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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-13-1987 Parks and Recreation Commission AgendaL_I AGENDA SARATOGA PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION TIME: MONDAY, July 13, 1987 PLACE: SARATOGA COMMUNITY CENTER 19655 Allendale Avenue, Saratoga, California (Senior Lounge) A G E N D A I. ORGANIZATION A. Roll Call B. Minutes (Meeting of June 1, 1987) C. Posting of Agenda II. OLD BUSINESS A. Trail Master Plan B. Dogs in Parks III. NEW BUSINESS A. None IV. COMMISSION AND STAFF REPORTS A. Recreation Survey Report Review V. COMMUNICATIONS 1 M E M O R A N D U M TO: Parks and Recreation Commission `..~ DATE: July 13, 1987 FROM: Secretary, Parks & Recreation Commission SUBJECT: Meeting of July 13, 1987 It has been determined that the Parks and Recreation Commission should continue with the update of the Trails and Pathways Master Plan. What this Commission does will be included in the General Plan update that will be done by the Planning Commission. They will be needing this Commission's input within approximately one year which will give us time to put together the information we need to make recommendations. Joan will give a report on the results of the recreation survey. Please let Sharon know if you will be unable to attend the meeting. 1 Parks and Recreation Commission F° ~ ~~~~fi ~~ ~ •~t +a5 ,Y! d'7 d~ i ~'~ {~ -G '''{ '~ ~.~ 9~ ~ ~ •~ f -~ ~.w ~• .r! ~.w ~1 `"f _,.,~ •1~ _ - ! ! .,, t ,. t ~..: •~-•1 •! ~i ~1 •i •i i --- - '--r. ----T- ~`1 `, :~--~ r' ., ~~.., t.~i •~~'ti • •i---•~y_.....y__~ t'r'y °°i ~,~p m..g,.y • a~ ~ ___b ~~ ~~ ~.~~y, k f.r • • Classes for k: i ds start before school i s dismissed '1 Gla=,ses for moms must end be•fare Fkids home from school 1 •'_ti. HOI~! HAt?E '1f0U HEAF;D AE~OUT SAFtAI"OGA COMMUNIT`{ CErdTEF; F'ROGF;AMS':' Didn't hear ~4 Mailed brochures b9b E~ul 1 et a. n boards .35 Word of mouth ib5 Newspapers ~~'= Other ib School information 5 F'ick:ed up brochure at Li brC-try Cable TV i Ulork: at City Na11 1 F'. O. boxholders throw the Community Center ~' away brochures without`reading 1 4. WMAT ADDITIONS TO TWE FiECFiEAT I ON F'F;OGRAMS {~1t~ULD I hJCREASE POUF; USE^ Es:panded tennis program 1~~9 F'r-eschoal and infants programs h'9 Adult sports leagues 98 Soccer ~= Volleyball ?1 tMens' 1, Ladies' 1, Evening 1} Softball i~ (Ladies` ~} E~as~::etball ~1 Child care during classes 11b Day-long day care 5~ Supervised park: programs 1 ~t~ Sports clinics 111 t ~~-~ Yrs 1} Classes 81 Teen pr-agrams b1 DancesiF'arties 11 After school drag-in center 7 Music/concerts/L~attle of bands 7 Outings/group activit ies ~ Sports Tennis ~' Volleyball Gaff 2 Aer-abics i Softball 1 Swimming 1 Competitive swimming 1 Sk:i trips 1 Summer programs 4 Crafts 4 Caak:ing 4 Games ~? F'hatagraphy i Babysitting class 1 Woadwark:ing 1 Gardening 1 Jewelry 1 F;eading 1 Art appreciation 1 Chess i Hobbies 1 'T'yping 1 Computer :l Self-esteem Modeling/charm 1 Grooming 1 Wardrobe planning 1 Community service 1 Teen program planning 1 Different levels 1 Dther- ^4~ Arts °~ crafts 1y~ Art q Oil painting 4 Seniar-s art 1 F'hatagraphy 5 Calligraphy ~• {Adv} h{eedlewark:/quilting b Sewing 7 Stencilling 1 Silk: screening Flower arranging b Art t6-1~ yrs} 5 • • Woodaaark:ing/car-pentr}~ ~ Ceramics 4 Pottery Stained glass '? Hobby{adult) 1 Hobb~l{child) Fly tying 1 Artists' display 1 Antiques 1 Cake decorating 1 Drama{child) ~ CJragami 1 Caak:ing/food 18 Cot..;rmet coak:ing 1 l~eq, cooking 1 Herbs Metaphysical 1 Gardening 6 Fashion/wardrobe Mt_tsi c 6 Guitar 1 Writing Comp~.tter 9 Personal finance ,~_-, Fieal estate 1 Biofeedback 1 Interior design Jet~ael ry ]. Lang~.;ages 1~ {French, Ethnic