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HomeMy WebLinkAboutParks And Recreation Board - Minutes - 02/27/2013Parks & Recreation Board Meeting – February 27, 2013 Page 1 of 5 BE A GOOD STEWARD: Protect & Respect your Parks, Trails & Recreation Facilities Call Meeting to Order: Bruce Henderson called the meeting to order 5:6pm. Agenda Review & Items of Note: None Citizen Participation: Danny Burdick, Fort Collins Disc Golf Association and Vince Castillo, Northern Colorado Disc Golf Club Danny Burdick, Fort Collins Disc Golf Association came to the Board to introduce himself and wanted to know more about the course at Edora and offer any assistance. • Staff: The wall that will need to be constructed around the Utility has been approved and construction should start this spring. As soon as the wall is completed, the course will be adjusted to move 9 holes to the east. Bill Wright has course layout and they will meet on site for the placement of the holes. • Danny: Timber could be used for the amateur t-pads and Aggie Greens • Staff: Good to know. And we are working on getting trees and other obstacles in place at Aggie Greens to make it more challenging. Vince Castillo, Northern Colorado Disc Golf Club came in to talk with the Board about the Disc Golf State Tournament which will be held at Edora on October 4, 5 & 6. This is a professional tournament and the Club has worked with the City and Parks to expand the course during this tournament. They will also utilize Aggie Greens for some amateur play and teaching opportunities. Vince will schedule a time to be on the Board’s agenda to discuss the details of this tournament with the Board. Approval of Minutes: Discussion: None Todd Galbate made the motion to approve the Parks & Recreation Board minutes of January 23, 2013, seconded by Richard Barnhart – Minutes approved 8:0 Meeting Summary • Election of Officers took place. Vote was 8:0 in support for all the elected position. Bruce Henderson, Chair Dawn Theis, Vice-Chair Dawn Theis, Secretary • Senior Center Expansion Update - The Senior Center expansion will create a place that reflects the community’s values. The following link has detailed information about the expansion: http://www.seniorcenterexpansion.org/ • The new Park Ranger position has been hired. Bud Bredehoft will be starting mid-March. Parks is pleased to have Bud on their team and feel he will bring a high level of experience and customer service to this position. • The final phase of the Club Tico renovation will be starting in May and going through August. Funding was through the Wilins Trust and labor provided by the Elks Club. • Update on Woodward Governor Plans for the Lincoln Greens site. Board was shown how the trail will be reconfigured further away from the river with the installation of wet lands. • The Bike Friendly Communities Application has been submitted. They also created a u-tube video about biking in Fort Collins http://youtu.be/oNFMOpKRS4M PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MINUTES Regular Meeting Wednesday, February 27, 2013 5:30 p.m. Board Chair: Bruce Henderson, Chair 2013 bmhender6@gmail.com Council Liaison: Kelly Ohlson – kohlson@fcgov.com Staff Liaisons: J.R. Schnelzer, 970-221-6301 – jrschnelzer@fcgov.com Craig Foreman, 970-221-6618 – cforeman@fcgov.com Bob Adams, 970-221-6354 – badams@fcgov.com Parks & Recreation Board Meeting – February 27, 2013 Page 2 of 5 Full Minutes AGENDA ITEMS: Senior Center Expansion Update - Barbara Schoenberger, Operations Supervisor It is estimated that by the year 2030 the population of people 65 years and older will grow by 142% from 2010. Almost one in five residents will be 65 years or older, which will account for 25% of eligible voters. Our mission is to be a gathering place where older adults can come together for activities and services that enhance their dignity, maintain their wellbeing, support their independence, foster lifelong learning, and encourage their involvement in the community. The Senior Center Expansion will allow us to continue in our mission and provide future generations an opportunity to be engaged. The Senior Center expansion will create a place that reflects the community’s values. The expansion will include a cardio fitness room, wellness center, dance and exercise studio, multipurpose education rooms, community gathering place, additional storage, and the ability to expand in the future. The following link will provide more information about the expansion and a tour the Senior Center by video: http://www.seniorcenterexpansion.org/ Discussion Board – Do you have a design firm selected yet? Staff – The process for selecting a design firm