City of Culver City, California
Agenda Item Report
Meeting Date: _10/05/10_ Item Number: _A-2
PRCS COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM: Discussion of Annual Tour of City Parks and
Facilities, Including the Parks Manager’s Presentation on Priorities and Upcoming
Projects.
Contact Person/Dept.: Pam Robinson,
Acting PRCS Director
Phone Number: (310) 253-6655
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: [X]
Public Notification: (Email) Meetings and Agendas – Parks, Recreation and Community
Services Commission (09/30/10).
Department Approval: Pam Robinson
(09/29/10) (by P. Mooney)
City Attorney Approval: N/A
Chief Financial Officer Approval: N/A City Manager Approval: N/A
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission
discuss this year’s Annual Tour of City Parks and Facilities, including the Parks
Manager’s Presentation on Priorities and Upcoming Projects, and receive and file
the report.
BACKGROUND:
Each year PRCS Management staff accompanies the Parks, Recreation and
Community Services Commission on one or more tours of Culver City parks and
facilities. City Council members are always invited to join the Commission on these
tours. This year, recently appointed City Manager John Nachbar accepted the
Commission’s invitation to participate in the tours. The purpose of the tours is to
familiarize appointed and elected officials with the conditions at the public parks.
During the tour, elected and appointed officials have the opportunity to make
observations and ask questions of staff. Staff engages in a dialogue with tour
participants, takes them to sites of recent and upcoming capital improvement
projects and provides information regarding a variety of issues relating to Culver City
parks and facilities.
DISCUSSION:
This year two tours were conducted, one on Saturday, September 25 and one on
Saturday, October 2, 2010. Because the Commission had added a “Presentation by
the Parks Division regarding Priorities and Upcoming Projects” to the “Tentative List
of Upcoming Agenda Items,” Parks Manager Patrick Reynolds provided Park Tour City of Culver City, California
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participants with a handout titled Parks Managers’ Presentation on
Accomplishments and Upcoming Projects in Culver City Parks on each of the tours.
This gave both staff and attendees an opportunity to engage in a more vital and
interactive presentation of these important topics during the on-site visits. A copy of
the September 25, 2010 Parks Managers’ Presentation is provided as an
Attachment. The October 2, 2010 Parks Manager’s Presentation will be provided at
the tour and will also be made available to the Commission at the October 5, 2010
meeting.
The itinerary of the tours was as follows:
Saturday, September 25, 2010 Saturday, October 2, 2010
Culver City Historical Society (at VMB) Culver West Alexander Park
Veterans’ Memorial Park Tellefson Park
Carlson Park Blanco Park
Coombs Park El Marino Park
Lindberg Park Culver City Park / Park to Playa Trail Connection
Fox Hills Park Linwood E. Howe
Blair Hills Park Culver City Senior Center
Syd Kronenthal Park
The Plunge at Veterans’ Memorial Park
Staff has prepared this Agenda Item in order to give the Parks, Recreation and
Community Services Commission an opportunity to discuss this year’s Annual Tour
of City Parks and Facilities, including the Parks Manager’s Presentation on Priorities
and Upcoming Projects, and receive and file the report.
ATTACHMENT:
September 25, 2010 Parks Managers’ Presentation on Accomplishments and
Upcoming Projects in Culver City Parks
MOTION:
That the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission:
1. Discuss this year’s Annual Tour of City Parks and Facilities, including the Parks
Manager’s Presentation on Priorities and Upcoming Projects; and,
2. Receive and file the report.
MEETING DATE: October 5, 2010
AGENDA ITEM: Discussion of Annual Tour of City Parks and Facilities,
Including the Parks Manager’s Presentation on Priorities
and Upcoming Projects.
ATTACHMENT
Page
September 25, 2010 Parks Managers’ Presentation on
Accomplishments and Upcoming Projects in Culver City
Parks.
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Parks Manager’s Presentation on
Accomplishments and Upcoming Projects in Culver City Parks
Veterans’ Memorial Park
Accomplishments:
• New softball diamond fencing:
backstop, dugouts, benches,
backboards
• Tennis Courts resurfaced and re-
striped
• Leveling of Basketball Courts
• KaBOOM! age 5 to 12
Playground
Commitments - CIP’s (funded):
• ADA Path of Travel
• Age 2 to 5 Playground
• New PAR exercise equipment
Carlson Park
Commitments - CIP’s (funded):
• Sculpture and Planter restoration:
public art, irrigation and planting
Coombs Park
N/A
Lindberg Park
Accomplishments:
• Play Equipment:
repairs/replacements
• Softball diamonds: backstops and
dug out fencing repairs
Commitments - CIP’s (funded):
• New PAR exercise equipment
Fox Hills Park
Accomplishments:
• New softball diamond fencing:
backstop, dugouts, benches,
backboards
• Tennis and paddle tennis courts
resurfaces and re-striped
Commitments - CIP’s (funded):
• New PAR exercise equipment
• Benches, BBQ’s, Picnic Tables
Blair Hills Park
No projects at this time.
Syd Kronenthal Park
Accomplishments:
• New softball diamond fencing:
backstop, dugouts, benches,
backboards
• Tennis Courts resurfaced and re-
striped
• Chain link fence repairs at tennis
courts and around park
• Basketball Court resurfaced and
re-striped
Commitments - CIP’s (funded):
• New PAR exercise equipment
The Plunge at Veterans’ Memorial
Park
Accomplishments:
• Demonstration native planting at
pool house
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