Parks Comm PKT 08-07-1997•
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1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PUBLIC FORUM
3. APPROVAL OF JULY MINUTES
4. COMMISSION BUSINESS
A.
Appropriate Agenda Items for
Discussion
Wilbrecht
Commission Packet
B.
Work Plan
I. Adopt -a -Park
Update
II. Skate Park
Update
Wilbrecht
III. Celebration Park
Update
Wilbrecht
a. Funding Committee
Update
Reid/Duclos
b. Budget Issues
Update
Wilbrecht
C.
Mark Twain Project
Update
Wilbrecht
D.
Lake Grove Project
Update
Wilbrecht
E.
Red, White & Blues Festival
Update
Wilbrecht
F.
Family Fest
Update
Wilbrecht
G.
BPA Trail Phase II
Update
Wilbrecht
H.
Blueberry Farm
Update
Wilbrecht
5. COMMISSION COMMENTS
6. ADJOURNMENT
MINUTES
Present: Commission members Jim Baker, Laird Chambers, Chair, Karl Grosch, Bob Kellogg, Dean McColgan, Barbara
Reid, Vice Chair, Bobby Roach, alternate members Dini Duclos and Marion Bartholomew.
Members excused: Jerry Bollen and David Kaplan
Staff: David Wilbrecht, Deputy Director, Pam Pollman, Administrative Assistant.
Chair Chambers called the meeting to order at 6:14 p.m.
• PUBLIC FORUM
None.
• MINUTES
REID MOVED, KELLOGG SECONDED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE JUNE 5, 1997 MINUTES AS
WRITTEN. MOTION PASSED.
• • COMMISSION BUSINESS
A. Skate Park
Kellogg explained the criteria used for past skate park meetings. He then introduced Tom Sexton and Jerry Motomatsu,
who presented a skate park clay model they had constructed. Attention was drawn to the detailed drawings in the agenda
packet. Sexton explained the model in detail. The Des Moines skate park was used as a guideline. Multi-level areas
were pointed out. These areas present a continuous flow for beginners, intermediate and advanced inliners and
boarders. The model is scaled for a 100'x 180' size skate park. Sexton reminded Commission members that quality
sells. This type of facility would draw tournament competition skaters from the region as well as from around the United
States. Sexton feels that this park would definitely be able to pay for itself. The skate park is designed so that a roof
could be incorporated at a later date. Sexton and Motomatsu will present the skate park model to the City Council
Parks Committee on Monday, July 14.
B. Celebration Park Design Development Update
Wilbrecht reported that the master plan had been approved by the CIRC. He examined the schematic design of the
complex in detail as members referred to the most recent drawings. Duclos recommended that the skate park not be
included in Celebration Park, as it was not in the master plan design. A discussion followed. Bob Griebenow from
Berger/ABAM has been added to the project team to help facilitate coordination and oversee the road design
development.
C. Celebration Park Funding Committee Update
A revised draft of the Celebration Park overview was reviewed by Reid and Duclos. The funding committee will begin
writing grant applications using names found in the foundation directory. They asked for staff support to assist with the
making of copies, gather documentation, mailing, etc. A booklet/brochure is being developed explaining the project.
The committee would like to have a model of the park available, prior to back -to -school shopping, to display at the
SeaTac Mall. The committee feel that this would help gain support of the project. Reid reported that the next funding
• meeting would be dedicated to role playing in contacting foundations and organizations for funding dollars.
D. Celebration Park Facilities Committee Update
The Commission looked at detail of the interior architectural design of the fields. All fields are softball size. These
fields will have a variety of uses. The architect on the project is the same that has done Larry's Market designs.
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July 10, 1997
E. Work Plan
Wilbrecht reported on the Celebration Park SEPA permit time line. All design work will be completed in Augusta
Ground breaking is tentatively set for mid-September. (See attachment.) A schematic model was discussed, but
Wilbrecht thought it was too early for that concept as there are changes made daily. McColgan and Wilbrecht will work
on a design model when the design work is completed.
Chambers discussed funding for the Celebration Park project. Grant applications will need to be completed by the end
of September. Each one will have to be individualized and finalized.
