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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJune 15Los Altos Hills Parks and Recreation Committee June 15, 2015 Regular Meeting Meeting Minutes Members present: Kathy Evans (chair), Liza Hitchner, Val Metcalfe, Patty Radlo, Julia Zarcone (quorum=4) Members absent: Scott Vanderlip, Champa Sreenivas Associate members: Heléne Karlsson, Kit Gordon, Rebecca Hickman, Kavita Tankha (all absent) Staff present: Sarah Gualtieri, Torie Dye, Krystel Malimban Council Liaison: John Radford (absent) Public present: Kjell Carlsson, Nancy Couperus Call to order: 6:03pm 1. Approval of April meeting minutes (no quorum for May meeting) -Motion by Julia Zarcone, second by Val Metcalfe, unanimous approval as amended 2. Barn update by Torie -All but 1 spot filled for summer riding camps -Working on water conservation (not watering arena as much) -Porta potty installed, working well so far -No fundraiser this year, aim for next year 3. Committee Business: chair & vice chair nominations -Motion by Zarcone, seconded by Radlo nominates Vanderlip as Chair, Hitchner as Vice Chair motion carries unanimously -Hitchner will also serve as secretary; as chair when Scott is absent 4. Attendance status -Kavita Tankha moved to associate member -New quorum is 4 (now 7 members) -Find new members: barn member, other committee members, seek diversity -Discuss meeting day/time at August meeting 5. Brown Act Training: all members are up-to-date 6. Programming and Marketing Update -Sarah meeting with vendors -Need for dog training instructor, other potential courses -Town Newsletter submissions due July 1 for September edition 7. Request for P&R Survey/Tour of facilities in other towns -Sarah to present to Council in July: will mention P&R facility tours at Menlo Park and Portola Valley and interest in new survey (however not a formal request) -Reviewed photos of facility tours: Portola Valley facility more in-line with LAH’s needs, though a formal survey should be conducted to guide construction of any new facility; space is limited and all interest groups should be included in this discussion 8. 2015 Update on Public Events: Fall -4th of July Parade (Sarah) -Hoedown 9/12 (Kathy) -Barn Lighting 12/6 (Kathy) 9. Ongoing Park Facilities Responsibilities -Purissima Park Fields a. Restricting water, but grass will be okay b. Parking issue on pathways across from fields—discuss at August meeting 10. Meeting Dates -There will be no Parks and Recreation meetings in July—next meeting is August 17th Adjourned: 7:30pm