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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-02-05 PRC MinutesI:\Parks & Rec Commission\2005\Minutes\11.02.05 minutes.doc Parks and Recreation Commission MINUTES City Council Hearing Room, 990 Palm Street Wednesday, November 2, 2005 6:30 p.m. CALL TO ORDER: Chair Peter Dunan called the meeting to order at 6:47 p.m. ROLL CALL: Chair Pete Dunan, Commissioners: Gary Clay, Bill Pyper and John Knight ABSENT: Don Dollar and Jill Lemieux STAFF: Director Paul LeSage, Linda Fitzgerald, Sheridan Bohlken, Todd Beights and Ashley Blake CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES: The minutes of the September 7, 2005 meetings were approved as submitted. 1. Volunteer of the Month Chair Dunan presented Calvin Joyce as the Volunteer of the Month. 2. Update on Possible Ballot Measure Bill Statler, Finance Director, presented this staff report. Commission discussed the item. No motion was made. 3. Synthetic Turf Report Director LeSage presented this staff report. Public Comment Dan Sutton, President of Cal Ripkin – excited about the potential this project has for baseball and baseball tournaments. Currently Cal Ripkin does not have a facility to host tournaments and he sees this as great opportunity for both the league and the City. All ages will benefit from a facility like this. Ron Regier, YSA – YSA would endorse this project because it shows the City can enhance and increase facilities not by building more but by improving upon what the City has. A facility like this can handle rain and be used immediately. This field could help increase more involvement with kids and sports. Commission discussed the item. Griffin – questioned fencing field since most community baseball fields are always opened to the public to use; does not want this to take away from other community members using. Is opposed for environmental and health reasons; however, since it will increase fields uses by more than 3 times, he fully endorses due to economic reasoning. Pyper – questioned if the artificial turf is more durable than grass turf, why the need to lock up the facility? Asked if other sports could use the field if it has permanent foul lines for baseball and softball; supports. Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes for November 2, 2005 Page 2 Clay – questioned why the need to wait until 2007-09. Win-win deal; supports. Knight – questioned if Stockton can accommodate all Cal Ripkin aged kids (especially 13 year olds). Asked if the City is able to allow tournaments like Dan Sutton wants. Supports on the basis of maintenance, water use and additional play. Dunan – reported the agreed upon support from Commissioners Lemieux and Dollar. Stated how he was skeptical at first about this idea, but seeing the fields on the turf tour changed his mind. Supports fully and likes having Stockton as the initial field since it will allow extended use, it will off set maintenance cost, and turf has lower percentage of injuries. Recommendation: Receive information on artificial turf sports fields, provide comments, and recommend to the City Council to conceptually approve installation of artificial turf at Stockton Field in Sinsheimer Parks as part of the 2007-09 Capital Improvement Program. (Griffin/ Knight; 5 yes: 0 no: Dollar and Lemieux absent). 4. Director’s Report LeSage briefed the Commission on the following projects: ▪ Update on other projects 5. Staff Report None 6. Committee Reports Commissioners gave reports on Committees they attended. Tree Committee – Joint Use Committee – Knight Mayors Youth Task Force – Jack House Committee – Pyper Open Space – Golf - Therapy Pool – Landscape Parkways- 7. Communications Linda Fitzgerald announced that the Tour of California will have a stop and start point in San Luis Obispo on February 23-24, 2006. Fitzgerald also stated that the Damon-Garcia Sports Fields received the “Outstanding New Sports Facility” award. 8. Adjourned The meeting adjourned at 8:40 pm to the Parks and Recreation Commission meeting on December 7, 2005.