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HomeMy WebLinkAboutParks And Recreation Board - Minutes - 08/24/2022Page 1 Ken Christensen, Chair Park Shop Catharine Carabetta, Co-Chair 413 South Bryan Avenue Bob Kingsbury Michael Novell Marcia Richards Jon Corley Nick Armstrong Paul Baker Meghan Willis Fort Collins, Colorado Hybrid Meeting August 24th, 2022 5:30pm Participation for this hybrid Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting will be available in person, online or by phone. Public Participation (In-Person & Online): Individuals who wish to address the Parks and Recreation Board via remote public participation can do so through Zoom at: https://fcgov.zoom.us/j/92967039173?pwd=a2Z6cVBvcU5lYURnME1oZ29pczFlZz09 Meeting ID: 929 6703 9173 Passcode: ?jyJR^q2 Individuals participating in the Zoom session should also watch the meeting through that site. The virtual meeting will be available to join beginning at 5:30pm,July 27th 2022. 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Page 2 • CALL TO ORDER O Ken Christensen called the meeting to order at 5:33 pm. • ROLL CALL o Board Members Present ▪ Ken Christensen –Chair ▪ Catherine Carabetta – Co Chair- ▪ Bob Kingsbury – Secretary -absent ▪ Mike Novell ▪ Marcia Richards ▪ Jon Corley ▪ Nick Armstrong ▪ Paul Baker-absent ▪ Meghan Willis o Staff Members Present ▪ LeAnn Williams – Director of Recreation ▪ Mike Calhoon – Director of Parks ▪ Craig Kisling- Park Planning ▪ Sarah Olear - Sr. Supervisor, Recreation • INTRODUCTION • AGENDA REVIEW O Remove Community Services Director update. • CITIZEN PARTICIPATION (10 MINUTES) O None • APPROVAL OF MINUTES o Nick Armstrong moved to approve the July minutes. Mike Novell seconded. All members were in favor. • UNFINISHED BUSINESS o Sustainable funding will go to the Council Finance Committee for the 4th time on September 1st. They will review the various portfolios for moderate and maximum funding efforts. Page 3 o The board reviewed the draft letter of support regarding the following budget offers: Master Planning Existing Parks for Park Planning, the Recreation registration software, and the 3.0 FTE Classified Building Attendants for Recreation. ▪ Ken Christensen made a motion for the board to approve the letter of support pending all errors and omissions were corrected. The updated letter would then be sent to the budget committee addressed to council. Meghan Willis seconded and board members were all in favor. o Vote to recommend the Active Modes Plan for adoption. ▪ The board discussed the Active Modes Plans, how it aligns with other master plans, funding sources, and potential partnership opportunities. ▪ Mike Novell made a motion to support the plan with a strong recommendation to overlap master plans and work with community partners. Nick Armstrong seconded, and board members were all in favor. • NEW BUSINESS o Discussion for the 2023 work plan was postponed to the month of September. • BOARD MEMBER REPORTS o Marcia Richards and Nick Armstrong attended the Bicycle Advisory Committee. They toured the CSU campus on a bike and discussed various bike path additions like round abouts and underpasses. o Nick Armstrong attended Community Services 101 at the Senior Center. • RECREATOR ARTICLE SCHEDULE o Jon Corley will be writing the next Recreator article on Light Pollution and Dark Sky initiatives due in mid-October. o Nick Armstrong is interested in creating short podcasts from the Recreator topic list that can be reused as recreator articles. Various questions arose like, what are best practices around podcast management, is there IT support, and is this outside the lane of the advisory board? • OTHER BUSINESS (30 MINUTES) O 1. RECREATION UPDATE – LeAnn Williams a. The SE Recreation Center work session was postponed to November 8th to allow PSD to discuss with their boards and align potential partnerships. b. City recreation staff are now approved contractors for PSD schools which means that staff can assist with opening and closing psd facilities for youth programs. 2. PARK PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT UPDATE – Craig Kisling a. See attached memo 3. PARKS UPDATE – Mike Calhoon a. Spring Creek clean up occurred due to increased rain in July. b. Parks is working on reseeding areas. c. Parks has had to close the Spring Canyon splash pad due to lack of staff. d. Parks is still short staffed. e. Parks worked with storm water for approved system that can legally discharge into Spring Creek drainage at the Spring Canyon Dog Park. f. The Community Canopy program was launched on August 1st. g. Adult mosquito spraying applications are happening in various locations around town. 4. COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR UPDATES -Seve Ghose: a. Not present. 5. 6 MONTH PLANNING CALENDAR REVIEW . a. Minimum wage on the 6th b. December 13th work session on infrastructure replacement plan to council c. State of the city address in Jan • ADJOURNMENT o Mike Novell made a motion to adjourn at 7:41 pm seconded by Nick Armstrong. All in favor.