Neighborhood and Community Improvement Program Committee Meeting

MINUTES NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM COMMITTEE Thursday, April 7, 2016 7:00 PM COUNCIL CHAMBER, FEW MEMORIAL HALL 580 PACIFIC STREET MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA NIP Aguajito Oaks Chuck Foss, Alt. Representatives Alta Mesa Rick Heuer, Rep. & Alternates Casanova-Oak Knolls Richard Ruccello, Rep. Mike Brassfield, Alt. Present: Deer Flats Dave Overton, Rep. Del Monte Beach Jayme Fields, Rep. Del Monte Grove-Laguna Grande Kathleen Baker, Alt. Fisherman Flats Richard Pagnillo, Alt., Tom Rowley, Alt. Monterey Vista Pat Venza, Rep., Jerry Azevedo, Alt., Hans Jannasch, Alt. New Monterey Sharon Dwight, Rep., Carole Hayter, Alt. Oak Grove Tom DiMaggio, Rep. Old Town April Harrison, Rep., Sue Ricketson, Alt. Skyline Forest Dennis Duke, Rep. Skyline Ridge Julie Engell, Rep. Villa Del Monte Katrina Hintze, Rep. Staff Members Jeff Krebs, Sara Myers, Louie Marcuzzo, Dennis Copeland, Inga Waite Present: CALL TO ORDER NIP Staff Coordinator Jeff Krebs called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. ROLL CALL All fourteen neighborhoods were represented. APPROVAL OF MINUTES No minutes were available for approval. PUBLIC COMMENTS Mr. Krebs opened Public Comments for items not on the agenda. Seeing none, Mr. Krebs closed Public Comments. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS & STAFF COMMENTS 1. Purpose of Meeting Mr. Krebs described the purpose of the meeting. He advised that projects for Oak Grove through Citywide will be reviewed at this meeting. 2. April 14, 2016 Van Tour and Potluck Meeting Preparation Mr. Krebs advised that we rented a van and driver for the van tour. He requested that the committee let staff know who wants to go on the van tour and which projects to view. The van tour will start at 2:00. The public comment meeting will start at 6:30 at the Hilltop Center.  Neighborhood Improvement Program Committee Minutes Thursday, April 7, 2016 NIP INFORMATIONAL REPORTS 3. NIP Spokesperson Reports Mr. Heuer stated he had nothing to report. PUBLIC APPEARANCE 4. Response/Update to Questions, Changes to Project Scopes and Estimates from March 31 Meeting Mr. Krebs advised that the updates for projects from Alta Mesa through New Monterey will be available at the next meeting. 5. Project Review (Oak Grove through Villa Del Monte and Citywide) Mr. Krebs described 3 NIP proposals that came in before the deadline, but have not been reviewed by the committee. They have been added to this list. OG-1 Ms. Dwight confirmed that $20,000 is for the study. She asked Camino Aguajito what the consultant does for that amount of money. Mr. Krebs and 10th stated he will count cars and study current traffic patterns, and hold public meetings. OG-2 Mr. DiMaggio asked when the appraisal is coming in. Mr. Krebs Design and responded that Rick Marvin spoke with the appraiser a week ago. Development of Tot Park OT-1 Ms. Harrison asked about the footprint of the park and whether Larkin Park there is room for swings. Mr. Marcuzzo replayed the video to show Swings where swings could be placed. Ms. Engell asked if swings would be safe in the proposed location. Mr. Marcuzzo stated that if they are tot swings, it would be enough room. Ms. Dwight stated that since this is a school and is likely going to be used by the school, they should be kindergarten size, not tot size. Ms. Fields stated it will probably be 5th through 8th graders, so swings might not be the best options. OT-2 Mr. Krebs stated he ran this by Dan Albert. Both of these projects Walk Path from could be worked into the MOU. Ms. Venza asked that this project Clay St to be added to the van tour. Watson St. Through Larkin Ms. Venza asked if this was MPUSD property and if there could be School MPUSD funding. Mr. Krebs responded that the park belongs to the City and there will be no MPUSD funding. Ms. Dwight stated we would ordinarily take this to the school district and ask the board if they would be willing to help pay for it. There needs to be an action of the