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Home My WebLink About2022-09-13 PRC Regular Meeting Minutes City of Palm Desert Page 1 PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA MINUTES Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, this meeting was conducted by teleconference, and there was no in-person public access to the meeting location. 1. CALL TO ORDER A Regular Meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission was called to order by Chair Dawson on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, at 8:30 a.m., in the North Wing Conference Room, City Hall, located at 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, California. 2. ROLL CALL Present: Commissioners Gregg Akkerman, Gerald Dawson, Lori Flint, Randy Guyer, James Henderson, John Maldonado, Paul Murphy, David O’Donnell, and Ralph Perry. Absent: None. Liaison(s) Present: Sabby Jonathan, Mayor Pro Tem; Kevin Kalman, DRD General Manager, and Paula Simonds, Family YMCA CEO Staff Present: Andy Ramirez, Deputy Director of Public Works; Randy Chavez, Community Services Manager; Shawn Muir, Management Analyst; Marisol Lopez, Recording Secretary, were present at Roll Call. Other staff members presented reports or responded to questions as indicated in the minutes. 3. NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT: None 4. CONSENT CALENDAR: MOTION BY CHAIR DAWSON, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GUYER, CARRIED 8-0, to approve the consent calendar with the removal of Item 4-A for a separate discussion. A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Pulled to consent items Tuesday September 13, 2022 8:30 a.m. Regular Meeting Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes September 13, 2022 City of Palm Desert Page 2 ALL ACTIONS ARE DRAFT, PENDING APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES B. PARK UPDATE REVIEW PROGRAM CONSENT ITEMS HELD OVER: A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MOTION BY Chair Dawson, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER Murphy, CARRIED 8-0, to: 1. Reflect Commissioner Guyer present at the August 2nd meeting. 5. ACTION CALENDAR A. UPDATE TO PARKS ORDINANCE AND NEW ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY Management Analyst, Shawn Muir presented the staff report regarding the update to the parks ordinance and new administrative policy, suggestions were made by the Commission to revise the proposed ordinance and administrative policy to reflect that the ordinance amendment and administrative policy affect only the spaces which are available for reservation and to consider implementing a reservation system for community parks within the City. The revised draft will be presented to the Commission before it is presented to the City Council for adoption. 6. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS & COMMENTS A. UPDATES FROM PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS • FAMILY YMCA OF THE DESERT CEO, Paula Simmonds provided a written report. • DESERT RECREATION DISTRICT Community Services Coordinator, Brenda Nutcher provided a written report. • FRIENDS OF THE DESERT MOUNTAINS Executive Director, Tammy Martin provided a verbal update and written report. • PALM DESERT LIBRARY Branch Manager, Alina Prunean provided a written report. • FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY President, Karen Gonzales provided a written report. • PALM DESERT AQUATIC CENTER Aquatic Manager, David Keyes provided a written report. Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes September 13, 2022 City of Palm Desert Page 3 ALL ACTIONS ARE DRAFT, PENDING APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES B.PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSIONERS •UNIVERSITY PARK EAST – Chair Dawson •UNIVERSITY DOG PARK – Chair Dawson •HOMME ADAMS PARK – Commissioner Perry Commissioners provided a written summary of their assigned park update. •PARTNER ORGANIZATION WRITTEN GUIDE •PRESENTATIONS TO THE COMMISSION Commissioner Dawson spoke on the written report he provided regarding the Partner Organization Written Guide and Presentations to the Commission. C.CITY COUNCIL LIAISON None. D.CITY STAFF Management Analyst, Shawn Muir reported the North Sphere Regional Park Planning and design contract has been awarded to Interwest. Management Analyst, Shawn Muir reported the Aquatic Center Fees will be presented to Council at the October 13th meeting to obtain direction on how to proceed. Management Analyst, Shawn Muir reported the Arbor of Remembrance replacement at Joe Mann Park has been completed. E.ATTENDANCE REPORT The attendance report will be included in the agenda packet for the October 11th meeting. 7.ADJOURNMENT The Parks and Recreation Commission adjourned at 9:48 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Marisol Lopez, Administrative Assistant Recording Secretary ATTEST: Shawn Muir, Management Analyst APPROVED BY THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION: