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Pres ent: Commission members Jim Baker, Jerry Bollen, Laird Chambers, Chair, Dave Kaplan, Bob Kellogg, Barbara Reid, Vice
Chair, Bobby Roach, alternate members Dini Duclos and Mario Bartho
Commission member excused: Karl Grosch, Dean McColgan
Staff: David Wilbrecht, Deputy Director; Pam Pollman, Administrative Assistant.
Cha Chambers called the special meeting of Parks and Recreation Commission to order at 6:10 p.m.
Chamber discussed that task before the Commission that would establish a time line for the Celebration Park work plan on the
recom mendation items from CIAC, which inchide the field operations plan (see back page). Bids will be let by November 1997 for the
project.
Dates established were:
December 1997 or sooner Break Ground
Apri11998 or sooner Grading, Contracting, Utilities, Maintenance Schedule, etc.
Spring 1999 Park Completed
From the above schedule subcommittees were appointed as follows:
CELEBRATION PARK
OPERATIONS FACILITIES FEES FUNDING
(Later) (Active) (Later) (Active)
Jerry Bollen Dave Kaplan Jerry Bollen Barbara Reid/Chair
Dini Duclos Marion Bartholomew Marion Bartholomew Dini Duclos/V Chair
Dean McColgan Jim Baker /Co-Chair Dean McColgan Bobby Roach
Karl Grosch Laird Chambers Jim Baker Bob Kellogg
Laird Chambers Dean McColgan/Co Jerry Bollen
SCHEDULING
(Later)
Barbara Reid
Jim Baker
Marion Bartholomew
Karl Grosch
Funding Committee will meet on Monday, June 2, 11:30 a.m. at the Multi- Service Center, brown bag lunch.
Facilities Committee will meet on Wednesday, June 4, 6:00 p.m. a t the Steel Lake Fire Station.
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OTHER SUBCOMMITTEES for the 1997 -1998 WORK PLAN
SKATE PARK ADOPT -A PARK LAKE GROVE/MARK TWAIN FIELDS
(Active) (Idle) (Oversight Considerations Only)
Laird Chambers Karl Grosch Barbara Reid
Dave Kaplan/Chair Jerry Bollen Dave Kaplan
Barbara Reid Dini Duclos
Bobby Roach Bob Kellogg
Jerry Bollen Marion Bartholomew
Bob Kellogg
Phuong Tao Hong/V Chair
Wilbrecht reported that the Parks and Recreation Council Committee will meet on May 29 and more direction will be developed at that
time for the Parks and Recreation Commission.
KAPLAN MADE A MOTION TO RECOMMEND TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION COUNCIL COMMITTEE THE
REVISED PRIORITIZED 1997 -1998 WORK PLAN AS :
1. CELEBRATION PARK
2. SKATE PARK
3. ADOPT - A - PARK
SECONDED BY BAKER. MOTION PASSED.
The remainder of the original work plan was amended by unanimous vote as follows:
1. Development of the Lake Grove and Mark Twain school fields was deleted because both projects are currently under construction and
will be ready for public use in 1998. The Federal Way High School project was deleted due to lack of both approval by the School District
and funding.
2. Panther Lake Trail is moved to the "Other Items Discussed But Not Prioritized" due to Commission workload and uncertain funding.
3. Klahanee Lake Community/Senior Center trail was deleted due to a lack of interest by potential users, as determined by public survey II
and personal contact.
4. "City Beautification" was referred to the Downtown Committee for current action. Long -term participation by the Parks and Recreation
Commission will be considered for future work plans.
5. The Blueberry Farm was deleted because extensive efforts to obtain volunteer maintenance support were not successful in the volume
needed. Periodic maintenance work by interested volunteers will be done on an unscheduled, as- needed basis.
6. The Commission was pleased with the "Wildflower Day," May 3 and has amended the wildflower project item to become "Wildflower
II" on a future uncertain date.
7. "Other Items Discussed But Not Prioritized" should include:
(A) The Wedgewood Neighborhood Park, which had Council Committee approval on design but no funding.
(B) Consideration of an off -leash dog park proposal to be brought to the Commission by a group of interested citizens in September 1997.
The revised Parks and Recreation Commission 1997 -1998 work plan is as follows:
1997/1998 Prioritized Work Plan:
1. Celebration Park
2. Skate Park
3. Adopt -A -Park
Other Items Discussed But Not Prioritized:
1. Summer Americorp Volunteer - Activity Supervisor 11111
2. Community, Neighborhood, PTA meetings/support Council/Commission objectives - Community outreach presentations
3. Wildflower II
4. Panther Lake Trail
5. Develop Community Communications Resource List
6. Park and Recreation Survey
7. Adopt -A -Beach Program
8. Wedgewood Neighborhood Park
0 9. Off -Leash Dog Park
June 5 agenda items:
• Volunteer Recognition
• Alternates as full members w/voting rights.
• IAC Grant - when awarded.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
Field Operations Plan
1. Allocate Five (5) Weekends to Local Youth Host (Top Priority), Local Adult Host (Second Priority), Local Youth and Local
Adult Tournament Generated Revenue
2. Reevaluate Site vs. Field Rental Fee (Unique to the Celebration Park Site)
3. Use Ballfields as Ballfields and Have Community Festivals Work Around Ballfield Sports Usage
4. Provide Time for Civic Events
5. Eliminate Youth Usage Fees (Evaluate the possibility to eliminate.)
6. Consider Using as an Enterprise Fund, With Own Recovery Rate
7. Prevent Over Usage With a Recovery Plan, i.e., a Quality Product With State of the Art Construction, Maintenance, etc.
(Scheduling Plan)
8. Make Sure Uses are Compatible
9. Maximize Footprint for Total Usage by Moving Field Items
10. Evaluate Resident/Non- resident Fee Structure
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