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HomeMy WebLinkAboutParks And Recreation Board - Minutes - 01/08/1985CITY OF FORT COLLINS PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MINUTES: Special Meeting - January 8, 1985 The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by President Bill Loy. All Board members attended the meeting. Guests in attendance included Mary Roush of the Evergreen PUD Developers. Agenda Review: No changes to the printed agenda. Citizen Participation: No citizen participation. Minutes: The minutes of the last regular meeting of November 27, 1984, were approved unanimously as submitted, on a motion by Bob Aukerman, seconded by Cathy Mulcahy. Evergreen/Greenbriar Area Neighborhood Park Site Options H. R. Phillips presented a history of the Evergreen Park Site and what has transpired over the past few months. Randy Balok then provided additional information regarding another site located in the Greenbriar PUD, just north of the Evergreen Park area. David Shands inquired about how many neighborhood parks were in a given area. Mary Roush from the Evergreen group commented on their development plans, hoping for groundbreaking this May. David suggested we should further inquire to the First Interstate Bank (current owner of Greenbriar site) about their intentions. H. R. indicated that such a request has already been forwarded to the bank and we are awaiting a reply. Randy stated that the Evergreen site was roughly 10 acres, whereas the Greenbriar site could be 12 to 18 acres. Bill Loy asked if we could purchase 24 acres or so, instead of 18. Staff will investigate this with the bank. A question was raised about the advantages of locating north or south of the proposed Fort Collins Expressway. Staff feels north is better. . . the board decided to wait for further information before providing any recommendations. Transfer of County Shop Land on North Shields to City H. R. presented information regarding the proposed transfer of the County Shop land on North Shields to the City for open space. In return, the City would take over the maintenance of the County's McMurray Ponds Natural Area, which should cost us around $6,000 annually. The City Manager has sent a proposal to the County, which was accepted by the outgoing Commissioners, but the new Commissioners and City Council will eventually have to agree. . . There was no opposition to what has occurred. Report From One -Half Day Workshop Committee Karen Schubert and Chuck Solano updated the Board on the proposed one-half day workshop for Parks and Recreation Board members from the Northern Colorado Region. Karen would like to do some additional communication with other communities to get a better "gage" on interest. Cathy Mulcahy made a motion to request Karen and Chuck to establish a one-half day workshop with the specifics forthcoming. Chuck Solano seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Bill Loy discussed his understanding of the Advisory Boards Sections of both the Colorado Parks and Recreation Association and the National Recreation and Park Association. Jerry P. Brown and Jean Helburg, who is the current President of CPRA, clarified the data. The CPRA does not have a Boards Section, and Jerry stated the NRPA group tends to concentrate on national issues. Bob Aukerman disagreed and said the NRPA group does involve itself with local boards and their concerns. There was further discussion about board or member involvement with the State and National organizations, but no conclusion. Board Representation Issue Bill Loy talked about the Parks and Recreation Board's involvement with other boards, commissions, committees, etc., such as the Open Space and Trails Committee, Poudre River Trust, Art in the Parks, etc. After much discussion, Bob Aukerman made a motion, seconded by Ann Schroeder, to have the Parks and Recreation Board write a letter to the City Council suggesting that the Council formally assign the responsibilities for advising on open space, trails, and the usage of Lottery funds for same to the board. The motion passed unanimously. H. R. presented information regarding the Art in the Park Committee. After discussion, the Board unanimously concurred that a recommendation should be made that a Parks and Recreation Board member should be appointed to that committee. Chuck Solano volunteered. H. R. then talked about the Poudre River Trust, and again the Board felt they should have representation on that group. Ann Schroeder volunteered to represent the Board, and Karen Schubert will be her alternate should we be allowed representation. Proper letters will be written from the Board regarding the Art in the Parks Committee and Poudre River Trust. Other Business During a prior discussion on Evergreen Park, H. R. mentioned that as a long-range goal, we should all search for a very large piece of land away from the urban area that could eventually be developed into youth baseball, soccer fields, etc. Bill Loy further inquired about this idea and H. R. elaborated his thoughts. This type of project should involve the private sector, the youth organizations, as well as the 0 • City. All present agreed that this is an excellent long-range idea. - Jean Helburg was asked by Bill Loy at the November meeting to review some of the aspects of the Recreation Division budget, and how pro- grams, such as softball are budgeted. Jean provided hand out materials showing the adopted Comparative Budget Statement from the budget, projecting until 1989; the 1985 Recreation Fund Recap of cost center revenues and expenses; a copy of the Parks and Recreation Fee Recovery Policy; and detailed examples of four specific program budgets (Play- grounds and Tot Lots, Older Adults, Low -Income (NACC Recreation), and Adult Softball). There was much discussion about how much detail the Board should involve itself in, and the roles of both the Board and staff. Opinion was divided and no conclusion was reached. - Bill Loy recommended that all Board members take a pesonal look at the underpass on South College Avenue at Spring Creek for a potential trail crossing. We will discuss it at the next meeting. - H. R. distributed copies of the latest ice arena and pool site map, and the revised milestone schedule for the project. The meeting was adjourned at 9:05 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Mike ImMasche Board Secretary Board Members Staff Bill Loy H. R. Phillips Cathy Mulcahy Jerry P. Brown Mike ImMasche Randy Balok Bob Aukerman Jean Helburg Fran Bujack Ann Schroeder Karen Schubert David Shands Chuck Solano Guests Mary Roush