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<br /> <br />Park & Recreation Commission <br />Minutes of August 23, 2000 <br /> <br />Page 3 <br /> <br />-Concern about location of restroom pad; having accessibility to service <br />portable toilets without going over the turf and other landscaping <br />-Keep the two play areas close to each other for parents supervising children <br />in both areas <br />-Garbage cans need to have good, tight covers to prevent animals and birds <br />from getting into garbage <br /> <br />Mr. Chang will take these comments back to the consultants for inclusion into <br />the design. <br /> <br />ITEM 2 - STAFFORD PARK <br /> <br />Superintendent Hover presented a staff report based on the issues received <br />from the public at the July 26 Commission meeting. He discussed the <br />following issues: Park Rules Enforcement, Interim Park Use Policies, <br />Reservations, and Changing Times of the Water Feature. Staff <br />recommendations for those issues included: Maintaining Police Department <br />presence in the parks and continued enforcement of park rules; installation of <br />one or two additional BBQs adjacent to selected picnic areas; maintain <br />current interim use policies at Stafford; select one park to test a pilot <br />reservation system; and maintain current operating times for water feature. <br /> <br />Betty Travers of 27 Lowell Street thanked the Commissioners for the interim <br />park use policies and felt there are less large groups and less garbage as a <br />result of these new policies. She said she does not want any more BBQs <br />added to the park and asked that staff let the neighbors know before this <br />happens. She requested that the interim park use policy signs be bilingual. <br /> <br />Police Officer Eric Stasiak reported that patrol officers who monitored Stafford <br />received the following comments: people suggested more permanent BBQ <br />pits be installed at the park; signage needed to be improved; and several <br />wanted cleaner BBQ pits so that they would not have to bring their own BBQs <br />from home. <br /> <br />ITEM 3 - UPDATES <br /> <br />-Stulsaft Park Construction <br />Superintendent Hover stated a meeting with the Farm Hill Neighborhood <br />Association was held on August 15 to let the community know what is <br />happening with the renovation of Stulsaft Park. The meeting was attended <br />by 28 people and was well received. <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />-Strategic Planning <br />Acting Director Centeno reported that the committee has developed a time <br />frame to go out to the community to get input. Consultant Marilyn Manning <br />is helping facilitate the process for the committee. <br /> <br />; <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />" <br />, <br /> <br />