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Home My WebLink About05/11/2010 - Minutes City o f Ren ton Board of Park Commissioners Dciry of ��Y � o � IYR N ! Meeting Minufes May 1 � , 2010 4:30 p.m. —City Hall — 7t''�laor Conferencing Center I. CAlL TD ORDER In Attendance The following members were present: Members: Cynthia Burns, Mike O`Donin,Tray Wigestrand, AI Dieckman, Ran Regis, Tim Searing Staff: Terry HigasF�iyama, 5andy Pilat, Kelly Beymer,Terry Flatley, , Bonnie Rerecich, Ann Nielsen Guests: Gary Newton,Jim McClaflin, Peter Maas Chair, AI Dieckman, called the May 1Z, 2010, meeting to order at 4:35 p.m. Rall cali was taken; Board Member Larry Reymann was absen#. Mike 0'Donin made a mation seconded by Cynthia Burns to excuse �arry's absence. All were in fauor, motion carried. II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA A motion was made and seconded to apprave the agenda as �resented. All were in favor, motion carried,the May 2010 agenda was approved. Ill. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mike O`Donin made a motion seconded by Cynthia Burns to appro��the April minutes as written. All were in favor, mo#ion carried, minutes approved. 1V. RUBlIC COMMENT Gary N�wton, 210z Dayton Avenue NE, introduced himself and stated he was present to�oice his concerns regarding bicyclists on the trail following the unfortunate incident wh�re a walker died of injuries after being hit by a cyclist . He has walked the trail for years and is concerned that n�thing has been done to resolve the on-going prohlem. The problem is much worse on weekends and Gary feels that Bike Clubs are City of I�enton Parlc Board Minutes May 11, 2010 Page 2 of� large�y at fau�t and do not fo�low the rules, There are numerous close calls and many of the bikers exceed the speed limit. Terry Higashiyama, Admini5trator,t�ar+ked Mr. Newtor� for h�s comments and attendance and noted we would be diswssing this tapic late� in the mee�kin� and encouraged him ta stay for the meeting and d�scussion. Jim McClaflin, Renton Sailing Club, was also present to express his apPreciation from the Club and introduce himself. Currently the Club has classes at Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park three times a week. Jim loaks forward to working with the Staff and Board. V. APPROVAL OF MINUT�S A motion was made by M�ke O'Donin and seconded by Larry Reymann to a}�pra�e the March minutes as w�itten, all w��e in favor, motion carried. The March 2010 minutes were appro�ed as submitted. BOARD COMMUNICATI�N Ar�ar Day Earth Dov Bonnie Rerecith noted we had approximately 140 community volunteers incl�ding 10- 12 groups in addition to ind��idual citizens. Parks did a great job. May 15th witl be our next event "Green and Clean" at 9:00 a.m. at the Highlands Library. Cynthia Burns commented how people attending Earth Day came from as far away as Covington. AI Dieckman noted how well organized the e�ent was with stations to move participants efficiently. Mike D'Donin asked why Liberty Park bal�field is closed sometimes, Be�ng aware of the high demand and need for practice fields he felt if a game isn`t scheduled the fields 5hould be open for anyone to play/practice. Kel�y Beymer said she would check on it. VI. CONSENT 5pec�a!Events Ordinance Bonnie Rerecich and Ann Nielsen, City Attorney'sOoffice, re�iewed the Special E�ent Ordinance. Bonnie noted the goals were to accommadate special events held within the City with awareness to pro�iding quality customer serv�ce. Pre��ously the City issued permits far certain aspects of event�with little or not cross departmental communication. This ordinance will pro�ide the#oa�s to initiate a cohesi�e�rocess to review all special e�ent activities. Th�s w�ll establish a 5pecial Event Committee and centra#ize the process. Initiation of fees will help recoup costs associa�ed with the event and administration of the permit process. The Speciaf Events Committee will be camprised �f repre5entati�e from City departments and/or agencies affected by the event. Th�committee will re�iew