Park Board · Monday, June 27, 2022 · City Council Digest

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Minutes of May 23, 2022

packet pp.3–6

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Staff report:

APPROVAL OF MINUTES a) 05-23-22 Park Board Minutes Page [0000] CITY OF ISSAQUAH Park Board 7:00 PM Virtual Meeting May 23, 2022 MINUTES

4. REGULAR BUSINESS

Park Board Alternate Positions – Follow-up (I,D)

Tina Eggers, Chief of Staff · packet pp.7–45

Topics: Parks

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Staff report:

J E N NIFER F I NK, PA R K P L A N N E R & P ROJ EC T A D M I N I S T R ATO R REGULAR BUSINESS b)

Wayfinding & City Signage

Information · Jennifer Fink, Park Planner · packet pp.47–56

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Staff report:

Invest in PLACES – • Stewardship of Issaquah’s Parks, Trails and Open Spaces. • Manage Issaquah’s Public Facilities – Community Center, Pool, Senior Center and Pickering Barn

Recreation Division Update

Information · Brian Berntsen, Recreation Manager

5. REPORTS

Director's Report

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Chairperson's Report

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Youth Report

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0:01 ↗ uh parks board meeting

0:03 ↗ um so first uh item on the agenda is to

0:06 ↗ uh attendance

0:08 ↗ uh so when i call your name please

0:11 ↗ unmute and uh state uh that you're

0:14 ↗ present

0:17 ↗ right brad

0:19 ↗ i'm here thank you

0:22 ↗ chris

0:26 ↗ danielle

0:38 ↗ katie

0:39 ↗ i'm here thank you

0:41 ↗ and brenda present

0:44 ↗ okay thank you

0:46 ↗ all right so next item on the agenda is

0:50 ↗ to approve the minutes from the may 23rd

0:54 ↗ meeting

0:55 ↗ so did everyone get a chance to review

0:57 ↗ the minutes from uh last month's meeting

1:04 ↗ and any uh questions comments or

1:07 ↗ concerns

1:12 ↗ okay uh not seeing anything so um

1:16 ↗ any uh objections from approving the

1:20 ↗ minutes from last month's meeting

1:25 ↗ all right so

1:27 ↗ um i hereby approve the minutes from

1:30 ↗ last month's meeting thank you

1:32 ↗ um so kind of next thing i'd like to do

1:35 ↗ is just go through the uh agenda uh for

1:39 ↗ this evening

1:41 ↗ so

1:41 ↗ first thing we'll be going through uh is

1:44 ↗ parks board alternate positions and tina

1:47 ↗ will be giving that presentation uh then

1:50 ↗ jennifer will be giving a presentation

1:52 ↗ on wayfinding and city signage

1:55 ↗ and then brian will be going through

1:57 ↗ recreation division update

1:59 ↗ um

2:01 ↗ so

2:02 ↗ next thing i'd like to see if there's

2:03 ↗ any public comments

2:09 ↗ and zach we didn't receive any written

2:12 ↗ public comment before the meeting um

2:15 ↗ and amy do we see anybody in attendance

2:18 ↗ no there are no uh attendees

2:23 ↗ okay um so

2:25 ↗ without any uh public comment i think uh

2:27 ↗ we will move

2:29 ↗ uh toward the parks board alternate uh

2:32 ↗ positions uh

2:33 ↗ presentation

2:35 ↗ great thank you

2:37 ↗ i'm tina aguers and i'm just gonna load

2:39 ↗ my presentation here real quick

2:42 ↗ i only have a couple slides

2:44 ↗ uh you

2:45 ↗ should be seeing

2:47 ↗ um

2:48 ↗ my slide on the computer now

2:50 ↗ excellent perfect

2:52 ↗ so thanks for having me um it's a

2:54 ↗ pleasure um always able to come to your

2:56 ↗ meeting if needed as well as the city

2:58 ↗ clerk so we're resources to you so

3:01 ↗ please use us um i work out of the

3:04 ↗ mayor's office i'm her chief of staff

3:07 ↗ and

3:08 ↗ um i've worked for the city for about 18

3:10 ↗ years now and through the whole time

3:13 ↗ i've always worked on the annual

3:15 ↗ recruitments with boards and commissions

3:17 ↗ so again thank you for having me tonight

3:22 ↗ move forward so when we look at what

3:24 ↗ your definition is for alternate members

3:27 ↗ i point to

3:29 ↗ the isoqua municipal code

3:31 ↗ the park board was created under

3:34 ↗ chapter 2 under

3:37 ↗ 24.020 and it basically just says simply

3:40 ↗ that alternate members serve in the

3:42 ↗ absence of regular members

3:45 ↗ they're appointed using the same

3:46 ↗ qualifications of regular members which

3:48 ↗ means

3:49 ↗ those at the time of appointment need to

3:51 ↗ have an interest in parks recreation

3:53 ↗ either by training experience or actions

3:56 ↗ residency is preferred but not required

3:59 ↗ provided that a majority of your members

4:02 ↗ are city residents

4:05 ↗ there are several benefits to having

4:07 ↗ alternate member members and i've listed

4:09 ↗ some out here

4:11 ↗ first and foremost that ensures a quorum

4:15 ↗ so that the business of your board can

4:16 ↗ take place although it's important to

4:18 ↗ understand

4:19 ↗ that you are filling the seats to the

4:21 ↗ fullest extent possible

4:23 ↗ not just to meet the minimum threshold

4:26 ↗ so if you had three people gone this

4:29 ↗ evening that were regular members

4:31 ↗ uh you'd want to fill your two

4:33 ↗ alternates or three alternates or

4:34 ↗ whatever member you had into the largest

4:37 ↗ capacity

4:38 ↗ um so that we have the the most voices

4:42 ↗ in the voting capacity

4:44 ↗ having a quorum is critical because if

4:46 ↗ you don't have a quorum your meeting

4:47 ↗ can't take place there's no meeting to

4:49 ↗ call to order

4:50 ↗ um and a majority of the

4:53 ↗ of the positions

4:55 ↗ equal a quorum so that was a good

4:56 ↗ question before we started is how many

4:58 ↗ members do we need you need at least

5:00 ↗ five

5:01 ↗ and this is the threshold that doesn't

5:04 ↗ change this whether you have vacancy or

5:06 ↗ absences that number is consistent

5:09 ↗ this enhances your discussion um we want

5:12 ↗ to hear from

5:14 ↗ from all the members

5:16 ↗ the only exception would be if an

5:18 ↗ alternate

5:20 ↗ was not filling in for a regular seat

5:22 ↗ that evening we would still want to have

5:25 ↗ participation but if there was a vote

5:27 ↗ being made

5:29 ↗ that was on the floor

5:31 ↗ and you were in discussion of

5:34 ↗ of the vote that would be the only time

5:36 ↗ to refrain

5:37 ↗ otherwise participation is key and we

5:40 ↗ value the input

5:42 ↗ the other thing it does is it helps

5:45 ↗ fill our vacancies if and when they

5:46 ↗ occur

5:48 ↗ that you have someone who's sort of

5:49 ↗ onboarded they're knowledgeable they

5:51 ↗ have the skill set to step in

5:54 ↗ and take over a regular seat if and when

5:57 ↗ those vacancies transpire

6:01 ↗ it also allows for our transitions and

6:02 ↗ this is important

6:04 ↗ not just for promotional opportunities

6:06 ↗ but for our legacy seats

6:08 ↗ council policy that is set by resolution

6:10 ↗ addresses this that indicates that terms

6:13 ↗ will be reasonably limited to allow a

6:15 ↗ broad array of community participation

6:18 ↗ so reappointments are not guaranteed uh

6:21 ↗ while there aren't term limits

6:24 ↗ we do need to find a way to reasonably

6:26 ↗ limit the number of terms

6:28 ↗ and then the other component in that

6:30 ↗ section also speaks to

6:33 ↗ at the time that appointments are made

6:34 ↗ that

6:35 ↗ administration insurers an equitable

6:37 ↗ balance of interest and expertise are

6:40 ↗ represented across all our boards and

6:42 ↗ commissions

6:45 ↗ and while this is not new i did want to

6:48 ↗ give you a snapshot of of how our recent

6:51 ↗ reappointments looked at the beginning

6:52 ↗ of

6:53 ↗ not beginning of the year but the ones

6:55 ↗ that we did in april this is pretty

6:57 ↗ consistent

6:58 ↗ with our

7:00 ↗ past years

7:01 ↗ even going back to 2017

7:03 ↗ um and further

7:05 ↗ earlier this year um

7:07 ↗ half of our reappointments

7:09 ↗ kept their existing seats

7:11 ↗ 23 were promoted so they went from an

7:14 ↗ alternate to a regular 18 were

7:17 ↗ reappointed but to a limited term this

7:19 ↗ really allows us to continue recruitment

7:23 ↗ and try to

7:25 ↗ not create

7:27 ↗ or create stability where we can and

7:31 ↗ let the the board continue on and and

7:35 ↗ and do its uh recruitment as needed

7:37 ↗ and then we had nine percent of the

7:39 ↗ positions uh where we saw what we

7:42 ↗ referred to as legacy seats and

7:45 ↗ those were essential for providing

7:46 ↗ expertise and

7:48 ↗ the continuity of the of the board

7:52 ↗ so we certainly strive to create

7:54 ↗ flexibility where we can it's not always

7:56 ↗ possible but um particularly for our

7:59 ↗ long-serving members some choose to

8:01 ↗ retire some segue to other boards and

8:03 ↗ commissions

8:05 ↗ and um some

8:07 ↗ uh look for other

8:08 ↗ either elected seats like our council or

8:11 ↗ for for other service opportunities

8:14 ↗ um in this case uh we're looking for

8:16 ↗ more flexibility for the park board and

8:19 ↗ what we found when we were doing

8:21 ↗ interviews before you before you leave

8:22 ↗ that slide could you go back just for a

8:24 ↗ second

8:27 ↗ just as someone that struggles with

8:29 ↗ colors i'm

8:30 ↗ somewhat colorblind

8:32 ↗ trying to tell like what the little

8:34 ↗ colors are on the bottom matching up you

8:37 ↗ walked your way through it but

8:39 ↗ the red and the green and the gray are

8:41 ↗ all pretty much the same to me

8:46 ↗ so i mean i i got it you don't need to

8:48 ↗ clip as you walk through it i'm just

8:50 ↗ saying going forward

8:51 ↗ you know

8:53 ↗ sometimes just be aware colorblind is an

8:55 ↗ issue and

8:56 ↗ um

8:57 ↗ absolutely debate the data may not get

9:00 ↗ transferred so

9:01 ↗ uh

9:03 ↗ yeah is there is there any of these that

9:05 ↗ you want me to refer back to no i just

9:08 ↗ like

9:09 ↗ red and green are very common and

9:11 ↗ they're the hardest to see

9:13 ↗ so got it

9:15 ↗ thank you

9:16 ↗ you bet

9:20 ↗ so um

9:22 ↗ with creating that flexibility the

9:25 ↗ interview panel recommendation um that

9:29 ↗ took place

9:30 ↗ uh just a few weeks ago recommended that

9:32 ↗ we increase your number of alternates

9:34 ↗ from two to three

9:36 ↗ and

9:38 ↗ the intent is to provide more

9:39 ↗ flexibility to be used when needed so

9:42 ↗ the keyword is up to

9:44 ↗ and in this case you have up to two

9:46 ↗ alternates that you can appoint

9:48 ↗ we're looking to increase that to three

9:51 ↗ and

9:52 ↗ um you wouldn't necessarily have to use

9:54 ↗ that every year it's just there um

9:57 ↗ for

9:58 ↗ depending on the applications and the

10:00 ↗ expertise pool that you had in front of

10:01 ↗ you so the mayor's receptive to this

10:05 ↗ increase and i've drafted an ordinance

10:07 ↗ that would make that happen

10:09 ↗ and we can have that happen at the july

10:11 ↗ 5th meeting

10:12 ↗ i wanted to alert you of that

10:15 ↗ again we think it provides some

10:16 ↗ flexibility we see some of our other

10:18 ↗ boards and commissions have more than

10:21 ↗ two members as well so this is

10:22 ↗ consistent with our practices

10:27 ↗ and i'm going to stop sharing and see if

10:29 ↗ i can answer any questions

10:32 ↗ there we go

10:34 ↗ tina can i add a couple of thoughts

10:37 ↗ absolutely thank you so much tina for

10:39 ↗ for joining us um

10:41 ↗ you know um

10:43 ↗ this is really a continuation of the

10:45 ↗ conversation we had last may or last

10:47 ↗ month

10:48 ↗ not last may

10:50 ↗ just last month at the may meeting

10:53 ↗ and hearing from all of you that there

10:55 ↗ was interest in having that added

10:57 ↗ flexibility for the alternate positions

10:59 ↗ um

11:00 ↗ tina again thank you so much what i'm

11:02 ↗ hearing is

11:04 ↗ uh the the amendment the necessary

11:06 ↗ flexibility is really within the city

11:08 ↗ code

11:09 ↗ um you and the clerk's office are

11:11 ↗ prepared to take that as you've talked

11:13 ↗ with the mayor that amendment forward

11:16 ↗ as of right now

11:18 ↗ the rules and regulations

11:20 ↗ that the park board has doesn't really

11:22 ↗ need to be amended it already has that

11:25 ↗ flexibility

11:27 ↗ uh to have those alternate positions

11:29 ↗ change so the more immediate action

11:31 ↗ and i'm just i'm saying this to i guess

11:33 ↗ connect the dots to our conversation

11:35 ↗ last month um park board members um is

11:38 ↗ to make this amendment to go forward to

11:40 ↗ city council

11:43 ↗ thus giving that ability to

11:45 ↗ have an additional alternate

11:47 ↗ that could serve

11:49 ↗ either at the beginning of a term or or

11:51 ↗ the end of a term

11:57 ↗ thanks again tina

12:00 ↗ thank you um i guess we'll open it up to

12:02 ↗ any discussion any concerns from uh

12:05 ↗ any

12:06 ↗ park board members uh with regards to

12:11 ↗ the additional alternate brad

12:17 ↗ tina how how is this legacy

12:19 ↗ uh position going to lay into this is

12:23 ↗ that is that going to be within the

12:24 ↗ alternates and then renamed or

12:27 ↗ could you explain how that's moving

12:29 ↗ forward

12:30 ↗ yeah our alternate seats have a simple

12:33 ↗ definition they serve in the absence of

12:34 ↗ regular members and then we use them in

12:37 ↗ a variety of ways so we look for

12:40 ↗ opportunities to promote we look for

12:42 ↗ opportunities to

12:45 ↗ help our boards and commissions and have

12:47 ↗ our long serving members transition to

12:49 ↗ alternates so they can help our boards

12:52 ↗ um in its leadership

12:55 ↗ um but we don't call it out as a

12:57 ↗ separate title

12:59 ↗ um

13:00 ↗ nor do we list it as a as a unique item

13:03 ↗ we've been we've been doing this for for

13:06 ↗ many years

13:07 ↗ council policy has been in place since

13:09 ↗ 84 and i think the last time we updated

13:12 ↗ it in front of council was in 2006

13:15 ↗ and it's still

13:17 ↗ the way that we

13:19 ↗ either limit a term

13:23 ↗ use an alternate or use a promotion are

13:26 ↗ all consistent

13:29 ↗ so there's really no

13:31 ↗ change other than to

13:32 ↗ recommend adding one i guess i mean so

13:35 ↗ essentially the term of legacy doesn't

13:38 ↗ exist or isn't going to exist

13:40 ↗ uh it exists in the sense of how we've

13:43 ↗ been using alternates

13:45 ↗ um

13:46 ↗ it and just reiterates the importance of

13:48 ↗ having that flexibility but it's not a

13:50 ↗ standalone seat no

13:53 ↗ so what i hear you saying tina is

13:55 ↗ perhaps you know

13:56 ↗ operationally the park board could could

13:59 ↗ you know

14:00 ↗ um

14:01 ↗ when needed if one of those positions is

14:03 ↗ sort of uh filling that role of

14:05 ↗ longevity

14:07 ↗ sort of seen as it's in a legacy role

14:09 ↗ operationally but it doesn't need to

14:11 ↗ necessarily or hasn't been

14:13 ↗ codified as a definition

14:16 ↗ legacy right yeah

14:19 ↗ i hope that helps brad

14:23 ↗ so

14:24 ↗ i'm new to the concept and i wonder if

14:26 ↗ you could remind me

14:28 ↗ one uh how long is a term as an

14:31 ↗ alternate

14:32 ↗ and two are they uh sent the full park

14:36 ↗ board meeting agenda every month

14:38 ↗ regardless of whether or not they'll be

14:39 ↗ attending

14:41 ↗ yeah alternate seats are typically

14:46 ↗ staggered

14:47 ↗ they're for two year terms but if

14:49 ↗ someone leaves a seat midterm

14:52 ↗ the the incumbent

14:54 ↗ fills out the remainder of the term so

14:56 ↗ someone could have a shorter duration

14:58 ↗ but when the seat is

15:00 ↗ at its

15:01 ↗ start at its newest it's for our full

15:04 ↗ year term

15:05 ↗ and i saw director watley nodding his

15:08 ↗ head yes they're part of all the agendas

15:11 ↗ the part of the email distribution group

15:13 ↗ other part of trainings they're

15:15 ↗ encouraged to be at all meetings

15:17 ↗ um we really want

15:19 ↗ them to be

15:20 ↗ up to speed and and and a participant of

15:23 ↗ the

15:24 ↗ board thank you

15:35 ↗ any other comments with regards to the

15:38 ↗ alternate positions

15:44 ↗ danielle

15:47 ↗ i'll just share um historically on our

15:50 ↗ board

15:52 ↗ at least during my tenure the alternate

15:54 ↗ position has been used primarily to kind

15:57 ↗ of onboard a new member and has been for

16:00 ↗ people who are new to the board and then

16:02 ↗ often

16:03 ↗ after that term is up they'll apply for

16:05 ↗ a regular position so this is a change

16:08 ↗ well it sounds like this legacy concept

16:11 ↗ has

