Parks Comm PKT 11-03-2016City of Federal Way
PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
November 3, 2016
6:30 p.m.
MEETING AGENDA
1. CALL TO ORDER
City Hall
West Hylebos Conference Room
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 - October 6, 2016; Regular Meeting Minutes.
4. COMMISSION BUSINESS
Topic Title/ Description Presenter
A. 2017 Work Plan Development Hoefel
B. Establishing Timeline for Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan Hoefel
5. STAFF REPORTS
Topic Title/ Description Presenter
A. Brooklake Development Ikerd
B. School District Meeting Update Ikerd
6. OTHER BUSINESS
7. FUTURE MEETINGS /AGENDA ITEMS: The next PRHSPS Committee meeting will be held on November 8, 2016 at 5:00pm.
8. AGENDA SETTING
10. ADJOURNMENT
THE NEXT MEETING IS
December 1, 2016
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CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Thursday, October 6, 2016 Hylebos Conference Room
6:30 p.m. City Hall
MEETING MINUTES
Chair Hoefel called the meeting to order at 6:30pm.
Present: Dawn Coggins, Vice Chair David Berger, George Pfeiffer, Laura Belvin, Chair Mike Hoefel, and Anthony
Murrietta
Excused: David Wilson, P.K. Thumbi
Guest: None
Staff: Deputy Parks Director Steve Ikerd, and Mary Jaenicke, Administrative Asst. II.
None
PUBLIC FORUM
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Commissioner Murrietta moved to approve the September Parks and Recreation regular meeting minutes as written.
Vice Chair Berger seconded. Motion passed.
COMMISSION BUSINESS
2016 WORK PLAN THIRD QUARTER REVIEW
Annual Playground Equipment Replacement: Playground equipment replacement was completed at Adelaide
Park. Town Square Park was also completed in 2016. The commission discussed the parks that they visited on the
park tour. The three that were visited were Laurelwood, Mirror Lake and Wedgewood. Mirror Lake and
Wedgewood are the two parks that need to be considered for a new playground. There is approximately $160,000
remaining in the account for Laurelwood Park. A lengthy discussion was held on improvements to Mirror Lake
Park. If Mirror Lake Park is chosen as the park for playground improvements, a meeting would be held in the
spring of 2017 with the neighbors to get input on what they would want at the park. The commission also
discussed other ways to communicate with the potential users of Mirror Lake Park. Mr. Ikerd will ask the Finance
Department if the Parks Department received mitigation money for the new apartments.
Possible new projects for the 2017 work plan: Enhancing neighborhood parks and Laurelwood Park
Trail Repairs: The asphalt and trail repairs project was approved by Council. The contract has been mailed out,
and staff is waiting for the contractor to return it.
REVIEW 6 YEAR PLAN
Work on the Parks, Recreation and Open Space (PROS) plan will need to start in 2017 to be adopted in 2018 to
remain in compliance. Chair Hoefel reviewed Core Value #2, which is "Develop a Walking and Biking Community
through an Integrated Trail and Sidewalk Network ". He would like this added to the 2017 work plan. Vice Chair
Berger stated that there will need to be a source of funding to do trail improvements. Mr. Ikerd added that the 6
year plan doesn't necessarily mean you have the funding for the projects. It's used to identify what projects you
would like to do if you had the funding. The PROS plan is the workbook that the Parks Department uses when
applying for grants. Chair Hoefel stated that there seems to be less and less land in the city, and more development,
and he inquired if there was anything the commission could do to help facilitate the preservation of open spaces.
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Mr. Ikerd stated that in the 90's and early 2000 the Parks Department was very aggressive in buying up as much
property as they could through grants and other funding sources for wetlands. The Public Works Department has
also been very aggressive in buying property around Spring Valley to preserve it for wetland protection. The
commission discussed potential projects for the 2017 work plan that will be discussed further at the November
meeting. Commissioner Pfeiffer added that the PROS plan will need to be added to the 2017 work plan. Many
things in the current PROS plan are still useable, but there will need to be public meetings. Commissioner Belvin
discussed Chapter 6: Goals and Policies; she is particularly interested in shoreline access and would like to look at
Poverty Bay Park. Commissioner Pfeiffer added that Poverty Bay Open Space is now considered an eagle
sanctuary. Chair Hoefel inquired about the condition of the tennis courts at Sacajawea and Saghalie. Mr. Ikerd said
that those courts are the responsibility of the school district, but the city has been maintaining them because they're
not. The city also added the lights around the courts. The city is lacking tennis courts. Mr. Ikerd is in the process of
scheduling a meeting with the school district, and he will add this to his list of items to discuss. The commission
would like park staff to meet with the school district staff twice a year to discuss the facilities with joint custody.
STAFF REPORTS
PANTHER LAKE TRAIL UPDATE
Mr. Ikerd provided a summary of the original project on how Panther Lake got started. A trail connection study was
done to go from the BPA Trail to West Hylebos. At that time, the commission decided to do a loop around Panther
Lake. When the Parks and Public Works department were combined, Public Works took the lead on the project.
Their design included doing a 10' wide asphalt trail that would connect to the BPA Trail and go down to the
Aquatic Center. With the addition of the Town Square Park project, this project was shelved. The project is now
back with the Parks Department, and there is a new consultant involved. A new design was developed. This design
includes leaving the trails more natural and using crushed rock instead of asphalt, and there are only four areas that
need to be redesigned. The parking lot has been moved out of the buffer, and it will have at least 20 stalls. The
design does not include a playground or a restroom. They may place an enclosed rani -can there, similar to the one
at West Hylebos Park. Vice -Chair Berger moved to approve the concept that Steve has outlined with the
inclusion of a sani -can that was not part of the original proposal. Commissioner Murrietta seconded. Motion
passed.
BROOKLAKE DEVELOPMENT
Commissioner Murrietta motioned to table discussion on Brooklake Development. Commissioner Pfeiffer
motioned to move it to the next meeting. Commissioner Murrietta seconded. Motion passed.
PARK TOUR RECAP
No discussion.
NEXT MEETING /AGENDA ITEMS
Items for the November 3, 2016 meeting are:
Commission Business
2017 Work Plan Development
Establishing a timeline on the PROS plan
Staff Reports
Brooklake Development
School District Meeting
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Berger and seconded by Pfeiffer to adjourn the meeting.
Chair Hoefel adjourned the meeting at 8:02 pm.
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