11/08/2004 - Minutes Parks & Recreation Advisory Board
Monday November 8, 2004
7:00 p.m.
Tigard Water Building
Members Present: Jason Ashley, Michael Freudenthal, Barry Albertson, Kathy
Meads, David Baumgarten
Members Absent: Carl Switzer, Ethan Brown, Darrin Marks, Shelley
Richards, Scott Bernhard
Staff: Dan Plaza and Twila Willson
Visitors: None
1. Roll Call
There were insufficient board members present to form a quorum for an official meeting,
however, those present opted to meet for informational purposes.
2. Approval of Minutes — September 13, 2004
Approval of the minutes was postponed until the next meeting.
3. Discuss & Prepare Presentations for Parks & Recreation Assessment
Survey Items:
a. Recreation Programs Offered by the City of Tigard
Recreation Center
b. Land Acquisition
Open Spaces/Natural Areas
Park Land for active use
c. Skate Park
The board members were scheduled to create three 10-min. survey result presentations:
Recreation Programs, Park Acquisitions, and Facilities (Skate Park, Recreation Center).
Informational presentations are to share with the community and get feedback from
citizens.
Targeted organizations — about 20 groups, i.e. Homeowner's Associations, PTAs, Elks,
Lions, Rotary, etc. Board members are to make the presentations and staff will to be
there for support.
Board members decided to wait to create the presentations until the other board
members were present to help with the creation of the various targeted presentation
issues.
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4. Public Works Director's Skate Park Recommendation to Council
The Skate Park Committee has been working for three years on the skate park and
progress has been slow. The Public Works Director has taken the initiative to make
recommendations to the City Council and City Manager to get things moving along
quicker.
Studies have been made of the parking area where the skate park has received
approval for construction. Adequate parking in the area has been an issue of concern.
By changing the configuration of the skate park from an octagonal to a rectangle shape
the City could save an entire row of parking (12 spaces). The Task Force has always
wanted to go with a larger park, but this15,000 sq. ft. park would work for now.
Dennis Koellermeier has recommended that SDC funds be used to build the skate park.
Making this recommendation is a major step for the skate park.
In 2003 the Council said they did not want to spend any city money on the park. Using
SDC money would allow the city to match the $150,000 funds with grants. The total
park at the smaller size would be $405,000. The Skate Park Task Force has raised just
over$10,000.
Council will hear the Skate Park proposal on November 16, 2004, November 23 is the
Updated SDC Methodology and Rates Council hearing and on December 14 Council will
be requested to adopt the new Parks SDCs. Staff has no idea how the Council will
respond.
Clarification on SDC usage:
SDCs don't have to be used in the area raised
Currently about $2m in SDC funds
SDC total has been sitting for a couple of years, not being used
No projects planned to spend large amounts of SDC funds
New SDC methodology revenues would triple per year
New park projects created by growth
Unable to apply for skate park grants without SDC funds
Trail over Bull Mountain is SDC eligible as are all trail projects
Would not jeopardize other projects by using SDC funds for skate park
On 1/1/05 about $800,000 more in SDCs will be collected
It was suggested that staff obtain a copy of a successful grant application from another
agency to use as reference.
Dan Plaza took a poll as to who favored or opposed asking Council to spend SDC funds
for the skate park or another facility and all favored it except David Baumgarten who
opposed. Dan Plaza said he would call the other board members to get their feelings on
the issue.
5. Adjourn
The meeting adjourned at 8:03 p.m.
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