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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-17-1973 Parks and Recreation Commission Minutesv., i.w #..« a u.,..,. ..... ..~.... ......... .. .. ... .. f \. 1'ARIiS At~1D RFCPr,ATI(?T`Z CGIti;~~ISSICI'v AiII`~'ry,F:s DATE:. r.onday, December. 17, 173 - 7130 '.~'I. FLAG : Crisp memorial: Conference Roo., Sarato~:a. City OfficES, 1777 Frt~i~tvale Avenue,, Saratcig~, California. 9070 TYF~: Re~:la~~ T~eeting I. ORC~;?I7ATIC. A'. ROLL. C r1L~L PRESEi~T: Comr;;ssicner.s Buchanan, Gor.:lon, Terry, Wilberdirrg, ~~?1~i 7ar:~r~etti. ALSTvTs Corn„~issioners -Cl~.~rrson,.and Rose. ., The. T•,i17u.tes of tree Deceribe~~• 3, 1.^ ~ j rieetin~~• ~,s~re apy~roveu as sub~,la_ttei. Y II. QLD Fi~'3T~?ESS li. - '~RCC~:ClE~`T-COX ~ A'_'~ - r ~'C~i-ii"EtvATION ?~:'.~ HIFi<G ARCi-~1T'CT Donnalyn Sk.iPl:c~>u rEr~oY•'t;ed that sloe lied. tal_kecl to four architects about this ~..ir,-park: ~z°oj~:c-t. She ~callaci: va1_•ou;~ tiny ar~~i. c-i~~a BROO~~vI,~~i for the.i~^ :~•ec:ornTner~ciations, and. selected these. mainly b~;caia.e t.'ti,ey CC1 ~'.RLI are ocat~d close .~to Saratoga. Trey are i•ir. Coleman, P~:~:. T1 ~:nnpy of Ax~ttaxi and I~i.nnPy, ;qtr. Buk~eaic~a;•. and: r>r, Ifamura- o~ I~a.u;~~r_°~_, and `~ Garfinkle. Of.the four; s~:~e recommendod hiring rir, Bulc'.tenica . Anio.r,t, the related projects he has done ar•e ~cilUOlviecv Fa.r•~~, Bin^,c~naia Faills and 'the Saratoga Gatehouse la~icisca-r~ng. 'r:h~n she talked ~to ` li r~ hE~ ,f,as interested in incornor_ sting the c:reE.?r into the ~.~ark anc' was Jillir~g to work c~ith community groups. ??e also ha.s ex,leri.enc;~ r~~i-th r,~ed:ari .strip-,aoi~k_. C~iaiz~riazi tRlilberdn~ asked if Royston Hanawoto ~eclL ana Abbey had bean co.~taeted about tha.s parr york.. 'rIe also °asked how ~tiie median .trip ~•rork tiaoul~ Y>e coord:in~ztoc?•. Tlie Secretary ,said that Royston Hanamoto Beck and Abbey i ,~r1 noi; cantacteu., 3:.rtit c©uld Uc if the Commission wants to. Thy sn~Gllest park th:i_s co?:zpa.ny his dcz,c that she i~ a.ware of is' five acres, and she does nc~t tl7in'~ t~`1e~r are interested in median stY•ip ~.rork~ The rizcii•an s~~rp work Brill: Ue coordnat2d. through the public ~•,o~~l~_s depar.•~c~n~ra.~; ... Chair man v'7lhe?