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PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION MINUTES OF WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2006 COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairperson Slusser, Vice Chairperson White (arrived 7:40pm), Commissioners Joseph (arrived 7:35pm), Morton, Swope, and Truscelli COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None GUESTS PRESENT: Alex and Charlene Wright, Dana Anderson, Jennifer Cutter, Ted Hannig, Dennis Martin, Vincent Truscelli STAFF PRESENT: Director Corinne Centeno, Superintendent Gary Hover, Administrative Assistant Denise Monroe, Engineer Peter Vortametsanti Chairperson Slusser called the regular meeting of the Park and Recreation Commission to order at 7:30pm in Room 1 of the Community Activities Building, 1400 Roosevelt Avenue, Redwood City, California. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the April meeting were approved as mailed. CORRESPONDENCE A letter from Paul Powers was distributed to the Commissioners and will be discussed under Item 1. The following items were taken out of order: ITEM 2 – REVIEW AND COMMENT ON CEQA STATEMENT ON MC GARVEY FIELD LIGHTING PROJECT Consultants Dana Anderson and Jennifer Cutter of MHA Environmental Consulting spoke about the proposed lighting project at McGarvey Field and stated that they have prepared a negative declaration on the project which needed to be circulated for 20 days. Ms. Cutter noted that only one comment was received from a neighbor on Roosevelt Avenue who objected to the project in general terms. Ms. Cutter said the negative declaration spoke about three concerns: 1.)Aesthetics – The current three light poles are 25 feet high and will be replaced with six poles 70 feet high. Although the new light poles will be higher, the new lights will have drastically reduced light spillage into neighbors’ properties. 2.)Noise – No significant increase anticipated