HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-05-2001 Park and Recreation Commission AgendasSaratoga Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting
City Hall Administrative Offices
13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga
Monday,lVlarch 5, 2001
7:30 p.m.
AGENDA
I. Organization
1) Roll Call: Alberts, Clabeaux, Dodge, Fronczak, Ioannou, Olsen, Seroff
2) Report on Posting of the Agenda:
Pursuant to Government Code 54954.2 the agenda was properly posted on
March 2, 2001
3) Review of February 5, 2001 Action Minutes and revised January 8, 2001 Action Minutes.
II. Administration
A) Update from Public Works Director John Cherbone
B) Update from Recreation Director Joan Pisani
C) Joint Meeting with City Council March 27, 2001-Review Matrix and Adopt
priority listing of Park Development Fund Projects identified during the
Commission Study Session for Park Development Fund allocation and
disbursement on February 5, 2001.
1) Review of Letter Re: Kevin Moran Park
D) C.P.R.S. Conference-Review of Session Schedule
III. Oral Written Communication
This section is for the public to speak on any item not on the agenda
N. New Business
1) Review of Trail Improvement Proposal to segments 1& 2, 12 and 13 by San
Jose Conservation Corps.
2) Review pedestrian/equestrian easement improvement plan at 21777 Mount
Eden Road by Ronald J. Haas of R.J. Haas Corporation.
V. Old Business
1) Park Development Matrix Review
VI. Commissioner Staff Reports
1) City Hall Update by Staff Liaison Bloomquist
2) Commissioner Reports
VII. Adjournment
Saratoga Parks and Recreation �ommission 1Vleeting
Administrative Of�ces,13777 lFruitvale Avenue, Saratoga
February 5, 2001
7:30 p.m.
Action 1�I[inutes
I. �all to Orde�
The meeting was called to order at 7:35 p.m.
II. Ytoll Call
Commissione�s I'resent: Alberts, Clabeaux, Dodge, Fronczak, Ioannou, Seroff
Commissioners Absent: Olsen
Others Present: Public Works Director John Cherbone, Recreation Director Joan
Pisani, Kara Chalmers of Saratoga News, Saratoga resident Don Johnson,
Saratoga resident Vigner Goel, Staff Liaison Cary Bloomquist
III. Y�eport on Postin� of the 1Vlinutes: Pursuant to Government Code 54954.2 the
agenda was properly posted on February 1, 2001.
IV. Anproval of 1Vlinutes of' 1Vleetin�: Commissioner Alberts made a motion to
approve January 8, 2001 Action Minutes as amended, seconded by Chair
Fronczak voted and motion carried 6-0.
V. Administration:
Motion made by Commissioner Clabeaux to proceed forward with Congress
Springs Park Improvement Proj ect as scheduled with recommended $1.2 Million
Dollar funding level. Discussion ensued, motion passed (4-0-2), Commissioner
Olsen absent; Chair Fronczak, Commissioner Seroff abstain.
VI. V�ritten Communication:
2 members of public were present and spoke briefly to Commission.
VII. New Business:
Motion made by Commissioner Clabeaux to replace wavy ladder at Kevin Moran
Park with the following play equipment:
Playbooster #119806-Horizontal Ladder in Tan or Green Color.
City to seek rebate on equipment to be returned. Seconded by Commissioner
Alberts, motion passed (4-0).
VIII. �ld Business:
Motion made by Commissioner podge to approve $10,000.00 contribution from
City General Funds towards the Union Pacific Rail Road Trail Feasibility Study.
Seconded by Commissioner Alberts, motion passed (5-0)
IX. �2epoe�ts:
Staff Liaison Bloomquist: None
Commissioner Reports: Report given by Commissioner Clabeaux.
X. Adiournment
Commissioner Alberts made a motion to adjourn the meeting and Commissioner
Clabeaux seconded the motion. The motion carried 5-0 and the meeting was
adjourned at 9:39 p.m.
Prepared By:
Cary Bloomquist
City Staff Representative
Saratoga Parks and lEtecreation �ornmission I�eeting
Administrative �ffices,13777 lFruitvale Avenue, Saratoga
.�anuary 2001
7:30 p.�n.
Action I`M[inaates
I. �all to �rder
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m.
II. �2011 Call
�ommissione�s Present: Alberts, Clabeaux, Dodge, Fronczak, Ioannou, Olsen,
Seroff
�ommissioners Absent: 1�1one
�thers Present: Council Member Nick Streit, Public Works Director John
Cherbone, Recreation Director Joan Pisani, Kara Chalmers of Saratoga News,
City of Cupertino representative Ray Chong, Bob Wallace, Staff Liaison Cary
Bloomquist
III. flteport on Postin� of the i�Iinutes: Pursuant to Government Code 54954.2 the
agenda was properly posted on January 5, 2001.
N. A��roval of li�inutes of 1�Ieetin�: Commissioner Olsen made a motion to
approve October 2, 2000 Action Minutes, seconded by Commissioner Alberts
voted and motion carried 7-0.
V. Acfministration: To accommodate City of Cupertino employee Ray Chong,
New Business Agenda Item #1, Union Pacific Railroad Trail, was heard out of orde�. Mr.
Chong gave presentation and overview of the project, stating project costs of
approximately $9,200,000.00 million dollars, with Saratoga's local match being
$980,000.00 thousand dollars. Mr. Chong stated in order to get more accurate project
costs, a feasibility study will need to be conducted. Saratoga's share of the $40,000.00
local match is $10,000.00. Mr. Chong indicated other participating agencies have already
approved their portion of the local match for the feasibility study. Chair Fronczak
thanked Mr. Chong for his presentation and opened the floor for questions. Saratoga
resident Bob Wallace expressed his concerns about the cost of the project and about the
need to have a feasibility study. Council Member Streit indicated the estimated projects
costs are a concern for the City and need to be further defined. Discussion ensued among
the Commissioners. The matter was referred to the Trails Subcommittee for review and
recommendation.
Regular order of Agenda resumed.
1) Public Works Director John Cherbone gave a brief overview of the Congress Springs
Park project indicating the 75% plan review will be shared with the Commission at the
February 2001 Meeting. Mr. Cherbone indicated all other Park project have been
completed.
