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" City of Tigard
Park & Recreation Advisory Board Minutes
The purpose of the Park and Recreation Advisory Board is to advise and
advocate for park and recreation opportunities for a growing Tigard.
MEETING DATE: March 1252018 7 — 9 p.m.
MEETING LOCATION: Tigard Public Works Auditorium, 8777 SW Burnham St.
Members: Present
Dave Brown No
Claudia Ciobanu Yes
Wayne Gross Yes
Troy Mears Yes
Linda Shaw Yes
Ben Holmes Yes
Scott Winkels Yes
Other:
Yamini Naidu No Alternate
Tristan Irvin No Alternate
Tom Anderson No Council Liaison
City of Tigard Staff Present:
Steve Martin Public Works Division Manager
Martin McKnight Parks Supervisor
Anthony Markey Recreation Coordinator
Sue Billings Recorder
Audience:
Neil Brown
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1. Call to Order and Roll Call
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Wayne Gross.
2. Approval of Minutes: February 12, 2018
Claudia Ciobanu moved to approve the February 12, 2018 meeting minutes. Linda Shaw
seconded the motion. The minutes were approved by a unanimous vote of the board
members present with Wayne Gross, Linda Shaw, Scott Winkels, Ben Holmes, Claudia
Ciobanu, and Troy Mears, voting yes.
3. Comments from the Audience
Neil Brown complimented Martin McKnight for his great work at Cach Park.
• Mr. Brown also shared that there has been a group formed, and they are working to
raise funds privately toward bringing a YMCA to the City of Tigard.
4. Update on Levy and Bond process
• Mr. Martin provided 2 handouts regarding the Levy:
o Measure 34-283 Tigard Levy Focusing on Police, Parks, Library
■ Information showing how the upcoming levy for the City of Tigard will
target the Police, Parks & Rec, Library, and Safety.
o Restrictions on Political Campaigning by Public Employees — ORS 260.432
w Information about what you can and cannot say about the levy as a PRAB
member, and or public employee.
• A possible Bond is still in the preliminary stages.
5. Discussion of Transient Lodging Tax
• The board members discussed a variety of properties in the City of Tigard to build
revenue generating sports fields on, and the pros and cons of each site.
• Troy Mears suggested having other recreation vendors like REI come to a meeting to
help brainstorm ideas.
• PRAB members would like to keep this topic on the next PRAB meeting agenda.
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6. Parks and Recreation Updates
Mr. McKnight gave the following updates:
• Park's is 80% through the hiring process for seasonal employees, and will be fully
staffed by April.
• As of March 1, 2018, the gates are open at Cook Park.
• The Tualatin Interceptor and Siphon improvement project, starting approximately
mid-October of 2018, will go through the Cook Park parking lots; the project should
be complete by the spring of 2019.
• Summerlake Park irrigation improvement project has begun.
Mr. Markey gave the following updates:
• The annual Egg Hunt at Cook Park will be on Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 9:00 a.m.
• Recreation has hired Kaitlyn McKinnery as a temporary part time Program Specialist.
• The 2018 Spring Activity Guide has gone out to schools for distribution. Included
with the activity guide was an insert of the 2018 Summer Camp Guide.
o The community will also receive the 2018 Summer Camp Guide which was
inserted in their Tigard Life mailer
Mr. Martin gave the following update:
• Recreation will not run the after school program this year, there is not enough staff to
operate the program due to budget constraints. The after school program plans to
return next year if the proposed levy passes.
7. Non—Agenda Items
• Linda Shaw and Ben Holmes shared information from the Farino Creek Trail
Improvement meeting, and let the board members know there will be a tour of 2 of
the 4 proposed improvement areas on the trail, at 5:00 p.m. on March 21, 2018.
• Mr. Martin shared that he spoke with the city attorney about needed changes to the
PRAB parts of the municipal code and by-laws, regarding term limits; elected
secretary, submission date for meeting minutes, and how many terms a chair can
serve.
o PRAB members recommended removing term limits.
8. Executive Session
An executive session was not held.
9. Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at 8:32 p.m.
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Next Meetings:
PRAB Meeting April 9, 2018 —Tigard Public Works Auditorium
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