HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 092606 - Joint MtgApproved October 24, 2006
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SPECIAL JOINT
STUDY SESSION
Atascadero City Council
Atascadero Parks & Recreation Commission
MINUTES
Tuesday, September 26, 2006, 5:30 p.m.
Atascadero City Hall, 6907 El Camino Real, Atascadero, California
Mayor O’Malley called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Council Members Clay, Luna, Pacas and Mayor O’Malley
Parks and Recreation Commissioners Ausman, Butz, Jack, Livick,
Sechrist and Chairperson Mathews
Absent: Council Member Luna and Commissioner Castañeda
Others Present: City Clerk / Assistant to City Manager Marcia McClure Torgerson
and Deputy City Clerk Grace Pucci
Staff Present: City Manager Wade McKinney, Assistant City Manager Jim Lewis,
Administrative Services Director Rachelle Rickard, Community
Development Director Warren Frace, Community Services Director
Brady Cherry, Public Works Director Steve Kahn, Deputy Public
Works Director Geoff English, and City Attorney Patrick Enright.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
MOTION: By Mayor Pro Tem Pacas and seconded by Council Member
Clay to approve the agenda.
Motion passed 9:0 by a roll-call vote
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Mayor O’Malley thanked the Parks and Recreation Commission for the work they do for
the community.
PRESENTATION:
1. Presentation on the Veterans Memorial.
Colonel Bill Hatch gave a presentation on the proposed Veteran’s Memorial.
Mayor O’Malley recommended this item be sent directly to the Parks and Recreation
Commission. A draft policy regarding art in public places was distributed for future
consideration.
There was Council consensus to direct the Veterans Memorial project to the
Parks and Recreation Commission.
JOINT STUDY SESSION ITEMS:
1. Policies on the type and ownership of parks
2. Keeping up with park space for the community
3. How is the Commission involved in park planning
4. How the City intends to meet the General Plan park land goals
Community Services Director Brady Cherry and Community Development Director
Warren Frace gave the staff reports.
The following issues were raised by Commissione rs and Council during their
discussions:
Clarity on the role of the Parks and Recreation Commission in relation to park
development and the parkland process.
Increased role for the Commission to take some of the workload off of Council.
A greater role for the Commission in the budgeting process for development and
maintenance of parks.
The Commission would like to look at all projects above a certain size that have
the potential for a park. The Commission would be involved early and be part of
the permitting process.
Direction from the Council as to its objectives, and guidelines for the
Commission as well as its vision for the community.
The Commission commended the Stadium Park process and would like to see it
used again in the future when planning for other parks.
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Should there be a different process for public vs. private parks.
Development of policies/templates that are standard for all projects.
Concern that the process for Parks and Recreation Commission input be a
speedy one to prevent adding time and cost to project developers.
If projects are to be referred to the Commission on a regular basis, should there
be a standard, i.e. 12 or more units.
Private parks still provide a major benefit to the community, so it would be
helpful to have these developments go before the Commission.
The following suggestions resulted from the joint discussions:
Increase joint City Council / Parks and Recreation Commission meetings to
twice a year.
Continue with the meetings between the Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, Commission
Chairperson and Vice Chairperson to keep dialog open between the two bodies.
This subgroup would meet quarterly.
Take a portion of the Strategic Planning Session to shape the framework and
further define issues raised at this meeting.
Creation of a set of general written guidelines as a point of reference and to
maintain continuity between the Council and Commission.
There was Council consensus to take the next step of the Council and
Commission subgroup meeting and reporting back.
5. Update on the Stadium Park Planning process, next steps, any changes
Community Services Director Brady Cherry gave an update on the Stadium Park
process.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Ann Hatch asked if the City Council and Parks and Recreation Commission might be
able to give them a sense of what the process would be for approval or denial of the
Veteran’s Memorial project.
Eric Greening raised several issues including responsibility for raising, lowering and
repair of flags for the proposed veteran’s memorial wall, the need for a TDC ordinance,
and the timeline for Stadium Park given the Parks and Recreation Commission’s
December meeting schedule.
Mayor O’Malley closed the Public Comment period.
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ADJOURNMENT:
Mayor O’Malley adjourned the meeting at 6:42 p.m. The City Council and Parks &
Recreation Commission adjourned to their next regularly scheduled meetings.
MINUTES PREPARED BY:
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Grace Pucci, Deputy City Clerk