HomeMy WebLinkAboutParks And Recreation Board - Minutes - 03/25/2009Call Meeting to Order: Michael Chalona called the meeting to order at 5:36pm.
Agenda Review & Items of Note: Agenda was reviewed, no change.
Item of Note: Council held interviews for new board members on Monday, March 23.
Citizen Participation:
Eight students from CSU in the Environmental History & Policy Class attended to observe how a Board
conducts itself and items that are discussed.
Question was asked about what the PW 1, PW2, etc. signs on the Poudre Trail indicated.
- They are '/ mile markers. Zero markers start directly under the College underpass at both the Poudre Trail
and Spring Trail. PW 1 equals Poudre Trail West — first % mile from College, etc. This was done for safety, so
if there is an emergency on the trail, the marker can help identify someone's location.
Approval of Minutes: Discussion: Question about the Indian Hills vacation information. There was
discussion at the February Board meeting about how a vacation worked, but it was vague. Carol contacted the
City's Real Estate Services department to obtain more information on how vacancy proceedings worked so that
the minutes would reflect accurate information.
Motion to approve the minutes of February 25, 2009, by Greg Miller, seconded by William Pickering — Minutes
approved 6:0
Updates from Previous Minutes:
- South Corridor Plan — are there plans to reduce the speed on College? — Craig
* Traffic plan calls for 45 mph speed limit.
- Clean Up/Light Possibilities at Indian Hills Parks — J.R.
* Clean up has been done. Lighting would need to be looked at further and discussed with neighborhood.
* Vacancy processes have started due to P&R Board recommendation from February meeting,
- Soapstone Tour Update? — J.R.
* Working with John to set date.
- Fence Posts along Spring Creek Trail — Craig
* This was private property and the owner was constructing a fence which has since been completed.
- City Surveyors Identification — Craig
* All City employee should have an employee ID badge that identifies them as a City employee.
- Pickle Plant - Craig
* There was concern about solar panels reflecting in driver's eyes. The way they will be tilted, this
shouldn't happen, but Utilities will check into this further.
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Agenda Items
Mountain Vista Subarea Plan Update — Pete Wray, Senior City Planner - Advanced Planning
This is part of the Comprehensive Plan developed in 1998 City Plan. The staff is obtaining new analysis from
updates over the last 10 years. There needs to be 5 square miles annexed into the City to solidify or finalize the
Northeast Community Park. The City would like to co -locate the park adjacent to the new school. New
representation in St. Louis for Anheuser-Busch has been working with the City to allow us to acquire
approximately 70-80 acres of A/B property so that the park will have a wider footprint and be adjacent to the
school. The remaining land will be acquired from a private land owner. . There have been several options
developed for relocation of roads. The option that seems to be the most feasible is Option C; it will redirect
East Vine Drive and Mountain Vista Drive. The neighborhood to the Northwest will have a slight jog in
Mountain Vista instead of a straight shot to 1-25, as they have now, in order to go around the park.
Road Option Maps A-C are attached for viewing,
or available on-line at: http://x-nnv.fcgov.com/advraiceplanning/motintainvista.php
The Park is the key piece for road alignment. Once final agreements have been made for park land, the road
realignments can take shape. Advanced Planning would like to work on making Vine Drive more sustainable
with a rapid bus system like Mason corridor and a Transit Center at the Mountain Vista exist. Timberline
would be the next corridor and finally Harmony would complete the rapid transit loop.
Currently large residential projects are on hold, so Advanced Planning is looking for potential funding options
for this project.
Discussion/Questions:
How do natural areas and wetlands relate to the plan? The Waterglen/Cooper slew through the Waterglen
subdivision is already mapped. For the existing ditch/canal #8 that runs north -south and is on the edge of the
Park, there is the possibility of making enhancements so the slope is not as steep and creating a trail next to the
ditch using the existing ditch road.
How will the park be watered? With raw water and there could be an opportunity to coordinate with the school
district and ditch company to create a pond in the park.
What's the wildlife impact? We don't have all the information yet, but with the opportunity to enhance the
ditch to a more natural state, it should help improve wildlife.
Would you change the path of the ditch? Water has to get through the area and flooding does follow the natural
path of the ditch. The ditch has been modeled for a certain amount of flow so that would remain the same, but
we would try to work on the slope so it's not so steep.
