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Home My WebLink About12-03-1973 Parks and Recreation Commission Minutest"~ • SARATOGA FARKS APiD RECRLA.TICTZ CCl":T•1ISSION T-III~i tTTFS DATE: Monday, Deceriber 3, 19?3 - 7: 3o r .I`i. FLACE: Crisp I~iemorial Conference Room, Saratoga City Offices, 13777 Fruitvale A~~enue, Sarato~:a, California 93070 TYi L: Regular Tiee-ting I. ORGAPtIZ~TICT~ " A. ROLL CALL FnESEiV'T: Co;nmissioners Buchanan,.Clawson, Gordon, Leon, Rose, Terry, Gdilberding and Zambetti.y ABSi~,'T: Toone. GUESTS : T•ir. Kaufman . . B. AiIT3UTES Tiie Tlinutes of the Ttoverjber 19, 1973 meeting were approved a5 co~•rected. II. OLD BLTSITTESS A. ACCEFTATCF. CF BASIC FLAT. CF ACTICT+ FCR PARK DE,?I~CI'"~EiIT. PARK Tire Secretary reported that this elan has not yet been completed, FLATv and the item was continued to the next meeting. B. .CCTtGESS SFRiT~GS FxR~i T~ tTATIVE ,LEASE IT~mCF,T^A'?'iCi~?. ~OT~GRLSS The Secretary reported that Little League has accented the b?sic ~FRITyGS proposal, aid Little League, the City tianager, City Attorney =ESRt{ and she have beg~:n ~~rorki ng out Life lease a~T°eement. tiinen co;~lpleted, it will be referred either to this Commission or directly to the City Council. • C. REPORT CT, F^i;1RES3 CF B'~CCt{GLET-CCX FtiRI{ FLATS. BRCCKGLET- The Secreta_y reported that she has begun intervi.earing archirects CO.1 r'ARxi far this •pa-r'~. The one architect she has talked to felt that -buffering between the park and neighboring houses is very ir~pcrLant, but that it could be left open or_ t:~e side bordering the Cox- propnrt~r. y~~e ~~ill also discuss the Fruitvale nveru.e r~,~~dian strip with the ar•::ii1_tects. As far a:~ ~..e Secretary t- ,, ,,~.-C only BeC.~. arlci ~raJey cz.> T'r~e City "~rat~a~er is awa interested in hiring an knOWS, tie ct;'~"e?!?:B2it t~1:~tC1 ROyStOn, ti :: ~;:lOtG, fog-• a t~aste~~vFl~.i~ F•rhich h~~s been corl~~r;'e-ted. r•e of the fact tT,at the City is architect specializing. in mini-narks. -1- ., M. •~ • I SARATCGA FAPT~:S AtTD '?rCnEATTCN CCAiI`•4ISSICN - DEC: ~,, 1.~`7?~ - r'iTI'I.;TI;S - ronti.nuE~c . Comn~issianer Gor.•don asked.. if the poss~.bility of enlarging . Brookglen-`:ox Fark is b~:in~r considered at this tame. The Secretary answered that because finds are limited., plans for a mini-park only are being conside-recl. If the City decides to enlarge the par'_~, these plans could be aitez~•ed at •. that time. I~ III. A'E~hl hLTS~T~ESS A. FLAT; TCuR CT rA~i{ SITES I'CR ~~E~l CCi'ISSICi~'ERS. "~ FARY~S . TCI7R Commissioner Terry recommended that the Ccrr~mi.ssion meet some & weeker_d aftex•noon and toi~:r. the current hark sites. AER~AI' HCTCS ~ ~CommissioY;ers Buchanan, Gordon, Leong, Terry, tailberding and ~ ~~'rl H ' P Zarbetti 4n'~ trie Secretary agreed to meet on Sunday, December l.•. 1 L! 1ti? 16th for t'r~is tour. Commissioner Te-rr;;T pr. eser~ted some aerial photographs of Gardiner. Fark ~•~hic'n 'rie had made from the aerial. photograx~hs the Ci_ ty had done of the entirF City. YYe suggested that t'ne Commission add bv'ch a rl~otograrh done to the sca7_e of tree A:~sessor's Fa.rcel I-laps and a blow-up of ~eacil park to the parks report. I-~e has pictures of the eastern half of Saratoga, and. it would ~. vost a'oout ;~~G:CG to get prints of the western calf. Commissioner Gos•don moved that the Cornrnission recommend an expenditure of ~rC.C)0 to obtain prints of the western half of Saratoga to the City Council. Commissioner• Zam'oetti seconded the motion, and it was passed unanimously. B. DISCUSS rCLICY CF CC-DE'v~ELC TiEi~T OF F~ OFi~RTY The Secretary said that it is very possible that this Commis:=ion will be receiving morn requests li'_~e the Saratoga School District's request 'in develorr?ent of the Argonaut School curf. The Coc~^~ission should consider ho~•~ much money- they want to corn:mit to this type of development and cvhat criteria they will use. She questioned T;r. Halzhaiier's statement (r;inutes of August 26, 1q;3) that the Argonaut turf would be oper, c4 hours a day. If was the _~ eeling of t'_•~e Commission that a uniform policy needs to be established, and that such -fundit~~ sho~_tld be apart of t'ne re~;ular_ budget each year. Chai.rizan '~lilberding asked if it t•~ould be~possible for the staff to find out the actual hours an area such as the Argonaut turf cti~ould be open to the public, 'Caking .into acco~znt school hours use, after-school recreation programs and the ~sun:~:~er recreation programs. The Secretary drill ~~tork this out, using Argonaut as an exa~~.