CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clearlake Planning Commission on Tuesday accepted by consensus the city council's recent action to reinstate the Parks and Recreation Committee.

The commission will meet jointly, once a month, as the Parks and Recreation Committee.

Meetings will be held according to the regular schedule of the commission, which is the first and third Tuesdays of the month.

The committee's duties include making recommendations to the council on:

– Rules, regulations and policies related to conduct in public parks and beaches; in public recreation and activity centers; and to use of public property within the city including, but not limited to special events, use of public buildings and related fees.
– Hear and act upon appeal of staff's determination on special event permits.
– Prepare an inventory of parks and park facilities.
– Identify and make recommendations to the council on revenue sources to fund activities and capital projects such as park maintenance and development, property acquisition or new and/or expansion of parks, development and updating of a park master plan, recreation programs, various planning and feasibility studies.
– Any other related projects as assigned by the council.

The committee is to begin reviewing the city's Parks Master Plan.

City Manager Joan Phillipe said the committee also will be keep abreast of the development of a chamber of commerce/visitor center at Highlands Park.

The property, which was acquired through the former redevelopment agency, was recently accepted into a long range property management plan allowing the city to retain the property with an intention to develop a chamber of commerce/visitor center.

Phillipe said she also would request a presentation from Linda Burton, executive director of the Highlands Senior Service Center, which is housed in the city-own community center building on Bowers Road.

Currently a senior garden is established at the center and establishment of a community garden in the adjacent area is in development.

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