Parks & Recreation Commission Meeting

CITY OF GALT MINUTES PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 380 CIVIC DR., GALT CA 95632 JULY 10, 2019 AT 6:00 P.M. Chairperson: Chris Smith Commission: Ernie Cason, Carrie Graham, Sharlyn Miller, Janice Williams 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER at 6:07 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL: a. Commissioners Present: Cason, Williams, Graham, Smith b. Commissioners Absent: Miller 3. CHANGES TO THE ORDER OF AGENDA 4. PUBLIC COMMENT: Under Government Code Section 54954.3, members of the public may address the commission on non-agenda items. Speakers may also address the commission on any agenda item during consideration of the item. Speakers shall restrict their comments to issues that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the commission and limit comments to a maximum of five (5) minutes. Please fill out a speaker sheet located on the table inside the entrances to the council chambers and forward the completed speaker sheet to the commission secretary. Please state your name and city of residence prior to making your comments. 5. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES a. Minutes of the Special Meeting of June 26, 2019. • Commissioner Williams made a motion to accept the meeting minutes of June 26, 2019 Special Meeting. • Commissioner Graham made a second to the motion. • All in favor (4-4), minutes accepted. 6. PRESENTATIONS a. Greater Sacramento Softball Association Grant Check Presentation – Jeff Dubchansky • A grant check for $825 was presented to Commission Chair Smith to upgrade the softball program video recording. 7. OLD BUSINESS GALT PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION AGENDA MEETING OF JULY 10, 2019 Page 2 8. NEW BUSINESS a. Prop 68 Grant Application Recommendation: Recommend that City Council adopt resolutions approving the renovation projects and authorizing the Director of Parks and Recreation to execute and submit periodic grant documents on behalf of the City of Galt for all State of California Department of Parks and Recreation Office of Grants and Local Services Proposition 68 Grants for which the City is eligible for the following Parks: I. Meadowview Park II. Harvey Park III. Lions Oak Park IV. Gora Aquatic Center/Chabolla Skate Park b. Commissioner Cason made a motion to accept the recommendation as presented. c. Commissioner Williams made a second to the motion. d. All in favor (4-4), recommendation made. 9. UPCOMING COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMS a. Prop 68 Grants 7/16 – Director Solis will make a verbal recommendation to City Council while presenting staff report on 7/16/19. 10. UPCOMING EVENTS a. Teen Center Carnival July 12, 2019 b. A Taste of the Market July 14, 2019 c. Club Prime Sand Volleyball Tournament July 14, 2019 d. Food Truck Mania August 3, 2019 11. STAFF COMMENTS a. Budget cuts to be presented to City Council during overview on July 31, 2019, to meet $1.1 million deficit. In August the City Manager will recommend cuts to all departments in order to meet the $1.1 million deficit. b. Parks Maintenance signs will be posted in the parks, parks reduced to mowing once a month, reducing watering to Stage 1. c. Modifications have been made to the parks closure schedule include closing the Monterey Dog Park last daily. Parks have to be closed by 10:00 p.m. 12. COMMISSIONERS REPORTS/COMMENTS a. Commissioner Cason – No b. Commissioner Graham – No c. Commissioner Miller – Absent d. Commissioner Smith – Nothing e. Commissioner Williams – Fireworks were outstanding GALT PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION AGENDA MEETING OF JULY 10, 2019 Page 3 13. ADJOURNMENT at 6:31 p.m. ARMANDO SOLIS, PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR: The agenda for this Parks and Recreation Commission meeting was posted in the following listed sites before 5:00 p.m. on the Friday preceding the meeting. 1. City Hall, 380 Civic Drive 2. U.S. Post Office, 600 N. Lincoln Way 3. Galt Parks and Recreation Department, 610 Chabolla Avenue