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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-01-04 PRC MinutesI:\Parks & Rec Commission\2004\Minutes\09.01.04 minutes.doc Parks and Recreation Commission MINUTES Council Chambers, 990 Palm Street Wednesday, September 1, 2004 7:00 p.m. CALL TO ORDER: Chair Peter Dunan called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. ROLL CALL: Chair Pete Dunan, Commissioners: Gary Clay, Bill Pyper, Don Dollar, Ty Griffin, John Knight, and Jill Lemieux. ABSENT: None. STAFF: Director Paul LeSage, Rich Ogden, and Cindy McDonald. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES: The minutes of the August 4, 2004 meeting were approved as submitted. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: No public comment. 1. Volunteer of the Month Chair Dunan presented Laura Morgan as the Volunteer of the Month. 2. Concept Plan for a Public Plaza in the Downtown Historic District Lesage introduced Mike Draze, Deputy Director for Community Development. Charles Crotser, (Culture Heritage Committee Member) and Draze presented the Concept Plan for a public plaza in the Downtown Historic District. Commission discussed and recommended to Mr. Draze the following: Recommendation: 1. Encourage the City Council to go forward with the Concept Plan. (Griffin/Pyper, unanimous). 2. Recommend to the City Council to close the street. (Griffin/Dollar, 2:5 Dunan, Clay, Lemieux, Knight, and Pyper, opposed). 3. Use of a portion of the Filipponi Ecological area for mitigation for impacts to Congdon’s Tarplant Lesage introduced Neil Havlik, Natural Resource Manager. Havlik presented the staff report. Commission discussed the item. Recommended Action: Recommend to City Council that approximately four-acres of land within the City’s 75-acre Filipponi Ecological Area be used for mitigation of impacts to the Congdon’s tarplant occasioned by the development of the Costco project on Los Osos Valley Road and the Dioptics development on Vachell Lane in the unincorporated area. (Pyper/Knight, unanimous). Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes for September 1, 2004 Page 2 4. Review time and place of Commission meetings Commission discussed and decided to keep the start time at 7:00 pm while keeping the place of meeting at the Council Chambers, 990 Palm Street. 5. Directors Report LeSage briefed the Commission on the following projects: ■ Laguna Lake Park ■ Damon Garcia ■ El Chorro Park 6. Staff Reports Rich Ogden, Recreation Supervisor presented the staff report and showed a video regarding this years Triathlon. 7. Committee Reports Commissioners gave reports on Committees they attended. Tree Committee – Joint Use Committee – Knight Mayors Youth Task Force – Dunan Jack House Committee – Pyper Open Space – Dollar Golf - Lemieux Therapy Pool – Landscape Parkways- 8. Communications None. 9. Adjourned The meeting adjourned at 8:57 pm to the October 6, 2004 meeting.