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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/06/1999 - PB&R Commissionwow COMMISSION Minutes J 1999 CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH Parks, Beaches & Recreation Commission 1 Regular Meeting -- July 6, 1999 — 7pm CONVENED AT 7:03pm I. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Beek, Franklin, Glasgow, Macfarland, Pfaff, Sinclair, Skoro, Tobin Staff Present: David E. Niederhaus, General Services Director Andrea McGuire, Acting Senior Recreation Manager Celeste Jardine -Haug, Senior Services Manager Teri Craig, Administrative Assistant II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Commissioner Pfaff to approve the minutes of June 1, 1999. Motion carried by acclamation. III. SEATING OF NEW COMMISSIONERS Chair Beek thanked Commissioner Glasgow for his work of the last 8 years and presented a plaque to him. Commissioner Glasgow stated that it had been a privilege to serve and that he was not going anywhere and would stay involved in the City. Chair Beek welcomed Commissioner Macfarland to the Commission. IV. ELECTION OF OFFICERS Chair Beek opened the nominations for Chair. Motion by Commissioner Tobin to nominate Pat Beek as Chair. Nominations Closed. Motion carried by acclamation. Chair Beek opened the nominations for Vice Chair. Motion by Commissioner Sinclair to nominate Commissioner Skoro as Vice Chair. Commissioner Tobin seconds. Motion by Chair Beek to nominate Commissioner Pfaff as Vice Chair. Commissioner Franklin seconds. Commissioner Pfaff declines nomination. I t Motion carried by acclamation to appoint Commissioner Skoro as Vice Chair. Parks, Beaches & Recreation Commission Regular Meeting July 6, 1999 Page 2 V. PUBLIC COMMENTS Jan Vandersloot, 2221 16th Street, distributed a compilation of the number of tree appeals forwarded to the Commission and commented that he did not believe that 17 in one year was an inordinate amount of time to be spent on this issue. He also noted that Council was reviewing the G -1 Policy and believes that if anything that the policy should be strengthened. VI. CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Correspondence - none received. 2. Removed at the request of Chair Beek 3. Removed at the request of Chair Beek 4. Removed at the reauest of Chair Beek 5 Bench Donation — Accept donation from Jules Marine Jr. at Begonia Park. 6. Bench Donation —Accept donation from Anne Phillips Gentile at West Jetty View Park 2. Park & Tree Division - Jan Vandersloot stated that he does not believe that an emergency reforestation was called for and that the trees on 4th Street were not diseased or dying. He noted that he stated this after having a SPON Arborist look over the trees. He stated that there are healthy trees being cut down. Mr. Vandersloot stated that he believes that the resistagraph that staff is using is not getting true readings and urged the Commission to put a moratorium on any additional tree.removals until the resistagraph can be studied. Director Niederhaus stated that the resistagraph will be displayed at the July 26 study session of the City Council and urged Commissioners and Mr. Vandersloot to attend. Chair Beek stated that the she and the Commission do not believe that staff just removes trees just to remove them. Director Niederhaus stated that he believes safety is the first issue regarding tree removals but realizes that Mr. Vandersloot does not share that opinion. 3. Community Services -Chair Beek thanked Recreation staff for a great job at the Independence Day celebration. She then asked staff for an update on the volleyball court. Acting Senior Recreation Manager McGuire stated that staff met with General Services and Marine Division staff ON July 1 to place the volleyball -court at 65 feet away from residence. After discussion it was agreed that 57 feet was as far as it could go so that emergency vehicles would still have access. Sometime between July 1 and July 2 the poles were removed. Staff rhas received 2 calls from residents stating that they were upset that they had been removed. Senior Services Manager Jardine -Haug reported that Council had approved in concept with restrictions. The parking lights at OASIS have been assigned as a Public Works project. t She stated that Council had approved $13,000 with a $5,000 donation from the Friends of OASIS. 3 Parks, Beaches & Recreation Commission Regular Meeting July 6, 1999 Page 3 4. Street Tree Redesignation - Vice Chair Skoro asked that this item be tabled until residents have been properly notified. He also stated that he does not believe that King Palm would mesh with the other trees in the area. Chair Beek stated that the petition is not clear on exactly what they are trying to accomplish. Commissioner Franklin stated that the petition area should not just be two blocks. He asked Director Niederhaus to notice all the homeowners. Director Niederhaus stated that he did not have'the staff to notice all'the homeowners but would discuss next steps with the petitioner. Chair Beek stated that this item would be deferred. Motion by Commissioner Franklin to approve the consent calendar. Motion carried by acclamation. VI. DISCUSSION ITEMS 7. Park Naming Committee -Commissioner Skoro stated that the people, that are paying the mello roos should be the residents that are most affected by the name of the park. Char Beek opened the public hearin Phil Glasgow, 5030 Campus Drive, that this Bonita Canyon is a public park and that people should identify its location by its name. He stated that of the 47 parks; seven of them are named after City streets. Mr. Glasgow urged the Commission to forward the name of Ford Road Parkas their recommendation to City Council. Jan Vandersloot, 2221 16th Street distributed information that he had researched on the history of the area and urged the Commission to recommend Buffalo Ranch Park. Ron Hendrickson - Harbor View Hills resident stated that he felt it would be a mistake to name it Ford, and identification would be the main reason. He discussed problems that he has had in giving directions to visiting friends. He urged the Commission not to name it after Ford, but would agree with Buffalo Ranch Park. Chair Beek closed the public hearing Discussion ensued regarding Committee Suggested Names and Other Names Discussed listed in the staff report. Motion by Commissioner Sinclair to forward the recommended parks names of Bonita } Canyon Park; Buffalo Canyon Park; Ford Road Park; MacArthur Park; and Newport Sports Park to City Council and stress that they are in no particular order and to not include any other names discussed. Motion carried by acclamation. 9 Parks, Beaches & Recreation Commission Regular Meeting July 6, 1999 Page 4 8. Tree Removal Appeal — Director Niederhaus distributed a photo board of the Chinese Elm at 531 San Bernardino Avenue. He noted that staff has found it to be healthy, therefore no reason to remove it. Chair Beek onened the Public hearing Jan Vandersloot, 2221 161h Street, stated that the Commission should follow staffs recommendation, as the tree meets none of the conditions of the G -1 policy. Chair Beek closed the public hearing Motion by Commission Pfaff to deny removal appeal request of one Chinese Elm parkway street tree at 531 San Bernardino Avenue. Motion carried by acclamation. 9. Subcommittee Reports - • Budget — Commissioner Skoro stated that everyone did fairly well at the budget hearing. • Community Services Award — none. • Liaison — none. • Naming of Parks - none. • Oasis Liaison — none • Park & Open Space — none. • Skateboard — none. • Tree — none. 10. Appointment of Commissioners to Committees for FY 1999/2000 — Chair Beek stated that this would be on the agenda for next month but confirmed that the Skateboard Committee would be eliminated; add Beach Committee and re- appointed Chair Beek, and Commissioners Skoro and Tobin to the Tree Committee. VII FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS • Commissioner Franklin asked for an update on Fire Ants • Commissioner Skoro asked for a staff report on the placement of trees on the median divider on MacArthur Boulevard. Director Niederhaus stated that it would be a Community Services Department responsibility to report back. VI. AD30URNMENT— 9:39PM SUBMITTED BY: TER CRAIG, ADMINI TIVE ASSISTANT t 1 W