HomeMy WebLinkAboutParks And Recreation Board - Minutes - 09/15/1993CITY OF FORT COLLINS
NATURAL RESOURCES BOARD
AND
PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD
JOINT MEETING
COUNCIL LIAISONS TO THE BOARDS:
Chris Kneeland, Council Liaison to the Natural Resources Board
Gerry Horak, Council Liaison to the Parks and Recreation Board
STAFF SUPPORT TO THE BOARDS:
Tom Shoemaker, Staff Support to the Natural Resources Board
Jackie Rael, Staff Support to the Parks and Recreation Board
CALL MEETING TO ORDER:
The special joint meeting of the Natural Resources Advisory Board and the Parks
and Recreation Board was called to order at 6:00 p.m. in the City Hall West
Second Floor Conference Room by Natural Resources Board Chair Bill Miller. The
members of both boards and staff departed.on a Transfort bus to tour the Whitham
Property and Stuart Property. Staff has negotiated purchase for 147-acres of
natural undeveloped land in southwest Fort Collins in the Foothills adjacent to
the Pineridge Open Space.
RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL ON THE PURCHASE OF
WHITHAM AND STUART PROPERTIES:
The Boards reconvened at City Hall West at 7:55 p.m. The Boards discussed the
advantages of the purchase of these properties. On a motion by Wil Smith,
seconded by Tim Johnson, the Natural Resources Advisory Board unanimously (5-0)
voted to recommend to City Council that they purchase the properties as described
in Natural Resources Director Tom Shoemaker's memo (dated September 15, 1993).
The reasons for their decision are as follows:
- Contiguity with Pineridge Open Space
- The visual aspects from the City looking west
- The threat of immediate loss of the area to development if the land is not
purchased quickly
- Wildlife habitat
On a motion by Jessica MacMillan, seconded by Eric Reno, the Parks and Recreation
Board unanimously (5-0) voted to support the purchase of these properties for the
reasons stated above by the Natural Resources Board.
Director of Cultural, Library, and Recreational Services Mike Powers, then asked
the Natural Resources Board if they are in favor of the purchase of the 103 acre
parcel of the Whitham property for the acquisition of land for a future youth
sports complex/south west community park. The Natural Resources Board is in
favor of this arrangement. They felt that the property will serve as the
basis/entrance to the natural areas of the Whitham and Stuart properties. They
were concerned only with the design of the sports complex and request that the
lighted fields be developed near Olander School and that the soccer fields in the
park be adjacent to the natural areas to serve as a buffer.
The Parks and Recreation Board will consider this park purchase at their
September 22 meeting.
With no further business, the joint meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
fully submitted,
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Rael, Administrative Aide
Meeting Attendance:
Board Members Staff
Natural Resources Board Members: Tom Shoemaker
Mike Powers
Bill Miller Jackie Rael
Wil Smith
Lisa Howard
Tim Johnson
Katie Mason
Parks and Recreation Board Members:
Marilyn Barnes
Sylvia Cranmer
Jessica MacMillan
Eric Reno
Diane Thies