should be done by early April and we’re hoping to have preliminary drawings and information to share at public input meetings sometime in May. Election of Officers Acting Chair, Bruce Henderson, asked the Board Members if anyone other than himself was interested in chairing the Board for 2013. No other members were interested in this position. Nomination made by Ragan Adams to elect Bruce Henderson as Chair of the Parks & Recreation Board Second – Jessica MacMillan Vote: 8:0 in support Newly elected Chair, Bruce Henderson, asked the Board Members if anyone was interested in being Vice-Chair for 2013. Dawn Theis was interested in being Vice-Chair as a way to have more interaction with staff. No other members were interested in this position. Nomination made by Ragan Adams to elect Dawn Theis as Vice-Chair of the Parks & Recreation Board Second – Todd Galbate Vote: 8:0 in support Chair, Bruce Henderson, asked the Board Members if anyone was interested in being Secretary for 2013. No members were interested in this position. It was decided that Dawn would take on a dual role and continue as Secretary, but only to help with the coordination of articles as she would prefer to focus her efforts as the Vice-Chair. Nomination made by Ragan Adams to elect Dawn Theis as Secretary of the Parks & Recreation Board Second – Scott Sinn Vote: 8:0 in support Chair, Bruce Henderson, asked the Board Members if anyone was interested in being a Board Liaison to the Bicycle Advisory Committee. This committee meets the second Monday of the month and they discuss the biking needs of the community. Ragan Adams was interested in becoming involved as the liaison. Nomination made by Jessica MacMillan for Ragan Adams to represent the P&R Board as liaison to the Bicycle Advisory Committee Seconded – Bruce Henderson Vote: 8:0 in support Chair, Bruce Henderson, asked if the Oil & Gas Committee was still an active committee. Todd Galbate felt that it was no longer and active committee. Bruce will confirm this with Brian Carroll. Parks & Recreation Board Meeting – February 27, 2013 Page 3 of 5 STAFF UPDATES Parks Updates • Parks has hired a Park Ranger, first Park Ranger in the history of Fort Collins, and we anticipate his start date the second week of March. The person hired, Bud Bredehoft, was a CSO with Police Service so we’re pleased to have Bud on our team and feel he will bring a high level of experience and customer service to this position. • The City is ready with their drought plan; it goes from Level 1 which means limited watering and restrictions to Level 4 which would be no watering. Currently water features that are interactive which include the water features at the parks and the City Park Pool, will be allowed to continue operating; but fountains like the one in Old Town Square will not. Discussion Board – How will this affect the median upgrades? Staff – We’re looking at this, but assume we’ll have watering limits on the medians. Board – Did Council notice our concerns about the drought and the median upgrades? Board – What about the parks? Staff – If the outlook stays that same, we think we’ll be okay through June, but we may be low on water at that time, so sports fields will be the only area watered in the parks. Board – Denver delayed the start of sports in their parks, what are we doing? Staff – We are scheduling as normal. Board – Are the drought levels based on normal predictions from this point so if we don’t get normal rain/snow in the coming month the level could be ratcheted up to 2-3? Staff – Yes Board – What about the new parks, don’t they need more water? Staff – Yes, and there are exemptions for this which we will apply for. • The Golf Board wants to work on articles like the P&R Board, so Dawn Theis has graciously accepted an invitation to attend the Gold Board to talk with them about the P&R Board’s process. • I will see if we can have Bill Whirty, Manager of Parks, come to our April meeting to talk with you about how we get water to our parks. Recreation Updates • The final phase of the Club Tico renovation will be starting in May and going through August. Funding was through the Wilins Trust and labor provided by the Elks Club. The remodel will be to the south side of Club Tico, bringing back the windows, making the restrooms larger, installing a serviceable kitchen, bringing back the historical booths and creating a balcony that will overlook the pool with steps down to the deck. • We have a firm lined up for the feasibility study of the Southeast Cultural Facility. It should be about a 17 week process, and have us ready for the next tax initiative. Once that is closer, we’ll get the Board involved. • There