS) for funding. However, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the grant application was stalled until March of this year, when the City was informed that the LWCF grant was officially approved for funding by NPS. Inclusive playgrounds go beyond accessibility and include play features and design elements that appeal not only to individuals with mobility impairments, but also individuals with cognitive, developmental, sight, and hearing impairments. Inclusive playgrounds are not only designed to engage children and adults with disabilities, but they also encourage able-bodied children and adults to interact in an inclusive, non-segregated setting. These playgrounds encourage children with disabilities and able-bodied children to play side-by- side, allowing children with varying abilities or impairments to engage in play with their peers. An important feature of the inclusive playground is the inclusion of a sensory wall that will also become a part of the City's Art in Public Places program. In addition to contributing to valuable sensory play, the wall would be unique to the City's playground. Research shows that sensory play builds nerve connections in the brain, which leads to the child's ability to complete more complex learning tasks. Sensory play also supports language development, cognitive growth, fine and gross motor skills, problem solving skills, and social interaction. Another unique component of the playground incorporates the existing mound at the north/west corner of the site into the site design. A meandering walkway and two footbridges 1 Parks and Recreation Commission 5/2/2022 Regular Meeting take advantage of the existing topography and lead children over a dry riverbed to a platform with several different slides designed to enable children with different types of disabilities to interact. The walkway eventually leads to the top of the mound where children will have an opportunity to cross a bridge to access the top level of a custom tree house. This design feature is exceptional, as it is not often that children in wheelchairs or other physical disabilities can interact with other children at the top level of a playground structure. The site also includes a second playground structure for children in the 2-5-year age category, a separate area for swings, and several private areas for children to interact in a calm setting with lower-level playground components. And finally, interspersed throughout the play area are a variety of spinners, crawl structures and play elements that involve movement. In order to obtain input on the theme of the playground and the various play components, staff conducted several public outreach efforts. A Community Meeting was held in conjunction with a Special Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting on December 7, staff attended an event for special needs children on December 15 called Day-in-the-Park, which was sponsored by the Girl Scouts, and an online survey was recently published and forwarded to several local agencies, such as the Moorpark Unified School District. Utilizing this input, the consulting team designed a `Whimsical' themed playground that is 100% inclusive, includes a larger playground footprint, and an expanded parking area with additional accessible parking spaces. The whimsical theme that was identified during the outreach process generally includes a fun twist on natural and architectural elements such as playhouses, seating elements, flowers, trees, mushrooms, forest animals, insects, boulders, and logs, to name a few. Additionally, the playground designer has suggested the inclusion of the Moorpark apricot into the design. This will be accomplished by incorporating apricot fruit and apricot blossoms into the tree house canopy and on the playground equipment surfacing. Staff also suggested to the City Council, there may be an opportunity to name the playground. Historically, playgrounds in Moorpark have not been specifically named and are generally identified by the park name. However, it is not unusual for unique playgrounds to have a separate name in order to identify them. During the January 15, 2020, City Council meeting, staff recommended to the City Council that the opportunity to name the playground would be brought to the Parks and Recreation Commission for consideration and that staff would provide the City Council with a recommendation at a future date. DISCUSSION The Parks and Recreation Commission is being asked to consider naming the inclusive playground at Tierra Rejada Park, and if the Commission believes that the playground should be named, making a recommendation to the City Council on the preferred name for the playground. It should be noted that although the City Council has a policy regarding naming a park (City Council Policies Resolution 2019-3851, Policy 6.2), no policy exists for naming a playground or other City facility. The City Council has requested the creation of a facility naming policy at a future date. One of the advantages of naming the inclusive playground is to celebrate the unique playground design and to recognize the importance and significance this playground will 2 Parks and Recreation Commission 5/2/22 Regular Meeting play in the lives of many Moorpark families. However, there has been some concern that naming the playground may also be confusing to individuals, since Tierra Rejada Park is already named and familiar with Moorpark residents. Staff has compiled the following list of names for the Commission to consider. However, the Commission can also recommend other names that they feel capture the identity of the playground. Also included in this staff report is the design of the playground area, as well as a preliminary sketch of the sensory wall and custom tree house structure. Potential Playground Names: 1 . Apricot Acres 2. Apricot Orchard 3. Whimsical Woods 4. Friendly Forest Should the Commission recommend a name to the City Council, staff recommends keeping Tierra Rejada Park in the name, for instance `Apricot Acres @ Tierra Rejada Park' to avoid any confusion. Apricot Acres is staffs preference for the inclusive playground. FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact from naming the inclusive playground at Tierra Rejada Park. 