2) Recreation Director Joan Pisani suggested a representative from the Commission
attend a Prop. 12 informational meeting on Friday, February 2 in Foster City. Liaison
Bloomquist stated he would represent the City at this meeting.
3) Park Development Funds Report reviewed by Commission. Discussion ensued,
several Commissioners indicated the report to be confusing and hard to follow. Staff will
develop a revised report and present it at the next regular meeting.
4) Park Improvement Committee will meet Thursday, January 25, at 7:00 p.m.
5) Review of Commission Assignments was deferred.
6) California Parks and Recreation Society Training Conference, March 14-March 17,
2001 in Sacramento will be attended by. Commissioners Fronczak, Clabeaux, Olsen,
Ioannou and Liaison Bloomquist.
7) Planned for January 17, 2001 U.P.R.R. Meeting. To be brought to Council February
21, 2001.
VI. �ral Written Communication: None.
VII. New Business:
1) Please see Administration section of this agenda.
2) Review of Congress Springs Park Project 50% plans was performed by Public
Works Director John Cherbone, with a favorable response given by
Commission. Only areas of concern are locating a site for Pony League
baseball practices and games.
3) Prospect High School gymnasium project was discussed. Staff Liaison
Bloomquist gave a brief overview of proposal. Discussion ensued,
Commission was not able to make a recommendation due to lack of detailed
information. Will discuss issue at next Parks and Recreation Commission
Meeting when more detailed information should be available.
VIII. �ld �usiness:
1) Action Matrix was not reviewed. Chair Fronczak reported the Action Matrix
is being reviewed and reformatted for easier review. New format should be
ready for next meeting.
2) Subcommittee Reports: None
3) Park Facilities Rentals (Wildwood El Quito Park): After discussion and
review by Commission, motion made by Commissioner Seroff to approve the
rental of Wildwood and El Quito Park facilities without equipment rental or
requiring a security deposit. Commissioner podge seconded the motion, vote,
motion carried 7-0.
IX. lfteports'
Staff Liaison Bloomquist: None.
Commissioner Reports: None.
X. Adiournment
Commissioner Olsen made a motion to adjourn the meeting and Commissioner
Alberts seconded the motion. The motion carried 7-0 and the meeting was
adjourned at 10:25 p.m.
Prepared By:
Cary Bloomquist
City Staff Representative
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION PARK DEVELOPMENT FUND PRIORITY MATRIX
PROJECT
NUMBER: INDIVIDUAL COMMISSIONER RANKING 1=HIGHEST, 12=LOWEST
NORBER JUDY SHEILA SANDRA ELAINE NICK BARBARA TOTAL AVG R H/L Out
1 4 4 3 2 6 6 6 31 4.43 3 23
2 6 10 2 1 9 5 3 36 5.14 4 25
3 11 9 8 3 4 7 11 53 7.57 9 39
4 7 3 7 4 8 4 12 45 6.43 6 30
5 5 2 9 10 3 8 4 41 5.86 5 29
6 1 1 5 7 1 1 5 21 3 1 13�
7 10 8 6 8 2 9 9 52 7.43 8 40
8 8 11 4- 9 7 10 8 57 8.14 10 42
9 2 5 10 11 10 11 10 59 8.43 11 46
10 12 12 11 12 11 12 7 77 11 12 58
11 9 6 12 5 12 2 2 48 6.86 7 34
12 3 7 1 6 5 3 1 26 3.71 .2 18
KEY:
PROJECT NUMBER:
1 WARNER HUTTON IMPROVEMENTS
2 U.P.R.R. TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS
3 COMMUNITY GARDENS
4 DOG RUN/PARK/SIGNS/BAGGIES
5 C.Y.S.A PRACTICE FIELDS
6= C.S.P. Tennis Court Replacement
7= C.S.P. Basketball Ct. Replacement
8= C.S.P. Pony Fieid Relocation
9= Prospect High Gymn Contribution
10 Saratoga H.S. Per. Arts Contribution
11 Skate Park
12 New Play Areas in Parks
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Cary BloomquisQ
From: <CKDroz@cs.com>
To: <jalberts@hotmail.com>
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 7:28 PM
Subject: Kevin Moran Park
Judy,
Thanks again for your help in getting the improvements in place at Kevin
Moran park! There remains one last improvement which would benefit
Saratogans using the park greatly—a low cost restroom with access restricted
to Saratogans who have obtained the combination from the city. Many of my
neighbors and my family too, find ourselves having to DRIVE to the park due
to the lack of a restroom. We only live about 8-10 blocks away, but it is
far enough to be inconvenient. You have made it a pleasant enough place for
us to want to spend a couple of hours at the park with our families or
friends, but the facilities are lacking. I realize the neighbors very close
to the park are fearful of a restroom causing the park to be a destination
for out-of-towners, but realistically, there are not enough attractions for
that. It is simply a nice place for the neighbors to go with their kids now.
However, if we put in a port-a-potty with a combination lock, the
combination could be given on request to Saratoga neighbors who might
therefore be able to frequent the park with their kids on bikes, scooters, or
by foot. I understand that we do not have huge funds to construct or
purchase big additional improvements, but surely a port-a-potty cannot be a
big drain on the budget. I did a petition several years ago on this issue (a
restroom at Kevin Moran), and presented it to your committee back in spring
or'97. It was a moot point at that time, as there was so little rec.
equipment there. Now the neighborhood has even MORE young kids who will use
the park--a petition now would likely raise 2-3 times the support for
restroom facilities at Kevin Moran park. Please forward this request on to
the rest of your committee, and could you please let me know the result of
your consideration of this suggestion?
Thank-you.
Carolyn Drozdiak
408-252-2404
�cT
2/27/O 1
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Cary Bloomquist
From: "Cary Bloomquist" <cbloomquist@saratoga.ca.us>
To: "John Cherbone" <cherbone@saratoga.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 3:21 PM
Subjec4: Data from PRC Trails Subcommittee Meeting on Feb. 15 pertaining to San Jose Cons. Corps.
