Parks Comm PKT 03-01-2018City of Federal Way
PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
March 1, 2018 City Hall
6:30 p.m. H lebos 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 - February 1, 2018; Regular Meeting Minutes.
4. COMMISSION BUSINESS
Topic Title/ Description Presenter
A. Brooklake Update on Focus Group Meeting Coggins
5. STAFF REPORTS
Topic Title/ Description Presenter
A. Panther Lake Trail Improvements Ikerd
B. Parks Appreciation Day Gerwen
6. OTHER BUSINESS
7. FUTURE MEETINGS/AGENDA ITEMS: The next PRHSPS Committee meeting will be held on March 13, 2018 at 5:00pm.
8. AGENDA SETTING
10. ADJOURNMENT
THE NEXT MEETING IS
April 5, 2018
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CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
February 1, 2018 Hylebos Conference Room
6:30 p.m. City Hall
MEETING MINUTES
Chair Belvin called the meeting to order at 6:30pm.
Present: Chair Laura Belvin, Vice Chair David Musick, Steve Payne, Dawn Coggins, Michael Campsmith, Dave
Berger, and George Pfeiffer.
Excused: David Wilson, Anthony Murrieta and Roger Flygare
Staff: John Hutton, Parks Director, Steve Ikerd, Parks Deputy Director, and Jason Gerwen, Parks & Facilities
Manager.
PUBLIC FORUM
None
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Commissioner Coggins moved to approve the January Parks and Recreation Commission regular meeting minutes
as written. Vice Chair Musick seconded. Motion passed.
COMMISSION BUSINESS
2018 Work Plan
The Work Plan was approved at the January 16, 2018 Council meeting. No discussion was held.
6 -Year Capital Improvement Plan
Mr. Hutton gave an overview of the 6 -Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). The commission discussed the
CIP projects for the PROS Plan. Town Square Park was added to Community Parks, and Laurelwood Park
and picnic shelters were added to Neighborhood Parks. Poverty Bay was added to Open Space. Wayfinding
and trail connectivity was added to trails. Dumas Bay Centre was added to Community Facilities. Security
lighting and safe city cameras for the parking lots were added to System Wide Planning.
STAFF REPORTS
Panther Lake Trail Improvements
Mr. Ikerd met onsite with Puget Sound Energy (PSE). Since the parking lot was moved, PSE can hook into the
vaults and install a transformer for lights at the parking lot and a section of the trail. Mr. Ikerd is resubmitting the
revised drawings to get the engineer permit from Public Works. Staff is still hoping to go out to bid at the end of
February. Mr. Ikerd stated that the goal is to start the project in June, and have it completed by the end of the
summer.
Parks Appreciation Day
Parks Appreciation Day is scheduled for April 21 from 9:00am-12:00. The Parks Appreciation Day committee has
decided to have Celebration Park the only site this year. The city is hosting the Special Olympics at Celebration
Park, and there is a lot of work that needs to be done to prepare for that large event. This year the Parks
Commission will be given tasks for the event.
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OTHER BUSINESS
Commissioner Coggins stated that at the focus group meeting for Brooklake, Diana Noble-Gulliford talked about
the Puget Sound Regional Council, and asked staff what the Puget Sound Regional Open Space Plan is. Mr. Hutton
stated that he was unsure, and staff will look further into this. Commissioner Coggins clarified that it's the Regional
Open Space Conservation Plan.
The commission divided up the parks and trails, and they will visit those sites and be prepared to discuss the
needs for each park at the March meeting. This information will be used for the PROS plan.
NEXT MEETING/AGENDA ITEMS
Commission Business
Brooklake Update
Lakota Park
Staff Reports
Panther Lake Trail Improvements
Parks Appreciation Day
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Coggins and seconded by Berger to adjourn the meeting.
Chair Belvin adjourned the meeting at 7:39 pm.
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