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AGENDA
PALM DESERT PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1996
8 :30 A.M. - COMMUNITY SERVICES CONFERENCE ROOM
73-510 FRED WARING DRIVE
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I . CALL TO ORDER
II . APPROVAL OF MINUTES: March 27, 1996
III . DISCUSSION ITEMS:
A. UPDATE ON CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUDGET
B. UPDATE ON CIVIC CENTER PARK BALLFIELD DUGOUTS
C. UPDATE ON PALM DESERT COUNTRY CLUB HOMEOWNERS FACILITY
D. UPDATE ON IRONWOOD PARK
E. UPDATE ON PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AT MAGNESIA FALLS PARK
F. UPDATE ON ADDITION TO DOG PARK
G. INTERACTIVE FOUNTAIN
H. CITY PARK ADOPTIONS
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 and Recreation Commission meeting of Wednesday,
April 10, 1996 , was posted on the bulletin board by the outside
entry to the Council Chamber, 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, on Friday,
April 5, 1996 .
D -• : April 5, 1996
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\ DONNA C. BITTER
Senior Office Assistant
City of Palm Desert, California
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CITY OF PALM DESERT
MEMORANDUM
TO: RICHARD FOLKERS, ACM/DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
FROM: PHIL DRELL, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DATE: APRIL 4, 1996
SUBJECT: RE-SODDING OF IRONWOOD PARK
I have been directed by the Parks and Recreation Commission to
request that you proceed with the re-sodding of Ironwood Park as
proposed.
PHIL DRELL, IRECTOR
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
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MINUTES
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
APRIL 14, 1993
wearing vests which read "Park Patrol" , and they indicated
that they worked every night patrolling the park from 4 : 00
p.m. to 7 : 00 p.m. She noted that the patrol personnel spend
most of their time watching the lagoon as the pavilion is very
busy with families and the water lagoon is very inviting to
the toddlers in this area. Mr. Diaz noted that the Sheriff ' s
Department overlooks this program. Commissioner Driskel asked
why college students couldn't participate in this patrol
program. Chairman Marman didn't think this would be a
problem, and offered to promote the program at the college.
Mr. Diaz still maintains that the key to having a park with no
problems is a park continuously used by families . He added
that the city is also looking into installing another public
phone in the park.
Commission discussed their concerns with the time it is taking
to install the carved stone signage throughout the park, and
asked that Mr. Diaz look into the matter to discuss at the
next commission meeting. He noted that the artist who was
granted the contract for the park signage had no experience in
a public works project and this was causing the delay. Mr.
Diaz felt; however, that this should not delay the
installation of the signage at the tennis courts . Commission
also suggested that included in the signage would be a sign
stating the park hours in order to enforce curfew laws . They
also felt that some type of temporary signage should be
installed until the permanent signage can be placed.
Commissioner Barnes felt that since there are now eight Parks
and Recreation Commissioners, that each one of them adopt a
park and observe it at least once a week to see first hand
what is going on at the various parks throughout the city.
Commission felt this was an excellent idea. Mr. Diaz
appreciated this offer from the commission and asked that if
any of them observe anything at the park that they contact him
directly. Commission agreed on the following park adoptions :
Civic Center Park: Donna Peat
Civic Center Park (north area) : Daniel Barnes
Civic Center Park Tot Lot Area: Maria Neatherton
Olsen Field: Dolores Driskel
Cahuilla Hills Park: Bob Royer
Magnesia Falls Park: Donna Peat
Palm Desert High School : Bob Royer/Dennis Orsborn
Haystack Linear Park: John Marman
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