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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRC_2005-04-21_AgendaPacketCITY OF A TASCADERO PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION AGENDA THURSDAY, April 21, 2005 7:00 P.M. Atascadero Pavilion on the Lake 9315 Pismo Avenue Atascadero, California REGULAR SESSION: 7:00 P.M. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: RECREATION COMMISSION BUSINESS: A. Administration of Oath of Office Deputy City Clerk, Shannon Sims will administer the Oath of Office to Recreation and Parks Commissioners Carmelita Castaneda, Sandy Jack and Rick Mathews. Ms. Sims will also administer the Oath of Office to Youth Commissioners, Paige Buck -Moyer and Christopher Solkshinitz. A brief 10 minute recess will follow for introductions and refreshments. ROLL CALL: Chairperson: Vice -Chairperson: Commissioner: Commissioner: Commissioner: Commissioner: Commissioner: Commissioner: Student Representative Student Representative Gail Kudlac Vacant Barbie Butz Jay Sechrist Rick Mathews Sandy Jack Carmelita Castaneda William Ausman Paige Buck -Moyer Christopher Solkshinitz COMMUNITY FORUM: (This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wanting to address the Commission on any matter not on this agenda and over which the Commission has jurisdiction. Speakers are limited to five minutes. Please state your name and address for the record before making your presentation. The Commission may take action to direct the staff to place a matter of business on a future agenda. A maximum of 30 minutes will be allowed for Community Forum, unless changed by the Commission.) APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Roll Call COMMISSION/ YOUTH REPRESENTATIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REPORTS: (On their own initiative, Commission Members may make a brief announcement or a brief report on their own activities. Commission Members may ask a question for clarification, make a referral to staff or take action to have staff place a matter of business on a future agenda. The Commission may take action on items listed on the Agenda.) A. CONSENT CALENDAR: (All items on the consent calendar are considered to be routine and non -controversial by City staff and will be approved by one motion if no member of the Commission or public wishes to comment or ask questions. If comment or discussion is desired by anyone, the item will be removed from the consent calendar and will be considered in the listed sequence with an opportunity for any member of the public to address the Commission concerning the item before action is taken.) 1. Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes - March 17, 2005 ■ Staff recommendation: Commission approve the Parks and Recreation Commission minutes of the March 17, 2005 meeting. [Community Services] B. PRESENTATIONS: 1. Presentation by George Dodge, Executive Director of the Community LINK, on the LINK and related services and community issues. C. MANAGEMENT REPORTS: 1. Atascadero Lake Water Quality — Solar Powered Water Circulator ■ Staff Recommendation: Informational only. [Public Works] 2 D. COMMITTEE & LIAISON REPORTS: (The following represent standing committees. Informative status reports will be given, as felt necessary.): 1. Children's Day in the Park 2. Atascadero Youth Task Force- Next meeting May 3, 2005, 7:00 a.m. Pavilion Lakeside Room. E. STAFF COMMENTS/ ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1. Traffic Way Park Master Plan & Recreation Center design plans approved by Council- Project Timeline 2. "Movies in the Park" Nights 7/30- 8/27/05, Paloma Creek Park 3. Pine Mountain Festival 4/23-24/05 4. Recreation Guide to be published at the end of May 5. Zoo capital campaign Feasibility Study - TBA 6. Atascadero Lake Park Tree Removal 7. F.Y.I. Update. F. ADJOURNMENT: THE NEXT PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING WILL BE A REGULAR SESSION SCHEDULED FOR MAY 19, 2005 AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE PAVILION ON THE LAKE ROTARY ROOM. I, Janelle Whaley, Office Assistant of the City of Atascadero, declare under the penalty of perjury that the foregoing agenda for the April 21, 2005 Regular Session of the Atascadero Parks and Recreation Commission was posted on Monday, April 18, 2005 at Atascadero City Hall Annex, 6905 EI Camino Real, Atascadero, CA 93422 and was available for public review in the Customer Service Center at that location. Signed this 18th day of April, 2005 at Atascadero, California. Janelle Whaley, Office Assistant City of Atascadero 3 City ofAtascadero WELCOME TO THE ATASCADERO PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING The Parks and Recreation Commission meet in regular session on the third Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m., in the Pavilion on the Lake, located at 9315 Pismo. The Parks and Recreation Commission consider matters in the order of the printed Agenda. Copies of the staff reports or other documentation relating to each item of business referred to on the Agenda are on file in the Community Services Department and are available for public inspection during City Hall Annex, 9605 El Camino Real, Suite 6, during business hours at the Central Receptionist counter and on our website; www.atascadero.org. An agenda packet is also available for public review at the Atascadero Library, 6850 Morro Road. All documents submitted by the public during Parks and Recreation Commission meetings that are either read into the record or referred to in their statement will be noted in the minutes and available for review in the Community Services Department. