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Park Board

Monday, March 27, 2023

7:00 PM · 1h 52m
Topic tracked across meetings:
Urban Forestry Program Updates Dan Hintz, Urban Forest Supervisor 1/2
Section
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
2a
Minutes of February 27, 2023
packet pp.3–4
Staff report:
APPROVAL OF MINUTES a) 02-27-23 Park Board Minutes Page 1 CITY OF ISSAQUAH Park Board 7:00 PM Tibbetts Manor, 750 17th Ave February 27, 2023 MINUTES NW, Issaquah
2b
Minutes of Special Meeting February 16
packet pp.5–7
Staff report:
- Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) feedback: o Identified resources should include long-term maintenance costs of the capital asset. o The board felt that the environmental criteria was not explicit enough and could include some contradictory grading as projects could have a negative
4. REGULAR BUSINESS
4a
Introduce Urban Forest Supervisor and Program, (I)
20 min · Jeff Watling, Director Rick Still, Park Operations Manager · packet pp.9–29
Topics: Trees
Staff report:
REGULAR BUSINESS b) Jeff Watling, Parks and Community Services Director
4b
6-year CIP Update
Information / Discussion · 30 min · Tisha Gieser, City Clerk
Topics: Budget
5. REPORTS
5a
Chairperson's Report
5b
Youth Representative's Report
packet pp.37
Staff report:
REPORTS c) Ongoing Calendar – tentative and a working document Month Agenda Items Month Agenda Items January 23 • Title 18 Draft July 24 • TOUR and/or Board meeting at a • Recreation Update park? • 2023 Work Plan – Ad Hoc groups? • Veterans Park or Confluence Park/Ek February • Community Investment Strategy August 28 27 Projects – Pedestrian Park and Senior Center Plaza • 6 Year CIP Criteria Follow Up
5c
Director's Report
0:01 all right uh welcome to the March 27
0:05 2023 meeting
0:07 um so I'll start off taking roll calls
0:10 so when I call your name please take
0:11 yourself off mute or
0:13 um raise your hand and acknowledge your
0:15 attendance
0:16 uh Marlene
0:19 hey Chris
0:20 here
0:22 Andrew e okay uh David question Nicholas
0:28 thank you
0:30 Danielle here
0:32 Brad
0:33 here
0:35 Andrew M
0:37 I believe had an excuse me
0:39 uh Brenda
0:43 Katie yeah Jim
0:48 and uh Nicholas and Brenda and Tim are
0:51 all here there might be some unmuting
0:54 issues okay
0:56 they're here all right excellent
0:59 um so moving on to the approval of
1:01 minutes from the February 27 2023
1:04 meeting and the special meeting on
1:06 February 16th uh 2023 uh any questions
1:11 comments or directions
1:13 foreign
1:14 does anyone have objection to the
1:16 approval of the minutes from those
1:19 meetings
1:22 right great hereby approve the minutes
1:24 thank you
1:26 um so today uh for the agenda items uh
1:30 we'll be starting with uh to introduce
1:33 the urban Forest supervisor and program
1:35 uh and we're bumping up the amendments
1:38 to the rules and regulations virtual
1:41 attendance policy to uh Second and then
1:44 we'll finish up with the six year CIB
1:47 update from Jeff do we have any uh
1:51 public comments
1:53 today
1:54 anyone on the call
1:58 [Music]
1:59 do you see someone as cm
2:02 perhaps
2:10 oh you turned me on whether I wanted to
2:12 speak or not
2:13 um no I'm just watching
2:16 okay all right just wanted to check I'll
2:18 take you off mute thank you so much
2:23 oh okay great
2:25 um so
2:27 um moving uh forward I'll start with
2:31 um introduction to the urban Forest
2:32 supervisor
2:34 great I will I will kick it off
2:37 um hand it over to Rick and Dan who are
2:40 here um because I foreshadowed a little
2:43 bit and then our last meeting we one of
2:46 the really top priorities heading into
2:48 the 23-24 even budget cycle as we were
2:53 requesting resources
2:56 was really taking a look at and
2:59 expanding our capacity within our
3:02 natural resources side of our our park
3:04 operations team
3:06 historically those of you may recall the
3:09 city had at one time a City Arborist a
3:12 position
3:13 um as we looked at sort of expanding and
3:18 understanding our needs with green
3:20 Issaquah launched with Rick having
3:22 started as our park operations manager
3:25 just last year with that position coming
3:26 on board it became pretty clear that we
3:29 wanted to take that sort of what was
3:32 that historical City Arborist position
3:35 and really do what many cities have done
3:38 around us so we're not we're not
3:39 inventing this by any means but really
3:41 looking at our when you when you
3:43 consider boy 70 to 80 percent of our
3:46 1400 Acres of public land is is forested
3:49 and many of it
3:52 whether it's Hillside or Valley but many
3:56 functioning as as force and open space
3:58 uh bringing on board an urban Forest
4:01 supervisor someone who really brings
4:03 that background in forestry and
4:05 understanding not just sort of a tree by
4:09 tree look but but really the health of
4:12 the forest
4:13 um a way that we can bring that skill
4:16 set in at a level that green Issaquah
4:18 could fold under that position
4:20 also looking at the opportunity for our
4:24 current park ranger program to have sort
4:26 of some Partners in work and so what we
4:29 ended up doing through the budget
4:31 process is proposing an urban Forest
4:33 supervisor position that would really
4:36 head up this natural resources team not
4:39 only bringing us those urban forestry
4:42 skills and experience and really
4:43 beginning to carve out the city's first
4:46 urban urban Forest management plan
4:48 looking at as you know with our work
4:51 plan goals
4:54 updating and reviewing Our Heritage tree
4:57 program
4:59 but also lending some real supervision
5:01 and oversight to the green Issaquah
5:03 program the pending volunteer
5:06 coordinator there and the ranger program
5:07 we interviewed earlier this year
5:11 an impressive pool of candidates showed
5:15 a lot of interest in sort of helping us
5:18 birth this program I'm so happy Dan
5:21 Hintz came out on on top
5:24 our top candidate
5:25 um from the Review Committee and the
5:29 review panel
5:30 um and and Dad's interests and
5:32 excitement and saying yes just
5:34 absolutely thrilled us Granddad comes to
5:36 us from Mounds to sound Greenway where
5:38 he's done a lot of work regionally he
5:40 understands this area he understands
5:43 Western Washington and the trees in this
5:45 in this area he understands Issaquah
5:48 certainly let Dan speak a little bit uh
5:51 that himself but um sorry for the the
5:55 maybe a little more longer introduction
5:57 but uh really really excited not all
5:59 about Dan coming on board but just what
6:01 this means for us in the program so Dan
6:04 please welcome introduce yourself a
6:07 little bit of your background but then
6:08 also sort of what you see as we head
6:11 into this first year yeah thank you Jeff
6:13 yeah hello everyone I know I got to meet
6:15 a few of you last two weeks ago now
6:18 um I guess a little bit of my background
6:20 too actually served on the environmental
6:21 board for the first couple years since
6:23 that was created back in 2021 so I know
6:26 a few of you are at the last Park
6:28 Grandma board overlap so good to see you
6:30 and new faces I look forward to working
6:31 with you all more but
6:33 um yeah as Jeff mentioned you know the
6:35 last last seven years I've been working
6:36 for the mountain style Greenway trust
6:38 overseeing there ecological restoration
6:40 program and they have a law in history
