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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - February 24, 1993i SPECIAL "TOWN HALL" MEETING CARNEGIE FORUM, 305 WEST PINE STREET LODI, CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1993 7:30 P.M. Roll was recorded by the City Clerk as follows: Present: Council Members - Mann, Sieglock, Snii,_r and Pennino (Mayor) Absent: Council Members - Davenport Also Present: City Manager Peterson, Assistant City Manager Glenn, Parks and Recreation Director Williamson, City Attorney McNatt, and City Clerk Perrin BUDGET PRESENTATION FOR PARKS AND RECREATION @ - PARKS DIViSI``)N CC -21(b) Mayor Pennino opened the meeting and reminded the audience of the following guidelines for public input at the "Town Hall" meetings. "Specifically, the public is invited to tell the City Council: 1. What City services do you (the public) feel could be reduced or eliminated? 2. What ideas do you have for making the City more efficient? 3. What City services are you willing to pay more for in order to maintain them? 4. What City services are you UNWILLING to see cut, no matter what?" Parks and Recreation Director Williamson announced that the Parks Master Plan would not be discussed that evening. Mayor Pennino informed the public that the topic would be discussed at the April 20, 1993 Shirtsleeve Session. Further Mr. Williamson presented an overview of the Parks Division of the Parks and Recreation Department, and the following staff/commission members presented information regarding the subject: 1 Continued Fab*nary 24, 1993 a) Scott Essin, Parks Superintendent; b) Bob Johnson, Chairperson, Parks and Recreation Commission; and c) Barbara Brown, part-time Park Naturalist. The following persons spoke on the matter. a) Mr. Gene "Redbird" Larkin and his granddaughter, Lodi residents; b) Marly Power, Lodi resident (no address given) ; c) An unidentified person; d) Mack McCaughna, Lodi (no address given); e) Jim Fox, Assistant Scout Master, Lodi (no .address given); f) Bonnie Meyer, President of the Nature Area Council, Lodi; g) Arthur Price, 1053 Port Cheslea Circle, Lodi; and h) Doug Holck, Lodi resident (no address given); ADJOURNMENT Following further discussion, the Mayor adjourned the meeting at approximately 10:05 p.m. Attest: _ Perrin C�m,N`eM. ity Clerk Fa