16:13 ↗ been perhaps um

16:15 ↗ used in the city for other boards i

16:18 ↗ you know like it this is a change for

16:20 ↗ our board um

16:22 ↗ so so just for for what it's worth

16:25 ↗ yes i i recognize it feels different

16:27 ↗ yeah for the parks board yep

16:32 ↗ and also i just made a comment in the

16:34 ↗ chat uh just your or or the language

16:36 ↗ that you had up on the board it said

16:38 ↗ that um when you were look you had some

16:41 ↗ highlighted language that said there

16:43 ↗ would be two members and we would say up

16:45 ↗ to two members and we changed it to up

16:47 ↗ to three and i just was wondering if we

16:50 ↗ should be saying

16:51 ↗ may be appointed and instead of shall be

16:53 ↗ appointed since the whole concept is

16:56 ↗ optional

16:57 ↗ but

16:58 ↗ yeah for you i think it's the up to

17:02 ↗ um is already provides you the

17:04 ↗ flexibility to go from from two to three

17:07 ↗ currently the only language that we'd be

17:09 ↗ changing

17:10 ↗ is the um

17:12 ↗ is the number from two to three but were

17:14 ↗ you suggesting some additional language

17:16 ↗ i was suggesting that it's i we don't

17:18 ↗ have that whole the whole paragraph

17:20 ↗ there but i was just suggesting that uh

17:23 ↗ perhaps shall shouldn't be used it

17:24 ↗ should be may

17:28 ↗ all right i'll look at the link because

17:29 ↗ yeah just look at the language may would

17:32 ↗ allow you to have like zero

17:34 ↗ shell might make you think that you need

17:35 ↗ to have

17:36 ↗ but there might be a requirement for at

17:38 ↗ least one

17:39 ↗ all right i'll look and see it's wording

17:41 ↗ against our other boards that's a good

17:43 ↗ point thank you

17:52 ↗ all right thank you danielle any other

17:55 ↗ comments

18:00 ↗ so zach hearing no other comments just

18:02 ↗ to close and and um

18:04 ↗ again thank you tina it sounds like that

18:08 ↗ council action will

18:10 ↗ be going to council likely in july i'll

18:12 ↗ certainly keep all of you informed um

18:15 ↗ under director's report i'll also give

18:17 ↗ an update on

18:18 ↗ the recent park board recruitment and

18:20 ↗ some of the interviews that took place

18:22 ↗ so

18:23 ↗ um we'll make sure any and all of those

18:26 ↗ council amendments coincide with

18:30 ↗ any of our upcoming park board

18:32 ↗ appointments

18:33 ↗ thanks again tina

18:36 ↗ thank you

18:40 ↗ all right so i think uh next we'll be

18:43 ↗ moving on to wayfinding and city signage

18:46 ↗ um

18:48 ↗ jennifer's presentation

18:52 ↗ amy can you provide me a presentation

18:55 ↗ abilities

19:01 ↗ um i also noticed that there is someone

19:02 ↗ that has joined us by phone as an

19:05 ↗ attendee do you want to

19:08 ↗ check in with that person is that

19:10 ↗ something you guys would normally do or

19:11 ↗ since public comment has passed do you

19:13 ↗ want to just

19:16 ↗ we have that flexibility zach would you

19:18 ↗ like to

19:19 ↗ check and see if there's public comment

19:20 ↗ at this time

19:22 ↗ sure yes i think we can see if there's

19:24 ↗ any public comments

19:26 ↗ okay caller i'm going to unmute

19:34 ↗ hi caller if you want to identify

19:36 ↗ yourself let us know if you want to

19:38 ↗ speak for public comments

19:41 ↗ yeah well i wasn't going to but then i i

19:44 ↗ heard that whole last thing this is

19:46 ↗ connie marsh

19:47 ↗ and

19:48 ↗ that makes sense cm that's that

19:53 ↗ so

19:55 ↗ having dealt with all the boards and

19:57 ↗ missions for many many years this

19:59 ↗ concept of legacy

20:02 ↗ is

20:03 ↗ not a concept that you ever hear in

20:05 ↗ boards and commissions

20:08 ↗ and

20:10 ↗ and how the boards and commissions are

20:13 ↗ filled

20:14 ↗ so

20:16 ↗ um

20:18 ↗ well it was presented as if it's sort of

20:20 ↗ status quo i have never seen it happen

20:24 ↗ so

20:25 ↗ i like the legacy concept and i think it

20:29 ↗ adds a plushness so i would actually

20:32 ↗ suggest not that you've already not let

20:35 ↗ it go i would actually suggest

20:38 ↗ that

20:40 ↗ you add it

20:42 ↗ to

20:43 ↗ the definitions and the language to be

20:45 ↗ sure that it is considered

20:48 ↗ as board members are moved along in all

20:51 ↗ boards and commissions and the parks

20:53 ↗ board so

20:55 ↗ uh what 20 years 25 years of watching

20:58 ↗ all boards and commissions you all are

21:00 ↗ the first time i have ever heard the

21:03 ↗ term legacy or talked about the concept

21:06 ↗ of legacy so i just wanted to add

21:08 ↗ another perspective thank you

21:12 ↗ thank you connie

21:15 ↗ thanks honey i'm just gonna put you back

21:16 ↗ on mute now if that's okay

21:22 ↗ hope you did it yourself

21:23 ↗ thank you

21:28 ↗ and before or as jen is getting the

21:31 ↗ sharing capabilities i just want to give

21:33 ↗ a shout out and thank you amy dukes our

21:35 ↗ arts coordinator here in the department

21:37 ↗ is serving as host tonight so thank you

21:39 ↗ amy for

21:41 ↗ joining the park board this evening oh

21:43 ↗ thanks for having me

21:48 ↗ jen are you all set it looks like you

21:50 ↗ are

21:51 ↗ yep

21:52 ↗ okay

21:53 ↗ good to go

21:59 ↗ can everyone see that

22:01 ↗ and hear me

22:02 ↗ yes all right super

22:05 ↗ um hi i'm jennifer fink park planner and

22:08 ↗ project administrator with the city and

22:11 ↗ i am here to provide an update

22:13 ↗ on our city

22:15 ↗ wide wayfinding and city signage

22:22 ↗ successful wayfinding is a signage

22:25 ↗ system that allows us to

22:28 ↗ navigate throughout a city

22:31 ↗ um using

22:33 ↗ various modes of transportation and

22:36 ↗ iconography to allow for

22:39 ↗ successful movement and reaching one's

22:42 ↗ destination

22:43 ↗ also provides some identity

22:46 ↗ this is a picture of

22:48 ↗ different types of signs that you would

22:50 ↗ see in a successful signage system

22:55 ↗ you can see there's a hierarchy of signs

22:57 ↗ we go from gateway monument signage to

23:00 ↗ trail bicycle

23:01 ↗ gateway signage vehicular signage

23:04 ↗ pedestrian

23:05 ↗ signage

23:07 ↗ park signage and yes we know there's a

23:09 ↗ typo on this this is a very old graphic

23:11 ↗ i don't have the ability to fix so

23:14 ↗ just letting you know

23:15 ↗ um trailhead signage as well as some

23:19 ↗ facility signage

23:21 ↗ um successful signage also has

23:23 ↗ consistent

23:25 ↗ um

23:26 ↗ aesthetics color scale materials

23:29 ↗ legibility

23:30 ↗ um they're in

23:32 ↗ the same type of locations in different

23:35 ↗ areas so people understand and can read

23:37 ↗ them

23:38 ↗ um

23:39 ↗ also the frequency of signs you know

23:41 ↗ making sure that signs get you to a

23:43 ↗ destination and they don't drop off or

23:46 ↗ leave you hanging is wondering

23:48 ↗ at a decision point which way to go

23:51 ↗ but the sign also provides some context

23:54 ↗ and

23:55 ↗ information on your destinations and for

23:57 ↗ our purposes we're really looking at the

23:59 ↗ civic

24:00 ↗ park and trailhead

24:03 ↗ areas but also local attractions like

24:05 ↗ which direction is old town

24:10 ↗ here are a few examples of city gateway

24:13 ↗ signage that you can find in and around

24:16 ↗ this area

24:18 ↗ as we

24:20 ↗ started working on this project we

24:21 ↗ started taking a look at what types of

24:24 ↗ signage is currently existing

24:26 ↗ out in the

24:27 ↗ pacific northwest landscape and other

24:30 ↗ areas

24:31 ↗ in the region that are very popular and

24:34 ↗ well known

24:37 ↗ there's also various types of vehicular

24:41 ↗ and pedestrian oriented signs that you

24:43 ↗ might see as you're out and about in

24:45 ↗ different

24:47 ↗ areas of town

24:52 ↗ a little background on how this project

24:54 ↗ came to be

24:56 ↗ back in 2014

24:58 ↗ uh the uh walk and roll plan was adopted

25:02 ↗ and

25:03 ↗ in that document

25:05 ↗ we found that a lot of our existing

25:07 ↗ conditions were disconnected

25:10 ↗ and so as we

25:12 ↗ further explored those in that document

25:16 ↗ we identified some priority projects

25:18 ↗ which created those connections for both

25:21 ↗ pedestrians and bike bicyclists to be

25:23 ↗ able to get to their final destinations

25:26 ↗ and there was an early very early um

25:29 ↗ phased plan for implementation and the

25:32 ↗ beginnings of

25:33 ↗ funding on that project

25:36 ↗ and then as we started in the park

25:39 ↗ strategic plan

25:42 ↗ wayfinding was identified as

25:45 ↗ a priority project

25:47 ↗ in the short term that we were going to

25:49 ↗ need to address

25:51 ↗ citywide as we look at our signage

25:53 ↗ systems

25:54 ↗ and directions and our

25:57 ↗ trail connectivity there's a lot of

26:00 ↗ inconsistencies and it was a need that

26:02 ↗ we are needing to

26:04 ↗ make improvements on um not only for a

26:07 ↗ city branding and identity effort but

26:10 ↗ to know when you're at a city park or

26:12 ↗ trail versus a private park or trail

26:17 ↗ and then came along um in 2021 our

26:20 ↗ master mobility plan which really looked

26:23 ↗ at um

26:24 ↗ different goals and policies to help um

26:28 ↗ really kind of further launched the

26:31 ↗ walk-and-roll plan

26:32 ↗ um and looking at you know safety

26:35 ↗ quality of life but really multimodal

26:40 ↗ transportation and how we can get around

26:42 ↗ the city you know does

26:44 ↗ you take a bus here and there does

26:45 ↗ walking be able to

26:47 ↗ uh provide and get you to your next

26:49 ↗ connection or

26:51 ↗ destination

26:52 ↗ but also looking at

26:54 ↗ not only walking but bicycling transit

26:57 ↗ and automobile

26:59 ↗ and all of these are all just a layered

27:01 ↗ network

27:03 ↗ throughout the city

27:06 ↗ as you can see by these pictures these

27:09 ↗ are current existing uh city-wide

27:12 ↗ facility and wayfinding signs um as you

27:15 ↗ can tell

27:16 ↗ from the pictures there's no consistency

27:20 ↗ in the signage it is very hard to read

27:24 ↗ and

27:25 ↗ doesn't really always say city of

27:27 ↗ issaquah even though issaquah is on

27:29 ↗ there it's represented in very

27:31 ↗ different fashions

27:34 ↗ in some areas we have too much signage

27:36 ↗ like this sign in the lower left hand

27:38 ↗ corner

27:40 ↗ too many words on the sign for it to be

27:42 ↗ legible and it's not really in the right

27:44 ↗ location so as we look at updating our

27:48 ↗ facility signage throughout our

27:50 ↗ city wipe system parks and trails uh

27:53 ↗ we're also looking at ways that we can

27:55 ↗ simplify it and get rid of some of the

27:57 ↗ sign clutter that we have existing out

28:00 ↗ there like this visitor information

28:02 ↗ right in front of another sign um

28:04 ↗ creates a very confusing um situation

28:07 ↗ and here we have on the left hand side

28:09 ↗ as well two different types of science

28:11 ↗ which can be really consolidated into

28:13 ↗ one and be much more clear

28:15 ↗ for a driver

28:17 ↗ or a pedestrian

28:20 ↗ we want to convey a consistent message

28:24 ↗ to visitors and to residents as to how

28:26 ↗ to get around town

28:31 ↗ so some of our goals and the design

28:33 ↗ process um some of this may be familiar

28:36 ↗ for

28:37 ↗ uh current park board members

28:39 ↗ as you've seen this presentation or

28:41 ↗ pieces of this several times over the

28:44 ↗ last year

28:46 ↗ but our project goals as we embarked

28:47 ↗ upon the city-wide way finding

28:50 ↗ was really to provide a comprehensive

28:52 ↗ sys

28:53 ↗ facility signage system that builds one

28:55 ↗ cohesive identity for issaquah

28:58 ↗ wanted to ensure that our

29:01 ↗ improvements to connectivity especially

29:03 ↗ for those who are walking biking and

29:05 ↗ rolling

29:07 ↗ and

29:08 ↗ also raise the profile for destinations

29:11 ↗ for resident residents and visitors so

29:13 ↗ like knowing where veterans memorial

29:16 ↗ park is or tibbetts valley park or where

29:18 ↗ old town

29:20 ↗ might be and also

29:22 ↗ ensure that residents and visitors can

29:24 ↗ find our parks our

29:27 ↗ community center the julius bone pool

29:29 ↗ and also areas where they might be able

29:31 ↗ to gather

29:35 ↗ our approach with our consultant team

29:39 ↗ really was

29:40 ↗ um

29:41 ↗ had a lot of different goals one of it

29:43 ↗ is we wanted it to be seamless we wanted

29:46 ↗ to improve the connectivity we wanted to

29:48 ↗ it to be consistent across various modes

29:51 ↗ of travel whether you're taking a bus or

29:53 ↗ future light rail or

29:55 ↗ are walking or you're driving a vehicle

29:57 ↗ making sure that all the signage is

29:59 ↗ where it needs to be and get you where

30:00 ↗ you need to go

30:02 ↗ we also needed to

30:04 ↗ incorporate

30:05 ↗ the city's

30:07 ↗ branding and identity colors

30:10 ↗ we're also using

30:13 ↗ national standards the

30:16 ↗ mutcd and ashtoe in the signage system

30:19 ↗ which are transportation guidance which

30:21 ↗ require reflectivity

30:23 ↗ um making sure that the letters are

30:25 ↗ legible

30:27 ↗ and making sure we're being consistent

30:28 ↗ and also you in some of our signage

30:30 ↗ we're using iconography and making sure

30:32 ↗ that that is consistent across all of

30:34 ↗ our different sign types

30:37 ↗ i've already

30:38 ↗ spoke a little bit about the

30:39 ↗ predictability how important it is to

30:42 ↗ know

30:43 ↗ that when you see those signs it is

30:45 ↗ going to get you where you need to go

30:46 ↗ but also knowing where to look the

30:49 ↗ signs or where they may be located

30:52 ↗ and inclusivity

30:54 ↗ we want to make sure that this is

30:55 ↗ accessible for

30:57 ↗ those with visual impairments as well as

30:59 ↗ visitors

31:01 ↗ regardless of our abilities and

31:03 ↗ especially for our residents

31:06 ↗ and um again i

31:09 ↗ learned habits that once you know your

31:11 ↗ way um you can easily get there again

31:13 ↗ and again and it also

31:16 ↗ signage can is likely to encourage

31:18 ↗ people to use alternate modes of

31:20 ↗ transportation that they may not have

31:22 ↗ previously

31:23 ↗ felt comfortable doing

31:25 ↗ so they know where they're going

31:28 ↗ and also

31:30 ↗ not everything can have a sign as i've

31:32 ↗ mentioned we're trying to reduce sign

31:33 ↗ clutter so being really intentional

31:35 ↗ with what information is on that sign

31:38 ↗ and where it's located

31:42 ↗ some of our considerations as you know

31:44 ↗ issaquah this black graphic

31:46 ↗ has many neighborhoods and we also have

31:50 ↗ in this

31:51 ↗ colored inset here that is our

31:54 ↗ creative

31:55 ↗ district which overlays several

31:57 ↗ different neighborhoods

31:58 ↗ um one of the considerations as we

32:01 ↗ approach this project is how down the

32:03 ↗ road might we acknowledge each of those

32:06 ↗ neighborhoods in different districts and

32:08 ↗ their unique context and identity so

32:10 ↗ i'll speak more to that a little later

32:12 ↗ but also we've got existing

32:14 ↗ infrastructure

32:16 ↗ and future infrastructure that's going

32:18 ↗ to be coming and how does this

32:20 ↗ wayfinding play into future changes let

32:22 ↗ alone current changes and current

32:25 ↗ conditions

32:27 ↗ and future destinations

32:30 ↗ maybe there isn't a playground at this

32:32 ↗ location now but maybe in the future how

32:34 ↗ could we

32:36 ↗ get people there safely

32:39 ↗ also available funding we have capital

32:43 ↗ funds available for some of this

32:45 ↗ implementation and the different

32:47 ↗ strategies we'll use

32:49 ↗ in getting that accomplished

32:54 ↗ again just to a quick recap here some of

32:57 ↗ our approach was making sure we're

32:59 ↗ integrating multiple modes of

33:02 ↗ movement and transportation making sure

33:04 ↗ that there's um

33:06 ↗ decision making and getting people where

33:08 ↗ they want to go and providing local

33:11 ↗ distinction whether it be for a

33:13 ↗ neighborhood or a district

33:15 ↗ but also we're designing for all

33:18 ↗ prioritizing safe routes

33:20 ↗ and making sure that the signage is

33:23 ↗ legible

33:24 ↗ and also making sure that we're implying

33:27 ↗ a good system of signage to be able to

33:31 ↗ make sure that our we can maintain it

33:35 ↗ that it's easily produced and that it

33:37 ↗ can be

33:38 ↗ [Music]