6:43 partnering with the City of Issaquah on
6:45 work really focusing more primarily as
6:47 Jessica mentioned the valley so a lot of
6:50 background on salmon recovery salmon
6:51 ecology and how our red curry and Forest
6:53 really kind of moved that work forward
6:55 here so a lot of stuff Hunters of a
6:57 creek and it's Creek and even some of
6:59 our smaller tributaries do those creeks
7:01 and our coconut bearing Creek so that's
7:03 that's something that is really really
7:05 near and dear to me that I'm excited to
7:06 build on but then looking more broadly
7:08 at this Urban Forest whether that's you
7:11 know up on Tiger Mountain or Street
7:13 trees along Gilman you know I think it's
7:15 all really interconnected and I'm really
7:17 excited to kind of help build out this
7:19 program uh you know both with the
7:21 community engagement so I think you know
7:23 everyone I think is familiar with green
7:24 Issaquah
7:25 um there's you know been a couple
7:26 hiccups of that obviously with the
7:29 pandemic and you know kind of transition
7:30 with forecast running that program so
7:33 I'm really excited to step in work with
7:35 this new green as a coordinator which
7:37 should be coming on in a couple weeks
7:38 here and really build up that program in
7:41 terms of volunteer engagement for
7:42 stewards will be kind of owning
7:43 individual plots of forests and really
7:46 trying to improve the habitat there
7:48 um something I'm really excited and
7:49 passionate about too is to really build
7:51 the kind of education interpretive arm
7:53 in the city here as it relates to
7:55 forestry even more broadly natural
7:57 resources like I said how forests
7:58 connect to Salmon connect to water
8:00 quality connect to you know storm water
8:02 management all these things that are I
8:04 think really really cool when you start
8:05 kind of connecting the dots there so
8:07 I'll be working closely with the park
8:09 ranger a little bit of a plug here I'll
8:11 be leaving a restoration walk at
8:12 Pickering reach the sustainability Fair
8:14 on April 16th so really trying to figure
8:16 out programs that teach more about you
8:19 know the history of you know developing
8:20 the urban Forest here the restoration
8:22 efforts and obviously ways to engage
8:24 moving forward so
8:28 yeah uh the urban Forest management plan
8:31 will be a real big push here in the
8:32 first year so we're looking at doing a
8:34 request for qualifications to see what
8:36 firms might be able to support the
8:37 development of that plan
8:39 um so I'll be meeting with Jeff and Rick
8:41 here just a few days to really start
8:42 kind of mapping out timelines and
8:44 process there so I'm sure I'll be
8:45 meeting with you all and I think there's
8:47 a subcommittee that I'll be meeting with
8:49 force of you
8:51 um so we're looking forward to you know
8:53 presenting backs uh to this board I'm
8:55 sure several times but next time
8:57 a bunch of going on that here in the
8:59 near future
9:01 um yeah mentioned the Heritage tree
9:02 program I'm really interested in just
9:04 doing more tree mapping in general and
9:06 really looking at those as Assets in the
9:08 city here and having that as you know
9:09 publicly available as possible guided
9:12 tree walks all these things that you
9:13 know other places are doing them but I
9:14 think can be really really cool here in
9:16 Issaquah 2 so uh you know really this
9:18 first week has been kind of working on
9:19 that vision of this program with Rick I
9:22 think a lot of you know Matt meckler uh
9:23 you know people with Parks here and
9:25 really trying to see how we can tie you
9:27 know some of these areas of the city's
9:29 been working on for a while under this
9:30 Urban forest team kind of umbrella so
9:34 um I guess a little bit more just my
9:35 personal background I've my wife and I
9:37 have been living in Issaquah for about
9:38 four years now so in the community here
9:40 so it's a very passionate I am very
9:42 spoiled with about a two block walk-in
9:44 to work now so that's pretty pretty
9:45 amazing too
9:47 um mention the Mountainside time of the
9:49 mountains on Greenway trust before that
9:50 I got my master's degree in
9:52 environmental Horticulture from UW so a
9:54 lot of focus on botany forestry ecology
9:57 um and have been living in the Northwest
9:59 for about a decade so a little bit
10:01 before that I was working for city of
10:03 Mercer Island doing some Americorps
10:05 programs really learning cosmetic
10:06 Hands-On stewardship work originally
10:08 grew up outside of Chicago so I have
10:10 kind of Midwest connections prior to
10:11 very much making this home like I said
10:13 the last 10 or 12 years here living in
10:15 King County so
10:18 I don't know I could go on for a while I
10:20 you know I'm really excited to kind of
10:21 meet with folks here uh you know through
10:23 this board I want to be really available
10:25 for people that want to come chat learn
10:27 more about this program that keeps
10:28 developing so please please don't
10:30 hesitate to reach out individually too
10:31 if you want to talk uh more about you
10:34 know trees and our Parks here in
10:35 Issaquah
10:37 um and yeah just just really excited to
10:39 get to know people more and really build
10:41 this program and really highlight you
10:43 know these pretty amazing resources we
10:44 have in here and how we can continue to
10:46 kind of grow that that canopy and look
10:47 at all the benefits we have here in as a
10:49 club with that that Urban Forest so I'm
10:52 happy any questions or anything you guys
10:55 think I'm missing here I'm trying to
10:56 kind of cover some of the some of the
10:57 highlights but
10:59 comments
11:06 just wanted to have the chance that that
11:08 Dan come and introduce himself thank you
11:10 again just thrilled
11:12 um I look across the table here and see
11:14 Rick and Dan and I I I have to say I'm
11:17 I'm so appreciative of that your
11:21 advocacy as a park board over these over
11:23 these past couple years and certainly
11:25 the support of the mayor and Council but
11:27 to think was not that long ago park
11:29 operations team and I think the desires
11:32 of really doing Park maintenance and
11:34 park operations well in this town has
11:36 always been there but we didn't have a
11:38 park operations manager we didn't have
11:40 an arborist or an urban Forest uh
11:43 supervisor for a while and and to really
11:46 see
11:47 um those positions added if any of you I
11:51 think Mall do you know Matt meckler Matt
11:53 is our other as Dan mentioned our other
11:55 park operations supervisor
11:58 we really have a solid leadership team
12:00 within park operations now with with
12:02 Rick and his experience of overall Park
12:04 Ops Dan being the sort of Natural
12:07 Resources supervisor side and then that
12:10 being the the third piece of that
12:12 leadership team I'm just again thrilled
12:16 kudos to that team and thanks for all
12:19 your advocacy and and support and desire
12:22 to you want you want you want parks and
12:24 Open Spaces taken care of so
12:27 thank you
12:29 I've never been here I'm Rick still the
12:31 parts operations manager oh that's right
12:33 we yeah was it virtual
12:37 no no
12:38 the above none of this shame on me so
12:41 it's only been a year so all right
12:44 that's been here a year now Rick came to
12:46 us from the city of Tukwila if I can
