HomeMy WebLinkAbout01.09.20 MinutesPark & Recreation Advisory Board - Meeting Minutes
Date: ___1/9/2020___________
ATTENDANCE: X Zach Ratkai X Dan Dotta X__ Brent Kubalek
X 1. Nolvia Salinas X 4. Edgar Delgado X__6. Jason Ruud
X 2. Tom Davenport X 5. Bradyn Leyde _ _7. Kate
Bonderman
3. Vacant X CC: David Milne
I.Call to order Time: 5:33 pm
II.Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes:
Minutes Approving: _November Meeting_____________
Motion: Thomas Davenport __
Second: Edgar Delgado
Approval Vote: Unanimous
III.Staff Reports:
a.Parks & Facilities
Personnel Activity
•Attended Monthly Safety Meetings
•Annual ELM for crew
Park & Facility Projects
•Rebuilt planter Bed at 20th Island
•Re-landscaped Bus/Train Depot
•Cleaned up some homeless camps
•Equipment repairs for the season
•Repaired Chiawana Boat dock
•Started preparing the softball fields for next year
•Cleaned leaves
•Tumbleweeds are back
•Reorganized the zones into 4 areas
•Implemented a work order system
•Installed 2 dishwashers for the Fire Department
•Electrical work at Station 81 and 82
Cemetery
•6 Funerals: 4 burials, 2 cremains
•$23,883.36 in business for the month for Dec
•Completed Pet Cemetery
•Built privacy wall for new service area
Special Events
•City Hall remodel phase 4 complete
•Winter Fest
•Cable Bridge Run
b.Recreation
RECREATION PAST HIGHLIGHTS
•Youth Basketball Games start on 1/18 - just under 500 participants
•Adult Basketball has started - full with 32 teams
o 4 women's teams did not hold last 2 years.
•Winterfest went well - about 3000 in attendance
o Thank you to all who volunteered
•Lampson Cable Bridge Run
o 2099 registered with 1938 actually running
•Held our first Turkey Bowl on Thanksgiving - 4 teams
•A Street - Have selected Cultural Resource Survey Consultant & Design
Firm
•Agreements for Soccer leagues use of Road 36
•January to April Program Guide was released the beginning of December –
Registration going on now.
•Have sent out “Kids In the Game” (KITG) information. KITG is a youth
recreational sports scholarshiping organization. Participants register with
KITG and if approved KITG send the payment check directly to the city.
RECREATION UPCOMING
•Registering for Softball
•Mom & Son's Night Out is on February 7
•Planning for Summer Programs
•Will have 5 summer movies instead of 3
•Working on changing/extending the Grand Old 4th Parade route
•Meeting with Port of Pasco to explore possibility of changing Cable Bridge
Run 5K route.
c. ACS Director
•Peanuts Park
1. At 90% design,
2. Aiming to go out to bid in February
3. Have secured all of the funding for the project
•Aquatic Center
1. Putting together the ballot language for a August 2020 vote
2. Consultants will be giving a Presentation on January 28
IV.Other:
a.Volunteering – Mom & Son’s is February 7
•Volunteer Times are 12:00 – 3:00pm & 6:15 – 9:45pm
V.C ity Council Representative Suggestions & Reports
•Asked about the trees by Chiawana
•New Mayor – Mat Watkins is gone as he did not run for reelection, Saul Martinez
was elected as the new Mayor, Blanche Barajas is Mayor Pro-Tem
•New Council Member is Zahra Roach
VI.Park Board Member Round Table
•Nolvia –
o Asked about reasoning for type of landscaping on 20th ave.
Safety, Cleanliness, and water conservation. Note that there are plants
and they will grow.
o Asked about Tree Recycling at Big Cross
•Thomas –
o Asked about the new benches at Big Cross
Eagle scout project
o Asked about cost of lot at Pet Cemetery
VII.Meeting Adjourned Time: ____6:28pm___
VIII.Next Meeting: __February 7, 2020; 5:30pm City Hall Conference Rm 1______