caoE;ing :~ Men's caok:ing 1 4~Jine tasting i Health Party/hostess 1 Landscaping 2 Make-~ tp {adult) ;' Choir Bridge 11 {Deg., Poetry 1 Computer group 1 Retirement plan. Ta>, reduction Ci='I~~ 1 Caning chairs i Antigt]e autos 1 Local coak:inq 1 Children's cooEing 1 hlut r i t i on Chiropractic English high tea 1 Gunsmith/collecting i Self-esteem Qrchestra/band Adv., Duplicate) Speech 1 Book: reviews 1 4 ;Ingesting 1 _Handwriting anal y. 1 i~-lome repair 1 Upalstering 1 Italian, Spanisl-t, Japanese, Chineseq German) Golf 11 Racq~.tetball ~' Tennis {adu:lt) Table tennis Gymnastics Swimming {adult, lap) 1!i Dancing 1:' African dance 1 Fitness/e:;ercise ~ Plite/early am e„excise Body meth {:'.: /wk:) 1 Sports {.~_-,C}+) Doq abed train, ~ Tripe 6 t~leel~::end trips 1 Travel tat k:s 4 Travel f i 1 ms ._ F:V travel 1 l"rips for lunch ~' Gt..test 1 ectures ti EarthquaE,e st_trvi gal 1 Senior dances 1 E;and co,r,petitians 1 ~~acational. courses 1 Singles program, Adult day care Drop-in day care 4 Suggested class times Early mar-Wing ~. Gnlf clinic=,/c1~.tb ;admi nton :. Sct_tba 1 Boating 1 l~Jalk:ing/hik:ing ~ Swimming{child`s Ballroom dance 5 Ja~~ dance i Oger-Wagt e;;ercise ~. "c3Athletics{E--1?) 9 Martial arts 4 Bike club 1 S k: i c 1 t_t b i ;? Yoga ~ Archery ',' Banal i nq 1 Fishing i Sports medicine 1 Rt_tns/races Sgt_~~-tre dance 4 lAles+~ern dance 1 Bal 1 et H i k: i. d o 1 Fool /tai 1 1 i arils 1 Mt. bike club Wi 1 dl i f elnat! tre Waal 6::s S After Schaal nature classes {3-11) ~} Travel experience e:;change Camrr,unity historical tours W Camm,unit~, picnics/sar_ial gatherings 4 Trips to SF:muset..tms, opera, lymph, ,etc ~ F'ol. i ti cal debates 1 River r-aftinq aaith bus 1 F'arentinq 1 Fairs i E:ducati.onal courses := °~,eni or °~ Handicapped programs 8 After school day care with pick: up ? Summer camp {7arn--~prn} :~ Day classes 9 Late afternoon 4 • !«vening ~~ WeeF:end ~ f~'res•chaol morninq_s 1 C)ffer more time variety :! Check: instructor credentials/ use better instr-uctar=. ~ Decrease programs 4 Offer more intensive classes k::eep -costs dawn F'rovi de microphone for 1 are~e c1 asses 1 Decrease emphasis an preschool programs 1 Increase programs for 4-8th grade children ? Concentrate on children and teens '~' Decrease emphasis on seniors • ~. 4~JHAT I1`~iF'ROVE'h1E~41"5 aHOULD DE i"fADE TO ~ifiaRfi~TOGA CITY F'~1i-;E~;S^ E 8 U~1 F C F~:: G T L F: T O O E ~ O O L O !V V F, T O O D "C G D A U k:: t~! H F~ h`i I L I G O I 5 O Iri T L O I_ F, E O E D L 8 H 8 ra F' ha F'ark:ing 19 ~ 4 57 P 11 7 b 111 F,estrooms 45 ?? :~9 "~1 '~'6 5c:a ?4 248 Playground equipment ~~ ~4 ~5 8 15 28 14 14b E;; erc i se courses 2~? 7 .?~:a 1 ^ ''^ 39 18 148 Picnic facilities ?= 15 ~._ i5 ~~:? :~'b 18 14~y Tennis/sport courts '~9 1~_~ ~? i.9 ^8 __ 1b 1b1 Designated dog-~salk:ing areas 5ia .~4 5Y 4i_a 47 I^ 44 '4~a Telephones ?b 14 6 19 ^~ ~ ~~ 159 Horseshoe pits 11 8 5 5 li 1s~a 8 58 ~lolleyball nets ?1 i4 yCa 15 25 ?9 15 1:~9 Improve maintenance at this park: 11 4 b ~ 6 7 ~ 41 Used this park: last year 18 57 251 95 ~~4 14 b9 958 Gamments: Used no park: facilities 1 ast year 1: 4 • • Dogs should not be al 1 oared i n park:sf Schaal grounds ^!:~ 1Veed more shaded areas in parks Ft Have the restraoms unlocked more of the time 8 Need more tables and benches in parks 4 Need raller=;4::~ting or bicycle paths 4 Need park: rules and attendants :~ Festrooms need running water 2 Light Community Center parF:ing lot and parks ::: Add restrooms, courts, and phones wherever possible 1 Add picnic facilities only if they can be maintained 1 F~~:eep restraams cleaner 1 Fi:; the e:;ercise courses 1 Do not put tennis courts ne.;t to basF::etball courts 1 F'oi son aak around parks i