Hi John, this may be redundant, but here is the cost data for your review:
Trail Segment 1 2:
Trail Segment 12:
Trail Segment 13:
$2,816.00
$30,800.00
$11,900.00
The San Jose Conservation Corps is ready and able to undertake this work. The Trails Subcommittee approved
the Corps doing the work and will bring this to the next PRC meeting in March for approval.
Please let me know what your thoughts are...Thanks..CB
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February' S, 2001
Teri Baron
Fax 867-6100
Dear Teri:
I am Faxing you 3 Proposals for your consideration. If you choose to acccpt onc or morc of
them, I wilt need for you to provide rirewiYh a billing address and the name of the person �n
the City of Sazatoga that is authonzed �to sign. At that time, I will fill in that information on thc
proposal, have it signed by our Executive Director and return it to vou for Saratoga to sign.
As u-e discussed w•c elected not to bid on Tra' e our c b'lities.
Also a review by our Construction �anager we�have d�ecided nor to bid on Trail
�gment #8. n order to cut the trail through the brush and around the hill, it rcquires a highly
q eavy eqaipmrnt Operator. This is due to the fact that the hill is extremely steep.
This section is also beyond our capabilities.
We are very interested in doing the�3 projects for which we have subm�teed proposals. Piease
let me know if you want to go ahead with �hem.
Thanks for thinking of the Conservation Corps for these pro�ects.
Sincerely,
Bob MacFarlane
Director of Projects Z( 2
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PROJ�CT AP�btOVAI, &'ORiVd
1) Projett Nam� S.�X.� w.93r�.��d.:.�..�+1Q�1��.-.S.�.S;x1�ZL:.Q�....�...�.�.w.
2) Project Location ��.zk°.r..Rd�1.Ga ................_..._............_..._.�_..__...._._.....w.
Cross Streets �'zo.m...r.oad....�.o.:..�.ro.sp.e.Gz....�.....Pr.a�eec:.....�o....Fa.xz....Ra.r...c.r
3) Pro)ect �escriptlo� (Pleese attac}r a!1 Plans, detailed specifications, diagrams,-maps, etc.)
real w� e-orus �rai a ong e e ges an _o e proper ..ezg. ever:�ea
Cut br•ss':: wil; be placed� off the trail into �he wooded area
$illing [nformation:
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4 stimatec4 StarQing Dafe: 3/ 5/ 2 0 O 1 JEsBa�n�ae� Com letion H?aYe: 6.L.3.0.1.2.O.L.1
5) Project Coatacts:
Administration: I aron �da�in. Fhone 645�3483'
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Project Supen�isor:� PeojecY Sup. Phone:� i
6) Cvew Itequireme�ts: Escimated Crew l�lumbe� lg-•-- �seimated c�ew days Z..
�s4imeeed �rev� Cos4s for Project
7) lbi�terials/EquiprneaQ
7a. Supplied b�� Sponsor:
7b. NIateriels/Supplied by Corps:
Al.l....hand....tr�ola_..and._.eaf.et.�r.�e�ui�m,enL.. ne.cess.ar.�....t.a...cr�mp? e.Le.....tre....pr.o.j.e.c.t.
9c. IEse. SJ I�aterials Cos
8) 'II'otal C oeps Cost 6 I�9 a4.eru�E �nd L�bor:
9) The Contracting Ageney agrees to reimburse the S.J.C.C. on a monthly basis until the successful completion of
hc project as outlined in section 3 ofthis form.
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SJCC Executive D' ector or designee Do��
.�pprove� J� Zl a
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PROJECT' �PP�tOd'A�, FOR�Y
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2) Project I.ocation M.t....£sien..RQ.a.d............_._r..____—___.......______.._
Cross SYreets C.o�r�e.c�.rng...T_�.�.z.�.i.rY.....Ra=?.ck�...w.i.tk^:....Ga.�.x.acle
3) Project Descriptfo� (Please attach all Plans, detailed specifications, diagrams, maps, etc.)
�rew wi 1 araae ne raa approxima e_y 1 �ee in eng a ong e concre e
C'1LD'_�: oF Mt Eder. P,d to be E feet wide, removing 4" cf dirt.
4" Heaaer board will be instal� a:.ong the inaide edge of the trai:. Geotech
fab=�c w__; be installed along the length of the �ra�l anri decomposed granite
wi�? be fi�le� in and compacted. Dirt will be taken away by the Conserva�ion
Corpe. Corpe will provide labor, equipment and material at 53.50/sq.ft.
Blltinglnl'ormation:
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4)Estimated S4arting I2ate: 4/:6/2001 �sg���q�� ���p�etiom ��tc: 6J..3.Q1..2.O.D.�
5) Project ConQac4s:
Adminlatretlon: Teri Baron Fadmin. �hone: ����-3483�
Project Supervisor: Projtet Suq. �hone: y�
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6) Crew Requiremea4s: ima prt Crev►� �Iumber st' �ated�credv d�ys
t' ated Crew �osu �or Pro,pecf
7) vIaterials/EquiptQeent
7a. Supplie.d b}� Sponsor:
G .e�.t ch ib.e r
7b. ylaterials/Supplied bv Corps:
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7c. Est. S.Y�C Ibl�te Cos4 30,800.41
8) �'otml EsYin ia4ed Corp C ost !or l�ateri� a�d I, �bor:
9) The Contracting Agency agreestn reimburse the S.J.C.C. on a monthly basis until the successful complet►on of
hc project as outlined in section 3 of this form.
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S)CC Executive D'uector or dcs�gnet Date
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a) Project Location .Sa�c�C.og.a...H.e.ighks
Cross Streets
3) Project Descriptio� (Flease attach�a-}1 Plans, detailed specificattons, diagrams, ma�s, etc.)
�rew wi� reins a a ra� o approxama e y ee y ee w� e.
