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Minutes of November 18, 2009 Meeting Page 1 of 4
BOARD OF RECREATION AND PARKS
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
NOVEMBER 18, 2009
CALL TO ORDER Santa Ana Public Library
26 Civic Center Drive, Room A
Santa Ana, CA 92702
5:30 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE J. Hills
ROLL CALL BOARD OF RECREATION AND PARKS
MEMBERS/STUDENT REPS PRESENT
Jerry Hills, Tish Leon, Max Madrid, Ken
Nguyen, David Orea, Julie Stroud, Wendy
Tobiska
STAFF PRESENT:
Gerardo Mouet, Executive Director
Ron Ono, Administrative Services Manager
Jenny Rios, Recreation Superintendent
Jose Perez, Program Coordinator
Heather Folmar, Library Operations Manager
Mike Lopez, Parks Superintendent
Athena Martinez, Board Secretary
PRESENTATIONS
SPECIAL SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY – OCTOBER, 2009
Mary Aileen Matheis was present to accept this award on behalf of Shadetree Partnership and
the Irvine Ranch Water District.
CONSENT CALENDAR
MOTION: J. Stroud SECOND: M. Madrid
VOTE: AYES: Hills, Leon, Madrid, Nguyen, Stroud, Tobiska (6)
NOES: None (0)
ABSENT: (at voting) Acosta, Orea (2)
1. MINUTES
Approve Minutes of Regular Meeting held on October 28, 2009.
2. ABSENCES
Excuse the absence of Frank Acosta.
** END OF CONSENT CALENDAR **
D. Orea arrived at 5:35 p.m.
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BUSINESS CALENDAR
NEW BUSINESS
1. BUDGET UPDATE
PowerPoint presentation made by Executive Director G. Mouet entitled “Reinventing
PRCSA”. Copy on file with Recording Secretary for review.
2. REVIEW OF COMMITTEE ON FIELD USE (CoFU) STRUCTURE
In response to Parks, Recreation, Education and Youth (PREY) Council Committee’s
request to review CoFU structure, Recreation Superintendent J. Rios prepared handout for
Board to review, as CoFU was created at the June 26, 2002 Board Meeting.
Discussion ensued regarding Board’s role and actions on process and development.
Item tabled to regular meeting of January, 2010.
3. WILLARD SYNTHETIC TURF / PROP 84 UPDATE
Administrative Services Manager R. Ono provided updates on action / activities to date.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Calendar for December, 2009 and January, 2010 reviewed.
Board meeting in December moved to the 16th from the 23rd, as well as CoFU.
December 24th and 25th are City Holidays.
STATUS/UPDATES
1. COMMITTEE ON FIELD USE (CoFU) – Facility Use Policies and Procedures document
further reviewed and finalized. Final review by CoFU to be done in December, will then
come before the Board. CoFU also reviewing committee membership requirements and
procedures.
2. LIBRARY SERVICES COMMITTEE – No report.
3. COMMUNITY CONTACT REPORTS AND UPDATES – None.
4. PENDING ITEMS/ACTION ITEMS FOR FUTURE MEETINGS
Review of CoFU Membership Structure (Jan)
Management of Fiestas Patrias (Feb)
Rosita / T-Mobile Cell Tower Update (future)
Park Signage Update (future)
Car Wash Policy (future)
COMMENTS
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None
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STAFF/CONSULTANT COMMENTS
J. Rios
Next season’s Leisure Class Brochure will be mailed out end of December/early January.
R. Ono
Will be in Anaheim serving as a judge for California Parks and Recreation Society’s Park
Design competition.
J. Perez
Happy Thanksgiving.
M. Lopez
In the process of review all signage in parks as result of a previous Community Contact
Form submittal.
Park Services staff attended the 2009 Landscape Expo in Long Beach.
Working with animal control specialist to control rabbit population in Santiago Park.
Will also be serving as a judge for California Parks and Recreation Society’s Park
Operations competition.
BOARD/STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COMMENTS
D. Orea
Happy Thanksgiving.
W. Tobiska
OCHSA students will be doing “Where the Wild Things Are” activities at the Main Library on
Saturday, November 21st from 10:30am to 11:30am.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
J. Stroud
Inquired about who the consultant was for the Prop 84 grant? Staff responded that a
consultant has been contracted to write this grant only.
Requested an update on the Rosita cell tower issue. Staff advised that the cell company is
still calling the City.
Residents of the Morrison Park area are very happy with the new trash/recycle receptacles.
Be sure to check out the article in the OC Register on Patrick Mitchell.
West End COP program would like to request bleachers and equipment for their Christmas
Party.
M. Madrid
Happy Holidays. Will be out of town during the December Board meeting.
A Santa Ana Marine, Justin Swanson, passed away and his funeral service will be on
November 21st at Noon in Los Alamitos.
K. Nguyen
Inquired why only one locker room was made available at the Stadium for soccer games,
but two were available for football games. Staff will research further.
Happy Thanksgiving.
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T. Leon
There will be a Free Day of Beauty for the seniors of the Santa Ana Senior Center on
November 23rd from 9:00am-3:00pm at Sergio’s Salon on Fourth Street.
The Dia de los Muertos event was amazing. If you’ve never been, check it out next year.
Happy Thanksgiving.
NEXT MEETING
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 in the conference room of the Southwest Senior Center,
located at 2201 West McFadden Avenue, Santa Ana, CA, 92704.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:30 P.M.
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Athena Martinez
Recording Secretary