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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 1990 0212 PR REGMINUTES OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION Moorpark, California February 12, 1990 The regular meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission of the City of Moorpark was held on Monday, February 12, 1990, 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 7:03 p.m. by Chairman Crockatt. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Commissioner Godinez. 3. ROLL CALL: Present: Commissioners Ronald W. Corzine, Teresa Godinez, Teresa Radich, John Torres 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: A. Paul E. Griffin, Jr., 19436_ Kinzie St., Northridge, CA, addressed the Commission on behalf of his family regarding the consideration to change the name of Griffin Park. He presented the history of how the park was acquired, developed and named after his father, Paul E. Griffin, Sr. Stated he did not understand why the City Council is considering changing the park's name now, was hurt by their actions and requested the park's naW remain Paul E. Griffin, Sr., in honor of his father. Since all further public comments received by the Commission were related to Item 9.A. under "Discussion /Action Items," the Public Comments were ceased at this point and heard during discussion of Item 9.A. MINUTE2.12 /PRAGENDA Minutes of the Parks and Recreation Commission 2 February 12, 1990 7. CONSENT CALENDAR: A. Approval of the January 8, 1990,__ Minutes of the Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting. Staff Recommendation: Approve as presented. MOTION: Commissioner Godinez moved and Commissioner Torres seconded a motion to approve the January 8, 1990, Minutes of the Parks and Recreation Commission meeting as presented. Unanimously approved. B. Approval of the January 20, 1990, Minutes of the Parks and Recreation Commission Special Meeting. Staff Recommendation: Approve as presented. MOTION: Commissioner Godinez moved and Commissioner Torres seconded a motion to approve the January 20, 1990, Minutes of the Parks and Recreation Commission Special Meeting as presented. Unanimously approved. C. Consider Assessment District_ Expenditures and Balances. Staff Recommendation: Receive report and file. BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT, the Commission received the report and requested it be filed. 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None. 9. DISCUSSION /ACTION ITEMS: A. Consider New Name for Paul_ E. Griffin, Sr. Park. Staff Recommendation: Set date for City -wide park naming contest. The following Public Comments on this item were heard by the Commission: 1. Leta Yancy- Sutton, 316 Moorpark Avenue, Moorpark, former City Council member, stated she was instrumental in naming the park "Paul E. Griffin, Sr. ", opposed the renaming of the park and recommended the Parks and Recreation Commission and City Council leave as currently named; Paul E. Griffin, Sr. Park. 2. Jerry Straughan, 13130 Williams Ranch Road, Moorpark, stated it would be a disservice to the community, County and Griffin family if the park name was changed. He supports maintaining the current park's name of Paul E. Griffin, Sr. Park. MINUTE2.12 /PRAGENDA Minutes of the Parks and Recreation Commission 3 February 12, 1990 3. Elaine Freeman, 2509 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks, CA, representing Griffin Homes, requested the Parks and Recreation Commission refer this matter back to the City Council for further discussion. Further stated she does agree the City needs a policy regarding the naming of City -owned parks, but in this case requests the name of the park remain "Paul E. Griffin, Sr. Park." 4. Mark Beers, 6891 N. Westwood, Moorpark, a homeowner in the Campus Park area, stated he was on the Neighborhood Council at the time this park was named. The Homeowners Association voted on the naming of this park and agreed it should be named "Paul E. Griffin, Sr. Park." He further requested the park name not be changed. The Commission did not understand why this item was being considered by the City Council, thought it was improper for the City to take an acknowledgement away after it had already been given, did not feel renaming of the park would serve any justice to the community or the Griffin family and unanimously agreed the park name should remain "Paul E. Griffin, Sr. Park." The Commission further agreed Policy and Procedures should be adopted for the naming of future City -owned parks. MOTION: Chairman Crockatt moved and Commissioner Corzine seconded a motion to not change the name of the park, leave it named as "Paul E. Griffin, Sr. Park" and refer it back to City Council. Unanimously approved. B. Consider Adopting Policy and Procedures for Naming City Owned Parks. Staff Recommendation: Adopt policy as submitted. Commissioner Godinez stated that parks should not be named after developers. The Resolution as presented by staff for naming of City -owned parks addressed not only naming the parks but also renaming them. Commissioner Torres suggested deleting any wording relating to the renaming of City parks, as he did not see a need to rename a park already named. Staff recommended leaving the wording in place to allow flexibility to rename a park should a situation arise where City Council requested a park be renamed. Staff further stated examples of park names which City Council may want to change; North Meadows, South Meadows and West Meadows Parks, as the names were approved by the County and not names the City Council chose. MOTION: Commissioner Corzine moved and Commissioner Radich seconded a motion to accept staff's Policy and Procedures for the Naming of City -Owned Parks as presented except for the deletion of the words, MINUTE2.12 /PRAGENDA Minutes of the Parks and Recreation Commission 4 February 12, 1990 "and facilities" and "or facility" wherever they appear in the document and to change (2) under Paragraph I, Purpose, to read: "(2) whether, and under what circumstances, such parks should be renamed." Motion passed 4 to 1 with Commissioner Godinez opposing. AT THIS POINT IN THE MEETING, the Commission recessed, the time being 8:50 p.m. At 9:03 p.m., the Commission reconvened. C. Consider