33:40 ↗ well implemented not only for today but

33:42 ↗ over the long run

33:46 ↗ some of our parameters as we addressed

33:49 ↗ this

33:50 ↗ were some of our guiding principles was

33:52 ↗ really to create a timeless and simple

33:54 ↗ design for um

33:56 ↗ the wayfinding and signage system

33:58 ↗ wanted to keep it natural but yet modern

34:01 ↗ theme

34:02 ↗ um wanted to have contrast so the

34:05 ↗ science are legible and easy to read

34:08 ↗ also making sure that there's durable

34:10 ↗ materials that are easy to

34:12 ↗ maintain and keep up we worked with our

34:15 ↗ public works staff

34:17 ↗ also

34:19 ↗ making sure that the different

34:21 ↗ typologies

34:22 ↗ throughout time are still consistent and

34:25 ↗ legible

34:26 ↗ using universal fonts and iconography

34:30 ↗ and making sure that not only are we

34:32 ↗ getting people in town we also send a

34:34 ↗ lot of people out of town up into our

34:36 ↗ hills and to our first hillsides and so

34:38 ↗ making sure that as you come into the

34:40 ↗ city you know your ways but you also

34:42 ↗ know your ways as you should migrate out

34:45 ↗ of the city as well

34:48 ↗ so some of our public engagement as we

34:51 ↗ approach this project was really um

34:55 ↗ really

34:57 ↗ exciting we had a lot of voices

35:00 ↗ and within all of those different voices

35:02 ↗ uh we've been able to build consensus

35:05 ↗ and

35:06 ↗ we have our design team which was not

35:08 ↗ only city staff but it was a consultant

35:10 ↗ team it was

35:14 ↗ other city staff in our planning

35:15 ↗ department making sure sign code changes

35:18 ↗ were integrated into this our public

35:20 ↗ works um and our other park staff

35:23 ↗ but we also worked

35:25 ↗ great with a steering group that was

35:27 ↗ really a sounding board for a lot of our

35:28 ↗ work and also the community

35:32 ↗ is a real it was so

35:34 ↗ so instrumental in getting our

35:37 ↗ design to where it is today

35:41 ↗ our steering group was

35:43 ↗ made up of not only some few city staff

35:46 ↗ members but there was representation

35:47 ↗ from the park board economic vitality

35:50 ↗ commission chamber of commerce visitors

35:52 ↗ club downtown squad association

35:55 ↗ we

35:56 ↗ had advocacy from uh department of

35:59 ↗ natural resources and as well as our

36:01 ↗ arts and cultures group

36:03 ↗ and this group really um was a sounding

36:06 ↗ board

36:08 ↗ because they all come from very

36:09 ↗ different perspectives and different

36:11 ↗ interests and how

36:13 ↗ wayfinding can really help

36:15 ↗ boost

36:16 ↗ energy but also

36:18 ↗ enhance everyone's needs

36:22 ↗ some of our process

36:24 ↗ this is a very busy sign and i'm not

36:26 ↗ gonna

36:26 ↗ slide and i'm not gonna read through all

36:28 ↗ of it but just wanted to let you know uh

36:31 ↗ we did some background research we came

36:33 ↗ up with some preliminary designs we

36:35 ↗ worked with our

36:36 ↗ steering group

36:38 ↗ worked with our citywide community

36:40 ↗ engagement toolkit

36:42 ↗ uh we went back to the steering group we

36:44 ↗ refined the design we

36:47 ↗ again went out

36:48 ↗ we did it early last may

36:51 ↗ did

36:52 ↗ public engagement which i'll talk a

36:54 ↗ little bit more about

36:55 ↗ um we took all that feedback and we kept

36:58 ↗ going back to the steering group with

37:00 ↗ additional design work we also updated

37:04 ↗ parks ford several times last year the

37:06 ↗ arts commission

37:08 ↗ all till we got to a point of a

37:11 ↗ preferred

37:12 ↗ design

37:13 ↗ that preferred design is um

37:16 ↗ i'll be sharing with you tonight but

37:19 ↗ we're also putting it into a

37:22 ↗ final plan which will

37:25 ↗ help us with the long-term

37:26 ↗ implementation of wayfinding throughout

37:29 ↗ the city

37:31 ↗ we're also going to be constructing some

37:33 ↗ prototypes

37:34 ↗ getting those out to the community and

37:36 ↗ we're also going to be creating

37:38 ↗ construction documents and standards

37:40 ↗ that as we continue to implement this we

37:43 ↗ can put these signs out for bid and get

37:45 ↗ them implemented

37:51 ↗ um again

37:53 ↗ multiple uh stakeholders internal

37:56 ↗ steering groups community members city

37:58 ↗ staff and

38:00 ↗ you know again one of the key things

38:02 ↗ that came out is modern clean lines

38:05 ↗ wanting to make sure that issaquah's

38:07 ↗ unique setting and topography was

38:10 ↗ represented

38:11 ↗ uh tiger cougar and squawk mountains uh

38:14 ↗ lake samanish too

38:16 ↗ but also you know with the vegetation in

38:19 ↗ the area making sure that it changed

38:21 ↗ with the seasons and was reflective of

38:24 ↗ the natural earth-toned environment

38:28 ↗ our early public engagement last may you

38:31 ↗ may recall we had signs and online

38:34 ↗ survey out for several weeks

38:37 ↗ we went through email social media

38:39 ↗ outdoors

38:40 ↗ had outdoor signage in 12 different

38:43 ↗ locations and

38:45 ↗ really asked on these four different

38:47 ↗ concepts you see on the right side

38:50 ↗ some various questions that were really

38:52 ↗ open-ended

38:54 ↗ for the community to provide feedback

38:56 ↗ asking them what the

38:58 ↗ for and we asked these same questions

38:59 ↗ for each four sign types you know

39:02 ↗ uh

39:03 ↗ which one do you like the composition on

39:05 ↗ the color scheme what about the

39:07 ↗ aesthetics of the sign materials and

39:09 ↗ finish integration of art and does this

39:12 ↗ reflect issaquah and we have one of our

39:14 ↗ largest survey responses we've ever had

39:17 ↗ with over 1300

39:19 ↗ respondents the feedback was tremendous

39:22 ↗ and really truly fed

39:26 ↗ the next phase of design on these signs

39:30 ↗ and again i mentioned uh we had had

39:31 ↗ previous park board meetings uh

39:34 ↗ these are some that we brought uh

39:37 ↗ updated you on last year back in march

39:39 ↗ and august and september

39:41 ↗ i had forgotten the march date in your

39:43 ↗ packet so please know but they are all

39:46 ↗ the updates are posted on

39:48 ↗ the city's website

39:51 ↗ so where we are with the design

39:56 ↗ um we have come to a refined

40:00 ↗ suite of science that

40:03 ↗ we feel reflects all of the needs and

40:05 ↗ the community feedback that has been

40:07 ↗ given

40:08 ↗ really building this consensus um

40:11 ↗ this was shown to you at the most recent

40:15 ↗ meeting

40:16 ↗ um but this is a suite of science that

40:18 ↗ we're

40:19 ↗ is the preferred design

40:21 ↗ and we will be sharing this with the

40:23 ↗ community soon

40:25 ↗ as we look at the suite of signs i will

40:28 ↗ show you some pictures as to how they

40:29 ↗ might get implemented and where they

40:31 ↗ might get implemented

40:33 ↗ earlier i mentioned that some of our

40:35 ↗ neighborhoods and special districts may

40:37 ↗ have some iconography that would

40:39 ↗ identify them that would be a future you

40:41 ↗ can see here on some of these major

40:43 ↗ directional routes or a regional trail

40:46 ↗ where some of that future

40:48 ↗ art could be integrated as a finial on

40:51 ↗ top of these polls

40:52 ↗ to help provide some further recognition

40:54 ↗ for different neighborhoods or districts

40:58 ↗ but we also have monument and gateway

41:00 ↗ signage

41:01 ↗ we have

41:03 ↗ vertical signage where there might be

41:04 ↗ more narrow right-of-ways and also some

41:06 ↗ waterfront or regional tropics

41:09 ↗ we've got trailhead signage in various

41:12 ↗ forms

41:13 ↗ even some urban trail signage and you

41:15 ↗ can see there's some of that universal

41:17 ↗ iconography

41:18 ↗ lot to help identify for folks where

41:22 ↗ um what activities are

41:25 ↗ permitted on those uh

41:27 ↗ trails and

41:29 ↗ recreational spaces we also have park

41:31 ↗ signage some facility signage and some

41:34 ↗ facility directional signage as well as

41:37 ↗ a facade signage

41:39 ↗ in our final plans and document

41:42 ↗ specifications we're coming up with all

41:44 ↗ the different material lists so whether

41:46 ↗ it's now or three years down the road

41:49 ↗ we'll be able to get things reproduced

41:51 ↗ and make them consistent

41:56 ↗ knowing where people want to go and how

41:58 ↗ they're getting there was one of our key

42:02 ↗ steps as we started this process and we

42:04 ↗ worked very closely with the steering

42:06 ↗ group as to where people wanted to go

42:09 ↗ when they get into town

42:12 ↗ and we also

42:15 ↗ looked at um our trails and

42:18 ↗ did photo simulations of this preferred

42:20 ↗ design how it would look out in the

42:21 ↗ environment and here you can see two

42:23 ↗ different types of trail head and trail

42:26 ↗ signage as well as our park signage

42:30 ↗ and here's a map of where those

42:32 ↗ different signs would be located and

42:34 ↗ this will all be included in our final

42:36 ↗ planning documents so don't feel

42:40 ↗ these are written in stone because they

42:42 ↗ still could change or have different

42:43 ↗ edits but this is also where our park

42:46 ↗ sign and location map is going to be you

42:48 ↗ can see that there's quite a few

42:50 ↗ and it's going to take us a while to get

42:52 ↗ all of these implemented over time

42:57 ↗ here's a

42:58 ↗ photo simulation of the city facility

43:01 ↗ signage um the directional signage would

43:04 ↗ be if you walk into

43:06 ↗ a parking lot or a secondary entrance to

43:09 ↗ a facility

43:10 ↗ there may be a primary

43:12 ↗ facility sign but also as you get to the

43:14 ↗ building here's a building site and what

43:16 ↗ that might look like

43:18 ↗ mounted

43:20 ↗ here's just a map of all of our

43:23 ↗ different city facility sign locations

43:26 ↗ and the different science

43:28 ↗ signs that will be

43:31 ↗ implemented on those different

43:32 ↗ facilities

43:35 ↗ and some of our gateway signage

43:37 ↗ photo simulations of what these were

43:39 ↗ some of our monument signs will be lit

43:42 ↗ so they will have a little um

43:44 ↗ a little more depth and dimension and be

43:46 ↗ visible at night

43:48 ↗ in these different areas

43:50 ↗ and you can see here at a roundabout but

43:53 ↗ also in a vertical signage this is one

43:55 ↗ of the main access

43:57 ↗ points as you just come into esqua off

43:59 ↗ of i-90 but also here is a regional

44:02 ↗ regional trail

44:04 ↗ gateway sign

44:06 ↗ i sounded liked beauty bird there

44:08 ↗ signed to be able to

44:10 ↗ enter the city should you be a commuter

44:15 ↗ and also we have

44:17 ↗ a map that shows the different gateways

44:20 ↗ and we also have

44:22 ↗ major gateways that are from boat or

44:25 ↗ pedestrian and bicycle and so

44:27 ↗ identifying where some of those signs

44:29 ↗ would go was really important for us

44:34 ↗ and we worked to really figure out this

44:36 ↗ is really kind of implementing some of

44:37 ↗ that work that was done with not only

44:39 ↗ the

44:40 ↗ walk and roll plan but also

44:43 ↗ park strategic plan and the

44:46 ↗ master mobility plan what are those

44:48 ↗ major routes and directional areas that

44:51 ↗ are really um

44:52 ↗ for people to move throughout the city

44:54 ↗ and so identifying those and really

44:57 ↗ identifying where those major decision

44:59 ↗ points would be i know this looks

45:01 ↗ somewhat simple some of these different

45:03 ↗ dots might actually represent signs on

45:05 ↗ four different corners this is a

45:07 ↗ simplified version

45:09 ↗ of that mapping

45:13 ↗ and also took a look at

45:16 ↗ bike pedestrian facility signage and how

45:18 ↗ we can make improvements on that and

45:21 ↗ identified some of the regional routes

45:23 ↗ versus some of the existing shared use

45:26 ↗ paths and bike lanes

45:29 ↗ and here's some photo simulations of

45:32 ↗ the trail and shared use path over here

45:34 ↗ on the left adjacent to the rainier

45:36 ↗ trail

45:37 ↗ then also what a major route directional

45:40 ↗ sign might be

45:41 ↗ as you are driving through the city

45:46 ↗ as far as our next steps uh we are in

45:49 ↗ process of

45:50 ↗ creating that's at the fabrication shop

45:53 ↗ right now some prototypes we will be

45:56 ↗ setting those out

45:58 ↗ along the rainier trail at the community

46:00 ↗ center for the community to take a look

46:02 ↗ at as well as have some signs

46:05 ↗ in the 12 different locations we did

46:06 ↗ earlier last may when we did a survey

46:10 ↗ asking people for their feedback on the

46:12 ↗ final preferred science once you can

46:14 ↗ like actually take it look at them touch

46:16 ↗ and feel them and make sure that

46:19 ↗ they really are what um

46:22 ↗ works for for everyone

46:24 ↗ we'll also be working on finalizing the

46:26 ↗ wayfinding and signage plan

46:29 ↗ and then also

46:31 ↗ we hope to start our first phase of

46:33 ↗ wayfinding implementation and get

46:35 ↗ construction document specifications um

46:38 ↗ created i get this fall and

46:41 ↗ out to bid

46:43 ↗ and

46:44 ↗ implementation of this

46:46 ↗ is really going to be

46:47 ↗ a multi-year project

46:50 ↗ as we

46:51 ↗ can see through all the different

46:52 ↗ mapping that i showed you it's going to

46:54 ↗ take quite some time to get this

46:56 ↗ implemented

46:59 ↗ and with that

47:00 ↗ that is the end of my presentation i'd

47:02 ↗ be happy to

47:04 ↗ answer any questions

47:10 ↗ thank you jennifer any

47:12 ↗ comments

47:15 ↗ brad

47:18 ↗ thanks jan looks good i just have two

47:20 ↗ questions or comments

47:22 ↗ um is it only the facilities or just to

47:26 ↗ clarify is that the facilities that will

47:28 ↗ actually have an address at the bottom

47:30 ↗ with the salmon emblem

47:33 ↗ yes so it'll be park signage and

47:36 ↗ facility signage that will be addressed

47:39 ↗ and it's more for emergency response

47:42 ↗ so people know um

47:44 ↗ you know the julius phone pool will

47:46 ↗ obviously

47:47 ↗ confluence park will have an address um

47:49 ↗ so all of those different facilities

47:51 ↗ will trails will not

47:54 ↗ and there was some talk through the

47:56 ↗ process about whether or not the salmon

47:59 ↗ emblem would stay or not and what's the

48:01 ↗ status of that so that will be on some

48:04 ↗ signs it'll be on more the city facility

48:07 ↗ signage and park signage and some of the

48:09 ↗ trail signage

48:11 ↗ the bigger more expensive signs they

48:14 ↗ will be actually

48:16 ↗ a separate item that can then should it

48:18 ↗ ever change be removed and add it back

48:21 ↗ so

48:23 ↗ so we don't have to reproduce the entire

48:25 ↗ sign

48:26 ↗ should that change

48:29 ↗ and

48:30 ↗ do you have a any kind of a priority

48:32 ↗ schedule at all in terms of

48:35 ↗ you know which signs you know you want

48:37 ↗ to focus on first

48:39 ↗ we do for this phase one implementation

48:42 ↗ we'll be doing signage along the rainier

48:44 ↗ trail at the issaquah community center

48:47 ↗ pickering barn

48:49 ↗ and

48:52 ↗ i think that's it

48:54 ↗ right now

48:55 ↗ and then my last

48:56 ↗ question would be you mentioned

48:58 ↗ multi-year any any sense at all in terms

49:01 ↗ of how you know what that might amount

49:04 ↗ to you know

49:05 ↗ five years ten years ten years what do

49:07 ↗ you think

49:08 ↗ um

49:10 ↗ that's a very good question and i think

49:12 ↗ it all kind of comes down to funding in

49:13 ↗ our last capital program it was adopted

49:16 ↗ as 200 000 a year for implementation

49:19 ↗ but we'll have to see what that looks

49:20 ↗ like

49:21 ↗ knowing as we've kind of worked through

49:24 ↗ this process knowing there's kind of a

49:25 ↗ big lift and getting a design package

49:27 ↗ together to be able to take that out

49:29 ↗ to bid

49:31 ↗ we're looking at maybe doing that one

49:33 ↗ year and doing a full

49:35 ↗ more large implementation in a sec of

49:38 ↗ the following year

49:40 ↗ so you're not having to always spend

49:42 ↗ that design money getting a package put

49:44 ↗ together

49:46 ↗ but it could take several years

49:48 ↗ to be able to get it but it also you

49:50 ↗ know goes along with the funding and how

49:52 ↗ much financial support there is

49:55 ↗ for that implementation so uh

49:58 ↗ how long i can't really quite answer

50:00 ↗ that directly but we do have a good plan

50:03 ↗ for at least um

50:05 ↗ starting a few uh park and trail

50:07 ↗ opportunities and

50:09 ↗ show that gain interest

50:10 ↗ hopefully we could do additional

50:12 ↗ implementation

50:14 ↗ i mean is there any kind of a focus at

50:16 ↗ all on signage where

50:19 ↗ it's intended and not currently any

50:21 ↗ signage as being an element of priority

50:24 ↗ of course of course and you know

50:27 ↗ but also we want to be able to get

50:30 ↗ people through a consistent area so

50:32 ↗ as we start looking rainier trail is

50:35 ↗ pretty consistent right now um as we go

50:38 ↗ from you know the three trails crossing

50:40 ↗ to second avenue uh how we can get that

50:43 ↗ signed uh we're not leaving any gaps but

50:46 ↗ as we start doing some of our other

50:48 ↗ destinations we'll really need to take a

50:50 ↗ really close look as to where we are in

50:52 ↗ some planning processes trail

50:54 ↗ connectivity are there gaps are we able

50:57 ↗ to complete that destination because you

50:58 ↗ don't always want to just start

