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HomeMy WebLinkAboutParks And Recreation Board - Minutes - 01/25/1995It, 4 CITY OF FORT COLLINS CULTURAL, LIBRARY, AND RECREATIONAL SERVICES PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD CITY COUNCIL LIAISON TO THE BOARD: Councilman Bob McCluskey, Jr. STAFF SUPPORT TO THE BOARD: Jackie Rael, Administrative Aide and Jerry P. Brown, Assistant to the Director MINUTES: Regular Meeting -- January 25, 1995 CALL MEETING TO ORDER: The regular meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Board President Roger Tarum. Rebecca Chavez called to say she would not be able to attend tonight's meeting. AGENDA REVIEW: No changes to the printed agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes of the special joint meeting with the Natural Resources Board on December 7, 1994 were unanimously (8-0) approved on a motion by Diane Thies, seconded by Sylvia Cranmer after they were amended to add Diane Thies under "Meeting Attendance". The minutes of the regular meeting of December 7, 1994 were unanimously (8-0) approved on a motion by Eric Reno, seconded by Diane Thies. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION: Doug Warman, Vince Laso, and John Narum came before the Board to discuss softball in Fort Collins. Vince said he has run 14 to 17 tournaments annually in the past 13 years. with more and more demand for tournaments, he has general questions regarding the guidelines for tournaments. He was told by Parks and Recreation staff that for the 1995 season, he can only hold two tournaments. He also questioned why Parks and Recreation can tell the tournament directors that they are unable to use any vendors of their choice, i.e. sunglasses, gloves, etc. Marilyn Barnes asked if he talked to Terry Keith or Jeff Jamison? Vince said that he talked to them, but he doesn't feel that they satisfied his questions. Marilyn again asked if Terry talked to him and explained his concerns. Vince said that Terry did. Mary Ness said there is some confusion. For example, the Fourth of July vendors are at City Park for profit and the City doesn't have a concern with that. Vince is asking that events are all treated the same. Marilyn asked if he holds these for profit? Vince said, yes, however he did raise $3,500 last year for charity. Mary asked what the $10 tournament fee is for? Eric Reno asked if the guidelines are generic or if they are the same for all sports? Rich Feller asked what the public's chances are to rent a field for i Parks and Recreation Board Minutes January 25, 1995 Page 2 a family reunion? Marilyn Barnes asked what are the specific problems as to why the changes in policy? Mary asked why the PCMT (Parks Cemetery Management Team) and RMT (Recreation Management Team) are making policy changes without input from the public? Mary requested this item be on the February agenda. Mike Powers said he will request staff to prepare a response for the February Board meeting. POUDRE RIVER LAND USE FRAMEWORK Mike Powers updated the Board on the progress of the study. The River study has been ongoing and there were two Board members who were on the community committee for this project. He said the plan will be written up in final form February 10, and a final copy will be mailed to the Board for review at the February meeting. At that time Mike will be asking the Board for a recommendation to Council to proceed with this plan. Roger asked those people who were on the committee if there were any concerns. Jessica MacMillan said there is land adjacent to the river that is developable land and that might change the land use. Janet Meisel said that she agrees with Jessica and that certain areas would be impacted if the City doesn't purchase those developable areas. Marilyn Barnes said that the committee wanted to plan the framework for the areas that are privately owned and that the land owners should have been more vocal. Mike said that these areas are marked as developable areas and purchase/condemnation has not been discussed. Roger said he believes there is much interest in this and that the concerns should be dealt with discretely. Roger said the Board looks forward to seeing this at the next month's meeting. HICKORY PARK LAND ACQUISITION Park Planner Janet Meisel spoke to the Board about the Hickory Village Park acquisition. This is a Council driven acquisition. The money has been allocated through the North College corridor project. When staff looked at land use for this project, one of the initial findings was to purchase land on the west side of College Avenue for a park site. Hickory Village trailer park and the surrounding area is moderate to low income housing. Janet asked the Board for their recommendation to Council to purchase this land for a park. Mary Ness asked what amenities will be built in this park? She said staff will talk to the neighborhood for their input. Sylvia Cranmer asked who will be using this park? Janet said it will serve the existing population in that square mile which is primarily two groups -- seniors and low to moderate housing with many, many children. Mary said it will be difficult to integrate the two very different groups as they represent a diverse population. Janet said the Hickory Village residents are the vocal group in this park access. She added that the area is i Parks and Recreation Board Minutes January 25, 1995 Page 3 zoned