12:49 tout on Rick a little bit knowing he
12:51 wasn't here maybe I gave this intro and
12:53 Rick wasn't but um
12:55 Rick served as director of Parks and
12:57 Recreation for the city of Tukwila for a
13:00 number of years about 10 years prior to
13:03 that um
13:04 as a vast array of experience in park
13:06 maintenance and I think professionally
13:08 amongst our state uh Parks and Rec
13:11 professional association rich is really
13:13 known for some of the work he's done in
13:15 the resource management program the
13:18 resource management school which is
13:19 really focused on on sort of the park
13:21 operations side of what we do and again
13:25 as we opened up that position and uh
13:28 Rick certainly showed his interest to
13:30 have someone of Rick's caliber and skill
13:33 come here and be part and really lead a
13:36 park maintenance team that's been um
13:38 really cool and and I hope all of you as
13:41 residents I really saw last summer some
13:44 of the some of the changes start to show
13:45 themselves in the maintenance
13:47 um and I I think this year we'll even
13:50 see it compounded even more and I don't
13:52 put that solely on I think it's a
13:53 maintenance team that's really
13:55 excited to do good work they want to
13:58 they want to Steward your parks and your
13:59 Trails really really well so
14:02 I apologize for that Rick no worries
14:07 you'll be seeing him again he'll come
14:09 back for more updates
14:11 yes yeah a little plug for our if you
14:15 remember our work plan Brian with the
14:16 recreation team will be coming about
14:18 twice a year to give Recreation updates
14:20 Rick will be back to give some of our
14:22 hard maintenance updates so
14:24 welcome thanks you guys pleasure thank
14:27 you thank you all for several Awards
14:30 great
14:30 I'm gonna move so you tissue can come up
14:36 all right uh so uh moving moving forward
14:40 um amendments to the rules and
14:41 regulations virtual attendance policy
14:54 hi everybody
14:56 um and I can confirm with croissanti
14:58 there are uh we have Nick uh Tim and
15:01 Brad their cameras on and we just can't
15:03 see them
15:05 um in this meeting room
15:06 um which I'm going to take a quick
15:08 moment to tell you we will be initiating
15:11 a transition to a different virtual
15:12 meeting system
15:14 um the equipment in this room is not
15:16 working well with uh WebEx our current
15:18 platform so me expecting a slightly
15:21 different virtual meeting invite for
15:22 future meetings
15:24 um so I'm Tisha Geezer I'm the city
15:26 clerk and I was here in November I
15:28 believe a few of you were unable to
15:29 attend that meeting
15:31 um but at that meeting I talked about
15:33 the city's virtual attendance policy so
15:36 we didn't have a virtual attendance
15:38 policy for most of any of our meetings
15:41 um prior to covid uh everyone functioned
15:44 quite well all virtually um during covid
15:46 but now uh we're back in person and uh
15:50 we had heard from uh individual boarding
15:54 commission members a desire to continue
15:55 to have the flexibility to attend
15:58 virtually so when I came in November I
16:01 kind of laid out the policy that I put
16:03 together at the mayor's Direction
16:05 um mayor feels really strongly that
16:07 having our boarding commission members
16:09 in a physical space together is
16:12 important to ensure Synergy to be
16:14 present when you have those more um
16:18 those meetings that may be attended by
16:21 more members of the public you know
16:23 tonight I realize there's there the room
16:25 is not full um by any means but we
16:28 expect with some of your future meetings
16:30 and projects that there might be people
16:32 coming out so uh as a as an overview the
16:37 policy and this remains unchanged in the
16:39 version I brought in November I'll go
16:41 over the minor changes in just a minute
16:43 but the policy would require that five
16:45 Park board members which is a quorum of
16:48 your board be in person for a meeting to
16:50 occur but anyone over those five so the
16:54 other four and your you have three
16:56 alternates I believe so the other seven
16:58 individuals could conceivably attend the
17:00 meeting virtually we still are strongly
17:03 encouraging in-person attendance and the
17:05 policy doesn't say
17:06 um you know the reasons for which you
17:09 can attend virtually so that can be you
17:12 know just your your own discretion but
17:14 with the understanding that it impacts
17:15 your other board members so if you're
17:17 someone who's attending virtually every
17:19 meeting that is putting more pressure on
17:22 the other board members to be there in
17:23 person so the meeting can occur
17:26 um so there's a there's a little bit of
17:27 just a board Dynamic that will be
17:29 created here and we have just some
17:31 respect from your fellow board members
17:32 in an effort to be fair
17:35 um and again we're hoping that you
17:36 primarily limit that virtual attendance
17:39 to times when it's difficult for you to
17:40 come in you might be traveling you might
17:42 be a little ill or have someone you need
17:44 to be looking after at home
17:46 um but we still want you to give your
17:48 full attention to the meeting and we
17:50 encourage you to request an excused
17:51 absence
17:53 um if you need one
17:54 so um the policy so at the November
17:57 meeting
17:58 um we talked about this a little bit and
18:00 a few of you expressed um you know
18:02 appreciation to be able to attend
18:04 virtually
18:05 um which is great and there was also a
18:06 request to be a little more flexible
18:09 with the reasons I think I had shared
18:10 with you you were wanting to be
18:12 a little more restrictive about those
18:14 allowed reasons for not attending in
18:17 person that is those reasons aren't in
18:19 this policy again we're all adults and
18:23 so um if people can use discretion and
18:25 when they might request that
18:28 um we also this version before each may
18:30 also softens the requirements we were
18:33 asking for a five-day advance notice and
18:37 that you'd have to sort of get
18:38 permission from staff and you've kind of
18:40 softened that so we are asking that you
18:43 um reach out to um Jeff and hisanthi in
18:46 advance if you are planning to attend
18:48 virtually so they can kind of Monitor
18:49 and make sure you're gonna have the five
18:51 people here so the meeting can occur
18:53 um but we're we are just planning to
18:56 have every regular meeting so every
18:57 meeting that's held in this room on this
19:00 fourth Monday to have that virtual
19:02 option so we will be offering that
19:04 regardless of any of you attend
19:06 virtually so the public has that
19:08 um option so the policy was modified to
19:11 kind of lighten up on that piece a
19:13 little bit and then there was some input
19:15 received there are a couple things that
19:17 that didn't totally align with your
19:19 practice like
19:20 um for example I think the the rules
19:22 said that uh alternate members would be
19:25 notified in advance if there was going
19:27 to be an absent regular member and it
19:29 sounds like that hasn't been happening
19:30 so that change was made
19:33 from the November version and I think
19:35 that that's about it
19:40 and so just as a reminder the alternate
19:42 section now says that
19:45 um if a regular member is absent from a