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ATTACHMENT 2 Inclusive Playground Naming Contest Submissions Ability Playground Friendship Park Abrazo Park Friendship Park Adaptable Adventurers Harmony adventure forest Harmony Dream Adventure Park Harmony Haven Park Aim for the Sky Harmony Park All Children's Playground Hawild Street Amore 2 Inquisitive Inclusion Park Arbol de Milagros 3 Jungle gym Park Awesome Land Kefi Playground 4 Big Dreams Sky High Park Liberty Park Brian's playground Los Milagros Park 5 Campus park Magical Forest Community Park Magical Treehouse Discover Me Park Misty Meadow Playground Dream Tree Park moorpark magiical playground Easter Island Moorpark Magnificent Park Enchanted Explorers' Playground Moorpark Playground for Kids Enchanted Fairyland Park Moorpark's Mystical Hideaway Enchanted Playground MP TRP Grounds! enchanted playground Mystical Mountain Enchanted Treehouse Neverland Everyone Park Nexus Fairy Tale Park People's Park Fairy Wonderland Park Pinwheel Park Fantasy Forest Park Pixie Village Playground Forest Friends Park Pleasant Park Forrest Bridges Park Possibility Park Friendship Circle Park Rainbow Friendship Park Rainbow Forest Page 1 of 2 ATTACHMENT 2 Inclusive Playground Naming Contest Submissions Rainbow Ranch Treetop park Recless park Unity Park Rocket Ship Park Utmost Park rocket ship park Wheeee Are Family Rocket ship park - RSP Whimsical Wonderers Park Rocket-ship Park Whimsical Woods Playground Sunkern Cavern Whimsy Forrest Park the disneyland of moorpark Whimsyland The impossible becomes possible Whispering Winds Park The Magic(al) Hideout Wishing Tree Park The Playground in Moorpark Wonder Park The Willows Wonder Trails Park the wonderland park Wonderland Park Tree Top Park wonderland park Treebeard Playground Wonderwood Playground Notes: Bold font denotes staff recommendations. 1 Translation: Hug Park (source: https://translate.google.com/) 2 Note included with submission: "For love - it's also a play off the word MOORpark, thought about spelling it with 2 Os" 3 Translation: Miracle Tree (source: https://translate.google.com/) 4 Note included with submission: "Kefi is a Greek word that can be roughly translated as 'finding joy, especially in trying times and difficult circumstances.' The thing about kefi is it's 'free joy.' meaning it's something available to anyone, any time, any place." 5 Translation: The Miracles Park (source: https://translate.google.com/) Page 2 of 2 ITEM: 8.A. MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING AND SEMI-ANNUAL PARK TOUR Moorpark, California October 16, 2022 A Special Meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission of the City of Moorpark was held on October 16, 2022, at the Moorpark Community Center located at 799 Moorpark Avenue, Moorpark, California. 1 . CALL TO ORDER: Chair Morgan called the meeting to order at 11:07 a.m. 2. ROLL CALL: Present: Commissioners Flame, Gunning, Vice Chair Estrella and Chair Morgan Absent: Commissioner Ho. 3. PUBLIC COMMENTS: None. 4. REORDERING OF, AND ADDITIONS TO, THE AGENDA: (Items to be pulled from the Consent Calendar shall be identified under this section. None. 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS, FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND REPORTS ON MEETINGS/CONFERENCES ATTENDED BY COMMISSIONERS: None. 6. PRESENTATIONS/ACTION/DISCUSSION: A. Parks Tour. The Parks and Recreation Commission and staff toured the following parks in the order listed below. 1. Poindexter Park The Commission and staff toured the park and discussed the possibility of a Joint Use Agreement with the Moorpark Unified School District to utilize the parking lot and pickleball courts on the weekends. Minutes of the Special Parks and Recreation Commission Moorpark, California Page 2 October 16, 2022 2. Glenwood Park The Commission and staff toured the park and discussed the current survey to residents to see if they prefer moving the rocket ship climbing structure, currently located at Tierre Rejada Park, to Glenwood Park or to install a new playground design at Glenwood Park. 3. Arroyo Vista Park The Commission and staff toured the park and discussed the costs and site constraints for new pickleball courts on the east side of the tennis courts and talked about the moderate use of the multi-use court and constraints for installing pickleball courts on it. The Commission and staff discussed a potential license agreement with Southern California Edison, and future opportunity to build pickleball courts on an existing athletic field on the east side of the park, or on the football field location, if the city is able to build additional fields on the SCE property. 4. Tierra Rejada Park The Commission and staff toured the park and reviewed the pickleball courts and sound attenuation material that was installed to mitigate noise from pickleball. 5. Miller Park The Commission and staff toured the park and reviewed the pickleball courts. They discussed scheduling a meeting with Moorpark High School to show them how the pickleball lines were installed on the tennis courts and discussed an opportunity to restripe the courts at Arroyo Vista Community Park for both pickleball and tennis. 6. Virginia Colony Park The Commission and staff toured the park and discussed the light use of park amenities by the public. B. Consider Report on Pickleball. Continuation of the October 3, 2022, Regular Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting, Item 7.C. Staff Recommendation: Make a recommendation to the City Council to pursue a Joint Use Agreement with Moorpark Unified School District for use of the pickleball courts and parking lot at Chaparral Middle School. Mr. Laurentowski gave the report. There were no speakers. � I Minutes of the Special Parks and Recreation Commission Moorpark, California Page 3 October 16, 2022 Commissioners and staff discussed the park tour and desire to meet with Moorpark High School to discuss restriping the courts at Arroyo Vista Community Park as an interim solution until new permanent courts can be installed. MOTION: Commissioner Flame moved, and Vice Chair Estrella seconded a motion to continue the item to the November 7, 2022, Regular Parks and Recreation Commission meeting. The motion carried by voice vote, 4-0. 7. ADJOURNMENT: Chair Morgan adjourned the meeting at 12:57 p.m. APPROVED: Steve Morgan, Chair ATTEST: Kimberly Sexton, Administrative Assistant II