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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3/14/2023 - Minutes Wheelchair Accessible. American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter available upon request. For this or other assistance, please call 48 hours in advance: 711 (TDD) or 425-430-6600 (voice). MINUTES – Amended at April 11, 2023 Parks Commission Meeting PARKS COMMISSION 4:30 P.M. - Tuesday, April 11 March 14, 2023 Conferencing Center, 7th Floor, City Hall - 1055 S Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057 or via Zoom 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Al Dieckman called the meeting to order at 4:30p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Members Present: Cynthia Burns, Al Dieckman, Christine Santos, Tim Searing, Troy Wigestrand, and Marlene Winter Members Absent: Larry Reymann (excused) City Staff Present: Kelly Beymer, Parks and Recreation Administrator, Cailín Hunsaker, Parks and Trails Director; Erica Schmitz, Parks Planning and Natural Resources Director 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Cynthia Burns motioned to approve the agenda as presented, motioned seconded, all in favor, motion carried. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Troy Wigestrand motioned to approve the February 7, 2023 meeting minutes as presented, motion seconded, all in favor, motion carried. 5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS / PUBLIC COMMENTS None. 6. NEW BUSINESS a. Welcome new board member, Christine Santos b. Suggestions: visit Talbot Hill Reservoir Park (tennis/pickleball), May Creek South Trail, Cleveland Richardson property, May Creek/McAskill property, Edlund Park property. Provide map of acquired properties, but not yet developed. Kiwanis Park Ribbon-Cutting re-opening. Concern for graffiti on Kiwanis Park wall. Suggestion for board members to personally visit a selected park, then discuss at board meeting. Pickleball options. Add May Creek Corridor topic to next May meeting agenda. Timing for park visits per park projects and accessibility. Renton River Days (Committee of the Whole presentation on April 17). Add park site tour selections to next meeting agenda. 7. DISCUSSION / ACTION ITEMS a. Perelli Property and Bronson Parks Shop Building – Cailín Hunsaker Parks Commission Meeting March 14, 2023 Page 2 of 3 Wheelchair Accessible. American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter available upon request. For this or other assistance, please call 48 hours in advance: 711 (TDD) or 425-430-6600 (voice). Asbestos and lead surveys have been performed on the two buildings and abatement will be part of the demolition contract. Funding available from property sale. b. New Parks Shop – Cailín Hunsaker Erica made a list of potential park properties for a park maintenance shop with conti ngencies for each one. Kelly, Erica, Cailín and Steve Brown toured these sites to determine what might be most viable. Staff are now applying the outcome of the “Program of Space” exercise to those parcels to find a best fit. Leasing a previously identified WSDOT property was determined not an option for this need. b. Cleveland Richardson Property – Erica Schmitz The city was allocated state grant dollars in the 1990’s with no requirement to develop; WA Recreation and Conservation office would now like it to be developed. There is a grant opportunity in 2024 to pursue for recreation amenities. c. Piazza Park Update – Erica Schmitz Erica has been involved in strategic planning meetings around the Downtown Civic Core Vision and Action Plan. Evaluation taking place to repurpose Pavilion and surrounding Piazza Park and a ‘Festival Street’ for the Renton Farmers Market. Discussion on project timeline to develop Piazza Park at the same time as Pavilion continues to evolve around funding. The city has had the Piazza Park Master Plan on our CIP list for many years, other projects have taken priority due to safety issues, i.e., playground replacements and structural repairs at Coulon, etc . Board suggestions included making it a priority to maintaining the Marge Richter’s fountain and the River Fountain in the upcoming changes to Piazza Park and not or moving the fountain to City Hall. Kelly said the fountain at Piazza Park is challenging to maintain. d. Board question – When is the downtown Transit Center moving? Erica will research. 8. ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT a. The Mayor’s State of the City is Tuesday, March 21st, at IKEA Performing Arts Center, tickets available online. Link was provided to the board via email. Virtual attendance is available. b. Mayor’s Retreat included valuable team building. c. Council Retreat is Thursday and Friday, March 16-17. Administrators attend to discuss policy-level topics and priorities are suggesting a new bond to fund more deferred maintenance projects specific to parks, encampment removals, CPTED 3-person team including interdepartmental support, ‘Age- Friendly’ city designation via AARP (strategic plan being presented at April 27th Committee of the Whole), funding grants and partnerships (Environmental Science Center, RAVE Foundation, Sound Generations, King County Green Starts). 9. OLD BUSINESS a. Parks Commission Bylaws – last iteration on page 4, item 6 for board approval. Tim Searing motioned to approve the change to expand on the bylaw language in item 6 as presented, motioned seconded, all in favor, motion carried. b. Parks Commission Political Campaigning – acting in the role of a commissioner (wearing City issued board nametag, etc), one cannot support a political candidate, but can as an individual wi thout that identifier. No political campaign signs allowed on City-owned property or in buildings. Rented space in City facilities can be used for campaign purposes, but not outside of that rented space. Commissioners ParksCommissionMeetingMarch14,2023Page3of3canwearashirtorcarryasigninsupportofacandidateaslongaspaftparkpatronageisnotinhibited/disrupted;thesameisappliedtopetitioning.FamilyFirstCommunityCenter—TheCityisconstructingthebuilding,thenHealthPointwillmovein.GrandOpeningisestimatedforJune20231O.ADJOURNMENTTimSearingmotionedtoadjournat6:00p.m.Motionwasseconded,allinfavor,motioncarried.Minutesapprovedby:_____________________________Recorder.AlDieckman,ChairDatCoil/nHunsakerMarch14,2023WheelchairAccessible.AmericanSignLanguage(ASL)interpreteravailableuponrequest.Forthisorotherassistance,pleasecall48hoursinadvance:711(TDD)or425-430-6600(voice).