Development of aR_e_creation Survey /Questionnaire. Staff Recommendation: Direct staff to conduct a phone survey of other agencies and report findings to the Commission at their March 12, 1990, meeting. BY COMMISSION CONSENSUS, staff was directed to conduct a phone survey of other agencies who had taken surveys /questionnaires and report the findings to the Commission at their April meeting. The Commission further discussed scheduling of their April meeting. Due to the Easter holidays and the scheduled vacation of the Director of Community Services, the Commission rescheduled the April meeting to April 17, 1990. D. FY 1990/91 Parks and Recreation Budgets: Staff Recommendation: Set date and time for budget meetings. BY COMMISSION CONSENSUS, a special budget meeting was scheduled for March 12, 1990, beginning at 6:00 p.m. with the regular Commission meeting to follow at 7:30 p.m. E. Consider July 3, 1990, Special Event (Fireworks). Staff Recommendation: Direct staff as deemed appropriate. Chairman Crockatt reported that he would like to include the July fireworks show as part of the City's Special Events and allocate a budget for it in this year's budgeting process. He deferred further discussion of this item until the Special Budget meeting of March 12, 1990, beginning at 6:00 p.m. F. Consider Names for the Community Center Meeting Rooms -- A Room and M -P Room. Staff Recommendation: Submit a list of names for each room, in order of preference, to the City Council for consideration. Commission discussed whether the rooms should be named after a "theme" or "purpose" used. Since the facility is small, it was agreed the rooms should be named after how it is used. MOTION: Commissioner Torres motion to name the M -P Room Room." Unanimously approved. MINUTE2.12 /PRAGENDA moved -and Commissioner Godinez seconded a "Community Room" and the A Room "Activity Minutes of the Parks and Recreation Commission 5 February 12, 1990 G. Consider Public Arts in the Parks. Staff Recommendation: Direct staff as deemed appropriate. Commissioner Radich requested the Parks and Recreation Commission approve funding of the registration fees in the amount of $90 for her, as Chairperson of the Arts Commission, to attend an Art in Nature Workshop to be held in Santa Barbara on April 26, 27 and 28, 1990. All other expenses of the workshop would be paid by her, i.e. food, transportation, etc. The input she received from the workshop would be shared with the Commission. Staff reported this was not a budgeted item and if the Commission approved her request, it would have to be forwarded to City Council for approval of funds. MOTION: Chairman Crockatt moved and Commissioner Godinez seconded a motion to have Commissioner Radich attend the Art in Nature Workshop to be held in Santa Barbara on April 26, 27 and 28 and to request City Council to approve funding for the registration fee of $90. Unanimously approved. H. Consider Cinco De Mayo Special Event: Staff Recommendation: Direct staff as deemed appropriate. A subcommittee of Commissioner Godinez and Commissioner Torres was formed to work with staff to investigate the possibilities of having a Cinco De Mayo special event. The subcommittee shall report back their findings to the Commission at the March 12 meeting. 10. COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS: A. Commissioner Torres reported that he received a letter from the City of Lompoc regarding their indoor swimming pool. He would like to see an indoor pool included in the Arroyo Vista Community Park. Copies of the letter shall be placed in each Commissioner's box for their information. Commissioner Torres further requested copies of the City Council agendas be placed in their Commission boxes. B. Commissioner Radich reported the Moorpark Arts Committee's premiere event, a piano concert, will be held on March 24, 19909 8:00 p.m., at the Moorpark High School auditorium. C. Commissioner Corzine reported recently and recommended that least one dance a year. he chaperoned a Teen Dance each Commissioner chaperone at D. In response to Chairman Crockatt, staff reported the grand opening of Monte Vista Nature Park will be on Saturday, February 24, 10:00 a.m., at the park site; the Peach Hill MINUTE2.12 /PRAGENDA Minutes of the Parks and Recreation Commission 6 February 12, 1990 Park drainage system problem is still being researched; and the Peach Hill Park sign has been rejected by the City. Chairman Crockatt recommended the Peach Hill Park sign be scaled down in size. Additionally, Chairman Crockatt reported there was a fire last weekend at Campus Park totally destroying the fiberglass slide by unknown person(s) and graffiti sprayed on the exterior of the restroom, along with other minor vandalism. Staff reported the park improvements for Campus Park will be requested to be moved up in priority, including the installation of security lights, due to the amount of vandalism in this park. The Commission briefly discussed ways to deter vandalism in Campus Park and suggested staff contact the Sheriff's Department and the Homeowners Associations surrounding the park area to investigate whether they would participate in a neighborhood watch program. Also, it was suggested a flyer be distributed asking persons to contact the Sheriff's Department if they see any suspicious activity around the park. Staff reported the City Council deferred the proposed Rules, Regulations and Fee Schedule of the Moorpark Community Center to a subcommittee of Councilmembers Brown and Perez. The item will be reviewed at the February 21, 1990, Council meeting. 11. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: For the March 12, 1990, meeting, the following items were requested: During the Special Budget meeting: A. Discussion of the medians at Poindexter; B. Consider the Fireworks Event as a Special Event in the 1990/91 budget; During the Regular meeting: A. Consider report from subcommittee on Cinco De Mayo special event. MINUTE2.12 /PRAGENDA Minutes of the Parks and Recreation Commission 7 February 12, 1990 12. ADJOURNMENT: MOTION: Commissioner Radich moved and Commissioner Corzine seconded a motion for adjournment at 11:15 p.m. Respectfully submitted, � l &� Administrative Secretary APPROVED: Cha rman MINUTE2.12 /PRAGENDA