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Home My WebLink About2023-08-01 PRC Regular Meeting Agenda Packet City of Palm Desert Page 1 PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA AGENDA City Hall, Administrative Conference Room 73-510 Fred Waring Drive Palm Desert, CA 92260 Pursuant to Assembly Bill 2449, this meeting will be conducted as a hybrid meeting and there will be in-person access to this location. • To participate via Zoom, use the following link: https://palmdesert.zoom.us/j/87516532082 or call (213) 338-8477, Zoom Meeting ID: 875 1653 2082 • Written public comment may also be submitted to cityclerk@palmdesert.gov. Emails received by 7:30 a.m. prior to the meeting will be distributed to the Committee. Any correspondence received during or after the meeting will be distributed to the Committee as soon as practicable and retained for the official record. Emails will not be read aloud except as an ADA accommodation. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. ELECTION OF PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON 4. NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT: This time has been set aside for the public to address the Parks and Recreation Committee on issues that are not on the agenda for up to three minutes. Because the Brown Act does not allow the Committee to act on items not listed on the agenda, members may briefly respond or refer the matter to staff for a report and recommendation at a future meeting. 5. CONSENT CALENDAR: All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are considered routine and may be approved by one motion. The public may comment on any items on the Consent Agenda within the three-minute time limit. Individual items may be removed by Committee members for a separate discussion. A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES RECOMMENDATION: Approve the Parks and Recreation Committee Regular Meeting minutes of June 6, 2023. Tuesday August 1, 2023 8:30 a.m. Regular Meeting Parks and Recreation Committee Agenda August 1, 2023 City of Palm Desert Page 2 CONSENT ITEMS HELD OVER: Items removed from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion are considered at this time. 6. ACTION CALENDAR A. DISCUSSION FOR ADDITIONAL PARKING AT THE RANDALL HENDERSON TRAILHEAD RECOMMENDATION: Provide direction to staff on potential locations for additional parking at Randall Henderson Trailhead. 7. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS & COMMENTS A. UPDATES FROM PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS 1. Palm Desert Aquatic Center 2. First Tee – Coachella Valley 3. Friends of the Desert Mountains 4. Palm Desert Library 5. Friends of the Library B. UPDATES FROM EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS 1. Family YMCA of the Desert 2. Desert Recreation District C. PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS 1. Freedom Park 2. Joe Mann Park 3. Library Subcommittee Update D. CITY COUNCIL LIAISON E. CITY STAFF 1. Shawn Muir a. Aquatic Center Renovations b. Regional And Community Park Updates c. Palma Village Park Update d. Cahuilla Hills Park Ada Improvements 2. Kevin Swartz a. University Park Sites Names b. Committee Members Park Reports Parks and Recreation Committee Agenda August 1, 2023 City of Palm Desert Page 3 F. ATTENDANCE REPORT 8. ADJOURNMENT: The next Regular Meeting will be held on September 5, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing agenda for the Parks and Recreation Committee was posted on the City Hall bulletin board and City website not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting. /s/ Michelle Nance Recording Secretary PUBLIC NOTICES Agenda Related Materials: Pursuant to Government Code §54957.5(b)(2) the designated office for inspection of records in connection with this meeting is the City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert. Staff reports for all agenda items and documents provided to a majority of the legislative bodies are available for public inspection at City Hall and on the City’s website at www.palmdesert.gov. Americans with Disabilities Act: It is the intention of the City of Palm Desert to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in all respects. If, as an attendee or a participant at this meeting, or in meetings on a regular basis, you will need special assistance beyond what is normally provided, the City will attempt to accommodate you in every reasonable manner. Please contact the Office of the City Clerk, (760) 346-0611, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to inform us of your needs and to determine if accommodation is feasible. City of Palm Desert Page 1 PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA MINUTES Click HERE to review the meeting audio. Click HERE to access the agenda packet. 1.CALL TO ORDER A Regular Meeting of the Parks and Recreation Committee was called to order by Chairperson Dawson on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at 8:30 a.m., in the Administrative Conference Room, City Hall, located at 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, California. 