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HomeMy WebLinkAboutParks And Recreation Board - Minutes - 02/25/1987Ll CITY OF FORT COLLINS PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MINUTES: Regular Meeting - February 25, 1987 President Cathy Mulcahy called the meeting held in the City Hall Council Information Center to order at 6:35 p.m. Board Members Rick Ramirez and Ricki Slack called to say they could not attend, and Bill Loy called to say that he would be late. Agenda Review: No changes to the printed agenda. Minutes: The minutes of the regular meeting of January 28, 1987 were approved unanimously, as submitted, on a motion by Bob Aukerman, seconded by Mike ImMasche. Citizen Participation: No citizen participation. Parks and Recreation Master Plan Park Planner Leslie Beckmann passed out information to the Natural Resources Board Members who were present for this public meeting on the Master Plan. She introduced Frank Groznik and Tom Keith of EDAW (consultant/architects on the plan). Frank advised the audience and Board that the purpose of this meeting was to present the preliminary recommendation for the plan. He presented several maps/charts of regional, existing conditions, natural features, proposed features and the 1995 projected growth for Fort Collins. Community Parks He explained that when the survey was conducted, the residents of Fort Collins expressed a high level of satisfaction with the present park system. He reviewed the recommendation for community parks for the next 10 years with North Poudre Park (west of Taft Hill Road along the Poudre River), South Poudre Park (north of Horsetooth Road along the Poudre River), Fossil Creek Reservoir Park (northern shore of Fossil Creek - southeast area of Fort Collins), and Warren Park (upgrading it to a community park). Mike ImMasche felt that the Fossil Creek Reservoir Park should be renamed as we are already working on Fossil Creek Park and the same name lends confusion. All were in agreement. Trails Frank pointed out on the proposed map, the continuation of the trail system that they have mapped. This would provide a direct link from the Poudre River Trail to the downtown area; link the north/south trail on the west side of Fort Collins between Spring Creek and the Poudre Trails; extend the Poudre River Trail west along the river; develop a trail along Fossil Creek from Pineridge to the Poudre River; link the north/south on Pleasant Valley and Lake Canal (right-of-way). Bob Aukerman felt that the trail should be accessible from the major Parks and Recreation Board Minutes February 25, 1987 Page Two hotels so that tourists could easily access it. One member of the Natural Resources Board felt it should be within easy access to the shopping centers/businesses. H. R. Phillips opened the meeting to questions. Jean Helburg asked if we will be getting feed back from the user groups that were surveyed, i.e., Soccer Club. Frank said that information will be available to staff. Jean also asked for a demographic study as to where the majority of senior citizens live in planning for the senior center. After much discussion, the meeting was turned over to Tom Keith of EDAW. Parkland Standards Tom gave a background on the standards the City is presently using in purchasing parkland. We have been using the standard of 10 acres per 1,000 population. Even though this standard has been set, our actual purchase has been around 5.3 acres per 1,000. After review and discussion of statistics of other cities along the front range, question was raised as to whether we needed to maintain this standard or lower it to 6 acres per 1,000. Councilman Horak pointed out that we we have a source of natural amenities in the area, i.e., State Parks, County Parks, and National Forest. He also said that we needed to justify where we came up with the 10 acres or 6 acres and that it should not be just a number. H. R. pointed out that with the past purchases of parkland, the land was purchased for viable reasons and that the purchases were not made because of a standard, rather that the land was valuable in a certain area of the City, i.e., Greenbriar (north). After a great deal of discussion, it was unanimously decided on a motion by Bob Aukerman, seconded by Mike ImMasche that the Board would recommend setting a standard of six acres per 1,000 population for the purchase of parkland. H. R. noted the Master Plan will be presented to the County and State Parks Boards, and to the City and County Planning Departments for their input. President Cathy Mulcahy thanked the Natural Resources Board for attending this meeting and for their input. The Board took a short break. After the break, Board Member Bill Loy joined the meeting. The meeting was then turned over to Mayor Kelly Ohlson, who thanked the Board for all their hard work. He stated that their review and recommendations to the Council have been appreciated. Parks and Recreation Board Minutes February 25, 1987 Page Three Art In The Park Bob Burnam and his wife, Suzanne Balliett, were present to make a proposal to the Board for a peace pole on Fire Cracker Hill in City Park. The pole, an international peace design, would have a plaque on it stating, "May Peace Prevail." The sketch was presented to the Board for review. However, the Board felt that a model would be needed for them to get a better idea of what is being proposed. After discussion, it was determined that Bob would present a model to the Board and that H. R. would present the model to the Art In The Park Committee for their review. Also, the Board felt it should be placed elsewhere in City Park, i.e., closer to the road (Mulberry Street east of the Lake). Councilman Horak questioned the propriety of any thematic art piece versus other 'causes' that may desire art pieces in our parks.. Troutman and Overland Parks H. R. passed out a list of current Capital projects that the Parks Planning and Development Division are currently working on. He asked the Board to review these 34 projects and if they had any questions or comments to call Superintendent Randy Balok or himself. H. R. then asked Randy to give the Board an update on Troutman and Overland Parks. Randy advised that Troutman is progressing and that Clark Construction Company is on board. The site has been graded, sewer and water lines are in place. Project Manager Craig Foreman then gave an overview of Overland Park. He stated that R. C. Heath will be the general contractor and the construction will start in mid -March. dre Trail Tunnel Randy explained that a trail tunnel will have to be constructed approximately one-half mile east of Taft Hill on the Poudre Trail where Sterling Sand and Gravel has access. The company advised us recently that they need to cross the trail for the next 15 years making approximately 300 trips with dump trucks and earth movers daily. Randy gave the Board a memo and cost facts sheet to review. The construction will cost approximately $36,000 and the job should be finished before May 1. The tunnel will be skirted on each side indicating the path. In the meantime, signage will be posted at the beginning of the trail and on the Shields Street access. H. R. advised that staff knew when the trail was constructed that some time (down the road) we would have to build an underpass (as per our contract), however, we thought it would be much later in time. 11 Parks and Recreation Board Minutes February 25, 1987 Page Four EPIC Update Jean Helburg gave an update on EPIC. She stated the facility well used. Learn to Skate program has already reached 66 percent of its projected revenue for 1987. Implementation of Sales Tax Jean advised the Board that we recently found out that we need to collect state and city tax on rentals of skates, towels, bleachers, cooker (any tangible items). Staff is working with the Finance Department to clarify this. At the present time, we will be absorbing most of these taxes on items such as boat rental at City Park Lake, towels and skates and will probably have to request Council's approval to alter fees and charges to reflect this. Other Business - No other business was reported The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Bob Aukerman, Board Secretary Meeting Attendance Board Members Staff Guest Cathy Mulcahy H. R. Phillips Mayor Kelly Ohlson Bob Aukerman Jean Helburg Councilman Gerry Horak Mike ImMasche Jerry P. Brown Ann Schroeder Randy Balok Natural Resources Board: Karen Schubert Craig Foreman Bob Wilkinson, Staff John Rabun Leslie Beckmann Edith Felchle, Staff Bill Loy Alyce Nierman Pat Reed Jackie Rael Patrick Sousa Ari Michelsen Tim Johnson Bob Smith, Staff Storm Drainage