s dangerous far chi ].dren 1 City has too many park: facilities, close same 1. El C?ui to Park: comments: F'oarly maintained - muddy, broken glass, F'laygraund too close to street 2 E+raok:glen F'ark: comments: F'oarly maintained " I+.leeds playground far small .children ':~ Equipment dangerous for small children 1 E!asF;etball c:aurts are useless i liJildwaad Park: comments: F'ark: is deserted and spocyk:y ~• PJeed sidewalk: access from L-!i Q Esasi n Way 2 F'1 aygrai_tnd rocks dangerous Falling tree limbs dangerous 1 Pleasant park: 1 Foothi 11 F'ark: comments: hleed signs far par course 1 Congress Springs Park: comments: heed playground for smaller children 4 E:;cellent park: L Courts locked when aye want to use them 1 k::evin Moran F`ark: comments: Needs better policing at night i+leeds a drinE;ing fountain 1 E!uild a par course 1 E!ui 1 d a sports co~.!rt 1 Gardiner F'ark: comments: Needs a drink:inq fountain F'ravide access via Harleig_h 1 T~uild a par course 1 b. ~lHA1" F'AF;F:' FACILITIES DID 't'ClU USES Flaying fields 1~' Picnic facilities ?4~ Playground ~i_ai_a Sports courts 8t> Qther 49 dog- e:;cremer•it _ l=1alk:ing 6~ Walk:ing clcg b • • F'ar cai..irse/exercise b Grass areas 5 G!uiet space ~ Dag show 1 L-ri Ece rides 1 Trai 1 s 1 Fool 1 Peace F'ar!•:: 1 E:;hibits 1 Concert 1 Hak:one Special events i 7 . T N F'LAhJh! I hiG FOFi THE FUTUF;E , Ohl Lill-!AT AREA SHOULD THE C I T`~ F'1_ACE THE MOST EMF'N-IAS T S? Acquiring new land for parE; development 174 Developing and improving facilities an e,;fisting park land ?5£ Building a new Community Center to allow for program gra~ath 1~1 l~laintaining e>;isting facilities with no growth ^4: Cammentse Do not focus an seniors _ Build a wooden floor in a new Community Center Don't 1ik:e anv of the choices 1 8. loll-iRT F'EFiCEt*ITAGE OF RECF,EAT I OI~I F'FiOtaRF~1'~I COSTS SI-IOULD F?E F'A 1' D BY THE F'RFiT I C I F'Ah!'T'S^ CUF;F"~E1VTL'Y , F'AF~"f T C I F'RIUT FEES F'RY 9~ ~"r. OF THE F'F;OGF;Rte! COS1-S. 1 C~i_a % 175 75"/. 8~+ bi~~ % 41 4~>°l. 18 ~~°l. 1~' Comrr,ents Seniors should get a discount or free classes C~ 1~~~y% except for those with financial hardship 2 F'articip~ants should pay the least amount feasible 1 Don't know 1 9. PLEASE OFFEF; AhlY OTHEF; COh'!I'1EhIT8 't'OU h'IAY HAVE FiEGAFiD I h1G SAF;RTOGA CITY F'RF;f::S OF, SRF;RTOGA COM!'dlUhl I TY CEhITEF; F'F~OGF;Ah1S. The range of comments offered by respondents was gaffe broad. They are grai..iped according to similar topics. F'ark:s• and Community Center are doing a goad .job. 8C~ 1~1e 1 ove tali 1 dsaaod par 4::. '1 file enjoyed the bus trips _ The seniors program is great. 1 The nature camp was e;;cellent. 1 I don't know a~here the parF;s are located ^6 Publish a map of parkas and facilities. 5 Saratoga needs open/quiet space/ green belt. ~6 • • F'ar-l-::s need better maintenance. ~i L-st_tild wal!_::ingl hib::ing trails faetween parkas and elsewhere. 11 Give residents longer advance notice of pragrC-~ms. S Hdd sand at playgrounds 4 Ct-~eck: wood play structures for strength/ trees for safety. Update p1a~,rprot_tnds to add variety. b wild a dLick: pond. ._~ F;et~.trn parkas to a more natural setting. _ Build a municipal golf course. Build a large, diversified park: like Vasona ar Cupertino's Memorial 9 Build a municipal pool. _ Build a roller sk:ati ng ri nF; at the F'at_tl Masson site. 1 Make E1 (•r?ui to a nei ghbarhood center . 1 Do not add restraams, telepl-ones and parE::ing to parkas. 1 E;wild an ice arena at a new Community Center, 1 Concrete curbed islands at park: entrances are ha~ardaus. 1 Dan `t cut the trees ne::t to the library. i The historical orchard should be maintained by professional orchardists. 1 haeed senior housing . 