Citizens Advisory Committee for Evaluation of Athletic Field Use Needs and Possible Solutions

The City Council, at the meeting on Monday, December 13th, approved the proposal from staff on the formation of a Citizens Advisory Committee for Evaluation of Athletic Field Use Needs and Possible Solutions.

Applications for the Citizens Advisory Committee were solicited from a broad cross section of the community with representation from park neighbors, school representatives, sports user groups and members at large. City staff will serve only in a technical advisory role. The City Council interviewed applicants and appointments were made to the committee. See below for Structure and Membership of the Committee.

Role of the Committee and Next Steps
The committee will prepare recommendation(s) within a three to six month period from their first meeting date of March 24, 2005. Their recommendation(s) will then be presented to the Parks and Recreation Commission for review and recommendations. The Committee will consider Commission input and then present their final recommendation to the City Council.

Meeting Dates
The first meeting will be held on:

Thursday, March 24th at 7:00 pm
San Carlos City Hall
600 Elm Street
Conference Room 207
Second Floor

At this meeting, subsequent meeting dates and times will be decided by the committee.

Structure of the Committee and Membership

City Council Members (one of whom will chair the committee)

• Tom Davids
• Mike King

Parks and Recreation Commissioners (one of whom will be the vice-chair for the committee)

• Brad Lewis
• Carol Taylor

School Board Members

• Norm Whiteley
• Eric Von der Porten

School Staff Representatives

• Administrator – Ron Little
• Athletic Director - Neal Sato, Central Middle School

Planning Commissioner (for land use issues)

• Lee Thompson

Athletic Site Advisory Council (ASAC) members

• Youth Soccer – Barbara Billings
• Youth Softball – Kevin Holden
• Youth Baseball – Chris Quinn
• Adult Softball – Linda Lynch

Measure G Co-Chair

• Kirk Dryden

Neighbors

• Highlands Park – Greg Harris
• Arundel School/Arguello Park – Jeff Grace
• Heather School – Katherine Tynan
• Tierra Linda Middle School – Vacant
• Burton Park/Central Middle School – John Voorhees
• Laureola Park – Michael Gibbons
• Crestview Park – Rachel Sisemore Crawford

Youth Representatives (appointed by the Youth Advisory Council - YAC)

• Jillian Holden
• Samantha Rollandi

Parents at Large (at least one not living within three blocks of a park or school, three were selected by the City Council)

• Michelle Mojas
• Ray Merala
• Rod Lehr

Adults at Large w/o children at home (at least one not living within 3 blocks of a park or school)

• Bob Dehner

Technical Advisory Staff

Police Department Representative (as a resource on youth crime, traffic and other safety issues)

• Police Department available for information as needed

Parks and Recreation staff

• Parks and Recreation Director – Barry Weiss
• Parks Maintenance Superintendent – Guy Wallace
• Recreation Supervisor for Youth and Adult Athletics – Tonya Booker
• Recreation Coordinator for Youth and Adult Athletics – Jennifer Moore

Doctor (as a resource on health and wellness issues regardless of specialty)

• Jim Loucks

Realtor (for property values input)

• as needed

Financial Professional (appointed by the Chamber of Commerce)

• as needed

Landscape Architect (with experience designing natural and synthetic turf athletic fields)

• Bill Southard