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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06.2017MINUTES CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION Thursday, June 20, 2017 I. CALL TO ORDER: 7:12 p.m. A regular meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission of the City of South San Francisco was held on Thursday, June 20, 2017 at the Municipal Services Building, 33 Arroyo Drive, South San Francisco, California. II. ROLL CALL: Present: Commissioners Battaglia, Camacho, Garrone, Holt, Flores, Lock and Uy Absent: None Staff: Sharon Ranals, Director of Parks and Recreation Kelli Cullinan, Acting Recreation Manager Greg Mediati, Acting Parks Manager Management Analyst II, Angela Duldulao Recreation Coordinator, Bill Stridbeck Susan Filereto, Administrative Assistant III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IV. AGENDA REVIEW: Director Ranals apologized for the late start of the meeting and due to that requested that items IX. New Business A. 2017/18 Annual Co-Sponsorship Renewals be moved right after VII. Presentation Middle School Sports Awards V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Commissioner Battaglia made a motion to approve the minutes of the April 18, 2017 and May 22, 2017 Parks and Recreation Commission meetings. It was seconded by Commissioner Flores and unanimously approved. VI. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION: None VII. PRESENTATION: Middle School Sports Awards Director Ranals introduced Recreation Coordinator Bill Stridbeck who presented the awards to the athletes. Chair Woo also asked her fellow Commissioners to assist with the presentation of the awards. Commissioners thanked the students for participating in the program and the parents for supporting their children and the program. The “Coach of the Year” award was presented to the late Coach Allan Cantiller’s family. A “Coach of Honor Award” was also presented to Chuck Taniguchi Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes of the Meeting of June 20, 2017 Page 2 VIII. NEW BUSINESS: A. 2017/18 Annual Co-Sponsorship Renewals Acting Manager Cullinan reviewed the reports for the co-sponsored groups. Representatives were then invited to address the Commission. Sylvia Payne from the Historical Society; Linda Grassy from Italian American Citizens Club; Cathy Burton- Meza and Woody Rael from the Shetland/Pinto/Mustang Youth Baseball League and Youth Baseball Association; Juan Bustos, Mario Ayar, Patty Gomez and Edwin Arrola from the United Youth Soccer League; Jean Feliciano from AARP #3156, and Manuel Solano from the SSF Aquatics Club. No representative was present from either the SSF Mother’s Club or from the Ballet Folklorico Infantil de South San Francisco. The co-sponsored groups reported on the activities of their respective organizations. Commissioner Flores stated that the Ballet Folklorico’s Cinco de Mayo performance was very well attended. He also asked if the Commission could be kept updated on all Co-sponsored group events. Chair Camacho stated that the Shetland/Pinto/Mustang and Youth Baseball League and Youth Soccer League’s voice their challenges of not having adequate fields to the City Council. The Commission was invited to attend the attend the AARP luncheon at the Elks Lodge on July 7th at 11:00 a.m. Commissioner Flores made a motion to approve co-sponsorship for 2017/18 for the following groups: Historical Society, Ballet Folklorico Infantil of South San Francisco, Italian American Citizen’s Club, Shetland/Pinto/Mustang Youth League, Youth Baseball Association, Aquatics Club, United Youth Soccer League, and Mother’s Club. It was seconded by Commissioner Uy and unanimously approved. B. City-wide Reforestation Program and Urban Forest Master Plan Acting Parks Manager Mediati reviewed the information provided in the staff report. He stated the City maintains about 20,000 trees and that in the coming year they will be planting 117 more. Also staff is currently working on identifying hazardous ones that need to be removed. Chair Camacho stated her concerns about the trees that are coming through the sidewalks along Juniper Serra Boulevard. Director Ranals stated these were old trees. Chair Lock stated if native trees and drought tolerant trees could be included in the Master Plan. A suggestion by Chair Camacho was to have a co- sponsorship group sponsor a tree. C. Proclamation - July is Parks and Recreation Month Director Ranals reviewed the information provided in the staff report. She stated that a request was made to the City Manager’s office that Jeri Ward be honored for all her great service over the years at Orange Park Pool. Director Ranals stated that since July is Parks and Recreation month it would be fitting to have Jeri Ward presented with her Certificate of Appreciation at the July 12th City Council meeting. Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes of the Meeting of June 20, 2017 Page 3 D. Cancellation of July or August Meeting Following a discussion, Commissioner Flores made a motion to cancel the July 18th Parks and Recreation Meeting. It was seconded by Vice Chair Garrone and unanimously approved. IX. OLD BUSINESS: A. Parks Capital Improvement Program Update Acting Parks Manager Mediati reviewed the information provided in the staff report. He informed the Commission that there is $8.2 million allocated for the next several years for park projects contingent on the OPD housing approval, which will be proposed to the City Council on June 28. Vice Chair Garrone had a question about the fire break at Sign Hill where would it be strategically placed. Director Ranals stated it would be placed along the trail. B. 2017/18/2018-19 Budget Update – New Items Management Analyst Duldulao reviewed the information provided in the staff report. She went into detail on the two new items. The first one was the afterschool expansions at Buri Buri School and Monte Verde School. Buri Buri would increase their enrollment by 40 students and Monte Verde School would increase their enrollment by 50 students; these expansions represent a budget increase of approximately $300K, which hopefully will be covered by revenue. The second item was to upgrade the Administrative Assistant I position in the Parks and Facilities Division to Administrative Assistant II. X. BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE: Vice Chair Garrone was out of town and did not attend the last meeting. He did state there was a current vacancy and if anyone knew of someone that might be interested. Acting Parks Manager Mediati also stated they have a call for entries for the Beautification Awards. XI. FRIENDS OF PARKS AND RECREATION: Commissioner Holt reported that Movie Night went very well and thanked Commissioners Battaglia and Flores for all their help. He also stated that Commissioner Lock was stepping down and Commissioner Flores was joining the Friends of Parks and Recreation. Their next meeting is July 26, 2017 XII. ITEMS FROM COMMISSION: - Commissioner Holt attended Movie Night and Molloy’s Chili Cook-Off, the Senior Police Association Breakfast and the Memorial Day Service. - Commissioner Battaglia attended Movie Night, the State of the City, Molloy’s Chili Cook-Off, the San Mateo County Fair and the Memorial Day Service. She was very impressed with how the Memorial Day Service was done and all the hard work done by staff. Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes of the Meeting of June 20, 2017 Page 4 - Commissioner Uy commented how well the Summer Camp was run and the toddler aquatics program. - Commissioner Flores attended Movie Night, Earth Day, Senior Police Association Breakfast, Senior Volunteer Lunch, Streets Alive, State of the City Lunch, Library Book Sale and the Station 61 Open House. He commented on what a good job Joe Hunziker did on the Senior Police Association Breakfast. - Vice Chair Garrone attended Commission Retreat, Movie Night, and the State of the City Luncheon. - Chair Camacho attended the State of the City Luncheon, Streets Alive and Earth Day. She stated staff did a great job on Earth Day. She also stated the turn-out for Streets Alive was not as well attended as last year; however, programs at the Streets Alive Event were great. She was also very happy on how well the Commission Retreat went and how everything is moving forward. - Commissioner Flores asked how the recruitment was going for the Parks Manager position. Director Ranals stated they would be making a decision soon. XIII. ITEMS FROM STAFF: A. Calendar of Events Director Ranals noted the General Art Show will be happening on July 14, 15, and the next Movie Night will be July 21. The movie will be, “Moana”. B. Administrative Update Director Ranals reviewed the information provided in the update. She also stated that Janice Hill will be retiring at the end of June, after 39 years of service to the City. She also informed the Commission they have named the Dragon. The name chosen is Yomu. XIV. ADJOURNMENT: Chair Camacho adjourned the meeting at 9:45 pm. Respectfully submitted, Susan Filereto Administrative Assistant NEXT MEETING: August 15, 2017