Neighborhood and Community Improvement Program Committee Meeting

MINUTES NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM COMMITTEE Thursday, April 21, 2016 7:00 PM COUNCIL CHAMBER, FEW MEMORIAL HALL 580 PACIFIC STREET MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA NIP Aguajito Oaks Olivia Morgan, Rep., 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 Merrily Alley, Rep., Kathleen Baker, Alt. Fishermans 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., Luz Adam, Alt. Old Town April Harrison, Rep. Skyline Forest Dennis Duke, Rep. Skyline Ridge Julie Engell, Rep. Villa Del Monte Katrina Hintze, Rep., Harry Mucha, Alt. Staff Members Jeff Krebs, Sara Myers, Louie Marcuzzo, Laurie Williamson, Claire Present: Rygg, Inga Waite, Dennis Copeland, Gaudenz Panholzer CALL TO ORDER NIP Staff Coordinator Jeff Krebs called the meeting to order at 7:03 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. Lacy Spangler, Vice Chair for Parks and Recreation Commission, spoke in support of NM-20. She stated that there are large portions of the building that are underutilized and they would like to repurpose them. Sandy Palozollo spoke in support of FF-3. Frank Knight, owner of Adventures by the Sea, spoke in support of NM-6. Chris Barlow and Jeff Condit, representing Friends of the Hartnell Gulch, spoke in support of DT-1 and asked for further NIP support of the project. Seeing no further comments, Mr. Krebs closed Public Comments. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS & STAFF COMMENTS  Neighborhood Improvement Program Committee Minutes Thursday, April 21, 2016 1. Purpose of Follow-Up Meeting Mr. Krebs explained the purpose of the meeting. This is the second public hearing for review of projects from Oak Grove through Villa Del Monte and Citywide. 2. Preparation for Project Selection Meeting NIP INFORMATIONAL REPORTS 3. NIP Spokesperson Reports Mr. Heuer stated that he went to the Council meeting to receive feedback on the proposed NIP projects. He advised that Mayor Roberson supported CW-6, CW-35, COK- 2, and CW-16; Councilmember Haffa supported CW-35, CW-28, COK-4, and NM-7; Councilmember Downey supported CW-35 and staff’s recommendations; Councilmember Smith supported CW-27, CW-6, CW-7, CW-35, CW-11, CW-23, CW-25, CW-28, and CW-29; Councilmember Barrett supported CW-38, CW-19, CW-6, COK-2, and CW-16. PUBLIC APPEARANCE 4. Project Follow-Up Discussion and Public Input (Oak Grove - Villa Del Monte and Citywide) OG-1 No comment. Camino Aguajito/10th Traffic Study OG-2 Mr. Ruccello stated he watched the Council meeting and they OG Tot Lot stated this project is immature if we do not have the property. Ms. Design & Dwight asked if the appraisal will be done this month. Mr. Krebs Development stated it will not be complete before voting night. Ms. Alley asked if it will be pulled. Mr. Krebs stated if we do not have the property, it will not be available for voting night. OT-1 Ms. Fields asked about the ADA requirements. Mr. Krebs stated Larkin Park that the threshold does not apply and his direction is to follow ADA Swings requirements. Ms. Field stated that is a big burden for NIP. Mr. Heuer asked why we are required to do the ADA on school district property. Mr. Krebs stated that if we are going to do improvements on the park, we must do it. Ms. Dwight asked who is instructing this. Mr. Krebs stated that Dino Pick, Hans Uslar and Christine Davi. Mr. Krebs stated that because we are a municipality, the threshold does not apply. Mr. Duke asked for further clarification regarding the ADA requirements. Briana Brady spoke in support of her project. Ms. Dwight stated there has been discussion of the size of the swings and asked Ms. Brady what she had requested. Ms. Brady responded that ideally Neighborhood Improvement Program Committee Meeting Minutes Thursday, April 21, 2016 2 Neighborhood Improvement Program Committee Minutes Thursday, April 21, 2016 there would be big kid swings and tot swings, but at a minimum, she would like two big kid swings. OT-2 Removed without approval from MPUSD. Larkin School Walk Path (Clay to Watson) OT-3 Colleen Sullivan and Mary Ann Finocchi spoke in support of the Franklin/High project. Ms. Fields asked if this required approval from surrounding Crosswalk RRFB properties. Mr. Krebs responded that it does not. OT-4 Ms. Harrison asked why this ADA is being charged twice. Mr. Larkin Park Krebs stated that if one of the projects is funded, the ADA will be Irrigation and removed from the second. Turf Renovation Mary Ann