1 Have a commt..tni ty sing-a-1 ang. 1 "" F`ark:s should speci al i ~e i. n sport=. courts. 1 Build a museum. 1 Use Montalvo as a model for parkas. 1 Open school facilities for indoor volleyball. 1 l~Jh~{ isn't Flak:one listed'' 1 hJeed better policing of parks to curtail drinking and parties. ~_ Too many unsavory characters hanq_ out at 4~ildwood. ~ Ban alcohol use at all parkas. 1 Strongly enforce all regulations regarding dogs in the parkas. 19 Make same park: area available far dogs off the leash. f:, U~Je're glad dogs are sti11 allowed in the parkas. _ Dog rule violators should have to clean up par4;s. 1 F'ark: facilities should be free for dng shows. 1 F'ark:s Department is anti-dog. 1 Bui 1 d a park at Saratoga Creek: ~: Co>:. Build more parkas in the Golden Triangle. '1 Build a park: in north Saratoga i Build a park: at Co:; tf Saratoga-Sunnyvale Raod. 1 Build a parF~ near Haay 9 between F'ro=pert and Saratoga High School. _'' Build a historical park: at Tur-k:ey Track: Lane. 1 !`1ak:e hJelson Garden a city park:. '._' Maintain orchard at Moran par!•;; do not add courts. _ F'ark:s for children are not located near children's homes. 1 Either sell or deuelap the property near Gal eta and Wildwoad. y We use other cities,' parF:s because playgrounds are better. 9 Hots 4•ai 1 1 f reeyaay affect Congress Springs F'ark:"' 4 Maintenance, acquisition, and e~;pansian should be paid by ta::es. i We are W7. 1 1 7. ng to pay for 1 and acquisition for parkas. 1 Charge fees far park: usage. 1 Saratoga groups should be given priority for facilities. 1 • . We participate in the seniors program. w We use the community garden rather .than parF;s. i. We use Jest Valley College facilities. 1 Game fans create the most litter; they should clean up. 1 There are more programs of interest from LG Dept of Comrn Ed Santa Clara Adult Ed programs are better. Communit~/ Center needs better organivationlspace!facelift. Al 1 ow ref ands for classes, Telephone operators and receptionists are too br~.rsque. a~ Do not undercut privately offered pragrams. liJork:ing parents need programs at schools after- school. 1 Lnosen restrictions on Seniors Center usage. 1 I~lal•;e free space avai 1 abl. e at Gommuni ty Center for meetings. Use parks/recreation money to fund sports at schools. 1 E.,ercise classes for seniors are overcrowded. 1 F'ark:s °: recreation programs return ta:; monies to ~veryane. 1 Collect all class fees at one time, no lab fees._~ 1 What is the ob3ect of the Community Center'' 1 °< F;ec . 5 t~Jhy does Saratoga have a separ att•_; Community Center? liJhy are i ntraductory classes subsi di ed , but other. wren ' t'~' 1 Allow pre-regit.~tration for followup classes to those registered. 1 ~'IaF::e facilities avail~-tble mare often. 1 ... C1 ase E~rooFgl en and f~iaran to save moi Bey. .._ Spend e>;tra money by reducing to>:es!park:s a waste of funds. ~? Eliminate F,ecreation Superintendent position. 1 E7. i rni Hate superf 1 uous stop signs i n Saratoga. 1 Don`t increase park: allocation of funds!needs are decreasing. 9 City should not provide recreai_ian. _ Da not expand; use money to meet other city needs. _ Spend rrtaney on public restroom i n vi 1 1 age and si d~aWal k:s. 1 Do Hat allow soccer practice and games at h'ioranq na park:ing. 1 Sur,~ey only suggests groRathg reduce programs and facilities. Survey is useless! beauracrac~{ expanding, 1 SUh'Ih'lAF;Y Many of the respondents t47 have participated in a Saratoga Carnrr~a_~ni ty Center act i Sri ty q but ^~~! have Hat . F;easans cited far 1 ac k: of participation which coi_ild be improved by the Community Center are mare program schedule •t 1 ex i bi 1 i ty and i nr_reased publ. i ci ty. hio~aever „ 8~r of the rE=spondents reported reci ei vi ng the brochures niai 1 ed by the Community Cen•ker and only 11'!. r-eparted that they had not heard about the programs available. Several comments Were macie that lanq_er advance notice was needed. An e>:~anaded tennis program and supervised park: pragrams r•~ere the ta~a rn~st p{~pular additions to recreation programs. Child care during classes and sports clinics were also freq~.entl~! marF::ed. Fitness and e~.ercise classes were commonly requested 4•ai~kh man~,r variations {night! early manning classes, mare classes per weekq 1aW impact aerobics, seniors ~-1 asses) . • • The most frequently mentioned teen progrG?m additions were dances and parties, after school drop-in center, and music or concerts. The most frequently, cl?eck:ed improvement to city parkas 4aas deli gnated dog-wal k:i nq areas (~4ia) . It was either- the first ar second most requested improvement at every earl::. Several respondents (~~~~) speci f i cal 1 y asF::ed •khat dogs not be al 1 cawed i n parkas at a1 1 . Gamments relating to problems with dogs in parkas aaere frequent. 1't is clear that this issue evokes strong opinions on both sides. El L?uito park:, LtJildwaod park: and k::evin 1"loran park: had the most comments on this subject, but all the parF::s were mentioned. Fiestrooms at the city parkas was the ne>;t mast frequently requested improvement (~48) , speci f i cal 1 y at F::evi n t'loran and El. G!ui to parkas. Tennis and spare courts (161), telephones (ir9), e:;ercise courses (148), playground equipment (146), and picnic facilities (14~~) all received similar requests. - E~esides designated dog-walk:ing areas, the top votes for each park: were E1 G!uita -- restrooms, Hrook:glen - playground equipment, Wildwood - parking, Foothill - restrooms, Congress Spr-ings tennisfsports courts, k::evin l~loran - restrooms„ and Gardiner restrooms. lalildwood park: was used most by the respondents and Congress Springs was ne:;t. F'la~{ground equipment was named as tt-~e most frequertly used park: facilities. hie:;t was picnic facilities and then playing fields. pespondents mentioned several times that there is a need for better playground equipment, especially for small children. Development of e;; i sti ng park: l and received the most votes (Y58) as the area on ~~hich the city should place the most emphasis. htaintaining the e:;isti.ng facilities «itl? no gra~ath received the ne;;t highest number (~'4:~) . The current method of fee payment received ~6'f. of the total vote. There were many comments on a wide variety of topics. The most common was one e.;pressing sC?tisfaction with the job being done by the Community Center and city pcKrk:s (fiCr) . I~e.;t was comments that residents were unf amt 1 i ar wi. th the parkas and their 1 ocati ons { 6) . Several people e;;pressed a desire to protect open and quiet space and create a green belt area ('.~6). There was ~" remark:s about the need tar better policing of parkas due to pC?r-ties, drinking, artd drug problems, especially at night. f~eq~aests to strictly enforce all regulations regarding dogs in parkas came from :LY respondents. Hiking andfor walking trails were requested by 11 respondents. • • RE~EF:E~I~dCES 198Cr Census ilrea F'r-af i 1 es, ABAG F;egi anal Uata Center , Oak:l and , CA hlaare, David C. Statistics Concepts and Caritraversies, W. H. 1=reeman and Company , 1 S' 7 9 . _~`-.._._.__._ __..___._....._._. _..._.._._. _....._.__....._.....__...._._._._......_..