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Park & Recreatio1f CommilSion . Minutes of November 25, 1997 Page 2 The Commissioners were given a draft ordinance revision for their review. They were asked to review and get their comments back to Superintendent Hover by December 15. This matter will be on the January agenda for further discussion. ITEM 2 - COMMITTEE UPDATES -Fundraising for Maddux, Stafford/Stulsaft Parks Superintendent Hover discussed the "draft" Maddux Park renovation Council report. The Maddux Park fundraising group has raised over $1,200 and are interested in moving up the project from fiscal year 2000-2001. -Adopt-A-Park Commissioner Davis reported on a meeting of the Adopt-A-Park subcommittee and staff. He and Commissioner Hughes met with Superintendent Hover, Manager Mike Gibbons, and Sherene Saberi-Cortez, the City's new Volunteer Services Coordinator. The Commissioners were given a copy of the meeting minutes for their review. The group worked on a mission statement; Superintendent Hover is following up with City of San Jose's coordinator; the group decided to start on a small scale and selected Fleishman Park as the first site. Sherene agreed to contact the Redwood Oaks Homeowners Association to solicit involvement in this project. Commissioner Hughes suggested contacting Eddie Mae Spillers about the project. Commissioner Nordness suggested contacting Ann Gehagan about placing this information on our website. The next meeting of the group will be on December 16. ITEM 3 - DOG EXERCISE AREA UPDATE Superintendent Hover spoke about a possible site next to Old Radio Road which' is part of a 34 acre piece of property was recently acquired by SBSA. SBSA is in the process of developing a long term plan for the property which should be completed by February or March 1998. After the plan is completed, SBSA should be in a position to sign a lease agreement to establish the dog exercise area. Superintendent Hover has spoken to Mr. Anderlini about the site and he is in favor of the site. The planed site will be approximately 1.5 to 2.0 acres in size. Superintendent Hover said he has also been in contact with the San Carlos Airport regarding the proposed site on their property. ITEM 4 - MONTHLY STAFF REPORTS Superintendent Hover responded to questions from the Commissioners regarding the managers' monthly reports. He reported staff is working on a report which will identify the number of ways the pathway problems can be corrected in Redwood Shores. -Commissioner Davis commented that Hoover field is watered excessively on Friday evenings which is a problem when there are Saturday soccer games played on the field. He suggested saving up funds and doing a major renovation of Hoover field. . -The Commissioners discussed the budget process and noted they want to review the departmental budget; want to see how parks relate to each other in terms of costs; want to review priorities and understand how projects are prioritized; need to know how they can re-prioritize projects if necessary; want to