Uppc= trail by Pierce Road will be widened to provide the e foot width and
proper ar-iour.t of overheari clearance. ^'r.e rest of the trail wi11 be forme�d by a'
Dox scraper. The eteep por=_on of tne tra�l will have water bare installed at
appropriate inCe�va�s down the slop�.:he dirt that is sc:apped fror� the trail
a�ill be spread on both s_des cf�he trail. Corps,will provide labor ano
eq�.:'_pmer.t at Si 75/aq. ft
Billing Informction:
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4)Estimated Star4ing IDaee: 4/2/2001 Es4ira�ffiQ�a9 Com leQioa� Da@e: fi./..3.41.,2.0..�.1
5) Project Contaces:
Administratien: eri aroa Admin. �hone:
Project Supervisor:� —W-"----�- Pro)¢ct Sup. PhOn¢:;
6) Crew RequiremeoYs: Fsfimated Crew Number IEsY�maYec9 crew days
�s imated Crew� Cost� �or Projecf
7) Materia{s/Equipment
7a. Suppliedb�� Spoaso�:
water ....Sars
7b. 1 by Corps:
A1.1....eAuip.men�.�....hand...tfl.ol.s....a.-id...saf �.t.y.....equigment....ta....compl,et.e....the....pr.oj.ecr........_...._......--
7c. Est. SJC� iV�ateri�ls Cost 11,906
8) Total �orps Cos4 for dlae�rial a�d H.��or:
9) The Contracting Age�cy agrees to rcimburse thc S.J.C.C. on a�onthly basis until the successful completion of
he project as outlined in section 3 of this form.
Approv�d
SJCC Ex ,�r.n_ti�•e Director or designee 1 Da,�
Approved
Contraetwg Ageney Au[horixed S�gnature Doee
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e. r1n impzovement plan for ehe pedes�/ec{�estrzan e�scmcat s�all be subffiieeed to
st�.EE and appro� ed by the Parks and Rec,rearion Comazission.
f. A final landscape and irrigauon plan shall be subzni�ed for Arbozist rerie�t• and staff
approval.
3. App�icant shall submit a comprehensive landscapc and fencing plan incorporating a more
natural style and nanve plants. The plan is subject to Planning Commission appro�•al prior zo
1SSUarl,ce o� pelIitlCS.
4. A storm �•ater retention plan indicating how all s�orm water wiU. be rerained on-site, and
incorpozaring Lhe New Developmcnt and Corzsavction-Best Management Pzactices shall be
u�cluded on rhe plans. If all storm watez cannot be retained on-si�e due to topo�raphic, soils
or other cvnsnain�s, an explanatory note shall be provided on the plan.
S. Ihe consmacaon plan sec shall include a site plan stamped by a licensed land �urvej�or or
registered civil en�ineer veiifying Iloor axea, site azea, pzopezry lines, setbacks, tree locations
and an� easemencs on the parcel.
6. Maxiunum height af fences is six feet, excepc in the front yazd setback, where the
maximum �eight is three Feet. Pes� Hillside Itesidential fencing regulations, no more
than 4,000 square feet may be enclosed.
7. The pedesaian/equestrian easemen� unproveznencs shall be completed and landscaping and
izri.gation shall be insralled per the approt�ed plans prior to issuance of Final Occupancy
pezmit.
8. No structure shall be permitced in any easement.
9. Applicanc shall appropriately abandon exasring sepac system and hook up Lo sanitary se•ver.
10. ApplicanL shall connect to San Jose Water Company.
11. Prior to Final �ccupancy Permit, the e�stang reszdence shall be demolished.
CII�' ARBORIST
11. :�Il recommcndations of the City Arborist Report dated 8119/99 shall be follo�ved This
includes, but is not limited co:
a. Prior �o issuance of a Zoning Clearance:
5( u h
�gr.i.
i The rlrborist Report shall be included as a separate page in the plan set and all
applicable measures noted on che site and grading plans.
PARK UNIT
FACILITY: PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS: QUANTITY: UNIT: OST TOTAL
o PLAY EQUIPMENT 1 LS 5K 75K
WILDWOOD RAILING 1 LS OK 20K
PARK STONE STEPS SAFETY RELATED 1 LS 15K 15K
o TENNIS COURTS 2 EA 5K 110K
o BASKETBALL COURT 1 EA OK 30K
o ADDITIONAL PATHWAYS 900 F 8 25.2K
o SKATE PARK 15,000 F 0 300K
o PAR COURSE 1 S OK 20K
o FLAT GRASS AREA 100,000 F 200K
o PICNIC AREAS 7 EA 1,500 10.5K
KEVIN MORAN o BBQ AREAS 7 EA 00 3.5K
PARK a LANDSCAPING 1 LS OK 50K
o FLAT GRASS AREA 65,000 F .00 130K
o PICNIC AREA 7 EA 1500 10.5K
o BBQ AREA 7 EA 00 3.5K
o TENNIS COURTS EA 5K 110K
o PAR COURSE 1 LS OK 20K
o IMPROVE PLAY EQUIPMENT LS 100K 100K
o COMMUNITY GARDEN 1 LS OK 20K
o PATHWAYS 2,000 F 8 56K
a OTHER GRASS AREAS 65,000 F 130K
AZULE PARK o LANDSCAPING 1 LS OK 50K
o INVESTIGATE PROCUREMENT OF PRIVATE N/A �A /A N/A
BROOKGLEN LOT NEXT TO PARK
PARK o IMPROVE PLAY EQUIPMENT 1 S OK 50K
RAVENWOOD o POSSIBLE FLAT GRASS ON BACK PORTION
PARK OF PARK PROPERTY (PRESENT AREA IS
SLOPED)
o PICNIC AREA 3 EA 1,500 .5K
o BMX COURSE 1 LS 15K 15K
o COMMUNITY GARDEN 1 LS 15K 15K
PROPERTY
AT QUITO
ROAD AND o NEED TO DETERMINE NAIvIE FOR 1 ACRE N/A N/A N/A N/A
POLLARD PARCEL
ROAD a POSSIBLE TRADE N/A /A N/A N/A
0 611AX COURSE IMPROVEMENTS S 15K 15K
GARDINER o NEW PICNIC TABLES EA 1,500 6K
PARK o BBQ EQUIPMENT EA 00 2K
o TURFIMPROVEMENTS
A. GRADING 80,000 F 160K
B. FIELD ALIGNMENT
C. IRRIGATION
o COIvIPREHENSIVE PARK UPGRADES
A. EQUIPMENT F 100K �OOK
B. PAR COURSE EA OK 20K
C. TENNIS COURTS EA 5K 110K
D. BASKETBALL COURTS 30K
o PARKING IMPROVEMENTS LS 5K 75K
o RELOCATE SOFTBALL FIELD ORIENTATION S 5K 25K
EL QUITO o HORSESHOE PIT EA 1 K K
PARK o PURCHASE OF PRIMARY PLUS SCHOOL N/A N/A
o TENNIS COURT RELOCATION EA 5K 55K
BEAUCHAMPS TENNIS COURT IMPROVEMENTS EA K gK
PARK o FLAT GRASS
n ero �ce emo
cary Bbomq�is�
�rvne Dave AAooney
t� John Cherbone
PB�R Canmissioners
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R�a 2/9/01 meefir�g with Judy Alber4s
As you know on Friday the nirrth I had brief ineetir� vdith Judy Alber4s. At this meeting she poirrted out
a couple of concems regarding the new play area at Kevin Moran park. Following are some of my
findings as to these ooncems as w�elt as what the dNision plans to do to find a solution to them.