51:00 ↗ a trail sign

51:03 ↗ unless you can finish getting someone

51:04 ↗ either passed through an intersection or

51:07 ↗ to a destination at the other end where

51:09 ↗ they can have ample decision-making

51:12 ↗ ability as well so we're really going to

51:14 ↗ have to take a close look at some of

51:16 ↗ that signage

51:18 ↗ maybe the next phase might be a little

51:20 ↗ heavier focused on a few parks you know

51:23 ↗ we have blackberry park oh that's

51:25 ↗ another one that's coming up with

51:27 ↗ blackberry park that'll be in this phase

51:28 ↗ one implementation too since that'll be

51:31 ↗ under a new um development um but as

51:34 ↗ parks get redeveloped we'll add new

51:36 ↗ signage there

51:37 ↗ um facilities should facilities change

51:40 ↗ you know we could work a few on those as

51:42 ↗ we work on some of our transportation

51:44 ↗ and multimodal areas so it's work in

51:47 ↗ progress and that's the benefit of

51:48 ↗ having

51:50 ↗ a full planning document is that

51:52 ↗ we can always go back and figure out

51:54 ↗ what our next step is going to be

51:56 ↗ whether it's

51:57 ↗ from community voice or council voice

52:00 ↗ we don't have it all planned out down

52:02 ↗ the road past our first phase right now

52:06 ↗ thank you jan you're welcome

52:09 ↗ brenda i think i saw your hand

52:11 ↗ i was just going to say thank you i

52:13 ↗ remember the last time we saw this the

52:14 ↗ mountains were brown and you've changed

52:16 ↗ those and they're much brighter and

52:18 ↗ and uh

52:21 ↗ as

52:21 ↗ is never represented by brown mountain

52:23 ↗ so that was big improvement

52:25 ↗ the bra the brown sky kind of got me

52:28 ↗ uh

52:29 ↗ that doesn't seem warm and welcoming i'm

52:32 ↗ kind of surprised at the brown sky and i

52:34 ↗ know part of it is visualization and so

52:35 ↗ that you can see things better

52:37 ↗ but

52:38 ↗ it seems like a brighter cheerier sky

52:40 ↗ might be nice

52:41 ↗ yeah

52:42 ↗ that was some of the comments too but it

52:44 ↗ you know as we went through and um

52:47 ↗ i hope this sign

52:49 ↗ is representation because when we asked

52:51 ↗ some of those open-ended questions uh

52:53 ↗ from the survey

52:55 ↗ even though someone might have had a

52:56 ↗ negative comment it was still very

52:58 ↗ helpful as to why

53:00 ↗ why did they not prefer the black sign

53:02 ↗ or why was the orange you know a lot of

53:05 ↗ people like that orange tone because it

53:07 ↗ felt like nature it felt like trees and

53:09 ↗ so there's also i got a smog

53:12 ↗ yes

53:15 ↗ a little more literal but um

53:17 ↗ hopefully this you know we know we

53:20 ↗ cannot always please everyone but

53:22 ↗ hopefully everyone can see little pieces

53:24 ↗ of what it is they liked of every sign

53:26 ↗ type i'm very happy

53:29 ↗ from the brown mountains yes

53:32 ↗ well good i'm glad you can see that

53:37 ↗ tim

53:40 ↗ yeah thanks jennifer it's great

53:42 ↗ presentation and uh i really look

53:44 ↗ forward to seeing those signs you get

53:46 ↗ put up

53:48 ↗ i noticed you showed a lot of maps with

53:50 ↗ a lot of dots on them

53:52 ↗ about how many

53:54 ↗ total are we talking about do you have a

53:57 ↗ number for that

53:58 ↗ i do but i don't have it right before me

54:01 ↗ i'm sorry but it will be in the final

54:03 ↗ plan

54:05 ↗ okay yeah

54:07 ↗ um and so my second question some cost

54:10 ↗ estimates from there as well

54:12 ↗ right my second question is more sort of

54:14 ↗ aspirational or sort of forward-looking

54:16 ↗ and

54:17 ↗ i saw that on one slide there was

54:19 ↗ something about some digital

54:22 ↗ integration um

54:24 ↗ and

54:25 ↗ i'm thinking that everyone is using

54:27 ↗ their phones to follow along on maps to

54:30 ↗ get from here to there

54:32 ↗ uh is there uh

54:35 ↗ was there consideration or is it just

54:37 ↗ outside the scope of the project

54:39 ↗ to have sort of a digital map of

54:42 ↗ issaquah that you can use to navigate

54:44 ↗ your way around the city

54:47 ↗ that's a great question and definitely

54:49 ↗ something we have talked about it is

54:52 ↗ outside this existing scope of this

54:54 ↗ project this really was just focused on

54:56 ↗ the sign

54:57 ↗ type in the family of science that would

54:59 ↗ be implemented

55:01 ↗ but um

55:02 ↗ right now on our trails map that has a

55:04 ↗ digital

55:05 ↗ location so you're able to download that

55:07 ↗ and digitally locate yourself

55:10 ↗ we've also talked about with our

55:11 ↗ communications team how we might

55:14 ↗ do some of that we're in the midst of a

55:15 ↗ trails map update right now

55:18 ↗ but a lot of that different integration

55:20 ↗ um

55:21 ↗ is going to take more resources

55:23 ↗ in order to get that implemented but

55:25 ↗ it's definitely something that we've

55:27 ↗ talked about and recognized um

55:30 ↗ but we'll just have to see where that

55:31 ↗ goes

55:33 ↗ okay great thank you

55:36 ↗ danielle

55:40 ↗ um i just wanted to share that i also

55:42 ↗ had the same reaction as brenda so i was

55:44 ↗ happy with

55:46 ↗ the mountains not no longer being the

55:48 ↗ rust colored but um

55:50 ↗ felt that the signs it looked to me that

55:52 ↗ the signs that were going to be at parks

55:55 ↗ were going to be predominantly

55:58 ↗ you know the the brown and at least in

56:00 ↗ the the mock-ups that were kind of shown

56:02 ↗ and um

56:04 ↗ to me that's just it seems like we they

56:06 ↗ should be blue or green or some sort of

56:08 ↗ you know

56:10 ↗ kind of more

56:11 ↗ happier nature color than

56:14 ↗ than like burnt out grass anyway that

56:16 ↗ was just my impression

56:18 ↗ um

56:19 ↗ look forward to seeing

56:21 ↗ the real ones what was that i was just

56:23 ↗ gonna say that that picture of the uh

56:25 ↗ blackberry park there will be new grass

56:27 ↗ and there will be plantings around the

56:29 ↗ sign as we do that so um it won't look

56:32 ↗ quite so

56:33 ↗ yeah so yeah anyway and then the other

56:35 ↗ thing um yeah the other

56:38 ↗ point and i think i bring this up every

56:40 ↗ time we we talk about this but um i

56:42 ↗ really think that the city

56:44 ↗ that it would be helpful

56:46 ↗ um for the city to re-evaluate some of

56:49 ↗ the park names

56:50 ↗ to

56:51 ↗ give names to different types of parks

56:53 ↗ so like an athletic facility and a park

56:57 ↗ versus like um maybe

56:59 ↗ like a natural area that doesn't have

57:01 ↗ any facilities or really isn't intended

57:03 ↗ so we have all these little parks a lot

57:05 ↗ of them that maybe don't even don't have

57:07 ↗ any amenities and the right time to look

57:11 ↗ at that would be before we do this

57:13 ↗ um you know spend money on on the signs

57:16 ↗ so agreed and at least with our first

57:18 ↗ phase of implementation there's no uh

57:21 ↗ question on the the names of the

57:23 ↗ facilities and the trails so

57:25 ↗ we definitely recognize the need to do

57:27 ↗ some cleanup um on somewhere yeah that

57:30 ↗ would be great

57:31 ↗ yeah yep

57:33 ↗ thank you

57:37 ↗ any other comments concerns

57:41 ↗ i guess just so it's in public record

57:43 ↗ there are two comments on the colorways

57:45 ↗ um if there's any commentary from the

57:48 ↗ city on how those colorways were chosen

57:50 ↗ i think that would be interesting

57:54 ↗ on on which marlene i'm sorry i think

57:57 ↗ there was two comments on the feedback

57:58 ↗ on sort of the burn the brown

58:01 ↗ colorway is there was there like strong

58:03 ↗ reasoning behind utilizing those two

58:05 ↗ colorways yeah

58:08 ↗ yeah in the different um the feedback we

58:10 ↗ received from the community comments

58:13 ↗ uh there was a lot of uh liking for

58:16 ↗ there was one concept that had the two

58:18 ↗ mountains um squawk and tiger with mount

58:21 ↗ rainier in the background a lot of

58:22 ↗ people like that sign and

58:25 ↗ as well as the color and then also that

58:27 ↗ color was used in another con um

58:29 ↗ concept if you go back through on on the

58:32 ↗ city webpage for the wayfinding there

58:34 ↗ are the

58:36 ↗ results of the online survey and you can

58:39 ↗ filter through

58:40 ↗ some of the comments but we

58:42 ↗ very closely looked at every single

58:44 ↗ comment and weighed them with some of

58:46 ↗ the different feedback some of the

58:48 ↗ different ages and i think one of our

58:50 ↗ earlier presentations we kind of talked

58:52 ↗ through

58:53 ↗ um some of the engagement that we had so

58:56 ↗ it was really um not a any

58:59 ↗ one voice said this this is the reason

59:02 ↗ why it's doing it was more collective of

59:05 ↗ the different groups and the different

59:06 ↗ voices and the different feedback we

59:08 ↗ have received because this really has

59:10 ↗ been a very slow consensus

59:14 ↗ process

59:15 ↗ both with the community the steering

59:17 ↗ group staff

59:18 ↗ and and you as the park board too

59:24 ↗ um i think my only uh question with the

59:27 ↗ uh

59:28 ↗ the wayfinding and the signage is um

59:31 ↗ how much overlap will there be with for

59:33 ↗ instance um the mountainside drive

59:36 ↗ trailhead in this glock mountain i

59:38 ↗ believe is isoqua city versus the

59:40 ↗ sycamore entrance is the state park if i

59:42 ↗ recall and also some areas and it's the

59:45 ↗ county

59:46 ↗ um so will those signs from like the

59:48 ↗ county the state park be sort of

59:50 ↗ persisting like uh since it's not

59:52 ↗ necessarily issaquah

59:54 ↗ um

59:56 ↗ yeah we

59:57 ↗ definitely will work with our partners

59:59 ↗ on that we have some areas where there's

1:00:02 ↗ both sides next to each other is a

1:00:04 ↗ boundary thing there's some where it's

1:00:06 ↗ trailhead because it's leads to their

1:00:08 ↗ property um we'll work closely with them

1:00:11 ↗ to make sure we do have representation

1:00:13 ↗ from the department of natural resources

1:00:15 ↗ um on the steering group so

1:00:18 ↗ understanding the different trails and

1:00:21 ↗ our interfaces with that agency is

1:00:23 ↗ particularly as we look at some of our

1:00:25 ↗ hillsides is

1:00:27 ↗ really important but yeah we will

1:00:28 ↗ definitely work with them um but this is

1:00:31 ↗ really focused on

1:00:32 ↗ city assets and city directional so but

1:00:36 ↗ as we can work with our neighbors to

1:00:38 ↗ help complete directional signs we will

1:00:41 ↗ most certainly do so

1:00:45 ↗ thank you

1:00:49 ↗ all right uh well with no other

1:00:52 ↗ comments um i think

1:00:54 ↗ we will next move on to

1:00:57 ↗ uh the recreation division uh update uh

1:01:00 ↗ from brian

1:01:04 ↗ hey thank you i'm gonna i'm gonna ask

1:01:06 ↗ can everybody hear me okay

1:01:09 ↗ cool i'm going to uh ask for amy you're

1:01:12 ↗ awesome thank you so much you're way

1:01:13 ↗ ahead of me already

1:01:14 ↗ thank you for helping out with that

1:01:15 ↗ powerpoint appreciate it

1:01:17 ↗ um i know most of you but i don't

1:01:19 ↗ believe i probably know all of you so

1:01:22 ↗ just a real quick introduction i'm brian

1:01:24 ↗ bernstein i'm the recreation manager for

1:01:26 ↗ the parks and community services

1:01:27 ↗ department

1:01:28 ↗ and uh this presentation is going to

1:01:30 ↗ share with you pretty much everything

1:01:31 ↗ that and all the people i get to work

1:01:33 ↗ with so it'll be sort of fun um

1:01:35 ↗ just put this presentation together so

1:01:37 ↗ good news bad news good news is we have

1:01:39 ↗ an hour it looks like so

1:01:41 ↗ bad news i'm not sure how long this is

1:01:42 ↗ going to take i literally just put this

1:01:43 ↗ information together so you're getting

1:01:45 ↗ my first run of this information so i'm

1:01:48 ↗ looking forward to sharing with you just

1:01:49 ↗ some of this

1:01:51 ↗ um

1:01:52 ↗ yeah the uh amy if you don't mind going

1:01:54 ↗ to the next slide really quick

1:02:02 ↗ amy do you mind going to the next slide

1:02:04 ↗ i am trying oh doors

1:02:07 ↗ yeah okay hold on one second

1:02:15 ↗ hopefully i won't have to do them all

1:02:17 ↗ that way but

1:02:19 ↗ no thank you so much

1:02:21 ↗ i believe that most of you seen the

1:02:22 ↗ slide before it's a uh you know it's a

1:02:24 ↗ great reminder just kind of what we're

1:02:26 ↗ about and what our roles and purposes

1:02:27 ↗ you know that we invest i i said i think

1:02:29 ↗ this has been shared with you before

1:02:30 ↗ this exact slide

1:02:32 ↗ you know we invest in places and we

1:02:33 ↗ invest in people

1:02:35 ↗ um just i always like to start with this

1:02:37 ↗ it's a good reminder of just kind of

1:02:38 ↗ what we do

1:02:40 ↗ uh next slide please amy

1:02:43 ↗ oh there we go looks like it's

1:02:45 ↗ blowing along smoothly love it

1:02:47 ↗ um tonight i'm here to update you on the

1:02:49 ↗ division within the parks and community

1:02:50 ↗ services department the recreation

1:02:51 ↗ services division um the recreation

1:02:54 ↗ service division consists of five teams

1:02:56 ↗ we have the community center athletics

1:02:58 ↗ julius bloom pool senior center and

1:03:00 ↗ pickering barn

1:03:03 ↗ these are five very different service

1:03:04 ↗ types that work collaboratively to

1:03:06 ↗ provide recreational services within our

1:03:08 ↗ community so very different yet we work

1:03:10 ↗ very closely and assist each other in

1:03:12 ↗ many numerous different ways amongst

1:03:14 ↗ these different teams the recreation

1:03:16 ↗ service division is far too large for me

1:03:18 ↗ to share all this great things that

1:03:20 ↗ these teams do with you and the amount

1:03:22 ↗ of time that i have tonight but my goal

1:03:24 ↗ tonight is going to be to be able to

1:03:25 ↗ give you an overview of these teams and

1:03:27 ↗ a deeper understanding of the impact

1:03:29 ↗ these teams are having within our

1:03:30 ↗ community because i

1:03:32 ↗ it's so often that i'm talking with

1:03:34 ↗ people within our community that don't

1:03:35 ↗ even realize

1:03:37 ↗ just what these teams touch and what

1:03:39 ↗ they do so with that we'll move on to

1:03:42 ↗ the next slide which is our community

1:03:43 ↗ center

1:03:46 ↗ real quickly with our community center

1:03:47 ↗ operations and i'm hoping most of you've

1:03:50 ↗ been in the community center if you

1:03:51 ↗ haven't would love to have you come

1:03:53 ↗ visit us

1:03:54 ↗ the community center houses both of our

1:03:56 ↗ uh

1:03:57 ↗ houses the knee center team but it also

1:03:58 ↗ houses our athletic team

1:04:01 ↗ and we'll be talking a little about the

1:04:02 ↗ athletics team here in a moment um we

1:04:04 ↗ have three very beautiful three hardwood

1:04:06 ↗ basketball courts we have a fitness room

1:04:08 ↗ we have a walking track

1:04:11 ↗ drop-in activities of this facility and

1:04:13 ↗ we have basketball volleyball pickleball

1:04:15 ↗ there's court rentals

1:04:17 ↗ an important part of this facility too

1:04:19 ↗ is it is uh it's part of the city's

1:04:21 ↗ emergency management plan

1:04:24 ↗ the recreation service division is

1:04:25 ↗ responsible for coordinating the

1:04:27 ↗ provision of mass care sheltering and

1:04:29 ↗ providing individual assistance for

1:04:31 ↗ residents and pets impacted by an

1:04:33 ↗ emergency or disaster

1:04:35 ↗ and are unable to care for themselves

1:04:37 ↗ care for themselves

1:04:39 ↗ the community center is a primary

1:04:40 ↗ location that would be used in a

1:04:42 ↗ situation where sheltering would be

1:04:43 ↗ needed and the uh services division as a

1:04:47 ↗ whole now all those teams i showed you

1:04:49 ↗ earlier

1:04:50 ↗ would provide in helping to support the

1:04:52 ↗ operations and in the in the event of

1:04:54 ↗ emergency

1:04:58 ↗ um going into some of our some of these

1:05:00 ↗ programs i'll be walking down through

1:05:02 ↗ here just like i said we have a lot of

1:05:04 ↗ programming but i'm hitting some of the

1:05:06 ↗ big hitters that you maybe even have had

1:05:07 ↗ your kid you had kids in no people have

1:05:09 ↗ kids in them have been to them uh but

1:05:11 ↗ i'll quickly go through some of these

1:05:13 ↗ and uh one of the ones going on right

1:05:14 ↗ now is our summer day camp we just first

1:05:16 ↗ full week of summer day camp is this

1:05:18 ↗ week

1:05:19 ↗ uniqueness of this program is we ran

1:05:21 ↗ this program throughout provide

1:05:24 ↗ we did not not run it so that's over the

1:05:26 ↗ day camps have ran through covid

1:05:28 ↗ the recreation service division offers

1:05:30 ↗ day camps as well as works with partners

1:05:32 ↗ to provide a wide array of summer day

1:05:34 ↗ camp offerings

1:05:35 ↗ the camps are provided by our recreation

1:05:37 ↗ services team these are programs that we

1:05:39 ↗ directly provide that we directly

1:05:41 ↗ operate and run

1:05:43 ↗ is our mighty mites these are half day

1:05:45 ↗ camps serving ages three to five

1:05:48 ↗ we have a kinder camp that is a full day

1:05:51 ↗ camp serving ages five to six

1:05:54 ↗ um camp qua which is uh our largest camp

1:05:57 ↗ this is a full day camp serving ages you

1:05:59 ↗ know seven to ten these are your second

1:06:01 ↗ through fifth graders if you're going by

1:06:02 ↗ grades and we also have a really cool

1:06:05 ↗ program that's called counselor and

1:06:07 ↗ training

1:06:08 ↗ and this serves grades 8 through 12.