board. Mr. Heuer added that if this does not go to the board, it cannot be a project. There must be a formal action before voting night. OT-3 Ms. Harrison stated that the applicant has nearly been hit in the Franklin/High crosswalk multiple times. She is looking for something like in front Crosswalk Safety of the sports center. Mr. Krebs advised they will be flashing signs. Neighborhood Improvement Program Committee Meeting Minutes Thursday, April 7, 2016 2 Neighborhood Improvement Program Committee Minutes Thursday, April 7, 2016 Ms. Dwight stated that she spoke with Rich Deal and he said it is a pedestrial safety issue. OT-4 Mr. Marcuzzo stated that the applicant was worried about water Larkin Park being cut off to the park in the drought. Mr. Heuer confirmed that Irrigation and we are watering it now because the school is closed, but if the Turf Renovation school opens again, they will be responsible. Ms. Fields asked about the quality of the turf. Mr. Marcuzzo said it will probably be a 2 out of 10. It’s mostly weeds. OT-5 Mr. Krebs presented the two proposed options. Option B takes out Franklin Street more parking spaces than Option A. He pointed out that the Beautification driveways make it difficult to place a median. It is also difficult to get water in the middle of the street. Ms. Dwight asked how this works with the traffic calming plan and Mr. Krebs confirmed it coincides with the traffic plan. Chantal Melendrez, project applicant, explained why she proposed the project. There is a lot of pedestrian traffic because of MIIS. The traffic goes quickly as cars drive downhill. Ms. Hintze asked to add this to the van tour. Ms. Dwight asked if the property owners who are losing parking have been approached. Ms. Harrison stated that to her knowledge, no. Ms. Melendrez stated she has not contacted any of the neighbors. SF-2 Mr. Duke stated he spoke with the applicant and he is interested in Veteran's Park beautifying the island with different plants. Mr. Marcuzzo stated Entrance to that people run over the island all the time, so it’s hard to put any Skyline Forest different plants there. Ms. Hintze suggested putting river rocks in the median instead of plants. Mr. Krebs stated the cost will be higher for river rocks. Mr. Duke asked if he should go back to the applicant about the river rocks. Mr. Krebs stated he’ll discuss with Mr. Marcuzzo and provide a sketch to Mr. Duke to take back to the applicant. SF-3 Mr. Krebs stated that when he drove through Skyline Forest, you Skyline Forest could see the effects of having a routine fuel reduction. Greenbelt Fire Fuel Reduction Mr. Marcuzzo advised that this estimate is $50,000 due to the size of the area. SF-4 Mr. Krebs stated this is new this year, it is different than the fuel SF Greenbelt reduction, it is to remove dead trees. Trees SR-1 Ms. Venza asked if the neighbors have given approval. Ms. Engell Install Radar stated she does not know. Mr. Krebs stated the applicant has said Sign - Dry Creek the radar sign can be right in front of her house. Road VDM-2 Mr. Krebs stated that there may be a deed restriction that this must Neighborhood Improvement Program Committee Meeting Minutes Thursday, April 7, 2016 3 Neighborhood Improvement Program Committee Minutes Thursday, April 7, 2016 Ferrante Park be a ballfield. Usage Review, Recommendation Ms. Hintze stated that the only people who can use the field are 10 and Design year old and younger. This ballfield is only used a few months out of the year. They are looking to see what the best use of the park could be. Frank Sollecito spoke in support of youth baseball parks. He suggested performing a study before cutting out any sports complexes. Mr. Heuer stated that the city is short of ballfields and parks in general. The idea of studying it doesn’t mean it’s not a baseball field. It is to get the best use of that neighborhood. Doing a study makes sense. VDM-3 Mr. Krebs presented a sketch of ideas for the park. This sketch Ferrante Park came with the application. Ms. Hintze stated this is one applicant Revitalization putting