19:48 meeting then the uh alternates who fill
19:51 in for the missing regular member will
19:53 rotate based on seniority
19:55 um and if somebody will help keep track
19:57 of that to the best of her ability and
20:00 it um if if she's unsure the group can
20:03 sort of just just navigate that I think
20:06 we actually might need to navigate that
20:08 before I'm voting on this tonight so
20:10 tonight I'm looking for
20:12 um I'm hoping for uh your someone is
20:16 willing to make a motion to approve
20:17 these changes and I'll embed them in
20:20 your Park board rules and regulations
20:22 and get that website updated and then
20:24 these can be distributed to any new
20:26 members I expect you may have some new
20:28 members
20:29 um in May when the the terms turn over
20:32 so with that I'm here if you have any
20:33 specific questions or changes I believe
20:36 you have one member who has a few
20:37 potential changes to discuss
20:40 thank you yeah should we motion it first
20:43 and second to the floor before we just
20:46 get into discussion
20:48 that excuse me point of order
20:52 I think maybe you have the discussion
20:55 prior to to approving it and see if
20:58 there's any true pleasure I mean
21:02 yeah I think we'll discuss discuss it
21:05 James first and then in the yellow
21:06 dimension
21:10 uh Brad
21:13 uh thanks Zach and thanks Tisha it looks
21:16 like this is much better than the last
21:18 time we've looked at it
21:20 um I appreciate your
21:23 willingness to compromise
21:25 um the only issue I guess that I have
21:27 with the way it's written is the
21:31 five people in person to create a quorum
21:35 I see that as being
21:37 a pure administrative challenge
21:40 um and I suppose that may end up on
21:42 asanti's plate I'm not sure but um you
21:46 know like for instance tonight if if my
21:49 numbers are right you don't actually
21:51 have five people there in person
21:54 uh I count four is that correct or is
21:57 that yeah
22:05 well I guess the thing is is that um
22:08 a lot of times like in our last meeting
22:11 for instance
22:12 um there were a few board members that
22:15 didn't that didn't show up and didn't
22:18 ask for an excuse and so you never
22:21 really know how many you're going to
22:23 have until the meeting happens
22:26 and uh if it comes down to a point of
22:29 communication prior to the meeting to
22:31 determine if you're going to have five
22:33 people there in person that's going to
22:36 be a lot of communication issues and
22:38 maybe scrambling at the last minute and
22:41 so I guess I just see that as being a
22:44 potential
22:45 a potential issue that you that you may
22:47 have certainly more than five people
22:49 attending with the amount of people that
22:51 are virtual
22:53 but it may come down to like our last
22:56 meeting where we didn't have five people
22:58 in person and there wouldn't necessarily
23:01 be any way of knowing that until the
23:03 last minute that that was going to
23:04 happen
23:05 so I I guess that's to me that's the
23:09 challenge of of how to communicate that
23:12 out to assure that you're going to have
23:13 five people in person for meetings
23:18 thank you Brad uh Tim
23:28 thank you yeah and I appreciate
23:29 revamping it and trying to find a
23:31 compromise that's going to work for
23:33 everyone and I'm going to Echo some of
23:34 Brad's comments uh again uh tonight
23:39 the requirement you know of having the
23:42 people in the room you know I understand
23:44 the spirit behind it but you know I can
23:47 think of uh examples whether it be
23:50 weather or you know a new viral outbreak
23:54 or what have you that could keep people
23:56 from attending in person
24:00 to take people online and so does that
24:02 mean you don't meet you you know you
24:04 can't hold the meeting because you don't
24:06 have the five people in the room you
24:09 know let's say even if it's a snowstorm
24:12 so thinking that uh
24:14 a strict requirement as it sounds uh
24:19 I understand the spirit behind it I just
24:22 wonder about it being cumbersome
24:24 um and the way that we uh
24:29 salt maybe more I just hate to see Park
24:32 business not get done when you have
24:34 people online willing to go forward but
24:37 you don't have enough people in the room
24:41 well the answer I haven't thought about
24:43 it too much but I do see this particular
24:45 issue so I'll sit there thank you
24:48 thank you Tom Danielle
24:54 um well first of all I understand the
24:57 the concern about requiring five people
25:00 but I also I do want to be sensitive to
25:03 the fact that there are times when our
25:05 parkour has meetings that are really
25:07 well attended and those happen
25:11 um especially when there's a point of
25:13 controversy or something that that our
25:17 community really cares about and it
25:19 would put
25:21 um the five people who are in the room
25:27 uh uh in an odd word position I think if
25:31 there are
25:33 you know six people or however many
25:36 people we have like virtually it like
25:38 those people
25:39 okay
25:41 it wouldn't be the same as being present
25:44 in the room with a room full of
25:46 community members and I've sat through
25:48 some of those meetings and you know they
25:50 can be uncomfortable and
25:53 um I don't know just
25:55 to me I would hate to have like two Park
25:57 members here in person and a room full
26:00 of community members
26:03 um I just think that wouldn't wouldn't
26:05 be good so I understand uh the reason
26:08 that we would want to do that
26:10 and then I have a couple of specific
26:12 comments but I don't know if we want to
26:14 if there are other comments just to kind
26:17 of Bounce Around
26:21 does anyone have anything
26:23 to say before Danielle would make
26:25 additional comments
26:27 there's a specific conversation so all
26:30 right suggested I have a few suggested
26:32 audits I don't know if we can pull up
26:33 the are you able to pull out the
26:37 document
26:44 excellent
26:51 oh and you know it's there
26:54 um again this is this is the issue we're
26:56 having which is why we will be um
26:59 moving away from the WebEx meeting
27:01 virtual attendees can see my screen
27:04 um probably in the room camera yeah
27:08 um something we could
27:09 um you're hosting the meeting on your
27:11 laptop we could try having a meeting
27:13 room leave and rejoin sometimes that
27:16 kind of
27:18 playing again well we have a lot of
27:20 people with laptops some here are you
27:21 guys have a cola uh pull up the
27:23 documents
27:28 okay I think I have exactly six I hope
27:31 on page and everybody on the all right
27:35 yeah
27:41 anyone not need one I don't know you're
27:44 good
27:47 thank you for printing
27:50 [Applause]
27:52 okay I have four suggestions
27:57 um the first one being in section one in
28:00 the new language
28:02 yeah
28:03 I I would suggest that we and if even
28:07 their regular beans the city is
28:09 committing to do them have a virtual
28:12 option
28:13 um we just you don't know like if
28:15 something is going to go wrong with that
28:17 at some point and so I would say that
28:20 the regular meeting's may also include a
28:22 virtual option
28:24 and then I would replace a remaining
28:27 portion of the sentence to say in
28:28 accordance with Section six
28:30 which is where we actually talk about
28:32 the virtual option
28:40 my second suggestion would be in section
