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HomeMy WebLinkAboutParks And Recreation Board - Minutes - 07/30/200811 s t+ ? Minutes of Regular Meeting + Wednesday, July 30, 2008 rt {A r. ; p 215 N Mason — Community Room Foreman, 221-6618 Call Meeting to Order: Mike Chalona called meeting to order 5:40pm Agenda Review: None Citizen Participation: None Approval of Minutes: Ann Hunt, moved to approve — Jessica MacMillan, seconded — Approved: 6:0 Updates: NISP Recommendation: Mitigation Format: No Impact — don't pipe water to Horsetooth Reduced — if piping happens, bring to southeast end of Horsetooth Mitigate — fund additional water quality costs if pipeline goes to northeast end of Horsetooth The Board's memo needs to be to Council by Tuesday, September 2; Craig will confirm this date. The memo does not have to be detailed. One board simply stated in the first paragraph; we support the City's point of view. The second paragraph expressed citizen feelings. The ESI is very vague and lacks hard data throughout the entire document. This should be stressed in the Board's memo. It would also be helpful if the ESI used studies that are valid for this area and this project and not studies from other projects. The Corps of Engineers will review information after the September 3 comments are submitted. Corps of Engineers could take a long while to make a decision. Their decision is based on facts and data, not overly political. It was decided by the Board that Jessica and Michael would work on the memo together after gathering data from the other board members, and have a rough draft ready for review by J.R. and Craig by August 15. Highlights may include: kayak park, fishing impacts, guarantees of money coming into Fort Collins, etc. Other Board members may write letters to the editor or a "soapbox" to the Coloradoan to keep the general public informed. P&R Board Meeting — July 30, 2008 Page 1 of 2 Proiect Updates The final draft of the Policy Plan should be to Marty by mid -August and ready for Council action by September 16. We could go into October if necessary. We also received $350,000 GOCO money for the Power Trail/Front Range Trail Grant. Work should start in the spring of 2009. Old Fort Collins Heritage Park's skate park area is nearing completion and we're working on handball court. There is a plan to change asphalt to concrete along the Poudre Trail East of Lemay to Timberline bridge and move it out from the river by 50'. Board will have speaker Karen Manci and a tour of the trail at the August 27 meeting to get more details and better understanding of why there is a need to move the trail. South College 287 underpass at Fossil Creek can connect south to near the car dealership to tie people to trail on the west side of College. East side of College, south of Fossil Creek, is developed with no clear path for a connection to the South. Other Business *******SPECIAL NOTE: Meeting Wednesday, August 27 at Nix Farm******** 1745 Hoffman Mill Road Correspondence - None Adiournment — Board adjourned: 6:48pm Respectfully submitted, Carol Rankin Administrative Support Supervisor Parks Department Board Attendance Board Members: Fred Bitting, Michael Chalona, Shirley Christian, Ann Hunt, Jessica MacMillan, Greg Miller Staff: Craig Foreman, J.R. Schnelzer, Carol Rankin Guests: None. 4�,� (, O P&R Board Meeting — July 30, 2008 Page 2 of 2