CITYOFIONE IONE,C495640  PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION  SPECIAL MEETING THURSDAY,OCTOBER 10, 2024 Ione City Hall 1E. I Main Street, Ione, CA 95640 City Council Chambers 6:00 PM  The Ione Park & Recreation Commission welcomes, appreciates, and encourages participation in their Meeting. The Park & Recreation Commission reserves the right to reasonably limit the total time for public comment on any particular noticed agenda item as it may deem necessary. Full staff reports and associated documents are available for public review at the Office oft the City Clerk, City Hall, 11 E. Main Street, Ione, CA. Hard copies may be obtained for $3.60: for pages 1-5 and $.45 for each additional page. Documents that are not available when the agenda  is posted will be made available for public review at the meeting.  AGENDA  A. CALL TO ORDER B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE C. ROLL CALL  D. APPROVAL OF AGENDA E. PUBLIC COMMENT  EACH SPEAKER IS LIMITED TO 41 MINUTES.  NOTE: This is the time for members of the public who wish to be heard on matters that do not appear on the Agenda. Persons may address the Park & Recreation Commission at this time on any subject within the jurisdiction of the Park and Recreation  Commission. F.A AGENDA  1. Arena Manager Recruitment  G.F REPORTS & COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITY MANAGER    CITYOFIONE IONE, CA 95640  H. COMMISSION COMMENTS & FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS  - ADJOURNMENT TOTHE REGULAR MEETING ON OCTOBER 22, 2024  ADA COMPLIANCE STATEMENT  In compliance with the American with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate ini this meeting, please contact City Clerk, Janice Traverso at 209-274-2412. Notification 241 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements  to ensure accessibility to this meeting.    CITYOFIONE IONE, CA 95640  Agenda Item #F1  DATE: TO: FROM:  OCTOBER 10, 2024  PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION SALINA MITCHELL, RECREATION COORDINATOR  SUBJECT: CARETAKER POSITION FOR ED HUGHES MEMORIAL ARENA  RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. Receive staff report; and  2. Review options for the Caretaker position presented by the Arena Committee.  FISCAL IMPACT: the caretaker/host position. BACKGROUND:  No fiscal impact at this time. Future fiscal impact will be determined by the final agreement for  The City has had several onsite Howard Park caretakers in the past who provided basic security, a deterrence to unwanted activity, and performed park maintenance. At one time the caretaker performed a majority of the work within Howard Park, including mowing, weed abatement, etc. The most recent arena caretaker left the City in June of2023. The City of] Ione Public Works has been maintaining the arena since that time. Daily tasks include ground work at the arena, including watering and grooming, weed eating around the arena for fire mitigation, cleaning up after horses of daily arena users, routine inspection and maintenance of arena equipment, and collecting fees from fee drop box and many others other tasks. Public Works does not have the staff to cover the arena full time but has been working the ground once a week, collecting day Staff brought preliminary recommendations from the Ad-Hoc Arena Committee to the 8.27.24 meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission. Parks and Recreation wanted more insight to the arena and requested aj joint meeting with the Ad-Hoc Arena Committee. The joint meeting  for all areas.  ride money and keeping the area clean.  was held at the Ed Hughes Arena on 9.18.24.  DISCUSSION:  The Ad-Hoc Arena Committee is presenting ideas on the best way to run the Ed Hughes Arena. They will be addressing all aspects of running the arena including but not limited to, the caretaker position, Ad-Hoc Arena Committee involvement, City involvement and marketing.  ATTACHMENTS: None