out ideas for what she wants to see at the park. Mr. Ruccello stated that projects this large should be split into phases. VDM-4 Mr. Heuer clarified that if we get the bike lane, we lose all the Casa Verde Way parking. Mr. Krebs stated that with this design, this will only be Bicycle Lane and under the overpass where there is no parking. There will be signs Lighting to share the road for the rest of the road. Improvements VDM-5 Ms. Hintze stated this park is where the bus stops and the park is Montecito Park heavily used. Phase 2 Mr. Heuer suggested having the price of each of the elements broken up for voting night. CW-3 Mr. Krebs presented the project in three sections. A allows access Design and to the upstairs portion of Colton Hall. B allows access to the Implementation backside of Colton Hall. C allows access to the bathrooms. There of Colton Hall is current a CIP for accessible parking at Dutra and Madison. ADA Accessibility Improvements Mike Sovereign, Chair of Colton Hall Museum and Cultural Affairs Commission, identified their priorities and expressed the need for accessibility. CW-4 Mr. Krebs clarified that it would just be striping, not a new path. Old Salinas Hwy Signing, Striping, Ms. Dwight asked about the City’s street light budget. She stated Lighting she would like to see some CIP money put in. CW-5 Mr. Marcuzzo stated they have whales, sharks, fish, etc. It just Themed Bike adds something fun to the parks and walkways. Ms. Dwight asked Racks for a location map before voting night. CW-6 Mr. Marcuzzo explained that there was a clamshell there before. It Jacks Park was removed to make more bleacher space. The balls fly right Backstop over the backstop and can make it into the tennis courts. CW-7 Mr. Krebs stated we would not need to replace the poles, just the Jacks Park fixture heads. Mr. Marcuzzo stated they are almost to the point Neighborhood Improvement Program Committee Meeting Minutes Thursday, April 7, 2016 4 Neighborhood Improvement Program Committee Minutes Thursday, April 7, 2016 Tennis Center where the lightbulbs cannot be replaced because they are falling apart. CW-8 Mr. Marcuzzo advised that the structure is about 6-7 feet out of the Monterey Bay ground. Ms. Hintze suggested putting one of the bike racks there. Park Whale Climbing Ms. Dwight asked to add this to the van tour. Structure CW-9 Mr. Marcuzzo confirmed he has removed his project application. Recreation Trail B Timber Step and Wall Replacement CW-10 Mr. Duke asked about replacing the planting with some rock so Sports Center there is no future maintenance. Mr. Marcuzzo stated it is a bad Landscape location for rocks. Improvements CW-11 Mr. Heuer suggested changing the name of NM11 to clarify the Shoreline Park difference between the projects. Fishhopper Restoration & Historical Signage CW-12 Mr. Krebs advised that the regional parks gave us $20,000, but he Dennis the still cannot go out to bid. If the $20,000 is not spent, it is lost. Menace Park ADA Walkways Mr. Marcuzzo advised that he can add $30,000 from Park funds. Mr. Duke asked if we could authorize this from the contingency fund. Mr. Krebs confirmed it is not changing scope. CW-13 Mr. Marcuzzo confirmed he has removed his project application Foam St. and due to lack of interest from the business district. Lighthouse Ave. Landscape Improvement CW-14 Ms. Dwight asked for itemized and prioritized items. Library ADA Compliance Upgrades - Supplemental Funding CW-15 Mr. Krebs stated this is similar to the previous project. Sports Center ADA Compliance Upgrades - Supplemental Funding CW-16 Mr. Ruccello reread his proposal and noticed that a lot of Planting of neighborhoods have been complaining about tree loss. Mr. Duke replacement responded that he should propose the project every year like trees in the City Skyline Forest. of Monterey Neighborhood Improvement Program Committee Meeting Minutes Thursday, April 7, 2016 5 Neighborhood Improvement Program Committee Minutes Thursday, April 7, 2016 Mr. Rowley suggested having this project be phase one. Ms. Dwight stated that if there is