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ATTENDEES: Councilman Jess Flores - Acting Chairman; Coun-
cilwoman Norine Miller; City Administrator - Ray Schweitzer;
Deputy City Attorney for Development - James Richardson; City
Attorney - James Penman, Deputy City Attorney - Denice Brue;
Recreation Superintendent - John Kramer; Cable Television
Coordinator - Dean Gray; Council Executive Assistant - Phil
Arvizo; Mayor's Project Coordinator - Greg Garcia; The Sun -
Pat McGreevey; Frank Hernandez, Lupe Pedroza, John Palacio,
San Bernardino Chamber of Commerce Les Debritz, Dave
Porter, Patrick Kaffrey; Economic Development Council - Sam
Henley.
1. SOFTBALL FEES AND ADULT SPECIAL INTEREST PROGRAMS -
The Committee received a report from Mr. Kramer. The Com-
mittee recommends Mr. Kramer's recommendation for acceptance
by the full Council:
A. Offer
session. Host a
survey option that
response.
the fast pitch program for the summer
managers' meeting and provide them the
had been sent out and received poor
B. If there is insufficient interest, not offer a
program in the fall.
C. Maintain the non-resident surcharge. Three
managers arrived late, were told of the action taken and
provided additional input. All were in agreement that a
meeting was necesBary. Any additional concerns were to be
addressed at the managers' meeting August 6th, 6:30 p.m., in
the Cultural Center.
An additional report on the Church Softball League
(attached) was received and filed.
2. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE UPDATE ON ESTABLISHMENT OF A
CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU The Committee received a
report from the Chamber of Commerce and the Economic Develop-
ment Council representatives. A copy of the points presented
is attached. The Chamber Committee pointed out that busi-
nesses feel they have a proprietary interest in the city bed
tax (Transit Occupancy Tax), that periodic evaluation is
necessary and that the funds do not belong only to the
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industry. Continuing reports will be made periodically to
Ways & Means Committee indicating the progress being made. A
final report will be presented in early 1988. The Committee
thanked the presentors for their excellent progress. The
Committee recommends receipt and file.
3. CATV UPDATE - The Committee received a report from
the CATV Coordinator and recommends receipt and file.
(Report attached)
4. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY RATE INCREASE
APPLICATION NO. 87-06-021 Item continued. Since not all
the Council members have met with utility representatives,
the Committee reserved a decision on whether Ways & Means
Committee should consider/review any PUC application.
Meeting adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
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Acting Chairman
Ways & Means Committee
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QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS ff~ ~~s-B ME~N$:OOMMITTEE
STUDY OF FAST PITCH SOFTBALL LEAGUES
Approved
SUMMARY AND FINDINGS
From John A. Kramer
Recreation Superintendent
Date July 8, 1987
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Questionnaires were mailed to 28 fastpitch teams on June 24, 1987.
Questionnaires were requested to be returned by July 3, A stamped,
addressed return envelope was included in the mailing.
Of the 28 questionnaires mailed, 1-was returned due to no forwarding
address. Of the remaining 27 teams, only 3 questionnaires were re-
turned; two were from out-of-town teams, The team, 40+, did not re-
turn a questionnaire.
The results of the questionnaire were as follows:
Is your team currently active: Yes - 3 No - 0
In what City: Riverside - 2 San Bernardino - I
Would you play in San Bernardino if fees were reduced: Yes - 3 No - 0
Option A (Eliminate Individual Trophies)
Option B (Reschedule to Weekend Days)
Option C (One umpire)
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Agree - I
Agree - 0
Agree - 2
Disagree - 2
Disagree - 3
Di sagree - 1
The results of the questionnaire were inconclusive relative to methods
of reducing registration fees. There was insufficient returns from the
27 teams to even form a league, much less to determine a concensus among
prospective league members,
Conclusions can be drawn relative to the lack of response. Fast pitch
softball is a declining sport. Its existance is contingent upon the
specialized skills of a single player - the pitcher. Prospective players
no longer develop skills for this sport due to the increasing popularity
of slow picth softball, Fast pitch leagues were at one time found in
virtually every city in San Bernardino and Riverside counties. They are
now available in only 5 cities in these two counties, Often these cities
must accomodate out of town teams in order to have sufficient entries to
establish leagues. Based upon the continuous decline in participation in
this sport, at some point in time it will be no longer appropriate to pro-
vide such leagues. The last leagues conducted in San Bernardino consisted
of ten teams - five were city teams, the remainder came from Loma Linda,
Yucaipa, Rialto, Running Springs and Banning. A reasonable conclusion from
the responses received is that there is not substantial interest in fast
pitch softball in San Bernardino regardless of the fee,
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QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS FOR WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE
STUDY OF FAST PITCH SOFTBALL LEAGUES
July 8, 1987
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Recommendations are as follows:
1. Offer the program for the summer session. Conduct a manager's meeting
and provide to the managers the same options provided on the questionnaire.