28:44 six so switch to sentences
28:47 Danielle yes can I can I make a
28:50 suggestion yes of the chair I wonder if
28:52 we might see if there's any objection to
28:55 these changes as we go through that
28:56 individually before moving to the next
28:58 one is that that's okay sure okay
29:02 any any objections to uh the the first
29:08 um suggestion that Danielle had with
29:11 regards to uh including the section six
29:15 as stated in section six
29:17 and also to just switch will to May
29:21 yes
29:25 I'm not seeing any any objections
29:30 yeah I have a little of objection only
29:33 in the sense that not you know I see
29:35 what
29:36 um Danielle's talking about here but I
29:39 think we need if we're going to move
29:41 down the path of hybrid meetings I think
29:43 we need to make it more specific as will
29:47 reflects rather than may I I think we're
29:50 gonna you know we're gonna have uh you
29:51 know we're going to have staff people
29:53 we're going to have vendors we're going
29:54 to have people from the public
29:57 and so I I think if we're going to
30:00 introduce a hybrid model that that we
30:04 need to say that in the rules and
30:06 regulations that there will be
30:09 um a virtual attendance option not may I
30:14 mean that's the way I see it
30:20 ah Nicholas
30:25 here here
30:27 thank you Brad
30:33 okay I can we can retract that I my
30:36 thought
30:37 um is why I was suggesting it was one is
30:39 that things do change and so if you have
30:42 a built-in flexibility then you're not
30:44 in a position where you're not um
30:48 not in compliance with your rules but
30:50 also that in section six it outlines
30:54 um kind of when you may or may not have
30:56 a meeting so
30:58 um it already says in there that if
31:00 virtual medium personal meaning platform
31:03 and equipment needs are available at the
31:05 scheduled meeting time and location
31:06 members May attend the meeting virtually
31:10 provided a quorum you know we'll attend
31:12 so my thought was that the requirements
31:16 are already in there but
31:18 how about we just change it to will with
31:20 best efforts
31:22 then we're kind of covered like we tried
31:24 every effort due to technical reasons or
31:26 not we just can't have a virtual meeting
31:27 today
31:31 any objection to David's
31:34 uh Amendment to the
31:38 will with best efforts Tim
31:42 I think you just clarify added
31:44 understanding understanding what he what
31:47 he said could you just type that in
31:55 so I think it would say regular meetings
31:59 will
32:01 oh let's see here let's let's hit this
32:03 right maybe
32:13 best best efforts will be made to
32:18 see here sorry I think it was regular
32:21 means well comma with best efforts also
32:25 include okay
32:27 yeah best efforts is usually okay
32:32 will of God kind of thing okay
32:35 this is what it was
32:39 [Laughter]
32:46 and then
32:48 I guess we'll restate the so regular
32:52 meetings will will invest after it's
32:54 also include a virtual attendance option
32:55 using virtual meeting software as
32:57 outlined in section six
32:59 and I believe it actually should be this
33:02 it's article three section six yeah okay
33:05 so then um yeah if we could just see if
33:07 there's any uh objection to this new
33:10 wording
33:11 okay uh any any objections to the new uh
33:15 wording
33:17 which is adding will with best efforts
33:22 uh Nicholas
33:27 yep thank you again
33:29 I don't think that is any more clear to
33:32 me just
33:33 make the statement that I don't know how
33:34 you measure like best efforts
33:38 or by whose measurement
33:41 that's all
33:42 and one objection I don't mean doesn't
33:44 mean we can't move forward
33:49 thank you
33:53 okay Tim
34:02 yes Tim
34:11 okay
34:13 yeah but yeah I'm just I'm kind of
34:16 agreeing with the kind of being soft
34:19 language and I'm wondering if it
34:22 something like it will include a virtual
34:25 attendance option dot in accordance with
34:28 artery section six whenever technically
34:32 feasible or technically available so
34:34 basically the only reason you don't do
34:36 it is if the electronics are down
34:40 so that kind of takes defines what best
34:44 efforts is just saying whenever
34:46 technically uh available
34:49 yeah
34:53 okay uh thank you thank you trying to
34:56 give a loophole case you know the the
34:59 electronic version is not available that
35:01 there's people in the room
35:04 okay so I think
35:07 what I'm hearing you say is adding
35:09 um uh further clarification to the with
35:12 best efforts
35:14 perhaps a a parentheses when
35:17 when uh
35:20 when possible from
35:24 technological standpoint is that
35:29 great
35:31 I'm trying to just get a little more
35:33 clarity on it as was suggested in terms
35:35 of best efforts is kind of a soft
35:39 um description what does that mean
35:45 yeah just trying to tighten it up
35:49 I think Daniel section six does
35:52 talk about that so it says if virtual
35:55 meaning medium platform and what minions
35:57 are available the scheduled meeting time
35:59 and location
36:01 members May attend the meeting virtually
36:03 so the way that I read this is if we
36:07 reference section six that
36:09 that is the you know if it's available
36:12 at the time and location then we can
36:16 have a virtual meeting
36:20 thank you Daniel
36:21 the the with best efforts is then
36:25 clarified in
36:26 that section three section six I think
36:29 if you reference article three section
36:31 six you'll you get to that language
36:34 is everyone okay with the
36:38 um adding the reference for article 3
36:40 section 6 to to clarify the best efforts
36:44 as a definition
36:46 okay
36:48 um and of course if we see anyone
36:50 objecting we can take a vote over this
36:56 um can we just take a boat or do we need
36:59 I mean because there's been a little bit
37:00 of conversation you know um so it might
37:04 be best to uh take a vote on this
37:08 wording and then um
37:11 if it fails someone can offer something
37:13 else and if not then we'll move to the
37:14 next one okay um I guess I'm prepared to
37:18 make a motion then so regular meetings
37:20 will
37:22 regular meetings will with best efforts
37:25 also include a virtual attendance option
37:27 using virtual meeting software as
37:29 outlined in article 3 section six
37:33 um do you need Alternatives or
37:36 alternates uh or not yes um so we have
37:40 two regular members not attending so
37:42 both alternates please vote okay so
37:45 everyone uh in in favor of that
37:47 notification uh please raise your health
37:50 second until we have a second and then
37:51 yeah
37:52 should we read through Section six real
37:55 quick just to make sure we all know what
37:57 we're including here
38:02 oh sure okay
38:05 um so I will read section six as well I
38:09 did have a suggested change in sections
38:11 next year when I okay we we need to kind
38:14 of handle this motion so
38:18 we should go ahead and
38:20 okay well even though people need just a
38:23 minute to read that that's fine okay uh
38:26 so uh by all means take a moment to read
38:28 uh section six uh Chris uh second into
38:30 motion and then uh once everyone's had
38:33 adequate time to read section six we'll
38:34 take a vote
38:39 we're taking a vote on that one revision
38:42 yeah yes first revision
38:44 um so take a minute to read section six
38:46 and then we'll take the vote at uh 7 41.
