Parks and Recreation Commission

City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes Parks and Recreation Commission Wednesday, March 9, 2016 7:00 PM Council Chambers, City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086 CALL TO ORDER Chair Pasqua called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. in the Council Chambers. SALUTE TO THE FLAG Chair Pasqua led the salute to the flag. ROLL CALL Present: 3 - Chair Craig Pasqua Commissioner Henry Alexander III Commissioner Omar Din Absent: 2 - Vice Chair Ralph Kenton Commissioner Robert Pochowski Vice Chair Kenton’s absence is excused. Commissioner Pochowski’s absence is excused. Council Liaison Meyering (absent) ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Jon Wilson, President of the Curtis Lee Sanders Foundation provided an overview of the mission and goals of the Foundation and requested the Commission consider naming Washington Park's baseball field #2 after Curtis Lee Sanders. Superintendent of Community Services, Daniel Wax, stated Council Policy 7.2.23 is related to naming and renaming park facilities and informed the Commission they can agendize the item for a future meeting if they would like to consider it for possible action. Superintendent Wax introduced and welcomed Commissioner Omar Din, who was appointed to fill a vacancy in the Parks and Recreation Commission. CONSENT CALENDAR 1A 16-0236 Approve Parks and Recreation Commission Draft Minutes of City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2016 February 10, 2016 Commissioner Alexander III moved and Chair Pasqua seconded the motion to approve the consent calendar. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 2 - Chair Pasqua Commissioner Alexander III No: 0 Absent: 2 - Vice Chair Kenton Commissioner Pochowski Abstain: 1 - Commissioner Din PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS 2 16-0143 Provide Recommendation to the City Council on the Implementation of an Auxiliary Restroom at the Las Palmas Park / Tennis Center Superintendent of Parks and Golf, James Stark, provided the staff report. He answered Commissioners' questions: 1) can staff estimate the cost of construction in 2023; 2) which segments of the public are most likely to use the bathroom in each of the proposed locations; and 3) was consideration given to more cost effective options or other locations than those proposed in this report? Chair Pasqua opened the public hearing. There were no public comments and he closed the public hearing. Commissioner Din moved, and Commissioner Alexander III seconded the motion, to adopt Alternative 3 - Recommend to the City Council to direct staff to defer the auxiliary restroom for consideration as part of the community outreach process for the Las Palmas Park Renovation and Enhancement project in FY 2023-24 and increase the project budget during the next capital project budget cycle to reflect the additional restroom scope. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 3 - Chair Pasqua Commissioner Alexander III Commissioner Din No: 0 Absent: 2 - Vice Chair Kenton Commissioner Pochowski City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2016 Commissioner Din expressed his rationale for his vote and stated he would like to see greater community involvement in the process. He stated that since the Tennis Center operator did not see an immediate concern with the restroom availability that it would be acceptable to wait until 2023-24 to consider this item as part of the park master plan renovation. STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES 3 16-0249 Discussion and Action to Clarify Scope for Proposed 2017 Teen Center Study Issue Superintendent Wax reviewed the scope of the proposed Teen Center Study Issue and requested Commissioner's feedback. Chair Pasqua opened the public hearing. There were no public comments and he closed the public hearing. Commissioners requested that the scope of the Study Issue include the following: the amount of teens that access other local Teen Centers and activities which have been successful at those centers; the funding costs of a Teen Center; staffing models; an assessment of middle and high school student program needs and the needs of their parents; an assessment of security considerations; an assessment of transportation options for visitors to the center especially for those who do not drive; and which social services have been successful at Teen Centers such as job search, work permit assistance, health resources, and tutoring assistance. Commissioner Alexander III moved, and Commissioner Din seconded the motion, to revise the scope of the study issue. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 3 - Chair Pasqua Commissioner Alexander III Commissioner Din No: 0 Absent: 2 - Vice Chair Kenton Commissioner Pochowski No further Study Issues were presented. NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS -Commissioner Comments City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes March 9, 2016 None. -Staff Comments Superintendent Wax made the following announcements: - Sunnyvale Staff were awarded the Award of Excellence by California Parks and Recreation Society for the Active Aging week at the Senior Center. The award ceremony is on March 11, 2016. - The recent Summer Camp Fair was a success with 350 participants and 56 weeks of enrollment into the summer camp program. - Evenings of Cultural Arts celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. On March 12 harpist Patrick Ball performs at the Sunnyvale Theatre. - California Theater Center presents Jack and the Beanstalk. Performances are scheduled March 26 at 11 a.m., April 2 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. - The May 11 Parks and Recreation Commission meeting will be moved to May 18, and the work plan will be updated. This will be a joint meeting with the Arts Commission to review the recommended budget. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 7:44 p.m. City of Sunnyvale Page 4