HomeMy WebLinkAbout02.01.18 Park Board MinutesPark & Recreation Advisory Board - Meeting Minutes
Date: 2/1/2018
ATTENDANCE: Rick Terway X Dan Dotta X Brent Kubalek
Vacant X Arthur Job X Edmon Daniels
Thomas Davenport Vacant X Jason Ruud
X Roberto Garcia X (C. Rep) Dave Milne
X Nolvia Salinas
I. Call to order Time: 5:37 pm
II. Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes:
Minutes Approving: November Motion: Jason Ruud
Second: Edmon Daniels
III. Staff Reports
a. Senior Center Highlights
• Sidewalk up to the back door is completed
b. Recreation Highlights
• 1st Pasco Winterfest went well, had approximately 1000 in attendance, 16
vendors, 3 food vendors, 4 choirs sang
• Lampson Cable Bridge Run also went well, 1550 registered for the event.
o Preparing for 40th anniversary event in 2018
o Sewing group making give-a-ways out of old program shirts.
o Looking at offering a Fun Run option for the 1-mile.
• Second half of Adult Basketball season is starting
• Youth Basketball League is going on now, with approximately 480
participants.
• Mom’s & Son’s Night coming up on February 16. – Again partnering with
the CBC softball and baseball teams as volunteers at the event
• Getting ready to move into new rooms in city hall
• Looking to start additional social media outreach
c. Park Maintenance Highlights
i. Personnel Activity
ii. Park & Facility Projects
iii. Cemetery
iv. Special Events
IV. Other
a. Rd 48 Land Purchase – Finalized the purchase of the Rd 48 property on
approximately December, 21. Have started scheduling the playing fields located
there.
b. Comments from visiting community member Camile Little:
i. Gave thank you to Councilman Milne for listening to the community
members at the last city council meeting and for taking the time to go and
talk to city residents that live near Chiawana Park.
ii. Said thank you for getting the no parking signs up near Chiawana Park so
quickly
iii. Said thank you for creating a police mini station out at Chiawana Park
iv. Expressed her concerns with leaving the east end gate to Chiawana Park
open at nights and with the idea of opening the west end gate.
1. Park Board Members were asked if they had any additional
thoughts on Mrs. Little’s comments
a. Nolvia – Important to continue to communicate to the
citizens to call the police when they witness suspicious
behavior.
b. Arthur – No comments
c. Jason – No comments
d. Edmon – Said it is important to look into citizens concerns
e. Robert – Good to look into ways to other ways to help
prevent unwanted behavior in parks such as lighting, etc.
V. Council Member Suggestions & Report
a. Nolvia –
i. Commented that she enjoyed helping with the Cable Bridge Run and
asked when the next opportunity was scheduled
1. Told that the next event was the Mom’s & Son’s Night on Feb 16
ii. Asked about green space
b. Edmon –
i. Shared with the board that this meeting was his last. That his term is up
and that he was not reapplying. He expressed his thanks to everyone and
shared that he has always enjoyed being a part of Parks and Recreation in
Pasco.
1. Board Members thanked him for his many years of service.
c. Arthur –
i. Shared some Tree Owner’s Manuals with the board that were from the
Forestry Council.
d. Jason –
i. Asked if the new Public Works Director had been selected
1. Dan gave an update on where they were in the hiring process
ii. Asked what the extent of the bad things going on at Chiawana were that
Mrs Little had mentioned.
1. Councilman Milne shared what he had learned
2. Dan explained what the police had reported as far as number of
calls recieved, etc.
e. Robert –
i. Gave a handout to the board that explained what a Vision statement is and
asked that the board think about what the Park Board’s vision statement
should be. He gave them the assignment to come to the next meeting with
their thoughts and ideas.
ii. Suggested to the city council that, when interviewing new potential Park
Board members they should ask about community engagement.
f. Council Rep David Milne
i. Asked about bike paths in the future development area west of Broadmor.
1. Dan explained that he is working on that right now and on
improving communication during planning stages to help integrate
paths into the plans.
2. Suggested to the Park Board that when naming future parks they
consider naming one after Mayor Watkins.
VI. Meeting Adjourned Time: 6:51 pm