Parks and Recreation Commission

CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2020 PARKS AND RECREATION EL DORADO PARK W. COMMUNITY CNTR COMMISSION MINUTES SENIOR CENTER LIBRARY 2800 N. STUDEBAKER ROAD, 9:00 AM Julie Heggeness, Chair Ben Goldberg, Commissioner David Zanatta, Vice Chair Mariela Salgado, Commissioner Herlinda Chico, Commissioner Ron Sievers, Commissioner Stella Ursua, Commissioner Stephen Scott, Interim Director Valerie Davis, Executive Assistant FINISHED AGENDA & MINUTES CALL TO ORDER The Parks and Recreation Commission meeting was called to order by Chair Heggeness at 9:02 AM, at the El Dorado Park West Community Center. ROLL CALL Interim Director Stephen Scott took the roll call and confirmed a quorum. Commissioners Herlinda Chico, Benjamin Alan Goldberg, Mariela Salgado, Ron Present: Sievers, Stella Ursua, David Zanatta and Julie Heggeness STAFF PRESENT Stephen Scott, Interim Director Gladys Kaiser, Bureau Manager, Community Recreation Services Hurley Owens, Bureau Manager, Maintenance Operations Meredith Reynolds, Bureau Manager, Park Planning & Partnerships Michelle Wilson, Superintendent, Community Recreation Services Ted Stevens, Superintendent, Community Recreation Services Joy Warren, Superintendent, Community Recreation Services Valerie Davis, Executive Assistant to the Director Page 1 of 12 CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2020 PARKS AND RECREATION EL DORADO PARK W. COMMUNITY CNTR COMMISSION MINUTES SENIOR CENTER LIBRARY 2800 N. STUDEBAKER ROAD, 9:00 AM Jenny Roberts, Admin Aide, Director's Office GUESTS PRESENT Karen Reside, Long Beach Gray Panthers Mark Hopson, Khmer Parent Association Greg Flores, Long Beach Community Band Barry Cogert, The Jazz Angels Monica Pamilla, Semillas de Esperanza Luther Williams, Bougess-White Scholarship Foundation Ruth Williams, Bougess-White Scholarship Foundation Mark Sullivan, Long Beach Youth Golf League Allan Crawford, Bikeable Communities Ken Vinson, Eldo Race Series Charon Smith, Eldo Race Series Tersit Asrat, Hosanna Foundation Manya, Taresilafa'i Pacific Islander Rep. PRESENTATIONS Michelle Wilson and Junie Salcido provided a presentation on the Adult & Youth Sports Program. Gladys Kaiser spoke. Page 2 of 12 CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2020 PARKS AND RECREATION EL DORADO PARK W. COMMUNITY CNTR COMMISSION MINUTES SENIOR CENTER LIBRARY 2800 N. STUDEBAKER ROAD, 9:00 AM Employee of the Month - January 2020 Nicole Perez and Deisy Olea from PRM Community Recreation Services were awarded Employees of the Month for January 2020. Interim Director Stephen Scott spoke. Gladys Kaiser spoke. Michelle Wilson spoke. Brandon Castaneda spoke. Caitlynn Cruz spoke. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. 20-006PR Recommendation to approve the Parks & Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes of January 16, 2020. Chair Heggeness spoke. A motion was made by Commissioner Goldberg, seconded by Vice Chair Zanatta, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 7 - Herlinda Chico, Benjamin Alan Goldberg, Mariela Salgado, Ron Sievers, Stella Ursua, David Zanatta and Julie Heggeness COMMISSION ITEMS 2. 20-007PR Recommendation to consider approval, or denial, of the fee waiver requests outlined in Attachment "A" in accordance with the Fee Waiver Policy. Page 3 of 12 CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2020 PARKS AND RECREATION EL DORADO PARK W. COMMUNITY CNTR COMMISSION MINUTES SENIOR CENTER LIBRARY 2800 N. STUDEBAKER ROAD, 9:00 AM Interim Director Stephen Scott spoke. Gladys Kaiser spoke. Chair Heggeness spoke. Vice Chair Zanatta spoke. Commissioner Goldberg spoke. Commissioner Sievers spoke. Commissioner Salgado spoke. Commissioner Chico spoke. Commissioner Ursua spoke. A motion was made by Vice Chair Zanatta, seconded by Commissioner Ursua, to approve permit numbers: R21214, R21308, R21309, R21111, R20984, R21191, R20992, R20985, R21319 and R21320. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 7 - Herlinda Chico, Benjamin Alan Goldberg, Mariela Salgado, Ron Sievers, Stella Ursua, David Zanatta and Julie Heggeness Allan Crawford, Ken Vinson and Charon Smith provided a presentation on Bikeable Communities. Interim Director Stephen Scott spoke. Gladys Kaiser spoke. Chair Heggeness spoke. Vice Chair Zanatta spoke. Commissioner Goldberg spoke. Page 4 of 12 CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2020 PARKS AND RECREATION EL DORADO PARK W. COMMUNITY CNTR COMMISSION MINUTES SENIOR CENTER LIBRARY 2800 N. STUDEBAKER ROAD, 9:00 AM Commissioner Salgado spoke. Commissioner Sievers spoke. Commissioner Ursua spoke. Commissioner Chico spoke. 