2. If there is insufficient interest in a fast pitch league (minimum of
6 teams), do not offer a fall league,
3. Maintain the non-resident surcharge.
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CHURCH SOFTBALL LEAGUE
Total number of churches: 20
San Bernardino churches: 15
Non San Bernardino churches: 5
Percentage
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Total teams: 28
S,B. church teams: 20
Non S.B. church teams: 8
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CHURCH SOFTBALL LEAGUE
Fi rst Chri stian
Colton Assembly
1st Assembly of God - 3
Living Springs
;ialto Community Baptist - 2
Community Bible
Our Savior Lutheran - 3
1st Baptist
~emple Emanuel
immanuel Baptist
Ambassador Baptist
:;race Fellowship
~udson Baptist
Grace Baptist - 2
1st Nazarene - 3
Calvary Baptist
Calvary Chapel
Colton Community
Church of God
3erean Bible
San Bernardino
Non San Bernardino
Non San Bernardino
San Bernardino
Non San Bernardino
San Bernardino
San Bernardino
San Bernardino
San Bernardino
San Bernardino
Non San Bernardino
San Bernardi no
San Bernardino
San Bernardino
San Bernardino
San Berna rdi no
San Berna rdi no
Non San Bernardino
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IN~OFFICE MEMO~DUM
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TO: Raymond D. Schweitzer, City Administrator
FROM:
James C. Richardson, Deputy City Administrator
Development
SUBJECT: Visitor and Convention Bureau
DATE:
July 8, 1987
(7129)
COPIES:
Richard Bennecke, Executive Assistant to Mayor
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On June 30, 1987, a Steering Committee met at the San
Bernardino Chamber of Commerce on the above subject. This
memorandum will briefly summarize that meeting as an update
of this subject for the Ways and Means Committee. Various
alternatives including public/private sector funding, a tax
increase voted by the people and an increase voted by the
Mayor and Common Council were discussed. The Steering
Committee intends to continue planning on this subject and
make a new presentation to the Mayor and Common Council in
February 1988. The Steering Committee will attempt to
complete the following activities:
1. An inventory of facilities and local resources for
tourism.
2. Organize all facets of the tourism industry (ho-
tels, restaurants, travel agencies, etc.)
3.
Prepare an inventory of area
events.
attractions and
4. Prepare an analysis of similar budgets in Southern
California.
5. Complete a preliminary analysis of the potential
market for the area.
The Steering Committee expects to get some financial support
from the Economic Development Council and considerable time
and effort from California State University/San Bernardino.
The Steering Committee is very much aware of the need for a
pUblic/private sector partnership and will be working toward
a presentation at the Mid-Year Budget Review.
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AMES C. RICHARDSON
Deputy City Administrator -
Development
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SAN BERNARDINO AREA CIIAIIIBER OF COIIIIIIERCE
546 W. 6TH ST.. P.O. 80X 658. SAN 8tRNARDINO. CA 92402. (714) 885.7515
July 14, 1987
Esther Estrada, Councilwoman
Chairwoman, Ways & Means Committee
City of San Bernardino
300 North '0' Street
San Bernardino, CA 92418
Dear Esther:
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We at the San Bernardino Area Chamber of Commerce are gratef~
for the opportunity you gave members of our sub committee on
the San Bernardino Visitor and Convention Bureau to meet with
the Ways and Means Committee. The questions and comments put
forward by members of the Council and City staff were extremely
helpful.
In this letter, I will summarize the suggestions and comments
made by Council members and put them into an action plan for
establishing a ViBitor and Convention Bureau in San Bernardino
as a Chamber Division.
Members of the Council indicated that because of cuts in
Federal funds and the 1055 of fees from the moritorium on new
construction, the City is facing a severe budget criB is.
Established programs are being severely curtailed. In this
setting, it is highly unlikely that a new program can be under-
taken. Further, it was not proposed by our sub-committee that
the bed tax be increased to support a Visitor and Convention
Bureau, but was discussed as one alternative for the Council to
conBider.
