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Moorpark, California April 7, 2008
1. CALL TO ORDER:
Chair Krutilek called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Commissioner Stratton led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. ROLL CALL:
Present: Commissioners Joseph Catrambone, Richard Stratton, Sandra
Thompson, Julie Weisberger, and Chair Scott Krutilek.
Staff Present: Mary Lindley, Parks, Recreation and Community Services Director;
Mike Atkin, Recreation and Community Services Manager; and Patty Lemcke,
Administrative Assistant.
4. PROCLAMATIONS, COMMENDATIONS, AND SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS:
A. Staff's Monthly Report.
Mary Lindley deferred the monthly report until the next regularly scheduled
meeting.
5. REORDERING OF, AND ADDITIONS TO, THE AGENDA:
None.
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS:
None.
7. CONSENT CALENDAR:
A. Approval of Minutes for the Parks and Recreation Commission Park Tour
Meeting of March 16, 2008. Staff Recommendation: Approve as
presented.
MOTION: Commissioner Catrambone moved to approve the Consent Calendar as
presented. Commissioner Stratton seconded. The motion was carried 5-0.
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8. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS:
A. Consider the City's Policy Concerning Rental of park Facilities to Non
Moorpark Groups. Staff Recommendation: For Commission to provide
suggested policy changes.
Mike Atkin gave an overview of his report and stated what the current
policies are for scheduling tournaments and park reservations for non City
sports groups. Mr. Atkin stated that the City's current policies and rates for
rentals seem to compare, if not even exceed, other surrounding cities. Mr.
Atkin also stated that the AVCP fields at this time have been overused and
will need some down time for reseeding and regrowth.
Commissioner Weisberger would like to see the park rental fee for non
City rentals be raised. She feels the park fields are too often used by out
of town sports groups, which limits the use by City residents and groups.
Commissioner Stratton agrees with Commissioner Weisberger and would
like to see some further restrictions on non resident use.
Staff reminded the Commission that the parks are open to the public, and
the fields are used on a first come, first served basis. City groups and
residents can reserve any area of the parks they wish, allowing them
priority to the fields or any other amenity that they may want to use.
The Commission and staff continued to discuss issues and different
options to the existing park fees and policies.
Mary Lindley summarized the Commission's input and stated that it was
agreed that staff would review and re-evaluate the available park space
for Moorpark Youth Sports Organizations; that staff will try to better
address the number of participants when renting AVCP for tournaments in
comparison to the number of parking spaces; allowing for downtime of
AVCP fields between tournament rentals; devise a better procedure of
notifying the local sports organizations in advance of the field closures,
and developing a field maintenance schedule to aid the City's sports
groups in planning ahead.
Commissioner Weisberger stated that she would like a reassessment of
the fees applied to out of town rentals. Ms. Lindley stated that staff would
address this issue and bring it back at the next Commission meeting.
The Commission concurred with staff's summary of policy changes.
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B. Consider Placement of a Ball Wall. Staff Recommendation: Select a site
location for a ball wall.
. Mary Lindley stated that she had toured the proposed parks for the ball
wall earlier that day with three of the Commissioners at different times, so
they could better view the placement of a ball wall. It was agreed that
Mountain Meadows Park seemed to be the best suited.
Commissioner Weisberger expressed concern about a ball wall creating
an ongoing problem with graffiti, and felt it would not attract enough
children to constitute the cost. Commissioner Stratton agreed.
MOTION: Commissioner Thompson moved to recommend a ball wall be constructed
at Mountain Meadows Park. Commissioner Catrambone seconded. The
motion carried 3-2, with Commissioners Stratton and Weisberger
opposed.
C. Consider Draft Park Master Plan. Staff Recommendation: Provide
comments on the draft Park Master Plan.
Mary Lindley reviewed the draft Park Master Plan with the Commission
and stated that if the Commission did not recommend any changes, the
draft would be going to Council for approval in May.
The Commission had no proposed changes at this time.
Commission concurred with the draft Park Master Plan as written.
9. ANNOUNCEMENTS/FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
Mary Lindley announced the upcoming Joint City Council and Parks and
Recreation Commission meeting on April 23, 2008, at 7:00 p.m.
10. ADJOURNMENT:
Chair Krutilek adjourned the meeting at 7:48 p.m.
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APPROVED:
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SCOTT KRU EK, CHAIR
Respectfully submitted:
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Patty Lem.: e, Administrative ssistant