Parks Comm PKT 09-05-2019City of Federal Way
PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
September 5, 2019 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 -June 2019; Regular Meeting Minutes.
4. COMMISSION BUSINESS
Topic Title/ Description Presenter
A. Park Code Sub -committee Update Gerwen
5. STAFF REPORTS
Topic
Title/ Description
Presenter
A.
Red, White & Blues Festival Recap
Hutton
B.
Park Tour Discussion
Gerwen
C.
Saghalie Park Field Turf Replacement Update
Ikerd
6. OTHER BUSINESS
7. FUTURE MEETINGS: The next PRHSPS Committee meeting will be held on September 10, 2019 at 5:00pm.
8. AGENDA SETTING
10. ADJOURNMENT
NEXT REGULAR MEETING: October 3, 2019
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CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
PARKS AND RECREATION
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
June 6, 2019 Hylebos Conference Room
6:30 p.m. City Hall
MEETING MINUTES
Present: Chair Laura Belvin, Michael Campsmith, George Pfeiffer, David Berger, and George Vadino.
Excused: Vice Chair Dawn Coggins, David Wilson, and Bobby Jennings
Unexcused: Thomas George
Staff: John Hutton, Parks Director, Jason Gerwen Parks & Facilities Manager and Mary Jaenicke, Parks Adm. Asst.
II.
Chair Belvin called the meeting to order at 6:30pm.
None
PUBLIC FORUM
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Commissioner Pfeiffer moved to approve the May Parks and Recreation Commission regular meeting minutes as
written. Commissioner Berger seconded. Motion passed.
COMMISSION BUSINESS
Red, White & Blues Festival Signup
The Parks Commission discussed the booth for the Red, White & Blues Festival. A majority of the
commissioners are unable to attend the festival this year. After discussion it was decided that there would not
be a Parks and Recreation Commission booth; informational materials will be placed at the main information
booth. Commissioners Berger and Campsmith are available to work at the information booth. Commissioner
Berger will work the early shift and Commissioner Campsmith will work the later shift.
Park Code Sub -committee Signup
The Park Code Sub -committee meeting will be held on June 13 at 5:30pm. It's been ten years since the Park
Code has been updated
Cancellation of August Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting
Commissioner Berger moved to cancel the August 1, 2019 Parks and Recreation Commission meeting.
Commissioner Campsmith seconded. Motion passed.
Introductions
Parks and Recreation commissioners and Parks staff introduced themselves to new commissioner George
Vadino.
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STAFF REPORTS
Approved PROS Plan Recap
The PROS plan was adopted at the May 21, 2019 City Council meeting. Staff Gerwen is drafting a memo for RCO,
they will review the plan to ensure that we have met all of their requirements. Once RCO approves the plan we will
be eligible to apply for grants. The grant cycle will start in the spring of 2020. The PROS plan will be sent to the
printer soon; a limited amount of copies will be made due to the printing costs.
OTHER BUSINESS
Staff Hutton reported that Recreation Manager Cody Geddes applied for a King County Youth Athletic Sports
Grant and was awarded $250,000 to apply towards the replacement of the artificial turf at Saghalie Park. The grant
can only be used for turf replacement at Saghalie Park. The Parks Department is also partnering with the Soccer
Association; they are donating $50,000 towards the turf replacement. Staff still needs to make a decision on which
vendor to use. The replacement will take place in the fall.
Commissioner Berger stated he had heard that during the Council discussion on the PROS Plan Deputy Mayor
Honda suggested some additions, he inquired if any of those suggested additions were of potential interest to the
Parks and Recreation Commission. Staff Hutton answered that several of her suggestions were already in the
PROS Plan. The one suggestion that was discussed was Camp Kilworth which was added to the final plan as a
future possibility for property acquisition.
The difficulty of hiring Park Maintenance seasonal staff was discussed; they are still short eight people. The wage
has been increased to attract more applicants.
NEXT MEETING/AGENDA ITEMS
Commission Business
Park Code Sub -Committee update
Staff Reports
Park Tour discussion
Red, White & Blues recap
Saghalie Park turf replacement update
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Vadino and seconded by Berger to adjourn the meeting.
Chair Belvin adjourned the meeting at 7:11 pm.
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