Schedule the Parks Recreation and Community Services Commission Annual Park Tour. City of Culver City California Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: _08/02/11_ Item Number: _A 3 PRCS COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM:Schedulethe Parks Recreation and Community Services CommissionAnnual Park Tour. Contact Person/Dept.: Dan Hernandez PRCS Director Fiscal Impact: Yes X No General Fund: Yes X No Phone Number: (310) 253 6655 Action Item: X Attachments: Public Hearing: Public Notification: (Email) Meetings and Agendas Parks Recreation and Community Services Commission (07/28/11). Department Approval:Dan Hernandez (07/27/11) Chief Financial OfficerApproval: N/A City Manager Approval: N/A City Attorney Approval: N/A RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Parks Recreation and Community Services (PRCS) Commission schedule the PRCS Commission Annual Park Tour. BACKGROUND: Each year one or more members of the Parks Recreation and Community Services Department management staff accompany the PRCS Commission on a tour of Culver City parks and facilities. City Council members are usually invited to join the Commission on these tours. Last year the City Manager and Culver City School District representatives were also invited to attend the tours. On behalf of the Commission staff will invite all of these parties again this year. The purpose of the tours is to familiarize appointed and elected officials with the conditions at the public parks. Attendees have the opportunity to make observations at park sites 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 issuesrelating to Culver City parks and facilities. DISCUSSION: At the July 5 2011 PRCS Commission meeting the Commission took action to express a preference for the two day Park Tour format and deferred the discussion of Park Tour dates to this evening s meeting so that Commissioner Greene would...
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