CITY OF SAN DIEGO PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT

Tierrasanta Recreation Council - 11220 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., San Diego, CA  92124

 

 
MINUTES OF THE June 14, 2007 MEETING

 

 

Time and Place of Meeting:

A meeting of the Tierrasanta Recreation Council is scheduled to be held June 14, 2007 at 7:20p.m. at the Tierrasanta Recreation Center, 11220 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, San Diego, California, 92124.

 

ATTENDANCE

 

ORGANIZATION                                        NAME                                                            ATTENDANCE

 1. Tierrasanta Little League                           Mike Dunn, Rick Lavin                                  Present

 2. AYSO                                                        Cindy Jack                                                      Present

 3. Tierrasanta Tennis Club                             Ken Temple                                                     Absent (1)

 4. Kiwanis Club                                             Hani Shatila                                                    Present

 5. DePortola Middle School                          Mary Romero Heyne                                      Absent (1)

 6. Tierrasanta Cougars Pop Warner               Cynthia Johnson, Rebecca Ruegger               Present

 7. Tierra Canyon Girls Softball                      Laura Bartolome, Tony Tibbetts                     Present

 8. Tierrasanta Community Council                Joe Batagglia                                                   Present

 

 

                       

AT LARGE MEMBERS

1.  Linda Juhasz                                               Chairperson                                                    Present

2.  Mike George                                              Vice-Chairperson                                           Present

3.  Betty Ogilvie                                             Treasurer, Mission Trails                                Present

4.  Celeste Weinsheim                          Corresponding Secretary, Open Space          Present

5.  John Brust                                                  Member-At-Large                                          Present

 

 

GUESTS

Dana Brown, SDUSD
 

CITY OF SAN DIEGO STAFF

Area Manager                                                 Manny Aranda                                                                                               

Center Director                                               Mark Moncey

Pool Manager                                                  Heidi Uebelher                                                                                               

                                                                                 

CALL TO ORDER

The meeting of the Tierrasanta Recreation Council was called to order at 7:02 p.m. It was established that there  were enough members present for a quorum. The meeting started with introductions.

 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

The May 10, 2007 Minutes was accepted.

 

TREASURER’S REPORT

The ending balance for May 2007 is $70, 286.82. The Treasurer’s Report was accepted.

 

 

COMMUNICATIONS/PUBLIC COMMENT

Dana Brown requested the following Action Item to be on the July Agenda:  “Approve in Concept the Tierrasanta Skate Park as land and money can be appropriated.”

 

CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT

Linda reported that “Sheperd’s Canyon” was mentioned in the “Reader”. She commended all the people involved in the drainage repair at De Portola Comfort Station. On June 20th, Linda will be reporting at the Kiwanis meeting on behalf of the Recreation Council on its current state of affairs. Linda updated the Rec. Council on the current state of the Community College of Education and a letter will be submitted soon on behalf of the Recreation Council. Regarding the Area Meeting, Linda reported that sometime in the Fall, there will be recommendations given regarding maintenance and programming as it relates to the BPR. Also, the City Budget was reviewed including no cuts to Park and Rec. Additional funding included brush management and Matching Funds.

 

 

ACTION ITEMS

 

1.   Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Special Use Permit (SUP): 

It was moved/seconded (M. George / C. Weinsheim) to accept the January 2007 SOP as a guideline for rewriting the Tierrasanta Recreation Council Bylaws. Motion passes unanimously.

 

2.   $40K Sprint Telecom Allocation—tabled until July

 

3.    Contractual Program Scholarships:

It was moved/seconded (C. Weinsheim / T. Tibbetts) to approve two (2) scholarships per family/year with a maximum of one (1) activity. The Center Director will get approval from the Recreation Council sub-committee, assuming there are funds available, per the Budget. This includes the same wording per the Pool’s required information when a patron applies for a scholarship. The applicant’s information, including name, will be held protected.  Motion passes unanimously.

 

4.    Kumeyaay Batting Cage Plan Approval—tabled until July.

 

5.   Gym window cleaning: 

It was moved/seconded (C. Weinsheim / B. Ogilvie) to approve the window cleaning for the one-time fee of $525.00 and then place as an Action item at a future meeting for discussion on the “Contract”. Motion passes unanimously.

 

6.   Cordless Phone: 

It was moved/seconded (C. Weinsheim/ B. Olgilvie) to approve the purchase of a cordless phone up to $150.00. Motion passes unanimously.

 

 

STAFF REPORTS

 

Area Manager

Manny reported the following:  1. Comfort Station:  Manny reported that the P & R Department has agreed to operate the public facility, (Comfort Station) on School District Property, (De Portola Middle School, Joint Use Fields) on a "per permit" basis for now.  If, this policy is questioned (in the future) the department reserves the right to visit this policy again. 2.  'Sprint Antenna Update':  Park Planning Staff is looking into archives to address an apparent oversight which if not corrected soon, will render the "mono-pole's" lights inoperable, after the repeater antenna is installed. 3.  ADA Ramps:  One more to go . . . the last of the three new ADA ramps is being finished this week by Facilities Maintenance.  This will complete the required update to the parking lot's design - per Disabilities Services.  4.  $40K 'Sprint' Money:  Staff asked the council to submit ideas/suggestions for spending the $40K stemming from the antenna pole.

 

Center Director 

Mark reported that the vinyl cover was installed on the gymnasium roll curtain. This will help prevent further tearing of the curtain due to people hanging on it. The Movie in the Park, “Barnyard” is coming up on Saturday, July 21st. Summer registration is underway. There was not a committee meeting regarding the ICA and an update should be coming soon. 

 

Pool Manager

Heidi Uebelher reported that the pool will be receiving three (3) more staff (Pool Guard I’s). The City has hired thirty-five (35) Pool Guards and nine (9) of them are from Tierrasanta. Heidi stated that Pool rentals must be during Hours of Operation to stay within budget.  Pool Closure information will be coming soon. The Summer Schedule will begin June 25th with an emphasis on open swim and swim lessons. Also, There are fourteen (14) patrons who have applied for scholarships.

 

ORGANIZATION REPORTS

 

1.         Tierrasanta Little League

Closing Ceremonies and All-Star selections are June 15th.  Practices for All-Stars can begin June 16th.

There are three (3) teams participating in TOC (Tournament of Champions).

2.         AYSO

            Left.

3.         Tierrasanta Tennis Club

            Absent.

4.         Kiwanis Club

Kiwanis is getting ready for Oktoberfest. Hani requested that the purchase of risers/portable staging  be on the Agenda for the July meeting.

5.         DePortola Middle School

Absent.

6.         Tierrasanta Pop Warner

            There are 2 Sign-Ups in June. There are currently 230 boys and 30 girls registered.

7.         Tierra Canyon Girls Softball

            Currently in All-Stars and gearing up for Fall Ball.

8.         Tierrasanta Community Council

No Report.

9.         Tierrasanta Jr. Women’s Club       

Absent.

10.       Mission Trails

      Photos for the Contest is up at the Visitor’s Center. The Reception is on June 24th.

11.       Open Space Committee

A meeting was held and the Budget was discussed for the upcoming year.

 

OLD/NEW BUSINESS

None.

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

None.

 

ADJOURNMENT

With no further business, Chairperson Linda Juhasz adjourned the meeting at 10:15 p.m. The next regular meeting of the Tierrasanta Recreation Council will be held, Thursday, July 12, 2007 at 6:30 p.m—NEW START TIME.

 

 

 

 

Prepared by:                                                                Reviewed by:

Mark Moncey                                                              Manny Aranda

Recording Secretary                                                   Area Manager