F. Parks Brochure
Wilbrecht will request a time line brochure schedule from the Recreation Division in order for the Commission to
prepare a page on Commission activities. This page will inform the public of the Commission's work and challenges.
The Celebration Park Funding Committee would use the page first.
G. Lake Grove Sports Field
Wilbrecht reported that Ohana Nursery will begin the renovation project on Monday, July 14. The construction was
previously held up for four weeks by the construction bonding company. The project is within the scope of the budget.
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Kellogg reported he had walked Phase H of the BPA trail. He asked if grass was going to be blown in when the project
is near completion. Wilbrecht will report on the progress of the project at the August meeting. Kellogg reported that Ed
Swan, Neighborhood Development Specialist, has been working with Wedgewood neighbors on the park improvement
project, which had received a $2,500 City grant.
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McColgan reported he had submitted a letter to the Federal Way News supporting the Celebration Park project with a •
different slant and a more positive aspect. He expressed he will be working toward non -fees for youth activities for the
new park.
Roach complimented Parks staff on the great job they did for the Red, White, and Blues Festival. He reported that the
YAC group he works with would like to become involved in the skate park project. It was suggested that the group
participate in public meetings supporting the project.
Baker stated he would like Wilbrecht to pass on congratulations to the contractor for the great job they are doing at
Adelaide Park.
Bartholomew also passed on congratulations for the improvements at Adelaide Park He reported that interlocal usage
of school district gymnasiums are done on an individual basis by a coordinator. Bartholomew also commented on
articles in the Commission agenda packets being one-sided A discussion followed Most members see this as only
informational pieces.
Grosch reported that as he and his bridge group were playing at the Klahanee Community Senior Center, the bridge
playing table broke. The group was hoping that the City could support new bridge playing tables and also not charge
senior citizens for coffee.
Chambers expressed what an outstanding job the Federal Way Police Department did with pedestrians and traffic at the
4th of July festivities. He suggested that the sound system needs to be revamped as the sounds do not project out into the
large crowd.
Wilbrecht reported that the Blueberry Farm will be manned by volunteer, Ann Lowe, for u -pick and will open on
Friday, July 18. Days of operation include Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturdays.
COMMISSION MEMBERS: REMEMBER - WALK THRU TOUR OF CELEBRATION PARK, •
THURSDAY, AUGUST 7,4:00 - 5:30 P1W PLEASE MEET AT THE 11TH AND 3241H ENTRANCE.
ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:50 p.m.
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e see these kids everywhere Flying through the parking lot,
f € down the, sidewalk and upbhe noddle of the street.,f the six
-11i a skateboard enthusiasts m this country, every inch of ce !
penY >s thew coarfd every obstacle is their' hoop And
'pu've seen thes' ids, no doubt you've seen the sign No
Yeboar&AU,awed fh�#antis, no matter how alluring a'rail, bank or
aibng,'Main Street USA maybe to a skateboarder rt wasn'tdesigned
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` dais and dangers to themselves and the public.'In response, local ordi-
1� areassed Qrohibiting Skateboarding in commercial and public
as Someccnumcipahpes,even go"so far as to restrict activity in resi
o' is a ka(,teboard r to do? While many will knowingly and will -
`11t th' a#ew w�li mobilizeand march down to their city coun f
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d asltfo,thr ?ame thing that's done for the baseball, soccer, bas
tball an tennis players, provide a space that they too can enjoy, with
out fear of rosecttt<on or„injury. With the overwhelming success that
park and recreation, departments have had with city -run skateboard parks
lately, the growing trend is to`honor their request. l
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Dispelling the Myth rules governing safety equipment,: there
are additional safety measures that park
Certainly, for any park and recreation and recreation practitioners can project
professional who begins the process of upon participants to reduce and minimize
planning or researching a public skate- injuries due to falls $upplement the ba-,-,.-,
park, the issues of safety and liability are sics—helmet. a "iv and knee pads_ z h
of the greatest concern. How safe is this with was _ .q ; padded clothing , ;
sport? Is this going to bankrupt my city glov an al shies thatAre73
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with never-ending liability claims? Are s;gfted or sltae ti"ai ding:
there actually people who know how to other spor`.1 w� safety equ1pJVent
design these things. Not to worry, mu recommender make surexe equipment
nicipal skateparks can be just as safe (if, fits well and does pot restridf movement,
not safer) and just as much fun as any vision or eireulahon, Learning how to fall `
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other recreational activity we can offer, properly' ean al
without breaking the bank. tween a bruise
According to Jim Fitzpatrick, executive Albert F.ierr
nean the difference be -
;o and a fractured, st.l .