Even so, there is strong support on the Council and within the
community for a San Bernardino Visitor and Convention Bureau.
Plans are going forward to establish a Bureau within the next
12 to 15 months. To this end, our sub-committee will complete
the fOllowing tasks by February, 1988. Resources to carry this
out will be mobilized by the Chamber.
1. An inventory of hotel, motel, restaurant and
other touriBm facilities in San Bernardino .
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2. Reorganize the Chamber sub-committee on the
Visitor and Concention Bureau into a more
broadly representative San Bernardino Tourism
Council. Members of this Council will be drawn
from a cross-section of the community, inn-
keepers restaunteurs, travel agencies, bars/
lounges and other tourism-related businesses.
3. Prepare an inventory of attractions and events
in the City and its immediate environs.
4. Prepare an anyalysis of the budgets and acti-
vities of Visitor and Convention Bureaus in
Southern California.
5. Complete a pilot marketing study of visitors
presently coming to San Bernardino. This
study will identify where visitors are coming
from, how long they stay, whether they have
positive attitudes about San Bernardino and
what activities they participated in during
their visit.
6. Complete a preliminary analysis of the poten-
tial market in San Bernardino for conventions
and meetings.
7. Prepare a draft marketing strategy for a Visitor
and Conven-tion including proposals for adver-
tising, promotional materials, target markets
and needs for personnel.
Recources to complete these essential first steps will be pro-
vided from several sources. Tasks 1, 3 and 4 will be completed
by a Chamber volunteer or a student intern from California
State University, San Bernardino. Tasks 5 and 6 will require
professional expertise. Bruce D. Varner, Chairman of the
Board of the San Bernardino Economic Development Council, has
agreed to support a proposal from the School of Business and
Public Administration to complete these tasks. Costs for
pilot studies in these two areas will be approximately
$10,000. Task 7, a preliminary marketing strategy for the
Bureau, will be drafted by the more broadly-conBtitued San
Bernardino Tourism Council, using information from Tasks
1,3,4,5 and 6.
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I will instruct the San Bernardino Tourism Council to make periodic
reports to the City Council, as each of these steps is completed.
We share the Council's concerns that a coordinated approach to
action suggested in this letter will provide the information and
establish how the Bureau will coordinate its activities with other
economic development agencies in the City.
On behalf of the San Bernardino Chamber of Commerce and the Visitor
and Convention Bureau, I am,
Respectfully Yours,
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BRIAN J. SIMPSON
President
ec: Mayor and Members of the Common Council
San Bernardino Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Visitor and Convention Bureau Steering Committee
Bruce D. Varner
Jim Richardson, Assistant City Administrator
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INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
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TO: Ways and Means Committee Members
FROM: L. Dean Gray, Cable Television Coordinator
SUBJECT: Quarterly Update of Cable Television Activities
DATE:
July 8, 1987
(7129)
COPIES:
Raymond D. Schweitzer, Mayor Wilcox, James Robbins
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Throughout
efforts in
telephone
1987. For
to be the
plished.
The purchase of the Carerra Studio
agreement for studio space in the
are currently being consummated
programming to begin.
most of the previous quarter, my energies and
cable television were again diluted due to the new
system being installed and cut-over on June 1,
the next six months, this will probably continue
case while adds, moves and changes are accom-
equipment and RDA
Public Enterprise
which will allow
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Center
local
The hard-line cable connections for access programming to
originate from City Hall is now in place and testing is being
conducted. Character generation and eventually local tapes
will originate in city Hall, follow cable lines to the
Comcast office, be micro-waved to Little Mountain and redis-
tributed via microwave to all Comcast and, hopefully, Cham-
bers cable subscribers (approximately 55,000 homes) in our
city. The microwave paths are due for approval on July 10,
1987, at which time the public bulletin board will go on line
24 hours per day.
I also have the ability to put Council Meeting's "audio" over
the public bulletin board beginning next week pending Council
approval.
Equipment is arriving from Comcast Cable that will go into
the new studio and provide the nucleus of the facility. Other
equipment needed will be purchased after the facility is
officially under our control and properly staffed.
The non-profit organization paperwork has been directed to
the City Attorney for preparation as well as numerous forms
needed to conduct the day-to-day operations of public,
educational and governmental access programming.
Respectfully submitted:
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L. DEAN GRAY
Cable Television Coordinator
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