HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/07/2016IRWINDALE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
5050 N. IRWINDALE AVENUE
IRWINDALE, CALIFORNIA 91706
DECEMBER 7, 2016
WEDNESDAY
6:00 P.M.
The Irwindale PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION met in regular session at the above time
and place.
ROLL CALL: Present: Commissioners Jason Hickman, Marguerite S. Lopez,
Belen Zepeda; Vice Chair Paula Fraijo (arrived at 6:07 p.m.);
Chair Dan Diaz
SPONTANEOUS
COMMUNICATIONS
CONSENT CALENDAR
Also present: Dan Grijalva, Recreation Manager; Pedro Rodriguez
Jr., Public Works Maintenance Supervisor; and Armando Hegdahl,
Records Technician
There were no speakers.
MOTION A motion was made by Commissioner Lopez, seconded by
Commissioner Hickman, to approve the Consent Calendar. The
motion was unanimously approved; Vice Chair Fraijo absent at the
time of the roll call.
ITEM NO. 1A MINUTES
MINUTES
The following minutes were approved as presented:
1) Regular meeting held November 2, 2016
RECREATION
DEPARTMENT UPDATE
RECREATION Recreation Manager Grijalva presented the following update:
MANAGER GRIJALVA
1) He provided brief background information and introduced Delfina
Osterheim as the new full-time Recreation Clerk.
2) A field trip to the Camarillo Outlets was held on November 19,
with 14 in attendance.
3) A trip to the Riverside Mission Inn is scheduled for December 10;
10 have registered for this trip.
4) Day Camp has two upcoming trips scheduled: one to AMC
Theatre to see "Sing" on December 27, and a trip to Knott's Merry
Farm on January 3.
5) The Teen Club will soon board the Metro Gold Line to attend a
supervised trip to CityWalk.
6) The Teeny Tots will attend a trip to Build -A -Bear on December
19.
PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENT UPDATE
PUBLIC WORKS
MAINTENANCE
SUPERVISOR
RODRIGUEZ
COMMISSIONER ITEMS
DECEMBER 7, 2016
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7) The Painters Club has concluded its 2016 sessions; registrations
for the 2017 sessions will begin in January.
8) The Mayor's Christmas Tree Lighting event was a great success.
He thanked all the volunteers and workers who participated in
making the event an enjoyable one. He noted that approximately
300 people attended and about 260 stockings were handed out.
9) He thanked the Public Works Department for their assistance
throughout the year at the Recreation Department's various
events.
10)The Kid Zone program will be closed during the last week of
December and the first week of January.
11)The gym floor will be resurfaced on January 9. As such, the area
will be closed through January 14.
12)The new school bus should be received at the end of January.
Public Works Maintenance Supervisor Rodriguez presented the
following update:
1) Staff will make sure to maintain the old tennis court area at the
park clean of pine needles.
2) The irrigation and lighting issues at EI Nido Park have been
corrected.
COMMISSIONER Responding to a question by Commissioner Hickman, Recreation
HICKMAN Manager Grijalva advised that the gym will be open during the
Christmas break; though the resurfaced floor will not be available for
use.
VICE CHAIR FRAIJO Vice Chair Fraijo and Chair Diaz commended the Recreation
AND CHAIR DIAZ Department for a wonderful Christmas event.
COMMISSIONER Commissioner Hickman suggested using a backdrop for photos at
HICKMAN the next Christmas event, to which Recreation Manager Grijalva
agreed and indicated that they may also add more lighting.
VICE CHAIR FRAIJO Vice Chair Fraijo suggested that, even if the park landscape cannot
be watered often, staff should still ensure that it is kept clean of
debris and trash.
COMMISSIONER Commissioner Lopez stated that the holiday decorations on the
LOPEZ poles in the northbound lanes of Irwindale Avenue are difficult to see,
to which Supervisor Rodriguez indicated that he would like to
PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
DECEMBER 7, 2016
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purchase bigger decorations with more lighting so that they can be
seen more easily.
VICE CHAIR FRAIJO Vice Chair Fraijo thanked the Public Works Department for their hard
work in keeping the parks looking beautiful and well maintained.
COMMISSION All commissioners wished everyone happy holidays and a happy
COMMENTS new year.
ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to conduct, the meeting was
adjourned at ,6 14 p.m.
L
Armando Headahl, Records Technician
Approved as presented at the meeting held January 12, 2017.
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IRWINDALE Parks and Recreation Report Dec 7, 2016
Trips:
• Family Trip to Camarillo Outlets: Saturday, Nov 19th, 14 attended
• Upcoming trips:
o Family Trip to Riverside Mission Inn, Sat Dec 10th, registration open, currently 10
participants registered
o Day Camp Trips (registration began yesterday)
■ AMC Covina — "Sing", Tuesday, Dec 27th
• Knott's Merry Farm, Tuesday, Jan 3rd
o Teen Trips
• Citywalk Trip via Metro Gold Line, Thursday, Dec 29th
• Magic Mountain, Thursday, Jan 5th
o Teeny Tots
Build a Bear Trip — Monday, Dec 19th
Classes/Programs:
• Painters Club concluded for the final session of 2016. Registration will begin in January for the
next session (Tuesday evenings/6p-8p)
Special Events:
• Christmas Spectacular & Mayors Tree Lighting, Friday, December 2nd
• 300 Participants
• Great Big THANK YOU:
• Delfina Osterheim who took the lead in this years event and ALL our Recreation
Staff and volunteers
• Public Works Dept for help with the set up/take down of our event.
• Chief Miranda who grabbed the reigns of Santa's sleigh as "Rudolph".
• Raul Hernandez and his Lil Elf for being "Santa's Lil Helpers"
• Loretta Corpis for sharing her gift of song with all of us
• Mario Chico and Photobombers for providing the photo booth fun
Other:
• Kidzone will be closed during the two week Winter Break (coinciding with Covina Valley Unified)
• Introduce our new Recreation Clerk— Delfina Tapia Osterheim