38:52 thank you
38:55 if you scroll down a little bit I can't
38:58 see all of it at least from my end yes
39:08 I can't fit the whole section in the
39:11 screen Tim I'm sorry but
39:17 tell me when you're ready and I'll move
39:19 it down
39:23 okay yeah right looks like a lot of it
39:25 has been struck is that actual those
39:28 strikethroughs is that actual
39:30 foreign
39:35 basically simplified that section pretty
39:37 significantly after your November
39:39 meeting so that's the straightfood we're
39:42 showing the previous language
39:46 okay
40:24 all right is everyone had adequate time
40:26 to read through Section six
40:29 goodness okay um I do see Brads and
40:34 yeah I just wanted to clarify that one
40:36 comment at the end there now you've
40:38 scrolled back up I can't see it but
40:40 where it actually says that if it
40:42 if a member can't be present that's
40:45 virtual the meeting
40:47 must stand in recess so I'm assuming
40:49 that language is only in the event that
40:51 it's a total virtual meeting and not a
40:54 hybrid is that why that comment is there
41:03 I'm trying to decide this is a little
41:05 outside the scope of the
41:07 um the amendment that we're talking
41:08 about this moment
41:10 um but I'm happy to go ahead and answer
41:13 that so
41:18 so say this situation is only going to
41:21 be if you have so there's a there's a
41:24 caveat in this policy that says if you
41:26 have two or more vacancies on the board
41:28 then you don't have to meet that five
41:31 individuals in person this happens
41:32 sometimes people move they resign for
41:35 various reasons and we we want the park
41:38 board to be able to continue meeting and
41:39 doing their business so
41:41 under number three if you have if you
41:44 have more than two vacancies on the
41:45 board and so you say you only have three
41:47 person in the meeting room that night
41:49 but you have three people virtually then
41:53 the meeting can go along but if the
41:55 power goes out or we lose our three
41:58 virtual attendees the meeting has to
42:00 just stop you know you've got to always
42:01 have five
42:03 um most primarily in person but in those
42:06 circumstances combination of virtual and
42:08 in person for a meeting to go on so
42:10 that's what that's
42:13 speaking thanks Tisha
42:16 okay so all all in favor of the
42:20 um amended language
42:23 raise your hand
42:30 and I believe that's at least six seven
42:33 eight
42:34 eight in favor so all right passes nine
42:41 okay
42:43 and then I believe uh Danielle he's had
42:45 a specific comment to session six yes so
42:49 in section six in the first paragraph
42:51 the new paragraph
42:55 uh let's see here the
42:58 I would suggest swapping two sentences
43:01 the one that says members must notify
43:03 staff in advance of their intention to
43:05 attend virtually and move that down past
43:09 the following sentence sentence which
43:11 says an exception may be made to this
43:13 requirement
43:14 because that was confusing to me when I
43:16 was reading what the requirement was I
43:19 think it it was intended to
43:22 speak to the previous owners
43:27 I don't know if that makes sense or not
43:29 but it's not a substantive change it's
43:31 just swapping two sentences okay
43:34 so that
43:37 um because it's the exception
43:39 um the requirement I think is that
43:44 um five people attended the meeting in
43:46 person
43:47 he's like is that the antenna yeah so
43:50 okay
43:52 um and it's the uh Brenda's hand
44:00 [Music]
44:06 okay
44:08 um all right um Brenda
44:10 I'm sorry that's not on purpose
44:14 okay
44:15 thank you all right so all in favor or
44:18 do we have a um second the motion flip
44:22 the sentences or do we need to restate
44:24 this yeah no you can have a second and
44:26 then and then maybe just ask if there's
44:28 any objection if there's no objection to
44:29 that change a vote is completed okay any
44:32 objections to modifying the positioning
44:34 of the sentences within section six
44:39 doesn't there have any objections so
44:42 another one okay sorry okay
44:47 um and uh Tisha maybe you can this is a
44:50 point of clarification for so for the
44:51 next sentence or the section of the
44:53 alternative members it says amending
44:56 article 3 section six but I thought the
44:58 other one was or we're adding
45:02 an article through Section six is that
45:04 what you're yeah is that are we talking
45:06 about the correct article yeah let me
45:09 check here
45:14 and while she's talking about that um
45:16 the language that I would suggest adding
45:18 is in the new paragraph it says each
45:21 year beginning May 1st to correspond to
45:24 the new term the selection of the
45:25 alternate
45:27 alternate will begin I think it should
45:30 say the selection of the alternate to
45:33 serve as a regular member will begin
45:35 with the alternate who has served along
45:37 us on the board
45:39 because we're not really selecting an
45:41 alternate but you're either just
45:43 figuring out who's going to serve as a
45:45 regular member
45:46 or Vote or I don't know what the right
45:49 terminology is
45:50 and
45:51 um Danielle I confirmed that so the new
45:54 section 6 is the new section six so
45:57 um that this is referring to the current
45:58 section six which will become section
46:01 seven so that is correct
46:03 um and can you restate the change so I
46:06 can put it on screen first so after it
46:08 says the selection of the alternate the
46:10 first in that first sentence
46:12 um just adding to serve as a regular
46:14 member
46:19 victory in a meeting Maybe
46:27 I'll second the uh additional the new
46:31 language
46:33 um any objections to adding
46:37 that there will be to serve as a regular
46:40 member after alternate to clarify that
46:43 language in in section six with regards
46:46 to Alternative members
46:51 doesn't look like there's any objections
46:53 to that modification either okay that
46:56 was it for me okay great thanks Danielle
46:58 any other
47:00 comments questions suggestions with
47:04 regards to uh the new
47:07 um the new policies for personal
47:09 attendance
47:12 and back to clarify we we just addressed
47:15 those minor amendments but um we will
47:17 eventually need someone to move to adopt
47:20 the whole
47:21 the whole policy update which
47:23 incorporates those changes yeah
47:26 I'm not sure if anyone has that handy
47:31 and working on the
47:36 stuff
47:39 the motion is
47:50 okay uh Brad sorry
47:54 ah the trials and tribulations of
47:57 creating a hybrid model
47:59 it'll all be over with someday you know
48:01 so I don't know that I still have seen
48:04 any real comments to clarify that the
48:06 point that I was making earlier about
48:09 how to properly administer to assure
48:12 that we're always going to have five
48:14 people in person
48:16 and I'm not sure this language actually
48:19 uh you know really addresses that issue
48:23 so so let's talk about how how are we
48:26 going to administer to make sure that
48:29 we're always going to have five people
48:30 in person
48:34 I've got a couple thoughts on that
48:36 um great question Brad you know I think
48:39 as a I don't know that the policy itself
48:41 needs to determine how we operationalize
48:44 that so I would suggest that it really
48:47 is looking at Park board rules and
48:50 regulations and how we want to do that I
48:52 would I guess offer a suggestion that
48:55 you know as as staff we would want to
48:58 work with the parkour chair and
48:59 determine a method with which you all
49:03 are communicating
49:06 to sort of identify or provide Assurance
49:10 of who's able to make it in person for
49:13 any any given month but I think that's a
49:16 that's a practice that we can put into
49:19 into action that doesn't necessarily
49:21 need to be prescribed in the policy
49:26 I agree
49:29 great thanks thanks Jeff subscribe uh
49:33 10.
49:34 [Music]
49:36 thank you yeah I just before we like go
49:39 to approving
49:41 everything here it would I'd like to see
49:44 a clean copy without all the track
49:46 changes and everything just to kind of
49:48 glance through I don't know if we can do
49:49 that tonight but it's it's
49:52 hard for me to look at a
49:55 it's all the track changes in there and
49:57 really follow the flow of the document
49:58 and see if it's if it's really
50:02 dating what we're intending for it to
50:04 stay and
50:07 you know just at a higher level and I