9. Small crack nated in tendertuff coatir►� on dec�c of playshaper.
o Staff to dean area and re-apply coating to damaged area.
2. Stone panel improperty located on playsha�r.
o PIenS 1M2re CheCk�ed 8nd IOCati0tl 'ts Vvhere deSign ShovuS it 4o be. (See attaChec�.
3. Gear panel excessively noisy on playsha�r.
o Staff to try tightening hardware in an at4empt to make i� operate with less vibration.
4. Pour in place material not located under the sl�es.
o Plans ci�edced, area found to be deficier� beneath playshaper. Corrtractor n�ified #o
make repair as part of final acoeptance of projed.
5. Low head room on roofline of ptayshaper.
o Staff recommer�s using s�enals to make lauu roofline more disi�, or paint v�ri4h hogh
visibil'dy pairrt (see attadte�.
6. Insufficier�t sand.
o Sand level has decreased do fo settling, compac�ion and migration. Level will be
brougM badc up to proper level by pur�chasing and spr�eading new sand in eMire p�ay
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To: John Cherbone
F�'om: Cary Bloomquist
Date: 2/16/O 1
12e: Proposition 12 Funding Update
Hi John, I spoke with our Grant Administrator Dian Chun this morning and was
provided the following Data:
o Estimated per capita rate for the Per Capita I grant program is $6.25 per
person. Our census is 31,250 x$6.25 =$195,312.50, the total the �itv
should receive for the Per �apita I grant.
o Estimated per capita rate for the Per Capita II grant program for small cities
is $2.77 per person, or 31,250 x$2.77 =$86,562.50, the total the City
should receive for the Per �a�uta �I grant.
o These funds are in the current fiscal year budget at the State level, so the
funds, according to Dian Chun, should be available for the projects started
this fiscal year. The application materials and process requirements should
be available sometime late spring 2001.
o The Roberti-Z'Berg-Hanis funds are not budgeted this fiscal year, but are
anticipated to be placed in the State's budget next fiscal year. This means
funding from this source will not be available to the City for 00/Ol projects
but should be available for 2001/2002 projects. At the present time, our
estimated per capita rate for the Roberti-Z'Berg-Harris grant is $3.30 per
person. Based upon our present census data, the total the �itv should be
�eceivin� is $103,125.00.
I will keep you updated as I receive more information.
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Cary Bloomquist
From: "judy alberts" <jjalberts@hotmail.com>
To: <sdodgeqt@aol.com>; <nstreit@cpa-online.com>; <jpisani@saratoga.ca.us>; <eac@pacbell.net>;
<ioannou@msn.com>; <danczak@woridnet.att.net>; <nick�rc@worldnet.att.net>;
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Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 5:08 PM
Subject: Fwd: PRC- Meeting- some concerns re: Azule
Just forwarding an email I received from Katie Alexander regarding Azule and
any potential development. Cary, please include in the packet for the next
meeting so it will be "officially" received and noted.
Judy
>From: Katie Alexander katie(u�alexander.or g>
>To: jj alberts(�hotmail.com
>CC: katie(a�alexander.or�
>Subject: PRC- Meeting- some concerns re: Azule
>Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 13:24:51 -0800
>Hi Judy,
I hope you don't mind me sending you e-mail to this account. I
>received Cary's notice and information about the meeting tonight, but I
>won't be able to attend. I would like to mention a few concerns.
>1) I spoke to Joan Pisani regarding the estimated use and traffic for a
>pair of tennis counts. I think this is something the neighborhood would be
>OK with. BUT Joan mentioned that she schedules classes at locations where
>bathrooms are available during the summer--Hence the preference for
>Congress Springs. I doubt that any of the neighborhood parks would accept
>bathrooms as a condition for tennis courts. So you might want to check to
>see if that is a requirement for tennis courts. And of course, we would
>want any tennis courts to be reasonably available to the neighborhood
>users--kind of like Beauchamps.
>2) Our neighborhood is quite interested in having some community garden
>area. I think it could serve as a nice quite buffer area near the homes on
>Knollwood. Also perhaps the school would like to have a plot to use as a
>children's garden area or science garden area (like the children's
>discovery museum). But that's up to the school teachers. In addition, with
>the higher density homes going in at Azule crossing and the others along
>Saratoga-Sunnyvale Rd., I could see a big demand for garden plots here.
>3) Finally, --sorry to bring up a sore point, but I should lay it on the
>line-even though it might be too early. Our neighborhood will object to a
>large perfectly flat grassy area. We currently have a large flat area the
>school yard. We feel a new flat grass area would quickly become an athletic
>field. We would prefer to see a contoured grass area. This would be
>aesthetically pleasing and usable for frisbee, and other informal
>games. Since our neighborhood currently supports athletics groups 7 days a
>week during soccer seasons (including a'lovely' port-a-potty), we feel
>that's more than enough. It would be more equitable to use similar
>neighborhoods, like Kevin Moran and Beauchamps, for additional flat grass
>team sports areas, rather than place more here. But on the other hand, I'm
2/13/O1
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>not sure if more flat grassy practice fields are needed with the various
>school yards finishing renovations soon. So this might become an irrelevant
>concern (I hope). Mostly, Judy, I just wanted to let you know that there
>would be resistance to this idea before this got too far along.