extra money on voting night, maybe they can fund more than the estimate. CW-18 Ms. Dwight suggested changing the name of the project to singular Sports Center if the request is just for one fountain. Water Fountains CW-19 Ms. Baker expressed the need for a warming shelter. Warming Shelter Mr. Ruccello and Ms. Dwight discussed the need for City Council and City staff involvement. Mr. Krebs advised that this project has been highlighted for the 4/19 City Council meeting. CW-20 Ms. Dwight suggested renaming project to “FS3 Improvements.” Improvements to Fire Station 3 CW-21 Mr. Marcuzzo advised that the Pony League submitted the project Jacks Ballpark and are looking at other funding sources. Mr. Heuer stated we Modernization need to know by voting night what they are asking for. He and suggested itemizing the infield and the batting cages separately. Safety Improvements CW-22 Inga Waite, Library Director, explained that the concept is to have Monterey Public a child-friendly sculpture to put outside. The Library has raised Library Children's about $1,500 so far towards the project. Sculpture Mr. Krebs stated it will be a bronze child sitting on a bench with room to sit. CW-23 Mr. Copeland explained the need for the vault. Ms. Dwight Monterey suggested separating the project into two phases: design and Community implementation. Heritage Collections Vault CW-24 Ms. Waite described that they are asking for funding to repurpose Library Learning a staff office into a room for the librarians working with the public. Lab They have already secured funding for a smart screen and the computers and furnishings for the room. Ms. Dwight asked Ms. Waite for the Library’s priority. Ms. Waite responded with CW-24, CW-23, and then CW-22. CW-25 Mr. Heuer stated there needs to be a systematic approach to Improved putting in projects. Ms. Dwight stated she asked Steve Wittry for a Lighting in list of projects at the end of February and still does not have one. Neighborhood Park Parking Mr. Rowley stated that their neighborhood did not want lighting at Areas their park. Different neighborhoods might have different objectives. CW-26 Mr. Overton stated it is similar to CW-21. Mr. Marcuzzo suggested Improvements to removing it. Removed. Jacks Ballpark CW-27 Mr. Heuer stated this is the same issue as CW-25. Ms. Dwight Emergency reminded that there is an additional project for the Hilltop kitchen Shelter and asked that Hilltop be removed from this project. Mr. Brassfield Neighborhood Improvement Program Committee Meeting Minutes Thursday, April 7, 2016 6 Neighborhood Improvement Program Committee Minutes Thursday, April 7, 2016 Improvements to stated CONA already has a generator. the Hilltop Center, Youth Center, CONA Center, and Library CW-28 Ms. Dwight confirmed that the purpose of this project is to Youth Center determine the best use of the Youth Center. Redesign CW-29 Mr. Heuer confirmed this is $414,000 to get close to the train, but DTM Train still not play on it. Improvements CW-30 Ms. Dwight stated they want the CERT roof as a separate line Emergency item. Ms. Fields confirmed it will be Part A and Part B. Mr. Preparedness Brassfield asked why we’re putting combustables in CERT and containers. Mr. Krebs confirmed they are not putting combustables Implementation in CERT containers. They would be separate storage sheds. at City Centers CW-31 Mr. Rowley confirmed that CW-31 and CW-32 are different. The Security Plan & first is a plan and then next is to prioritize. Implementation for Public Art - Phase 1 CW-32 Mr. Rowley advised that the two project locations are the Serra Security Sub- Statue and the new mural. System (Video) for Historic Ms. Dwight asked for input from Dennis Copeland. Mr. Copeland Art/Assets stated it could be combined with the monitoring of other city facilities. Mr. Duke advised of the types of recording systems that are available and relatively cheap. Mr. Krebs stated Mr. Duke could help with the estimate. CW-33 Ms. Venza stated she will rescope this project as a sign. Development of Upper End of Don Dahvee Park CW-34 