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Home My WebLink About04/18/1994 8 A K E R S F I E L D Lynn Edwards, Chair Conni Brunni Mark Salvaggio Staff: John W. Stinson AGENDA COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE Monday, April 18, 1994 4:00 p.m. City Manager's Conference Room Second Floor - City Hall 1501 Tmxtun Avenue Bakersfield, CA MEETING NOT HELD DUE TO LACK OF QUORUM 1. ROLL CALL 2. APPROVAL OF MARCH 31, 1994 MINUTES 3. PRESENTATIONS 4. PUBLIC STATEMENTS 5. DEFERRED BUSINESS A. MERGING THE CONVENTION CENTER AND CITIZENS PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITrEES B. YMCA PROVISIONS OF COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAMS 6. NEW BUSINESS None 7. ADJOURNMENT ~vs:jp FILE COPY BAKERSFIELD Alan Tandy, City Manager Lynn Edwards, Chair Staff: John W. Stinson Conni Brunni Mark Salvaggio AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE Thursday, March 31, 1994 4:00 p.m. City Manager's Conference Room 1. ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order at 4:05 p.m. Chair Councilmember Lynn Edwards; Councilmember Mark Salvaggio and Councilmember Conni Brunni (arrMng 4:20 p.m.) 2. APPROVAL OF DECEMBER 6, 1993 MINUTES Approved by Edwards and Salvaggio Brunni absent 3. PRESENTATIONS A. INTRODUCTION OF CITIZENS PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE CHAIR, RICHARD RUSSELL Citizens Parks and Recreation Committee Chair Richard Russell was introduced and indicated that he was attending in order to improve communications between the Citizens Parks and Recreation Committee and the Community Services Committee of the City Council. I 4. PUBLIC STATEMENTS None AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT Community Services Committee March 31, 1994 Page -2- $. DEFERRED BUSINESS None 6. NEW BUSINESS A. MERGING THE CONVENTION CENTER AND CITIZENS PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEES The Committee was given a briefing by staff on the proposed merger of the Convention Center and Citizens Parks and Recreation Committees. Staff reported that a draft ordinance merging the committees had been reviewed by both the Citizens Parks and Recreation Committee and the Convention Center Committee, and those committees were in support of the merger. Councilmembers reviewed the proposed ordinance and discussed the various options available regarding appointment and the use of an alternate. The Community Services Committee supported the proposed ordinance which would merge the two committees. The Community Services Committee also supported representation on the committee by Ward appointments rather than citywide appointments. The Community Services Committee did not support the establishment of an alternate position on the committee, and recommended nominations would be done by Ward and committee members would have to be residents of the Ward that they are appointed to represent. Specifically, committee members would have their term of office expire ff they no longer reside in the Ward which they resided in at the time of appointment. B. YMCA PROVISIONS OF COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAMS YMCA Director Cynthia Szybnski made a brief presentation regarding the interest of the YMCA in operating programs in City parks, rather than in school facilities as is their current practice. She indicated that she has been working with City staff to 'offer programs at City parks and facilities. Councilmember Edwards requested that the Committee be presented with a specific plan of programs and activities to be offered by the YMCA, including the exact locations and structure of specific programs, including possible fees or other financial arrangements with the City. Staff indicated that there may be a possibility of looking at co-sponsorship in order to facilitate joint programming with the YMCA. The Committee recommended that City staff meet with the YMCA and come back to the Committee with a specific program. The Committee also recommended that there needs to be a policy developed regarding co-sponsorship of programs. This was recommended to be AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT Community Services Committee March 31, 1994 Page -3- referred to the Citizens Parks and Recreation Committee to help develop a policy. The staff report on the proposed program is to be provided at the next Committee meeting. C. MONUMENT SIGN FOR KERN RIVER PARKWAY The Community Services Committee received a proposal for the construction and dedication of a monument sign to identify the Kern River Parkway and the companies which contributed to a development of a portion of the Parkway, specifically, Texaco and the