1:06:11 ↗ the counselor and training

1:06:13 ↗ is really neat in the sense it's a three

1:06:15 ↗ week leadership program

1:06:17 ↗ the participants that participate in

1:06:19 ↗ this go through an application and

1:06:20 ↗ interview process

1:06:22 ↗ we choose four to eight cits to

1:06:24 ↗ participate in each session

1:06:26 ↗ and uh often a number of these cits go

1:06:29 ↗ on to be future counselors and one of

1:06:30 ↗ the day camps i mentioned above

1:06:34 ↗ um

1:06:35 ↗ this year is sort of cool because we

1:06:37 ↗ brought back our field trips and pool

1:06:40 ↗ visits so for the past two years in

1:06:42 ↗ order to meet all the you know to adhere

1:06:43 ↗ to covet regulations we weren't able to

1:06:45 ↗ do

1:06:46 ↗ field trips and or her pool visits

1:06:49 ↗ because you had to keep the distancing

1:06:51 ↗ regulations and all that so our staff

1:06:53 ↗ had to be really creative in the

1:06:54 ↗ activities we were able to do in order

1:06:56 ↗ to adhere to

1:06:57 ↗ all the various covett regulations that

1:06:59 ↗ we had

1:07:00 ↗ um

1:07:01 ↗ sort of a fun thing i like to share

1:07:02 ↗ about our day camps is one we have great

1:07:05 ↗ day camps and it's due to the great

1:07:06 ↗ staff that we have and they have a lot

1:07:09 ↗ of fun with their names so they every

1:07:11 ↗ every day camp staff person has sort of

1:07:13 ↗ an altar persona if you will you know

1:07:16 ↗ some uh you know they have different

1:07:17 ↗ names that they go by like big dog

1:07:19 ↗ play-doh firecracker peaches

1:07:22 ↗ fern kiwi dizzy

1:07:24 ↗ on and on the counselors create a sort

1:07:26 ↗ of a whole persona and they are known by

1:07:28 ↗ that to their um to all their campers

1:07:30 ↗ kind of taboo to use their names so the

1:07:32 ↗ campers often don't even know well most

1:07:35 ↗ times don't even know the counselor's

1:07:36 ↗ real full names

1:07:38 ↗ it's just kind of a fun thing they do

1:07:39 ↗ with camp and it is something that goes

1:07:41 ↗ on year to year and even staff amongst

1:07:43 ↗ themselves refer to them themselves as

1:07:46 ↗ their camp name rather than their real

1:07:47 ↗ names

1:07:49 ↗ um our schoolhouse rec program man this

1:07:52 ↗ thing was really this is really

1:07:54 ↗ unique and neat how this rolled out this

1:07:56 ↗ is a full day monday through friday

1:07:58 ↗ monday through friday program

1:08:01 ↗ that originated and and was run during

1:08:03 ↗ covid um this program was developed so

1:08:06 ↗ when you covet hit this program was

1:08:08 ↗ developed to support parents unable to

1:08:10 ↗ to work remotely and that were in need

1:08:12 ↗ of child care so we kind of stepped in

1:08:15 ↗ that gap and it helped out there

1:08:17 ↗ during covid the senior said the

1:08:19 ↗ community center staff assisted and

1:08:20 ↗ supported youth that were attending

1:08:22 ↗ school virtually so

1:08:24 ↗ you know well parents were working we

1:08:26 ↗ had the kids and you know they had to

1:08:28 ↗ attend versus so we were getting them

1:08:29 ↗ set up and their laptops and helping

1:08:31 ↗ them get through their schooling um

1:08:33 ↗ during that time when everything was uh

1:08:35 ↗ everything was virtual

1:08:37 ↗ coming out of covid and as a youth

1:08:39 ↗ returned to school this program

1:08:42 ↗ transitioned into a before and after

1:08:43 ↗ school care program so we went from the

1:08:45 ↗ covent scenario to now becoming before

1:08:49 ↗ and after school care program

1:08:50 ↗ this program serves as a quite

1:08:53 ↗ instagram school district students in

1:08:54 ↗ grades k-5

1:08:56 ↗ on average it has about 30 youth

1:08:57 ↗ enrolled each week in the before and

1:08:59 ↗ after school program um

1:09:01 ↗ the before and after school program

1:09:02 ↗ addresses some of the some of the strain

1:09:04 ↗ that like schools like clark and

1:09:05 ↗ issaquah valley elementaries have in

1:09:08 ↗ providing their before and after school

1:09:09 ↗ care because each of those schools has

1:09:11 ↗ about 80 kids on their wait list that

1:09:13 ↗ want to get into their schools program

1:09:15 ↗ but just can't because they're at

1:09:16 ↗ maximum capacity so we're able to help a

1:09:18 ↗ little bit by taking some of that strain

1:09:20 ↗ off their facilities

1:09:22 ↗ the school district has been very

1:09:23 ↗ supportive and working with us

1:09:26 ↗ to to run our program so much so that we

1:09:29 ↗ created a bus stop at the community

1:09:31 ↗ center where kids from missouri valley

1:09:33 ↗ elementary

1:09:35 ↗ get dropped off and get picked up here

1:09:37 ↗ by the school bus system and go to

1:09:39 ↗ school down in the quad valley so that's

1:09:41 ↗ kind of a really cool thing that we've

1:09:42 ↗ done with the school district and the

1:09:44 ↗ clark elementary kids for those who

1:09:46 ↗ aren't familiar clark elementary then we

1:09:47 ↗ walk them up to the schools just right

1:09:49 ↗ behind the issaquah community center

1:09:50 ↗ which is where this program

1:09:52 ↗ operates

1:09:54 ↗ the primary focus of this program is to

1:09:56 ↗ provide a fun safe place for kids to

1:09:57 ↗ participate in physical and social

1:09:59 ↗ activities

1:10:01 ↗ we also have a partner that comes out

1:10:03 ↗ every wednesday jet city jet city

1:10:05 ↗ gymnastics and they uh they provide you

1:10:07 ↗ some tumbling fun for the kids in the

1:10:09 ↗ schoolhouse rec program

1:10:11 ↗ and like i said that's every wednesday

1:10:12 ↗ and it's just sort of fun to have a

1:10:13 ↗ partner that we work with that comes in

1:10:15 ↗ and just provides some extra you know a

1:10:18 ↗ little extra physical activity for the

1:10:19 ↗ kids

1:10:21 ↗ our uh just with enrichment camps and

1:10:24 ↗ programs we have a variety of

1:10:27 ↗ of just different camps you know lego

1:10:29 ↗ engineering robotics arts classes and

1:10:31 ↗ camps so those are contracted camps that

1:10:34 ↗ we work with other organizations

1:10:36 ↗ and they run but we work with them and

1:10:38 ↗ oversee the program as it rolls out so

1:10:40 ↗ we do keep you know we take and work

1:10:42 ↗ with them closely but they are our

1:10:43 ↗ partnered programs

1:10:45 ↗ um a lot of people don't realize we also

1:10:47 ↗ run a preschool

1:10:49 ↗ um you know we have a pre you know

1:10:51 ↗ preschool is another one of the programs

1:10:53 ↗ that we ran throughout covent we did not

1:10:55 ↗ not run it um

1:10:56 ↗ it was uh our preschool serves ages

1:10:59 ↗ three to five-year-olds has two sites we

1:11:02 ↗ have one side at the community center

1:11:03 ↗ and one site is a vet veterans memorial

1:11:05 ↗ park center which is over in veterans

1:11:08 ↗ memorial park

1:11:09 ↗ um these consistent we have five classes

1:11:11 ↗ with 15 students in each class so we

1:11:14 ↗ have a pretty robust preschool program

1:11:16 ↗ that often a lot of people are not even

1:11:18 ↗ familiar with are aware that we have one

1:11:20 ↗ the preschool program is community

1:11:22 ↗ focused it combines socialization

1:11:24 ↗ academics and preparing students for

1:11:26 ↗ kindergarten it's everything we do is

1:11:28 ↗ getting getting the kids ready for

1:11:29 ↗ kindergarten

1:11:31 ↗ um community center with special events

1:11:34 ↗ our community center team works with a

1:11:36 ↗ variety of special events some of them

1:11:37 ↗ are i think you probably might have

1:11:39 ↗ heard the conscious on the green um

1:11:40 ↗ that's that's the big one coming up

1:11:42 ↗ right now um july 5th will be the first

1:11:44 ↗ concert uh for those that haven't heard

1:11:46 ↗ july 12th is gonna be our 200th concert

1:11:49 ↗ so we're gonna have a lot of fun with

1:11:50 ↗ that one um so yeah since we started

1:11:53 ↗ that will be the july 12th will be the

1:11:55 ↗ 200th concert that we've held out there

1:11:57 ↗ on the grain um this year we're happy to

1:11:59 ↗ be bringing back beat the heat splash

1:12:01 ↗ day

1:12:02 ↗ um we have a valentine's dance that's

1:12:04 ↗ coming back this year those dude some of

1:12:07 ↗ the regulations that we had to comply

1:12:09 ↗ with we couldn't run those the past

1:12:11 ↗ couple years

1:12:12 ↗ our valentine's day dance very popular

1:12:14 ↗ usually we have uh

1:12:16 ↗ around 2000 participants pre-covered on

1:12:19 ↗ that one

1:12:20 ↗ we run a kids triathlon this is an event

1:12:22 ↗ run by the youth advisory board so it's

1:12:24 ↗ it's a it's a program run by kids for

1:12:27 ↗ kids

1:12:28 ↗ and this was la it was held on june 5th

1:12:31 ↗ just earlier this month and we had 200

1:12:33 ↗ plus elementary boys and girls

1:12:35 ↗ that participated in that

1:12:37 ↗ we also have a large state of mind event

1:12:39 ↗ that's done with the youth advisory

1:12:41 ↗ board

1:12:42 ↗ again

1:12:43 ↗ youth run youth led that the event

1:12:45 ↗ brings an awareness to behavioral health

1:12:47 ↗ and educate and educating the community

1:12:49 ↗ members on teen health so it's a really

1:12:52 ↗ informative

1:12:53 ↗ time for teens to come together and

1:12:55 ↗ learn

1:12:56 ↗ and to share uh just the issues and

1:12:58 ↗ various things occurring around

1:13:00 ↗ behavioral health

1:13:02 ↗ um before we mention up above a little

1:13:05 ↗ bit the youth advisory board um we have

1:13:08 ↗ a very robust youth advisory board and

1:13:10 ↗ like i said it's it's encouraging youth

1:13:11 ↗ leadership and community engagement with

1:13:14 ↗ middle school and high schoolers

1:13:16 ↗ this upcoming

1:13:17 ↗ 23-24 year will be the 27th year that

1:13:20 ↗ the youth advisory board has been in

1:13:22 ↗ existence

1:13:23 ↗ this year we have 40 youth participating

1:13:25 ↗ from this school district's middle

1:13:27 ↗ school and high schools

1:13:29 ↗ the youth advisory board provides a

1:13:31 ↗ voice within the community youth as uh

1:13:33 ↗ youth advisor board has a number of

1:13:34 ↗ youth actively engaged in sitting on on

1:13:36 ↗ city boards and commissions i you know

1:13:38 ↗ we have

1:13:39 ↗ had for a number of years i youth

1:13:41 ↗ advisory board members sitting on the

1:13:42 ↗ park board

1:13:44 ↗ this provides the youth the opportunity

1:13:45 ↗ to gauge in a professional manner with

1:13:47 ↗ adults and provides the adults with the

1:13:49 ↗ opportunity to hear from an important

1:13:51 ↗ voice in our community

1:13:53 ↗ youth advisory member boards are not

1:13:55 ↗ just future leaders

1:13:57 ↗ they're today's leaders and having an

1:13:58 ↗ impact on this squawk community today

1:14:01 ↗ i like that that's kind of i got that

1:14:03 ↗ from kathy jones who works and has

1:14:05 ↗ worked with this group for a long time

1:14:07 ↗ and i love how she spun it with them

1:14:09 ↗ that they are not just the future

1:14:10 ↗ leaders but they're today's leaders and

1:14:12 ↗ they're having that impact right now

1:14:16 ↗ uh can we jump to the next slide there

1:14:17 ↗ amy

1:14:20 ↗ i know i'm talking a lot i don't know if

1:14:21 ↗ anybody has any questions on the

1:14:22 ↗ community on the committee center but

1:14:24 ↗ feel free to ask them if you want

1:14:25 ↗ otherwise i'll go through and we can do

1:14:27 ↗ questions at the end

1:14:30 ↗ um our athletics team

1:14:32 ↗ is uh responsible for um youth and

1:14:35 ↗ all the youth and adult sports programs

1:14:37 ↗ they they are all things youth

1:14:40 ↗ sports the athletics team is also

1:14:43 ↗ responsible for the direct provision of

1:14:45 ↗ sports programming as well as working

1:14:47 ↗ with partners to provide an array of

1:14:49 ↗ athletic opportunities

1:14:52 ↗ some of the athletic

1:14:53 ↗ athletics directly provided by the team

1:14:55 ↗ are this is sort of again

1:14:58 ↗ not completely comprehensive but some of

1:15:00 ↗ our bigger programs i wanted to share

1:15:02 ↗ with you tonight

1:15:04 ↗ our youth basketball program

1:15:07 ↗ you know this is another program and we

1:15:08 ↗ found out time to time again that you

1:15:10 ↗ know a lot of people weren't offering

1:15:12 ↗ programs during covid

1:15:14 ↗ we put in a lot of work and works

1:15:16 ↗ closely with king county public health

1:15:18 ↗ in order to make sure we were running

1:15:20 ↗ things the way we could

1:15:21 ↗ and basketball was another one that we

1:15:23 ↗ were able to run

1:15:26 ↗ each season we did not have a season not

1:15:28 ↗ be run because we were able to meet the

1:15:29 ↗ requirements of coven and all that um

1:15:32 ↗ yeah so just sort of neat to share

1:15:35 ↗ this program the youth basketball

1:15:36 ↗ program usually has 2 200 youth

1:15:39 ↗ participating in it that's 2 200 so it's

1:15:42 ↗ a very very large program

1:15:45 ↗ two seasons ago

1:15:46 ↗ the program ran with 1100 kids

1:15:50 ↗ unique in that sense that two years ago

1:15:52 ↗ we had to run it in pods right we didn't

1:15:53 ↗ have we had pods of about 15 to 20 kids

1:15:57 ↗ they would break up the same kids would

1:16:00 ↗ play each week the coaches would

1:16:02 ↗ officiate we didn't have any officials

1:16:04 ↗ so there was no crossing over of

1:16:06 ↗ one group to another that if if you did

1:16:08 ↗ have an outbreak in anything you could

1:16:10 ↗ you could isolate that pod specifically

1:16:13 ↗ the season went off very well we didn't

1:16:14 ↗ have any and no no issues whatsoever

1:16:17 ↗ and everybody was grateful for the

1:16:18 ↗ opportunity to get out and play

1:16:21 ↗ this past season we had 1500 youth

1:16:23 ↗ participating

1:16:25 ↗ and that was just it's really exciting

1:16:27 ↗ we're seeing the kids coming back and

1:16:28 ↗ people are just so thankful for having

1:16:30 ↗ the opportunity to play again and get

1:16:31 ↗ out and get running around with their

1:16:33 ↗ kids

1:16:34 ↗ to give you a little bit of the scale of

1:16:36 ↗ it the youth basketball program uses 15

1:16:38 ↗ elementaries four middle schools and two

1:16:40 ↗ high schools and the issaquah community

1:16:42 ↗ center to operate so

1:16:44 ↗ every saturday during the basketball

1:16:45 ↗ season all those facilities have kids in

1:16:48 ↗ them playing basketball to accommodate

1:16:50 ↗ the number of kids we have playing

1:16:53 ↗ this program provides also provides job

1:16:55 ↗ job opportunities for over 60 part-time

1:16:57 ↗ non-regular employees

1:16:59 ↗ most of these are youth you know

1:17:01 ↗ anywhere from 14

1:17:02 ↗ on up we employ many and numerous uh

1:17:06 ↗ young people and a lot of their first

1:17:08 ↗ jobs are with us like i said we see that

1:17:10 ↗ we do see that as a training program

1:17:11 ↗ where we're starting to develop and

1:17:12 ↗ implement in them and teach them

1:17:14 ↗ leadership skills that carry on to into

1:17:16 ↗ their future

1:17:18 ↗ um

1:17:20 ↗ volunteering wise with this just

1:17:22 ↗ specifically youth basketball the

1:17:24 ↗ program engages over 250 community

1:17:26 ↗ members as volunteer coaches most of

1:17:29 ↗ these are our parents

1:17:31 ↗ we do have some youth coaches which are

1:17:34 ↗ high school students

1:17:36 ↗ those are most they are by far the

1:17:38 ↗ coolest coaches because as a parent you

1:17:40 ↗ can't be that cool but you get a high

1:17:41 ↗ school coach that's pretty darn cool

1:17:43 ↗ with all the young kids we got in the

1:17:45 ↗ program

1:17:46 ↗ uh our next program with the gliders

1:17:48 ↗ track and field and cross country

1:17:51 ↗ uh quickly the uh the gunners program

1:17:54 ↗ includes practices uh and both in both

1:17:56 ↗ team meets and they meet with uh and we

1:17:58 ↗ also meet with partner cities it's uh so

1:18:00 ↗ we have practices we have meats that are

1:18:03 ↗ internal and then we also have

1:18:06 ↗ neighboring cities that we have

1:18:07 ↗ competitions with and it's all a retro

1:18:09 ↗ environment recreational environment and

1:18:11 ↗ it's a lot of fun to get together with

1:18:13 ↗ the other cities and participate in a

1:18:14 ↗ little bit of friendly competition

1:18:16 ↗ um we have 180 participants in our

1:18:19 ↗ spring track and field program 150 in

1:18:22 ↗ our summer program and we're going to

1:18:24 ↗ have 150 participants in our upcoming

1:18:26 ↗ cross country program

1:18:29 ↗ we also contract out for a lot of our

1:18:32 ↗ sports camps classes and clinics

1:18:34 ↗ so some of our partner athletics and the

1:18:37 ↗ sports programs include

1:18:39 ↗ like say camps and the it's camps in the

1:18:41 ↗ summer and then during the school year

1:18:43 ↗ it's classes and clinics but we offer uh

1:18:46 ↗ you know other things in sports such as

1:18:47 ↗ basketball soccer volleyball gymnastics

