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AGENDA
Parks & Recreation Advisory Board
5:30 PM - Thursday, November 14, 2024
Pasco City Hall, Council Chambers
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1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
(a) Approve the September 12, 2024, Parks & Recreation Advisory
Board Meeting Minutes
MOTION: I move to approve the minutes from the September 12,
2024 Parks & Recreation Advisory Board meeting.
4. COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE & BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
5. STAFF REPORTS
2 - 18 (a) Staff reported on the topics in the attached PowerPoint.
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
19 - 41 (a) Radio Control Raceway
7. MISCELLANEOUS DISCUSSION
(a) Next Meeting: January 9, 2025
8. ADJOURNMENT
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Parks & Recreation
Advisory Board Meeting
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Recreation Report
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Youth Volleyball Clinic
•28 Participants
Pre-K Programs
•24 Participants
Fall Swim Lessons
•31 Participants
Dance Classes
•10 Participants
•Fall Swim Lessons
Youth Basketball
•Registration Ends Nov. 13
•433 registered so far
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Recreation Report
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
Fall Festival
•Community Booths with Candy & Games, Train Rides,
Pony Rides, Inflatables
•900 Approximate Attendance
State XC Championships
•Nov. 9 at Sun Willows
Spooky Hall
•Trick-or-Treating at City Hall
•1187 Attendance
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Recreation Report
TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS
USSSA Latino Worlds Tournament
•Held Sept. 19 - 22
•Approximately 3,700 Attendance
WA Angels Fall Classic
•Held Sept. 28 - 29
•Approximately 3,700 Attendance
USA Preps Fall Tournament
•Held Oct. 4 - 6
•Approximately 8,200 Attendance
WA Angels Best of The West #3
•Held Oct. 12 - 13
•Approximately 5,000 Attendance
*Season Completed
•Held 25 of 30 Scheduled Tournaments
•22 Softball / 3 Soccer
•5 Canceled due to
insufficient registrations or event conflicts.
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Recreation Report
Project Updates
Highland Park Restroom/Concessions Building
•Delivery scheduled for Nov. 26
Pasco Sporting Complex – Soccer Facility Updates
•Installing Field Lighting on up to 5 fields
•January – June 2025
Road 80 Neighborhood Park
•Installing Playground, Shelters, Walking Path and possible
sport court
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Parks Update
•Landscape Maintenance Pruning.
•2nd Tri max Mower Delivered
•Irrigation Blowouts
•Graffiti, Encampment Clean up and Vandalism
•Support State X-Country
•Athletic Field Painting
•Stump Grinding
•Pre-emergent Applications
•Hazardous Limb Removal
•Playground Repair
•Highlands CXT Prep
Parks Report
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Irrigation Projects
Winterization
Irrigation Blowouts
Drinking Fountain Winterization
Bathrooms Closed
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Vandalism
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Tri Max Mower
20' Mowing Swath
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Avant multi use machine
Already benefiting from its
abilities.
Pressure washed Peanuts
Park and Softball Complex
Ground 35 Stumps this year
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Tree Clean up and Hazardous Limb
Removal
Area between old and new Animal Control
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Quick Forestry Stats
Year to Date
99 trees planted (40 more this year is the plan)
370 Trees Uplifted
47 Trees removed
Grant funding approved 11/13/2024
Planting of over 100 trees planned for fall of 2024 and Spring of 2025
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Bench Replacement
Lucas Park
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Casa Del Sol Park Playground Repair
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Highlands Park CXT
Preparations for
building.
Excavate 24" of
material and
replace with 24"
of compacted
gravel
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November 14, 2024
Director Updates
Unfinished Business
Radio Control Raceway
Miscellaneous Discussion
Next Meeting: January 9, 2025
Adjournment
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Parks & Recreation
Advisory Board Meeting
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PASCO
RADIO CONTROL RACEWAY
OUTDOOR FAMILY FUN FOR ALL
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AGENDA
•Existing Raceways
•Proposed Raceway
•Alignment with Pasco’s Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan
•Estimated Cost
•Other Benefits
•Questions
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THE HANK PERRY OF SPOKANE
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THE HANK PERRY OF SPOKANE
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THE HANK PERRY:
OWNED BY COUNTY, BUT LEASED TO R/C CLUB
THAT OPERATES FACILITY ($1/YEAR)
R/C CLUB MAINTAINS FACILITY AND
COVERS THE INSURANCE COST
R/C CLUB RULES, CHARTER, AND CONTRACT
WITH SPOKANE COUNTY COULD SERVE AS
MODEL ‘GO-BYES”
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WALLA WALLA
Xtreme Racetrack in Ft. Walla Walla City Park
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Hayden Radio Control Racetrack
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Hayden Radio Control Raceway
Privately built by Brian Eiger in 2022
~$600K total cost
Viewing area atop two shipping containers
His retail store grossed $1.3 million in 2023
He is pleased by the wide variety of visitors
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PROPOSED RACEWAY PLAN VIEW
1:16 TO 1:8 SCALE OF CARS:
120’ X 200’ INSIDE FENCE 2.75 ACRES
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CITY OF PASCO | PARKS, RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE MASTER PLAN
STEP 1: How well does a proposed project address the following Plan Goals?
