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Park & Recreation Commission Minutes of November 16, 1999 Page 2 before we meet with MIG, Inc.. Chairperson Morton invited any of the Commissioners to attend the Thursday meeting since he will be out of town. ITEM 3 - REPORT FROM SUB-COMMITTEES .Alcohol in Parks Superintendent Hover distributed a copy of a draft staff report to Council with the recommendations including alcohol in the parks. The recommendation would allow alcohol the parks only at City-sponsored events which have been approved by the Director. Commissioner Slusser suggested having locked containers for glass to reduce the potential for broken glass in the parks and to provide community education. MIS Davis/Joseph: To accept the sub-committee recommendation on modifying the ordinance which would allow for alcohol in the parks upon the discretion of the Director. Motion passed unanimously. .Goals and Objectives/Strategic Planning Superintendent Hover reported the committee will be meeting tomorrow evening. He handed out a draft schedule and reviewed it with the Commissioners; the draft schedule included several public hearings in different geographic areas of Redwood City in order to obtain as much input from the public. Chairperson Morton thanked Commissioners LaBerge and Swope for their work on their respective sub-committees. It was noted that the Alcohol in the Parks sub- committee would be dissolved as of this evening since the project has been completed. ITEM 4 - PARK INSPECTION PROGRAM Superintendent Hover asked the Commissioners about their progress on the park inspection program and if they had any comments. He noted that he will be attending the Redwood Shores Homeowners Association meeting to discuss the problems we are having with geese in the Redwood Shores parks and ways to help resolve the issue. He mentioned that several cities have hired a company that uses dogs to scare away the geese from public parks. Commissioner Slusser asked if this could be a violation of wildlife regulations. Deirdre Mitra stated she was previously involved with the Sierra Club and suggested involving the SPCA and other counties in our mitigation efforts. Superintendent Hover noted that we are currently using a non-toxic application to help get rid of the geese on our turf areas but it is really not that effective. ITEM 5 - UPDATES -School Fields Project Superintendent Hover reported that the plans are 1000/0 complete and the agreement has been signed by the School District and the City and we are awaiting approval of the County. He noted that staff will be requesting additional funding in our Capital Improvement Program to renovate the fields at Fair Oaks School, Hoover Park and new fields at Canada College. He also spoke about the possible combination of the renovation of Herkner Pool and the Senior Center Annex due to their close proximity.