Finocchi and Colleen Sullivan spoke in support of the project. OT-5 Chantal Melendrez spoke in support of her project. She explained Franklin Median that she lives on Larkin Street and wanted to make an entrance Planter Above into Old Town on Franklin. Van Buren Ms. Alley asked about the bus stop on the street. Mr. Krebs confirmed that no one will be able to drive around the bus with the median. SF-2 Mr. Ruccello confirmed this request is to remove the curb so that Veteran's Park people stop driving over it. Mr. Krebs stated that the applicant still Entrance to wants to have plants or DG with grass. Skyline Forest SF-3 No comment. SF Greenbelt Fire Fuel Reduction SF-4 Ms. Dwight asked how many trees we can cut down with $50,000. SF Greenbelt Mr. Duke stated maybe 10-20 trees. Mr. Marcuzzo agreed. Trees SR-1 Ms. Dwight asked about the location of the sign. Ms. Engell 460 Dry Creek advised that there are 12 houses before and after the sign. Radar Sign VDM-2 Mr. Mucha suggested combining VDM-2 and VDM-3 and relying Ferrante Park on city staff to determine the best use for the neighborhood and Design Study the park. VDM-3 Jennifer Bodensteiner spoke against the project. She stated that Ferrante Park the baseball use may only be certain hours of the day, but there is Redesign & daily use of the ballfield. Development Ms. Pavlo spoke in support of her project. She stated that she would like a survey to find the best use of the park because it is underutilized. Ms. Hintze spoke in support of the project as a resident of the neighborhood rather than as the neighborhood’s NIP representative. VDM-4 Ms. Pavlo spoke in support of her project. Ms. Alley asked if there Neighborhood Improvement Program Committee Meeting Minutes Thursday, April 21, 2016 3 Neighborhood Improvement Program Committee Minutes Thursday, April 21, 2016 Casa Verde was space to do this. Ms. Pavlo stated they would lose parking on Bicycle one side of the street. Ms. Alley asked if this has been accepted by Lane/Lighting the people on the street. Ms. Fields clarified that the price is for the rescoped project without losing parking. It is different than the original request. Mr. Krebs stated he will speak with Ms. Pavlo and discuss the scope. Jennifer Bodensteiner and Ms. Hintze spoke in support of increased lighting in the area. VDM-5 Ellen McEwen, Chair of the Parks and Recreation Commission, Montecito Park stated they discussed this project and were concerned that the Entry, Path, perimeter path did not seem to enhance the value of the park itself. Seating Enhancing the trees and plantings would be a more valuable way to spend the money. CW-3 A Mr. Krebs explained that the breakdown of A, B, and C are listed in Colton Hall ADA order of priority. Lift Mike Sovereign, Chair of the Colton Hall Museum and Cultural Arts Commission, advised that this project is their committee’s number one priority. CW-3 B No further comments. Colton Hall ADA Patio Ramp CW-3 C No further comments. Colton Hall ADA Bathrooms CW-4 Ms. Dwight spoke in support of this project because Montsalas Old Salinas Hwy does not have NIP representation. Ped Signing, Lighting Improvements CW-5 Ms. Fields stated she used the fish last night and it worked great. Themed Bike Ms. Hintze said that if the whale gets funded, the whale bike rack Racks should be next to it. CW-6 Ms. Dwight, Ms. Alley, Ms. Engell, Mr. Ruccello, Ms. Fields, Mr. Jacks Park Heuer, and Ms. Hintze discussed and clarified the ADA Backstop requirements. Joe De Ruosi, President of Monterey Pony Baseball/Softball, spoke in favor the project to make the area surrounding the ballpark safer. He stated that the project does not improve the baseball field, but it protects members of the community who use the space around it. CW-7 Mr. Duke said we were looking at doing this in phases. Mr. Krebs Jacks Park confirmed this is the whole project and are still looking at splitting Tennis Center in two. Lights CW-8 Ms. McEwen recalled the Parks and Recreation Commission study Monterey Bay session and spoke in support of this concept. The Commission’s Park Whale only hesitation is that the whale should be representative of Climbing species found in Monterey. Neighborhood Improvement Program Committee Meeting Minutes Thursday, April 21, 2016 4 Neighborhood Improvement Program Committee Minutes Thursday, April 21, 2016 Structure CW-10 No comment. Sports Center Landscape Improvements CW-11 Ms. Fields commented that this project started at $11,000 and is Shoreline Park now $40,000. Mr. Krebs