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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