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PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Parks and Recreation Commission
Minutes
November 2, 2022
Council Chamber – 990 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.
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meeting, you must be present in the Council Hearing Room, 990 Palm Street. Zoom
participation will not be supported. The Parks and Recreation Department is currently
located at The Ludwick Community Center, 864 Santa Rosa 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, November 2, 2022
5:30 p.m. REGULAR MEETING Council Chamber
990 Palm Street
CALL TO ORDER: Chair Robert Spector
ROLL CALL : Vice Chair Kari Howell (absent), Commissioners Rick Blair (present), Kris
Roudebush (present) Adam Stowe (present), and Andrew Webber (absent)
1. Oath of Office – New Commissioner, Kari Duperron (City Clerk)
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.
Cathy Marvier– praise for new Recreation Coordinator, Hadley Clegg with her support of the senior
center. Welcome luncheon was great to see a large group members together again. Thank you very
much for the funding support for the day trip and for the Cal Poly Arts program for our members.
CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES
2. Minutes of the Parks and Recreation Committee of October 12, 2022
Motion to approve the October Minutes made by Commissioner Roudebush, seconded by
Commissioner Stowe. Motion was passed.
CONSENT ITEMS
NA
BUSINESS ITEMS
3. Presentation on Childcare Initiatives and Health Vitality by First 5 of SLO County
(First 5 Staff – 30 minutes)
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Recommendation: Receive and provide feedback on presentation on childcare initiatives by
First 5 of SLO County representatives regarding community and partner agency efforts to
expand childcare options in the city of San Luis Obispo
Commissioner Roudebush recused herself due to conflict of interest. Wendy Went, Rochelle
Bollet and Shana Paulson, of the Child Care Planning Council provided a presentation on San
Luis Obispo county childcare challenges. Research, surveys, studies, resulting reports and
statistics were presented along with discussion on the role of local government support for
childcare needs.
Q: Commissioner Blair, would like to have clarification on state funding for programs.
Q: Commissioner Duperron, review of SLO parks/playgrounds for gauging Children’s
accessibility for all ages and abilities.
Hyfield: Opportunities as we do future designs to review
Avakian: Islay park for example can accommodate multiple age groups.
Q: Commissioner Spector, paradigm shift needed to embrace the importance of these needs.
Thank you for your presentation.
4. Presentation on the City’s Public Art Program (Burger – 30 minutes)
Recommendation: Receive presentation on the City’s Public Art Program and summary of
the fiscal year 21-22.
A year in review and overall program background was provided by Recreation Manager,
Meghan Burger. Public Art Policy collaboration and installation. Private Development,
Temporary Art, Permanent Art, CIP Projects and Voluntary Art discussed. Many city staff
are involved in supporting the Public Art programming. Infrastructure, maintenance,
renovations and rehabilitation reviewed. GIS Mapping and Story Board being created in
partnership with the City IT team, including audio tours. Ongoing partnership with PCC and
Tourism group to promote and fund multiple projects. Projects in the works, new installations
and Trail Mural Project presented. Currently there is a two-year partnership agreement with
SLOMA.
Q: Commissioner Roudebush- SLOMA Partnership timeline?
Burger: We are now at the 15-month mark.
Q: Commissioner Spector – Vandalism consequences? Will plans for the future parks all
include public art?
Burger: We will refer to the Master plan, Blueprint and CIP committee. The Commission
does not “choose” the piece of art itself.
Q: Commissioner Stowe – Is there a standardized plan for artwork inclusion in parks?
Avakian: It currently exists and is already part of all of the park plans and is included within
the master plans.
5. Receive Department-wide Program Updates (Staff – 20 minutes)
a. Ranger Service, General Department-wide updates
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Key winter activities reviewed and trail construction currently in progress.
Commissioner Roudebush – The winter access videos are great!
b. City Financial Process 2023-2025 – the roll of the PRC. Goal setting and the budget
process for the 2023-2025 Financial Plan. Key council dates beginning in fall 2022
through June 2023.
Q: Commissioner Blair – Master plan (long term projects) what is the timeline to
prepare?
Director Avakian – CIP projects are 3-to-5-year plans. Usually a January/February
timeline for discussion to include within updated fiscal plan. We will come back to
present to the Commission and to get recommendations on prioritization for
programming and projects.
Commissioner Spector: Directional issues that were discussed during the year that the
Commission should review for moving forward. Upcoming CIP Projects 2021-2023.
PRC Agenda focus for December, January, and Spring Months reviewed.
c. Youth Services – Overview of Lights on Afterschool, Teacher Workdays, Minimum
Workdays. Four new staff onboarded, and 35 childcare spots opened up.
d. Community Services - Senior Programming, Special Events Youth and Adult Sports,
Gardens), Public Art.
e. Aquatics - Lifeguarding shortages continue to create challenges which have forced
some shortened hours. Update on Winter/Spring swim lessons provided. Atascadero
High School pool is closed for 18-20 months, and they are now using the SLO Swim
Center. Aquatics Coordinator attended the annual Aquatics Management School.
f. Golf - Operations review. Phase 2 has begun. Office building renovation is fully
underway. Now able to process credit cards. Budgeted for new golf carts and utility
vehicles are being purchased. Course maintenance update provided.
g. Facilities - Jack House closed for renovations. All field closures renovations and
rotations underway. Special Events updates.
SUBCOMMITTEE LIAISON REPORTS & COMMUNICATIONS
Subcommittee Liaison Reports (Chair– 15 minutes)
a. Adult and Senior Programming: Commissioner Blair
i. Great support by the P&R Department which are making a positive impact.
b. Active Transportation Committee: Commissioner Webber
c. Jack House Committee: Vacant. Hope the position is filled soon.
d. Youth Sports Association: Commissioner Stowe
i. No updates.
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Communication:
ADJOURNMENT at 7:44 p.m.
To the Regular M eeting of the Parks and Recreation Committee as approved by the PRC to
Wednesday , December 7, 202 2, at 5:30 p.m. to be in-person at City Hall (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
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Meeting audio recordings can be found at the following web address:
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