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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/11/1990 PRC MinutesMINUTES OF THE PARRS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING OF JANUARY 11, 1990 l y CALL TO ORDER: Chair/Ivan Nyal called the meeting to order 7:00 p.m. at Heritage Park, 2900 S. Brea Canyon Road, Diamond Bar, California. PLEDGE OF The audience was led in the Pledge of ALLEGIANCE: Allegiance by Com/Ruzicka. ROLL CALL: Chair/Nyal, VC/Nardella and Commissioners Ruzicka, Stitt and Whelan. Also present were Parks and Maintenance Director Charles Janiel, Parks and Maintenance Superintendent Donald Hensley, City Manager Robert L. Van Nort, Christine Adams, Walnut Valley Parks and Recreation, and Secretary Tommye Nice. APPROVAL OF VC/Nardella requested that on Page 5, MINUTES Paragraph 2 regarding the Walnut Valley Recreation Program proposal read "in the amount of $8700.00 per park" be amended. Com/Ruzicka moved, Chair/Nyal seconded and with consensus of Council the Minutes of the �.� December 14, 1989 meeting were approved. MATTERS FROM THE Don Schad advised that he was assisting the AUDIENCE City with the Earth Day Program set for April 22, 1990. He went on to indicate that one proposal was to plant approximately 100 trees and bushes at Peterson Park where it was burned by the recent fire. He will be contacting Boy and Girl Scout Troops in the community to participate in the planting. Mr. Schad went on to solicit suggestions from the Commission. Mr. Schad went on to discuss the 'Her itage Memorial and his suggestion that a small grove of California Coastal Redwoods be planted. Com/Whelan advised that he had received a call from Lydia Plunk of the Diamond Bar Jaycees regarding the Memorial Park, and that the JayCees have allocated $500.00 for this concept. I Com/Whelan will chair a sub -committee with Mr. Schad on the "Earth Day" activity. Parks and Recreation page 2 CORRESPONDENCE: Chair/Nyal read Charles Janiel's Mark Dali, owner of a letter to a as the news release tothe Windmill as well Publication. REPORTS: City Manager, Robert L. Van Nort that in the next few months that will receive budget forms fortca Commission it Projects that you feel will enhanceaour and recreation program. park Mr. Van Nort went on to announce that the City has ,received a $40,000, grant from the State to provide improvements to Heritage Park- These funds will be matched by the City and expended in either July or August. The Commission was asked for their recommendations as to how these funds should be used for the improvement of Heritage Park. Mr. Van Nort also advised the Commission that a modular structure valued at $80,000.is going to be donated to a non - Mr. Janiel as well as the City Engi group, . r Building and SafetyY Engineer and Possibility. are looking into this The recommendations to the ommission can forward C would like to City as to where they see it placed, if we are awarded this structure. Chair/Nyal appointed himself and Charles Janiel to look into this structure. Mr. Van Ngrt went on to advise the Commission that the League of California Cities will be holding a "community from Aprile181to theferen20thCe" for information will be forthcoming, M!� Mr. Van NOrt gave a co py of between the Cit of Diamond gar, draft JPA of Walnut and the Walnut Valley UnifiedYschool District to the Commission for their information only. Mr. Van Nort continued by advising that the General Planning Advisory Committee would be looking into recreation development. draft has been created, Once a it would come to the Parks and Recreation Page 3 Commission for their input. It then goes to the Planning Commission for their recommendation and then to the Council for their approval. Finally, Mr. Van Nort suggested that a letter go out'to the different colleges in the area for recruitment of Interns. It was decided that Com/Whelan would contact the colleges directly regarding the use of Interns to do a survey on the recreational needs of the City. W.V. Recreation Christine Adams from the Walnut Valley Recreation Department gave her monthly staff report. VC/Nardella requested that Ms. Adams make available the stats of exactly how many residents of Diamond Bar participate in the various recreation programs. Chair/Nyal requested that a Study Session be set with Ms. Adams for the Commission to go over exactly what the recreation program consists of. After discussion the Study Session was scheduled for Thursday, January 25, 1990 at 7:00 p.m. at Heritage Park, whereupon the Commission would take a tour of the Recreation Department in Walnut. Parks & Playground Mr. Janiel advised that the Recreation Program Programjthis year was one that was not in budget.' All the programs that have been done, the money have come from City