50:09 realize this may be coming down from the
50:11 mayor's office about wanting people to
50:13 get back together but there's sort of an
50:15 energy about well we really need to be
50:17 in the room and I just want to stay
50:20 there's lots of companies that do
50:22 virtual business
50:24 five days a week uh every day of the
50:26 work week uh all the time and get things
50:29 done to have
50:31 sort of the uh the back pressure for a
50:34 meeting of a bunch of volunteers to get
50:37 together once a month and have it be in
50:39 person
50:41 I don't necessarily agree with that sort
50:45 uh point of emphasis uh a lot gets done
50:49 virtually now uh the world has shifted
50:52 and I just wanted to put that out there
50:54 for the record thank you
50:58 thanks Tim
51:06 Okay so
51:09 um it seems that we'll have to do this
51:12 in a future meeting then to
51:17 adopt this so can we not vote on this
51:21 again I mean if let's take a boat to see
51:24 who if more of us agreeing or or not so
51:29 that way we don't keep so you can take
51:31 action tonight okay
51:36 okay
51:42 so anyone second the motion on pegging a
51:45 vote
51:46 I'll second it has it been emotion yeah
51:49 just as confirmative is that an option
51:53 I move to amend the park board rules and
51:55 regulations by adopting amendments to
51:56 article three section one regular
51:58 meeting section six alternate members
52:00 Section 8 rules of meetings and add a
52:02 new section of virtual attendance as
52:03 proposed
52:06 great okay uh so we will take a vote on
52:11 um adopting the policy so all in favor
52:14 uh raise your hands sure excuse me so
52:17 there should be and one more opportunity
52:19 for discussion okay
52:23 does that motion as proposed include
52:26 corporate the changes that we've made
52:28 earlier okay
52:31 uncomfortable moving forward okay any
52:36 any other discussion yeah
52:43 okay doesn't appear
52:45 to be okay uh Tim
52:48 okay just to try to get it all put
52:50 together you can in word you can go in
52:52 and look at it a final version you click
52:55 a button it'll take all the track
52:56 changes out if we just scroll through
52:59 that couple of paragraphs with all the
53:01 track changes taken out real quickly I'd
53:03 be fine I just
53:05 don't like proving things it's got
53:07 strikethroughs and this and that and the
53:09 other thing making sure I know what I'm
53:10 voting on so it would only take a second
53:13 you push a button and we scroll through
53:14 it and that would certainly make me
53:17 thank you
53:19 is trying to I have that up Tim so just
53:25 cue me when you want me to move down the
53:28 screen yeah since we can't see it Tim
53:31 just let us know can you see that
53:36 yes I can see it
53:38 okay
53:46 okay I'm good on that
53:49 okay thank you Tim okay
53:56 this is a joy of hybrid when we actually
53:57 can't see each other right
54:10 okay I'm good further down
54:14 what is the new technology going to be
54:17 Microsoft teams okay yeah
54:24 please better do something free
54:26 it's well the the tech in this room is a
54:30 their Microsoft products they're
54:32 designed to be used with teams and so
54:34 they're they've started to become
54:36 Persnickety with WebEx
54:39 in the last few weeks yeah definitely
54:42 they run updates and there's so many
54:44 compatibility so I I apologize for the
54:46 disruptions here this meeting and last
54:48 week last month's meeting
54:55 yeah I I think I'm fine I just I've got
54:59 scars for my professional life of a
55:01 contract that got approved like this for
55:03 the government and ended up coming back
55:04 and haunting us for two years so because
55:07 of some wording that wasn't caught so
55:11 um thank you for bearing with me
55:14 I don't know appreciate you asking Tim
55:17 thanks Tim okay
55:20 um so uh all in favor
55:24 um raise your hand
55:28 [Music]
55:30 all right
55:33 it's like
55:35 yeah we had seven I believe
55:40 actually nine okay
55:44 did we not see
55:47 I don't I think I only saw
55:50 right but I wasn't I was also looking
55:53 around I didn't see Nick but we can we
55:56 can ask Nick if he'd like to vote and if
55:58 he's a yes or no
56:01 I'm saying
56:03 okay
56:06 and there's brand of now voting or she
56:09 did both Brenda Brad and Tim online okay
56:12 yes another one
56:16 great
56:20 Brenda just confirming is that a handout
56:22 question nope
56:26 and uh um I actually wish I could get
56:29 the rules open right now I actually
56:31 think that Park Board will state that an
56:33 abstention counts as a yes vote so
56:36 interesting just that's interesting
56:56 oh yes if a member does not vote such
56:59 member shall be determined to have voted
57:00 yes at the time the vote is taken so
57:03 um that's another aspect of the rule
57:06 something the group could change in the
57:08 future but
57:10 an abstention is considered Esco
57:13 okay
57:19 all right so I think the policies have
57:22 been adopted then so
57:24 um moving on to the six year CIP update
57:28 okay that's great Zach thanks and and
57:31 thank Tisha thank you for just your work
57:33 and and helping and making those changes
57:36 Danielle your suggestions just the
57:37 discussion
57:39 um you know as as staff has something
57:43 and I remain committed to make hybrid
57:45 work whether it's WebEx I'm glad to see
57:48 WebEx and maybe going away
57:50 um and I just I guess further recognize
57:54 um we want to make sure Park Board fits
57:56 in your busy lives
57:59 and not only the meetings ironically
58:02 having two additional meetings these
58:04 last two months we we know this
58:06 represents a commitment of time for all
58:07 of you so
58:09 um just to thank you for that
58:11 um I'll continue to work with Zach and
58:13 Marlene just on what that I I think
58:16 making sure at least five of the 12 are
58:19 here
58:20 um I I don't want that to be onerous and
58:22 I I think Zach you and I can brainstorm
58:25 a method with which we can kind of just
58:28 make sure at least five or more here so
58:32 more to come with that so yeah let's
58:36 move on I'm just gonna try some
58:38 technical
58:39 um troubleshooting and have the room
58:42 leave the meeting
58:44 um and see if I can get this to share
58:46 properly
59:41 can you hear us
59:44 oh oh you got a thumbs up wow
59:48 okay let them know
59:51 all right
59:55 do everything I can to make sure I don't
59:57 jinx it just in case it's not there
1:00:00 should be copies in the room yeah okay
1:00:02 copies uh yeah so thank you all
1:00:06 um I know one of our joint meetings in
1:00:08 February thanks again Trisha uh was the
1:00:11 board Summit uh with
1:00:14 um three other uh boards and commissions
1:00:17 to sort of take a look at not only the
1:00:19 six-year Capital Improvement plan but
1:00:21 that work was specifically looking at
1:00:24 the criteria the evaluation criteria so
1:00:26 I wanted to come back tonight with an
1:00:28 update on some work that Administration
1:00:32 on getting feedback from that criteria
1:00:35 but I thought I also wanted to provide
1:00:37 you all with an update on
1:00:40 um the work that we've been doing
1:00:42 um internally as a department putting
1:00:44 beginning to put together the parks and
1:00:45 trails portion of the CIP so that's my
1:00:50 my hope tonight is to sort of provide
1:00:53 that that framework of the approach
1:00:55 we're taking and looking at not only
1:00:57 capital projects but also beginning to
1:01:00 fold in and incorporate Capital programs
1:01:02 that we have to support our parks and
1:01:05 trail system
1:01:07 and then we can talk criteria I welcome
1:01:09 certainly feedback
1:01:11 from the board on both of those those
1:01:14 topics next slide
1:01:17 I thought I'd start with this
1:01:18 infographic this was shared at the the
1:01:20 February meeting and and I think it's
1:01:22 it's something that's really really
1:01:24 informative
1:01:26 as you look at sort of what as a as a
1:01:29 city any municipality begins doing its
1:01:32 capital planning work and this
1:01:34 infographic is really meant to sort of
1:01:38 The Funnel that it takes the the
1:01:41 funneling of public engagement the
1:01:43 multiple touches of a public engagement
1:01:45 to go from
1:01:46 system
1:01:48 uh system Vision system understanding
1:01:52 system assessment to
1:01:56 um a specific Capital project
1:01:59 um and I'll sort of use our our Park
1:02:02 system as I as I go through this funnel
