Votes at a glance: Commission approves event calendar items, officer elections and subcommittee formation

This summary lists formal motions and outcomes recorded during the Parks, Recreation and Community Resources Advisory Commission meeting on July 1, 2025. All listed motions carried unanimously unless otherwise noted.

1) Temporary chair appointment Motion: Name Barbara Ellman as temporary chair for the meeting until the scheduled election of officers. Outcome: Motion carried unanimously on roll call. Commissioners recorded as voting yes: Tullis, Warner, Moroney (Maroney), Horowitz and Ellman.

2) Consent calendar Motion: Approve consent calendar consisting of the June meeting action minutes and the May 2025 activity report. Outcome: Motion carried unanimously.

3) Inclusion of Frosty Olympics (Impact Level 2 returning special event) Motion: Add the Frosty Olympics (a fundraising beach event supporting local resident Mike “Frosty” Foster) to the 2025 special events calendar for Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, on the south side of the pier; event time 11 a.m.–4 p.m.; estimated attendance up to 100; event must preserve lifeguard emergency access lanes and include no fenced areas. Outcome: Motion carried unanimously.

4) Commencement of long‑term agreement (LTA) negotiations for junior volleyball tournaments Motion: Recommend City Council commence negotiations for long‑term agreements with JVA BVCA, AAU and AVP for 2026–2028 with staff‑recommended dates (JVA BVCA early July, AAU mid‑July, AVP late July), two‑year agreements with a one‑year city option; staff may consider adding one or two additional late‑July days at staff discretion if they do not conflict with other events. Outcome: Motion carried unanimously. (See separate article for discussion and rationale.)

5) Election of officers Motion: Nominate and elect Barbara Ellman as Chair and Commissioner Horowitz as Vice Chair (nominations were made on the record and the commission then voted). Outcome: Motion carried unanimously.

6) Youth program subcommittee creation and nominations Motion: Create a Youth Program Subcommittee to meet quarterly for one year, develop a youth stakeholder group and return recommendations to the commission; nominate Commissioner Tom Maroney and Commissioner Warner to serve on the subcommittee. Outcome: Subcommittee creation and appointments approved unanimously; staff to return an item defining scope and schedule.

Notes: Several items were actions or directions to staff (e.g., scheduling Little League presentation for August, preparing a pool joint‑use options report), but the items above were the formal recorded motions with outcomes.