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PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD
TYPE OF MEETING – REGULAR
Date, Time: February 24, 2021, 5:30pm
Location: Zoom Meeting
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1. CALL TO ORDER
Catherine Carabetta called the meeting to order at 5:30pm.
2. ROLL CALL
Board Members Present
Catherine Carabetta – Co Chair
Mary Carlson
Ken Christensen
Shari Heymann
Jesse Scaccia (left at 7:00pm)
Bob Kingsbury
Jeff Haber
Mike Novell
Mike Tupa
Staff Members Present
Sara Mendez –Interim Manager of Recreation
Mike Calhoon – Director of Parks
Greg Oakes – Landscape Architect of Park Planning and Development
Shanae Core – Business Support I/Board Support
Stephanie Whall – Business Support III/Board Support
3. AGENDA REVIEW
No changes to the agenda.
4. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
No citizen participation.
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Catherine suggested the following edits:
Unfinished Business - Twin Silo Community Park Vandalism: Change and correct language
in tenth sentence from “CPIO” to “Community Public Involvement Office”.
Ken makes a motion to approve the minutes pending edits.
Mike N. seconds
Motion passes 9-0
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None
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7. NEW BUSINESS
1. Election of Officers – Catherine Carabetta
Our Board bylaws state that every February we elect a Chair, Co-Chair and
Secretary. The Chair is responsible for creating agendas and running the meetings
while following Robert’s Rules of Order. The Co-Chair serves as back up to the
Chair. Secretary is responsible for managing any written articles and outward
communication, also serves as back up to the Chair and Co-Chair. The appointment
is for one year for each position.
Chair
Mary nominates Catherine Carabetta
Mike N. moves to accept nomination by acclamation.
Mike T. seconds.
Catherine Carabetta is elected Chair with a 9-0 vote.
Co-Chair
Catherine nominates Ken Christensen
Mike N. moves to accept nomination by acclamation.
Mary seconds.
Ken Christensen is elected Co-Chair with a 9-0 vote.
Secretary
Bob Kingsbury nominates himself.
Mike N. moves to accept nomination by acclamation.
Ken seconds.
Bob Kingsbury is elected Secretary with a 9-0 vote.
2. Budgeting for Outcomes 101 - Mike Calhoon
The Budgeting for Outcomes (BFO) is a budget development process that is
designed to put community priorities first, rather than simply funding departments. In
Fort Collins, those community priorities are organized around seven Key Outcome
Areas - the results that the community wants to achieve. Those outcomes/results
are: Safe Community, Environmental Health, High Performing Government, Culture
& Recreation, Economic Heath, Transportation & Mobility and Neighborhood
Livability & Social Health. These priorities are reviewed and aligned with the
strategic planning process. By orienting around these results, the budget process
shifts from paying for costs to prioritizing and "buying" specific programs, services or
initiatives that will help us achieve those results. The BFO process helps to create a
local government that works better and costs less by emphasizing accountability,
transparency, innovation, and collaboration.
3. BFO Ongoing Offers – Greg Oakes and Mike Calhoon
The Park Planning & Development Department has four parts for their 2022
Ongoing BFO Offers that include the Recreational Trails, Neighborhood Parks,
Community Parks, and Park Improvement projects. These projects total roughly
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around $5.9M in offers.
The 2022 Parks Maintenance and Forestry Division BFO offers are a bit more
granular than what they have been in the past. These offers include Community
Parks and Facility Ground Maintenance, Neighborhood Parks Maintenance, Hard
Surface Trail Maintenance, Parks Asset Management, Downtown Maintenance,
Streetscape Maintenance, Park Rangers, Urban Forest Management, and Tree
Replacement. These projects come to a total amount of $14M.
Board: Do we have two park rangers?
Staff: We have 1 Lead Ranger, 1 Park Ranger and 1 open Park Ranger position, so
that would make a team of 3. There will be an enhancement offer developed to
address this staffin deficiency that was identified in the organizational assessment.
Board: Are these dollar amounts the same as you had last year?
Staff: They are close to last years number and are within the 2% range.
8. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
FC Bikes – Mike Tupa
The Spring Creek Trail will be closed between Stover Street and Lemay Avenue
starting on Tuesday, January 19th for streambank restoration work. Work is planned
to be complete by early March 2021 and is weather-dependent. A posted trail detour
will be in place along East Stuart Street.
The number of daily bicycle commuters seem low, but we are looking for ways to
partner with local schools and businesses within the community to strengthen those
numbers.
9. OTHER BUSINESS
Recreation Update – Sara Mendez
We are currently working towards hiring a Community Service Director to
encompass all areas of Recreation. We have been able to provide additional
programming per the lifted restrictions and this will help increase much needed
revenue. All Recreation facilities have achieved the level-up certification and are
now able to provide services such as offering coffee to visitors. We set-up a
Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA) work team
to primarily assist with the updating of our National Recreation and Park Association
(NRPA) accreditation and policies. The Recreation Department is also working
closely with Salud Family Health Centers to coordinate vaccination efforts at the
Northside Aztlan and Senior Center facilities.