responded that they went out and looked Fishhopper at it and it should be$ 40,000. Restoration & Historical Signage CW-12 Colleen Sullivan and Mary Ann Finocchi spoke in support of the Dennis the project. Ms. Sullivan stated this project has to be done before Menace Park funded projects like the moon bridge and the climbing structure ADA Walkways can be built. CW-14 Inga Waite, Library Director, thanked NIP for all of the support Library ADA they’ve shown in the past. She advised that since this was not a Compliance project submitted by the Library Board and the Library Board has Upgrades - yet to weigh in on it, however they will meet before voting night Supplemental and she will present their comments on voting night. Funding Alice Yamanishi, Library Board member, agreed with the NIP committee’s comments regarding ADA cost concerns. Laurie Williamson, Senior Engineer, advised that she submitted this project and reached out to the Library for their priorities. CW-15 Robert Smith, general contractor, spoke regarding ADA Sports Center compliance in all public works projects and stated that anything ADA Compliance with public access has to be ADA compliant. Upgrades - Supplemental Laurie Williamson, Senior Engineer, advised that she submitted Funding this project and reached out to the Sports Center for their priorities. CW-16 Mr. Ruccello stated he wanted to change this estimate to $40,000. Street Tree Replacements Citywide CW-18 Ms. Hintze said she wants to fill up her water bottle. Sports Center Water Fountains CW-19 Mr. Krebs stated the scope has been changed and will need to Warming Shelter check with Ms. Baker to confirm. Ms. Baker spoke in support of her project and explained the need for a warming shelter. Michael Reed, co-founder of the Fund for Homeless Women, spoke in support of the project. Kelly King spoke in support of the project and explained her personal experience of homelessness. Ms. Dwight asked for City Council’s direction. Mr. Heuer stated one council member indicated this project was a priority. Neighborhood Improvement Program Committee Meeting Minutes Thursday, April 21, 2016 5 Neighborhood Improvement Program Committee Minutes Thursday, April 21, 2016 CW-20 Gaudenz Panholzer, Fire Chief, provided an overview of the Fire FS3 Station’s needs. Mr. Duke asked if the project can be itemized by Improvements priority. Chief Panholzer stated he will separate them out and prioritize. Ms. Dwight asked if the same request has gone to CIP. Chief Panholzer stated it has been requested, but not funded. Colleen Sullivan spoke in support of the project. CW-21 Joe De Ruosi advised that the Pony League is committed to Jacks Park Infield raising $50,000 in grant funds for Jacks Park. Artificial Turf, Batting Cages Jennifer Bondensteiner, Pony League treasurer, spoke in support of the project. She emphasized the importance of this project for high school softball players. Ms. Dwight asked if the project can be divided into two: artificial turf and batting cages. Mr. Krebs stated that the batting cages are about $20,000 on their own. Ms. Bodensteiner stated that the artificial turf is the priority because it allows more games to happen. CW-22 Ms. Waite stated the next three projects are Library related and the MPL Children's Library board has prioritized them. They have listed their priority as Sculpture CW-24, CW-23, and then CW-22. CW-23 Tom Reeves expressed concern over the location due to the threat Library of water damage in case of fire. Mr. Rowley agreed with Mr. Community Reeves. Heritage Collections Vault Mr. Mucha spoke in support of the project and agreed with looking for a new location. Claire Rygg, on behalf of the Friends of Monterey Public Library, spoke in support of the project. CW-24 Alice Yamanishi, Library Board member, spoke in support of the Library Learning project and stated the learning lab is important for service to the Lab community. She advised that they can break it down smaller if necessary. Claire Rygg agreed with Ms. Yamanishi. CW-25 Mr. Heuer stated this needs to be separated into specific projects. Neighborhood Park Parking Lot Lighting CW-27 Mr. Krebs stated this has been split into three projects so there is Library & now one for each center. Community Centers Ms. Venza advised that the Parks and Recreation Commission Emergency showed no interest in this project because they have an Power & Kitchen agreement with the Red Cross. Upgrades CW-28 Ms. McEwen stated that the Parks and Recreation Commission Youth Center earmarked three