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City of Tigard
Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Minutes
TIGARD
MEETING DATE: March 12, 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 Yes
Marshall Henry Yes
Gordon Kunkle Yes
Troy Mears Yes
Holly Polivka Yes
Dave Brown No
Other:
Gary Romans Yes Alternate
Barry Albertson No Tigard-Tualatin School District Liaison
Marc Woodard No Council Liaison
Audience:
Neal Brown, Linli Pao.
2. Approval of minutes: February 13, 2012
Marshall Henry moved to approve the February 13, 2012 meeting minutes. Gordon
Kunkle seconded the motion. The minutes were approved by a majority vote of the board
members present, with Troy Mears, Peggy Faber, Marshall Henry, Hong Dao, Holly
Polivka and Gordon Kunkle voting yes.
3. Comments from the audience
Neal Brown asked the board to consider the acquisition of an 8.72- acre parcel in the newly=
annexed area of River Terrace for a community park. Mr. Brown provided a handout of
the property, and this handout is on file in the PRAB record.
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Linli Pao, member of the City Center Advisory Committee (CCAC), spoke to the PRAB
members regarding their primary goal of having a downtown plaza. The next CCAC will be
Wednesday, March 14 at 6:30 p.m., second floor Library conference room.
4. Downtown Coordination with City Center Advisory Committee (CCAC)
Gordon Kunkle updated the board on the progress with the subcommittee with CCAC and
creating a downtown plaza.
• CCAC will begin looking for a consultant with a marketing background to bring in
more activities into the downtown area.
• PRAB will consider allocating funds into a downtown plaza.
• The subcommittee will meet prior to monthly PRAB meetings.
5. Bond Measure Update
Steve Duh updated the board on the parks bond measure. Some of the highlights include:
• East Butte Heritage Park
- Land use application is currently under review by city Community Development.
- Public hearing for the project will be April 23, 2012.
- Project approval is anticipated in early May.
- If there are no public appeals, construction will begin in early June.
• Fanno Creek House
- Land use application was submitted to the city planning two weeks ago.
- Application was returned due to items not being complete, but will re-submit
complete application within next few weeks.
- Construction for the project is estimated to begin in early summer.
• Jack Park
Mr. Duh distributed a handout which is on file in the PRAB record.
- A public meeting was held on February 22 with two concept drawings displayed
for comments.
- A 110-foot bridge will be needed to connect the existing property to the recently
purchased parcel, due to the creek and wetlands.
- Bridge concept drawings will be brought to the board for their approval.
- Community garden space will be incorporated into Jack Park. It is anticipated
that 16 garden plots will be available.
- One concept idea for the original play area would be a natural play area with a
sandlot and nature play structures for kids.
- The second public meeting will be held April 12 at the Community Room at
Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue Station 50.
• Summer Creek
- A walking tour of the site was provided last week for key stakeholders to discuss
master plan design issues.
- The group discussed various landscape types for quality and access.
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- A public meeting will be held March 28 at the Public Works Building Auditorium.
Chairman Mears said part of the discussions at Summer Creek also included creating
trails and adding more outdoor education for the schools.
Mr. Duh added that summary notes from the Summer Creek meeting will be provided
to PRAB members. He also said project specific web pages will be added to the city's
website; the public will be able to view meeting minutes and materials on these pages.
6. Park Updates
Martin McKnight provided the following updates:
• Summerlake playground replacement project has been postponed due to funding.
• Staff and service reductions will be made through the next fiscal year.
• Intertwine trail signs were installed along Fanno Creek Trail from Main Street to Ash
Avenue.
• Potso Dog Park hours have been extended. The park is open every day from dawn to
dusk except on Tuesdays and Thursday when the park is closed until 3:30 p.m. for
maintenance.
Chairman Mears asked if there were any pending park projects that could be completed
with park bond funds. Mr. McKnight replied that a project list will be provided to PRAB
members.
Peggy Faber asked if volunteers might be able to assist with park projects. Staff
replied that volunteer efforts are an asset to projects, though many projects still require a
city staff member to provide onsite direction.
Linli Pao asked if the city has considered utilizing Community Emergency Response Team
(CERT) members for volunteer projects. Brian Rager replied that he will discuss this
suggestion with the city's CERT coordinator.
7. Non-Agenda Items
There were no non-agenda items.
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8. Executive Session
At 7:53 p.m., Troy Mears announced that the PRAB went into Executive Session
and read the following: The Tigard Park and Recreation Advisory Board will go
into Executive Session to discuss potential property transactions under ORS 192.66(
(2) (e). 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 9:09 p.m., the PRAB adjourned the Executive Session.
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• April 9, 2012, PRAB Meeting
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