1:18:50 ↗ cheer

1:18:51 ↗ martial arts dance and drill um are just

1:18:55 ↗ to name some of the some of the

1:18:56 ↗ contracted sports we work with

1:18:59 ↗ the athletics team partners with 10 10

1:19:02 ↗ plus organizations in order to make all

1:19:04 ↗ these camps and classes uh happen so

1:19:07 ↗ partners are always a very important

1:19:09 ↗ portion and part of what we do

1:19:11 ↗ uh the ball field and picnic shelter

1:19:13 ↗ rentals this is the other big part of

1:19:16 ↗ what athletics manages

1:19:18 ↗ uh the athletics team very closely

1:19:20 ↗ collaborates with the park operations

1:19:21 ↗ team um you know our park our you know

1:19:24 ↗ the athletics team

1:19:25 ↗ works with the customers booking the use

1:19:27 ↗ of facilities and the park operations

1:19:28 ↗ team maintains the ball fields and

1:19:31 ↗ shelters and there's a real close

1:19:32 ↗ coordination between our two

1:19:34 ↗ our two teams to make sure that we're

1:19:36 ↗ able to serve the customer and to turn

1:19:38 ↗ over different facilities appropriately

1:19:40 ↗ so that nobody everybody gets the use

1:19:42 ↗ that they're looking for

1:19:43 ↗ we have ball fields available at

1:19:45 ↗ tibbetts valley park these are ball

1:19:46 ↗ fields that can be used for rental and

1:19:48 ↗ when they're not rented they're just

1:19:49 ↗ open and available to the public to use

1:19:52 ↗ ball fields are available at tibbetts

1:19:53 ↗ valley park central park veterans

1:19:55 ↗ memorial park and squawk valley park

1:19:58 ↗ we have

1:19:59 ↗ shelters available at confluence park

1:20:01 ↗ timbers valley park gibson park and

1:20:03 ↗ central park

1:20:06 ↗ the athletics team works very closely

1:20:08 ↗ with youth non-profit organizations such

1:20:10 ↗ as football soccer baseball lacrosse and

1:20:13 ↗ issaquah school district to provide

1:20:15 ↗ space for practices games and

1:20:16 ↗ tournaments they also work really

1:20:19 ↗ closely with organization organizations

1:20:21 ↗ outside organizations to run tournaments

1:20:23 ↗ within the city of issaquah and they

1:20:25 ↗ also work really hard to support

1:20:27 ↗ different events couple big ones salmon

1:20:29 ↗ days and the down home fourth of july

1:20:31 ↗ you know those those activities are all

1:20:33 ↗ within city parks which requires and our

1:20:36 ↗ team coordinates with

1:20:38 ↗ you know the chamber and downtown esta

1:20:40 ↗ cross association to make sure that

1:20:41 ↗ we're supporting those events as best we

1:20:43 ↗ can to make sure that they are

1:20:45 ↗ successful

1:20:48 ↗ uh if we go to the next slide there to

1:20:50 ↗ the jewels thank you

1:20:52 ↗ julius bone pool

1:20:55 ↗ the pool the operations for the poolia

1:20:57 ↗ if you haven't been in it the pool

1:20:58 ↗ consists of a 10 by 15 yard shallow pool

1:21:01 ↗ that's about three to four feet deep and

1:21:03 ↗ a six it has six 25-yard lanes

1:21:06 ↗ the drop-in activities available at the

1:21:08 ↗ pool or lap swim water walking

1:21:10 ↗ recreation swim water exercise

1:21:13 ↗ pool has a men's and women's locker room

1:21:15 ↗ as well as a couple family changing

1:21:18 ↗ rooms

1:21:19 ↗ like i said kind of like the community

1:21:20 ↗ center if you haven't been to it i'd

1:21:21 ↗ encourage you to go visit it so it's a

1:21:23 ↗ great location with a great team up

1:21:24 ↗ there running the show

1:21:27 ↗ swim lessons another yeah i mean you

1:21:29 ↗ know probably it's gonna sound pretty

1:21:30 ↗ repetitive here when i'm saying this but

1:21:32 ↗ it's another program that ran throughout

1:21:33 ↗ koben uh it was even i think you know

1:21:36 ↗ right at the first when everything shut

1:21:38 ↗ down i think there's only a two or three

1:21:40 ↗ month period when nothing was running

1:21:42 ↗ that we didn't run swim lessons and then

1:21:45 ↗ the swim lessons were running ever since

1:21:46 ↗ then

1:21:48 ↗ the swim the swimming pool offers swim

1:21:49 ↗ lessons for beginning to competitive

1:21:51 ↗ levels it offers lessons in group and

1:21:54 ↗ private sessions uh this program just to

1:21:57 ↗ give you a little context before kobe

1:21:59 ↗ this program had

1:22:00 ↗ 3179

1:22:03 ↗ youth participating

1:22:05 ↗ in 2021

1:22:07 ↗ the pool had 916 youth participating

1:22:11 ↗ so that was 3000 down to about 1 000

1:22:14 ↗ right

1:22:14 ↗ and then in 2022 so far we have 944

1:22:18 ↗ youth that have so far participated this

1:22:21 ↗ year

1:22:22 ↗ um

1:22:23 ↗ the the reason for those low low low

1:22:25 ↗ numbers was that we had the same demand

1:22:28 ↗ but in order to meet all the more safety

1:22:30 ↗ requirements required by you know public

1:22:32 ↗ health

1:22:33 ↗ we had to limit

1:22:36 ↗ dramatically the amount of kids were

1:22:37 ↗ allowed in the pool and we had to create

1:22:39 ↗ spacing

1:22:40 ↗ and distancing amongst all the swimmers

1:22:43 ↗ and the even the instructors so that's

1:22:45 ↗ why those numbers are like i said the

1:22:46 ↗ demand was still there but our numbers

1:22:48 ↗ we were only able to accommodate fewer

1:22:50 ↗ because of the uh the limited number

1:22:52 ↗ we're allowed to allow into the pool

1:22:55 ↗ um there's a high demand for swim

1:22:57 ↗ lessons and when they open up they feel

1:22:59 ↗ quickly if you have

1:23:00 ↗ if you have kids or know people that

1:23:03 ↗ have kids have been trying to sign up

1:23:04 ↗ for swim lessons when they you want to

1:23:06 ↗ pay attention when they open because

1:23:07 ↗ when they open they go quickly we have

1:23:08 ↗ very popular swim lessons and

1:23:11 ↗ a very great team that runs them

1:23:13 ↗ um our aquatic we have an aquatic

1:23:16 ↗ exercise class offered three times a

1:23:18 ↗ week

1:23:19 ↗ this class is really sort of it's just a

1:23:20 ↗ fun class it consists mostly of older

1:23:22 ↗ adults and the class provides an outlet

1:23:25 ↗ outlet for physical activity and for

1:23:27 ↗ connecting with others which is like i

1:23:29 ↗ said it's a really close-knit group

1:23:30 ↗ that's been together for many many years

1:23:32 ↗ and they are a welcoming fun group when

1:23:34 ↗ new people come and like i said they've

1:23:36 ↗ been together for a lot of years

1:23:39 ↗ our pool also does lifeguard training

1:23:43 ↗ the julius bone pool is one of the few

1:23:44 ↗ organizations in the area that trains

1:23:47 ↗ and certifies lifeguards for staff for

1:23:49 ↗ pools and waterfront locations

1:23:51 ↗ um

1:23:52 ↗ you know the pool not only provides

1:23:54 ↗ in-house training to its own team

1:23:55 ↗ members but it does it also does

1:23:58 ↗ training for outside uh for

1:23:59 ↗ organizations outside the city as well

1:24:01 ↗ recently and this is sort of a fun

1:24:03 ↗ little it was cool to be able to come

1:24:05 ↗ alongside and help our neighbors but

1:24:07 ↗ recently the aquatics team trained and

1:24:08 ↗ certified all the beachfront staff for

1:24:11 ↗ some amish and medina so they are now

1:24:14 ↗ going to be able to have their beaches

1:24:15 ↗ open this summer uh due to the training

1:24:17 ↗ that was provided to them through our

1:24:19 ↗ the staff at the jules bone pool um the

1:24:21 ↗ staff trained 45 lifeguards in 2021 and

1:24:24 ↗ has trained 33 lifeguards so far this

1:24:27 ↗ year so we're on track to

1:24:29 ↗ surpass that number

1:24:31 ↗ our lifeguards also are sorry aquatics

1:24:34 ↗ team

1:24:35 ↗ also provide cpr aed and first aid

1:24:38 ↗ training

1:24:39 ↗ they provide all the training for our

1:24:41 ↗ recreation services team as well as a

1:24:43 ↗ number of our part-time non-regular

1:24:44 ↗ staff

1:24:45 ↗ most recently they conducted the

1:24:47 ↗ training with our day camp team

1:24:50 ↗ we have uh with pool rentals

1:24:53 ↗ the pool works with this works very

1:24:55 ↗ closely with school district to provide

1:24:57 ↗ space

1:24:58 ↗ for practices and meets for the issaquah

1:25:00 ↗ and liberty high school swim teams and

1:25:03 ↗ swim meet space for the skyline

1:25:06 ↗ swim team so

1:25:07 ↗ liberty and issaquah high school swim

1:25:09 ↗ teams practice and have meets at the

1:25:12 ↗ julius bone pool

1:25:13 ↗ and skyline high school

1:25:16 ↗ has meets at the at the pool

1:25:22 ↗ these uh

1:25:26 ↗ each of these schools has a boys and

1:25:27 ↗ girls team

1:25:29 ↗ um with an average of about 80 youth per

1:25:31 ↗ team so each high school boys girls team

1:25:34 ↗ about 80 kids per team

1:25:36 ↗ combined these teams use the pool for

1:25:38 ↗ around six months out of the year

1:25:39 ↗ there's a boys boys season and a girls

1:25:41 ↗ season each lasting about three months

1:25:43 ↗ uh the pool also works very closely with

1:25:45 ↗ the issaquah swim team to provide space

1:25:47 ↗ for this local

1:25:48 ↗ local club team

1:25:50 ↗ this aqua swim team is a year round swim

1:25:53 ↗ team with the usa swimming and it serves

1:25:55 ↗ about 200 or more youth in the isoqua

1:25:57 ↗ area

1:25:59 ↗ the um

1:26:01 ↗ an interesting piece of the the

1:26:02 ↗ jewlessbone pool is one of the very few

1:26:04 ↗ public pools in the area that provides

1:26:06 ↗ public laps and swimming in a 25 yard

1:26:08 ↗ pool

1:26:10 ↗ in most facilities you'd have to join a

1:26:11 ↗ club or become a member in order to have

1:26:13 ↗ access to that kind to kind of swimming

1:26:15 ↗ whereas we're open to the public you can

1:26:17 ↗ pay a drop in come in and have access

1:26:22 ↗ next side please there uh amy

1:26:24 ↗ thank you

1:26:27 ↗ miss claus senior center is a welcoming

1:26:29 ↗ space for older adults to access

1:26:31 ↗ resources participate in programs and

1:26:33 ↗ connect with others

1:26:35 ↗ senior center serves as a resource hub

1:26:38 ↗ for seniors the the senior center often

1:26:40 ↗ directly provides much needed resources

1:26:43 ↗ or we work with partners to provide

1:26:45 ↗ those services

1:26:46 ↗ and when we can't do the first two then

1:26:48 ↗ we will you know we know and we'll

1:26:50 ↗ provide we will seek out service

1:26:51 ↗ providers to get them the services

1:26:53 ↗ they're looking for so we either

1:26:54 ↗ directly provide it work with somebody

1:26:56 ↗ to provide it or we'll help them get in

1:26:57 ↗ touch with somebody that need that can

1:26:59 ↗ provide the resources looking for

1:27:02 ↗ um

1:27:04 ↗ like the commute center senior center is

1:27:06 ↗ another location that provides

1:27:07 ↗ assistance during an emergency or

1:27:09 ↗ disaster

1:27:11 ↗ most recently the senior center has been

1:27:13 ↗ used as a cooling and heating center

1:27:15 ↗ during extreme weather events

1:27:18 ↗ and again this facility as well is

1:27:20 ↗ supported by all the other

1:27:21 ↗ by all those other teams within the

1:27:23 ↗ recreation services division

1:27:25 ↗ senior center we have such a strong

1:27:28 ↗ great volunteer program down there and

1:27:30 ↗ they're such an important part of the

1:27:32 ↗ team and they play such a big role in

1:27:34 ↗ the services they're provided through

1:27:35 ↗ this facility

1:27:37 ↗ just last month just last month we had

1:27:39 ↗ 30 volunteers

1:27:41 ↗ they led groups provided kitchen and

1:27:43 ↗ meal support assisted at the front

1:27:45 ↗ counter worked in the senior center's

1:27:47 ↗ library

1:27:48 ↗ there's more things that we have

1:27:50 ↗ volunteers doing down there than i can

1:27:51 ↗ mention but that's just to name a few

1:27:57 ↗ the meal program that is operated out of

1:27:59 ↗ the senior center uh this is a uh yeah

1:28:03 ↗ it's again another program that we have

1:28:05 ↗ throughout commit

1:28:08 ↗ and is much appreciated by our senior

1:28:10 ↗ community

1:28:11 ↗ bisque senior center provides directly

1:28:14 ↗ provides meals

1:28:15 ↗ wednesday through friday and we partner

1:28:18 ↗ with catholic community services to

1:28:20 ↗ provide meals on mondays and tuesdays

1:28:23 ↗ just give you a little bit of a

1:28:25 ↗ scope and scale of things in 2021 the

1:28:27 ↗ senior center team served 4 800 meals

1:28:31 ↗ uh in 2022 the senior center has already

1:28:34 ↗ served 2 700 meals

1:28:36 ↗ um like i said we have such a great

1:28:38 ↗ kitchen team we got one of our team

1:28:39 ↗ members down there you can see but

1:28:41 ↗ the the kitchen team loves to have a lot

1:28:43 ↗ of fun and they will make special meals

1:28:45 ↗ they make special meals celebrating many

1:28:48 ↗ holidays and special events um

1:28:50 ↗ as you can see summer's here um got the

1:28:53 ↗ barbecue there that's what it's going to

1:28:54 ↗ look like here real soon

1:28:56 ↗ barbecued ribs chicken bratwurst are on

1:28:58 ↗ the menu they'll be cooked on the patio

1:29:00 ↗ outside the senior center and that's

1:29:02 ↗ always just a fun festive way to pull

1:29:04 ↗ everybody together

1:29:06 ↗ programs classes and socialization the

1:29:09 ↗ senior center offers a variety of

1:29:10 ↗ programs classes and opportunities for

1:29:12 ↗ socialization

1:29:14 ↗ some of these are our field trips these

1:29:17 ↗ did not go the past couple years

1:29:20 ↗ they have been wanting them back we got

1:29:22 ↗ them back this month we had three trips

1:29:24 ↗ this month and we have four planned for

1:29:26 ↗ next

1:29:27 ↗ um

1:29:28 ↗ we have some doodle doodle dog therapy

1:29:30 ↗ every thursday with socialization and

1:29:33 ↗ animal therapy we have a book club we

1:29:35 ↗ have mindfulness which is a self-care

1:29:38 ↗ and personal growth program that we do

1:29:40 ↗ we offer it in a hybrid format so that

1:29:42 ↗ we can if you can't make it to the

1:29:44 ↗ senior center you can still be a part of

1:29:46 ↗ this program during covet it was run

1:29:47 ↗ exclusively virtually but

1:29:49 ↗ now some of our programs have turned and

1:29:52 ↗ become more hybrid where we have people

1:29:53 ↗ in person but we also have people at

1:29:55 ↗ home so if you can't make it to the

1:29:57 ↗ community center for one reason or

1:29:58 ↗ senior center for one reason or another

1:30:00 ↗ you're not isolated you can still

1:30:02 ↗ participate and be part of the group

1:30:04 ↗ at home

1:30:05 ↗ we do visualize visual journaling

1:30:07 ↗ art classes which include cla crafts

1:30:10 ↗ card making driftwood carving um

1:30:14 ↗ really neat program we have is tech help

1:30:16 ↗ it's assisting seniors with technology

1:30:18 ↗ on any and all devices

1:30:20 ↗ we have two volunteers and this is and

1:30:22 ↗ they've been doing this for a long time

1:30:24 ↗ and all through covid two volunteers

1:30:26 ↗ that provide eight 30-minute sessions a

1:30:29 ↗ week that seniors can receive assistance

1:30:31 ↗ on

1:30:32 ↗ these are very popular sessions and

1:30:34 ↗ they're always full

1:30:35 ↗ we provide bingo in a hybrid format as

1:30:37 ↗ well you can play from home you can play

1:30:39 ↗ in person

1:30:41 ↗ we have a real fun program it's called

1:30:42 ↗ metro with dave this is riding the king

1:30:45 ↗ county metro buses

1:30:47 ↗ dave will take you out and show you how

1:30:49 ↗ to make transfers and each month the

1:30:51 ↗ seniors are given a lesson on how to

1:30:53 ↗ ride metro bus to a different location

1:30:54 ↗ such as seattle museums variety of

1:30:56 ↗ restaurants and sporting events they

1:30:59 ↗ pick a place and then go on a trip and

1:31:01 ↗ learn how to get there

1:31:03 ↗ there's knitting groups there's a memoir

1:31:06 ↗ group

1:31:07 ↗ along with cards puzzles games

1:31:09 ↗ pool and ping pong except there's a lot

1:31:12 ↗ of stuff going on in our senior center

1:31:15 ↗ special events and special interest

1:31:17 ↗ workshops senior center also offers a

1:31:19 ↗ variety of special events and special

1:31:21 ↗ interest workshops

1:31:22 ↗ we have a baby boomer boot camp this is

1:31:24 ↗ a full day program working with

1:31:26 ↗ retirement experts sharing best

1:31:28 ↗ practices and guidelines to help seniors

1:31:30 ↗ make the most of their next chapter in

1:31:32 ↗ life

1:31:33 ↗ estate planning we go over senior safety

1:31:36 ↗ topics such as how to avoid scams q a

1:31:39 ↗ with our issaquah police department

1:31:41 ↗ fall prevention we have a fun program

1:31:44 ↗ where we celebrate those that are 90 and

1:31:46 ↗ over where we interview and celebrate

1:31:48 ↗ our 90 plus year old seniors um it's a

1:31:50 ↗ real fun event just to celebrate them

1:31:52 ↗ for for being night overnight it's like

1:31:54 ↗ it's just it's just a lot of fun time to

1:31:56 ↗ come together and people come just to

1:31:58 ↗ meet all those that are over 90.