reserves. Mr. Janiel went on to recommend that the Commission look a little more closely with the possibility of eliminating programs that are less productive. - Ms. Adams advised that as of the end of November, 1989 there was approximately $13,000. remaining in the account. The average of $3,600. is being spent per month on the total park program. There is enough for the month of January and all of February. Ms. Adams went on to say that there is $9,200. remaining, that will carry for the Parks and Recreation Page 4 next two months. Com/Whelan asked about the feasibility of providing a program during the weekends. Ms. Adams said that she would look into the idea. Ms. Adams advised that to carry the,programl from March until June 30, 1990 would cost approximately $14,700.00. VC/Nardella moved to reconsider the recommendation passed at the last meeting regarding the Parks Program to the City Council until the next Commission meeting. Com/Ruzicka seconded and with consensus of the Commission the motion was approved. Retaining Wall Mr. Janiel advised the Commission that the City Engineer had just completed the plans for the berm wall. This is a 5 ft retaining wall on the freeway side and a slope on the side of the park. Mr. Janiel also advised that Cal Trans would be putting in a guardrail on the freeway. Field Usage Fees Cam/Stitt presented a report regarding Field Usage Fees, particularly at Evergreen School. The field used at the school is inadequate as well as the parking availability. He then contacted Mr. Bob Russi with Walnut Valley Recreation regarding the problem. Mr. Russi' felt that a mutually agreeable compromise in the short term could be reached. ! I Chair/Nyal asked how much area will be lost by the berm wall. Mr. Janiel advised that approximately 40 ft of space would be lost. Cindy Morton stated that the fields could be changed from major and minor fields to minor and mini fields. Chair/Nyal recommended that the Commission wait until Peterson Park is completed to see how much field is available, then the sub- committee can come back to make recommendations to the Commission. I 'r,,� w,. 01 Parks and Recreation DISCUSSION AND INFORMATION: Maple Hill Park Petition Information Sheet Park Survey, Page 5 Chair/Nyal presented a petition and 2 estimates received from Mr. Broski regarding the need for a fence at Maple Hill Park. After discussion, staff was directed to file this information with other requests for improvements for the parks.' VC/Nardella moved, seconded by Com/Ruzicka to table this item until such time as there is a park plan and a budget. With consensus of the Commission the motion was approved. Commission was given an Information Sheet with addresses and phone numbers. Com/Stitt presented a Park Survey that he had prepared from his visit to the parks and what he observed. Com/Stitt requested that the slopes adjacent to Pathfinder Road be looked into as there are several animal borrows. Mr. Hensley advised that the County Pest Control had been contacted to deal with these animals at both Heritage and Ronald Reagan Park. Com/Stitt advised that there are no phones in most of the parks and that staff should look into the possibility of having GTE install phones in the various parks. I Parks and Recreation Page 6 i COMMISSIONER Com/Stitt would like to have an easel COMMENTS: available at the meetings. Com/Whelan again advised that he had been contacted by Lydia Plunk of the Diamond Bar, Jaycees who stated that they had $500.00 set aside for a living memorial with a tulip concept. She would like to see the Commission become more involved in this endeavor. Com/Whelan also stated that the area at the base of the hill where City Hall is located could possibly be made into a "jogging - bicycle path" that could tie in with the Schabarum Trial. Chair/Nyal introduced the Regional Commissioner of AYSO, Gary Larsen. Chair/Nyal went on to congratulate the City of Diamond Bar on obtaining money from the state for improvements to Heritage*Park and invited the Commission for recommendations as to how best to use the funds. Mr. Larsen advised that Diamond Bar AYSO has authorized him to purchase 2 sets of movable goals for Peterson Park. Mr. Larsen went on to state that he had been in touch with Paul Galagaire, the person who plays for the National Soccer Team and who scored the winning goal to put the United States in the running for the World Cup and wanted to know if there was a way of recognizing his accomplishment. VC/Nardella asked Ms. Adams for input as to improvements for Heritage Park. Parks and Recreations Page 7 ADJOURNMENT: With no further business to conduct, Chair/Nyal adjourned the meeting to Thursday, January 25, 1990 at 7:00 p.m. for a study session. Respectfully Submitted, TdMMYE A. N"ICE Secretary TT: I