Kern River Parkway Foundation. The Planning Department has received a written sign plan for the Kern River Parkway parking area located near the intersection of the Truxtun extension and Mohawk. Staff has indicated that since the sign is being dedicated to the City, that a waiver for the sign permit be recommended for approval by the City Council. The Committee was in full support of the proposed sign and indicated that the matter should be brought to the City Council as soon as possible in order to meet the construction deadlines for Earth Day which is April 23. The Committee also recommended that staff review developing a sign standard for the Kern River Parkway. D. ESTABLISHMENT OF REGULAR MEETINGS The Committee established the third Monday of each month at 4:00 p.m. as their regular meeting time. The next meeting will occur April 18, at 4:00 p.m. 7. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 5:30 p.m. In attendance: City staff: Alan Tandy, City Manager; Lee Andersen, Community Services Manager; John W. Stinson, Assistant City Manager; John Closs, Assistant City Attorney; Greg Cronk, Convention Center Superintendent; Jennie Eng, Park Planner; Jim Ledoux, Recreation Superintendent; Others in attendance: Tracy Corrington, reporter The Bakersfield Californian; Richard Russell, Chair or the Citizens Parks and Recreation Committee .Cynthia Szybnski, Executive Director of the YMCA; Judy Wright, Secretarv-Treasurer of the Kern River Parkway Foundation. JWS:jp MEMORANDUM APril 14, 1994 TO: JOHN STINSON, ASSISTANT CITY YJtNAGER FROM: (~~CRONK, CONVENTION CENTER SUPERINTENDENT.' SUB~]~CT: HERGING CITIZEN'S COMHITTEES Special meetings for the Citizen's Park and Recreation Committee, the Citizen's Convention Center Committee and joint committees were called for APril 11, 1994. During the first committee meeting, the Citizen's Park and Recreation Committee discussion included continued endorsement for merging the Citizen's-Park and Recreation Committee with the Citizen's Convention Center Committee. The Citizen's Convention Center Committee had only one member present, Dr. Jack Goldsmith, who also serves on the Citizen's Park -and Recreaton Committee. Dr. Goldsmith offered his support for combining the two committees. Inasmuch as Dr. Goldsmith had made his position known with regard to this matter and he was the sole Citizen's Convention Center Committee member present, the Citizen's Convention Center Committee meeting was not held due to a lack of a quorum. Also discussed and approved during the Citizen's Park and Recreation Committee meeting was the draft ordinance creating the new committee, after deleting the word operational from paragraph 2.60.050 and naming the new committee, the Community Services Advisory Committee. If I may be of further assistance, please contact me at your earliest convenience. MEMORANDUM TO: Alan Tandy, City Manager . ^0 FROM: Lee Andersen, Community Services Manager~ DATE: April 7, 1994 SUBJECT:· Council Referral #12985 (McDermott) - Correspondence From Y.M.C.A. Offering Their Services in Community Service Programs At the City Council meeting of February 9, 1994, Councilmember Kevin McDermott referred the issue of the Y.M.C.A. offering their services in supplementing Community Services programs and further requested a meeting with the Community Services Committee. On Thursday, March. 31, 1994, the Community Services Committee met with Cynthia Szybnski, Executive Director, of the Y.M.C.A. She informed the committee of her desire to cooperate with the City Parks and Recreation Divisions in the area of programming. She stated that the "Y" has expertise in providing after-school child care and also activities such as soccer, t-ball, flag football, etc., and the "Y" would like to hold some of these programs in City parks and other facilities, offering activities that the City does not provide. I assigned Recreation Superintendent Jim LeDoux to meet with her in establishing a workable proposal. A meeting was set for Tuesday, April 5, at 11 am. At 10:15 am, Ms. Szybnski called Jim and informed him that she would not be able to attend, that she had tendered her resignation effective April 15, and that a program coordinator would contact him at a later date to continue discussions. The Y.M.C.A. is going through a reorganization at this time, but Ms. Szybnski indicated to Jim that she hoped this would not hamper future discussion regarding their proposal. The Recreation Division will follow-up within a reasonable time to keep lines of communication open. We will advise as to any changes in their plans. If you have questions, please contact me at your convenience. LA:cr counref. cc: John Stinson