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HomeMy WebLinkAboutParks And Recreation Board - Minutes - 04/22/1992CITY OF FORT COLLINS CULTURAL, LIBRARY, AND RECREATIONAL SERVICES PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD CITY COUNCIL LIAISON TO THE BOARD: Councilman Gerry Horak STAFF SUPPORT TO THE BOARD: Jerry P. Brown, Assistant to the Director, and Jackie Rael, Administrative Aide I1 MINUTES: Regular Meeting -- April 22, 1992 President Bob McCluskey called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. Board Members John Barnett and K-Lynn Cameron and Poudre R-1 Representative Dave Danielson called to say they would not be able to attend tonight's meeting. AGENDA REVIEW: No changes to the printed agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes of the regular meeting of March 25, 1992 were approved unanimously on a motion by Karen Schubert, seconded by Roger Tarum after they were amended as follows: Marilyn Barnes said under Board Members and Staff Comments (Page 3 Paragraph 5) should have read: Marilyn Barnes said the Vineyard Christian Church site would be a good investment piece of property and did not say it would make a good senior center. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION: No citizen participation. PROSPECT CORRIDOR STREETSCAPE DESIGN PROGRAM Project Manager Janet Meisel met with the Board for the third time to give them an overview of the status of the project. Board Members Mary Ness and Elery Wilmarth questioned the purpose of bringing this back to the Parks and Recreation Board before the final design has been completed. Janet's reason for returning to the Parks and Recreation Board was to explain the Riverway section of the Prospect Corridor. Roger Tarum said he doesn't feel comfortable reviewing this project and making any recommendations other than the areas that affect Parks and Recreation. Roger said the landscape should be designed with minimal maintenance. Mary said he supports the concept issue of the project. Karen Schubert said that she feels the Board is concerned about reviewing the Riverbend Ponds, the trail system and the impact this project would have on the Parks 0&M, and that concern needs to be passed on to the City Council. After Janet's presentation, the Board concurred that their main concern is with the funding for this project and for the maintenance costs that would affect the Parks and Forestry Divisions. The Board will, therefore, send a letter to Council stating support for the program concept, but expressing concern with the maintenance costs for this project for Parks and Forestry. HUMAN SERVICES POLICY DISCUSSION AND FEEDBACK Recreation Manager Jean Helburg addressed the Board on Human Services in Fort Collins. She is on the Human Services Policy Development Team. The team has developed an outreach program to get feedback from the community on this issue. She showed the Board a brief video tape explaining the program. The purpose of this is to assist Council develop a policy to help prioritize human services needs in Fort Collins. She said we are talking about special consideration for Parks and Recreation Board Minutes April 22, 1992 Page 2 special services/circumstances for "at risk" citizens in our community. Bob McCluskey asked about Federal Grants and are they ongoing year after year. Jean said that CDBG and Adult Literacy are grants that are applied for year after year and it is not a given that they will be available every year. The Recreation Division's contribution to human services needs for example is our low income policy and our program for developmentally disabled citizens. The County provides the majority of the human services funding and the City adds to it. Marilyn Barnes said there are over 103 agencies in Fort Collins that offer help in the human services area. She feels the City's greatest contribution would be to provide funding for a coordinator for all these services in a centralized location. Jean said that the Seniors would like to have a computerized network of all the available senior resources. Marilyn said there is also an inequity of help that the city provides. For example, the United Day Care Center pays high rent for their facility, and the Sunshine School has been given a facility at no cost Karen Schubert asked what the trends are for Federal Funding? Jean said because these are grants the funding goes specifically to definite agencies. Karen suggests that the City prioritize as the State of Oregon did with a medical health care plan that is prioritized. Jean thanked the Board for their input and said if they have further comments they can call Jean or the hot line number 221-6576. SENIOR CENTER SITE RECOMMENDATION Recreation Manager Jean Helburg asked the Board to refer to the memo sent in their packets regarding the sites for the senior center. She reviewed all five sites and the criteria ratings of these sites. She did not have all the information that will go to Council because staff is in the process of negotiating with private site representatives and won't have final acquisition costs until May 8. Jean said no site is going to be "free." She said what she was looking for from the Board was whether the Board is more supportive of one site than another. She also asked the Board to discuss potential funding options for the additional cost to the project. She said that staff will be