>Sorry I can't attend this meeting. And of course thanks for all your work
>on the commission----
>Katie Alexander
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2/13/O1
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By KARA CHALMERS
Residents shouldn't panic if they see
trees being uprooted and carted away from
the Heritage Orchard on or around Feb.15.
The removal is due partly to the renova-
tion and expansion of the Saratoga Com-
munity Library, which is set to begin this
August. Forty-eight trees need to be moved
now, while they are still dormant and before
the new leaves start blooming, according to
Saratoga City Manager Dave Anderson,
who added that the action will uitimately
result in a net gain of orchard trees.
"Some trees will be displaced because
of the parking lot going in, but there will
be more trees planted than going out,"
Anderson said.
The library will be improved at its cur-
rent location, right in the middle of the.
orchard, at the corner of Saratoga and
Fruitvale avenues, because Saratoga vot-
ers passed a$15 million bond measure in
March 2000.
The new library will be 31,000 square
feet larger than the current building. The
design incorporates the current building,
which the bond requires, but builds onto it
on three sides, toward the corner of
Saratoga and Fruitvale avenues, as well as
into the orchard.
There is parking for 95 cars at the site
today, but the plans call for an increase to
165 total spots.
The addition to the building and the
planned parking will both account for the
removal of trees. But any trees taken 8ut will
be replaced elsewhere in the orchard, so
there will actually be a net gain of six orchard
trees by the end of the project, Anderson
said. The city cotmcil, as well as the city's her-
itage preservation commission, have
approved the orchard restoration project.
"I think this is an exciting moment for
Saratoga," said Heritage Preservation
Chairman Norman Koepernik when com-
menting on the project at the council
meetingFeb. 7.
While 110 orchard. trees will be taken
out, 48 of those.will be replanted in the
orchard, mostly near the intersection of
Fruitvale and Saratoga avenues, which will
make the orchard look denser from the
street, according to Anderson. New trees
will be planted later during construction of
the library for a total of 116 new trees,
�including the transplanted ones.
The end result of the orchard restora-
tion project will be a neater and more tin-
ear array of trees, which will make the
orchard more dense in some spots than it
is today—such as at the interseciion.
There are also some 20 ornamental
trees at the corner and along Saratoga
Avenue that are either inconsistent with
the orchard or beyond their productive
lives, according to Anderson, and these
will be removed to provide room to trans-
plant the orchard trees.
During the tree removal that will take
place the week of Feb.15, there would be
large machinery used to scoop out the
trees and their roots and transplant the
trees to their new locations, Anderson
said. The work will be visible from Sarato-
ga or Fruitvale avenues.
The city will post signs explaining the
project-including a number to call and
the city's website address—near the site.
The city's orchardist, Matt Novakovich,
and his transplanting subcontractors, wiil
do the actual excavation and transplanting
of the fruit trees, while Linda Gates, from
the library project's landscape architecture
firm, will manage the restoration project.
At its meeting Feb. 7, the city council
authorized paying Gates $9,050 to design
and manage the project and Novakoyich
$33,587 to do the work. The money will
first come from city funds and will be reim-
bursed from the library bond money, after
final approval of the library project by the
council, Anderson said.
The orchard restoration project has a
phase two, Anderson said, that will imple-
ment a master plan for the orchard that
the city will develop. He said phase two is
basically a commitment to planning the
rest of the orchard.
According to Anderson, the city meant
to develop a masterplan for renovating the
orchard ior years, and the library expansion
project witl only really address a small cor-
ner of the orchard. The city council on Feb.
7, approved retaining Gates to work with
the heritage preservation commission and
Novakovich to develop such a plan that
would include an inventory of the health
and size of all the trees and an evaluation of
alternatives for irrigating tfie orchard.
Phase two, the orchard's master plan, will
cost the city $19,120 from its general fund.
T'he cost will include project management,
irrigation design and orchardist time,
according to Anderson. He added that an
orchard master plan would be critical in
guiding any replanting of orchard trees.
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Cary Bloomquist
From: "Margaret E. Dancey" <danczak@worldnet.att.net>
To: "'Cary BloomquisY" <cbloomquist@saratoga.ca.us>
Cc: "'John Cherbone'" <jcherbone@saratoga.ca.us>; "'David Mooney"' <dmooney@saratoga.ca.us>
Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 6:42 PM
Subject: RE: Kevin Moran Park Equipment Replacement Cost Adjustment
Carey,
Please proceed with the replacement of the overhead ladder Kevin Moran at the additional cost.
Norb
-----Original Message-----
From: Cary Bloomquist [mailto:cbloomquist@saratoga.ca.us]
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 10:59 AM
To: dan¢ak@worldnet.att.net
Cc: John Cherbone; David Mooney
Subject: Kevin Moran Park Equipment Replacement Cost Adjustment
Hi Norb,
I received a call from our Parks Supervisor, Mr. David Mooney, concerning replacement of the overhead
ladder at Kevin Moran Park. The cost of replacing this piece of equipment has increased from $590.00 to
$620.00 dollars. This cost does not include taxes or delivery, which totals $167.60, for a grand total of
$787.60. Please authorize placement of the order with the given cost differential. Please respond via
email...Thanks..C6
2/16/Ol
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By KARA CHALMERS
Repair of a leaky sewer line has proven
what an investigative team had believed to
be true since last summer—that sewer
water was leaking into the city's storm
drains and polluting the Saratoga Creek.
The Friends of the Santa Clara County
Creeks and the San Francisco BayKeeper
sued Saratoga in 1995, for violating clean
water laws. Tests of Saratoga Creek showed
that high levels of fecal coliform bacteria
that is present in the intestines of mammals
and found in sewage, polluted the water.
In April 1999, when the Friends and
Baykeeper settled the lawsuit with the
city, part of the settlement required an
investigation into the source of the creek's
pollution.
