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Moorpark, California March 11, 1991
The regular meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission of
the City of Moorpark was held on Monday, March 11, 1991, in
the Council Chambers of City Hall of said City, located at
799 Moorpark Avenue, Moorpark, California.
1. CALL TO ORDER:
The Meeting was called to order at
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Commissioner Hall.
3. ROLL CALL:
Present
Commissioners Ronald W. Corzine, John R. Hall, Jr.,
Sandra G. Thompson and Chairman Lynn Crockatt.
Staff Present:
Philip Newhouse, Director of Community Services and
Debra Broussalian, Administrative Secretary.
4. PROCLAMATIONS, COMMENDATIONS AND SPECIAL
PRESENTATIONS:
None.
5. REORDERING OF, AND ADDITIONS TO, THE AGENDA:
None.
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS:
None.
7. CONSENT CALENDAR:
A. Approval of the ark and R reatio Commission
Minutes of February 12, 1991. Staff
Recommendation: Approve as presented.
B. Receive Staff's Status Report of City Parks. Staff
Recommendation: Receive report and file.
Minutes of the Parks and
Recreation Commission 2 3/11/91
C. Consider Installation of Children--a Children--a Play Equipment
at Glenwood and Griffin Parks. Staff
Recommendation: Continue item to April 8, 1991
meeting.
D. Consider -Resurfacing Basketball 1 o zrt at 1 nwood
and North Meadows Parks (continued from 1/14/91)
Staff Recommendation: Continue item to April 8,
1991 meeting.
E. Receive ndated Report on Arroyo Vista omm uni v
Park Hydrology Study. Staff Recommendation _
Receive report and file.
F. Receive Staff's Status Report of Youth Dances/Dr.
No. Staff Recommendation: Receive report and
file.
MOTION: Commissioner Thompson moved and Commissioner Hall
seconded a motion to adopt the Consent Calendar as presented
and to place Item E. on the May 13, 1991, Parks & Recreation
Commission agenda for discussion. Unanimously approved.
8. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
None.
9. DISCUSSION /ACTION ITEMS:
A. Consider Picnic Tables and Tot Lot at ommuni v
Center: Staff Recommendation: Approve staff's
recommended actions.
Staff stated he moved the tot lot site location,
from that proposed by the Commission, closer to the
Community Center driveway to alleviate the
necessity to remove any trees currently existing in
the grass area. Additionally, staff reviewed the
estimated costs of the proposed design and his
staff recommendations as presented in the staff
report. Staff reported the estimated costs of the
four (4) Quick Crete picnic tables include one (1)
handicap picnic table; and "sand" should have been
added as an item under "Staff Recommendations."
Fencing of the tot lot area, handicap tables and
handicap accesses were discussed in detail by the
Commission.
Minutes of the Parks and
Recreation Commission 3 3/11/91
BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT, the Commission agreed upon the
following items:
1. Change the shape of the tot lot area from a
rectangular box to a Circle approximately 50'
to 60' in diameter.
2. Enclose 600 of the circular tot lot area with
a 4' high black wrought iron fence. Leave the
remaining 40% unfenced.
3. Eliminate the wrought iron fence previously
recommended for installation along Walnut
Canyon Road.
4. Install play equipment as previously selected
by the Commission: Iron Mountain Forge Model
KB 13846, Modified, and Kompan Crazy Chicken
and Crazy Scrambler spring toys.
5. Install four (4) barbecues.
6. Install concrete curbing around the play area.
7. Eliminate the slumpstone crash barrier
previously recommended for installation
parallel to the south side of the lower
parking lot.
8. Install sand in the tot lot area.
9. Install four (4) Quick Crete picnic tables,
one of which shall be a handicap picnic table.
10. This project be funded from the Neighborhood
Park Portion of the Central Zone Park
Improvement Funds.
11. Committee members Thompson and Hall shall meet
with staff to prepare a final design plan of
the area, including the placement of a
handicap picnic table and access to the table.