is a citizen group working through Facebook to get the children’s train back. • The February registration was $149,000 and 61% came through RecTrac, last year we had $136,000. Total registrations were 3,052. Discussion Board – What was done about the music at Northside Aztlan? Staff – For some back ground, Jessica was using the work out area and let Bob know that the music was too loud and inappropriate for a City facility as there were many vulgar words. Bob has talked with Steve Budner who manages the Northside and, although this station was on an approved list, it has been removed from the list of approved stations to tune into. In addition, the volume dial has been marked to keep the volume low. Board – Heard good comments on State Tournament at EPIC. Board – Has WebTrak been updated to be able to register for everything on-line? Staff – Almost. There are still a couple of issues with connecting to the right pass, but we’re almost there. Parks & Recreation Board Meeting – February 27, 2013 Page 4 of 5 Park Planning Updates Craig Foreman showed the proposed plan for the trail reconfiguration along the Poudre Trail when Woodward Governor builds at the old Lincoln Greens site. The plan is to create a wetlands area between the river and the trail so the trail will be further away from the river. This will be a two year project, but we’re hoping to have the trail restored in a quicker timeframe during the remaining construction so that users will not be inconvenienced with a detour for an extended period of time. Discussion Board – When will this project start? Staff – If the project site is selected by Woodward Governor, it would start this fall with full construction in the spring. Board – When is the Mulberry Bridge project starting? Staff – It will start this fall also. Board – Who pays for the trail to be restored? Staff – We’re still working through that. Bicycle Advisory Board Liaison Update – Bruce Henderson The Bike Friendly Communities Application has been submitted. They also created a u-tube video about biking in Fort Collins http://youtu.be/oNFMOpKRS4M Board Work Plan Items - Updates • Budget – Bruce Henderson o None – will be focusing on Trail Fee in June • Communications – Jessica MacMillan & Dawn Theis o Talked about the success of the monthly articles and what we should be focused on this year. One item of focus will be better communication with the other Boards so we can work together on common goals. Another item of focus was to see if there were any staff issues where the Board could be of assistance. o It was suggested that a scrapbook of the 2012 articles be presented to Council. • Sustainable Practices – Scott Sinn o None – will be working on sustainability article; and fact finding with staff for next month • Parks – Todd Galbate & Michael Chalona o None – will talk more with staff about drought issues o It was suggested that Disc Golf be added as a sub-topic under Parks for updates. • Trails – Ragan Adams & Brian Carroll o Ragan will be attending the Natural Areas “Our Lands – Our Future Open House” in March. • Recreation – Richard Barnhart o None – will talk more with staff about • Other Projects/Programs  Natural Areas – Brian Carroll  River & NISP – Scott Sinn  Great Lawn & Community Gardens – Bruce Henderson o None Schedule of Articles/Calendar • Dawn Theis wrote an article for March on stewardship. • Michael Chalona will write an article for April on water/drought. • Scott Sinn was scheduled for the April article, but will postpone his article on sustainability to October. • It was suggested that the September article should be about the State Disc Golf Tournament. Dawn spoke with the Coloradoan and the Board can submit pictures with their articles and they would like to have the Board Members headshot for the article too. Parks & Recreation Board Meeting – February 27, 2013 Page 5 of 5 Bullet Points • Election of Officers – Bruce Henderson, Chair; Dawn Theis, Vice-Chair & Secretary • Senior Center Expansion Update – Overview of the value it will bring to the community. • Update on Woodward Governor Plans for the Lincoln Greens site. Adjournment: Meeting adjourned 7:50pm. Respectfully submitted, VtÜÉÄ etÇ~|Ç Carol Rankin Administrative Support Supervisor Parks Department Board Approved Minutes: 7:0 Board Attendance Board Members: Ragan Adams, Richard Barnhart, Michael Chalona, Todd Galbate, Bruce Henderson, Jessica MacMillan, Scott Sinn, Dawn Theis Staff: Craig Foreman, JR Schnelzer, Bob Adams, Carol Rankin, Barbara Schoenberger Guests: Danny Burdick, Fort Collins Disc Golf Association; Vince Castillo, Northern Colorado Disc Golf Club; CSU Students from Issues & Environment Economics