2.ROLL CALL Present: Committee Members Lori Flint, John Maldonado, Paul Murphy, Ralph Perry, Vice Chairperson Gregg Akkerman, and Chairperson Gerald Dawson. Absent: Committee Members James Henderson, David O’Donnell, and Randy Guyer. Liaison(s) Present: None. Staff Present: Shawn Muir, Community Services Manager; Kevin Swartz, Management Analyst II; and Monique Lomeli, Recording Secretary. 3.NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT: None. 4.CONSENT CALENDAR: MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER MURPHY, SECOND BY COMMITTEE MEMBER MALDONADO, CARRIED 6-0, to approve the consent calendar as presented. A.APPROVAL OF MINUTES MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER MURPHY, SECOND BY COMMITTEE MEMBER MALDONADO, CARRIED 6-0 to approve the Parks and Recreation Committee Regular Meeting minutes of May 2, 2023. Tuesday June 6, 2023 8:30 a.m. Regular Meeting Item 5A-1 Parks and Recreation Committee Minutes June 6, 2023 City of Palm Desert Page 2 ALL ACTIONS ARE DRAFT, PENDING APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES B.ADOPT PARKS & RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULE FOR FY 2023-24 MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER MURPHY, SECOND BY COMMITTEE MEMBER MALDONADO, CARRIED 6-0 to adopt the Parks and Recreation Committee meeting schedule for FY 2023-24. 5.ACTION CALENDAR A.NORTH SPHERE COMMUNITY PARK UPDATE Interwest Consultant Gianno Feoli narrated a PowerPoint presentation on the conceptual design of the North Sphere Community Park and responded to Committee Member inquiries. The Committee provided feedback on the conceptual design. The Committee took no action on this item. B.BUMP & GRIND SELFIE STATION Community Services Manager Muir presented an update on the Bump & Grind Selfie Station and responded to Committee Member inquiries. Following discussion, MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER MURPHY, SECOND BY COMMITTEE MEMBER MALDONADO, CARRIED 6-0 to approve the updated design and location for future selfie station installation at the Bump & Grind Trailhead. C.PALM DESERT AQUATIC CENTER (PDAC) FEE STUDY Community Services Manager Muir provided a brief background on the PDAC Fee Study and responded to Committee Member inquiries. Deputy Director of Finance Urban narrated a PowerPoint presentation detailing the potential PDAC fee increase options and responded to Committee inquiries. Following discussion, MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER MURPHY, SECOND BY COMMITTEE MEMBER PERRY, CARRIED 6-0 to recommend to the City Council the approval of Option 3, gradually increasing the fees to reach a set fee at sixty-percent recovery. D.CIVIC CENTER PARK TENNIS COURTS TO PICKLEBALL COURTS Community Services Manager Muir narrated a PowerPoint presentation regarding the proposed conversion of three existing tennis courts into twelve pickleball courts and responded to Committee Member inquiries. Following discussion, MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER FLINT, SECOND BY COMMITTEE MEMBER MALDONADO, CARRIED 6-0 to recommend that the City Council approve the conversion of three existing tennis courts into twelve pickleball courts. 6.INFORMATIONAL REPORTS & COMMENTS A.UPDATES FROM PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS •PALM DESERT AQUATIC CENTER Aquatic Manager David Keyes provided a verbal report on the Dive-In Movie event and Memorial Day weekend activities. Item 5A-2 Parks and Recreation Committee Minutes June 6, 2023 City of Palm Desert Page 3 ALL ACTIONS ARE DRAFT, PENDING APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES •FIRST TEE - COACHELLA VALLEY No report provided. •FRIENDS OF THE DESERT MOUNTAINS Executive Director Tammy Martin provided a written update on the Friends of the Desert Mountains. •PALM DESERT LIBRARY Deputy Director Sue Duran provided a verbal update on library staffing and programs. •FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY President Karen Gonzalez provided a verbal update regarding library sales and programs. B.UPDATES FROM EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS •FAMILY YMCA OF THE DESERT Ex-Officio Member Simmonds provided written and verbal updates regarding upcoming YMCA events. •DESERT RECREATION DISTRICT Desert Recreation District Chris provided a verbal report of upcoming events and programs. C.PARKS & RECREATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS •CAHUILLA HILLS PARK/ FOX HIKING PARK No report provided. •IRONWOOD PARK Chairperson Dawson provided a written report on the condition of Ironwood Park. •UNIVERSITY PARK EAST Committee Member Perry provided a written report regarding University Park East. •LIBRARY SUBCOMMITTEE UPDATE Committee Member Murphy provided a verbal update on changes to library staffing. D.CITY COUNCIL LIAISON Councilmember Trubee provided a verbal update regarding the