1:32:00 ↗ we have an aging mastery program this is

1:32:02 ↗ another hybrid program that you can

1:32:03 ↗ participate in person or you know

1:32:05 ↗ virtually this is a 10 week program a

1:32:08 ↗ subject matter expert including

1:32:10 ↗ pharmacists financial advisors sleep

1:32:12 ↗ experts

1:32:13 ↗ and fall prevention specialists

1:32:16 ↗ one of the senior favorites for special

1:32:18 ↗ events is a seahawk legends event this

1:32:20 ↗ is kind of fun dave wyman has come for

1:32:22 ↗ many years

1:32:24 ↗ and he brings other retired seahawks to

1:32:27 ↗ come to the senior center they come they

1:32:29 ↗ visit with the seniors answer questions

1:32:31 ↗ and take pictures with our seniors it's

1:32:34 ↗ it's a lot of fun

1:32:36 ↗ our health and fitness programs that we

1:32:37 ↗ have we have a variety of them such as

1:32:39 ↗ sale yoga tai chi line dancing hiking

1:32:42 ↗ for beginners and intermediate levels

1:32:45 ↗ you know over covid these classes

1:32:48 ↗ were held virtually so we were able to

1:32:50 ↗ still outreach out to our seniors and

1:32:52 ↗ they were doing exercising and moving at

1:32:54 ↗ home and also being connected with those

1:32:56 ↗ friends and and

1:32:57 ↗ community that they had made in each one

1:32:59 ↗ of those classes

1:33:02 ↗ we have a variety of community partners

1:33:04 ↗ really quickly we'd love to just share

1:33:06 ↗ some of those with you we have king

1:33:08 ↗ county which uh you know we we have a

1:33:10 ↗ king county veteran senior health

1:33:11 ↗ services levy grant that assists in

1:33:13 ↗ offsetting some of the expenses of the

1:33:15 ↗ of the senior center programs

1:33:17 ↗ that's a tremendous support by king

1:33:19 ↗ county we work closely with the

1:33:21 ↗ food bank king county library eastside

1:33:23 ↗ friends of seniors that provides

1:33:25 ↗ transportation services for seniors

1:33:27 ↗ aegis senior living bellwood senior

1:33:30 ↗ living university house senior living

1:33:32 ↗ sunrise senior living over like medical

1:33:34 ↗ medical center we work with seymour

1:33:36 ↗ which is a group that once a month

1:33:38 ↗ provides

1:33:40 ↗ conversation games and lunch for

1:33:42 ↗ spanish-speaking seniors

1:33:44 ↗ we have the national charity league that

1:33:46 ↗ comes to the senior center regularly

1:33:50 ↗ real soon here they're going to host an

1:33:52 ↗ ice cream social for the seniors

1:33:55 ↗ they partner and volunteer at senior

1:33:56 ↗ center and they do things like

1:33:57 ↗ decorating and paint fingernails and

1:33:59 ↗ manicures so the the ncl has been doing

1:34:02 ↗ a lot of fun things with our seniors and

1:34:04 ↗ it's fun to have the youth interaction

1:34:06 ↗ with our senior with our seniors

1:34:08 ↗ rentals um

1:34:10 ↗ pretty for some pretty cool stories here

1:34:12 ↗ as we go into you know over covet karate

1:34:14 ↗ west was a local business that was hit

1:34:16 ↗ really hard by covin

1:34:18 ↗ the senior center has been working with

1:34:20 ↗ karate west to provide a space for them

1:34:22 ↗ as they build back their program

1:34:25 ↗ we have the issaquah singers now that

1:34:26 ↗ have come back that have been a long

1:34:28 ↗ time user of the senior center

1:34:31 ↗ the senior center hosts it's just a

1:34:32 ↗ variety of rentals such as memorial

1:34:34 ↗ celebration of life graduation parties

1:34:36 ↗ reunions

1:34:37 ↗ family potlucks

1:34:40 ↗ it's another facility as well that

1:34:41 ↗ supports like salmon days with the

1:34:43 ↗ chamber of commerce that's their base of

1:34:45 ↗ operations during salmon days so the

1:34:46 ↗ senior center operates as their base of

1:34:48 ↗ operations and it will be used as

1:34:51 ↗ upcoming fourth of july by dia with a

1:34:52 ↗ down home fourth of july

1:34:57 ↗ mine going on the next slide they're

1:34:58 ↗ aiming

1:35:02 ↗ it's doing that again so let me

1:35:05 ↗ oh that works

1:35:09 ↗ last slide hopefully everybody's still

1:35:10 ↗ with me oh there we go

1:35:12 ↗ nice

1:35:14 ↗ pick green barn

1:35:16 ↗ the pickering barn has 3 060 square a

1:35:19 ↗ foot hay barn

1:35:21 ↗ it has a 6 300 square foot dairy barn

1:35:24 ↗ with a built-in sound system

1:35:26 ↗ has two dressing meeting rooms and a 400

1:35:29 ↗ plus square foot creamery that is often

1:35:30 ↗ used by caterers for food storage prep

1:35:32 ↗ and delivery

1:35:34 ↗ the barn has a courtyard courtyard with

1:35:36 ↗ a gazebo that can provide ceremony

1:35:38 ↗ seating outside for 350 people

1:35:40 ↗ this space is also popular during the

1:35:42 ↗ farmers market for live entertainment

1:35:44 ↗ and used as a gathering space

1:35:46 ↗ uh it's it's it's used for a lot of

1:35:48 ↗ weddings reception is real popular as a

1:35:50 ↗ historic venue

1:35:51 ↗ it's very flexible and it's catering and

1:35:53 ↗ beverage policy allowing a lot of

1:35:56 ↗ variety of service providers to to be

1:35:58 ↗ cut to come in where we don't restrict

1:36:00 ↗ people to having to use one food

1:36:02 ↗ provider one drink beverage provider

1:36:05 ↗ it has space for indoor and outdoor

1:36:07 ↗ outdoor ceremonies

1:36:09 ↗ and receptions

1:36:10 ↗ it has parking for over 150 vehicles

1:36:13 ↗ uh provides in-house table and shares

1:36:15 ↗ and it's like i said that's

1:36:18 ↗ itself is a unique invite

1:36:21 ↗ the barn setting is i hope most have

1:36:23 ↗ seen it at least

1:36:24 ↗ it's just such a unique beautiful

1:36:26 ↗ setting and like i said this is very

1:36:28 ↗ much appreciated love for all the

1:36:29 ↗ different uses it gets

1:36:31 ↗ which would roll right into the farmers

1:36:33 ↗ market

1:36:34 ↗ uh farmers market currently going again

1:36:37 ↗ if you haven't been to the community

1:36:39 ↗ center pool

1:36:40 ↗ senior center i would say go to the

1:36:42 ↗ farmers market too it is outstanding it

1:36:45 ↗ runs every saturday may through

1:36:46 ↗ september 9 a.m to 2 p.m

1:36:49 ↗ we see as many as two thousand to five

1:36:52 ↗ thousand people visit the market each

1:36:54 ↗ saturday again that's usually two

1:36:56 ↗ thousand five thousand people

1:36:58 ↗ five thousand more in the middle of the

1:36:59 ↗ market when we're at our peak but that's

1:37:01 ↗ between nine and two pm so that's a five

1:37:03 ↗ hour window when we get that many people

1:37:05 ↗ going through that space uh the mark

1:37:08 ↗ the market is another program that was

1:37:09 ↗ consistently offered throughout the

1:37:11 ↗ pandemic

1:37:12 ↗ again had to do many a numerous

1:37:14 ↗ modifications to the way that we ran

1:37:15 ↗ that operation in order to comply and uh

1:37:18 ↗ be in compliance with the king county

1:37:21 ↗ public health

1:37:22 ↗ you know the market supports local

1:37:24 ↗ farmers and food systems offering a

1:37:26 ↗ variety of fresh produce prepared foods

1:37:28 ↗ local processors and artisans

1:37:31 ↗ it also has a lot of volunteer

1:37:33 ↗ opportunities and if you

1:37:35 ↗ or anyone you know would like to

1:37:36 ↗ volunteer down there we always have

1:37:37 ↗ volunteers helping out down at the

1:37:39 ↗ farmers market it's a lot of fun and

1:37:41 ↗ it's a fun environment

1:37:44 ↗ the barn also not it's not just a

1:37:46 ↗ wedding and reception venue it also has

1:37:49 ↗ a lot of a variety of rentals with

1:37:51 ↗ fundraisers and auctions there's a jbf

1:37:53 ↗ kids sale rock and gym show country

1:37:55 ↗ craft show

1:37:57 ↗ school functions leadership trainings

1:37:59 ↗ award ceremonies dances fundraisers

1:38:02 ↗ uh we've had celebrations of lives and

1:38:04 ↗ costco is also one of our partners down

1:38:06 ↗ there where they do uh they've done team

1:38:08 ↗ building and vendor style outs where the

1:38:11 ↗ they'll have vendors that come and

1:38:12 ↗ display their products at the barn for

1:38:14 ↗ costco to come over and look at

1:38:17 ↗ the pickering barn rentals division team

1:38:20 ↗ is also

1:38:21 ↗ responsible for the community garden at

1:38:23 ↗ confluence park that has 31 plots four

1:38:26 ↗ of which are ada accessible there's an

1:38:28 ↗ application process and this site is all

1:38:31 ↗ organic as no pesticides are used on

1:38:33 ↗ this site

1:38:36 ↗ that is just a

1:38:38 ↗ quick scratch of the surface of a lot of

1:38:40 ↗ the recreation services division um

1:38:43 ↗ i would be remiss and uh oh can you go

1:38:46 ↗ next slide amy

1:38:51 ↗ thank you perfect

1:38:53 ↗ uh i'd be remiss and not mention the

1:38:55 ↗ services uh provided by the parks and

1:38:56 ↗ community service would just they would

1:38:58 ↗ not be possible without the tireless

1:38:59 ↗ dedication of the professional staff all

1:39:01 ↗ the part-time non-regular staff

1:39:03 ↗ volunteers and community partners um you

1:39:06 ↗ know that's some of what i mentioned

1:39:07 ↗ before but it

1:39:08 ↗ it really does take a village right it's

1:39:11 ↗ it's everybody

1:39:12 ↗ doing a lot and a lot of committed

1:39:13 ↗ people to serving the public and doing

1:39:15 ↗ good things for all ages within our

1:39:17 ↗ community so

1:39:19 ↗ with that

1:39:20 ↗ hopefully everybody's still with me you

1:39:22 ↗ guys a little weird being on uh

1:39:25 ↗ webex i hope everybody's there if we can

1:39:27 ↗ go maybe back to the full screen if

1:39:28 ↗ there's any questions i'd be happy to

1:39:30 ↗ answer them

1:39:34 ↗ thanks brian

1:39:39 ↗ um zach that's okay i have a couple

1:39:41 ↗ questions sure yeah

1:39:44 ↗ um one thanks for going through that was

1:39:45 ↗ a very thorough uh rundown of uh all the

1:39:48 ↗ things that uh the team is doing

1:39:50 ↗ uh you mentioned in a couple of places

1:39:52 ↗ sort of the um

1:39:55 ↗ attendance and sort of the difference

1:39:56 ↗ from covid versus sort of where we are

1:39:58 ↗ today i'm curious as you look forward

1:40:01 ↗ into sort of this start of the next

1:40:02 ↗ school year into the summer programs

1:40:05 ↗ where are you expected to be at or over

1:40:07 ↗ capacity um as far as the programs that

1:40:10 ↗ that we're looking at i know you

1:40:11 ↗ mentioned the swimming is you know i've

1:40:14 ↗ tried to schedule swimming and i know

1:40:15 ↗ what that's like i also tried to when my

1:40:17 ↗ son was little i also tried to schedule

1:40:19 ↗ summer camp

1:40:20 ↗ and you know you were on the if you

1:40:22 ↗ weren't on at 801 you were out of luck

1:40:24 ↗ so i'm just curious like what are the

1:40:26 ↗ programs that we have that are at

1:40:27 ↗ capacity and what are our plans to

1:40:30 ↗ uh service more of our community for

1:40:32 ↗ those capacity plans

1:40:33 ↗ oh

1:40:34 ↗ great great great question i love that

1:40:36 ↗ one um

1:40:38 ↗ well i like said marlene that the pool

1:40:40 ↗ is uh that is one that is you're spot on

1:40:43 ↗ and and that one we're actually working

1:40:45 ↗ to do a little bit of feasibility study

1:40:46 ↗ to see what kind of capacity increases

1:40:48 ↗ we could have on that site so doing a

1:40:50 ↗ little bit of studying and using the

1:40:52 ↗ professional

1:40:53 ↗ to assess you know using that existing

1:40:56 ↗ site

1:40:57 ↗ what could be done

1:40:59 ↗ to increase the capacity i get more

1:41:01 ↗ water space for people to swim because

1:41:03 ↗ then it would be a matter of being able

1:41:05 ↗ to hire more staff to teach more classes

1:41:07 ↗ um

1:41:09 ↗ currently we're and i think probably

1:41:10 ↗ everybody's seen all the hiring signs

1:41:12 ↗ out here one of our biggest struggles

1:41:14 ↗ right now

1:41:15 ↗ is finding those part-time non-regular

1:41:16 ↗ staff um just being honest that's a

1:41:19 ↗ really tough tough

1:41:21 ↗ thing right now we have enough to run

1:41:23 ↗ our day camps we have enough to run our

1:41:24 ↗ swim lessons but we're right there at

1:41:26 ↗ that number right we're not and to grow

1:41:29 ↗ our programs now we need to have more

1:41:30 ↗ staff the pool is limited just by the

1:41:32 ↗ nature of its capacity and our day camps

1:41:35 ↗ are a little bit the same it's a matter

1:41:36 ↗ of how much space we can get we can

1:41:38 ↗ potentially look in we always look at

1:41:40 ↗ our wait list if we have big enough wait

1:41:41 ↗ list next year we would look at

1:41:42 ↗ expanding potentially to another camp if

1:41:44 ↗ we had staff and a desired need to fill

1:41:47 ↗ another camp you know it has to we have

1:41:49 ↗ to have enough people that would fill

1:41:51 ↗ that but those are most definitely the

1:41:53 ↗ two

1:41:54 ↗ that end up being the most restrictive

1:41:56 ↗ in registrations

1:41:58 ↗ and our preschool would fall into that

1:42:00 ↗ as well

1:42:00 ↗ um

1:42:02 ↗ you know because it has a cap on it

1:42:04 ↗ whereas basketball

1:42:06 ↗ we can usually take as many kids in

1:42:08 ↗ basketball because we have we have the

1:42:10 ↗ resources of all the schools to use at

1:42:12 ↗ our facilities

1:42:14 ↗ does that help

1:42:17 ↗ yeah helpful i was just curious you know

1:42:18 ↗ as we think about you know everybody's

1:42:20 ↗ trying to get back to whatever normal

1:42:21 ↗ looks like after coved with attendance

1:42:24 ↗ i was just curious you know where you're

1:42:25 ↗ seeing struggles and

1:42:27 ↗ understand staffing especially for

1:42:29 ↗ part-time

1:42:30 ↗ but was just curious about sort of where

1:42:32 ↗ you're seeing

1:42:33 ↗ different trends or things maybe more or

1:42:35 ↗ less than previous covet and how

1:42:38 ↗ sort of the rec programs are adjusting

1:42:40 ↗ and

1:42:40 ↗ i'm more familiar obviously with the

1:42:42 ↗ kids side of it but i'm guessing the

1:42:43 ↗ senior center has a lot of differences

1:42:45 ↗ as well

1:42:46 ↗ well what we're seeing is it's all

1:42:47 ↗ starting to come back right it's not

1:42:49 ↗ it's not fully there but it's all

1:42:51 ↗ starting to come back up to what it was

1:42:53 ↗ pre-covered and like i said you see it

1:42:55 ↗ stepping up each year and you know

1:42:57 ↗ coming to this year i'm assuming that

1:42:58 ↗ we'll be just a little bit maybe a

1:42:59 ↗ little bit lower but we're gradually

1:43:01 ↗ getting back up to what those

1:43:03 ↗ pre-covered numbers were and we're

1:43:04 ↗ getting really close right

1:43:06 ↗ yeah makes sense and then

1:43:08 ↗ um kind of final follow-up question from

1:43:10 ↗ me you know i know the city likes to do

1:43:12 ↗ surveys and

1:43:14 ↗ get community feedback and i was curious

1:43:16 ↗ as far as the rec team goes

1:43:19 ↗ you know how do we look at potentially

1:43:21 ↗ new programs or

1:43:23 ↗ new types of sports like how do you guys

1:43:25 ↗ think about sort of your existing

1:43:26 ↗ catalog

1:43:27 ↗ of recreation activities and how do you

