AGENDA

Town Logo - white crane standing in front of blue hills reflected in blue water.TOWN OF CORTE MADERA

PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION

Corte Madera Town Hall Council Chambers

300 Tamalpais Dr

MONDAY, May 18, 2009

7:00 P.M.

1.      OPENING

Call to Order

2.      PUBLIC COMMENT

The public is invited to address the Parks and Recreation Commission on any matter in the Commission’s jurisdiction, except for items scheduled for Continued or New Hearings.  Comments are limited to three minutes per speaker.  The public will be given an opportunity to speak on each agenda item at the time it is called.  The Parks and Recreation Commission may discuss and/or take action regarding any or all of the items listed below.  Once the public comment portion of any item on this agenda has been closed by the Commission, no further comment from the public will be permitted unless authorized by the Chair or the commission and if so authorized, said additional public comment shall be limited to the provision of information not previously provided to the Commission or as otherwise limited by order of the Chair or Commission.

3.      CONSENT CALENDAR

The purpose of the Consent Calendar is to group items together which are routine or have been discussed previously and do not require further discussion. They will be approved by a single motion. Any member of the Commission, Town Staff, or the Public may request removal of an item for discussion. Rescheduling of the item(s) will be at the discretion of the Chair and Commission

4.      BUSINESS ITEMS

a. 2009 Volunteer of the Year

-          List of past recipients

-          2008 Pauline Angleman and Clyde Marquart

-          Nominations attached

5.      ROUTINE AND OTHER MATTERS

The following items do not require a formal hearing, although the Chair and staff will indicate why each item is on the agenda.  Commission may decide to reschedule the item as a public hearing.

A.    STATUS REPORTS

-          Town Council Meetings: May

B. COMMISSIONERS’ REPORTS

-          Oral reports

B.   DIRECTOR’S REPORT

-          Oral report 

-          Department staff oral reports

C.    FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

E.  ADJOURNMENT

-     Next regular meeting would be on June 29 (normally we would meet on June 22, but Mario will be out of town)

TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS

 MAY: Moore       JUNE: Prosser          JULY: Fong               AUG: Holzberg

PROCEDURAL NOTES

  1. ALL DOCUMENTS RELATING TO AGENDA ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW IN THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT OF THE TOWN OF CORTE MADERA OFFICES AT 498 TAMALPAIS DRIVE, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 8:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.  STAFF REPORTS ARE NORMALLY AVAILABLE ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON PRECEDING THE MONDAY MEETINGS.  IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU CONTACT THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT FOR AVAILABILITY.
  1. EACH PERSON DESIRING TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM WILL BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME.  PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AS THE MEETING IS BEING RECORDED.
  1. APPEAL – FOLLOWING ACTION BY THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION AT A PUBLIC HEARING OR MEETING, ANY DECISION OF THE COMMISSION MAY BE APPEALED TO THE TOWN COUNCIL WITHIN TEN (10) CALENDAR DAYS. 
  1. IT IS THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION’S POLICY TO ADJOURN ALL MEETINGS BY 9:00 P.M.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Parks and Recreation Department at (415) 927-5072.  For auxiliary aids or services or other reasonable accommodations to be provide by Town at or before the meeting, please notify the Parks and Recreation Department at least 3 business days (the Wednesday before the meeting) in advance of the meeting date.  If the Town does not receive timely notification of your reasonable request, the Town may not be able to make the necessary arrangements by the time of the meeting.