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Minutes – Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting of March 3, 2021 Page 1
Minutes
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Regular Meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission
CALL TO ORDER
A Regular Meeting of the San Luis Obispo Parks and Recreation Commission was called to order
on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. via teleconference by Chair Thurman.
ROLL CALL
Present: Chair Rodney Thurman, Vice Chair Robert Spector, Commissioners Kari Applegate,
Rick Blair, Adam Stowe, and Andrew Webber
Absent: N/A
Staff: Parks and Recreation Director Greg Avakian, Recreation Manager Devin Hyfield,
Recreation Manager Lindsey Stephenson, Senior Planner Shawna Scott, and
Administrative Assistant III Jeff Andrews
PUBLIC COMMENT ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
NONE
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Consideration of Minutes of the Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting of
February 3, 2020.
ACTION: UPON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER APPLEGATE, SECONDED BY
COMMISSIONER WEBBER, CARRIED 5-0-1-0 the Parks and Recreation Commission
approved the Minutes of the Regular Parks and Commission Meeting of February 3, 2020.
CONSENT ITEMS
N/A
BUSINESS ITEMS
2. Receive Presentation on summary of the Introduction of the Parks + Recreation
Blueprint for the Future: 2021-2041 (Parks and Recreation Plan and General Plan
Element Update) – (Scott/Avakian – 60 minutes)
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PUBLIC COMMENT: Mr. John McKenzie commented representing Friends of SLO City Dog
Parks
UPDATES
3. Directors Report (Avakian – 20 minutes)
a. Discuss format for March 25 Community Virtual Workshop for discussion on the
draft Parks and Recreation Plan and Element Update
b. Update on Grant submittal for Emerson Park
c. Update on potential pickleball court project for Mitchell Park
d. Update on current Parks and Recreation programs (Spring 2021)
i. Youth Services
1. Expanded to 4 childcare school sites starting today (Bishop Peak,
Pacheco, C.L. Smith, Sinsheimer)
2. Childcare staff have been approved and are scheduled for COVID-
19 vaccinations
ii. Contract Classes
1. Basketball clinics, tennis lessons, youth yoga, roller derby
iii. Youth Sports
1. Soccer clinics, fitness camp, pickleball clinic, disc golf clinic
2. Will remain through June
iv. Adult Sports
1. Softball registration to begin mid-late March with an early summer
season
v. Special Events
1. Events to remain virtual; partnering with downtown businesses
2. Currently not issuing permits for community events
vi. Fitness in the Parks continuing; some businesses moving to their own parking
lots
vii. Public Art
1. Greenway bulb-out paining projects are complete
2. Tile restoration completed
3. Utility boxes to be revisited for updates and new boxes
viii. Aquatics
1. Starting March 1, 2021, the SLO Swim Center will be offering 9
swim reservations time slots to the public and reservations will start
on the hour throughout the day.
2. Great video facility safety check-in walkthrough on the P&R
Facebook page
3. The SLO Swim Center began its “O-Fish-Al” Swim School Spring
Swim Lessons starting March 1, 2021.
4. The SLO Swim Center is now hiring staff for the upcoming spring
and summer seasons. The SLO Swim Center will also be offering
American Red Cross Lifeguarding courses to the public in March
and April.
ix. Facilities
1. All Fields are reopened after their annual maintenance closures.
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2. Indoor facilities remain closed and assisting with County pandemic
response
3. With the recent update on competitive sports by the State of
California, as of Friday, February 26, 2021, per the California
Department of Public Heath, Inter-Team competitions may resume
in California for all sports (adult and youth), and more specifically
in SLO County given the COVID-19 case rate has dropped below
14 cases per 100,000.
4. Organization preparing to host games or matches at City facilities
have been submitting updated request. Each organization must
submit their safety guidelines outlining how the organization will be
enforcing the guidelines addressed within the document.
5. Given the amount of time required for both the organization to
submit safety guidelines, as well as the City to update field lines and
staffing needs, games and matches are approved to proceed as of
Sunday, March 14.
6. Document Highlights
a. Only one competition per team, per day
b. Tournaments are not permitted
c. Physical distancing must be maintained at all times with face
coverings worn on the sidelines, dugouts, etc
d. Informed Consent: Organizations shall provide the City
updated liability waivers containing consent information for
understanding and acknowledgement of risk
e. Sanitization of high touch equipment (balls, goals, benches,
glass, bats, etc) shall occur throughout the games and
matches determined breaks and the conclusion of the activity
f. This document does not apply to collegiate or professional
sports
g. While not a state requirement, weekly testing of both
coaches and participants for high contact sports is strongly
encouraged for sports such as football, rugby, hockey.
h. Youth Organizations must submit per match per field
expected amount of attendance and stress to participants that
observers are limited to household members only.
i. Observers must wear facial coverings at all times and must
maintain 6-ft distance with non-household members.
j. For any adult sport, no spectators are permitted for games.
k. In response to the updated State and County guidelines,
Damon-Garcia Spring season will be extended through the
end of May. The summer renovation closure of Damon-
Garcia will be moved to June – August 2021, reopening on
Wednesday, September 1.
x. Golf (Hyfield)
1. Golf Course continues to be well utilized
2. February saw 252 new players, and some high use dates!
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3. Night Disc Golf will be held on March 23.
4. The Golf Course will be expanding their hours around Daylight
savings from 7:00 am – 7:00 pm.
5. The maintenance crew continues to address leaks on the course as
well as focusing on rewiring sprinklers along the course to updated
satellite boxes. For the past two weeks, the crew has been focused
on trenching ditches along hole #1 to lay wire to all sprinklers
systems in order to control all from one box location. For this reason,
hole #1 has been closed with a planned reopening by March 12.
xi. OpenSLO
1. Mission Plaza setup continues including seasonal decorations and
expanded outdoor dining
xii. Ranger Service
1. Finishing work at new Miossi Open Space
2. Encampment clean-up continues; 23 tons of material cleaned up
3. Night hike program was extended to this year, final report will be
presented to Council on March 16
PUBLIC COMMENT: None
SUBCOMMITTEE LIAISON REPORTS
4. Subcommittee Liaison Reports
a. Adult and Senior Programming: Commissioner Spector
i. Senior Center closed for programming
b. Active Transportation Committee: Commissioner Webber
i. No update
c. City Facilities (Fields, Golf, Pool, & Joint Use Facilities): Commissioner Applegate
i. See Directors report
d. Jack House Committee: Vacant
e. Tree Committee: Commissioner Thurman
i. TC did not meet last month
ii. ECOSLO is doing tree plantings
f. Youth Sports Association: Commissioner Stowe
i. No update
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 7:40 p.m. The next Parks and Recreation Commission meeting is
scheduled for Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at 5:30 p.m., via teleconference.
APPROVED BY THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION: 04/07/2021