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City of Tigard
Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Minutes
TIGARD
MEETING DATE: June 11, 2012 7 p.m.
MEETING LOCATION: Public Works Auditorium, 8777 SW Burnham Street
The purpose of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board is to advise and advocate
for park and recreation opportunities for a growing Tigard.
1. Roll Call: At 7:00 p.m. the meeting was called to order by Chairman Troy Mears.
Members Present:
Hong Dao Yes
Peggy Faber No
Marshall Henry Yes
Gordon Kunkle No
Troy Mears Yes
Holly Polivka Yes
Dave Brown Yes
Other:
Gary Romans No Alternate
Barry Albertson No Tigard-Tualatin School District Liaison
Marc Woodard Yes Council Liaison
Audience:
Toraj Khavari, Martha Gaty, Neal Brown,Judy Miller, Pearl Paulson.
2. Approval of minutes: May 14, 2012
Dave Brown moved to approve the May 14, 2012 meeting minutes. Marshall Henry
seconded the motion. The minutes were approved by a majority vote of the board
members present, with Hong Dao, Marshall Henry, Troy Mears, and Dave Brown voting
yes. Holly Polivka abstained.
3. Comments from the audience
Toraj Khavari, 13293 SW Woodshire Ln., spoke to the board about a volunteer group that
has been formed to help the city develop the recently purchased East Bull Mountain
property. The group has created "Friends of East Bull Mountain Park." The group has
developed social networks on Yahoo and Facebook.
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Pearl Paulson, 13285 SW Woodshire Ln., thanked the board for the recent purchase of East
Bull Mountain property for a community park.
Neal Brown, 13853 SW Boxelder St., asked the board to consider acquisition of an eight-
acre parcel in the River Terrace area for a community park. Mr. Brown also spoke about
and provided a handout for an available two-acre parcel located near Sunrise Park for sale.
Mr. Brown provided a handout of the property; handout is on file in the PRAB record.
Judy Miller, 10380 SW Canterbury Ln., is a member of the Tigard Rotary Club; which will
be celebrating their 50`h anniversary in 2014. The club is interested in partnering with the
city in creating an outdoor fitness facility at a city park. Ms. Miller provided a handout of
the equipment; handout is on file in the PRAB record.
4. Parks Update
Martin McKnight provided the following updates:
• Tigard Festival of Balloons will be June 22-24 at Cook Park.
• Celebration for the East Bull Mountain purchase will be June 21, 2012.
• Playground structure at Summerlake Park will be replaced and completed in early fall.
• The city hired a Recreation Inventory Intern to collect information on recreation and
activities within Tigard and surrounding areas.
5. Bond Measure Updates
Steve Duh updated the board on the park bond measure. Some of the highlights include:
• East Butte Heritage Park
- Construction drawings are 90 percent complete.
- Bid packages will be sent out over the summer for fall construction.
• Fanno Creek House
- Community Development is reviewing application and information to move
forward with the project.
- Bid packages will be sent out over the summer for fall construction.
• Jack Park
- Cost estimate and design are being discussed.
• Summer Creek
- Second community meeting was held May 17. Discussions from meeting
suggest:
o Merging the two concept drawings into one master plan.
o Widening a section of trail along Tigard Street.
o Creating a nature play area.
o Drawing and documentation for project will be provided before the
next PRAB meeting.
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• Sunrise Park
- Topographic survey will be completed within the next month.
- Request for Bids on the master plan will be sent out within the next few
weeks.
Mr. Duh informed the board the city website has been updated to show on all park projects
and updates.
Mr. Mears asked if a natural resource study will be conducted at Sunrise Park. Mr. Duh
replied that a master plan will be provided and then will look at future studies.
6. Continue Discussion on Park Development Projects
PRAB will be meeting with city council July 17, 2012 to suggest development plans using
Park Bond funds.
Mr. Martin spoke to the board and provided handouts on estimated costs for Fanno Creek
House, East Butte Heritage Park,Jack Park and Summer Creek; handouts are on file in the
PRAB record.
Mr. Duh spoke to the board and provided handouts regarding existing park improvements
and downtown development, which can be used with park bond funds; handouts are on file
in the PRAB record. Funds could be allocated to the following projects:
• $150,000 to be used for Fanno Creek House
• $480,000 to be used for East Butte Heritage Park
• $350,000 to be used for Jack Park
• $700,000 to be used for Summer Creek
• $520,000 for existing park improvements
• $100,000 for Fanno Creek Trail improvements
Totaling $2.3M in bond funds
Holly Polivka moved to adopt the projects as listed. Marshall Henry seconded the motion.
The motion was approved by the board members present, with Hong Dao, Marshall
Henry, Troy Mears, Dave Brown and Holly Polivka voting yes.
7. Non-Agenda Items
There were no non-agenda items.
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8. Executive Session
At 9:15 p.m., Troy Mears announced that the PRAB went into Executive Session and read
the following:
The Tigard Park and Recreation Advisory Board would go into Executive Session to discuss
potential property transactions under ORS 192.660 (2) (h). All discussions are confidential
and those present may disclose nothing from the Session. Representatives of the news
media are allowed to attend Executive Sessions, as provided by ORS 192.660(4), but must
not disclose any information discussed. No Executive Session may be held for the purpose
of taking any final action or making any final decision. Executive Sessions are closed to the
public.
At 9:30 p.m., the PRAB adjourned from the Executive Session.
Next Meeting
• July 9, 2012 PRAB Meeting—PW Auditorium
• July 17, 2012 Joint meeting with council—Town Hall
Renee Ferguson, PRAB corder
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Cham Troy Mears
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