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Date: 11/3/2016
ATTENDANCE: X Rick Terway X Dan Dotta X Brent Kubalek
X Molly Harker X Arthur Job Edmon Daniels
X Thomas Davenport X Reade Obern Saul Martinez
X Roberto Garcia X Dave Milne Jason Ruud
Nolvia Salinas
I. Call to order Time: 5:40 pm
II. Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes:
• Note to Amend Minutes to reflect that Jason Ruud was in attendance.
Minutes Approving: 10/18/2016 Motion to Approve Minutes as
Amended: Arthur Job Second: Molly Harker Approval
Vote: Unanimous
III. Staff Reports
a. Recreation Highlights
i. Flag Football League is finishing up
ii. Fall Co-ed Softball League – New this season, started by Tony Johnson. It
is ending this week
iii. Lampson Cable Bridge Run - Registrations are coming in and are through
RunSignUp.com this year. Preparations are being made and we are
promoting more through TV and Radio
iv. Early Registration for Basketball has ended. Currently 330 kids signed up
with registration ending November 20
v. Finishing up Highland Park Grant. Need to submit final reimbursement
request and final report
vi. Currently working on the Jan-Apr Program Guide. It will be released in
December
b. Senior Center Highlights
i. Getting ready to vacate the Senior Center in December
ii. Have taken inventory of the building and have sent the Memo with
suggestions for discarding of surplus items
iii. Footcare continues to go well with over 100 appointments in October
c. Park Maintenance Highlights
Personnel Activity
i. Attended Monthly Safety Meetings
Park & Facility Projects
i. Winterize irrigation systems
ii. Turned off water for the season
iii. Pulled swings, table and portable toilets for the season
iv. Planted trees on Park St.
v. Painted fields for soccer, flag football and football
vi. Re-roofed house at Chiawana
vii. Burned tumbleweeds
Cemetery
i. 9 Funerals; 8 burials, 1 cremains
ii. $22,291.50 in services for the month
iii. Winterized irrigation system
iv. Cleaned beds for winter stock
Special Events
i. Lourdes, Kiwanis Division 54 and the City of Pasco dedicated the exercise
equipment at Volunteer Park
ii. Assisted Recreation with Hayride
IV. Report and Updates from Rick Terway
a. Told the board that some rooms at City Hall, now occupied by the Police
Department, will be used for recreation purposes in the short term
b. Explained the Boating Facilities Grant and that it is part of the reason Ryan
Hughes from Studio Cascade is at the meeting
V. Other
a. Park, Recreation, and Forestry Plan
i. Ryan Hughes, from Studio Cascade, explained the Comprehensive Plan
and then had the board participate in a Vision exercise to get feedback and
update the vision statement for the plan
ii. Ryan let the board know that he would be sending out a Park Project
Priorities sheet the week of Nov 7 for the board to fill out. He would like
them back ASAP to help meet the deadline for the completion of the park
plan update
VI. Council Member Suggestions & Report
a. Robert Garcia asked if Chiawana Park will be open all winter
i. He was informed it will be open all winter and minimal adjustments were
made to accommodate the change
VII. Meeting Adjourned Time: 6:40 pm