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Home My WebLink AboutParks And Recreation Board - Minutes - 12/07/2022Page 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 November & December Hybrid Meeting Wednesday, December 7th, 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 the site. The virtual meeting will be available to join beginning at 5:30 pm on the scheduled date. 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If you have specific comments on any of the discussion items scheduled, please make that clear in the subject line of the email and send 24 hours prior to the meeting.  CALL TO ORDER O Ken Christensen call the meeting to order at 5:33 pm.  ROLL CALL o Board Members Present  Ken Christensen –Chair  Catherine Carabetta – Co Chair  Bob Kingsbury-absent  Mike Novell  Marcia Richards  Jon Corley-  Nick Armstrong  Paul Baker-  Meghan Willis o Staff Members Present  LeAnn Williams – Director of Recreation  Mike Calhoon – Director of Parks-absent  Jennifer Torrey – Park Planning & Development  Sarah Olear - Sr. Supervisor, Recreation  Jen Scott-Business Support II, Parks  Dean Klingner-Interim Community Services Director  INTRODUCTION o Jen Scott, Business Support for Parks Department will be the 2023 staff liaison. o Catherine Carabetta Acknowledgement  Thank you to Catherine for 5 years of service. o Dean Klingner-Interim Community Services Director  Dean has been with Transportation and Planning since 1999. His goals while interim include listening to departments, supporting work force in transitions, helping departments to align to strategic priorities, and to support high efficiency teams. His favorite parks include Edora skate park & Fossil Creek Community Park. His email is Dklingner@fcgov.com. Page 3  AGENDA REVIEW  CITIZEN PARTICIPATION (10 MINUTES) o Jerry Cashman-Pickleball advocate  Jerry shared an update relating to the number of indoor and outdoor pickleball courts within Fort Collins and their condition. He also provided information on the Fort Collins Pickleball Club and their willingness to financially support smaller changes that would benefit the pickleball community. Their priority recommendations include 2 additional gates at Spring Canyon to assist with shoveling and to repaint lines at facilities like Troutman and Golden Meadows.  APPROVAL OF MINUTES o Nick Armstrong moved to approve the October Minutes. Meghan Willis seconded. All approved.  UNFINISHED BUSINESS o The board reviewed the final 2022 Annual Report. Marcia Richards made a motion to approve the 2022 Annual Report as written. Catherine Carabetta seconded and all approved.  NEW BUSINESS o City policy update for city-owned wireless facilities-Will Lindsey, City Planner  Will provided an update on the Wireless Facility Policy which was brought to the board in 2021. He reviewed the gaps in the current cell phone coverage within the city. Based on findings, the following recommendations were made to the plan. Changes were drafted for a change to the land development code that will allow for changes to the review process for land use facilities. This change will allow for wireless services to utilize spaces in city parks and golf courses as a last resort location. Service providers will be encourgaed to camoflouge towers, meet height requirements, and will be subject to review through the developmental review process and support from Park Planning and various boards. Towers on city property can be a large source of income. This will be presented to City Council for the first reading on January 17th.  The board would like a memo with updated language after the first reading. Ken Christensen made a motion that the board show support of the process and encourages City Planning team to look at access to facilities under towers, encourage cohabitation, and to incorporate Park Planning, the Golf Board, and Art in Public Spaces. The motion was seconded by Nick Armstrong and all board members were in favor. o City Park Train-Ken Christensen  Ken provided background on the Capital Improvement funds for the City Park Train. A train was purchased and fabricated with funds still left over. After receiving feedback from various community members, Ken Christensen passed a motion to use leftover funds, following the appropriate city funding processes, to realize elements of the City Park Master Plan. Nick Armstrong seconded and all approved.  BOARD MEMBER REPORTS o FC Bikes Update-Marcia Richards  Marcia shared that the FC Bikes may be renamed into th Active Modes Advisory Committee. In the meeting they discussed working with a new park planning hire that focuses on trails as well as potential trail access to various sites for the SE Community Center. Page 4 o Nick Armstrong’s family successfully visited all parks prior to Thanksgiving. Their favorite park was Water’s Way park.  RECREATOR ARTICLE SCHEDULE o Jon, Meghan, and Nick will work together to share Nick’s story in combination with the City Gives Park infrastructure and FOCO Parks forever. It is due to marketing by Feb. 3.  OTHER BUSINESS (30 MINUTES) 1. RECREATION UPDATE – LeAnn Williams a. LeAnn shared an update regarding funding, planning, and the SE Community Center. Due to the Recreation Master Plan and the Aquatic Study recommendations, the new SE Community Center would need indoor swim lanes. This is different than the language that funding was originally approved for. The department is trying to decide options and next steps. The building could be built in phases or language could go back to the voters on the 2023 ballot. 2. PARK PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT UPDATE – Jennifer Torrey a. See attachment. 3. PARKS UPDATE – Dean a. Land use changes relating to urban forest b. Infrastructure Replacement Plan discussion with City Council on December 13th. 4. 6 MONTH PLANNING CALENDAR REVIEW . a. December 13th meeting b. December 20th Active Modes 2nd reading  ADJOURNMENT O Catherine Carabetta made a motion to adjourn at 8:15 pm. Nick Armstrong seconded and all approved.