°di erg ~el-t ~h~t this is a chancey ~to ~ti~oi~k iri tai a n~.tir arc~~i'tc~~;-i" o~~ -A s:~all pz~oject acid is i~r :;~,.~car. o.f reco~~menc?~n`, ',~}_•. Buktenica.~ . Conini~ ssoror~ .Za~}bc~tti e~oJed that tr:e Cor~tm~..ssion re~:.oa;~lr~enc'. -~o the C~.ty Coune.l that P~r_ . Jack •Buktenca 'ae rued to do ~t'rle architectt~ra= • ~rrork f oar I3r, aok~len-Cox r'i ni-p~.rl: , ar<~. tl~e medzan strips ~-o be dPVelore~~ ?t -the same ~,zr~~. Cornmis~-,oxier Tp.r_ry seconc~~d i_,;~r:e tTsotQn - ~ and it Ora r~as:se'd unanimously, `~ . :. ~S ., "., r1 - L ,; ...,. J '... ll d '3 . _... .....,. _ ... .:... ~.. _.. w.. _...m ~... . .~, ~~ _..~~...w~•~~_ ~ _... .. • ~ SAn.h:TC?G,t~ F'ti sr~S AID i~r~CREA'~'ICi•~ C0;•iI';TSSIOT - Ti'~'C. li= l~'~3 - AiIT~;UTE~-- ~sar~j~-iriu~: B. ACCL~'Tx?'CE CF BASK Fnu CF r1CTICP3 SOR FAR.i: DEV~ CPr:Ei?T .c AP~:i{ AC TI CTT T~ n T r~1~~I'+ Commissioner Zarnbetti why ~°Iildwood Park is being discussed by the City Counc_l. _ The Secretary said tn?t the Council is considering cancelling tree a~-•-reer~e t ttiii_ t', file 1{ lOOi~ Control Di s tr-iCt regaz'd1n~; t'rle 4tf1 Strcjet Fric~;e. F,sser,:~ially, this would. return the land. to the ori~~inal arran~xe:Ilent. Cha..rrran :~I..lbez'ci ~ ~,g T•er,oT'ted that „hE? rouvh a.rnount of ~S.CC :lad 'been z.y _~':r•a~.'e~l ia" aerial r_'•ilotog~z•apiis for this z'encrt. isle Ci0II7rt114i !_02"' ~`'~~?. 011.°_ ~t10?~ 2.bOtlt "{:."Ytr'eP, itE?!liS "± n tS^le T?1 f'i1 tir'Lk1.t;r? they T:'~otI.d ?_~_'_-:e c~.eare~l ui~. T~~e;v ar_ e: • 1) srrnat is the '~~:-,QOC budgetted for Congress SDr°i.n~;s Far?,t: acgt..isitior_ pav for: ~) Is t'~E' I:_},:Y'ar'y .:2 ~•c` 'One T>? eCa Gi ~?Z"'ODeY'i:y OY' tWO ~ axle c`l _T)~lrk c'...'Z~,_ Ut1P tjiF 1 ~~iic'1.~~' GZtL~. j cry:;'_~i )) CCt~ tiiC ?rl~+,C~ l.' }""}ii '%et~f".. a? Wildwood ...C ~&I]t,l..>Cc~..l")!n`:, ~:iEj i .... 1 ' 7 L'ec'.~~a>:1r'~~ ~ E?1 _ii" i1 C'• '~~Oy t ti'.rlt. 1Tl Ciia ~.!!;."_ ii ~'1:.. _ ~_c i.a.n ctiorl :I.or tor~rnias -.ar•e~f' Za~~:a:t~ti ~'ove1 t'ila~:, tx~e E ~s. F of A e'li'i{ ~E'VelO~'rleZlt bE' c~C;::e~t°~7 eXCeT~t `F'CZ' ti7:: if'P'i'.'S CitIeST.1aT1Bi1 ~b0~le. CG7'::11.SS1C:E'"'"' GO"~'n0? S:.~O'l~E'CL t'"~? r^at10?l, c??7'1 ?1; bJtiS ~`^:~,`-_'•eU L1:(la:~l:_C~1U1.1~.~/ _,^.?`,~_°`.- V... t~??..c. '.