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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPARKS AND RECREATION BOARD - MINUTES - 05/28/2025 (2) Parks and Recreation Advisory Board REGULAR MEETING Page 1 May 28, 2025 – 5:30 PM 222 Laporte Ave – Colorado River Room 1. CALL TO ORDER: 5:41 PM 2. ROLL CALL a. Board Members Present – • Nick Armstrong – Chair • Meghan Willis – Co-Chair • Josh Durand – Secretary • Ken Christensen • Marcia Richards • Mike Novell • Lorena Falcon b. Board Members Absent – • John Mola • Paul Baker c. Staff Members Present – • LeAnn Williams – Director of Recreation • Mike Calhoon – Director of Parks • Kendra Benson – Executive Administrative Assistant • Alice Conovitz – Water Conservation Specialist, Utilities Customer Connections • Madeline Duke – Program Specialist, Utilities Customer Connections d. Guest(s) – • None 3. AGENDA REVIEW a. Motion to approve from Meghan, seconded by Marcia, all approved at 5:42 4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – April 2025 a. Motion to approve from Marcia, seconded by Meghan, all approved at 5:43 6. STAFF REPORTS a. Water Efficiency Plan (WEP) Update – Alice Conovitz • Requests that the Parks and Recreation Board provide a recommendation to City Council to adopt the updated Water Efficiency Plan • There are Colorado state laws that they must be in line with and that can limit what they can do • Will be finalizing Water Efficiency Plan over the next few months and will be looking to go to Parks and Recreation Advisory Board REGULAR MEETING Page 2 Council for approval in September • The Board expressed a lot of interest in what outreach that the City is doing to work with existing homeowners and Homeowners Associations to increase education, awareness and create plans that will work with meeting the goals outlined in WEP. • It was highlighted that the largest consumer of water is single-family homes and that is where a lot of the outreach should be and is going. Other consumers, such as commercial, industrial, and City of Fort Colins only account for a small amount of the treated water used. • Public comment closes June 23rd and should have a revised final plan by end of July. • Asking for a letter of recommendation for City Council in September. Letter due late July to early August. b. Southeast Community Center Update – LeAnn Williams • In the Schematic Design phase now, on track to open in 2028 • Will be back at Council in the Fall (1) September 9th at City Council Work Session to provide update (2) October 7th for IGA approval with Poudre Libraries and funding stack 7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - None 8. NEW BUSINESS - None 9. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS a. Ken met with a group of Pickleball players to discuss a new, quieter ball called the “Librarian.” They noted that this ball is significantly quieter than traditional pickleballs. The discussion also touched on how some other communities have had to close or limit Pickleball facilities due to noise complaints. While enforcing the use of quiet balls like the Librarian may be challenging, increased education and awareness could encourage more players to choose them over noisier options. b. April 24th Rolland Moore Open House discussing the new tennis complex and playground was attended by Nick and Marcia c. Nick and Marcia attended Arbor day at City Park and planted trees d. April 29th Marcia attended Rank Choice Voting training e. May 5th Marcia met with city employees and Pickleball representatives to discuss CCIP and future complexes f. Praise for the Senior Center and the staff there with their great communication and customer service from multiple members 10. ARTICLES IN THE RECREATOR – None 11. UPDATES a. Recreation Update – LeAnn Williams • Chiller project at EPIC is high priority • Front desk at Northside Atzlan is done. Working to address a few issues with access cards. Parks and Recreation Advisory Board REGULAR MEETING Page 3 • New RecTrak has moved to NextGen on Cloud Servers. Updates to the site are still ongoing. • City Park Pool will open as soon as the weather allows b. Park Planning and Parks Update – Mike Calhoon • 7 first round finalists for the GIS position • Willox Farm development is needing to run the utilities down the east side of Soft Gold. Met with the developer and forestry who found a solution for this that should work well for everyone. They will also be finishing the loop trail around the park as part of this. • Pickleball complex is being built over by Golden Meadows near Kruse – they need a small easement for stormwater outfall. • Siphon Overpass – work is going well. Power won’t be able to be shut down until fall so the bridge will be placed then. There will be additional netting for safety put up to protect those on the trail from rogue golf balls. • The Harmony underpass should begin this fall but will be an extensive project, approximately 1-2 years to complete. • Water features around town are open. • Last weekend had successful events at Spring Canyon and Edora for Memorial Day. • Overland Park parking lot is half closed for Fort Collins Loveland Water District pipe work in the area. They are working under a temporary construction easement. • Food Truck Rally has started up again. • Planting will be completed this weekend. Downtown was finished before graduation weekend. • 4 weeks until the 4th of July celebration and preparation work has already begun. • 2 Rangers are on their last week of training so they will be getting out into the field soon. • Currently holding the 4th Ranger position due to budget uncertainties. • Assistant City Forester and Senior Manager of Parks positions are also not being filled currently to maintain flexibility in budget. • As more information comes in about sales tax and what the projections are for the future city budget, positions that are currently held will be reevaluated. • The aeration of the golf courses has been completed, and everything is growing back in well. • Collindale hosted the US Open Qualifier golf tournament again. • Warren Lake is full and all restrictions have been lifted. 12. SIX MONTH CALENDAR REVIEW - https://www.fcgov.com/cityclerk/files/six-month-planning- calendar.pdf?1677855905 a. July 1st will be Parks and Recreation Month – Proclamation at 5pm at City Hall b. Boards and Commissions Super Issues Meeting • Topic: Ranked Choice Voting • August 11th at 5:30pm at the Lincoln Center 13. ADJOURNMENT: 8:47 PM Minutes approved on 06/25/2025