P&R 06-06-02 APPROVED MINUTES
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
CITY OF CUPERTINO
REGULAR MEETING
THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2002
CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Peng called the regular meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission to
order at 7 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
Commissioners present:
Commissioners absent:
Rod Brown, Frank Jelinch, Roger Peng, Kris Wang
Jeanne Bradford
Staff present:
Therese Ambrosi Smith, Julia Lamy, Joan Spitsen, Marie
Preston, Kimberly Smith, City Clerk
Others: Cupertino Fine Arts Commission
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING - April 11, 2002 minutes approved as corrected.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
1. Joan Spitsen, Recreation Coordinator for the Senior Center's travel program,
discussed many of the trips she has organized over the years along with several
anecdotal stories. She has been managing this extremely popular program for 13
years.
Barbara Phelps, Vice Chair to the Fine Arts Commission, gave a PowerPoint
presentation showing five pieces of art and their potential placements on city
parklands. She gave a brief overview of the public art program and the process for
artwork acquisition. Potential sites for artwork are: Quinlan Community Center,
Memorial Park, Senior Center, Sports Center, City Hall, and Jollyman Park.
These sites were selected because of their high profile that provide visual identity
to the city. The Fine Arts Commission will be presenting this report to the City
Council.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - None
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS - None
Parks and Recreation Commission
June 6, 2002
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
3. Stevens Creek Trail - Review of the Draft Feasibility Report
Commissioner Brown recused himself. By way of a PowerPoint presentation,
Therese gave an overview of the proposed Stevens Creek Trail and the steps that
have been taken to develop the Stevens Creek Trail draft feasibility report. The
report is posted in its entirety on the city's website. The commission expressed the
interest in touring the proposed trail. A regular adjourned meeting will be set up
for Tuesday, June 11, 6 p.m. and Therese will drive the commissioners to various
locations.
NEW BUSINESS - None
MISCELLANEOUS - NO ACTION REQUIRED
4. Staff Oral Reports:
- Blackberry Farm Master Plan Update - Therese reported that Public
Dialogue Consortium will manage nine focus groups and report their
visions for the Stevens Creek corridor. With this information, Godbe
Research & Analysis will develop a community-wide phone survey later
this summer. The commission should receive the results of that survey in
September.
Sports Center - Therese reported that the City Council will be taking final
action on the Capital Improvement Projects budget at their June 17
meeting. The Sports Center remodeling project is currently at $2.4 million.
This budget will allow the building to be brought up to code. Once
funding is set, staff will be able to work on interior details. This project
will come to the commission again in October.
Legislative Update - None
Community Contacts - None
ADJOURNMENT
Chairperson Peng adjourned the meeting to Tuesday, June 11, at 6 p.m., City Hall for a
tour of some of the Stevens Creek Trail alignments.
Respectfully submitted
Made Preston, Administrative Secretary
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