HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-04-01 - MINUTES - STUDY SESSION NOTES (2)City Council Study Session
April 1, 2003
Call To Order: 5:36 p.m.
Roll Call: All Councilmembers were present
Flag Salute: Led by Councilmember Bob Kellar
ITEM 1 PRIORITY REGISTRATION AND NON-RESIDENT FEES FOR PARKS
AND RECREATION PROGRAMS - Ken Pulskamp, City Manager gave a brief
introduction of the issue at hand, and introduced Rick Gould, Director of Parks,
Recreation and Community Services who gave the report on Priority
Registration. Mr. Gould's report included: background; review of options; issue
has been a priority of the Parks Commission for several years; Commission is
recommending the City Council implement a priority registration and / or non-
resident fee system; limited facility space in the City - Fields, gymnasiums,
aquatics, etc; significant waiting list for facility based Parks and Recreation
programs; working with County Parks on joint projects; Seasons Brochure
starting to feature County programs; survey of other cities was presented;
explanation of priority registration system; explanation of Non -Resident fee
system; current operation.
Parks Commissioners Laura Hauser and Ed Redd were invited to express the
concerns of the Commission. They stated, this issue was brought out through
the One Valley One Vision (OVOV) meetings; striving for fairness for both City
and County citizens.
Council questions, concerns and comments included: If citizens are turned
away from a program are they placed on a future waiting list; How many
programs are in place; Aquatics and Child Development programs seem to be the
most significant; cost of building new gymnasiums; cost of acreage of land;
results should be positive; huge amount of money is needed to keep programs
going; work with County / Developers / Planning; encourage HOA's to be
included in the needs of the community; resources need to be committed; keep
programs at high quality; give update of parks such as: Fair Oaks, Tesoro del
Valle, Plum Canyon, Stevenson Ranch (Westridge), Westcreek, North Park
(Chesboro Park). Council stated: did not want to find programs worse off in the
future because of development; City can only do so much; need for compromise
with the County; City residents should have priority - it must mean something
to be in the City; not right for City residents to subsidize fees for non-residents;
in favor of all fees; in favor of priority system and fee increase; Park Bonds need
to be passed; programs need flexibility; best decision needs to be made for the
long term effect; move forward; possible incorporation of County parks; not
convinced the problem is "huge'; provide numbers and benefits; against any
increase in fees to families; staff should come back with figures on programs with
the greatest impact; County and City staff to work together - leverage must come
from both sides; problem needs to be clearly defined.
Council requested that staff return to a future Council meeting with exact details
and Council will vote on issue. No need for a future study session on this matter.
Public Participation from Duane Harte, encouraging Council to choose an option
that will be fair to all citizens.
Mayor Smyth adjourned the meeting at 6:50 p.m.
Geri B yan, Deputy City Cler