Parks & Recreation Commission Minutes

City Hall, 475 SE Main Street

Wednesday, March 29, 2006 – 7:00 pm

 

 

1.                  Call to Order

 

The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm.

 

2.         Roll Call

 

Tim Arnold, Steve Guilliams, Dianna Turk, Dennis Dahrens, Phil Lingelbach, CM Ealy, Traci Hovda. 

 

Absent:  Mike Uhlig & Zoe Miller.

 

3.         Approve February 22, 2005 Minutes

 

            Consensus was to approve the minutes as presented. 

 

4.         Citizen’s Concerns & Comments

 

            There was none.

 

5.         City Council Liaison Report – Cr. Arnold welcomed the Commissioner. 

 

6.         City Manager Report – CM stated that the Council discussed Parks & Recreation issues at their last meeting.  Steve Mueller’s recently developed properties were recently purchased and his SDC’s that were financed were paid off- which was approximately $16,000.  This happens to be the amount needed for the design consultants.  April 13th the design consultants will be here to visit the site, discuss issues with “stakeholders”.  CM felt very positive after visiting with the consultants in their office. 

 

Staff has been talking with a local citizen that does dredging.  Chris has spent a lot of time with him at the site talking about possibly dredging the pond.  He has submitted a proposal along with an outline of permits needed.  The bid is $150,000.  The group talked about other possible resources that may be available. 

 

CM also discussed a combined effort for Earth Day – which will be celebrated April 22nd.  The City has collaberated with SOLV for trash pickup, bark dust and plantings.  We are marketing to the community to get people here for the event.  Dianna stated the girl scouts will be here to help with the activities. 

 

April 14th is the grant deadline for the State Parks.  Phil has a draft ready at this point. 

 

The Commission and staff discussed the future planting of the Library/Park area.  The planting around the pond is the responsibility of the Parks & Recreation Commission, but needs to flow with the Library property.  Lisa asked if the Library will be using the Park property once the library is open.  The Commission feels it won’t be safe and perhaps a temporary fence should be placed between the areas until the Park is ready to be opened.  CM asked how long until this group sees the park open.  The Commission feels there are several things that need to be addressed before it could be opened – the pond, funding, etc.  Dennis suggested having flyers at the library once it’s open showing the phases and progress of the park.  Steve feels once the library is open, the park will become more of a focus because people will be looking at it. 

 

CM discussed the current developments and lack of development or involvement in the downtown core area.  He feels the City needs to develop a vision to keep the downtown area alive – otherwise the commercial businesses will shift to the Rivermill intersection area and leave the downtown area.  The city is going to start pushing the idea of urban renewal. 

 

The Commission discussed transportation issues and the need for additional control in the new park/library area. 

 

7.         Commission Business

*      Commissioner; grants & resources – Phil reported on the timetable for the State Park grant that he is working on.  The beginning of August we will find out if we are eligible for any part of the grant.  Phil also stated that as the organizer of the Best Dam Run – the leftover proceeds will be donated to the Park. 

 

*      Wade Creek Project update – a small cleanup party needs to be planned.  Cr. Arnold reminded the group to get permission from the City before going in to cleanup, there may be a safety issue.  Cr. Arnold will report back to Council about the complaints. 

 

*      Earth Day Planning – Dianna drafted a flyer to be distributed to the schools.  Staff will make copies and distribute them to the grade schools. 

 

*      Park Income/Expenses – no report.  The Commission would like staff to prepare a report for their meetings.  The group discussed the involvement with the Community Foundation.  They want to know if the Foundation thinks they have to approve all P&R events and fundraisers.  It was suggested to have a joint meeting of the two groups. 

 

8.         Citizen’s Concerns & Comments

 

            There was none.

 

9.         Commission Report & Comments

 

Dianna asked if the P&R Commission wants to participate in the Rec-Ex event.  The Commission decided to have a booth at the event to be used to sell Wade Creek Park t-shirts. 

 

Cr. Arnold stated Clackamas County Tourism will be hosting some sort of county-wide recreation festival in September.  At this time it is planned to be in the Barton area.

 

10.       Adjournment

 

            The meeting was adjourned at 8:35pm.