1999 04 21 CSC Minutes Special Meeting
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COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION MINUTES
Special Meeting
April 21, 1999
CALL TO ORDER
,special meeting of the Community Services Commission was called to order at 7:10 p.m. in the La
luinta Senior Center Multi-Purpose Room. Chairperson St. Johns presided over the meeting and led
he Pledge of Allegiance.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Commissioner Olga Betancourt
Commissioner Mike Davis
Commissioner Kathryn Pedersen-Nadler (Vice Chairperson)
Commissioner Joan Rebich
Commissioner Victoria St. Johns (Chairperson)
Commissioner Kay Wolff
MEMBERS ABSENT: Commissioner Gilbert Lopez
STAFF PRESENT: Dodie Horvitz, Community Services Director
I. PUBLIC COMMENT - None
II. CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA
V. STUDY SESSION: YOUTH WORKSHOP
Chairperson St. Johns introduced the President of La Quinta High School Interact Club, Janki
Lalani, and Vice President Radha Tilva, Coachella Valley High School Save the World Club
Representatives Crystal Gonzalez and Enrique Alvarado. The students gave an overview of
what the workshop was designed to accomplish.
At 7:20, Chairperson St. Johns directed the participants to divide into groups of 7 or 8 people
and discuss the issues related to teens. The groups were encouraged to include a diverse
representation of the participants at the workshop.
Chairperson St. Johns requested that the discussion groups wrap up their discussions at 8:00
p.m. and then introduced Peter and Linda Biehl. A birthday cake was presented to Mrs. Biehl
as it was her birthday on this date.
At 8:25 p.m. a representative of each group was invited to address the participants to give
a brief overview of the topics that were discussed in their groups.
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A list of items were presented to the group as each representative gave their overview. Items
listed include:
. Recreation Center
. Parks/Restrooms
. Movie Theatre with Multi-Uses
. Homecoming Parade down Eisenhower
. Student Discount Card to valley businesses
. Teen Center
. Pool Tables
. Table Tennis
. Hang out location
. Additional sports fffered
. Big Library with Computers with Internet
. Skate Park
. Bowling Alley
. Transportation: the Coachella Valley Recreation and Park District offered a 19
passenger van to transport the students from locations underserved by SunBus to
recreation facilities and services
. Pool Parties
. Blow Sand problem remedied
. Different Agencies offering programs for total community involvement
. Teen Room: Boys and Girls Club is in the process of developing a Teen Room for
activities as well as a Teen hangout
. Teen Dance: Boys and Girls Club will offer Friday Night Dances with Radio Station
92.7 (Comment was made that the Boys and Girls Club is too expensive for most
students, Victor Brown of the Boys and Girls Club stated that there are scholarships
available to anyone that asks for one). (Comment was made that the Boys and
Girls Club is too close to the middle and elementary schools for the teens to have
a place to call their own).
. Indoor activities during the summer months
. More Intermural Sports
. Building more facilities is expensive, should use existing facilities such as the Senior
Center during non-senior program hours.
. Dance Club
. Peer Assistance Programs (Comment was made that new students have a hard
time assimilating into small community).
. There are many alternatives to current activities
. Schools should be open after school for use and as a hangout with food available
for purchase and transportation available after the events
. Big Community Events-especially in the evenings
. Skate Park in the Cove - perhaps Fritz Burns Park
. Participants to earn money toward construction
. Contact other Cities that have parks to learn from their experiences
. Use volunteers to construct
. Have a private venture run the park
. Sell an annual pass for $60.00 or a daily pass for $4.00
. Work with Sunline Transit to improve bus shelters on Dune Palms to include shade
. Add more security to schools
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. Encourage respect and courtesy toward each other at school and accept the
diversity of the area
. Animal Park
. Equestrian/Hiking Trails
. Equipment rentals
. Public Golf Course
A presentation was given by the Save the World Club that they would like to offer this type
of forum to the Coachella Valley community.
r. ADJOURNMENT
: was moved by Commissioners Betancourt/Rebich to adjourn the meeting. Unanimous. Meeting
djourned at 9: 14 p.m.
IEXT MEETING DATE, TIME AND TOPIC
~ay 13, 1999 7:00 PM
.a Quinta Civic Center Study Session Room
. Community Picnic
. Youth Workshop
. Skateboard Park
iubmitted by:
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:ristal Spidell, Commission Secretary
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