11/14/2011 - Minutes 41
= City of Tigard
Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Minutes
MEETING DATE: November 14, 2011 7 p.m.
MEETING LOCATION: Second Floor Conference Room, Library, 13500 S.W. Hall Blvd.
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 6:58 p.m. the meeting was called to order by Chairman Troy Mears.
Members Present:
Hong Dao Yes
Peggy Faber Yes
Marshall Henry Yes
Gordon Kunkle No
Troy Mears Yes
Holly Polivka Yes
Dave Brown Yes
Other:
Gary Romans Yes Alternate
Barry Albertson No Tigard-Tualatin School District Liaison
Marc Woodard No Council Liaison
Audience:
Tom Kerrigan, Neal Brown,John Frewing, Linli Pao.
2. Approval of minutes: October 10, 2011
Hong Dao moved to approve the October 10, 2011 meeting minutes. Dave Brown
seconded the motion. The minutes were approved by a unanimous vote of the board
members present, with Marshall Henry, Troy Mears, Dave Brown, Hong Dao, and Holly
Polivka voting yes. Peggy Faber abstains.
3. Comments from the audience
Tom Kerrigan and Neal Brown asked the board to consider the acquisition of a parcel on
Bull Mountain for a community park. They offered if a park would be built in the area, a
potential volunteer group may be formed to help with routine services.
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Mr. Mears requests that Mr. Kerrigan and Mr. Brown forward an outline of how the
neighborhood community plans on coming together to complete this task.
4. Bond Measure Update
Steve Duh updated the board on the parks bond measure and reported:
• A neighborhood meeting was held last week for the East Butte Heritage Park. Two
different concept drawings where discussed: one being from the master plan full
build-out version; the other with a less developed tree growth. The land use
application will indicate which version of drawings will be submitted.
• Land use application for East Butte Heritage Park will be submitted this quarter.
• A contracted arborist did indicate that a few trees on the property will need to be
removed due to disease and limbs in need of trimming at East Butte Heritage Park.
• Preliminary drawings for parking have been reviewed for the Fanno Creek House.
• Land use application will be submitted this quarter.
• Neighborhood meeting for the Fanno Creek House project will be held in
December.
• Summer Creek is moving forward to get consultants working on wetland delineation,
topographic survey and concept master plan.
• Jack Park project is working through contracting to have the landscape architect
begin project.
• Project scope would include the entire park to be included in the master plan.
5. Recreation Information from Neighboring Providers
Jan Wirtz, Recreation Supervisor for the City of Lake Oswego spoke to the board on
various aspects of recreation programming.
Ms. Wirtz reported:
• Some considerations during recreation programming include: In-house employees,
contracted service providers, revenue generation, cost recovery model, and
subsidizing.
• Pre-school, after school programs and camps have been proven to be successful.
• Partnering with schools to use their gyms and fields is beneficial for additional
recreation needs.
• Introductory classes help develop interest in other recreational opportunities.
• City of Lake Oswego does charge higher fees for non-residents to participate in
classes and programs.
• It is common to contract program services and facilities out to private businesses.
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6. Recreation and Downtown Programming Presentation
' This topic is being discussed under agenda item #7.
7. Goal Setting
During the November 22, 2011 City Council meeting, PRAB members will be
recommending the primary goal of gaining support for inclusion of a community
recreation/activities program in the 2012-13 budget.
Linh Pao reported the City Center Advisory Committee (CCAC) has created a position to
help with downtown programming and business management. CCAC has also presented to
council a recommendation to create a downtown events manager position.
PRAB members will be narrowing down their goals for the 2012 year at the next meeting.
Elections for the 2012 Chair and Vice Chair positions will also be discussed at the next
meeting.
8. CIP Projects — PRAB Evaluation of Projects
The park Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) evaluations will need to be completed and
returned to Steve Martin by November 21, 2011.
John Frewing spoke to the board on Tigard's lack of properties listed as natural areas and
asked the board to consider identifying and defining these areas and protecting them.
Steve Martin mentioned that the parks department has only classified properties as parks or
open spaces.
9. Non-Agenda Items
• PRAB meetings will be moved back to the Public Works Auditorium starting January
9, 2012.
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10.Adjourn
Mr. Mears adjourned the meeting at 9:01 p.m.
Next Meetings:
• December 12, 2011
• January 9, 2012
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Renee Ferguson, PRAB Recorder
Attest:
Chai n floy Mears
Date:
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