commercial, and thus rates of $11,850 an acre are reflected in the sale. On a motion by Marilyn Barnes, seconded by Mary Ness, the Board unanimously (8-0) voted to recommend that Council purchase this 10-acre parcel for park land. PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN Janet Meisel introduced Jana McKenzie and Tom Keith from EDAW/HRV. Tom updated the Board on the time line of this project. Their purpose for coming to the Board was to review the current goals and objectives for the Parks and Recreation Master Plan and review the project status, including the questionnaire results. Mary Ness asked if the age group of Fort Collins is taken into consideration? Jana said that EDAW is looking at this in a general vision. Rich Feller questioned the joint facilities. He said that indoor basketball/volleyball courts are one of the same. Jana realizes this. Marilyn Barnes asked why don't we talk about trails to the south area of Fort Collins that would hook up to the Spring Creek Trail? Rich said he would like to see an easy access trails that would go up to Horsetooth with lots of switchbacks without high grades. Marilyn suggested a trail instead of a neighborhood park. Jessica MacMillan added areas where there are larger lots this would probably be a good point. Jessica also suggested working with developers and landowners to use a portion of land for park usage. Jessica said people like parks for the open space, and we need to question does it really make a difference in what form it is -- natural area, passive, or developed? with regards to new funding approaches, Jessica questioned why not collect parkland fees on the resale of houses? Sylvia Cranmer said there should be a cross section of the users in the community who have input on this plan. Janet said she feels that there is on the Citizen Advisory Committee. Diane Thies said we need to discuss the Parkland Fee/Policy and need to come to a consensus on this. Recreation Manager Jean Helburg said the Recreation staff has given the consultant the request to plan recreation (indoor facilities) into this master plan and questioned should it go in a community park? She asked the Board to give some thought as to where they would like to have a recreation center -- in a park or not? She further stated that a recreation center needs 5 to 10 acres of Parks and Recreation Board Minutes January 25, 1995 Page 4 land. Roger Tarum asked for the staff's recommendations for this master plan. After much discussion, the Board decided that they needed a worksession and time to review the master plan. The Board decided to hold a worksession on the Master Plan on Wednesday, March 1, 6:30 p.m. at the Parks Maintenance Building, 413 South Bryan Rich Feller left the meeting at this time. 1994 PARKS CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEY Parks Supervisor Bob Loeven and Park Project Supervisor Chuck Ainsworth previously mailed the Board the results of the 1994 Customer Survey. This instrument was designed to determine the visitation by Fort Collins residents to various parks, trails and open space areas in the community. Customers were asked to rate the maintenance of components and if there were enough of the components in the Fort Collins Parks and Recreation system; and they were asked to rate the value of the park system to the community. Chuck said the comparison figures are 1991 and 1994 surveys. Out of 442 surveys, staff received 169 (38%) back. These results are used to help the Parks Maintenance staff determine user satisfaction and to target areas that we need improvement. Bob then talked about the Trained Observer Program. Because we don't have enough feedback from the customers, this program has been developed. The trained observers are customer oriented individuals who look for problems in our system and report back so that improvements can be made. This program in Parks has been so successful that EPIC is going to institute it. Diane Thies asked for a copy of the accessibility study. Marilyn Barnes left the meeting at this time. PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD 1994 ANNUAL REPORT Administrative Aide Jackie Rael requested the Board's approval on the 1994 annual report. On a motion by Eric, seconded by Jessica MacMillan, the Board voted (6-0) to approve the annual report as submitted by staff. OTHER BUSINESS Jessica MacMillan questioned the Community Horticulture Program. Mike Powers said that Jim Clark has been hired part time under the direction of the City Forester. Staff will provide the Board with a copy of the Community Horticulture goals and objectives for 1995. 0 Parks and Recreation Board Minutes January 25, 1995 Page 5 BOARD MEMBERS COMMENTS - Eric Reno said he had City staff visit the college to discuss Fort Net. He asked if that is going to be a departmental project or a City-wide network? Board members discussed the advantages of having a network that they could communicate with City staff. Roger Tarum said that Eric's idea is great and we should pursue it. The meeting was adjourned at 9.20 p. ly submitted, Rael, Admini4frative Aide II Meeting Attendance BOARD MEMBERS STAFF GUEST Roger Tarum Mary Ness Marilyn Barnes Sylvia Cranmer Rich Feller Jessica MacMillan Eric Reno Diane Thies Mike Powers Jerry P. Brown Jean Helburg Randy Balok Janet Meisel Bob Loeven Chuck Ainsworth Vince Laso John Narum Doug Warman Tom Keith Jana McKenzie