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Home My Public Portal AboutA 2008-01-22 - REC. & PARK COMMISSIONCITY OF LYNWOOD RECREATION & PARKS COMMISSION METING--. ~-%~~ JANUARY 22, 2008 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 5:00 P.M. CITYOFLYNWOOD CITVrr,FRk•~ n~~rCE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS JAN 1 6 200$ 11330 BULLIS ROAD A~ LYNWOOD, CA 90262 7($~9"i]~~1,]2~'" '$s4;$ $ . (310) 603-0220 ~ k.LZ4~~ ~~ a ~~~ - - _ RECREATION & PARKS COMMISSIONERS-~~ ~'~. ) LORENE REED, CHAIRPERSON DANIEL SALAZAR, VICE CHAIRPERSON BETTE ESPESETH, COMMISSIONER JULIO MENDOZA, COMMISSIONER -- -RECREATION STAFF-- PERRY BRENTS, INTERIM DIRECTOR OF RECREATION & COMMUNITY SERVICES JOSE TREJO, INTERIM DEPUTY DIRECTOR ANN LLANAS, MINUTES CLERK - - -AGENDA- - - I. CALL TO ORDER II. INVOCATION III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IV. ROLL CALL V. AGENDA POSTING VI. APPROVAL OF MINUTES VII. CORRESPONDENCE VIII. PUBLIC ORALS IX. SCHEDULED MATTERS A. REVIEW OF HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES X. STAFF REPORTS A. FACILITY USAGE REPORTS (BATEMAN HALL) TO BE PROVIDED AT MEETING B. CURRENT PROGRAMS/ACTIVITY REPORT (ORAL REPORT BY RECREATION STAFF) XI. COMMISSION ORALS XII. ADJOURNMENT -THE RECREATION & PARKS COMMISSION WILL ADJOURN TO THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING TO BE HELD AT 5:00 P.M. ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2008 IN THE LYNWOOD CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS. recreatn\commission agendas & minutes\recreation & parks 2008.Januaryr agentla & November2007minutes CITY OF LYNWOOD RECREATION & PARKS COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES for NOVEMBER 27, 2007 U Call to Order: The November 27, 2007 Recreation & Parks Commission meeting was called to order at 5:09 p.m. u/nu Invocation & Pledge: Mr. Greg Woods, workplace Development Manager gave the Invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance was led by Commissioner Julio Mendoza. IV) Roll Call: Chairperson Reed -Present Commissioner Espeseth -Absent Commissioner Mendoza -Present Vice Chairperson Salazar -Present V) Agenda Posting: The Agenda was duly posted for the November 2007 meeting as prescribed by the Brown Act. VD Approval of Past Minutes: Chairperson Reed requests that a motion be made for approval of the minutes for the Recreation & Parks Commission meeting held in October 2007. Vice Chairperson Salazar motions that the minutes be approved. Commissioner Mendoza seconds the motion. All Commissioners vote in favor of approving the minutes with one correction noted by Commissioner Mendoza and the motion is carried. Ayes: 3 Noes: 0 The correction is as follows: XD Commission Orals: Commissioner Mendoza stated that he witnessed a lady with three little girls banging on the restroom door. The door was locked and they couldn't get inside. Commissioner Mendoza went out and informed security. The security guard came and banged on the door several times and stated in a loud voice that the door should be opened. After a short period of time, three other little girls opened the door from the inside and ran out of the restroom. The lady and the three little girls were finally able to enter and use the restroom. VII) Correspondence: None Public Orals: Elias Saikaly, Civil Engineer in the Public Works Department was passing by the Council Chambers and the Commissioners invited him in to provide the status of various City parks in Lynwood. Rose Park: Mr. Saikaly stated that the construction phase has been completed. They are working on having a wrought iron fence installed Public Orals: Rose Park -Continued around the perimeter of the park and working on the electrical components of the crosswalk. The park will be opening to the public very soon. There will be agrand-opening celebration. Lynwood Meadows Park: The bids for work on Lynwood Meadows Park opened two-weeks ago. One contractor is starting in January 2008. It will take approximately 5 to 6 months to complete the grading and landscaping on this park. Ham Park: Grading will begin on Ham Park next week. The sidewalks on Josephine and Virginia will be removed and filled with dirt. Once this is done, Phase I -Landscaping will be advertised. Phase II -building will be the last phase of the project. Ms. Maria Cordova, Senior & Social Services Manager introduced herself to the Commission. She stated that it was her second day on the job. Irene Garcia, 2737 111`" Street -Stated that the Halloween Party was a good program. She recommends that a different numbering system be used next year for judging the contests. IX) Scheduled Matters: A. Christmas Parade -Pageantry has received approximately 300 entries for the parade. No carnival is planned at this time and a Grand Marshall has not been selected. Awards will be handed out at the Winter Wonderland display in front of City Hall. The parade is expected to run for two-hours. The annual tree-lighting ceremony will be held on 12/13/07 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. The annual Commissions/Boards Christmas Dinner/Dance will be held on 12/13/07 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. B. Lynwood City Park Maintenance Issues - The Recreation & Community Services Interim Director met with the ouality of Life Department Head. This issue was assigned to the Ground Maintenance Division. Currently two part-time Recreation staff is cleaning restrooms during peak park usage hours. The Ground Maintenance crew should be in place by first week of December. vice Chairperson Salazar asked if the standing water in the park was ever addressed. He asked if anyone has visited the park to check on the status. Mr. Trejo stated that the sprinkler heads have been adjusted and capped. Field Maintenance will start in mid-December. There is a three-month period when the fields are closed for maintenance including fertilizing, reseeding and sprinkler repair. X) Staff Reports: A. Facility Usage Report -Attached for review B. Division Monthly Reports -The next quarterly report will be provided in January 2008. C. Current Programs/Activity Report - Donations are still being solicited for Community Services Day. Avery long list of all Recreation and Community Services Department activities for the month of December was passed out to the Commissioners. XU COmm15$IOn OraIS: (Please abide by the 3-minute time limit for each Commissioner) • Commissioner Espeseth -Absent • Commissioner Mendoza -Two more Commissioners are needed on this Commission. Mr. Charles Wood has applied to be on this Commission. • Chairperson Reed -She stated that Commissioners appointed by Council will be leaving 30-days after the Council Member that appointed them leaves the City of Lynwood. Background checks will be done for any persons working around senior citizens; they have always been done for volunteers working around children. Chairperson Reed welcomes Ms. Cordova to the Recreation Department. • Vice Chairperson Salazar -There will be an appreciation dinner/dance for Soccer program volunteers at Bateman Hall on Friday, November 30, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. This event is a way of thanking referees since they are not paid a stipend. There will be a baseball/softball toy drive next week to assist the Community Services Day program with toy donations. XIU Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned for the holidays. The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held on January 22, 2008 in the Lynwood City Hall Council Chambers.