Staff from the city of Saratoga, West Val-
ley Sanitation District staff, Santa Clara Val-
ley Water District staff and Saratogan Don
Whetstone, the president of the Friends,
who negotiated the settlement with the city,
contributed to the investigation.
In June 2000, the investigative team by
chance discovered that water from the
main clay sanitary-sewer line, that runs
beneath Saratoga–Sunnyvale Road,
seemed to be getting into the storm drain
line at the intersection of Saratoga-Los
Gatos Road and Saratoga Avenue, and
which leads to the creek.
In response, the sanitation district
repaired the inside of the sewer pipes that
were affecting the storm drain line. The dis-
trict also repaired sewer pipes near the
storm-drain under the intersection of
Fourth Street and Big Basin Way. The flow
from this storm drain line empties into
Saratoga Creek at Wildwood Park. The bac-
teria levels at that location were not as high
as at the Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road location,
but were still high, Whetstone said.
Whetstone said that recent tests he has
done of water flowing from storm drains
into the creek have confirmed that the
water is no longer contaminated. The
repairs cost $130,000 and were done
between November2000 and January 2001.
Photograph by Kathy De La Torrc
This sign is left over from the discovery of high levels of fecal coliform bacteria
that was polluting the Saratoga Creek. The West Valley Sanitation District
recently completed repairs to a leaking sewer line that was apparently the cause
of the problem.
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By KARA CHALMERS
Saratoga parks and recreation commis-
sioners recently revealed their "wish list"
of projecu they plan to submit to the city
council for funding consideration.
Commissioners, polled informally, list-
ed the following projects:
finding room for the tennis couru that
are slated for removal from Congress
Springs Park when it is renovated;
improving the attic at the Warner-
Hutton House—the city's teen center,
creating new play areas in parks;
developing a trail along the Union
Pacific Railroad tracks in the city;
building a dog run.
Commissioners listed 12 projects they
already know have interested communi-
ty, city council and commission members,
and then placed their own separate values
on the projects—one being the highest.
They then added up the numbers and
declared the winner the project with the
lowest number.
According to the poll, the commission
as a group places a lowpriority on funding
the performing arts center at Saratoga
High School and the new gym at Prospect
High School. Some projects had a wide
range of values, such as the Union Pacific
Railroad trail, which some commissioners
said should be priority one or two, while
other commissioners said should be nine
or 10. Commissioners also gave a wide
range of values for community gardens, a
skatepark and 6nding practice fields for
the Catholic Youth Soccer Association.
Commissioners remarked about the
wide ranges, but Commission Chairman
Norbert Fronczak stressed that the poll was
just a first step in the commission's job of
prioritizing parks and reaeation projects
on which the city council would decide.
"We had to start somewhere," Fron-
czak said.
While there is some 5300,OOO.left to
spend out of the park development fund,
Fronczak said the commission is antici-
pating having more than that to spend on
future parks projects. The fund is for pur-
chasing or renovating existing parks, fields
and buildings and is allocated by the com-
mission, but the allocation needs to be
approved by the council.
Now that the commission has almost
attained the goals for the parks projects
that it prioritized in October 1999, com-
missioners decided they needed to brain-
storm and come up with a new list.
The commission delayed a vote on any
.projects at its Feb. 5 meeting, when the wish
list was created'Ihe co**+*n�ion decided to
revisit the wish list and fuialize it at i[s March
5 meeting. Part of the reason for the post-
ponement was that Commissioner Bazbara
Olsen was not present to be polled.
But by the time of its annual meeting
with the city council on March 27, the com-
mission will have a final wis6 list com-
posed of about 10 items. Fronczak said the
final list could be completely different
from that the commissioners came up with
on Feb. 5, since the comaiission has not yet
received comments from community
members or other city officials.
The commission will consider, when
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cil has already placed on some specific
parlcs projecu. The projects involve
replacing parts of Congress Springs Park
that will be removed during renovations
this year—the most notable being a base-
ball field for the city's Pony L,eague to use.
The Pony L.eague, composed of some 39
players, ages 13-14, now uses the baseball
field closest to Glen Brae Drive at Con-
gress Springs. But the field will be
removed to make room for more Little
L.eague and soccer 6elds in the new park.
W hen it approved the plans for the new
Congress Springs Park in September
2000, the council made a commitment to
find another place for the Pony League to
play, according to Saratoga Mayor John
Mehaffey. The city is trying to find a
replacement 5eld.
Also, the council has stated a desire to
find more practice soccer fields for the
Catholic Youth Soccer Association.
At the meeting Feb. 5, Director of
Recreation Joan Pisani noted that the city
held a well-attended community work-
shop in 1996 to make a priority list on how
to spend the park development fund.
However, the commission consensus was
that the items on which the community
placed the highest importance at the 1996
meeting—such as an expanded and reno-
vated community center, and land acqui-
sition for play fields—are important, but
beyond the scope of the commission in
terms of funding, Fronvak said. While the
commission will mention the importance
of these things to the council, it might not
include them in the final wish list, Fron-
czak said.
The commission has either 6nished
work or has transferred the responsibility
for the six projects they approved in Octo-
ber 1999 to be financed by the park devel-
opment fund, which at the time was over
$2 million.
The projects that are either completed
or are being completed are:
new playground equipment at Kevin
Moran and Gardiner parks;
improvements to Congress Springs
Park's playfields;
restroom renovations at Wildwood,
Congress Springs and EI Quito parks, and
trail improvements.
On Oct. 26,1999, the council approved
five of the commission's six recommenda-
tions, but delayed approving an expand-
ed, renovated or brand new community
center. By the following April, the council
had taken over the community centerpro-
ject. The center is now part of a much larg-
er master plan for the whole civic center
area that the council is exploring. Possible
means of funding a new community cen-
ter would be loans or a general obligation
bond measure.
At the meeting Feb. 5, commissioners
aLso noted their desire to fix up some of the
city's parks, such as Azule Park, with the
park development fund. "I would like to
focus on Azule and Kevin Moran Park
and other places with dead land we're not
using," said Commissioner Sheila Ioan-
nou. She also noted the need for new ptay
equipment at some city parks. "Smaller
items. make a difference in neighbor-
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By KARA CHALMERS
A trail running along the Unibn Pacific
Railroad's tracks in Los Gatos, Saratoga,
Cupertino and Campbell could be devel-
oped, pending results of a feasibility
study. But city officials in Cupertino—the
lead agency on the project—say it is too
early to tell when.
