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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007/08/23 - Minutes - Spec. CC• August 23, 2007 CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING A. CALL TO ORDER A special meeting of the Rancho Cucamonga City Council was held on Thursday, August 23, 2007, in the Tri Communities Room at the Civic Center located at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, California Mayor Pro Tem Diane Williams called the meeting to order at 3 15 p m Present were Councilmembers Rex Gutierrez, L Dennis Michael, Sam Spagnolo, and Mayor Pro Tem Diane Williams Also present were Jack Lam, City Manager, Pamela Easter, Assistant City Manager, Fabian Villenas, Management Analyst III, Mahdi Aluzri, Deputy City Manager/Community Development, Joe O'Neil, City Engineer, James Troyer, Planning Director, Corky Nicholson, Assistant Planning Director, James C Frost, City Treasurer, John Gillison, Deputy City Manager/Administrative Services, Kevin McArdle, Community Services Director, Dave Moore, Community Services Superintendent, Francie Palmer, Marketing Manager, Karen McGwre-Emery, Sr Park Planner, Paula Pachon, Management Analyst III, JoAnn Gwynn, Community Services Supervisor, Daniel Schneider, Community Services Supervisor, Deputy Fire Chief Mike Bell and Management Analyst II Pamela Pane, Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District, and Debra J Adams, City Clerk • Absent was Mayor Donald J Kurth B. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS 81 Jerie Lee wanted to thank the Council for the completion of the wellness pass expansion She also wanted to thank Joe O'Neil, City Engineer, for his efforts C. ITEM(S) OF BUSINESS C1 CONSIDERATION AND DISCUSSION REGARDING FUTURE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR CENTRAL PARK Jack Lam, City Manager, stated the purpose of this meeting was to discuss the strategy of to proceed with the next phase of Central Park He referred to the display boards at the front of the room, which identified the order in which the phases would be built, and also displayed what was included in each phase He stated Kevin McArdle, Community Services Director, would give more information about this He stated staff will be looking for direction how to proceed with their next goal of Central Park Kevin McArdle, Community Services Drector, introduced Larry Morey with RJM Design Group He presented • a staff report and referred [o a hand out, which is on file in the City Clerk's office, with the options the Council discussed at a previous meeting for the aquatics center He stated based on the Council's previous comments, staff is moving towards Option 2 He stated this is a starting point, but that this can be changed if the Council desires Special City Council Meeting August 23, 2007 Page 2 Councilmember Gutierrez asked how many acres the aquatics center would take up • Kevin McArdle, Community Services Director, stated approximately five acres He stated staff is recommending to proceed forward with Phase II and would like the Council's input to do this He stated they are recommending to wait on Phase IV and allow staff some time to do more work on this phase Councilmember Michael asked if funding for Etiwanda Creek Park was different funding than what would be used for Central Park Kevin McArdle, Community Services Director, stated yes Councilmember Michael asked if Etiwanda Creek Park could go forward Kevin McArdle, Community Services Director, stated the operating cost is always what has to be looked at Councilmember Gutierrez felt what has been done is a good start He stated he would like to see recreation areas, but did feel the pools were great He felt there was money to be had for Phase IV He stated he has a lot of ideas he would like to share with staff He stated he didn't like to see so many parking lots and felt we should explore a parking structure He stated he is in favor of moving forward Kevin McArdle, Community Services Director, stated they do have parking lot options for the Council to see Councilmember Spagnolo stated he liked the idea of charging fees for people that live outside of the City He liked the beach idea He felt it would be a good idea to see a presentation on the ideas that staff has pertaining to the design of things He asked if the cost shown included fees that people would be paying Kevin McArdle, Community Services Director, stated those are worked into the net cost Councilmember Spagnolo felt we are on the right track He hoped this protect would not become unsuccessful • like Pharaoh's Lost Kingdom in Redlands Councilmember Gutierrez hoped we look outside the box and be creative He felt an indoor facility should be looked at He felt we should use maximum use of space The Council felt if we need more space for the aquatics center or gymnasium, they would not have a problem eliminating or reducing the tennis facility Mayor Pro Tem Williams felt the tennis complex could even be moved to another area of the City instead of having it at Central Park She stated she is still not happy to have the fire station in Central Park and felt it could go in another location She liked the idea of water play for the kids and felt it should be in every park She felt we should explore the cost of putting a concrete lid over the storm drain on the west side of the park so it could serve as a parking lot She felt we are on the right track and stated she would like a lot of input into the program design She stated again she felt the tennis complex was expendable The Council discussed putting the pool inside the gym Kevin McArdle, Community Services Director, stated they can always change the plans to accommodate the desires of Council He stated they do have photos of design ideas for the Council to see Mayor Pro Tem Williams felt staff should invite people to give their ideas for things for the park MOTION Moved by Michael, seconded by Gutierrez to move forward with the 3 recommendations as listed in the staff report Motion carried unanimously 4-0-1 (Kurth absent) Mayor Pro Tem Williams asked if there was any public input about this matter • Special City Council Meeting August 23, 2007 Page 3 • James C Frost, City Treasurer, encouraged the Council to visit the Brentwood area and that it could also be looked up on the Internet Kevin McArdle, Community Services Director, stated they would get a list of cities to tour for the Council to consider Councilmember Michael asked about a diving area Kevin McArdle, Community Services Director, stated they are not looking at building a diving area because of the habihty D. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 4 28 p m Respectfully bmitte~d~ m~~ ~~C,Px-~//~ bra J Ada , CMC City Clerk/Re ords Manager • Approved October 3, 2007 C~