~~ aI't t:'1.1.1 ~`E? ~C'~'t.'83•C.t=~C:1 ~ a the r°iayor , City Council; Planning Coffiission and Planning Consultants . III . NEVI .T a SITT~~C ~ ~' /ryTTr/~ T/1T C ITT /^I I'\ -157 ~1 7~TTT,•T(!} T,i ~Tl/~T'TT'1 T~f f!.. D_i.Sl. y,.: ~, ;~ C~ ~.%~ V~.l-?)~,y.u~..JC~-1': L',1`: ~L' ::.~5 :~li The SBE:retciry ~TeSeTltc?~1 t~i?e. iiSe ~~e {~centaf°es Site UIOrKed alit fG"t' JCITTT caYlsider•ation of co-~:e~: elo~~:nent of sc'rlaoi :~a_r~t~~~_c i, ~rc,~oe:r~ty. Di~;~TTI~OriE'T•'T uaing th_i.s -as t':e c.ri-erior_, the ~r,QGG the u<.ratoga uchoaJ- F ~T,ivtr ~ .~ t'r1_Ct a '':c':~ ~ ~. ,'_'lc': Ci t `- t0 %.OI2tr1_b'~ t~~ t0 c3. .'n,~~'~1 `C'~.. %JC~(it czL • hI:';~'"Ol~B.llt +~..~~•:,.~.Ua~ 1:., ~:~~ E:.rivt?t i'1y'lt i•r'lti'.Ii ~rTali Ca~JSl•_tf:~~' t;ic~.i; "~_<.?8 Sc~~oo1 Dish"ic ~ tnr_i?_1 absorb all r:lain~tenan ce costs. .. T1.1 n„1T,- 'L~u'_il~ '.~~ '1 TTr i .~S ft.1 CO.Tr1Iii~:>s10Z1E'." Ter'r~r :~ai:i tha<: t':'~:at ~`U::iler':> 'L11IIi ~.'.i'iUl~t uSII'Iv these pe~'cent;a.ges is ti~at oath the S~:iiool Distx'ct clad Fecreat:;.an Dititrict il~t.'e t'I~~eiz' perce~~ ;_?ge = based ~n actual ti rle the 'aci ::ity iN bei?-~~ ?iswc.T e:~_iie tie cit~r's n~~rconta5e i.:~ figua•ad on ' ' ' possi ule oj~~:n 'L,iri- :~r%iether ~t .is actua.7.3.;~r used o~.~' rlat. ` Tire Corri?~ ist~ :.can decided their t•rould rather ~3ea1. Witty irdiviclu<~.1 aT~"cal icatio,~~s as ,i~oy core ~.li 1'ct-tilBZ'' l:hc~.;~l eStcbllSh t'Ile s(-3 '•.1Sf: gE:rconta~~res as t^e~ offic-ial Guideline in cc~rit'~_buting funds to X017°it T1Tb~ja!'tS. /'1 Tj T~. ~ ,^Tr ~ '~'T~TTt '7111 n !'1T TT ,.. y. ?~,~~~ j'- ~' '-~ i - .' .L .!._ ,_ %iet 1~ ! a ~~~ vC:. La'o e1' 1n S 1.`~r~ Cs_ai_r~.a~. _~,~ 1. u. _~.~ ~ y.a ;~~. a .~.o~~l ~a-t:E r•eoues t ~ ~~}:_~ ,~ 4.-ei.ot,mFnt or Toorn.l i F ark, The si ~n-tu~r~e t~re7_•e ~f ?'F~S.LiientSv.L''1 tt`?v' `'E:ner'cl a?•ea OZ the j~az'x 51%e. ~~eVe~,O~'t.Tl~~ U~ this narL is presently schedule to be~;~_n in 1'75. A rlajor nroblell~ in dezre}.opr.?n~c trill be that the Sc}.:ool I;istrict y,~esentl~r uses the- inidcile ±_at as a b-us entrance. ;~: -2- ~, a''4`v ~'~; R t • •n ~,,. '. . .. " " R1 r C TT f7t T? nrt T wr ~ ri -~ 7 mr~!v S~.Rra ~ EGA FARE{1..~ A,~D I?FC,~F~ TO,~ rC3,.r;~ISST01•; - D~~r. 7 7 l~`7-> - P:INT71 ~~.7 - caYat-~~1~tE orr«•!-n«.-. .,.. ~ ..~ ~~ E II I!