-olF~, and report back to the Commission. -2- ''~~ I SAR~TOGA PAP~.S AND RECREATIOT+ COt~~~IISSIOPd - DFC. 3y' 1973 -MINUTES - c,onti_nuec IV. COMNiITTEE AND STAFF REPORTS. A. COI~ItnITTEE REPORTS. 1. Report on Bicycle Demonstration Route P~eetin~. Commissioner Rose reported .I~ir. Nor. r., Alatteoni, Chairman of the B~~TCLE iCitizen's Committee on Bicycle Routes presented the report to 'the City Council. Th.e Committee has asked that they be consulted about any changes ar~d that Public Hearing be held. She ass~~med that the Council tiail?. decide on the exact plan `which will be presented to the.nublic. . Comma ss-oner ~alnbet ~l suggestea tna.~J' a C1 ~~.7.en' ~ ~,omm~. VtfvC. might be the hest j.ae.y to develop an equestrian trail sysi-.em in Sa.~~atoga. Chairman ~ti'ilberding agreed tY:at this ,r1i.~;Yit be the fai 7•est ws.y, ,anti would get' more people .involved in the planning. ~ ~~ Commissioner~Terry felt that education in t,sing the bicycle route is an imQortant part. of t:~,is proposa.l_. Commissioner Rose said tr,at there is an .federal grant nro~;ram that the schools could use. Also mentioned was the possiblity of informing the•public through the Youth Center and Service Organizations. Csmissi o:~er me~.,~•-r moved that i t be recor,*nended to the City Council that they consider educating the . comrnuni_ty in the correct use .of the bicycle.route trrougn the schools, Youth Center, service organizations, etc. Commissioner Ggrdor_ seconded, and the motion was passed unanimously. A copy of -the reco•:~:endat-ofi trrili be sent to N1r. I~~attt~on~ , Ch~..irrnan of the Ci ti zen's Committee on tYle Demonstration Bic~Tcie Route. Co,~r,issioner Terry mentioned that the Sierra Club has organized a bicycle ride along t~,e existi.ng bicycle ro~tite to ai:tra.c~t positive support for the bicycle route. 2. ~erorts on Ge~•er•a.?_ Plan Public Hear. inns. GE1?ERAL PI1kLI Commissioner Gorden said that she was surprised to hear that rfEtTIE~~J the proposed General Flan recommends that file entrance park include t:-,e service Stdt1Oi1 across prom file present site, and a reco:,,,i~endation that the ~~est Valley Freeway right-of-U:~ay be. developed as a li,nea.r park. . Commissioner Zarnbetti fe1.t that development of the entrance park in tills gray :•~ould r.ot be far may years, and that tree land is probably owned by the ail-company. ~ -~ Conrlis~ioner Clawson asked about the status of the Parxer Ranch. Commissioner Terry said ~'nat the City has not extended its SE'..T_.'~'iCe i,itO ti'le ~1)~":e7'~ O1: Inflt'ence, and the t't1G' O'vJrerS are now -tr~ri r.~ to ire i ncort~orated into the Cupertino Sphez•e o,: Influence.,_hoping to obtain these services. .~ The Sec~:•etary reported that the Public Hearing scheduled for. December 10th has 'peen moved to December 11th, . _3_ S~IPATG«A Ff~RnS AT?D REC1 EA"'ICT CG1~iMISSGN -DEC, 3, .1r=;.'i - _F•"INLTTES - contJ_nuec; i3. STAI'x REFGR~rS 1. City Li_ab:il_itLJ at I3rook~J_en-Cox Fa.rk - creek The Secretary reported that the City c•~ould be responsib7_e for drowr~ings in ~tl1e creek at Brookglen-Cox Fark only if negligence were proved. I ~Cornmissioner Rose felt that a disried-out tot area with a short fence could solve this problem. •. 2. ~RE: DeveJ_o~ment o:f. Foothill- Park •The Secretary said that in reading the past-mirutes_of this Commission, -t};-ere i<a.d been a, peti-ti_on presented i°r~questing devel_op:nent of Foot'r~ill Parl~, but that no official action was ever taken. The Commission was not sure .exact;-ly w'nat did Happen, and Chair ~.~+r ~~Jilbex°ding said he wouJ_d look through his files. 3. RE: Va.c~ncv on th~.s Comrriission The Sec_t•etar_y has talked to the- P•;ayor, but nothing has yet been done. Cotnmissior~e.r Rose suggested putting an az•ticle in .tl-~e newspaper in ox•der to inform interested residents. V. CCi ~iUl`1ICA~'ICi~ A. ~~JRITTEid B . ORAL, Commissioner Zambetti-asked if there have been .any developments concerning ldildwood Fark and~Saratoga Creek. Commissioner Rose said that she and. Mrs. Kay Duffy would be meeting with Councilman Diridon and would ask him about it. VI, ADJCuRNT•E±`~T There being no further business before the• Comrnissi•on, the meeting eras adjourned at ~ : 35. " • Respectfully submitted.., • ~ ~'~''~ Barbara Sampson; Secretary mm ~~ I