Voisard and Bruce will replace outgoing commission members Sofia Freer and Mary Butler-Lavigne, respectively. The new appointments were made by Councilmen Allan Alifano and John Muller.
A lifelong Coastside resident, Bruce was among the first girls to play on a local softball team, and she has been an avid athlete and sports organizer throughout her life. She works as a marketing manager for an electronics merchandising company.
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Voisard has also lived on the Coastside since childhood, and today she works as a middle-school teacher. Serving on the parks commission, she said, will be a new experience in local civics for her. But she hopes to use her skills as a trained artist to add a new element to the panel.
“The Parks & Recreation Commission isn’t just about sports; it’s also about the beauty of our parks,” she said. “I’m into the aesthetics of my town.”
Councilman Alifano has decided to retain Planning Commissioner Ken King.
The Half Moon Bay City Council met at 7 p.m., on Tuesday, Feb. 16 at the Ted Adcock Senior / Community Center for its regularly scheduled meeting. Mayor Marina Fraser, Councilwoman Naomi Patridge and Councilmen Muller, Alifano and Rick Kowalczyk were in attendance. During the meeting the council:
Adopted (5-0): an ordinance of new guidelines for posting signs around the city. Planning Director Steve Flint said the new rules should dramatically simplify the procedures for local businesses and residents to apply to post signs in public spaces. The changes are set to take effect in April. Flint told council members he would send letters out to the community to explain the new sign rules.
Reviewed (5-0): the city’s budget and its declining revenues. The city received approximately $2.1 million less in tax revenues than expected when it adopted its budget for the fiscal year. The city made minor adjustments to the budget but asked staff to investigate larger solutions to close the deficit.
Directed: the city attorney to investigate any opportunities at 144 Kelly Avenue. In 2003, the city paid $485,000 for the 10,000-square-foot parcel, which was zoned for residential development but had a conservation easement placed on it by the city two years later.
Applied: for $3 million in grant funding from the State Department of Parks and Recreation to purchase the 28-acre Smith Field property from the Peninsula Open Space Trust. If successful, the grant funds would also allow the city to construct a new soccer field and pave the dirt parking lot, according to the staff report.
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