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Home My WebLink About04-02-2025 PRC MinutesCity of San Luis Obispo, Agenda, Planning Commission DRAFT Minutes Parks and Recreation Commission April 2, 2025 City Hall Council Chambers – 990 Palm Street The Parks and Recreation Commission holds in-person meetings. Zoom participation will not be supported at this time. Attendees of City Council or Advisory Body meetings are eligible to receive one hour of complimentary parking; restrictions apply, visit Parking for Public Meetings for more details. 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 are held in-person. To provide public comment during the meeting, you must be present at the meeting location. Electronic Visual Aid Presentation. To conform with the City's Network Access and Use Policy, Chapter 1.3.8 of the Council Policies & Procedures Manual, members of the public who desire to utilize electronic visual aids to supplement their oral presentation must provide display-ready material to the City Clerk by 12:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Contact the City Clerk's Office at cityclerk@slocity.org or (805) 781-7114. MINUTES - Parks and Recreation Commission April 2, 2025 2 | P a g e Wednesday, April 2, 2025 5:30 p.m. MEETING City Hall Council Chambers 990 Palm Street CALL TO ORDER: Chair – Rick Blair ROLL CALL : Vice Chair - Kari Howell, Commissioners Kari Duperron, Toni Kincaid, Desi Lance, Yukie Murphy, and Adam Stowe 1.Swearing in of New Parks and Recreation Commissioner, Desire (Desi) Lance (City Clerk – 10 minutes) 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. SLO Senior Center Vice President (Cathy Marvier) – Thank you to the Parks and Recreation department for the continued support and funding. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES 2.Minutes of the Parks and Recreation Commission of March 5, 2025 a.Action: Approval of the regular meeting minutes of the Parks and Recreation Commission for March 5, 2025. b.Carried: 7:0:0:0 to approve the minutes as motioned by Vice Chair Kari Howell and Commissioner Adam Stowe. AYES: Blair, Howell, Duperron, Kincaid, Lance, Murphy and Stowe. NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None CONSENT ITEMS NA MINUTES - Parks and Recreation Commission April 2, 2025 3 | P a g e BUSINESS ITEMS 3.PRC Sub-Committee on Level Of Service (LOS) Amenities: Discuss and Review Amenity Prioritization Associated with the Parks & Recreation Blueprint for the Future (15 min) – Chair Blair and Commissioner Duperron. a.Commission to discuss and provide any additional advisory topics related to the Parks & Recreation Blueprint and LOS updates. Recap of the project scope and purpose was provided to the Commission by Chair Blair. Consideration of pilot projects and preparation for the June meeting. 4.Receive Directors Report: (Avakian - 30 min) a.Laguna Lake Dog Park Revitalization Project - Progress Update Landscaping and punch list in progress. No opening date has been set. b.Emerson Park Grant Project – Status of Design Staff will be meeting with SSA to continue the construction documents to the 50% stage. c.Jack House Roof Project – Timeline and Status. Goal is to finish by fall 2025 to be ready for the winter holiday season. d.Next Steps of City Financial Plan Timeline. City Council budget presentation will take place on April 15, 2025. e.General Department Announcements: Several staff attended the state-wide California Parks and Recreation Society conference in Sacramento the third week of March. Aquatics received a State award for Water Safety Campaign as well as the Coordinator was a co- presenter for a session on developing of an Aquatic Safety Plan manual. 5.Receive Department Updates (Hyfield / Tolley - 30 min) a.Divisional Update (Tolley) - Community Services (Youth Futsal, Monster Skate event, Youth Volleyball Clinic kick-off, Junior Giants registration, Spring Fling family event and Leprechaun Lost event in downtown SLO). An extensive Public Art update was provided (New Public Art information added to the city website, new walking and driving tours available and art programs will be incorporated into SLO summer school programs). Senior Programs (Garden Tours, Family BBQ and Member Appreciation Day). Youth Services (Spring Break camp update on “Zoo to You” event, summer camps registration kicking off in April and Early Bird Registration for the 2025-2026 school year). Volunteer Program (Volunteer appreciation month includes many events in the community. Many single service day opportunities are available). b.Divisional Update (Hyfield) - Aquatics, Golf and Facilities. Aquatics – Aquatics Division received a CPRS Conference Award for their new water safety program. Aquatics summer hiring is ramping up and intensive Lifeguard training and recertification has begun. Aquatics Coordinator Shawn Tucker attended the Central Coast Aquatics Professionals Conference, The “Inspiring Happiness MINUTES- Parks and Recreation Commission April 2, 2025 4 | P a g e Challenge.” Golf - Operations and Maintenance updates. New summer camp programs being developed for kick-off this summer. Summer hiring is ramping up. Volunteer workday and tree planning will take place in April. Facilities – provided Indoor/Outdoor Facilities updates and City-Wide Special Event highlights. SUBCOMMITTEE LIAISON REPORTS & COMMUNICATIONS 6.Subcommittee Liaison Reports and Selection of New Liaison Roles (Chair– 15 minutes) a.Adult and Senior Programming:(Chair Blair) – No additional report. b.Active Transportation Committee:(Vice Chair Howell) - Met at the end of March. c.Youth Sports Association: (Commissioner Stowe) - No report. d.Jack House: (Commissioner Kincaid) - Field trip to Chapman House with docents. Next trip is in May is to the Price House in Pismo Beach. e.Selection of New Liaison Roles: (Chair Blair) The Adult and Senior Liaison role previously held by Chair Blair will need to be filled. Revisit at next PRC meeting. Communications: Partnering with the HHS could be an option for Liaison roles. Staff to recommend additional liaison roles for the PRC and will report back in May. SLO Pickleball club memorial event will take place this weekend on April 12. P&R staff supported the St. Fratty’s Day event logistics to support law enforcement field teams efforts. Next meeting budget discussion and summertime meeting schedules. ADJOURNMENT: Meeting adjourned at 7:22 p.m. To the Regular Meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission to Wednesday, May 7 , 2025, at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall Council Chambers, 990 Palm Street. 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