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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPCRM011713 CITY OF CENTRAL POINT Parks Commission Meeting Minutes ;` • January 17,2013 MEETING CALLED TO ORDER Mark Ludwiczak called the meeting to order at 6:30 P.M. II. ROLL CALL Commission members Patricia Alvarez, John Beck, David Douglas, Deven Howard, Mark Ludwiczak, Neil Olsen and council liaison, Allen Broderick were present. City staff attending was Dave Jacob and Karen Roeber. III. REVIEW MINUTES Pat made a motion to approve the minutes of the November 15, 2012 Parks Commission meeting with a correction being made to the spelling error. John seconded the motion. All were in favor and the minutes were approved after the spelling error was corrected. IV. CHANGES TO AGENDA None V. PUBLIC APPEARANCES None VI. BUSINESS A. Name Change Update Dave presented the current Naming Criteria Ordinance to the commission and the updated wording for clarification. After discussion,the commission agreed the main changes to the Naming Criteria are highlighted in yellow: Section 3 A—City of Central Point public lands,facilities and amenities may be named after a person(s), corporate sponsor(s), after a place or location, or after an event that has created an important legacy or achievement. 1. A noteworthy public figure or official; (a person that made a significant contribution to the City of Central Point or Central Point Parks.) 3. Special benefactor(s) [living or dead] (benefactor will be recognized as a City of Central Point Parks Commission Minutes person or group that provides funding of 50%or greater value of the park. Alternatively, "substantially all" of a structure or amenities that they wish to carry their name. Mark made a motion to update the Naming Criteria with the new wording and Pat seconded. All were in favor. B. State Small Grant for Pfaff Restrooms Dave stated the City applied for a small grant from OR State Parks and the money will be used to upgrade the restroom at Pfaff Park. C. Cemetery Update Dave updated everyone on the cemetery stating the current City administration sees no reason to take on the cemetery property at this time. The current owner needs to take ownership of the property and clean it up. The City Council will be approving at an upcoming council meeting. The Park Commission is in agreement with the City Council that we should not take ownership of the cemetery at this time. VII. OTHER BUSINESS kid The dates given for the upcoming 2013 meetings will be: May 16, September 19 and November 12. The commission wanted to be sure that the date will be Tuesday, November 12 and not Thursday, November 21. It will be discussed with Jennifer at the meeting in May. Dave stated they are gearing up for the summer activities and the next RECreate Guide, which includes information on facility rentals, general Park information and new garden plots at Don Jones. VIII. ADJOURNMENT Mark moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:08 P.M. and all were in favor. IX. NEXT MEETING: Thursday, May 16th at 6:30 PM in the Council Chambers