^IIEIRIR ~ I ~~ M IIR ~! I Because of the probl_er~ with busses using the muddle c?l;y-otirne~3 lot the Co'mr:ission discussed the Uossibility of buying property located at aright angle to the present property and behind tro lots fronting on Tamwo~'th Avel~ue. Seaton Avenue could be used as the entrance to the nark, Vii. CCIT'i TT'L, i ~l_._~~ - 1. Rer_,ort Of CU":"~;1.SSi ogle='~ ; TOLJZ• Co~:~:lissior,er Terry reported t'rlat l~' pari; sites c~rere covered in -cllis tour. T~le y tool. a good loa'_: at the Fremont Scl'ioal site and apart. on a portion of this property is possibi_e. 2. Re~OrtS GT1 Ge''ie~~'al i'' c^.n F~zbl.ic IEci1'iT'i~?'S Commiss~_oner Zambetti attended the December 4th meeting. The major items discussed .vaere certain problem iieces ~f C~T~R~ F.tu? property especially one piece an Cox Avenue and the Commercial 1?~,jT;^;;1 Distract near the Blue 1-ii1s Shopping; Cel~i:.e_'. T'rle Secretary re~arted that she 1-:as tall>ed to Cflarles Ro~•re, actin; rlaT-lning Di_•ector, arid eras ~to~ld that -the consul-Eal~ts ai•e not going to develop ~. trail p1_an fa?'ther than tr,entioning trle1~ as a boa ~ i~aca iTl the Gonorz_t Flan. She twill be meeting ta:ith I~,r. Ro~re a~;.z Dreg I~loeller about this soon. Coi7russiorer Terry repo~~ted on the Domonstrati on nicycle Route SyS~em ~.'U,'4' SeSS_LO~! . ~~he lil t,V Cit~ti_2":C.1 ~ 1:-, no~~ ?~r lli_ng to . spend mere t'rlan ~•~ ~,'GG un the project. They also dt::cid.ed to e~:t enC~ t~?° ~C?1C~'C~ e '12ne tf2e full. 1..ength Of tiC?Z'=C'„ncp ii~iE'n1.Ie. Tne Ce1~~C?.!r ~'dali j2I'Ob~I.P_?r ilc`1.s beF??1 WO~''_~:ed. Uut 2.n Q. it;. Vi1711 T'emal.n - ini.act :•: i Gil the pa. ~'rl i :stalled behind. i_t. B . S'n AFF ? ~r C~ Rm =' 1. Ca.1.i form a Farxs and Recreation Society P•iembersh~..p The SacrQ terry reported that sne hGs rece~.v~d file CornTM; ~s~'zoi?' s iel:!~~F1:'S!`~i'~ ca1'd for t'iF. Ca.l'i:i0?'nia Farlrc and FteGrGczT ~.OII ~ l}C:1_`''.li~r cdTl(_L t:8.i; tS1E'. '~iCP.ii:iii Ss_O'_r~ :ileIl?berS should .be T.'eGE'i ~ri_I~g the~_r ~ ~ ~'' - ~. ROta.''z,T 1?(~ _ (~nT~--Ir~i:~~ t'_'Q~~Ct I. Title ~Ot"-,~, i-.~-rav: 7' ~pn:'tP,C. tL~.B.t; tl'lp ROtar~ 0.'11170 is inte~'C'St'ec~ 1, ?1 COI7tr1J ~':"1n~ ~~'l,~t.v tU';vc-C`Q_S Ua?"'~£ C1e?t E?~.O~C:rrlent. i~l1E',~~' c?`E'.. '•0±- i ni:e3"'2S;~„_L 12~ CO'__ 1='~ L -; 7. I:~, t?"'eC'S ~07.