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8/8/2023 - Minutes
MINUTESPARKSCOMMISSION4:30PM-Tuesday,August8,2023CouncilConferencingCenter,7thFloor,CityHall—10555.GradyWayCALLTOORDER________________________________________ChairDieckmancalledtheParksCommissionmeetingtoorderat4:30p.m.ROLLCALLInPerson:BoardMembers:AlDieckman,ChairCynthiaBurnsLarryReymannChristineSantosTimSearingTroyWigestrandStaff:KellyBeymer,ParksandRecreationAdministratorCailInHunsaker,ParksandTrailsDirectorCarrieNass,RecreationDirectorRobertaGraver,AdministrativeAssistantBoardMembersAbsent:MarleneWinterCONSENTAGENDA_____a)ApprovalofAgendaMOTIONEDBYLARRYREYMANN,SECONDEDBYTROYWIGESTRAND,CARRIED.b)ApprovaloftheParksCommission,June13,2023meetingminutes.MOTIONEDBYLARRYREYMANN.SECONDEDBYCYNTHIABURNS,CARRIED.c)ApprovalofMarleneWinterexcusedabsenceMOTIONEDBYCYNTHIABURNS,SECONDEDBYTIMSEARING,CARRIED.AUDIENCECOMMENTNone.June13,2023REGULARCOUNCILMEETINGMINUTES NEWBUSINESS•CynthiagaveaccoladesforthestaffandtheirextensiveworkonRentonRiverDaysandalltheactivitiesinJuly.Itwashelpfultohavetheinformationinadvance.•LarrystatedtherewasagreatdiverserepresentationofthecommunityatRiverDays.DISCUSSIONIACTIONITEMSa)BoardMemberParkSurveyFollow-up—VisitstoCommunityGarden&EarlingtonParkBoardmemberssharedoutobservationsfromthepersonalvisitstothetwoparklocations.Highlightsinclude:Earlington’skioskisoldandcouldberefreshedwithnewersigns;Isthereneighborhoodwayfindingsigns?Signswouldbehelpfultofindthepark,Earlington’sbasketballcourtcoulduseresurfacing;someboardmembersenjoyedchattingwithparkvisitorstogettheirinputonthepark,receivedfavorableresponses;CommunityGardenuserstatedthatthere’sa“realcommunity”feelingamonggardenusers.AssignmentwillbeforboardmemberstovisitKiwanis,Glencoe,andWindsorHillsparkstoshareoutobservations.b)BondProjectsUpdate—KellyBeymerKiwanisParkopened8/8/23,projecttookfourmonthslongerthanexpected.CoulonNorthWaterWalkopen8/4/23.CoulonTrestleBridgeReplacementcouldpossiblyopeninthenextweekortwo.UpcomingprojectisrepairoftheCoulonBeachwashoutundertheconcretewalkway,moreengineeringevaluationstocome.PhilipArnoldPark’sestimatedopeningendofAug,stillwaitingonutilityservicesandirrigationpumprepairissues.TimelineforSpringbrookTrailfirerepairispending,parksstaffisdoinginitialcleanup.ParksPlanningwillthengetanengineeringassessmentforscopeofrestorationcostsandtimeline.c)RentonRiverDaysUpdate—CarrieNassTwopublicsurveysarecurrentlyavailable.Robertawillsendthelinktotheboardmembers.Takeawaysfromtheeventinclude:thelayoutcouldusebettersignageovertotheCommunityCenterandCedarRiverParkamenities;needmorehydrationstations;thedroneshowwasincredibleandwellreceivedbythepublic;great“kidzone”;foodtrucksworkedbetterthanlargestationaryfoodstands;andcraftvendorsatthecommunitycenterreallylikedbeinginsideanditofferedbettersecurity.d)BoardInstruction-Robert’sRules—thetrainingCouncilreceivedwasmoregearedforthemandnotboardsandcommissions.Robert’sRulesrefreshtrainingwillbeorganizedforboardsandcommissionsinthecomingmonths.ADMINISTRATOR’SREPORTa)HeritageParkhashadsomeissueswithpeoplethrowinglargepartiesonweekendsviolatingparkrules.Kellyhastalkedtothepoliceperincreasingmonitoringforcontinuedactivity.Cailin’steamisworkingonsignageandbarrierssocarscan’tjumpthecurbandparkonthegrass.TimSearingaskedifgeneralshelterreservationinformationcouldsenttoboardmemberssothey’reawareiftheyseealargeactivitywhetherit’sregisteredwiththecity(orhasatemporaryeventpermit)orifit’simpromptu.b)Kellyannouncedherplansforretirementandwantedtoconveyhergreatestthanksfortheboard’scontinuedsupport,commitmenttoadvocateforparksandrecreationandprovidevaluedserviceinthisrole.August8,2O23REGULARCOUNCILMEETINGMINUTES UNFINISHEDBUSINESSNoneADJOURNMENTAdjouredat5:40pmSigned:_________________Date:________AlDieckman,Chair________________WheelchairAccessible.AmericanSignbnguage(ASL)interpreteravailableuponrequest.Forthisorotherassistance,pleasecall48hoursinadvance:711(TDD)or425-430-6600(voice).August8,2O23REGULARCOUNCILMEETINGMINUTES