Meeting
AGENDA
Town of Atherton
Park and Recreation Committee

October 04, 2023
COMMITTEE MEETING 
6:30 PM
Council Chambers
80 Fair Oaks Lane, Atherton, CA 94027

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This Agenda may not reflect the actual order of items.  The order of items is subject to change based on Committee action.
REGULAR MEETING
 
Facility Walkthrough
5:00 PM – Main House at HPP

Regular Meeting
6:30 PM – Council Chambers
Hybrid Meeting
In Person/ Zoom

 
ROLL CALL
Committee Member:
 Alex Keh, Julianna Robertson, Patricia Kubal, Noah Eisner, Robert Roeser, Frank Merrill, Walter Robinson
Council Liaisons: Rick DeGolia, Bill Widmer (Alternate)
Staff: Robert Ovadia
PUBLIC COMMENTS – Public Comments can be emailed directly to Robert Ovadia, Public Works Director at [email protected]

This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Committee on any matter not on the Agenda that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Committee. State law prohibits the Committee from acting on items not listed on the Agenda except by special action of the Committee under specified circumstances. Speakers’ time is limited to three minutes. Additionally, the public may address the Committee on any subject listed on the Consent and Regular Agenda.    
 
AGENDA ITEMS
 
1.
Approve Committee Minutes for September 2023 Meeting
 
2.
Election of Chair
The Committee will act to select the Committee Chair for the 2023-24 Fiscal Year
 

 
3.
Report Out from Facility Walkthrough
Staff will provide a brief summary of the facility walkthrough conducted by the Committee
 

 
4.
Park Events Update
The Committee will receive an update regarding events and rentals at Holbrook-Palmer Park from CateredToo and will have the opportunity to discuss and ask questions associated with park rentals and associated items. Not an action item.
 

 
5.
Priority Setting
The Committee will have an opportunity to discuss its top FY 2023-24 priority items for discussion at its regular meetings.
 

 
6.
Pickleball Update
Staff will provide an update of Council direction regarding pickleball trial at Holbrook-Palmer Park. Not an action item.
 

 
7.
Playground Improvements
Staff will provide an update regarding the Playground Improvements project approved in the FY 2023-24 Capital Improvement Program. The Committee will have an opportunity to discuss the project, public outreach efforts and potential programmatic features of the playground.
 

 
8.
Brightview Quality Site Assessments
September Quality Site Assessment Report
 

 
COMMITTEE AND STAFF REPORTS/COMMENTS
 
7a. Park Foundation Report                                              Merrill
 
7b. Park goings on reports & updates on projects            Staff
 

 
7c. Park Events Report & September Revenue Report                                                         Staff
 

 
7d. Park Sign Subcommittee Report                                Robertson
 
7e. Individual Committee Member Comments                All
 

 
FUTURE AGENDA TOPICS
 
NEXT MEETING DATE CONFIRMATION
 
November 1, 2023, 6:30pm

 

 
ADJOURN
 
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

Copies of all staff reports and documents subject to disclosure that relate to each item of business referred to on the agenda are typically available for public inspection 72-hours before each regularly scheduled meeting.

Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (650) 752-0500.  Notification of 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.  (29 CRF 35.104 ADA Title II)
 
AB 2449 & AB 361:

AB 2449 reiterates standard Brown Act teleconference rules, re-codifies the rules set out in AB 361 for times of declared emergency, and also provides for relaxed teleconferencing rules when a member of the legislative body needs to attend remotely for an emergency, or other reasons supported by “just cause.”
 
Teleconference Rules Effective January 1, 2023

A legislative body may hold a “hybrid” (partial teleconference, partial in-person) meeting without having to comply with certain procedural requirements (post agendas at teleconference locations, identify teleconference locations in the agenda, make all teleconference locations open to the public) in the following limited circumstances:
  • One or more members of the legislative body (but less than a quorum) have “just cause” for not attending the meeting in person (childcare or family caregiving need, contagious illness, physical or mental disability need, or travel while on official public business); or
  • One or more members of the legislative body (but less than a quorum) experience an “emergency circumstance” (a physical or family medical emergency that prevents in-person attendance).
The legislative body will continue to have the option to meet via teleconference by following traditional Brown Act rules of identifying, posting, and opening up their teleconference locations.