formation of a Library Taskforce on an upcoming City Council agenda; and reported a meeting with Dave Wood from Bike & Brew regarding trail maintenance and interest in involving the Mountain Bikers Association in trail clean-up programs. Item 5A-3 Parks and Recreation Committee Minutes June 6, 2023 City of Palm Desert Page 4 ALL ACTIONS ARE DRAFT, PENDING APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES E.CITY STAFF •LUPINE PLAZA UPDATE Director of Economic Development Ceja provided a verbal update on the Lupine Plaza. •DEVELOPMENT IN THE NORTH SPHERE UPDATE Senior Planner Melloni provided a verbal update on development projects in the North Sphere. F.ATTENDANCE REPORT The attendance report was provided with the agenda materials. The Committee took no action on this matter. 7.ADJOURNMENT The Parks and Recreation Commission adjourned at 10:29 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Monique Lomeli, Senior Deputy Clerk Recording Secretary ATTEST: Kevin Swartz, Management Analyst II Secretary APPROVED BY THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE: __/__/2023 Item 5A-4 Item 7A1-1 Item 7A1-2 Programs in the City of Palm Desert (6/15/23 – 7/15/23) Category Event Title Location # of Events Attendance Guided Hike Monument Night Adventures Art Smith Trailhead 2 68 Guided Hike Scary Desert Creatures and Scorpion Hunt Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center 1 18 Event Night Sky Viewing Stars and Planets Art Smith Trailhead 2 27 Event Agents of Discovery Game Day Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Visitor Center 1 2 Trail Stewardship Ed Hastey Trail 2 4 Item 7A3-1 [This page has intentionally been left blank.] Palm Desert Library 73-300 Fred Waring Dr. Palm Desert, CA 92260 Phone: 760.346.6552 June 2023: Library Visits 8653 Hours Open 249 Reference Questions 3868 Meeting Rm Use/Attendance 402 Volunteers 55 Volunteer Hours 544 Self-Directed Activities Participants 568 Preschool & School Aged Programs Attendance 513 Young Adult Programming Attendance 218 Adult Programming Attendance 86 Successful Events/Programming: Knot Just Knitters; Adult Art Workshop with Karen Riley; Sound Bath - Vibrational Sound Therapy; Children’s Summer Reading Program (Family Roots, Scavenger Hunt Storytime Room, Seeing colors thru music with Michael Gagliardi, Creative with Comic, Storytime); Teen Advisory Council; Anime Alliance Club; KPOP Club; Open Mic Night; Teen Book Club. Item 7A4-1 [This page has intentionally been left blank.] Item 7A4-2 Item 6A-1 Item 7B1-1 Item 7B2-1 Date: July 24, 2023 To: City of Palm Desert Parks and Recreation Commission From: Brenda Nutcher, Community Services Coordinator Subject: Numbers reflective June 1 through July 20, 2023 Palm Desert Community Center •6875 members utilized the gymnasium and fitness center facilities. •836 additional gym and fitness center users paid the daily walk-in fee. •826/691people registered for classes, camps, and special programs. •214 additional people paid to participate in classes on a drop-in basis. • • • 171 Desert Willow Resident Cards issued. 214 Fitness Center Passes issued. 22 Community Center room rentals for the month. Palm Desert Parks • • 217 park reservations 1274.50 hours of rental use Palm Desert Skate Park • • • 27 skate park memberships sold. 146 skaters used the park. 169 bikers used the park. Item 7B2-2 Palm Desert Community Center . . •Our Basketball League started on June 17, 2023, and goes on until July 29, 2023. We will utilize both the Palm Desert and Indio locations for this league. We had 332 children enrolled. •Summer Camp began on June 5, 2023, and will run through the summer until August 4, 2023. •We started offering Pickleball Round Robin Tournaments on the last Sunday of each month throughout the summer. We had 64 participants in June. •The All-Cities Blood Drive for Palm Desert was on 7/22/2023 here at the center and we had 27 people donate. •On August 12, 2023, we are partnering with the County of Riverside Health and will be having a vaccination clinic here at the center from 11am to 3pm. . CITY OF PALM DESERT ATTENDANCE REPORT Advisory Body: Prepared By: Year 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 Month Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Jul Date 6 2 4 7 7 3 6 1 11 13 2 12 Akkerman, Gregg - Vice Chair P P P P P A P P P A P P 2 2 Dawson, Gerald - Chair P P P P P P P P P P P P 0 0 Flint, Lori P P P P P A P P P P P P 1 1 Guyer, Randy E P P P P P P P E P P P 2 0 Maldonado, John P P P P P P P P P P P P 0 0 Murphy, Paul B. P P P P A P P P P P P P 1 1 O'Donnell, David E P P P P P P P P P P P 1 0 Perry, Ralph P P P P P P P P P P P P 0 0 Palm Desert Municipal Code 2.34.010: Present Absent Excused No meeting Present Remote Monthly: Three unexcused absences from regular meetings in any twelve-month period shall constitute an automatic resignation of members holding office on boards that meet monthly. Parks & Recreation Committee Monique Lomeli Total Absences Total Unexcused Absences Item 7F-1