__.,._ 13777 Fruitvale nue, Saratoga, Califon 95070, (408) 867-3438 The Saratoga Community Center and Parks Department ~ S1~,R invites your suggestions and comments on city-sponsored ~ p ~~ programs and parks. The purpose of this survey is to assist ~ O staff in determining the effectiveness of current programs, plan and implement new programs and give the public an opportunity to express their opinions. Your input will be used to help determine the future direction of recreation programs and park development. ~;~ ' ~ ~~ 1. How many in each of the foIIowing age groups live is your household? ~ 1956 under 5 years 12-17 31-50 over 65 '~r~ ~'S~ 6-11 18-30 51-65 '44 lyiO~ 2. During the last year have you, or members of your household, participated in an activity sponsored by the Saratoga Community Center (not to be confused with the Los Gatos-Saratoga Dept. of Community Ed, and Recreation)? Yes. Type of program: No. Why? - Recreation class Too busy Tnp Not interested Special event Didn't know about Other Program time inconvenient Other 3. How have you heard about Saratoga Community Center programs? Didn't hear Bulletin boards Newspapers Iv4ailed brochures Word of mouth Other 4. What additions to the.recreation programs would increase your use? Expanded tennis program Child care during classes Preschool and infants programs Day-long day care for infants and toddlers Adult sports leagues (Specify) Supervised park programs Soccer Sports clinics Volleyball ~ Classes Softball Basketball . Teen programs (Specify ) What other classes or programs would interest you? 5. What improvements should be made to Saratoga City Parks? S" m b y ti . ~~o og boo ~~ ~oh ~ tib4 ~ wa ~tio ~av goo G°,~ QtiS ~,~~o ~b,~a Parkin Restrooms Pl ound E i ment Exercise Courses Picnic Facilities Tennis/S ort courts Desi ated do -walkin areas Tele hones Horseshoe its Volle ball nets which city parks did you use last year? 6. What park facilities did you use? Playing fields (AYSO, Little League) Playground Picnic facilities Sports courts Other 7. In planning for the future, on what area should the city place the most emphasis? Check one. Acquiring new land for park development. Developing and improving facilities on existing park land. Building a new Community Center to allow for program growth. Maintaining existing facilities with no growth. 8. What percentage of recreation program costs should be paid by the participants? Currently, participant fees pay 90% of the program costs. 100% 90% 75% 60% 40% 0°/, 9. Please offer any other comments you may have regarding Saratoga city parks or Saratoga Community Center programs. Please fold your response so the city address appears on the front and tape it closed. The city will pay the return postage, or you may return the survey in person to the Saratoga City Hall, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 or to the Saratoga Community Center, 19655 Allendale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070. 6luestions map be directed to Joan Pisani, Recreation Superintendent, at 867-3438, ext. 50. M E M O R A N D U M TO: Parks and Recreation Commission DATE: June 1, 1987 FROM: Secretary, Parks and Recreation Commission SUBJECT: Meeting of June 1, 1987 We should have the new trail maps available for review at tonight's meeting. Stan Thompson, who volunteered to color code the maps at our May 4th meeting, expects to have them ready by then. We will also review plans for the new Hakone parking lot addition. The Saratoga Community Garden is requesting that the Parks and Recreation Commission consider utilizing an undeveloped city-owned site for their program use. The City Attorney is in the process of drafting an ordinance prohibiting skateboarding in the parking lot and tennis courts at Congress Springs Park. Please contact Sharon if you will be unable to attend the meeting. Dan Trinidad, Jr., Secretary Parks and Recreation Commission 1