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PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Parks and Recreation Commission
December 6, 2023
Library Community Room – 995 Palm Street
The City of San Luis Obispo has returned to in-person meetings. Zoom participation will not
be supported. For those attending in-person, City facilities will be at limited capacity and
masks are strongly recommended.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT:
Public Comment prior to the meeting (must be received 3 hours in advance of the
meeting):
Mail - Delivered by the U.S. Postal Service. Address letters to the City Clerk's
Office at 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California, 93401.
Email - Submit Public Comments via email to advisorybodies@slocity.org. In
the body of your email, please include the date of the meeting and the item number
(if applicable). Emails will not be read aloud during the meeting.
Voicemail - Call (805) 781-7164 and leave a voicemail. Please state and spell your
name, the agenda item number you are calling about, and leave your comment.
Verbal comments must be limited to 3 minutes. All voicemails will be forwarded to the
members and saved as Agenda Correspondence. Voicemails will not be played
during the meeting.
*All correspondence will be archived and distributed to members, however, submissions
received after the deadline will not be processed until the following day.
Public Comment during the meeting:
Meetings have returned to an in-person format. To provide public comment during the
meeting, you must be present in the Library Community Room, 995 Palm Street. Zoom
participation will not be supported. The Parks and Recreation Department is located 1341
Nipomo Street, San Luis Obispo. If you have questions, contact the City Clerk's Office at
cityclerk@slocity.org or (805) 781-7100.
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Wednesday, December 6, 2023
5:30 p.m. REGULAR MEETING Library Community Room
995 Palm Street
CALL TO ORDER: Chair Bob Spector called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL : Vice Chair Kari Howell, Commissioners Rick Blair, Toni Kincaid, Kris
Roudebush, Adam Stowe and Kari Duperron (absent).
PUBLIC COMMENT: At this time, people may address the Committee about items not on
the agenda. Persons wishing to speak should come forward and state their name and
address. Comments are limited to three minutes per person. Items raised at this time are
generally referred to staff and, if action by the Committee is necessary, may be scheduled for
a future meeting.
No public comment
CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES
1. Minutes of the Parks and Recreation Commission of October 11, 2023
Minutes approved: Motion made by Commissioner Stowe and seconded by
Commissioner Kincaid.
Ayes: Spector, Howell, Blair, Kincaid, Roudebush, Stowe
Noes: None
Abstain: None
Absent: Dupperon
CONSENT ITEMS
NA
BUSINESS ITEMS
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2. Recognition to City of SLO Parks and Recreation Department for California Parks
and Recreation Society (CPRS) District 8 “Champions of the Community”
Awards (Avakian – 15 min)
a. Monday Meet-Up Community Special Events
b. SLO Senior Center Executive Board
c. Jack House Docent Volunteer Program
3. Receive Presentation from City Biologist Regarding New Environmental
Signage at Mission Plaza (Otte – 15 min)
City Biologist, Freddy Otte, presented background content and new educational
signage about the Monarch Butterfly that will be added to the Mission Plaza area
along the creekside.
4. Receive Presentation from Adam of SLO Throwers Disc Golf Organization (20
min)
a. Adam Scott of SLO Throwers – Overview of Disc Golf history, the pros of
having Disc golf in the community and the five reasons Disc golf is good for a
community. Costs and installation reviewed. UDisc membership and growth
discussed. Sinsheimer and Laguna Lake Park Courses reviewed. All
equipment and installation managed by volunteers. Short- and Long-Term
UDisc goals outlined. Additionally shared information about special events,
including hosting events at the Laguna Golf Course (traditional golf).
Commission Questions:
Commissioner Blair – Is there potential for additional new disc golf course at
LLGC? Both types of golf could be played at the same time.
Commissioner Howell – Maintaining the course? Membership fee? Perhaps a
survey to find out what the public would like to have in addition.
Adam Scott– We raise annual funds which go back into the club and would
appreciate new locations for building courses and plan to enhance the current
courses.
Chair Spector – Great community partnership. Present a plan of what would
be needed to make the courses more desirable.
Director Avakian – 20 plus year relationship between the City and the Club
has been a good one. What’s next? The Laguna Lake Park master plan provides
an opportunity to refurbish and add amenities.
5. Receive Department Updates (Staff - 30 min)
a. Director Report – Current Project Status Reports – Blues Baseball, Sesloc
Parking Agreement, Multiple drop-in sports groups. City-wide Fee Survey.
Sponsorship Program (programs, events, facilities). Lizzie Fire – Bowden
Ranch Trailhead. Cheng Park Beautification Project. Mitchell Park –
Revitalization Project (March 2024 completion target date). North Broad Street
Park. Emerson Park Beautification Project (project start is Fall 2024). Righetti
Ranch Park System (Project start date is Fall 2024). Laguna Lake Dog Park
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Revitalization (Anticipating a project start date for late Summer 2024)
Playground replacement Designs for Vista Lago Park Playground and DeVaul
Park Playground. Oasis Design will present in January.
b. Divisional Update – Community Services (Adult Softball, Youth Clinics and
Youth Basketball Registration) Jack House and Senior Programs. Public Art
(new public art coordinator starts in January). Youth Services (Winter Family
Fest, Busy fall season), Volunteer Program (Arbor Day at French Park and
Volunteer Hours).
c. Divisional Update - Aquatics (Programming Updates, Winter Pass incentive,
Lifeguard training). Golf (Operations and Maintenance overview, tree planting,
Chipping Green under construction in CYQ1 2024). Facilities (Indoor/Outdoor
facilities and Citywide Special Events (Reindeer Run, Holiday in the Plaza and
Community Roller Disco).
SUBCOMMITTEE LIAISON REPORTS & COMMUNICATIONS
6. Subcommittee Liaison Reports (Chair– 15 minutes)
a. Adult and Senior Programming: (Commissioner Blair) – All going well.
b. Active Transportation Committee: (Vice Chair Howell) – We met in
November and had a discussion on the paving plan and bike accessibility.
Connectivity plans are in place for connecting the city’s new developments to
downtown. Also discussed safety trends.
c. Youth Sports Association: (Commissioner Stowe) – No update.
d. Jack House: (Commissioner Kincaid) – No report.
e. Level of Service Sub-Committee (Commissioner Blair) – The Sub-Committee
has been kicked off. Research and data gathering are underway. Have the
needed information to begin evaluations and analysis and we plan to present
more information in CYQ1 2024.
Communication:
Motion made and approved to move the meeting of January 3, 2024 to January 10, 2024.
ADJOURNMENT at 7:33 p.m.
To the Rescheduled Meeting of the Parks and Recreation Committee as approved by
the PRC to Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. in the Library Community
Room, 995 Palm Street.
Approved by the Parks and Recreation Commission: 12/06/23
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The City of San Luis Obispo wishes to make all of its public meetings accessible to the public. Upon
request, this agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with disabilities. Any
person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting should
direct such request to the Parks and Recreation Department at (805) 781-7300 at least 48 hours before the
meeting, if possible. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (805) 781-7107.
Meeting audio recordings can be found at the following web address:
http://opengov.slocity.org/WebLink/1/fol/61014/Row1.aspx