taking this to City Council on May 19, asking the Council for a site decision and asking that funding be added to the project for unusual development and any acquisition costs. Mary Ness said the City will get the greatest neighborhood opposition at the Edora site. He also asked about a trade agreement for the three centralized locations. Jean said this is part of the negotiation process. After much discussion, Karen Schubert shared her ranking with the Board. (Mary Ness left the meeting at this time). Karen's rankings were from last to first as follows: Edora Park; Horsetooth Commons; CSURF; Raintree; and her #1 choice would be CAT. Bob McCluskey agreed with Karen except he would place Raintree #1 and CAT in second place. Jean then asked the Board how the additional costs should be funded? Marilyn Barnes said the additional costs should be taken from another fund and not from the project money. Roger Tarum said Council needs to move ahead with this project and to quit dwelling on the site selection. Karen Schubert is adamantly opposed to building the senior center at Edora Park. She doesn't want the cost Parks and Recreation Board Minutes April 22, 1992 Page 3 of land acquisition to be the determining factor for the project. Marilyn Barnes also agrees that it does not belong at Edora. Karen Schubert made a motion that the cost of the land and unusual development fees should not be taken out of the project fund and that the cost of the land should not be a determining factor for this project; and the top two choices for the senior center site selection be CAT and Raintree. The motion was seconded by Bob McCluskey. The Board voted 2-2-1 (Karen Schubert and Bob McCluskey voted yes; Elery Wilmarth and Roger Tarum voted no; and Marilyn Barnes abstained due to a perceived conflict as the Group (her employer) is marketing the Raintree site). Elery felt it is important for all Board members to be present before the Board makes a decision on site selection. The decision on location for this facility is a complex one. The Board members themselves have very diverse views about the location for this facility, much as the general public has indicated their varying opinions through the surveys and public input on this issue. The Board is supportive of the process used to rate sites and to narrow the list to five. The Board, like the general public, believes that a decision needs to be made shortly, and that regardless of the choice, the community will benefit greatly from this new facility. Even though the Board was unable to reach a majority vote recommendation, the following information is intended o give Council members a sense of the conversation of the Board on this issue: 1. Some members were not in favor of additional funding coming from the project budget. 2. Some members did not support using the bottom -line cost impact as the only consideration in making a decision on location. 3. Some members were not in favor of taking away developed parkland in the Edora Park area for this facility. Some members felt that adding this facility at Edora Park would, in essence, be "overbuilding" the park beyond its capacity. Some members felt that City Council would receive neighborhood opposition to the Edora Park site. DISCUSSION OF PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD TOUR OF PROJECTS AND FACILITIES Jerry P. Brown reminded the Board of next month's tour of facilities and new projects starting at 4:00 p.m. on May 27 at the Downtown Community Center at 145 East Mountain. He gave the Board a list of possible projects to tour and a choice of having .dinner afterwards at Jefferson Station or at the Downtown Community Center where the Senior Staff will prepare dinner for the Board. The Board voted to have dinner at the Downtown Community Center and chose to tour Riverbend Ponds, Prospect Corridor, Rogers Park, Greenbriar Park, and then dinner at DCC about 7:15. Parks and Recreation Board Minutes April 22,•1992 Page 4 OTHER BUSINESS - Jerry distributed a memo from the Fort Collins/Loveland Baseball Association about the Rookie League moving to this area. The City Council at their May 5 meeting will consider a resolution in conceptual support of the rookie league. The organizers are planning to come back to Council in July for support. At the May or June meeting of the Parks and Recreation Board, staff will ask the Board for a decision of their support. BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF COMMENTS/REPORTS Jerry reminded the Board of the Bob Alexander memorial tree planting in City Park on Wednesday, April 29, at 10:00 a.m. - The dedication of City Park as the official City Arboretum will be Saturday afternoon. Karen Schubert will speak on behalf of the Board. - Roger Tarum shared his frustration of tonight's review of the Prospect Streetscape. He said staff should review the agenda with the presenter and have the presenter be more specific about the targeted area of the project that affects this Board. Bob McCluskey agrees with Roger. - Jean said staff is installing five sand volleyball courts at Rolland Moore Park. On a motion by Elery Wilmarth, the meeting was ned at 10:30 p.m. Resp tf lly submi ed,� 1, Admin,*trative Meeting Attendance BOARD MEMBERS STAFF GUESTS Bob McCluskey Jerry P. Brown Rich Feller Karen Schubert Jean Helburg Roger Tarum Janet Meisel Marilyn Barnes Jackie Rael Mary Ness Elery Wilmarth