HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/23/2021 - Minutes of Regular MeetingCITY OF DIAMOND BAR
MINUTES OF THE PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION
DIAMOND BAR CITY HALL WINDMILL ROOM
21810 COPLEY DRIVE, DIAMOND BAR, CA 91765
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
Chair/Salo announced that given the global COVID pandemic, tonight's meeting was
being conducted via teleconference and in person, and that members of the
Commission and limited staff would be participating in person. The public was
encouraged to join the meeting online or by phone rather than in the Windmill Room
where public seating remains limited due to distancing requirements on a first -come,
first -serve basis.
CALL TO ORDER:
Chair/Salo called the Parks and Recreation Commission meeting to order at 6:28 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Vice Chair Sulakhe led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL: Commissioners Lia Murphy, Raphael Plunkett, Stephen Qiu, Vice Chair
Manisha Sulakhe, Chair Aaron Salo.
Staff present In -person: Ryan Wright, Parks and Recreation Director; Christy Murphey,
Recreation Superintendent (telephonically); Jake Velasco, Recreation Specialist;
Anthony Jordan, Maintenance Superintendent (telephonically); Debbie Gonzales,
Administrative Coordinator; Robin Crawford, Administrative Assistant
PUBLIC COMMENTS: None Offered
CALENDAR OF EVENTS: PRD/Wright
1. CONSENT CALENDAR:
1.1 Approval of Minutes for the July 22, 2021 Regular Meeting:
C/Plunkett
moved,
C/Qui
seconded, to approve the
Regular
Meeting
Minutes of
July 22,
2021.
Motion carried by the following
Roll Call
vote:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: Murphy, Plunkett, Qiu,
VC/Sulakhe, Chair/Salo
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: None
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: None
2. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS:
2.1 SEPTEMBER 2021 RECREATION PROGRAM UPDATE: RS/Murphey
and RS/Velasco
C/Plunkett, speaking as a grandmother, complimented Mariela Hidalgo,
Tiny Tots teacher, for doing a very nice job.
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23, 2021
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2.2
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER
2021 MAINTENANCE
REPORT: MS/Jordan
3. OLD BUSINESS: None
4. NEW BUSINESS:
4A COMMISSION MEETING SCHEDULE -
PRD/WI i j asked Commissioners to consider whether to cancel the
November 25th, 2021 Commission meeting and reconvene on January 27,
2022, or reschedule the November 25th meeting to Thursday, November
18th, 2021.
PRD/Wright responded to C/Plunkett that there are currently no items
anticipated for the November 25th, 2021 agenda. PRD/Wright also
informed C/Oiu that staff does not expect any changes to the current
picnic reservation process.
Following deliberation, Chair/Salo moved,- C/Plunkett seconded, to cancel
the November 25th, 2021 Parks and Recreation Commission meeting and
reconvene on January 27, 2022. Motion carried by the following Roll Call
vote:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: Murphy, Plunkett, Qiu,
VC/Sulakhe, Chair/Salo
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: None
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: None
5. ANNOUNCEMENTS:
C/Plunkett commented that she had the opportunity to use the updated Diamond
Bar Connected App and while on a walk was able to easily upload an image of
graffiti she encountered. She received a confirmation and quick reply and
thanked staff and app developers for their good work. On September 4th she
participated in the early session trail walk organized by staff at the Diamond Bar
Center and was guided down a trail she had not previously walked. When she
pulled out her 15-year-old trails map, she was inundated with questions about
where she got the map which she has carried with her on her walks during those
years. Because there were so many requests, she asked staff where people
could get the map and was told it was available online and could be printed.
Staff mentioned that they are working on a new trails map and she knows a new
printed version is superior to what is available online and will be well -received.
VC/Sulakhe thanked staff for their diligence during COVID. She continues to
work with staff to increase bookings for the Diamond Bar Center and
recommends that people begin getting out more.
Chair/Salo thanked staff for providing Commissioners with updates.
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ADJOURNMENT: With no one objecting and no further business before the Parks and
Recreation Commission, Chair/Salo adjourned the meeting at 6:51 p.m. to January 27,
2022 at 6:30 p.m.
The foregoing minutes are hereby approved this 2 4 day of , 2021.
Respectfully Submitted,
RYAN WRIGHT, SECRETARY
Attest:
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