• ~ i ~~Uito Far'_•~. T~~ ti _ wears - a~n~'o~•Ztna."t•e1~,T. ~0-`rfJ~ •trees, . -z rid the. architect_ : , 1.s 1'r C)~;^r; ~? ,^; Fr O17 ~!=! ;3 1~'C~t':'. T;~e Sec„et;a~'-;- re_i>o?•i;f~;;_ tile;. file Ci_tti Cot;rlcs_1 r•c~ceiued. thc~.i._~ I'eCU:;irieiiC~_€tt]_U~2 2"P.`~'C3LZCot1Un Zn cori:?eet:icr. Y'ii~i.~1 C21C' ~1Cy C1E' ~OU~:~e. ~~~t a1..-=O _`.'e~~U'i;E3d ti_:~.t nU aR1~01.n tI~:E:'ilt S Gr 1_"Q^'~•1;,'C: t.T?-t me1;~ S '~O the S CO?':J1:7_GS1Un [1aVF `"E?t '!?eE-'n L:`ic X12. r ~x `: `~ . -3- _ ~~i • ~ ,~,:.~ _.__ r i f"r ~ ~'(R /'r ~ T .Cr nr,' r~r+~r ,r ~fr1 nT~ rt?'nC'r T` -y.,ry f'1 r-7~ nY 7 rr, r+rr ~.. t~ ~.(`~: r~, t. r•_r._; u ;7 ~ ,~~<-~ ~ Tu_ CC,~'i. ~~,~TC.:'; - D 17 1 a ~~ - T,iF'Jy~,:~ - c ~ r; ~. ~ ;-!u.~ ~. r 1i i. i .LV • d J i ~.. + T /'I (1 .'T ITT? 1 ;TZT A. ~iT:11.1.T1~11`I ~r ~. Faule~tt:F' TT~SCII ~ ti_'~_~°_. r 27'' ~rUmr:~ i. l;'E3° Tiie i~zule S a_~'k Committee ,s asking that. the City corrsidel:• 'i m:::ediate devela~~~:,_;~nt or kzule Pa_:•?~ beca?_tse of the r:otorcycJ.e gip-^oclez~ a.iid beca.iase -~i`<e°r•e is no~~~ sic'~e~~~alr: throu~r t~~zs u?,:;a. file ~~7eC?"'ti~tc:'_'„7 1'ep0"'~:e:~. i13c t tht' v1tV ~"la£~ been tiJOrkinv Ui1 ti?e urs= erbrush proble_:_ i.n the a~:•t:a. Tile Co:slm-i ssi.o~~ reo~ested ti:ta.~fi s1~ie be sent a letter tel3.iri~. t'r:e Cori.'~iit ~;ee t~a~t hi_s ~•rill be considered wrier the Capi vaJ_ Ii~prover~en~c. i ro~!'a.r~l is rev Teti'-red. 2 . 1'i ~- l c s ~ r? Y!'" 31 T? F--~ : <r i ~_ ~. c.'=' E' I~" '?. U i ;1:~ :1 C ~. ~: a. rJ T1 Co:,___!i ssiorer i~c.t:il;rtt7 Sa1C~: ~rl?.t ii3''. ?.3'1't{1n 'alas COnt~Ct~CL %~1E? is^.~'C}?' ~'.bOU t 8~ "i;~:b_~Sr'._~Ti` a. riUr:27i:1_t"~:c.'.e "~O ~'JU'1'iC on ZT1llc`'-.~'e ?E'c`;tlt=.iC~.:.t7_G=~~. ~liF,'5~;~..0??S cai.iUl3t 1.7.ne1TiC.1.i1~ u''.nt7 ?uas_n;r'•71~I1Ce T1et:CA t0 be Q.SCLisU`=~~ ?iSU.- Tine Cecr'eta^J~ sa1.~-z that t11e 1 a?~~=5 ~:'. ~nt~.!ent is z~r'e:~ei~tl~' corlsi~ie~'i.r= i1.1_i?.~;._ in the rlanters i~~it-ri brie; to brim tiierl izp to the .,_d_e•:aali.Jleve?., r.,ilU City ~~as also been ~'~c~'tca_n~ ola Y•eplantin~ tre~~s :.long ~,,i€; Fasin ~~Jay. r. Cr=: STT ~T7~T'~iTr,n77 r'{.J,.Tr~ • .L• }~lJU L.~~l Uil: 1~ Tller.e (~P,1"`; 370 ~1:.7't[le1' btiSlnesS beiol'e Ile COI;1II?lsS7.O]'1~ the 1C,4?E'.ti 2~fj Respect~ully si~b:,iil;ted, ~ , Fa~•ba:ra 1ax:pson,~e~;_reta~~•~% rn:~! . „~ -~- z