Will Vine Drive have direct access to I-25? At this time the only access to 1-25 will be from Mountain Vista
and I don't see that changing in the near future.
Will you be working with the County to have trail connection between the Northeast Park and Wellington?
Yes.
Why not just widen the existing Vine Drive? There are historical sites along Vine now, Plumber School is an
example, which would make it impossible to widen to the north and the southside is owned by Railroad. The
only option is to relocate Vine further north.
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BFO
Groups are currently entering their revenue projections into the BFO process. The projected revenues being
entered for Park Planning is:
Neighborhood Parkland Fees — 2010 - $300,000
2011 - $500,000 (depends on building)
Conservation Trust — 2010 = $1,200,000
2011 = $I,200,000
Parks is also being very conservative in their revenue projections this year. We really need to take over
Huidekoper Park in 2010 from Poudre School District and look at developing more of this park when fees are
available. Stanley Park will also be offered for development in 2011. Richards Lake will need to be on hold,
until there is more housing development in the area. If Huidekoper makes it above the platform great, if it falls
below we'll have to discuss possibly moving it to 2012.
Parks will make offers on: O&M for community parks, neighborhood parks, trails, the downtown district and
medians. They will also make offers for funding 41h of July, holiday lighting, etc. Matching funds have to be
put into offer.
Recreation will make offers on: Programs, admin-scholarship program, EPIC —outdoor ice rink, Adult/Senior
Center - Pottery Studio, the Farm, and Northside Aztlan Community Center—YAC, RADVan, adult and youth
sports. Senior center get BOB money 2009-2011 will show new development and new package enhancements.
When BFO is available for public process, we'll send schedule to Board.
BOB
On November 1, 2005 there was an election for 0.25% tax extension for a variety of projects. Expansions have
to include 7 years of O&M funding. When revenue tax slows down, and funding is harder to acquire for O&M,
this is a built in buffer to ensure O&M costs are covered.
For Park upgrades and enhancements the construction costs is around $1,525,000 and the annual O&M is
$45,000 for a total of $315,000.
With the four older community parks, and over 30 neighborhood parks, this project will add improvements such
as new playground equipment, picnic shelters, restrooms, landscaping and sidewalks needed to keep our parks
useful and enjoyable.
This will also help Roselawn Cemetery update their irrigation system and provide a restroom.
Roselawn is scheduled for the 2009 BOB funding.
Updates
Park Updates:
Cemeteries: Phil Carpenter will be retiring February 2010. Roselawn Cemetery is in the process of
becoming certified for green burials.
Parks: With the Golf Manager's positions being open, and Cemeteries coming open next year, JR will
be looking to reorganize the Parks department (Golf, Forestry, Cemeteries & Parks) as close to cost neutral as
possible. The reorganization has to be in place for the BFO process.
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Golf: All pros have been hired. Doug Perry accepted the position at CP9. Crown Pub is managing the
restaurant at Collindale, under the name Crown Club. There will be a soft opening on Friday, with the grand
opening on Saturday. The new deck has doubled the size for patrons which will help for tournaments.
Gardens on Spring Creek: Garden of Eatin' will be underway as long as the weather holds. It will have
the largest outdoor kitchen in Colorado, which will act as a demo area for cooking classes and a place to keep
food warm for outdoor events. They also obtained a $6,000 grant for a new rock garden.
Forestry: On the forefront of recycling have over 600 tons of mulch this year. On April IS they will
have an open house for the public to get free mulch. The City does not currently accept tree branches from
citizens, but we do offer an easy way for people to recycle their Christmas trees. We provide a place for them
to drop off and another company disposes the trees.
Recreation Updates:
Due to the Virginia Graham Baker Bill, the drain covers on pools have to be replaced. All city pools
have been inspected and we're working to get them all in compliance. We're working hard to have City Park
Outdoor pool ready by May 1" opening. The spas have been closed until the new drain covers can be installed,
and we're hoping to have them open by the end of March. EPIC pool will be closed in August for 4 weeks
which will include installation of new drains, new lights, new paint, etc.
ARO was able to hire a Therapeutic Coordinator. We currently have 2 people that provide all the
services and support so it will be a great help to have the additional'/ time person.
First day of registration for programs is April 16.
Other Updates
Bike Advisory Committee:
Both Michael Chalona and Greg Miller attended the kick-off meeting Monday — this is a subcommittee of the
Transportation Board.
