Parks Comm PKT 10-06-2011 City of Federal Way
PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
October 6, 2011 City Hall
6:30 p.m. Hylebos Conference Room
MEETING AGENDA
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PUBLIC COMMENT (3 minutes)
Please limit comments to 3 minutes. The Chair may ask citizen to briefly summarize comments that
continue too long.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES — August 4, 2011; Regular Meeting Minutes.
4. COMMISSION BUSINESS
Topic Title /Description Presenter
A. Mirror Lake Park Outreach Report Wessel
B. Steel Lake Park Work Session Ailinger
C. Huitt- Zollars Trail Connections and Panther Lake Study Work Session Ailinger
5. STAFF REPORTS
6. OTHER BUSINESS
7. FUTURE MEETINGS /AGENDA ITEMS: The next PRHSPSC Committee meeting will be held Tuesday, October 11, 2011
at 6:30 PM in the Hylebos Conference Room.
8. AGENDA SETTING
9. ADJOURNMENT
THE NEXT MEETING IS November 3, 2011
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CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Thursday, August 4, 2011 Hylebos Conference Room
6:30 p.m. City Hall
MEETING MINUTES
Vice Chair Diaz called the meeting to order at 6:32 pm.
Present: Vice Chair Julio Diaz, Carol Otto, Louise Wessel, Jack Sharlock, and Marie Sciacqua.
Staff: Parks and Facilities Manager Steve Ikerd and Parks and Public Works Administrative Assistant
Shawna Upton.
The June Parks and Recreation Commission regular meeting minutes were approved as written. Motion
by Sharlock, Second by Otto. Motion passes.
PUBLIC FORUM
Ms. JoAnn Hugill from Park Pals shared their progress in obtaining donations for improving French Lake
Park by adding a water fountain. Their expected date for purchasing the fountain is sometime in
September or October. Park Pals will be coordinating with the Parks Department for installation.
Sharlock expressed concerns regarding the pond at the park and controlling bugs on the stagnant water.
Ikerd addressed the Commission to report that due to such wet weather, the Parks Department has been
unable to get onto the park property with equipment to work on current concerns.
COMMISSION BUSINESS
MIRROR LAKE PARK DISCUSSION
Diaz reminded the Commission that they were previously looking into options for making improvements
to the park and had discussed the possibility of holding a public meeting to obtain feedback from residents
on what they'd like to see. Wessel suggested walking the area to talk with the residents to get feedback
and report back to the Commission. Ikerd stated to keep in mind that due to budget constraints, there may
limits to what improvements can be made at the park and to keep that in mind when talking to residents.
STEEL LAKE PARK DISCUSSION
Ikerd stated that Steel Lake has several functions to it and that staff has received pricing for updated pic
nic tables, shelters and other play equipment. He urged the Commission to prepare a work plan for
moving forward in the process. Sharlock stated that the window is short for deciding what improvements
to make at the park. During the tour it was estimated that replacement would need to occur within three
years. Burbidge commented that there is a great deal of enthusiasm for the current structure and maybe
the next step would be to obtain feedback and find out if residents would like a similar replacement or
something different. Ikerd suggested the Commission identify what steps the work plan will consist of
and move forward from there. Discussion continued surrounding the footprint, possibilities of getting
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similar equipment that might be more weather resistant, surrounding borders for fall -zones and next steps.
A suggestion was made to visit parks in other cities to get ideas on possible play structure layouts.
HUITT - ZOLLARS TRAIL CONNECTIONS AND PANTHER LAKE STUDY DISCUSSION
Ikerd summarized the current available funds, approximate growth rate and stated that it should be used
by 2014 prior to when the Levy ends. Otto suggested that the basic improvements be made first and then
decide what other improvements should be made with the left over funds. Discussion continued around
how to narrow down the available options, which improvements should be the focus and the possibility of
obtaining grant funds.. Sharlock inquired about the berm and if it could handle pedestrian and bicycle
use. Ikerd clarified that Huitt- Zollars suggested keeping the loop trail for pedestrian use and use another
route for bicycles. Ikerd also pointed out that parking needs to be addressed. The suggested timeline for
submitting the desired options would be the last quarter of the year and try to leverage these funds with
grant funding. A work session will be held at the next meeting.
RED, WHITE & BLUES FESTIVAL
Diaz presented a brief summary of the event and feedback received. The highlight of the event was that
residents were excited about the Commissions efforts in upgrading Steel Lake Park and looked forward to
being involved in the process as it moves forward. A large amount of maps and trail mix were handed out
and received positive feedback. Sharlock noted that many residents were surprised to see the City had so
many parks. The Commission thanked staff for their efforts and gave compliments to such a wonderful
event.
STAFF REPORTS
Ikerd noted that he still receives positive comments from residents on Dash Point Highlands park. There
is a pic nic table towards the ball field that has been replaced with a bench and a new pic nic table will be
placed in another location. The telescope issue has been taken care of.
OTHER BUSINESS
None.
NEXT MEETING /AGENDA ITEMS
Mirror Lake Park Outreach Report
Steel Lake Park Work Session
Huitt- Zollars Trail Connections and Panther Lake Study Work Session
ADJOURNMENT
Vice Chair Diaz adjourned the meeting at 7:45 p.m.
NEXT MEETING IS SEPTEMBER 1, 2011
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