Parks Comm MINS 02-06-2014CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Thursday, February 6th, 2014 Hylebos Conference Room
6:30 p.m. City Hall
MEETING MINUTES
Chair Koppang called the meeting to order at 6:30pm.
Present: Chair Mark Koppang, Vice Chair Mike Hoefel, Jack Sharlock, Laura Belvin, Randall Smith, Dwight
Otto, David Wilson, PK Thumbi and David Berger. George Pfeiffer was excused.
Staff: Parks & Facilities Manager Steve Ikerd and Parks & Public Works Administrative Assistant I Jessica
Oldenkamp.
Guests in Attendance: Council Member Susan Honda and Council Member Jeanne Burbidge.
Minutes from the January Parks and Recreation Commission regular meeting were approved as written.
Motion by Sharlock to approve the minutes as written, Second by Hoefel. Motion passes.
There were no public comments.
There was no commission business.
PUBLIC FORUM
COMMISSION BUSINESS
STAFF REPORTS
WAY- FINDING SIGNS
Ikerd shared photos of the new French Lake Off -Leash Dog Park signs and reported that the French
Lake / Lakehaven Center monument sign is just waiting on a permit to install. Lakehaven has offered to install
lights above it if reflective coating fails to illuminate sign.
Currently all new Park signs are planned to be brown and white. Belvin recently looked at the city's signs and
noted that a significant number of the signs were for major event centers (IE: King County Aquatic Center),
which led to a discussion on existing signs and their placements throughout the city. Ikerd indicated that the
hope is to have 2 signs for four major community parks on arterial roads before park entrances. Ikerd will get
cost estimates for the park signs the commissioners felt needed them most: Steel Lake, Lakota, Saghalie, and
Sacajawea.
Discussion led into Pedestrian Way- Finding signs. Ikerd said it may be possible to install a pedestrian way -
finding sign/trail map on BPA trail.
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FAMILY FUNLAND
Ikerd reported that playground area is demoed and they are doing surveys to improve drainage of the
playground and nearby picnic site 1. Funland construction labor just went out for bid and is heading to
Committee on February 11th. Ikerd is anticipating the major playground construction will happen March 10th —
21 st. He also shared with new members samples of site materials and products that will be used and updates on
other playground features. In a follow -up on the Rotary Annual Fundraiser, Berger shared the good news that
the event raised forty thousand dollars for the "Rotary Ability Whirl ".
VOLUNTEER EVENTS
Ikerd passed out the Parks Appreciation Day /Earth Day Volunteer Event list of site projects. Ikerd is hoping
that Parks Appreciation/Earth Day Event volunteers will move all the new bark as opposed to hiring a
company to "blow -in" the bark. Another new proposal is to have a BBQ at the end of the event to increase
volunteers; ideas were shared regarding the possibility. A short discussion followed on ways to recruit
volunteers. Each site will have a sign -in tent manned by a Commissioner: Steel Lake — Koppang & Berger,
Saghalie — Hoefel & Belvin, Celebration — Smith & Thumbi, Sacajawea — Wilson & Otto. Ikerd will research
the costs of food.
There was no "other business ".
OTHER BUSINESS
NEXT MEETING /AGENDA ITEMS
Items for the March 6, 2014 meeting are:
Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan Presentation
Earth Day Event Updates
Way - Finding Signs Update
Grant Update on Lakota Park
Panther Lake Update
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Koppang, Second by Smith to adjourn the meeting.
Chair Koppang adjourned the meeting at 7:58 pm.
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