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in a City meeting or other services offered by this City, please contact the Community Services Department at (805) 461- 5000. Notification of at least 48 hours prior to the meeting or time when services are needed, will assist the City staff in assuring that reasonable arrangements can be made to provide accessibility to the meeting or service. TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEMS Members of the audience may speak on any item on the agenda. The Parks and Recreation Chairperson will identify the subject, staff will give their report, and the Commission will ask questions of staff. The Chairperson will announce when the public comment period is open and will request anyone interested to address the Commission regarding the matter being considered to step up to the podium. If you wish to speak for, against or comment in any way: • You must approach the podium and be recognized by the Chairperson • Give your name and address (not required) • Make your statement • All comments should be made to the Chairperson and Commission • All comments limited to 5 minutes (unless changed by the Commission) • No one may speak for a second time until everyone wishing to speak has had an opportunity to do so, and no one may speak more than twice on any item. The Chairperson will announce when the public comment period is closed, and thereafter, no further public comments will be heard by the Commission. TO SPEAK ON SUBJECTS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA Under Agenda item, "COMMUNITY FORUM", the Chairperson will call for anyone from the audience having business with the Parks and Recreation Commission to: • Please approach the podium and be recognized • Give your name and address (not required) • State the nature of your business This is the time items not on the Agenda may be brought to the Commission's attention. A maximum of 30 minutes will be allowed for Community Forum (unless changed by the Commission). TO HAVE ITEMS PLACED ON AGENDA All business matters to appear on the Agenda must be in the Office of the Community Services Department 14 days preceding the Parks and Recreation Commission meeting. Should you have a matter you wish to bring before the Commission, please mail or bring a written communication to the Community Services Department in the City Hall Annex prior to the deadline. Cl ITEM NUMBER: C-1 DATE: 04/21/05 Atascadero Parks and Recreation Commission Staff Report — Community Services Department Atascadero Lake Water Quality Solar Powered Water Circulator RECOMMENDATION: Informational Item Only. Receive report and comment. DISCUSSION: Background: Over the years, Atascadero Lake has experience multiple incidents of algae blooms and fish die -offs. These incidents occur primarily in the hot summer months and are a result of inherent conditions that exist in Atascadero Lake. The inherent conditions relate primarily to the fact that Atascadero Lake, for most of the year has no inflow or outflow. In fact, due to this condition, Atascadero Lake is more appropriately labeled as a pond, and not a lake. Atascadero Lake (Pond) if left un- managed would eventually become a marsh, then a meadow, and then a field. Simply put, Atascadero Lake does not have enough year -around water circulation to prevent these periodic algae blooms and fish die -offs. In an effort to minimize the number of algae blooms and fish die -offs, City staff have previously completed projects and implemented practices to better manage water quality in Atascadero Lake (Pond). Some of those efforts include: 1. Atascadero Creek Fill -pipe repairs/ enhancements 2. Installation of two lake -side wells for additional water sources. 3. Acquisition of the Ag well from the Yellow Rose Ranch as an additional water source. 4. Periodic chemical applications to help control algae blooms. 5. Annual domestic waterfowl removal and relocation efforts. 6. Sediment removal at times of low water levels. 7. Implementation of a routine water testing program to monitor water quality conditions. Additional water quality enhancement projects will be completed, as funding permits. In particular, efforts will be made to provide additional water circulation. One such project currently proposed by staff is the purchase and installation of a solar -powered water circulator. Analysis: A feasibility study was completed on Atascadero Lake in 1987 and one of the findings was that the late season algae blooms and fish die -offs are a result of a lack of dissolved oxygen (DO). The study also states that maintaining higher levels of dissolved oxygen in the lake water will help prevent future late season algae blooms and fish die -offs. (Copies of the 1987 feasibility study are available for review on request.) Permanent aeration systems to artificially maintain higher DO levels are costly and require significant annual operations and maintenance costs. City staff identified a low cost alternative in the form of a solar -powered water circulator, the SolarBee. This solar -powered water circulator will provide many of the benefits of a permanent aeration system without the annual operational costs. The SolarBee is designed for improving water quality in bodies of water. It is a floating solar -powered circulator that draws up to 10,000 gallons per minute from below the machine and spreads it across the top of the pond/ lake in a near -laminar -flow manner for long distance coverage and continuous surface renewal. The SolarBee's mixing action greatly accelerates the biological and chemical processes that clean up wastewater, freshwater, and potable water. The SolarBee will be anchored at a deep point of the lake and has three solar panels that will be exposed above the water surface. A promotional flyer for the SolarBee is attached. (Attachment 1) The purchase and installation of the solar -powered water circulator is the next phase of an on-going water enhancement project. Future projects may include, but not be limited the planting of submergent and emergent plants and continued efforts to provide alternate water sources and relocate domesticated waterfowl. Conclusion: Staff requests that the Parks and Recreation Commission receive and comment on this report. FISCAL IMPACT: Previously budgeted funds will be used to purchase the solar -powered water circulator. ATTACHMENTS: 1. SolarBee promotional flyer.