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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 1984 0306 PR REGMoorpark Calirornia March 65 1984 The regular meeting of the Moorpark Recreation and Parks Commission was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Vice Chairman Sabine. In attendance were Commissioners Barrera, Roe and Sabine. Also in attendance were Niall Fritz, City Man ager /Director of Community Develop- ment, Andy Oshita of County Parks Department and Sue Borquez of Supervisor Dougherty's office. OLD BUSINESS 1. MARLBOROUGH PARK SITE Work will commence in two weeks. A name will be needed soon and we will have to propose a "Park Naming Policy ". 2. HEATHERGLEN PARK Niall presented a map showing the ownership of several parcels of land surrounding the Buttercreek and Heather Glen future park sites. Urban West, Boething Tree Phrms and Edison own some of these parcels. Perhaps a swap can be made in order to make a larger park in this area. Dan Rasey will make a presentation on this mext meeting. 3. VENDING MACHINE Niall presented an agreement for our comments on the next meeting. The Commission approved the agreement and it will go to the City Council with our recommendation. 4. LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES CONFERENCE If members of the Commission wish to attend this conference they should contact Niall. S. ROTARY CLUB A letter stating problems associated with their use was presented. The letter will be sent with minor changes. 6. PARKS TRANSFER Urban West's PC -3 (39.11 acres) had not been will now be included. The parcel belongs to The Park Transfer Package will now go to the March 21 st it will be given to the City Cou visors gets the City acceptance on the 27th. will finalize on April 1st. 7. COMMUNITY CENTER CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY included in the transfer the County as of Thursday. Board of Supervisors. On acil. The Board of Super - The complete transfer This crrtificate has not ever been granted to the County. Two inspectors visited the building recently. Status of this certificate is not known. Niall questioned the wording on the transfer package which states that the Center reverts to the County should the Center not be operated continuously as a Community Center. Sue explained that the reason this is included is that $350,000 in State funds was used to build this facility. Some of the money used is grant money which carries certain stipulations, making the County responsible. That the City be responsible for all stipulations was suggested. The reason for this stipulation is so that the facility always remain a Center for use by the people. It provides a pro- tection for the public. Margaret questioned the possibility of an audit and the division of the property with part of it being given to the library. The question is, are we already in violation of grant stipulations. Why wasn't the library given a 99 year lease instead? Andy Oshita didn't know how the library got on the land. City Attorney is to review this. Sue Borquez will get in writing, all the grant restrictions applicable to the Center. She has spoken to the attorney who has said that if the Center is not used as a Center the County must repay money used. ($350,000) Irene stated that some School Districts have been required to pay back federal monies granted for specific uses such as Title I and Bilingual which have been misused. Niall, Sue and Andy will look into rewording this portion of the transfer document and the City Attorney will review it. FUNDING AFTER TRANSFER Irene would like to have a ball park in the 52,000 square feet area being hydro- seeded on Heatherglen Park. The cost to the developer for this park is $134,043 and the yearly maintenance running at about $25,000 /year. Since we at present have no funding source other than interest from Quimby, it seems like a good idea to place a ball park in this area. This area was being hydroseeded because it was not level enough for other use. After removal of the trees and an on -site in- spection by the commission, it seems to not be the case, as we were led to believe. Carroll and Margaret prefer to see a complex with soccer fields and baseball fields thus making it convenient for the teams to play each other since they are unable to do so now since they play at various fields. The new school will probably have a field. Niall pointed out that the Peach Hill Site will be developed within five years. Irene questioned the funding source for the maintenance of these parks. We cna't maintain simply out of Quimby. Some sort of tax will be required. Niall suggested tying into the City Streetlighting Assessment District. A portion of the monies derived therefrom could be used for parks. He also suggested budgeting for consultants to develop a City Park Plan and that would identify resources. He will write requirements to give us an idea. The City Council would have to -2- approve it. Andy stated that the County has spent money on this before with little results. CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Margaret suggested that the City appoint a person to the Commission on Aging. On the agenda will be the appointment of Tom Baldwin to Recreation and Parks. Also on the agenda is the approval of the custmdians and the City Hall Plans. Irene asked, if there were any changes in the plans. The plans contain a wall separating the addition and a suggestion has been made to the effect that this room cojld be used for a senior citizen center. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:11 p.m. Respectfully submitted ATTEST: IRENE BARRERA Secretary, Recreation & Parks CHAIRMAN