Parks Comm PKT 10-05-2006 • •
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Thursday, October 5, 2006 Hylebos Conference Room
6:00 p.m. City Hall
Tour of Community Center site will be at 5 p.m. — meet at City Hall.
AGENDA
I. Public Forum
II. Approval of Minutes
III. Commission Business
A. New Commissioners /Commission Ideas & Expectations Pfeiffer
IV. Staff Reports
A. Lake Killarney Ikerd
B. Park Projects Sanders
V. Pending
VI. PRPS Council Committee Meeting
Monday, October 9, 2006 at 6:00 p.m. in Hylebos Conference Room
VII. Next Meeting /Agenda Items
VIII. Adjournment
NEXT MEETING IS NOVEMBER 2, 2006
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY •
PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Thursday, September 7, 2006 Hylebos Conference Room
6:00 p.m. CityHall
MINUTES
Vice Chair George Pfeiffer called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m.
Present: Vice Chair George Pfeiffer, Don Dennis, Joel Howitt, Fred Konkell, Tom Medhurst, Carol Otto, Marie Sciacqua,
Helen Stanwell and David Talcott. Excused: Chair C.T. Purdom, Ade Bright and Cindy Dodge.
Staff: PRCS Director Donna Hanson, Parks and Facilities Manager Steve Ikerd, Recreation and Cultural Service
Superintendent Mary Faber, Parks Planning and Development Coordinator B. Sanders, Management Services Director
Iwen Wang and Interim Public Safety Director Brian Wilson.
Dennis moved: Sciacqua seconded motion to approve the June meeting minutes as written. Motion passed unanimously.
PUBLIC FORUM
Margaret Nelson — she would like to see Federal Way PRCS consider adding the Wooden 0 Theater Company to their
outdoor program activities. They perform Shakespearean plays outdoors at a cost of $1600 per performance. She has
attended a Wooden 0 Theater performance at Angle Lake Park in Seatac and the group has performed at other venues m
King County.
COMMISSION BUSINESS
Historical Society of Federal Way Board Opening — Ms. Sanders was contacted by the President of the Historical Society
inquiring if a staff member or commissioner would be interested in serving on their board. The position would work as a
liaison with the City, advise on projects, notify them on upcoming events and assist with grants next Spring. They meet the
first or second Thursday of each month at 9:30 a.m. Sciacqua said she would be interested but could not start until she
retires in January.
STAFF REPORTS
2007 -08 Budget Presentation — Management Services Director Iwen Wang made a budget presentation to the commission.
It will go to City Council on October 3, 2006. The budget gap continues with expenditures growing at a faster rate than
revenues. Staff medical benefits and pension system continue to grow with other high costs being fuel and facility
maintenance. The current City Hall costs four times what old City Hall cost to operate and maintain. Top priority is to
improve Public Safety services per Council direction. Interim Public Safety Director Brian Wilson talked about the three
core public safety functions: patrol, traffic related services and criminal investigation. Service concerns are auto theft,
burglary, identity theft, drugs, neighborhood traffic /speeding, graffiti, vandalism and code violations. Chief Wilson
reported that in 2005, the City had eight homicides, eight traffic fatalities and over 80,000 911 calls.
Community Center Support Drive - Superintendent Faber reported that "Funders" packets have been distributed to local
businesses and residents who have participated in other fundraisers. They will be individually contacted by the support
drive committee at a later date. The drive has netted to date: Swimathon $1300, Raffle $1562 and March for Inclusion
$1349: a total of $19,760 has been raised with a $25,000 pledge from Notary International. Information on the center is on
the inside page of the current parks brochure (42,500 copies distributed) and will be on the front page of the winter parks
brochure.
Red, White & Blue Festival Recap /Staff Involvement — Faber distributed information on the 2006 festival. The marketing
sponsor was Federal Way Mirror who provided advertising at no cost. With no budgeted monies for marketing this event,
the primary marketing tools are the quarterly parks brochure, Channel 21, city website and flyers in the community.
Attendance was around 12,000 which is the average for the festival.
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Community Center Construction Update — Ms. Sanders distributed photos of the Community Center construction site from
July (August photos not printed yet). The Cabins Park and Cedar Grove Park are now both under construction. Ms.
Sanders also reported on the grant situations: Camp Kilworth acquisition was awarded $400,000 out of the requested $1
million from King County Conservation; the City's water access category /IAC grant ranked first with a request for $1
million; the West Hylebos Park Boardwalk and Saghalie soccer field are competing for monies in the local parks category —
Boardwalk ranked #13 and Saghalie ranked #25 out of 69 applicants.
Commission Work Plan — PRCS Director Hanson reviewed the Work Plan as fourth quarter approaches, to assure the
commission is completing projects they want by years end. She stated that the Special Event Permit process is working as
is and recommended not to make any changes at this time. It will be listed as "Suspended Indefinitely ".
Parks Department Draft CIP — Ms. Sanders distributed a CIP 2007 -2012 graph with parks projects shown in planning,
design and construction mode to submit to Council. She said there are two annual ongoing programs — playgrounds and
maintenance.
PENDING ITEMS
Lake Killarney
NEXT MEETING /AGENDA ITEMS
New Commissioners (ideas for commission) Community Center Tour (5 p.m.)
ADJOURNMENT
Vice Chair Pfeiffer adjourned the meeting at 8:15 p.m.
NEXT MEETING IS OCTOBER 5, 2006
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