ice president -of e Els
director of the International Association sociation of Bay Area 6ttvernments
of Skateboard Companies (IASC), hun-
dreds of skateboard manufacturers and
companies supply American skateboard-
ers with the most contemporary equip-
ment available, contributing to yearly re-
tail sales of more than half a billion dol-
lars. But for three decades, despite its
popularity, skateboarding has had to fight
for recognition as a practical form of
recreation.
Perhaps the most damaging prejudice
is the notion that skateboarding is an un-
safe sport. When compared Jo other
recreational activities, skateboarding has
a smaller percentage of reported in�unes
per participant (49%) than other acii�ti;
ties, including soccer (.93%), -liase -alh
(2.25%) and basketball (1.49%).
According to the U.S. Consumer Prod-
uct Safety Commission (CPSC), of all per-
sons treated each year for skateboard re-
lated injuries, one-third of the injuries are'
suffered by new participants who, .have
been skating for less than a week. While
proper safety equipment is vital to in-
jury—and liability—prevention, it is even
Pooled uabtlityAssured Network-(ABAG
PLAN) Corporation, a provider of gener
al liability and property insurance to 30
cities; in the San Franciso Bay Area, says
that "the issue of liability4s- really not
there." Three of their member cities have
skateboard -.-'parks, none of which have,,
had any skateboarding claims since the
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be =
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1986.
Fierro said that he would like to,
cities take an affirmative step in providing
skating areas in more public parks; areas
that are treated just like basketball
courts. One way Fierro hopes to achieve
this goal is to' expose the "two -headed li-
ability beast" as a myth in the minds of
the uninformed.
He offers some suggestions for com-
munities considering skateboard parks:
include skaters in the design process; in-
volve professional risk managers and
landscape architects during final design
and implementation; and—in his opin-
ion—open the park only to,"free play"
without supervision. Lastly,abundapt sig-
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more important that new riders wear ad nage ui the par skxould b "d5 ctA t1g
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equate protective equipment while,ithey 'q� the tutso�t1x .fit
are developing balance and body control `us o �saf
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Even though each facility has its own that skate Aid o not come, . Y ner si e"':
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fits all." The following testimonies prove
that you can have similar needs and still
have different rules, facilities and poli-
cies.
Huntington Beach, CA
Bill Fowler, superintendent of Recre-
ation and Human Services for the City of
Huntington Beach (CA), says that after
an ordinance prohibiting skateboarding
in commercial areas was passed, it was
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evident something had to be done. "We
are about providing safe opportunities for
everyone, not just the ones who play a
particular sport." It opened up the op
portunity to work with a whole new pop
ulation of youth.
Fowler's department oversees two city -
run skateparks. The Murdy Park
skatepark opened in August 1993, and the
other park, which is located on the cam-
pus of Huntington Beach High School,
opened in 1994. Each is free to use and
cost about $70,000 to build. They are both
"street" style parks, with concrete bench-
es, rails, curbs, and small ramps. The
specifically designed challenges of the
skateparks quickly lured the loiterers
from the shopping mall parking lots.
Four years later, Fowler describes the
end result as a win/win situation in what
was before thought to be 'a zero-sum
game. Soon, police were expending less
time and resources chasing skateboard-
ers. They were working with the kids,
and in turn, the kids were feeling less an-
tagonized by the authority figures. If it
hadn't been for the police enforcing the
ordinance in the first place, the park and
recreation department might never have
had the chance to get involved, and the
skaters wouldn't have a safe, legal place
to meet,
Fowlen adds that the s4ateboarding
commul y's "positive mentality" realh
helped their cause, proving, them to be
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almost every state in the country
Ocean. City, MD
The City of Ocean City (MA,.