There are a lot of bike advocates on the Board, so it looks like it will be an exciting committee. They will be
creating a Bike Policy Plan. The overall goal is to have the Platinum status. Trails are a huge component, and
we feel we can give input on this from our board.
Project Updates
Staff is working on the design for repaving the Poudre Trail at the Orthopedic Clinic under Linden Ave, and at
the ELC.
Discussion: There could be a bike rack at Raptor Center. The crosswalk buttons on the poles at the Drake
crossing are on the wrong side of poles. Craig will be checking into these items.
Lucinda Smith received an e-mail (attached) for a grant proposal. Researchers from CSU are putting together to
study traffic -related air pollution exposure in Fort Collins. Dr. John Volckens and Dr. Jennifer Peel at CSU's
Dept of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences are writing a grant application to the National Institute
of Health. The goal of the research is to empower community members to reduce their exposure to air pollution
(especially fine particles and mobile source toxics). They propose to:
1) measure individual air pollution exposure levels of community members as they commute (by bike, bus, car),
2) develop an exposure map, and
3) with the help of community partners, develop an education campaign designed to improve citizens' health.
We had the second Registry Ridge Open House, which went well. We talked about developing a park theme,
name, and any unique elements desired. They wanted a nautical/ocean theme. The park shape looks like a fish.
They wanted a wall on one of the restrooms to work as a screen to show movies at night in the park. They also
would like a tree to decorate during the holidays. In addition, they talked about a rope climbing apparatus for
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older kids to climb on, a fitness station, a small backstop for neighborhood ballgames, area for soccer, '/ wall
for tennis, etc. So, we're now off and running with the design.
Disc golf is still being discussed with CSU. Craig met with Doug Max and Fred Haberecht to discuss an 18-
hole course at Hughes Stadium. There are still a lot of levels at CSU that have to approve this project, but Craig
will keep in contact with CSU so this doesn't get "lost". Their concerns are: dogs off leash, car parking and
vandalism. They feel the detention ponds will work okay, but they've asked that no holes be in the northeast
corner due to drainage. If this gets through CSU it should hopefully become the main course allowing Edora to
less active.
Items of Note from Parks & Recreation
Pete Wray will come to May meeting for updated information on Mountain Vista Subarea Plan
Correspondence
None
Adjournment
Respectfully
submitted,
Carol Rankin
Administrative Support Supervisor
Parks Department
Board Attendance
Board Members: Fred Bitting, Brian Carroll, Michael Chalona, Shirley Christian, Greg Miller and William
Pickering
Staff: Craig Foreman, J.R. Schnelzer, Mike McDonald and Carol Rankin
Guest Speakers: Pete Wray
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Reducing Individual Exposure to Traffic -Related Air Pollution:
A Community -Based Research Study
Study Overview
Researchers at Colorado State University are partnering with the Community for
Sustainable Energy (CFORSE) and the City of Fort Collins to apply for a federally funded
research grant to study traffic -related air pollution exposures in the City. The
goal of this research is to empower community members to reduce their exposures to the
harmful emissions from vehicle exhaust. As part of the research, we will measure
individual air pollution levels for community members going about typical transit
activities (commuting, errands, recreation) throughout a typical day. Using this data, we
will then create `exposure maps' that display each person's exposure as a function of
location and time -of -day. This information will allow the research team (and citizens in
Fort Collins) to understand the factors that influence human exposure to traffic -related air
pollution within the City. By understanding these risk factors, we hope to educate the
City and Community on how to manage and minimize exposure to these potentially
harmful pollutants. If funded, this study would in late 2009 and run through 2013.
How you can help us
We are looking to develop additional partnerships with stakeholders, organizations,
employers, and interested community members. You can help by participating in this
research! If our proposal is funded, we wish to develop a network of collaborators
willing to `spread the word' about the study. You can also enroll yourself as a study
participant to learn about your exposure. Finally, we are looking for volunteers who may
be willing to serve on an advisory committee for the study; while we anticipate that the
time commitment for this committee will not be extensive (3-4 meetings per year on
average), this committee will be critical in that it will help to guide our efforts in the
community.
Study Contacts
John Volckens, PhD, Colorado State University
john.volekens cecolostate.edu, 970-491-6341
Jennifer Peel, PhD, MPH, Colorado State University
Jennifer.peel@colostate.edu, 970-491-6391
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