Parks Comm MINS 05-02-2019CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
PARKS AND RECREATION
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
May 2, 2019 Hylebos Conference Room
6:30 p.m. City Hall
MEETING MINUTES
Present: Chair Laura Belvin, Michael Campsmith, Dawn Coggins, David Berger, and Dave Wilson.
Excused: George Pfeiffer and Roger Flygare
Unexcused: Bobby Jennings
Staff. Steve Ikerd, Parks Deputy Director, Jason Gerwen Parks & Facilities Manager and Mary Jaenicke, Parks
Adm. Asst. II.
Guests: Wayne Carlson, AHBL
Chair Belvin called the meeting to order at 6:31 pm.
None
PUBLIC FORUM
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Commissioner Coggins moved to approve the April Parks and' Recreation Commission regular meeting minutes as
amended with one change adding Commissioner Berger to the attendance in the minutes. Commissioner Berger
seconded. Motion passed.
COMMISSION BUSINESS
Election of Vice -Chair
Commissioner Berger nominated Commissioner Coggins for Vice -Chair. There were no further nominations
for Vice -Chair. A vote was held and it was unanimous to vote Commissioner Coggins as Vice -Chair.
PROS Plan
Wayne Carlson reviewed the changes that were made to the PROS Plan. Some of the comments were not
received until late that afternoon, and will be added. Mr. Carlson went through the plan and reviewed the
changes made. Commissioners added additional suggestions. Commissioner Berger motioned that the
commission should recommend approval of the final draft plan with the amended changes discussed
tonight plus what Commissioner Berger submitted to Staff Gerwen today, which is in the needs part of
the plan for Sacajawea Park. One of the identified needs is permanent frontage improvements,
landscaping improvements along the Dash Point Road side of the Park. Discussion was held.
Commissioner Berger stated that there is a discrepancy between what is identified as a need and the fact that
that need is not on the list of future improvements. Chair Belvin stated that there are a lot of needs that are not
in the plan. Discussion continued on whether or not it should be in the Parks Plan. It was decided to add the
statement "Work with Public Works to improve", and to remove it from the needs assessment. The motion
was amended to recommend the final draft with the final changes. Vice -Chair Coggins seconded.
Motion passed.
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Park Code Sub -committee signup
Staff Gerwen distributed the Park Code from other municipalities. Meeting dates and the process was
discussed. The committee will consist of Chair Belvin and Commissioners Campsmith and Wilson. Staff
Gerwen will send the sub -committee a list of potential meeting dates.
STAFF REPORTS
Blueberry Farm Masterplan
Staff Gerwen reported that the goal was to have a final plan updated but staff was unable to get the plan finalized.
Staff Gerwen provided a list of items that came out of the Parks Appreciation Day meetings with Shelly Pauls and
other volunteers. They have a desire to do everything right now, which is not possible staffing wise and financially.
Staff Gerwen reviewed the Hylebos Blueberry Farm Action Items. Tasks have been broken into current tasks that
are high, medium and low tasks. The high priority tasks include irrigation, mowing, weeding, spraying the weeds,
keeping the undergrowth down, and finishing the fence. There are some people that have commercial grade
mowers, and they have volunteered to mow the area. We still need to identify a funding source for the shed and the
Sani-can structure.
Wedgewood Park Update
Staff Gerwen reported that he had a volunteer group out to spread the quarry sand; they were expecting a group of
50-60 and only had 13 people. Staff Gerwen is not happy with how the pathways turned out and he will have Park
Maintenance staff repair and improve the paths. The fence is down and the kids are playing on the playground.
Parks Appreciation Day Recap
The numbers were down this year. We had a total of 194 people for a total 496 hours. The Commission felt the
event went very well.
OTHER BUSINESS
Staff Gerwen attended the Park Pals meeting earlier in the week. Park Pals is a 501C(3) non-profit group that was
established between 2010-2011. They support French Lake off -leash Dog Park. They have a membership fee and
collect dues, and they make investments to the Dog Park with that funding. They have always wanted to have a
shelter at the park and have narrowed the shelter down to a 10x10 building. They have some funding that they can
donate and have some people with construction skills that would be able to build it. Because of its size, the
structure does not need a permit. Commissioner Campsmith moved that the Parks Commission support the
effort of Park Pals to build a shelter at the French Lake Dog Park. Vice -Chair Coggins seconded. Motion
passed.
Staff Gerwen discussed the staffing struggles in Parks Maintenance with the commission. Normally we have 25
seasonal staff hired, we currently have eight hired, and there are no applications on file. The starting wage has been
increased from $12.68 to $16.44. We are still $2.00 less an hour than King County's starting wage and
approximately $3.00 less than Kent. They can work a maximum of 1200 hours. Staff Gerwen asked that the Parks
Commission talk to anyone that may be interested. Due to the increase in Prevailing Wage, all landscaping is now
done in-house, which has added to the workload.
NEXT MEETING/AGENDA ITEMS
Commission Business
Park Code Sub -Committee update
Red, White and Blues sign-up
Cancellation of August Parks Commission meeting
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Staff Reports
Approved PROS Plan recap
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Vice -Chair Coggins and seconded by Commissioner to adjourn the meeting.
Chair Belvin adjourned the meeting at 7:57 pm.
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