20-007PR Recommendation to consider approval, or denial, of the fee waiver requests outlined in Attachment "A" in accordance with the Fee Waiver Policy. A motion was made by Commissioner Goldberg, seconded by Commissioner Sievers, to approve a fee waiver for 1 hour of the exclusive use fees per race day, permit number: R21094. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Herlinda Chico, Benjamin Alan Goldberg, Ron Sievers, Stella Ursua, David Zanatta and Julie Heggeness No: 1 - Mariela Salgado 3. 20-009PR Authorize the Director, or his or her management designee, to execute the Personal Services and Instruction Agreements and amend the Attachment "A" of the agreements as needed. Interim Stephen Scott spoke. Gladys Kaiser spoke. Chair Heggeness spoke. A motion was made by Commissioner Goldberg, seconded by Vice Chair Zanatta, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: Page 5 of 12 CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2020 PARKS AND RECREATION EL DORADO PARK W. COMMUNITY CNTR COMMISSION MINUTES SENIOR CENTER LIBRARY 2800 N. STUDEBAKER ROAD, 9:00 AM Yes: 7 - Herlinda Chico, Benjamin Alan Goldberg, Mariela Salgado, Ron Sievers, Stella Ursua, David Zanatta and Julie Heggeness 4. 20-010PR Recommendation to approve Special Event Application #20-10593 from Cambodian Town Inc., a non-profit corporation, for the operation of the Cambodian New Year Festival in MacArthur Park, with parameters determined by the City of Long Beach Office of Special Events and Filming and the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine. (District 4) Or Determine the proposed activity does not provide sufficient overall public benefit and deny Special Event Application #20-10593 from Cambodian Town Inc., a non-profit corporation, for the operation of the Cambodian New Year Festival in MacArthur Park, with parameters determined by the City of Long Beach Office of Special Events and Filming and the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine. (District 4) Interim Director Stephen Scott spoke. Gladys Kaiser spoke. Chair Heggeness spoke. Vice Chair Zanatta spoke. Commissioner Goldberg spoke. A motion was made by Commissioner Ursua, seconded by Commissioner Chico, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 7 - Herlinda Chico, Benjamin Alan Goldberg, Mariela Salgado, Ron Sievers, Stella Ursua, David Zanatta and Julie Heggeness Page 6 of 12 CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2020 PARKS AND RECREATION EL DORADO PARK W. COMMUNITY CNTR COMMISSION MINUTES SENIOR CENTER LIBRARY 2800 N. STUDEBAKER ROAD, 9:00 AM Chair Heggeness left at 10:15 AM. With 6 Commissioners a quorum still remains. 5. 20-011PR Recommendation to approve Special Event Permit Application #20-10552 of the Taresilafa'i Inc., a Domestic non-profit corporation, for the operation of the Taresilafa'i Pacific Islander Festival in Recreation Park, including the Bandshell, with parameters determined by the Office of Special Events and Filming and the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine and paying applicable fees. (District 3) Or Determine the proposed activity does not provide a sufficient overall public benefit and deny Special Event Permit Application #20-10552 of Taresilafa'i Inc., a domestic nonprofit corporation, for the operation of the Taresilafa'i Pacific Islander Festival in Recreation Park. (District 3) Interim Director Stephen Scott spoke. Gladys Kaiser spoke. Vice Chair Zanatta spoke. Commissioner Goldberg spoke. A motion was made by Commissioner Goldberg, seconded by Commissioner Ursua, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Herlinda Chico, Benjamin Alan Goldberg, Mariela Salgado, Ron Sievers, Stella Ursua and David Zanatta Excused: 1 - Julie Heggeness 6. 