HomeMy WebLinkAbout02.02.17 MinutesPark & Recreation Advisory Board - Meeting Minutes
Date: 2/2/2017
ATTENDANCE: X Rick Terway X Dan Dotta X Brent Kubalek
X Molly Harker X Arthur Job X Edmon Daniels
X Thomas Davenport Reade Obern X Saul Martinez
X Roberto Garcia X Dave Milne Jason Ruud
X Nolvia Salinas _ ___
I. Call to order Time: 5:35 pm
II. Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes:
Minutes Approving: January 5 Minutes Motion: Edmon Daniels
Second: Thomas Davenport Approval Vote: Unanimous
a. Election of Chairperson: Roberto Garcia was nominated by Arthur Job. Roberto
accepted the nomination. Voting was unanimous in the affirmative.
III. Staff Reports
a. Recreation Highlights
i. Mom’s & Son’s Night is will be held Friday, February 17
ii. We have an Intern, Ryan Burford, who is working on Mom’s & Son’s, a
spring break Lacrosse Camp and is helping with the sports leagues.
iii. Youth Basketball is going well, found coaches for all teams, and have
about 80 more participants than 2016.
iv. Starting to work on Summer Guide.
v. Worked with Parks & Facilities to apply for an RCO Boating Facilities
Grant
vi. Are starting the hiring process for the pool
vii. Are looking at rates for Aquatics and start dates.
b. Senior Center Highlights
i. Feedback from users at the new location has been positive.
ii. Footcare going well.
c. Park Maintenance Highlights
i. Personnel Activity
1. Attended Monthly Safety Meetings
2. Staff attended various pesticide training opportunities
3. Completed Electronic learning modules
ii. Park & Facility Projects
1. Snow removal
2. Built snow plow for snow removal
3. Installed new water softener for Post Office
4. Animal Control- new hot water heater, electrical repairs and roof
leaks
5. 1st Ave now open
6. Repaired trailer ramps
7. Move Records storage for PD
iii. Cemetery
1. 6 Funerals: burials, 1 cremation
2. $21,445.00 in services for the month
3. Prepared for the Wall event
iv. Special Events
1. Assisted with the Employee Appreciation Banquet
IV. Other
a. Vietnam Memorial Wall Replica
i. Coming to City View Cemetery for Memorial Day
ii. Arriving on May 24 – will have procession/parade from 9-11 Memorial in
Kennewick to the Cemetery
iii. Will have armed forces providing security throughout the time it is at the
cemetery.
iv. Will have a ceremony/event on Memorial Day
b. Schlagel Park Grant
i. Will replace ramp, renovate the parking lot and lights, and replace the
restroom
ii. Asking for nearly $500,000 in grant
iii. Dan and Brent went to Olympia and presented on February 1.
c. Naming of Modular Building
i. Proposed Names:
1. 1st Avenue Center
2. 1st Avenue Leisure Center
3. 1st Avenue Social Center
ii. Board Unanimously voted to adopt option 1; “1st Avenue Center” as the
official name for the modular building located on 1st Ave where Meals on
Wheels now serves their meals and where footcare and other senior
services rec programs are being held.
V. Council Member Suggestions & Report
a. Nolvia Salinas – In getting the word out about the pool and Season Passes;
suggested giving out flyers with value attached.
i. Nolvia also gave a recap of the PFD Aquatic committee meeting that took
place on Feb 1.
b. Roberto Garcia – In getting the word out about the pool and Season Passes;
suggested going through PTOs to get the word out.
VI. Meeting Adjourned Time: 6:25pm
a. Next Meeting: March 2