of the oldest municipal skatepar
The 20 -year-old Ocean Bowl :'
was also built in response,io-pQTie or
durance, I'l,'" still in effect, b an n'
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Y�} depending'on the sea- same time, reiterated the city's commit
ment to safety. ocean Bowl's, policies and
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hoz.; e ocean BowlSkatepark rules may differ from its West Coast
Ifirstpay a yearly .($20 counterpart, but the need for a safe, legal
forQ , $4b;for non-residents), spot to skate is the same, as are the re -
week fee Second, actions from the field. `"Phis gives the kids
~ey rii11' 1llabiiity waiver, those a creative outlet" Petito.
r_1 -under the age of 18 must Have a Designing Motion
sign far tlfem Tkurd, users must
'�''j ee'aild elbow pads'and Landscape Architect Ken Wormhoudt,
,� eptton5 X has designed eight 'public skateboard
riihons ave azi lm .tracks that are currently in use, and is
a,..lutejsSays Susan working with cities on another 20. He
s a5tstaiitchreetgr of says that the best "explanation for the re
cent ex losion in pc�biicskating facilities
"the lnlury ratehas p
due to the popularity of the ones that al-
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er itt � iab Lq clauns Wo'rinhoudt never expected that these
3 r` $ �t1tt and types of projects would occupy this much
ce�$t1�fbXe ,of his time, -"I have -definitely had more
�crlteljackrsu , "fun doing this than anything'else that I've
d tapable ever done," says Wormhoudt He added
x that a great deal of his enthusiasm comes
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skaters emselvim "They are
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point about the design process. Involve
tirsauigl59ud ahand
Elie need,for redesign
the skater. Before anything else, Worm
flo1��`�anty years of 'wear,
houdt meets with local skaters andcon-
'> vteft their mark. Qrig
Pers with them to see what type of facility
comprised of two
is going to work best for the community.
During these meetings, the skaters are
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given clay to construct shapes that rep
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houdt believes that this approach works
${he`parkjs5Jb11iiies melude adding a
to ensure that these parks are both safe
ssfet` course; mini=ramps and, another
and fun. If the park can't hold the interest
"poi l`; w�1;uhf lvould>. accommodate skate-
of the skater, it won't keep them there for
� >�oardel`� and m line skater5'of different-
very long.
ski111eve1s.These improvements would
According to Wormhoudt there are a
riof Increase„ the size of the park; ,but
few guides you can follow in developing
own skatepark. The space consid
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scene, or bovvls, or ramps or ill of the ,
,them are attractive free standmg:forms _ dean -up efforts, one of their unique
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:that you might not associate with skahn
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at all, if it were not for the•hordes of ea become a hazar tie# Wormhoudtex
Dl'Sign elements of_the park can also
ger skaters crowded around. pressed con cer ,a , and the "
muumize' danger fot'pancccpants. For ex-
Once the skatepark is complete, , ' 'tendency for iC b a j m a the_ ac
ampler bowls that are sunk below ground
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level sari provide a safe wayfor flee skater
no routine maintenance whatsoever. The G $anb7as4Wt�not an option
to "step -out" or "ride out ° of a new or dif-
skaters realize that excessive littering, de ,:•i t rs the` surface even more.
ficult trick back onto the ground level of
struction, or, abuse can close down Sk2ters are shown that
the park. Wormhoudt said that he feels
skatepark dust as f, n up a.. esely impact the opera -
most comfortable with steel -reinforced
generally elves, pr -whether that means
concrete, trowled: smooth, for safety,
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vide tha µ tiesar ' ��t C osings due. to maintenance
durability and ease of design implemen
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tation. He also added that these struc
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x _x e� as recreators and sports enthusiasts? No
l �d,, .ch tectV
matter how dangerous you think a skate
riizrCA 95060 board park may be, skateboarding is not.
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any safer in the middle of the street. ■
ne x *Compiled for 1995 using information
Mesa Ave: > ' from the United States Consumer Product
5p(tngs, FL 32708 Safety Commission (CPSC)'s National
ax(4071695r8215 u -, Injury Information Clearinghouse, and
information from the Sporting Goods
'6L
11&WellSltelnA�l:, Manufacturing Association, abstracted
y. from American Sports Analysis, a study
profiling sports participation, conducted by
;u American Sports Data, Inc. of Hartsdale
4
r (NY).