HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 1988 0829 PC SPCMINUTES OF THE JOINT PLANNING
and PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING
Moorpark, California
August 29, 1988
A special, joint meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission and
Planning Commission of the City of Moorpark was held on August 29,
1988, in the Council Chambers of the City Hall of said City, located at
799 Moorpark Avenue, Moorpark, California.
1. CALL TO ORDER:
The Meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m. by Chairman Holland
of the Planning Commission and by Chairman Roberts of the Parks &
Recreation Commission.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember Harper.
3. ROLL CALL:
Planning Commission Present:
Commissioners Lawrason, Montgomery, Wozniak and Chairman Holland.
Commissioner Butcher was absent but excused with cause.
Parks & Recreation Commission Present:
Commissioners Crockatt, Nainoa, Wheeler and Chairman Roberts.
Commissioner Arambula was absent.
Staff Present:
Pat Richards, Director of Community Development and Philip
Newhouse, Director of Community Services.
Others Present:
Councilmember Harper.
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS:
None.
5. DISCUSSION /ACTION ITEMS:
Chairman Roberts opened the special meeting by welcoming the
Planning Commission to their first joint meeting to review park
sites for the City of Moorpark.
First topic of discussion was criteria for consideration when
reviewing potential park sites. See attached list. Comments
related were as follows:
John Roberts: We would like to have comments on the
criteria list provided by staff.
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Scott Montgomery: Part A - should prioritize these. Some are
more important..
Paul Lawrason: I have one addition. Surrounding land uses
should be shown.
John Wozniak: Criteria is good. Question: Where does the
community's needs and wants come in?
Recorder is broken!
Douglas Holland: Good start. Go back and look at specific
criteria. Need more than a checklist, i.e.
consider locating parks next to major
arterials.
Douglas Holland:
Need a master plan for development - 3 tiers,
Phase 1, 2 & 3. Need to refine criteria
presented by staff.
John Roberts:
We have identified neighborhood park sizes.
#1 issue is the number of acres available in
the City; #2 - the park size.
Tom Wheeler:
Several documents have been prepared in the
past. The 1986 document for a Moorpark
master plan is one of these. Do we have a
projected park acreage? Identifies the
present and what we need by 1993. We do have
resource documentation for review.
Sam Nainoa:
This document has not been adopted by the
Commission. This is only a "tool."
Douglas Holland:
Our role is to work after the site is
selected. We need to support the intent of
the site.
John Roberts:
Lets look at the map and identify the
priority.
Phil Newhouse:
Let's review the 1 - 8 list of park sites:
1. Lower athletic field - High School;
2. Schleve Site.
3. Levy Property;
4. Giesler Property;
5. Charles & Spring;
6. Chaparral;
7. Railroad Property;
8. Flory & 3rd;
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John Roberts: Parks Commission to aggressively go after
Site #1, Lower Athletic Field at High School,
and also for Site #2, the Schleve Property.
Douglas Holland: The Schleve property is not a project yet.
If you use this site and the school, it's not
bad. Site #1 is the best site adjacent to
the Community Center. Look at #2 as part of
the general plan. Need to identify all sites.
Paul Lawrason: What was the minimum acreage that Parks
Commission was looking for?
Sam Nainoa: 6 to 15 acres.
Douglas Holland: Minimum is 5 acres for active park.
Lynn Crockatt: Downtown (Zone 2) has zero acres of park.
Douglas Holland: Not trying to discourage consideration for
Site #2, but needs to be included in the
General Plan update.
Tom Wheeler: Thought it was premature for Mr. Schleve to
make presentation to Parks Commission.
Concerned with the process that we used.
Sam Nainoa:
Concerned with the Schleve process.
Douglas Holland:
Don't have a problem but the applicant needs
to file an application.
Scott Montgomery:
The Commission did not receive anything from
Mr. Schleve. Don't stop at 1 & 2 but look at
all the sites. Like Site #8 — if you can get
it, take it.
Douglas Holland:
Agree that 14 acres is a minimum. You're
going to see a push to increase density in
the Downtown Area. Look at joint use
opportunities.
John Roberts:
Sites 4 & 8 were discussed a lot. The
citizens did not like pocket parks. The
people felt that when they were on school
property, it was not their own.
Douglas Holland:
Looking at all the sites makes sense.
John Wozniak:
Agree with the citizens that we don't want to
build a lot of passive parks. Pursue the
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3 -fold parks. Consider all 3 as the Downtown
Park.
Douglas Holland: How was the Railroad property chosen?
Sam Nainoa: Left over.
Tom Wheeler: Need to explore each site and its zoning.
What is the site worth? School District -
status of the high school site?
Paul Lawrason: High School site. Consider property - most
appropriate to be a park.
John Roberts: All of these sites are up in the air.
Douglas Holland: First time Planning Commission has met with
Parks Commission. Hope to see other meetings
in the future..
6. ADJOURNMENT:
MOTION: Commissioner Lawrason moved and Commissioner Wozniak
seconded a motion for adjournment of the joint Planning and Parks
& Recreation Commissions at 8:04 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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