20-012PR Recommendation to approve the proposed activity and allow the Office of Special Events and Filming to execute Special Event Application #20-10510, with Tersit Asrat, dba a non-profit organizer of the Hosanna Broadcasting Foundation (Hosanna) 5K Walk, in El Dorado East Regional Park Area II and the festival taking place in El Dorado East Regional Park Area III. (District 5) Page 7 of 12 CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2020 PARKS AND RECREATION EL DORADO PARK W. COMMUNITY CNTR COMMISSION MINUTES SENIOR CENTER LIBRARY 2800 N. STUDEBAKER ROAD, 9:00 AM Or Determine the proposed activity does not provide a sufficient overall public benefit and instruct the Office of Special Events and Filming to deny Special Event Application #20-10510, with Tersit Asrat, dba a non-profit organizer of the Hosanna Broadcasting Foundation (Hosanna) 5K Walk, in El Dorado East Regional Park Area II and the festival taking place in El Dorado East Regional Park Area III. (District 5) Interim Director Stephen Scott spoke. Gladys Kaiser spoke. Vice Chair Zanatta spoke. Commissioner Goldberg spoke. A motion was made by Commissioner Goldberg, seconded by Commissioner Sievers, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Herlinda Chico, Benjamin Alan Goldberg, Mariela Salgado, Ron Sievers, Stella Ursua and David Zanatta Excused: 1 - Julie Heggeness DIRECTOR'S REPORT TO COMMISSION 7. 20-008PR Recommendation to receive and file the Director's monthly highlights report, "We Create Community" for February 2020. Interim Director Stephen Scott spoke. Vice Chair Zanatta spoke. Commissioner Goldberg spoke. Page 8 of 12 CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2020 PARKS AND RECREATION EL DORADO PARK W. COMMUNITY CNTR COMMISSION MINUTES SENIOR CENTER LIBRARY 2800 N. STUDEBAKER ROAD, 9:00 AM A motion was made by Commissioner Goldberg, seconded by Commissioner Salgado, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Herlinda Chico, Benjamin Alan Goldberg, Mariela Salgado, Ron Sievers, Stella Ursua and David Zanatta Excused: 1 - Julie Heggeness Commissioner Ursua left at 10:30 AM. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Vice Chair Zanatta spoke. Valerie Davis spoke. NEW BUSINESS Page 9 of 12 CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2020 PARKS AND RECREATION EL DORADO PARK W. COMMUNITY CNTR COMMISSION MINUTES SENIOR CENTER LIBRARY 2800 N. STUDEBAKER ROAD, 9:00 AM COMMITTEE STATUS REPORT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Vice Chair Zanatta spoke. The Committee met and discussed the agenda. FINANCE & APPEALS COMMITTEE Chair David Zanatta provided a report. Interim Director Stephen Scott spoke. JOINT USE COMMITTEE The Committee did not meet. MAINTENANCE & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE Chair Zanatta spoke. Meeting dates are being scheduled. MARKETING & RECREATION COMMITTEE The Committee did not meet. PARKS USAGE & REGULATIONS COMMITTEE The Committee did not meet. PUBLIC COMMENT Ann Burdette spoke. Patrick Gotter spoke. Diane Lejins spoke. Ann Burdette spoke. Lucy Johnson spoke. Ann Cantrell spoke. Karey Sharp spoke. Jill Brennan spoke. Page 10 of 12 CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2020 PARKS AND RECREATION EL DORADO PARK W. COMMUNITY CNTR COMMISSION MINUTES SENIOR CENTER LIBRARY 2800 N. STUDEBAKER ROAD, 9:00 AM Corliss Lee spoke. Janet West spoke. Dana Buchanan spoke. 20-018PR Ann Burdette from the Long Beach Suffrage Centennial provided a handout. This PR-Handout was received and filed. STAFF COMMENTS Interim Director Stephen Scott spoke. Gladys Kaiser spoke. Hurley Owens spoke. Meredith Reynolds spoke. Valerie Davis spoke. COMMISSION COMMENTS Vice Chair Zanatta spoke. Commissioner Goldberg spoke. ADJOURNMENT Vice Chair Zanatta adjourned the meeting at 11:23 AM. JR Page 11 of 12 CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2020 PARKS AND RECREATION EL DORADO PARK W. COMMUNITY CNTR COMMISSION MINUTES SENIOR CENTER LIBRARY 2800 N. STUDEBAKER ROAD, 9:00 AM NOTE: If written language translation of the Commission agenda and minutes for non-English speaking persons is desired, please make your request by phone to the Office of the City Clerk at (562) 570-6101, 72 business hours prior to the Commission meeting. Kung nais ang pagsasalin ng nakasulat na wika ng agenda ng Komisyon at ang minutes para sa mga taong hindi nagsasalita ng Ingles, mangyaring isagawa ang iyong hiling sa pamamagitan ng telepono sa Opisina ng Clerk ng Lungsod sa (562) 570-6101, 72 oras ng negosyo bago ang pagpupulong ng Commission. Si desea obtener la traducción escrita en otro idioma de la agenda y actas de la comisión para personas que no hablan inglés, haga su solicitud por teléfono a la Oficina de la Secretaría Municipal al (562) 570-6101, 72 horas hábiles antes de la reunión de la comisión. Page 12 of 12