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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL PARRS AND RECREATION
COMMISSION MEETING PARK TOUR
Moorpark, California
1. CALL TO ORDER:
March 10, 2.001
The meeting was called to order at 10:15 a.m.
2. ROLL CALL:
Present: Commissioners Joseph Catrambone, Craig
Chally, Quentin DeGuardi, Thomas Pflaumer, and Chair
Sandra Thompson.
Staff Present: Mary Lindley, Director of Community
Services; Allen Walter, Supervisor of Maintenance and
Operations; and Patty Lemcke, Administrative
Secretary.
3. DISCUSSION /ACTION ITEMS:
A. Select One Commissioner to Serve on the Public
Arts Advisory Committee. Staff Recommendation:
Select one Commissioner to serve on the Public
Arts Advisory Committee.
The Commission reached a consensus selecting
Chair Thompson to serve on the Public Arts
Advisory Committee.
B. Parks and Recreation Commission and City Staff to
Conduct Bi- annual Park Tour. Staff
Recommendation: For Commission to provide park
use and improvement comments.
A Proposed Park Improvement Projects list was
distributed (attached) and then discussed at each
visited park. Commission and staff toured the
following parks:
1. Community Center Park
The Community Center Park's play equipment is
scheduled for replacement and the Ad Hoc
Committee will soon be scheduling a meeting. The
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Commission and staff discussed the different
preferences for playground surface areas and what
is currently being used at other City parks.
2. Poindexter Park
Park staff is currently comparing different
designs and costs for the purchase of two new
gazebos. It was noted that Poindexter Park is the
last of the City parks to still have wooden
picnic tables and trashcans.
3. Arroyo Vista Community Park
Chair Thompson received a letter from the
Moorpark Tennis Club, stating that they would
like to donate $500 toward the purchase of picnic
tables to be installed in the tennis courts area.
A proposed area in which to place any future
picnic tables was discussed. The Commission also
discussed the feasibility of lighting the
multipurpose court.
4. Tierra Rejada Park
The wrought iron fence is scheduled for
replacement this fiscal year. The design of the
current monument sign was discussed and the
purchase of new monument signs for some of the
City parks will be proposed in the 2001/02
budget. The tennis courts' new windscreens were
noted.
5. Mountain Meadows Park
Mary Lindley requested that the Commission
consider different replacement ideas for the
previous tot lot area in the park.
6. Peach Hill Park
The two new Commissioners, Chally and DeGuardi,
were able to view the new playground equipment.
Both Commissioners are on the Community Center
Park's playground equipment Ad Hoc Committee.
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7. Griffin Park
Discussion included the consideration of a skate
park being placed at Griffin Park someday.
8. Campus Park:
The Commission briefly
Council already approved
existing play equipment,
sometime this year.
9. Campus Canyon Park
viewed the Park. The
the replacement of the
which will be scheduled
The pour -n -place ground cover in the play area
has proven to be quite successful to date. The
basketball courts were just repainted. Mary
Lindley explained to the Commission what part of
the wrought iron fencing was replaced and what
area still needs replacing.
4. ADJOURNMENT:
The Park Tour was adjourned at 1:40 p.m.
APPROVED:
Respectfully submitted:
Sandra Thompson
Chairperson
Party Lemcke
Administrative Secretary
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