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Home My WebLink About09/11/2007 - Minutes } r ,�n ��f CITY OF RENTON City of Ren ton O C T 1 2 2007 RECEIVED Board of Park CommissionersCITYCLERK'SOFFICE U��Y �� ♦ � 4 ��'N'f�$ Meeting Minutes September 11 , 2007 4:30 p.m.—City Hall — 7th floor Conferencing Center In Attendance The following members were present: Tim Searing, Michael O'Donin, Ron Regis, Larry Reymann, AI Dieckman, Cynthia Burns, Troy Wigestrand The following staff was in attendance: Jim Seitz, Dan Hasty, Leslie Betlach, Todd Black, Kelly Beymer, Jerry Rerecich, Terry Flatley, Sandy Pilat I. CALL TO ORDER Tim Searing, Chair, called the September meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Larry Reymann made a motion seconded by Michael O'Donin to approve the September agenda as written. All were in favor, motion carried agenda approved. III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A motion was made and seconded to approve the August minutes as submitted. All were in favor, motion carried, August 2007 minutes approved. IV. BOARD COMMUNICATION Larry Reymann shared a flyer regarding the salmon journey, which was addressed in the consent agenda. Tim Searing made note of the article in the Renton Reporter about Ron Regis. V. CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION None VI. CONSENT A request on behalf of the Cedar River Salmon Journey was reviewed. They requested use of Riverview Park on October 13, 20, 21, 23, 27, 28 and November 3, 2007, for salmon viewing. This is the 10th year the group has utilized this area and provided this service. Staff explained there is no shelter fee during October but they will designate the shelter for the group's exclusive use. r, , City of Renton '�r � � Park Board Minutes September 11, 2007 Page 2 of 4 Jerry Rerecich, Recreation Director, reviewed the proposed changes in the recreation fees. These included: Current Proposed Damage deposit fee $300 $400 Cancellation and reschedule fee for $5 $30 picnic shelter Boat launch fees Resident $5 $8 Non-resident $10 $12 Permit Resident $30 $35 Non-resident $60 $70 Youth Field rental fees Hourly rate 0 $5 Prep fee 0 $22/32 Aquatic Center Season passes purchased prior to June 1 receive a 10% discount The Board members discussed the fee structure in length. The consensus was Renton has one of the nicest facilities on the Lake to launch your boat, even though parking is limited, and should charge accordingly. It was the consensus of the Board members to raise the non-resident fees for individual boat launch fees from the proposed $12 to $16. This would make the boat launch fees for 2008 $8 for residents and $16 for non-residents. A motion was made and seconded to raise the non-resident boat launch fees to $16. During next year's budget process the Board would like to see figures on any potential impact. For example number of launches and yearly permits purchased. Jerry explained currently we do not charge youth teams field rentals or prep fees for usage of our baseball fields. Unfortunately, after our staff reserves the fields and preps them, the teams sometimes will not show up without notifying us, resulting in a waste of staff time and lost revenue for the field. We are the only city in the area that currently does not charge a fee to youth teams. Hopefully, this modest charge will be a deterrent to not showing up without notifying staff. Andy O'Brien, Athletic Coordinator, met with many of the teams and they did not have a problem with the fee. . -- City of Renton �,,,� �.r Park Board Minutes September 11, 2007 Page 3 of 4 Ron Regis indicated he felt every child in the community should be able to play baseball if they want to, and he feared that increased league costs will result in fewer sponsors and ability for all to participate. Jerry Rerecich, Recreation Director, indicated he did not anticipate participation to decrease due to this fee increase. Larry Reymann requested to revisit these increases if the staff notices an impact on usage. It was also requested in the future when fees are reviewed to have estimated figures on the total �evenue impact the changes would have. Kelly Beymer, Golf Course Manager, reviewed her proposed fees for 2008 along with the market analysis to show what comparable sized cities and other courses in the area were charging. Larry Reymann made a motion seconded by Cynthia Burns to approve the fees as proposed by staff. Motion carried, fees for 2008 approved. VII. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS Leslie Betlach, Parks Director, introduced Todd Black, Capital Project Coordinator. Todd has been with the City for 3 weeks and currently was wrapping up a few projects. The Board welcomed Todd to the City. VIII. OLD BUSINESS Presentation Leslie introduced Jim Seitz and Dan Hasty who are working with us on the Transportation Plan Update. It is anticipated we will take the plan to Council for its final adoption this year. Tomorrow (September 12, 2007) will be a public meeting at the Renton Community Center. The goal was to have participation at this open house by commuter bicyclists, hikers as well as recreation bikers. Our previous meeting we had approximately 60 in attendance. Schools are now required to develop plans on how to get to school safely. Additional briefings are to follow. Cynthia asked if we had a plan to reach out to families to get their input. Leslie discussed the upcoming tour and training. This trip would focus on gaining ideas from newer facilities built in other cities. One stop would be a community center that was built in partnership with the Boys and Girls Club. Terry Flatley, Parks Manager, gave an update on PENTA. The light poles at Liberty and Philip Arnold Park were tested and were found to be positive for containing PENTA. The Capital Improvement Project budget will fund replacing those poles in 2008 and 2009. In the interim the poles will be wrapped. • City of Renton �r +� �- Park Board Minutes September 11, 2007 Page 4 of 4 - IX. NEW BUSINESS Jerry Rerecich gave a demonstration of the web cams for Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park that can be accessed from the City's web site. Leslie asked if there were any questions on the correspondence included in the member's packets. She additionally noted upcoming events the Board is invited to attend. X. ADJOURNMENT Michael O'Donin made a motion seconded by AI Dieckman to adjourn the meeting. All present were in favor, motion carried, the September 11, 2007, meeting was adjourned at 6:00 p.m. � Signature NEXT REGULAR MEETING r October 9, 2007, @ 4:30 P.M. Tiffany Park Recreation Bui�ding 19�2 Lake Youngs Way SE