Park, Planning and Development Update – Greg Oakes
The Parks and Recreation Master Plan was unanimously approved by Council at the
second reading on January 19th, 2021. Next, City staff will be investigating potential
funding strategies to fully implement the plan.
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Construction is nearly complete at the City Park restroom. Landscape plantings and
the art-in-public-place art piece will be installed Spring of 2021.
East District Maintenance Facility Currently under design and will be located
near the intersection of Drake & Ziegler. The building will be a net-zero, high
efficiency building. Construction of the maintenance facility is anticipated to begin in
spring of 2021, with completion scheduled for fall 2021.
Crescent Park Irrigation pump house remodel is under contract. The permitted
addition will alter the existing building to allow utility vehicle storage that will be used
for operation and maintenance for parks and trails in the northeast portion of Fort
Collins, particularly for snow removal equipment. The project is starting construction
soon and is scheduled to be completed by Summer 2021.
PP&D has worked with a local fabrication group to install custom benches at the
restroom, overlook and along the trail, as well as picnic tables and bike racks. These
will be installed in Spring 2021.
There were some undetected irrigation issues this past year resulting in a large
amount of tree die off. Irrigation repairs are ongoing, and a tree replacement project
is slated for Spring 2021. This effort is a partnership between Parks, Forestry and
PP&D.
Poudre River Master Plan Reach Four is the section of the Poudre River from the
Whitewater Park downstream to the Lincoln Bridge. A feasibility study of the
enhancements called out in the 2013 Poudre River Downtown Master Plan is
underway. The study outlines project opportunities and constraints and assesses
feasibility and cost. The study is planned for completion Winter 2021.
Water Supply Master Plan PPD will be conducting a non-potable water supply
master plan to identify raw water needs for newly planned parks, with a focus on the
remaining parks in NE Fort Collins. The Master Plan will include an analysis and
recommendation for available water sources for each park, required administrative
and/or legal actions required to secure adequate supplies, delivery and storage
infrastructure costs, and ongoing monthly operational costs. Water supply impacts
to existing parks may also be included. An estimated one-year schedule is
anticipated for completion of the Master Plan.
Oak Street Plaza Park PPD will be improving the water features in Oak Street
Plaza this spring, to resolve drainage and safety challenges in the plaza. The work is
anticipated to be completed by Spring 2021. PPD is working with APP to possibly
relocate the fountain sculptures near the Discovery Museum.
Bucking Horse Park Design of Bucking Horse Park will occur in 2021. PPD will
hold its second neighborhood meeting in early spring to get feedback on park
concepts.
Spring Canyon Community Park Dog Pond PP&D worked with Stormwater,
Parks, and Environmental Regulator Affairs to seek and receive a grant from Nature
in the City. This grant will allow for much needed Low Impact Development
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improvements and restoration work on the dog park pond. Design is underway with
improvements slated spring/summer 2021.
GOCO Grant PP&D partnered with Parks to apply for a GOCO resiliency grant to
fund repair of several trail segments, including the ADA river access at the
whitewater park, which needs bank stabilization after heavy use during the inaugural
season. Staff will find out in mid-March if they were successful in securing the grant.
Trailhead Park The Trailhead Neighborhood Park is 5.6-acres that will include
several playground features, existing trees, basketball courts and a potential
community garden. We were having difficulties procuring irrigation water, but we are
excited to report that a solution to the irrigation water for Trail Head Park has been
identified. Staff are now working to finalize the purchase of the water shares needed
for the park. Groundbreaking for the park is scheduled to happen sometime in early
spring 2021.
Parks Update – Mike Calhoon
One of our Forestry workers, Rafael McLeod, helped to save a life last month. He
was working nearby in one of our Parks and heard a cry for help. He sprinted
across the area and that is where he found a dog and its owner in an icy situation
after falling through one of our irrigation ponds. Rafael has training in ice rescue
and acted quickly. We are very proud of him! It’s so nice to have something
positive and bright to share with everything else going on in the world.
The I-25 expansion project is just beginning and will have impacts to the Archery
Range as previously reviewed with the Board.
We are still working on the Twin Silo vandalism situation, but the vandalism
incidents have decreased since we met with the Chief of PD in January.
The Parks Department has also had the privilege of providing support to the
Timberline Recycling Facility. They had some staffing issues back in January and
needed assistances due to the increase in demand due to the holidays. We were
able to assist by providing staff support.
We are also having an issue with ground water at the underpass of Shields Street
and Elizabeth Street. We have had Engineering, CSU and the contractors out to
assist.
6-Month Planning Calendar Review
o 03/09 - E-Scooter/Bike Share Annual Report
o 03/16 - Adoption of Our Climate Future
10. ADJOURNMENT
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Ken Christensen makes a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Shari Heymann seconds.
Motion passes 8-0 and meeting was adjourned at 7:47pm.