2008/11/10 City Council & Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes (Joint Special Meeting)CITY OF ROHNERT PARK MEETING MINUTES FOR:
SPECIAL JOINT MEETING
City Council
Parks and Recreation Commission
Monday
November 10, 2008
The Rohnert Park City Council and the Rohnert Park Parks and Recreation Commission met this date for
a Special Joint Meeting to commence at 5:00 p.m. at the Rohnert Park City Hall, 130 Avram Avenue,
Rohnert Park, with Mayor Mackenzie and Chair Griffin presiding.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Mackenzie called the Special Joint Meeting to order at 5:06 p.m.
ROLL CALL
City Council:
Present: Jake Mackenzie, Mayor
Pam Stafford, Vice -Mayor
Arnie Breeze, Council Member
Tim Smith, Council Member
Absent: Vicki Vidak- Martinez, Council Member
Mayor Mackenzie stated that Council Member Vidak Martinez is recovering from surgery.
Parks and Recreation Commission:
Present: Gerald Griffin, Chair
Michael Bird, Vice -Chair
Richard Armerding, Commissioner
Nick Aronis, Commissioner
Bonnie L Black, Commissioner
Staff present for all or part of the Special Joint Meeting: Daniel Schwarz, Interim City Manager;
Michelle Marchetta Kenyon, City Attorney; Guy Miller, Recreation Services Manager; Sandy Lipitz,
Director of Administrative Services; Darrin Jenkins, Director of Engineering Services; Dan Adams, Fire
Marshal; David Rowley, Information Systems Operations Manager; Nick Barber, Information Systems
Technician I; Beth Lidster, Secretary II; Terri Griffin, Deputy City Clerk Griffin; and Linda Beltz,
Videographer.
Community Media Center staff in attendance for the televised production of the special joint meeting:
Dan Villalva, Executive Director; Jim Regan, Playback and Engineering Manager; George Mangan,
Operations Manager; Patricia Wilburn, Government Services Manager; and Benjamin Rait, Intern.
�ity of Rohnert Park Special Joint Meeting Minutes (2 of 2) November 10, 2008
for Rohnert Park City Council & Rohnert Park Parks and Recreation Commission
1. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
2. PARKS AND RECREATION PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES
Recreation Services Manager Miller reviewed via PowerPoint Presentation the following
topics:
• Community Buildings
• Codding Center
• Parks
• Playgrounds
• Tennis courts
• Swimming Pools and Aquatics Programs
Council and Commission discussion included:
• Neighborhood outreach
• Privatization of parks
• Subsidization of buildings
• Formation of parks assessment district
• Closure of pools
• Preservation of park assets
• Grants and funding
• Partnerships with other agencies
• Removal of unsafe playground equipment
• Closure /sale of mini -parks
• Community gardens
• Formation of neighborhood associations
• Conversion of pools to sodium hypochlorite
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Mackenzie adjourned the Joint Special Meeting at 6:33 p.m.
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Terri Gr'
Deputy Cil erk
City of Rohnert Park
Jake Mackenzie
Mayor
City of Rohnert Park