Mr. Krebs explained the intent of this proposal. Mr. Marcuzzo Friendly Plaza recommended changing the estimate to 5,000. Garden Bed Removal Mr. Reeves stated there was an old NIP project to put lighting in and Replant the Plaza. Mr. Marcuzzo stated it is actually moving forward now. CW-35 Mr. Krebs described that it is an accessible path and nothing is Construction of above 7%. Frank Sollecito provided a video presentation of the Handicapped park. Accessible Trail to Sloat Ms. Dwight stated that when we first looked into these projects, Monument from there was a lot of enthusiasm from veterans groups. She Museum suggested looking to these veterans groups for funding sources. There was interest in doing things specific to Sloat Monument. Neighborhood Improvement Program Committee Meeting Minutes Thursday, April 7, 2016 7 Neighborhood Improvement Program Committee Minutes Thursday, April 7, 2016 Mike Sovereign stated this is the second priority of the Colton Hall Museum and Cultural Arts Commission. CW-36 Mr. Duke stated the estimate is higher than he’d expected. This Recreation Trail project is to contribute to the ATP grant that Traffic Engineering will Grant apply for. He stated he expected it to be $100,000 or 200,000. Development Mr. Krebs explained the local coastal plan. Lacy Spangler added that the Parks and Recreation Master Plan is trying to identify areas that we could separate the types of traffic on the trail. CW-37 Ms. Spangler advised that this came up this year because this is Bathroom one of the biggest issues the Parks and Recreation Commission Signage Along received community feedback for. This is an attempt to address Recreation Trail the problem. CW-38 Mr. Reeves stated his solution is to build a caboose that children Dennis the can actually play on that is designed to look like a train station. Mr. Menace Caboose Heuer stated this is a great idea. It’s safe and interactive. Ms. Fields suggested the applicant look for a play structure that looks like a caboose but is actually designed for play. Mr. Marcuzzo stated that if we add a real caboose, there will be Risk Management issues. CW-39 Mr. Reeves explained that the DG walkway next to the rec trail Recreation Trail around Lighthouse Curve causes puddles. Mr. Krebs has Permeable suggested changing from “permeable pavers” to “permeable Pavers paving.” Mr. Marcuzzo suggested selling memorial pavers and put the money in a fund for Rec Trail repairs. Mr. Foss left the meeting at 8:25, Mr. DiMaggio left the meeting at 8:40, and Mr. Ruccello left the meeting at 9:40 and was replaced on the dais by Mike Brassfield. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS – reverse them. Julie Engell asked if the public comment meetings will last forever if this meeting went until midnight. Kathleen Baker stated she is very excited about English Avenue improvements. Pat Venza had no comment. Rick Heuer had no comment. Mike Brassfield had no comment. Dave Overton had no comment. Jayme Fields reminded the committee that the van tour starts at 2:00. Dennis Duke stated that tonight marks four years since he broke his neck. That took diligence and tenacity and so does NIP. Neighborhood Improvement Program Committee Meeting Minutes Thursday, April 7, 2016 8  Neighborhood Improvement Program Committee Minutes Thursday, April 7, 2016 Sharon Dwight thanked Sara and Jeff for their hard work. April Harrison had no comment. Richard Pagnillo stated that Hank Smith contacted him and advised he will not be able to attend voting night. Katrina Hintze thanked the committee for their input on Villa Del Monte projects. NEXT MEETING 6. April 7, 2016 NIP Committee Van Tour - Meet behind City Hall at 2:00 p.m. Potluck at Hilltop Park Center 5:30-6:30 Public Comment/Follow Up Meeting at Hilltop Park Center 6:30 - 8:45 p.m. ADJOURNMENT Mr. Krebs adjourned the meeting at 11:58 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Approved, Sara Myers Jeff Krebs, P.E. Recording Secretary NIP Staff Coordinator Neighborhood Improvement Program Committee Meeting Minutes Thursday, April 7, 2016 9