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2001 05 14 CSC Minutes . '1fONSENT CALENDAR COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION MINUTES May 14, 2001 CALL TO ORDER gular meeting of the Community Services Commission was called to order at 7:06 p.m. in the Cou nbers of the La Quinta Civic Center. Chairperson SI. Johns presided over the meeting. Commissic s led the Pledge of Allegiance. lBERS PRESENT: Commissioner Deborah Bechard Commissioner Mike Davis Commissioner Michelle Henson (Vice Chairperson) Commissioner Joan Rebich Commissioner Victoria SI. Johns (Chairperson) =F PRESENT: Dodie Horvitz, Community Services Director Terri DeTamble, Community Services Secretary PUBLIC COMMENT Helen Marie Nelson introduced herself to the Commission. She is a resident of La Quinta and asked wi the City would be working on the park at Sagebrush and Saguaro Drive. Dodie Horvitz, Commu Services Director stated that she anticipates that it could possibly be July, 2001. CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA CONSENT CALENDAR A. Approval of Minutes of March 12,2001 B. Approval of Minutes of April 18, 2001 C. Monthly Department Report for March 2001 Commissioner Michelle Henson's name was misspelled in the minutes. It was moved by Commission Henson/Bechard to approve the Consent Calendar with corrections to the minutes. It was moved Commissioners Henson/Bechard to excuse Commissioner Davis from the April 18, 2001 meeti Unanimous. PUBLIC HEARING BUSINESS ITEMS A. Park Naming Submittals Ms. Horvitz presented the parkS to the Commissioners for consideration. The first is a parcel of land located at the corner of Velasco and Temecula which was donated by MI Mrs. Meyran, with the request that the land be used exclusively for a park. Shortly after donating the I< to the city, Mrs. Jean Meyran passed away. Mr. Meyran is still very dedicated to this park projl Commissioners discussed the possibility of naming the park after the Meyran family. Commissio S:ICommunity Services'CSComm ,CSCMIN .05-14-0 1. wpd I; Rebich suggested "Jean Man Memorial Park". Commissioner Da.Uggested "Jean Meyran P, as "Memorial" might suggest a cemetery. Commissioner Henson suggested "Meyran Family p, Commissioner SI. Johns suggested asking Mr. Meyran. Commissioner Henson suggested asking Meyran if he is in favor of naming the park after his family and also asking his opinion of the sugge: names. All agreed that this was the best idea. The second park discussed was Seasons Park, located on Cloud view Drive and is part of the Sea~ housing development. Commissioner Davis suggested that Seasons Park is an appropriate name. identifies the area where the park is located and keeping it simple would be best. All agreed. The same criteria applied to the third park, Desert Pride Park. All agreed that Desert Pride Park ii appropriate name. The fourth park to be discussed was the Community Park. Provided was a list of park name suggestil The Commissioners discussed the pros and cons of each name. Commissioner SI. Johns was in f. of the name, La Quinta Community Park. Ms. Horvitz informed the Commissioners that the only prot with this name is that currently the Frances Hack La Quinta Community Park, is already using that na Commissioner Rebich asked if the La Quinta Community Park portion of the name could be removed f Frances Hack Park. Ms. Horvitz said that it's a possibility, however Coachella Valley Park and Recrec would need to give permission. It was moved by Commissioners Rebich/Davis that the large park be named La Quinta Community F and submitted as a recommendation for the City Council to consider. It was moved by Commissior Rebich/Henson to consider either the Jean Meyron Park or the Meyron Family Park, with Mr. Meyn permission. It was moved by Commissioners Rebich/Davis that Seasons Park and Desert Pride Pari named as such as they are easily identified by the neighborhood in which they are located. Unanim( B. Annual Work Plan After discussion regarding each Task identified in the Annual Work Plan it was moved by Commissior Rebich/Henson to accept the Annual Work Plan without changes. Unanimous. CORRESPONDENCE AND WRITTEN MATERIALS COMMISSIONER ITEMS A. Community Picnic Review Commissioner SI. Johns commented that it was a wonderful celebration. Everyone agreed congratulated Ms. Horvitz and staff on a job well done. Commissioners commented that it was' attended, good music, lots of vendors and they look forward to the big 20'h anniversary celebration r year. Commissioner SI. Johns suggested that next year recycle bins should be provided for cans bottles. B. Commissioner Rebich Commissioner Rebich explained that she went to the City Council meeting to hear specifically about issue regarding Eisenhower Park. At the meeting there was a lengthy discussion about Eisenhower F as well as the need for a park in the northwest portion of the cove area of La Quinta. Commissic Rebich said she still has an interest in a dog park although there was no discussion of this at the Cou meeting. She feel that there is a great amount of community interest in this project. Ms. Hor commented that the dog park issue is still on the books as a Capital Improvement Program under an I Project. S:ICommunity ServicesICSCommICSCMIN.05- 14-01.wpd :J I . . Il.DJOURNMENT It was moved by Commissioners Davis/Rebich to adjourn the Community Services Commission meeti Unanimous. Meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m. T MEETING INFORMATION ,11,2001 7:00 PM !uinta Civic Center Study Session Room agenda: . . . nitted by: DeTamble, Commission Secretary S:ICommunity ServiceslCSCommlCSCMIN .05-14-0 1. wpd