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Park and Recreation Commission Minutes of September 24, 2003 Page 2 J been done and noted that if a consultant had been brought in at the start of the strategic plan, the cost would have been more than $100,000.00. Superintendent Hover spoke about what San Mateo County is doing to complete their strategic plan and their work with a consultant from out of state. . Chairperson Walsh felt that $38,000.00 was a large amount and stated that we have been working on the strategic plan for almost 3 years and felt it was a reasonable expense to finish the process. He recommended getting price quotes from two other vendors. Superintendent Hover stated obtaining additional quotes would delay the process. He said that MIG was a well known consultant and was the number two selection for the San Mateo County strategic plan project. Superintendent Hover announced that October 10 and 24 are the next scheduled meetings with MIG. Staff is anticipating having a draft strategic plan to review with the Commission at their November meeting. Commissioner Joseph said she is not happy about spending $38,000.00 for this project and wanted it noted in the minutes. Commissioner Morton felt the cost was well within reason and Commissioner Swope felt that if we. tried to do things ourselves, the document might not be as good as one prepared by a consultant. Superintendent Hover stated that by having himself, Superintendent Beth and Director Centeno involved in developing the strategic plan, that the staff costs would be higher than the cost of the consultant. Commissioner Swope will also be attending the October 10 meeting with the consultant and staff. ITEM 2 - OLD COURTHOUSE PLAZA PUBLIC MEETING The Commissioners were invited to attend the Courthouse Plaza public meeting on Thursday, September 25 at 7:00pm. Chairperson Walsh and Commissioners Joseph and Swope will be in attendance. Chairperson Walsh asked the Commissioners not attending the meeting, to feel free to give him any ideas for the project which he would take to the meeting. ITEM 3 - REDWOOD SHORES CANADA GEESE Superintendent Hover spoke about the Canada geese issue in Redwood Shores and how staff is currently dealing with the problem. Our department currently contracts a company which uses dogs to herd the geese off the fields. The cost is less than $10,000 per year and has been fairly effective. Superintendent Hover also spoke about a solution called "egg addling" which will reduce the goose population by about 25% over a 10 year period. Other solutions include catching the geese and then moving them to the San Joaquin Valley where they are used to eat weeds for the farmers, catching the geese and destroying them. He noted that he spoke at the August 27 meeting of the Redwood Shores Owners Association regarding the various solutions to resolve the goose issue a nd they voted 4-1 to support the egg