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Park & Recreation Commission Minutes of July 24, 1996 i Page 3 modular classroom sites the Board of Trustees visited so the Commission could also perform some site visits if they wished. t ~, ~. ~: ,.. ~- ITEM 2 . WORKPLAN REVIEW The Commissioners decided to form a sub-committee to develop the proposed 96-97 Commission Workplan. Commissioners Slusser (chair) I Nordness and Hughes will be on the sub-committee and will report at the August meeting. ITEM 3 - 4TH OF JULY REPORT Commissioner Swope said Commissioners and staff worked the 4th of July booth and handed out information on the pavers and answered questions for the public. She suggested that a collapsible booth be developed and that information about all Park and Recreation programs be available with the booth. Commissioner Nordness sent a thank you letter to owner of the fire truck the Commissioners rode in the 4th of July Parade. Chairperson Truscelli also sent a thank you letter to the owner. COMMITTEE REPORTS MSkateboard Park Update Commissioner Hughes reported on a meeting she and Director Griffiths attended with other local Park and Recreation Directors concerning a proposed regional skateboard park. Director Griffiths stated the City of Burlingame is preparing a master plan for a 30 acre landfill area near Old Bayshore Road and it was mentioned that a skateboard park could be included in this master plan. MONTHL Y REPORTS -Commissioner Nordness stated the adult membership drop-in activity at Red Morton Center since March 1, 1996 is as follows: 965 different people have used the facility, many of them numerous times (60% resident and 40% non-resident); 194 gym/fitness cards currently in use; 331 cards sold since March (10% of total are non-residents). Note: As per Supervisor Jan Knight, attendance at the Red Morton Center during the past 3 weeks has averaged 4,300 people per week and 65% of the that figure represents youth ages 17 and under. . .