STAFF  BOARD OF DIRECTORS  Jeff Briltz General Manager Keri Dodson Executive. Assistant/ Board Clerk Natalie Klock Finance Officer  Justin Black Utilities Manager Mel Johnson Recreation. Supervisor Tom Peterson Fire Chief  Navid Fardanesh President Pamela. Jardini Vice-President  Debral Logan Director Khouloud Pearson Director Wayne Petersen Director  SERVICES  TEMPLETON COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT PO. BOX780 e4 420 CROCKER STREETT TEMPLETON, CA 93465 e (805) 434-4900 e FAX: (805)4 434-4820 e wwtempletoncdorg  PARKS, RECREATION AND REFUSE COMMITTEE MEETING  Thursday, March 7, 2024 at 10:00 a.m.  The Parks, Recreation and Refuse Committee met on March 7, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. in the Templeton CSD Board Room located at 206 5th Street, Templeton, CA and via Present were Committee Members Pam Jardini and Eric Marlow, with Khouloud Pearson arriving to the meeting at 10:55 a.m. Committee Member Eric Marlow departed the meeting at 11:32 a.m. Present from District Staff were General Manager Jeff Briltz, Utility Manager, Justin Black, Recreation Supervisor Mel Johnson and Board Secretary Keri Dodson. Also present from Waste Management were, Josh Mann, Stacy  Zoom Teleconference.  Walters, Randy Mills and Liz Gomez.  1) Appointment of Committee Chair and Vice-Chair for 2024  This item was moved to the end of the meeting since Director Pearson was not present at the beginning of the meeting. Director Jardini will serve as Chair and  Director Pearson will serve as Vice Chair. 2) WM Transiton/Operation Status  GM Briltz provided a brief background regarding the transfer of Mid-State Solid Waste and Recycling to Waste Management (WM)., Josh Mann with WM introduced his team that was in attendance and provided a presentation highlighting some areas of the transition thus far, challenges that have been faced, various features offered by WM to customers, as well as next steps they are working on. GM Briltz advised the Committee of an upcoming event being hosted by the IWMA in May. Lastly, the Committee discussed the possibility of touring the new WM Facility. This will be scheduled for their next meeting. GM Briltz shared with the Committee the status of the range in the kitchen at the Community Center. It is currently out of service, and despite attempts at repairs or replacement parts, it has remained this way for some time. The Committee would like staff to research a replacement range that is similar to what is currently in the kitchen and bring several options forward to the Board  3) Community Center Range  to approve a budget amendment for the purchase.    4) Community Garden Concerns  GM Briltz outlined a recent complaint from a community member regarding drugs at the Community Garden. Director Pearson suggested that signs stating No Loitering be placed at that location to deter this activity. Recreation Supervisor Johnson will look: into this suggestion, as well as what is already  posted there.  5) Maintenance Concerns Update  Utility Manager Black provided the Committee with an update on the tree removal at Evers Park which has been completed. Additionally, he provided some photos of maintenance efforts at one of the softball fields to remove a large mound. With the help of the new parks tractor this mound has been  removed.  6) Gopher Repel System at Parks  Utility Manager Black reminded the Committee of the various challenges that have been faced due to field damage from gophers at the parks. Staffis proposing the purchase of a gopher repellant system called Critter Maxx to drive the gophers away. This will be brought back to the Board as a budget  amendment.  7) Evers Park Improvement Plan Update  Gm Briltz updated the Committee on the progress of the improvement plan. Plans had been submitted to the County and then returned with extensive comments. The plans have now been resubmitted with these comments addressed. To date the County has only made a: request for documentation stating that Mel Johson was authorized to sign as a property owner.  8) Volleyball  Recreation Supervisor Johnson advised the Committee that there has been a community request to offer volleyball as a youth sport. This is something that is being researched to determine ifi it is feasible to take on. The Committee would like Supervisor Johnson to determine if Rec Department staff has the  capacity for an additional program. 9) Recreation Building User/Program Updates  GM Briltz shared with the Committee historic usage of the Rec Center as a request had come in from a federal employee looking for office space to rent in the area. Should a formal request come in to rent space, the rental policy may need to be revised. Supervisor Johnson provided information on the following vents/programs: Concerts in the Park, Clutter to Cash, basketball, softball, flag football, soccer and the Monster skate event. Supervisor Johnson and Recreation Coordinator John Doss recently returned from the California Park  and Rec Society Conference in Palm Springs.  10) Future Agenda Items  . Parks and Recreation Center Building Maintenance Needs    Adjourned: 11:56 a.m. Respectfully submitted, KQaon  Keri Dodson, Executive Assistant/Board Clerk