"This has been used as a trail informal-
ly, but people want a more defined trail
with amenities, like landscaping," said
�aymond Chong, Cupertino's traffic engi-
neer. "It's pretty obvious it could be used
as a trail. It's pretty wide, especially in
Saratoga."
According to Chong, bicyclists, walkers
and equestrians in all four cities have
always expressed interest in developing a
trail along the railroad lines, at least since
he started working for Cupertino in the
1990s.
The vision is for an 8.7-mile trail to be
built along existing railroad tracks. The
trail would begin in Los Gatos, run
through Campbell and Saratoga and end
in Cupertino. Saratoga would have the
most mileage at 3J miles, and Campbell
would have the least at .3 miles. Los Gatos
would have 1.3 miles and Cupertino would
have 3.4 miles.
The cost of the project is estimated to be
$9.2 million, 80 percent—$7.36 million—
of which the Valley Transportation
Authority will pay, Chong said. The four
cities will split the rest of the project's cost.
The trail would connect to VTA bus
routes, schools, the Stevens Creek Recre-
ational Trail in the North and the Los
Gatos Creek Trail in the South. It would
parallel Highway 85 on the westside.
"The beauty of this is that this project
could be potentially designated as lhe
Juan Bautista De Anza National Historic
Trail, bringing in more prestige to the trail
itself and it might provide more funding
opportunities," Chong said, adding that
the national park service has not made a
commitmer�t.
In Saratoga, the proposed trail would
pass by Congress Springs Park; in Los
Gatos it would run by Vasona Lake county
park, and in Cupertino, by the Rancho San
Antonio County Park. But Chong noted
that besides recreation, the trail could be
used for commuting. Not only would bicy-
cling and walking commuters not have to
deal with traffic, they would have less pol-
lution with a quieter commute and they
would not have to make as many stops.
A developed trail would be different
from what is next to the tracks today, since
it would be a more defined path for biking
and walking with bridges over creeks and
highways, according to Chong.
"So you have a continuous path that you
can safely bike or walk on," he said.
The four cities, the VTA, as well as
Santa Clara County, have given approval
for Cuper:ino ofncials to v�rite a memo-
randum of understandir,ti. �vhich K��i��d
Formalize the joint effort t., do a$2O0,000
(easibility study. The study would both
explore the feasibility of the project and
also of acquiring an easement from Union
Pacific Railroad. The MOU must be
accepted by the six agenciC�.
"Our hope is to have the jurisdictions
approve the MOU this month," Chong
said. The MOU is tentativelyscheduled.
to go before the Saratoga City Council
Fe b. 21.
The next step after all four cities, the
VTA and the county accept the MOU, is
for them to organize a task force, made
up of city staff representatives and com-
munity representatives, to oversec the
study. As of press timc, the task force
was deciding between three different
consulting firms to do the study. Chong
said he hopes the study is completed by
Oct. 2001.
The four cities will split the cost of the
feasibility study. The VTA will pay
$160,000 for the study and the cities wiil
contribute the balance.
Chong said there was initially a concern
about splitting the study's cost equally
among the cities, since some cities would
have more miles of the trail within their
jurisdictions than others.
"I think we have a consensus now, there
are different ways of cutting the pie, but
we agreed that this was the most equi-
table," Chong said.
The study will contain an inventory of
the bridges, creeks, street crossings and
plants that are on the property now, an
analysis of benefits and challenges of a
trail, a conceptual route, funding, cost
estimates and timelines and, lastly, how
to acquire an easement from Union
Pacific Railroad.
Chong said that Cupertino, as the lead
agency, has not approached Union Pacif-
ic yet, even though the company would
have to grant an easement if the trail is to
be built. An easement would give the six
jurisdictions the right to develop and use
the trail, but would not constitute a pur-
chase of the property. Chong said an
easement would cost an annual fee, but
said he could not say what part of the $9.2
million would go toward paying for the
easement. He said that he would invite
Union Pacific to attend the task force's
March 1 meeting.
"It was critical at the get-go to get the
political consensus to proceed with this
initial step, the fcasibility study," Chong
said. "It does not mean that we are going
to proceed with the trail because, No. l, we
need to negotiate with Union Pacific Rail-
road, and No. 2, we need consensus that
the cost is reasonable and doable."
The rail line is still in use, and since bicy-
clists, equestrians and walkers would be
using the railroad's property, there are lia-
bility and safety issues that need to be
worked out, Chong said.
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Saratoga Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting
City Hall Administrative Offices
13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga
Monday,lVlarch 5, 2001
7:30 p.m.
AGENDA
I. Organization
1) Roll Call: Alberts, Clabeaux, Dodge, Fronczak, Ioannou, Olsen, Seroff
2) Report on Posting of the Agenda:
Pursuant to Government Code 54954.2 the agenda was properly posted on
March 2, 2001
3) Review of February 5, 2001 Action Minutes.
II. Administration
A) Update from Public Works Director John Cherbone
B) Update from Recreation Director Joan Pisani
C) Joint Meeting with City Council March 27, 2001-Review Matrix and Adopt
priority listing of Park Development Fund Projects identified during the
Commission Study Session for Pazk Development Fund allocation and
disbursement on February 5, 2001.
1) Review of Letter Re: Kevin Moran Park
D) C.P.R.S. Conference-Review of Session Schedule
III. Oral Written Communication
This section is for the public to speak on any item not on the agenda
N. New Business
1) Review of Trail Improvement Proposal to segments 1& 2, 12 and 13 by San
Jose Conservation Corps.
2) Review pedestrian/equestrian easement improvement plan at 21777 Mount
Eden Road by Ronald J. Haas of R.J. Haas Corporation.
V. Old Business
1) Park Development Matrix Review
VI. Commissioner Staff Reports
1) City Hall Update by Staff Liaison Bloomquist
2) Commissioner Reports
VII. Adjournment
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