projects with special interest, including this Redesign project. Mr. Ruccello asked for prioritization between the Youth Center and Hilltop Center. Ms. McEwen stated the Youth Center would probably have a higher priority. CW-29 Tom Reeves stated he will speak regarding CW-29 with CW-38. DTM Train Improvements Neighborhood Improvement Program Committee Meeting Minutes Thursday, April 21, 2016 6  Neighborhood Improvement Program Committee Minutes Thursday, April 21, 2016 CW-30 B No comment. Hilltop CERT Box Roof CW-31 Mr. Rowley described the need for the project. Public Art Security Plan, Ph 1 CW-32 Bill McCrone stated they have the money to restore the Serra Serra Statue, but the funds will not be released until the security system Statue/Vizcaino is in place. Mural Security System (Video) Mr. Ruccello suggested combining the CW-31 and CW-32. CW-33 Mr. Marcuzzo advised it will cost $30,000. Don Dahvee Park City Entry Sign CW-34 Ms. Dwight asked if the Parks Division could pay for this. Mr. Friendly Plaza Marcuzzo stated he probably will if it does not receive NIP funding. Garden Bed Removal and Replant CW-35 Bill McCrone advised that the City Council unanimously supported Sloat Monument this project. Path from Museum Ms. Dwight asked if it will be pavers or concrete. Mr. Krebs confirmed it has been changed to concrete, not pavers. CW-36 Ms. Dwight expressed concern over the use of grant funds. She Rec Trail stated that NIP does not want to fund a grant that will pay for Widening Grant something they do not want. Development CW-37 Ms. McEwen advised this is the Parks and Recreation Rec Trail Commission’s third favored project. This is what they hear about Bathroom the most. Signage Mr. Rowley asked to rename the project “Restroom” instead of “Bathroom.” CW-38 Tom Reeves stated that CW-29 doesn’t go far enough and spoke Dennis the in support of CW-38. Menace Caboose CW-39 No comment. Recreation Trail Permeable Pavers 5. Set Proposed Project Priorities Mr. Krebs provided the current project estimates and asked for each neighborhood to provide their priorities. Mr. Heuer stated that Alta Mesa’s priorities are in order: AM-2, AM-3, and AM-4. Mr. Ruccello stated that he will provide the priorities for Casanova Oak Knoll at voting Neighborhood Improvement Program Committee Meeting Minutes Thursday, April 21, 2016 7 Neighborhood Improvement Program Committee Minutes Thursday, April 21, 2016 night. Mr. Overton stated that Deer Flats’ priorities are in order: DF-1, DF-2A, and DF-2B. Merrily Alley stated that Del Monte Grove-Laguna Grande’s priorities are DMG-2, DMG- 3, DMG-4, and DMG-1. Richard Pagnillo stated that Fisherman’s Flat’s priorities are FF-1, FF-3, FF-4, and FF-2. Pat Venza stated that, as of this meeting, Monterey Vista’s priorities are MV-2, MV-6, and MV-9. Sharon Dwight stated the New Monterey plans to use their base allocation for NM-5, NM- 9, NM-14, NM-15, NM-17, and CW-30B. Their priorities are NM-7, NM-11 (A and B), NM-8, NM-21, NM-6, NM-10, NM-16, NM-13, and CW-11 April Harrison stated that, without the ADA costs, Old Town’s priorities are OT-3, OT-1, and OT-4. Dennis Duke stated that Skyline Forest’s priorities are SF-3, SF-4, CW-36, and SF-2. Julie Engell stated that Skyline Ridge’s priority is SR-1. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS Katrina Hintze had no comment. Dennis Duke stated he had a wonderful evening. April Harrison asked if they will receive a list of base allocation and carryover before voting night. Mr. Krebs said he will provide it. Sharon Dwight stated she feels like they’ve been thrown a curve ball at the end of the 9th inning. This is not the way to have a successful year. Pat Venza stated it would be nice to get base allocation ahead of time. Jayme Fields had no comment. Richard Ruccello had no comment. Rick Heuer stated he is upset that NIP is paying for Jeff to do all the estimates for ADA. Dave Overton had no comment. Merrily Alley stated she is ADA non-complaint. Richard Pagnillo had no comment. Julie Engell had no comment. NEXT MEETING Neighborhood Improvement Program Committee Meeting Minutes Thursday, April 21, 2016 8  Neighborhood Improvement Program Committee Minutes Thursday, April 21, 2016 6. April 27, 2016 - 7:00 p.m. - Council Chambers ADJOURNMENT Mr. Krebs adjourned the meeting at 11:10 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Approved, Sara Myers Jeff Krebs, P.E. Recording Secretary NIP Staff Coordinator Neighborhood Improvement Program Committee Meeting Minutes Thursday, April 21, 2016 9