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AGENDA
PALM DESERT PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1995
9 :00 A.M. - COMMUNITY SERVICES CONFERENCE ROOM
73-510 FRED WARING DRIVE
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I . CALL TO ORDER
II . APPROVAL OF MINUTES: October 11, 1995
III . DISCUSSION ITEMS:
A. UPDATE ON SAN PASQUAL BRIDGE
B. CAHUILLA HILLS PARK (Roller Hockey Rink)
C. TENNIS COURT MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE
D. UPDATE ON AQUATICS FACILITY
E. PARKS & RECREATION BUDGET
IV. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS:
1 . Any person wishing to discuss any item not otherwise on
the agenda may address the commission at this point by
stepping to the lectern and giving his/her name and
address for the record. Remarks shall be limited to a
maximum of five minutes unless additional time is
authorized by the commission.
2 . This is the time and place for any person who wishes to
comment on non-hearing agenda items . It should be noted
that at commission discretion, these comments may be
discussed. Remarks shall be limited to a maximum of five
minutes unless additional time is authorized by the
commission.
V. ADJOURNMENT
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DECLARATION OF POSTING
I , Donna C. Bitter, of the Community Development Department of the
City of Palm Desert, do hereby declare that the foregoing agenda
for the Parks & Recreation Commission meeting of Wednesday,
October 25, 1995, was posted on the bulletin board by the outside
entry to the Council Chamber, 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, on Friday,
October 20, 1995 .
Date. : October 20, 1995
Afe0L/
DONNA C. BITTER
Senior Office Assistant
City of Palm Desert, California
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INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
CITY OF PALM DESERT
TO: Parks & Recreation Commission
FROM: Richard J. Folkers, ACM/Public Works Director
SUBJECT: TENNIS COURT MAINTENANCE
DATE: October 16, 1995
Attached is a copy of a memorandum sent to the Acting City
Manager regarding the subject matter which explains the situation
completely.
RI HARD J FOLKERS, P.E.
RJF/ms
Attachment
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
To : Ramon Diaz, Acting City Manager
From: Thomas Theobald, Maintenance Services Manager
RE: TENNIS COURT MAINTENANCE
Date : August 15 , 1995
This is in response to your memo of August 3 , 1995,
regarding the timing of tennis court maintenance at the Civic
Center Park. I regret that we are unable to comply with the
request from the Parks and Recreation Commission for altering our
maintenance schedule on the tennis courts . Frankly, I was
surprised that Commissioner Barnes brought up this issue since I
had a conversation with him in early June and thought the matter
was settled. The following is a synopsis of that conversation
and the resulting mitigation measures :
1 . We were chastised for not notifying tennis players of the
maintenance schedule last year and -erected signs showing our
exact maintenance schedule . We wash the courts on Monday
and blow them off on Friday.
2 . Commissioner Barnes called in June to ask that we perform
the maintenance in the afternoon so as to not interfere with
the morning players . I told him that we could rearrange the
Friday schedule but Monday was impossible . The task of
blowing off the courts takes 1 . 5 to 2 hours . Since our
conversation, we have been blowing them off after 10 : 00 a.m.
to comply with his wishes . As for the Monday wash down, I
informed him that task takes at least 6 hours . With travel
time, lunch and breaks, the crew realistically only works 7
hours per day. Unless we pay overtime, we must begin first
thing in the morning to finish in one day.
3 . The whole park is trashed every weekend, including the
tennis courts . Mondays are devoted to cleanup and repairs .
For the safety of the players and protection of the
surfaces, Monday is the logical day for the thorough wash
down of the courts . The crew has designated scheduling for
the remainder of the week. Tuesdays are for planter
maintenance . Wednesday and Thursday is for mowing.
4 . The maintenance schedule signage separates and identifies
which courts are washed down when. There are always 3
courts open during the wash down process. If the Commission
wishes to leave the courts trashed until Tuesday, this is a
possible option. Labor and materials for changing the signs
would come to approximately $120 each.
On Sunday, July 30, 1995 , we experienced a heavy windstorm.
On the following Monday, because of the extensive damage
throughout the park, we opted to only blow off the courts for
expediency. The courts were littered with tree debris . The
maintenance person performing the work asked Commissioner Barnes
to move to the previously cleaned courts . Commissioner Barnes
identified himself and told him to stop blowing the courts . The
maintenance worker complained that Commissioner Barnes was
verbally abusive and yelling. I would ask that the Commissioner
air his grievances with a supervisor or myself . The worker was
only doing his assigned job.
I hope this clarifies our position. If you have any
questions concerning this, please call me at your convenience .
Tom Theobald
cc : Richard J. Folkers, ACM/Director of Public Works
Don Enos, Parks Maintenance Supervisor