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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/01/2015IRWINDALE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER 5050 N. IRWINDALE AVENUE IRWINDALE, CALIFORNIA 91706 APRIL 1, 2015 WEDNESDAY 6:00 P.M. The Irwindale PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION met in regular session at the above time and place. ROLL CALL: SPONTANEOUS COMMUNICATIONS CONSENT CALENDAR Present: Commissioners Veronica S. Barbosa Lara, Marguerite S. Lopez, Belen Zepeda; Vice Chair Paula Fraijo; Chair Dan Diaz Also present: William Tam, Director of Public Works; Anthony Miranda, Chief of Police; Edgar Rojas, Mining Program Manager; Dan Grijalva, Recreation Manager; and Laura Nieto, Deputy City Clerk There were no comments. MOTION A motion was made by Commissioner Barbosa, seconded by Vice Chair Fraijo, to approve the Consent Calendar. The motion was unanimously approved. ITEM NO. 1A MINUTES MINUTES The following minutes were approved as presented: 1) Regular meeting held March 4, 2015. RECREATION MANAGER UPDATE RECREATION Recreation Manager Grijalva presented the following update: MANAGER GRIJALVA 1) The KidZone, Kidscrafts, and the toll painting classes are all doing very well. 2) A Pint -Sized Picassos Class was added, and currently has 8 children participating. This class also permits parents to attend and interact with their children in a classroom setting. 3) The Playbillers attended their first outing in March and went to see Cinderella. There are currently 19 participants in the program. 4) Twenty-two people signed up yesterday for the trip to the movies. 5) Fifteen teens attended the trip to Disneyland today; 25 day camp participants will attend the trip to Disneyland tomorrow. 6) The trip to the Dodgers / Angels game scheduled for Saturday is sold out. PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION MINUTES APRIL 1, 2015 REGULAR MEETING PAGE 2 NEW BUSINESS ITEM NO. 2A SUMMER PARK PATROL SUMMER PARK PATROL CHIEF MIRANDA Chief Miranda advised that, for the Summer Park Patrol, he will assign officers to patrol the park about 30 minutes before the closure of the park to about 30 minutes after and that he will assign officers to patrol the park during the summer concerts. He will also patrol the park himself along with Captain Henshaw in order to cut down on overtime expenses. VICE CHAIR FRAIJO Responding to a question by Vice Chair Fraijo, Chief Miranda advised that officers will be assigned to patrol the park as long as they are not needed on other, more urgent service calls. Vice Chair Fraijo also asked about extra patrol during night swimming events, for example, to which Chief Miranda advised that these types of activities are monitored by a sergeant and that Recreation Manager Grijalva usually advises the Police Department of these events so that they can prepare for them. Vice Chair Fraijo thanked Chief Miranda and the Police Department for all that they do for the community. COMMISSIONER Responding to a question by Commissioner Barbosa, Chief Miranda BARBOSA advised that he can provide the Commission with updates on incidents that occur at the city parks. ITEM NO. 2B UPDATE ON THE PARK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT UPDATE ON THE PARKIMPROVEMENT PROJECT MINING PROGRAM Mining Program Manager Rojas indicated that a large portion of the MANAGER ROJAS concrete at the park has been completed and that the product looks very nice. He said that, once the concrete is completed, the lighting will be installed, after which the water fountain will be installed. He added that the contractor is working very hard to ensure that the project is completed on time. COMMISSIONER ITEMS VICE CHAIR FRAIJO Vice Chair Fraijo asked about the duration of the Playbillers Club, to which Recreation Manager Grijalva advised that the program could potentially never end. He said that the group is self sufficient, in that the participants pay for the cost of tickets for the plays they want to enjoy, and that the City simply provides transportation for their PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION MINUTES REGULAR MEETING APRIL 1, 2015 PAGE 3 excursions. Staff time is expended since the ground work for the program must be completed by a staff member. COMMISSIONER Commissioner Barbosa asked whether people can join the BARBOSA Playbillers Club at any time, to which Recreation Manager Grijalva indicated that he would need to research the question and return with the answer, though he believes there need to be less than 24 participants since staff utilizes the 24 passenger bus for transportation. VICE CHAIR FRAIJO Vice Chair Fraijo asked whether participants can bring guests, to which Recreation Manager Grijalva that they may do so. COMMISSIONER Commissioner Lopez requested that tickets to the next opening LOPEZ Dodgers game can be offered for sale, to which Recreation Manager Grijalva said that he would look into it. COMMISSIONER Commissioner Barbosa asked for a status on the swimming pool, to BARBOSA which Recreation Manager Grijalva indicated that it is ready to go for the summer. COMMISSIONER Commissioner Lopez thanked Chief Miranda for being present at the LOPEZ meeting and asked about the possibility of bringing back the Police Cadet or Explorer programs, to which he responded by saying that the programs may start up in the future. He said that he has officers who would like to participate in the program and that a manual has been prepared that they would use. He clarified that, regarding the summer park patrol, officers would probably not stay the full 30 minutes after programs end for the night. Rather, they will likely stay as long as there is a crowd. VICE CHAIR FRAIJO Responding to a question by Vice Chair Fraijo, Recreation Manager Grijalva indicated that the Recreation Department is ready for the summer, that the band schedule is ready, and that the budget for the department for next year will look very similar to the one for this year. COMMISSIONER Commissioner Barbosa asked about the fireworks display for this BARBOSA year, to which Recreation Manager Grijalva stated that Athens and Royal Coaches are once again sponsoring the program and that they are recognized every week at the Music in the Park concerts. Commissioner Barbosa thanked the Police Department for ensuring safety at the parks and the Public Works & Recreation Departments for all their hard work. DEPUTY CITY CLERK Deputy City Clerk Nieto noted that the City Manager's Weekly NIETO Update reports are also available via email, for those commissioners who would like to receive them in this media. PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION MINUTES APRIL 1, 2015 REGULAR MEETING PAGE 4 ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to conduct, the meeting was adjourned at 6:24 p.m. Armando Hegd�hl, Records Technician Approved as presented at the meeting held May 6, 2015.