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i 1 Park and Recreation Commission Minutes of June 22, 2005 pa ge 2 In her presentation Ms. Freeman emphasized the department's desire to have an impact on the health and wellness of the City and some initiatives that are being put in place in order to achieve this goal including: changes to vending machine offerings and snack food provided by our programs as well as new classes such as a mommy and me cooking program. She shared her demonstration of the amount of sugar found in various soft drink offerings as well as statistics on childhood obesity. She noted that the brochure had received an honorable mention at the Statewide California Parks and Recreation Society annual conference; that her staff person was responsible for the very successful picnic reservation program and her responsibility for keeping up the Department page on the City website. Director Centeno noted many of the activities of this section were supporting established strategic plan goals and that the Department needed to continue to embrace technology if we want to be able to serve more people with the same number of employees. ITEM 2 - PARK RULES - FEEDBACK ON IDENTIFIED ISSUES Director Centeno shared the letter from Mrs. Travers providing suggestions for the Park Rules discussion and updated the Commission on the status of the staff's review of ordinances from various other cities and employee comments. A copy of Mrs. Travers's letter is attached to the minutes. ITEM 3 - 4TH OF JULY FLOAT - COMMISSIONER WHITE Commissioner White reported that the sub-committee had met and shared a proposed design for the float and a This Park Land is Your Land theme. Commissioner Swope has submitted the application to the parade organizers as well as the wording for the announcing station. Commissioner Joseph asked that reference to the History Museum with donations be deleted and Director Centeno suggested that a statement saying the Redwood City Park and Recreation Commission was riding on the float be added. The Commission agreed to the suggestions. Superintendent Hover explained how staff would be involved and set a work time with the Commission for Saturday, July 2nd at 10:00 a.m. at the Municipal Services Center. Lastly, he indicated that he would be working with Parade organizers to secure an appropriate float platform. ITEM 4 - UPDATES - Park Development Ordinance Superintendent Hover provided an update on our progress in this area. All areas have been inventoried, with a new layer being added to the City GIS system, which allows for extremely accurate measurement of the sites. Our next steps include going out to the Building Industry Association and the Chamber of Commerce for feedback. Standard recommendations should come back to the Commission in July and then