H:18oarcis and CammissionslParks Commissioii12017 PK BD and carlier yrs��IQ Park Boardlmay�Omin.clocx City of F�enton Park Board Minutes May 11, 2010 Page3af4 applicatians to discern if a permit is needed and establisi� terms and conditions of permits. A pre-application meeting is encouraged and a $5D fee is due 90 days prior to event. Applications will be available an line and at permi#ting counter as well as recreation facilities. The City's web si#e will provide infarmation and frequently asked questions in addition to resources for the e�ent's organizers. Foilowing the event the organizer will be invited ta review wi#h#he 5pecial E�en#s Commi#tee their experience and any ci�anges#hat may be needecf in the future. Tim Searing made a motion to recommend to the City Council passage of the Special E�ents Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Cynthia Burns, all were in favor, motion carried. VII. DISCUSSION/AGTION ITEMS Troil Usape Kelly Beymer discussed the unfortunate incident that occurred on the trait, an accident between a biker and walker, resulting in the walker sustaining injuries resulting in her death. Cur�ently our trail standards are above standards set, but this accident warrants change. Staff discussians har►e inciuded a yellow dashed line for bikers, new signage and educatir�g all users this is a multi-u5e traiR. Dismount zones will be expanded to include the area between Che library and senior center, and speed limits will be reduced fram 15 mph ta 10 mph. There is an enforcemer�t problem due to allocation af police and there may be a need to engage the community or use cadets to assist with this. We also intend to in�olve bike groups ta be part of the solution. We must encourage the pubEic to report infractions, this will be an educational process as many people fee} dialing 911 is for emergencies anly. Teen Musical Kris Stimpson reported that staff had warked hard to partner with Renton Ci�ic Theater to co-sponsor the teen musical this year. We had lost funding during the budget procEss late 2009. Renton Ci�ic Theater will absorb all the costs in turn for the City wai�ing fees for u5e of Carca Theatre for the production. Andy O'Brien, VJ Orduna and Kris worked c�osely to make th�s happen. VII1. ADMINISTRATOR'S REPOR'� Spring6rook Trai! WRPA 5potlight Trails Award The WRPA annaunced the Springbrook TrailS Boardwalk Project was selected as the ZD10 Class II award winner and was recvgn�zed at the WRPA annual awards banquet on Thursday, April 15, ZO10. H:IBoards and Commissionsl�arks Commission120I7 PK 8D and earlier yrs12010 Park BoardlmaylDmin.docx City of Renton Park Board Minutes May 11, 2010 Page 4 of 4 lntroduction Recreation Director 7erry Higashiyama, intradu�ed Tim Williams, new Recreat�on Director tcr the Board. T�m gave a brief over�iew of his background and experience. WRPA Citation of Merit The Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park Plant Species Identification Walk Brochure was chosen to be honored with a Citation of Mefit trom the WRPA. iX. OLD 8US1NE55 Next Month's Meeting At ne�ct month's meeting we will discuss dogs at Gene Coulon Park and the Special E�ents Ordinance. We alsa a�e filing a letter of intent to apply for funds from the MEAL(Healthy Eating Active Li�ing) putting preventio€� to work. X. INFORMATION Terry announced the formation of the KCLS library boarcf and currently fi�e positions are available. She encauraged the Board to let any potential candidates know abou# the�acancies and the application process. Additionally a summer picn,Ac schedule was distributed and a letter of intent was submitted to participate in a grant promating heal#�ier eating in communities. XI. ADJOURNMENT Mike ' ni made a motion seconded by Troy Wigestrand to adjourn the meeting. All re in r, mation carried meeting adjourned at fi:02 p.m. Sigrratur — - N�XT RLGULAi�M��T1N� J�a�+e 3.�, �O�Q @ 4*30 P,M. Map��e.wor�d Gol�Cour�e 4U,�U Mcp�e Vall�y Wl�hwcry H_lBoards and CommissionslParks Commissian120E7 pK BD and earlicr yrs12QVO park BoardMaylOmin.dacx