Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout11.04.10 Park Board Minutes PARK& RECREATION ADVISORY COUNCIL MINUTES November 4, 2010 In attendance: Cheryl Smith Edmon Daniels Michael Mathews Abigail Kidd Duane Taber Saul Martinez—Council Representative Staff. Rick Terway, Director, A&CS, Dan Dotta, Facilities Manager and Carleen Hanscom, Recreation Services Manager. Meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. STAFF REPORTS Recreation • Senior Picnic - had 1200 people in attendance this year at TRAC • Cable Bridge Run flyers are out and registrations began in August. o New shirts this year for the first 1500 people to register • Sponsorship packet going very well in 2010—raised over$40,000 in in-kind sponsors for Grand Old 4t and Cable Bridge Run • Already have 11 tournaments booked for softball complex in 2011 • Working on production of Winter Recreation Guide will be out on December 7 • State Cross Country this weekend at Sun Willows • New website has been launched • TCVCB tradeshow—we hosted a booth with Kennewick and Richland P&R; we won the best booth award • Youth Basketball Registration is going well • New Programs coming out in Winter Recreation Guide • Hike and GeoCache • Ballet • Hip Hop Dance • Beading • Homemade Greeting Cards • Computer Classes Maintenance Personnel Activity • Attended Monthly Safety Meetings • Attended Flaggers re-certification Park& Facility Projects • Pruned various shrub beds • Irrigation repairs: 3 mainline 2 lateral breaks • Planted 6 new trees at Island Park that were donated to the City • Repaired ball valves for kennels at Animal Control • Repaired doors at Animal Control • Scoreboards at Highlands completed • Winterized Dust Devils Stadium • Removed shade cloth at Softball Complex for season • Replaced backflow preventers at City Hall • Cleared brush around Animal Control and Juvenile Pond • Cut dangerous tree down west of Wayside Park • Replaced irrigation line for trees at Chiawana Park • Closed Chiawana Park for the season Cemetery • Preformed 4 funerals; 1 burials and 3 cremations • Planted 5 trees Special Events • Setup and tore down Hay Ride for Recreation • Contractor painted offices at Downtown Post Office • Contractor installed carpet at Downtown Post Office • Corpse conducted study for Playground and restroom project Director • Discussed progress on updating Parks &Recreation Comprehensive Plan • Staff vision • Stakeholders questionnaire • Inventory • GIS Data • Survey • Requested Board members complete and return survey The meeting was adjourned at 6:00 p.m.