1:43:29 ↗ sort of

1:43:30 ↗ solicit feedback from the community on

1:43:33 ↗ sort of where we want to adjust

1:43:35 ↗ programming

1:43:37 ↗ well no that's a great question um often

1:43:39 ↗ we'll send out surveys it's not 100 but

1:43:41 ↗ lots of times with some surveys out

1:43:42 ↗ through our programs we're regularly

1:43:44 ↗ networking with our neighbors and

1:43:46 ↗ looking you know

1:43:47 ↗ you're looking at what other people are

1:43:48 ↗ running um anytime somebody reaches out

1:43:50 ↗ to us with an idea

1:43:52 ↗ we sit down and listen to them and talk

1:43:53 ↗ to them about it you don't see what you

1:43:54 ↗ know

1:43:56 ↗ everything everything's possible right i

1:43:58 ↗ think that's what's sort of fun and we

1:44:00 ↗ do sit down with new program ideas

1:44:02 ↗ coming off the street

1:44:03 ↗ we will talk to them we also research

1:44:05 ↗ like i said what are other cities doing

1:44:07 ↗ what's popular with other cities because

1:44:09 ↗ sometimes you see a lot of things are

1:44:10 ↗ being offered in other cities and then

1:44:11 ↗ you talk to them and realize oh they

1:44:13 ↗ have a lot of things offered but they're

1:44:14 ↗ not quite as popular as they sound um

1:44:16 ↗ and then you know i meet once a month

1:44:19 ↗ with some other my counterparts in other

1:44:21 ↗ cities and we share do they what's

1:44:23 ↗ what's working right now what are you

1:44:24 ↗ seeing i mean right now it's it's a lot

1:44:26 ↗ of we need staff but um

1:44:30 ↗ we share ideas about what's what kind of

1:44:31 ↗ programming's working what's maybe

1:44:33 ↗ trending what's becoming popular is

1:44:35 ↗ there you know is there needs within the

1:44:36 ↗ community so we we do a lot of that and

1:44:39 ↗ let's say we try to always have an open

1:44:40 ↗ door for anything

1:44:42 ↗ that anybody has that wants to bring it

1:44:44 ↗ to the table if they have something that

1:44:45 ↗ they're thinking about

1:44:48 ↗ great thanks for sharing yeah

1:44:55 ↗ any other questions comments

1:45:01 ↗ yeah just a i guess a quick comment to

1:45:04 ↗ wrap up uh brian thanks so much for for

1:45:06 ↗ coming and just sharing that um

1:45:09 ↗ you know

1:45:10 ↗ uh and brian touched on this the

1:45:12 ↗ recreation team

1:45:14 ↗ um reflected such a nimbleness in

1:45:20 ↗ modifying programs helping this

1:45:22 ↗ community really get through

1:45:25 ↗ the pandemic and

1:45:27 ↗ brian and the recreation supervisors and

1:45:30 ↗ our other staff are just again to be

1:45:33 ↗ commended i i can't uh speak more highly

1:45:36 ↗ or highly enough of um of the team i

1:45:39 ↗ think marlene your questions are so spot

1:45:41 ↗ on in terms of how we look ahead

1:45:44 ↗ into this

1:45:46 ↗ post-pandemic world you know i think

1:45:48 ↗ brian is being humble right i think

1:45:52 ↗ we saw a need for

1:45:54 ↗ daytime

1:45:57 ↗ assistance with kids and their homework

1:45:59 ↗ as parents were heading back to work in

1:46:00 ↗ the pandemic that became schoolhouse rec

1:46:02 ↗ schoolhouse rec is now a before and

1:46:05 ↗ after school program that we work very

1:46:07 ↗ closely with this west school district

1:46:08 ↗ on

1:46:09 ↗ um

1:46:10 ↗ you know as we added hardwood courts at

1:46:13 ↗ the community center and through the

1:46:14 ↗ pandemic and now after we're seeing a

1:46:16 ↗ higher demand for volleyball and some of

1:46:19 ↗ those other uses that weren't so excited

1:46:21 ↗ about carpeted floors

1:46:23 ↗ so

1:46:24 ↗ uh the recreation team i think is really

1:46:27 ↗ demonstrated um

1:46:29 ↗ just amazing work in serving this

1:46:31 ↗ community so

1:46:33 ↗ um

1:46:34 ↗ brian i know that was a lot to go over

1:46:37 ↗ and

1:46:37 ↗ i know as we were building the agenda

1:46:40 ↗ the recreation team or the park board

1:46:41 ↗ was just i think very interested in

1:46:43 ↗ getting a

1:46:44 ↗ snapshot of what we've been doing coming

1:46:47 ↗ out of the pandemic

1:46:50 ↗ and what the summer looks like so

1:46:52 ↗ if you haven't park board members

1:46:54 ↗ haven't had a chance to get to a concert

1:46:56 ↗ please get to a concert this summer

1:46:58 ↗ there's so much fun

1:47:00 ↗ if you want to see why you are on the

1:47:02 ↗ park board and why parks are important

1:47:05 ↗ go to a concert you will just see

1:47:07 ↗ community in action

1:47:09 ↗ or please stop by the farmers market on

1:47:11 ↗ a saturday again

1:47:14 ↗ there's times i get tired of doing this

1:47:16 ↗ job i love what i do but it can be

1:47:18 ↗ exhausting

1:47:20 ↗ there's nothing more affirming than just

1:47:22 ↗ sitting back and watching a community

1:47:25 ↗ come and enjoy a public space and enjoy

1:47:27 ↗ a program so um

1:47:30 ↗ thanks brian for taking that time

1:47:32 ↗ well thank you for uh letting me share

1:47:34 ↗ it's it's my it's my passion it's where

1:47:36 ↗ i live and breathe i love it so uh i say

1:47:39 ↗ if you got more of it than you probably

1:47:40 ↗ wanted that would be all on me because i

1:47:42 ↗ do love what we do so

1:47:45 ↗ thank you for letting me come and share

1:47:50 ↗ thank you

1:47:53 ↗ all right um

1:47:55 ↗ well i think uh it's time for the uh

1:47:58 ↗ chair report and director's report so i

1:48:00 ↗ don't see ryan on so i don't believe we

1:48:03 ↗ have the anyone representing for the

1:48:05 ↗ youth report today is that right

1:48:08 ↗ yeah i i don't see ryan or anyone else

1:48:12 ↗ okay

1:48:13 ↗ um so i just wanted to start off by uh

1:48:15 ↗ saying uh thank you to uh brad for

1:48:19 ↗ uh all of uh

1:48:20 ↗ his

1:48:21 ↗ uh years as the the chair and for his uh

1:48:24 ↗ mentorship and uh jeff as well

1:48:27 ↗ and um

1:48:29 ↗ next just kind of wanted to talk a

1:48:30 ↗ little bit about some events sort of

1:48:33 ↗ happening in and around the issaquah

1:48:35 ↗ area so brad actually kind of shared

1:48:37 ↗ this one with me uh the issaquah alps

1:48:40 ↗ trail club is uh hosting an educational

1:48:43 ↗ hike on june 30th i'm kind of walking

1:48:46 ↗ through the new newly acquired um parcel

1:48:50 ↗ there on cougar mountain that'll be

1:48:52 ↗ launching from the harvey manning

1:48:54 ↗ trailhead uh kind of an educational hike

1:48:56 ↗ talking about just the benefits that

1:48:58 ↗ that forest provides

1:49:00 ↗ for stream quality and just uh

1:49:04 ↗ climate and the health of the the planet

1:49:06 ↗ um

1:49:07 ↗ second thing the concerts in the park i

1:49:09 ↗ know brian kind of touched on that

1:49:11 ↗ that'll be occurring every tuesday from

1:49:14 ↗ 7 to 8 30

1:49:17 ↗ obviously just outside the community

1:49:18 ↗ center there

1:49:21 ↗ the other thing that i kind of gleaned

1:49:23 ↗ from the issaquah insider they're doing

1:49:27 ↗ a restoration effort at issaquah creek

1:49:29 ↗ um about a 1200 foot

1:49:32 ↗ section

1:49:33 ↗ of degraded stream near the southeast

1:49:36 ↗ 62nd bridge

1:49:38 ↗ they're doing some restoration work to

1:49:40 ↗ hopefully improve salmon habitat thought

1:49:43 ↗ that that seemed pretty interesting

1:49:46 ↗ and that's kind of all all from me on

1:49:49 ↗ the chair report so i know uh jeff

1:49:52 ↗ probably has

1:49:53 ↗ some comments from the capitol funding

1:49:56 ↗ from the city council meeting

1:50:00 ↗ yeah thanks zach uh and thank you again

1:50:02 ↗ for for stepping up to to chair um so

1:50:05 ↗ appreciate that

1:50:06 ↗ um yeah so forgive me i had i had to pop

1:50:09 ↗ over um i had a phone a friend moment

1:50:13 ↗ the council has their committee the

1:50:15 ↗ whole meeting tonight i shared with you

1:50:18 ↗ the link

1:50:20 ↗ big topic

1:50:21 ↗ tonight in terms of the community

1:50:23 ↗ investment strategy

1:50:25 ↗ i don't know if you had a chance

1:50:27 ↗ to take a look at the staff report

1:50:29 ↗ does a pretty good job of outlining the

1:50:32 ↗ mayor's recommendation

1:50:35 ↗ tonight was really a lot more of council

1:50:38 ↗ receiving that information

1:50:40 ↗ really getting some of their initial

1:50:42 ↗ questions

1:50:43 ↗ out on the table

1:50:46 ↗ not

1:50:47 ↗ an action item tonight by any means so

1:50:50 ↗ that conversation

1:50:52 ↗ and really i think starting to get uh

1:50:54 ↗ feedback uh from council will start

1:50:56 ↗ happening at their july 5th meeting

1:50:59 ↗ um and into july and so

1:51:02 ↗ um

1:51:02 ↗ you know again i i thank you i i think

1:51:05 ↗ that some of the conversations um brad

1:51:08 ↗ certainly your work as serving on that

1:51:10 ↗ task force

1:51:11 ↗ group and representing the park board i

1:51:14 ↗ think some of the conversations that

1:51:15 ↗ that led to with the rest of the park

1:51:17 ↗ board

1:51:19 ↗ your specific feedback

1:51:21 ↗ and requests to look at

1:51:24 ↗ you know the funding of parks and

1:51:26 ↗ considering

1:51:27 ↗ uh that park district and expediting

1:51:29 ↗ that not waiting nine years that's all

1:51:31 ↗ embedded within the mayor's

1:51:32 ↗ recommendation so i just i want to take

1:51:35 ↗ the chance under the director's report

1:51:36 ↗ to point that out

1:51:38 ↗ um and really your work your thoughts

1:51:41 ↗ your deliberation your representation of

1:51:44 ↗ the community is

1:51:46 ↗ uh really really important and can be

1:51:49 ↗ impactful so

1:51:51 ↗ um much more to come i'm gonna try and

1:51:54 ↗ learn a little bit as to sort of where

1:51:56 ↗ council ends their conversation tonight

1:51:58 ↗ i will

1:51:59 ↗ email and keep you all informed as to

1:52:01 ↗ what

1:52:02 ↗ maybe some of the core questions might

1:52:04 ↗ be or what that deliberation looks like

1:52:06 ↗ heading into july

1:52:10 ↗ in terms of of

1:52:13 ↗ capital investment opportunities within

1:52:15 ↗ within

1:52:18 ↗ our anchor parks and and where that goes

1:52:20 ↗ so

1:52:21 ↗ i think the outcome of that work really

1:52:23 ↗ will will

1:52:26 ↗ predicate what i'm kicking off that

1:52:29 ↗ anchor park effort efforts look like uh

1:52:31 ↗ which of those parks um becomes a

1:52:34 ↗ priority and what in community

1:52:35 ↗ engagement looks like uh moving forward

1:52:37 ↗ so so much more to to take place

1:52:41 ↗ with all of you is that as that proceeds

1:52:44 ↗ um hillside park another another park

1:52:46 ↗ that we continue to work on we'll have

1:52:48 ↗ an update for you in july

1:52:51 ↗ with that um we had a really good round

1:52:54 ↗ of community and neighborhood

1:52:55 ↗ engagements

1:52:56 ↗ um tim thank you so much i know as a

1:52:58 ↗ park board member you attended both the

1:53:01 ↗ on-site meeting and gave some great

1:53:03 ↗ feedback there

1:53:04 ↗ um got some really i think important um

1:53:07 ↗ insightful feedback from

1:53:09 ↗ uh from neighbors in the community and

1:53:10 ↗ that work i know jennifer and the

1:53:12 ↗ consultant team are

1:53:13 ↗ are working hard at

1:53:16 ↗ really

1:53:18 ↗ incorporating that feedback seeing how

1:53:20 ↗ we might be able to look at

1:53:23 ↗ fine tuning

1:53:25 ↗ some of the concepts and as how the

1:53:26 ↗ concepts were presented

1:53:29 ↗ we'll have more information for you in

1:53:30 ↗ july as we look at that a couple things

1:53:33 ↗ we're looking at just so you all know as

1:53:35 ↗ we introduced some of these elements of

1:53:37 ↗ play

1:53:38 ↗ into that park

1:53:40 ↗ the good news is i i think that the

1:53:43 ↗ softness or the the way the

1:53:46 ↗ play elements were incorporated

1:53:48 ↗ naturally were really seen as a positive

1:53:50 ↗ i think some of the opportunities we

1:53:52 ↗ have

1:53:53 ↗ is to probably concentrate to where we

1:53:56 ↗ disperse some of that play maybe a

1:53:58 ↗ little too much there might be some

1:53:59 ↗ opportunities in

1:54:01 ↗ concentrating that a little bit more

1:54:04 ↗ and modifying

1:54:06 ↗ some of the play to again make sure that

1:54:08 ↗ we're

1:54:09 ↗ um really being as um

1:54:12 ↗ um

1:54:13 ↗ so thoughtful and how we embed uh play

1:54:16 ↗ and and

1:54:18 ↗ embed more activity into that part but

1:54:20 ↗ still have it feel and function very

1:54:22 ↗ much as a passive park so

1:54:25 ↗ much more on that i think as that work

1:54:27 ↗ happens jennifer and i in fact have a

1:54:29 ↗ meeting tomorrow to also

1:54:32 ↗ talk about

1:54:33 ↗ and begin to prepare for what the

1:54:35 ↗ permitting

1:54:36 ↗ process is going to look for as we look

1:54:38 ↗ at doing that field improvements in the

1:54:41 ↗ wetland mitigation work as we do our

1:54:44 ↗ further work with

1:54:45 ↗ not only our own city planning

1:54:47 ↗ department but

1:54:48 ↗ state department of ecology

1:54:50 ↗ and federal army corps of engineers are

1:54:52 ↗ all going to be

1:54:54 ↗ groups that we're going to be uh working

1:54:56 ↗ through with our consultant team so much

1:54:58 ↗ more there

1:55:00 ↗ last quick item i'm noticing we're

1:55:01 ↗ coming up on nine o'clock

1:55:04 ↗ we had a couple rounds of park board

1:55:07 ↗ interviews of candidates last week we

1:55:10 ↗ interviewed eight candidates

1:55:12 ↗ i think our recruitment effort was very

1:55:15 ↗ successful in

1:55:17 ↗ sort of reaching in a more targeted way

1:55:19 ↗ as opposed to just being a general

1:55:21 ↗ announcement

1:55:22 ↗ of all boards and commissions

1:55:25 ↗ that work now

1:55:27 ↗ goes to mayor as mayor looks at

1:55:30 ↗ putting her recommendations together

1:55:33 ↗ thank you again for the conversation

1:55:35 ↗ earlier today and tina joining

1:55:37 ↗ um giving ourselves that flexibility as

1:55:40 ↗ i said earlier um is is really important

1:55:43 ↗ as recommendations are formed we also

1:55:45 ↗ have that flexibility

1:55:47 ↗ to um

1:55:49 ↗ to move forward so those appointments

1:55:51 ↗ could happen as soon as july and if

1:55:53 ↗ that's the case we'll have

1:55:55 ↗ um

1:55:56 ↗ likely some additional park board

1:55:58 ↗ members to join this uh this great group

1:56:00 ↗ right here so

1:56:03 ↗ that ends my director's report at 8 59.

1:56:08 ↗ thank you

1:56:10 ↗ uh so i think uh with that we'll uh

1:56:13 ↗ adjourn the meeting

1:56:17 ↗ that's great

1:56:18 ↗ thank you everybody

1:56:20 ↗ thank you thanks thanks all have a great

1:56:22 ↗ night

1:56:23 ↗ thank you

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Bradley Book

Danielle Wolfrom Githens

Zac Szablewki

Marlene Waxse

Tim Motley

Katie Bell

Brenda Spears

Staff (5)

Jeff Watling, Parks Director

Tina Eggers, Chief of Staff

Jennifer Fink, Park Planner & Project Administrator

Brian Berntsen, Recreation Manager

Amy Dukes, Arts Program Administrator

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Chris Kovac

Ryan Reamy, Youth Rep

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