• Serving all ages and abilities: Does the project increase Pasco’s level of service or fill a gap in the demographics
the system currently serves?
Existing Racetracks:
A private race track in Finley;
Xtreme R/C Walla Walla (Ft Walla Walla);
The Hank Perry in Spokane; and
Hayden Radio Control Raceway (Hayden ID).
There are no other known r/c racetracks in the Tri-Cities area, Yakima, Ellensburg, Hermiston or Pendleton
Even the physically and mentally challenged can operate a steering wheel
Entire raceway will be American Disabilities Act compliant:
ADA toilet facility
ADA elevator to the upper viewing area11
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• Providing an accessible and equitable system: Does the project serve underrepresented groups or underserved geographic areas to
balance park access and provide equitable opportunities for all?
Racetrack will be open to visitors of all abilities and designed to A.D.A. standards
• Creating an interconnected trail and street system: Does the project make a key connection or expand the trail and street system to
ensure more Pasco residents have safe ways to get to parks and recreation facilities?
Location has not been determined
• Contributing to a vibrant local economy: Does the project enhance or add revenue generating programs, facilities, or draw people to
Pasco’s businesses?
Out of town visitors will typically stay two or three nights, when participating in the tournaments, which will infuse thousands
directly into our local economy
According to Brian Eiger, owner of the Hayden racetrack, his retail store grossed $1.3 million in 2023
• Creating a strong local identity: Does the project reflect Pasco’s community by incorporating different cultures, tribal heritage, local
history, or unique location into facilities and programming?
To attract large tournaments, PRCR will need to be a top-drawer racing facility; worthy of being a destination in itself
• Supporting and expanding local collaboration: Does the project make or support a partnership that expands the amount or quality of
parks, programs, events, and services?
PRCR will partner with the newly formed racing club that manages the facility (relationship modeled after the Hank Perry)
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STEP 2: How well does a proposed project address the following criteria?
• Safety and Use: Does the project improve safety or restore use?
Racetrack will be surrounded by an 6-foot chain-link fence.
• Resource Availability: Does the project use or leverage available resources (staffing, funding, grants, partnerships,
equipment)?
There are many advantages of building this park inside the land purchased for
new Aquatics Center
• Cost Savings: Does the project reduce costs, increase revenues, increase sustainability, or increase maintenance and
operational efficiencies?
The new operating R/C club (to be created) will be responsible for meeting operation and
maintenance needs and insurance coverage.
Minimal Pasco personnel for oversight and maintenance
• Critical Path: Does a project need to advance to a certain stage in order to bring capital and needed partners to the
table to implement?
Needs approval of the Pasco City Council
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• Ease of Implementation: Can the project be done quickly and easily (e.g., advanced planning, feasibility studies, and permitting have been completed)? No planning documents have been prepared
Existing Hank Perry club charter, rules, and contracts with Spokane County could serve as model ‘go-byes’ • Existing Opportunity: Can the project be implemented using existing park space or available public space (e.g., property already acquired, vacant lands, existing rights of way)? Absolutely • Value: Does the project deliver high value for the cost or resources needed, relative to other projects? Construction ~$600K
Maintenance of the racetrack to be largely performed by others (to-be-formed R/C club’s members)
City to provide ‘Porta Potties’, electricity, water, and refuse collection
Racing tournaments would infuse several thousands into Pasco’s economy • City Priority: Does the project coincide with or support another City project or City Council initiative? Pasco Radio Control Raceway (PRCR) could be incorporated into the plans for our new Aquatic Park (2.75 acres fenced) • Community Priority: Does the project repair or renovate a high-use, popular park/facility or address top community needs? PPCP would replace video games with real people and real world racing adventures!
A Gathering place where people meet and talk in the common language of R/C racing.
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RADIO CONTROLLED RACEWAY FOR
DRONES ?
•Minimal additional costs to create aerial drone
race course
•Existing light poles could serve as anchors for
suspended hoops, and other race course
challenges
•Safety netting for viewers in the upper stands
•More information needed for design and safety
requirements
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IN CONCLUSION:
The new Pasco Radio Control Raceway will:
ü Increases Pasco’s prestige;
ü Support the CITY OF PASCO | PARKS, RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE MASTER PLAN;
ü Be relatively inexpensive to design and construct;
ü Require minimal city oversite to operate and maintain;
ü Provide enjoyment for all ages and abilities;
ü Directly infuse thousands into Pasco’s economy, especially during R/C racing tournaments; and
Give Pasco youths, families, and visitors
a new opportunity to have fun together!
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QUESTIONS?
THANK YOU
Michael Harrington
509 572 1667
westpasco456@gmail.com
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PLEASE JOIN ME AND VOTE TO RECOMMEND
A NEW PASCO RADIO CONTROL RACEWAY :
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