12. Staff bring this item back to the Commission
at their next meeting with costs on resilient
surfacing, feasibility and costs of handicap
access to a handicap picnic table from the
Ventura County Parking Lot, Walnut Canyon
driveway entrance and lower Community Center
parking lot, total costs of the recommended
design plan, together with any other pertinent
information necessary to finalize this project
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Recreation Commission 4 3/11/91
so it may be forwarded on for City Council's
approval.
B. Consider Updated Report on Cinco De Mayo Event:
Staff Recommendation: Direct staff as deemed
appropriate.
Chairman Crockatt stated Dewi Halim, Junior at
Moorpark High School, was the winner of the Cinco
De Mayo poster contest; he had met with Sgt. Marty
Rouse of the Sheriff's Office regarding the site
plan and will be meeting with him again on Friday,
March 15; a letter from the City authorizing
donations for the event had been approved; the ABC
application had been received; and the event budget
should be finalized before the next Commission
meeting. Commissioner Corzine stated he had
contacted a photographer for the event.
BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT, this item was continued to the next
Parks and Recreation Commission meeting.
C. Consider Distribu ion of Recreation Information
through Moorpark Unified School District
(continued
from 1/14/91). Staff Recommendation: Direct staff
as deemed appropriate.
Chairman Crockatt stated he contacted Tom Duffy of
the Moorpark Unified School District and is
exploring the possibility of a freer exchange of
information between the City and MUSD.
Chairman Crockatt requested continuance of this item to
the next Parks and Recreation Commission meeting.
D. Consider FY 1991/92 ark and Recreation Budgets.
Staff Recommendation: Set date and time for budget
meetings.
Staff stated he will have an updated Special Events
budget report to the Commission before their next
meeting. Staff suggested forming a committee to
work with him on preparing the budget.
Chairman Crockatt and Commissioner Thompson volunteered
as committee members to work with staff on preparing the
budget for Commission's review and approval and set their
first meeting for Friday, March 15, 10:00 a m. Commissioner
Hall volunteered as an alternate committee member. This item
shall be placed on the April agenda for further discussion.
Unanimously approved.
Minutes of the Parks and
Recreation Commission 5 3/11/91
Commissioner Hall requested two items be included
in the 1991/92 budget: 1) Hosting a social event
for Commissioners of surrounding cities; and 2) An
appreciation day for sponsors and volunteers that
have helped with recreation events throughout the
year.
10. COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS:
Commissioners Thompson, Corzine, Hall and Chairman
Crockatt thanked City Council and staff for their
opportunity to attend the CPRS Conference in Santa
Clara, and Commissioner Thompson volunteered to
personally thank the City Council at their next meeting,
on behalf of all the Commission, for the opportunity to
attend. The Commission further stated it would be
advantageous for all staff members to attend the
conference, including the Administrative Secretary.
Staff reminded the Commission to turn in their Expense
Statements with receipts regarding the CPRS Conference
within the next ten days.
11. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
For
the April
8A1991, meeting, the following
items were
requested or continued:
A.
Consider
Installation of Children's Play
Equipment
at Glenwood
and Griffin Parks.
B.
Consider
Resurfacing Basketball Courts at Glenwood
and North
Meadows Parks.
C.
Consider
Picnic Tables and Tot Lot at
Community
Center.
D. Consider Updated Report on Cinco De Mayo Event.
E. Consider Distribution of Recreation Information
through Moorpark Unified School District.
F. Consider FY 1991/92 Parks and Recreation Budgets.
G. Cinco De Mayo Pageant Presentation (requested from
2/12/91 meeting).
For the May 13, 1991, meeting, the following item was
requested:
A. Receive Updated Report on Arroyo Vista Community
Park Hydrology Study.
Minutes of the Parks and
Recreation Commission 6 3/11/91
12. ADJOURNMENT:
MOTION: Commissioner Corzine moved and Commissioner Hall
seconded a motion for adjournment at 9:14 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Administrative Secretary
APPROVED:
LY W. CROCKATT, CHAIRMAN
Parks & Recreation Commission