1:02:04 you certainly see other examples but you
1:02:07 know first it starts with a 20-year
1:02:09 picture
1:02:10 you know in 2017 we took a new approach
1:02:13 with the park strategic plan uh that
1:02:15 really serves as and you might remember
1:02:18 those of you that were here that was
1:02:21 really trying to get a system-wide
1:02:22 vision and asking the community how do
1:02:24 you want the system to function and and
1:02:26 so that assessment really helps to
1:02:29 inform how we prioritize capital
1:02:32 projects as does
1:02:34 um and again pointing out with Rick here
1:02:37 as well as Dan you know our own
1:02:41 um our own life cycle understanding of
1:02:43 our infrastructure within our Park
1:02:44 system is we're beginning to get a much
1:02:46 better grasp of everything from our
1:02:49 irrigation systems those things you
1:02:51 don't see that that age out trust me to
1:02:53 playgrounds right have a have a life
1:02:56 cycle as well so all of that really is
1:02:59 trying to help us see that see that big
1:03:02 picture
1:03:03 that information
1:03:05 and we're often doing a lot of community
1:03:07 engagement in that 20-year picture
1:03:11 um but that's not the only engagement we
1:03:13 strive to do that work then informs uh
1:03:16 the work we're doing now with the
1:03:18 six-year Capital Improvement plan
1:03:20 um that begins to take the priorities
1:03:24 um and and and begins uh further
1:03:26 prioritizing
1:03:28 um that 20-year that bigger picture you
1:03:31 might recall within our Park strategic
1:03:32 plan we ran all of those 20-year
1:03:36 projects through a filter to determine
1:03:40 what were the near term the midterm and
1:03:42 the long-term priorities those near-term
1:03:44 priorities have really governed that's
1:03:47 what's really informed the the six-year
1:03:51 that we as a department have been
1:03:54 working through and working on
1:03:57 um a six-year CIP is updated every two
1:04:00 years
1:04:01 um it it also makes an effort of
1:04:04 aligning that that big 20-year picture
1:04:07 with actual resources how much money do
1:04:10 we actually have as a city or what are
1:04:12 we projecting revenue-wise over the next
1:04:14 six years what are we projecting
1:04:16 Staffing wise in terms of being able to
1:04:19 manage these projects what do we
1:04:21 anticipate in terms of Permitting
1:04:25 process and other needs to get projects
1:04:31 and then that work as You Follow The
1:04:35 Funnel uh really begins to inform uh the
1:04:38 two-year budget so a six-year CIP really
1:04:42 serves as that bridge between the big
1:04:45 vision and actually
1:04:47 adopting budget and adopting funding for
1:04:50 capital projects uh the six-year CIP is
1:04:53 not the capital plan and of itself the
1:04:56 six year cfp doesn't allocate funding to
1:05:00 these projects the six-year CIP relies
1:05:05 Council still approving in those
1:05:07 two-year budget Cycles actual funding
1:05:10 for for capital projects so just
1:05:13 intended to point out that this is a
1:05:16 journey I think it's also a reminder if
1:05:19 it feels like at times why do we keep
1:05:21 talking about the same project for four
1:05:23 or five years it's because that project
1:05:25 is is working its way through the funnel
1:05:28 of being part of a vision all the way
1:05:30 down to being budgeted and then actually
1:05:33 once it's budgeted that's when we're
1:05:36 actually doing the design and permitting
1:05:38 work we wouldn't want to do design and
1:05:40 permitting work on every one of our
1:05:43 20-year Vision projects that would a be
1:05:46 really really expensive and it'd be work
1:05:49 that we couldn't necessarily act upon so
1:05:53 um just a a again a reminder of the
1:05:56 Journey that is capital planning
1:05:59 next slide
1:06:03 so for this parks and and trails Capital
1:06:07 Improvement plan
1:06:09 I wanted to sort of run by you
1:06:12 a framework that that we we are we're
1:06:16 going to be taking and and it's a
1:06:18 framework we've built upon with the last
1:06:20 couple of cips but we're going to
1:06:22 hopefully take another step in this
1:06:25 direction of really balancing our
1:06:27 requests between Capital programs and
1:06:30 capital projects and presenting a
1:06:33 combination of each when you think of a
1:06:35 capital program these bullets sort of
1:06:38 you know help to encapsulate what what
1:06:40 that is the capital program is something
1:06:43 that we're trying it's often multiple
1:06:46 projects multiple capital projects that
1:06:49 we're addressing within a specific set
1:06:53 of assets within the system like I said
1:06:55 earlier let's rather than doing
1:06:58 individual capital projects for each
1:07:00 time we need to replace an existing
1:07:02 playground let's develop a playground
1:07:04 replacement program
1:07:06 understand every 20 years we should be
1:07:08 replacing uh playgrounds we have 11
1:07:11 existing playgrounds in the system how
1:07:13 do we think of that as a program
1:07:17 um a capital program is also really
1:07:19 useful and helpful when we know we might
1:07:21 want to be collecting Revenue over
1:07:24 multiple years before we're actually
1:07:25 doing a project you all might recall
1:07:29 um Turf replacement right so with
1:07:31 Synthetic Turf a number of years ago
1:07:34 Council authorized uh 50 of the funding
1:07:37 collected for our Synthetic Turf fees
1:07:40 are put into a Turf replacement
1:07:44 um fund that hasn't really been
1:07:47 identified as a capital program yet so
1:07:49 we want to propose to to create an
1:07:51 actual Capital program where that
1:07:54 Revenue sits and and lives and and is
1:07:59 there and available when we know we need
1:08:01 to replace
1:08:02 um Synthetic Turf
1:08:05 something else that a capital program
1:08:07 does is it really uh it helps to
1:08:09 reinforce our approach to asset
1:08:11 management and looking at life cycle
1:08:13 replacement understanding restrooms need
1:08:16 to be replaced irrigation systems need
1:08:18 to be replaced
1:08:20 um the tables and mentions need to be
1:08:22 replaced and and
1:08:25 um looking at that a little bit more
1:08:27 holistically
1:08:30 um that's not what all of our CIP will
1:08:32 be then our course will be individual
1:08:35 capital projects these are more single
1:08:37 project focused
1:08:40 typically a single parcel
1:08:43 The Pedestrian Park Senior Center Plaza
1:08:46 project that we're doing that is a that
1:08:48 is a capital project even though it's a
1:08:50 probably a phase of multiple
1:08:53 um projects that will be happening on
1:08:55 that same site but it's it's really a
1:08:58 project that's singular in nature
1:09:01 also anytime we're doing a new park a
1:09:04 new Trail or a new asset that we're
1:09:06 adding with the system that'll that'll
1:09:08 initially show up would show up as a
1:09:10 capital project
1:09:12 next slide
1:09:14 I touched on a couple of these but what
1:09:16 we're proposing
1:09:18 um seven Capital programs uh within this
1:09:21 within the park CIP that we're going to
1:09:23 be presenting
1:09:24 um Jen Fink who's on the line hi Jen
1:09:28 um somewhere up there
1:09:30 um and Rick still our park operations
1:09:32 manager
1:09:33 um and assumpty have really been the
1:09:35 team of us beginning to to frame up
1:09:39 the proposed CIP so these Capital
1:09:42 programs I'll go through these really
1:09:44 quickly uh the first is one that again I
1:09:47 think we're all familiar with but
1:09:49 looking at our acquisition Investments
1:09:51 and our our need to really reflect
1:09:53 within our CIP our needs for acquisition
1:09:56 as a parks and open space acquisition
1:09:58 program
1:10:00 as we've done for the last four or five
1:10:03 years really encouraging us as a city to
1:10:06 be thinking of investing acquisition
1:10:09 money year over year so as a a strategic
1:10:13 acquisition becomes available we're not
1:10:15 feeling like we need to find all the
1:10:17 funding suddenly all at once we're sort
1:10:21 of scrolling away some of that
1:10:22 investment year over year
1:10:24 the next proposed Capital program would
1:10:27 be uh um really a broad category Park's
1:10:31 life cycle replacement program
1:10:33 we had a program known as placemaking
1:10:36 that really looked at just benches and
1:10:39 tables Etc this would be expanding that
1:10:42 program as Rick has been on board as
1:10:45 we've been sort of expanding our Park
1:10:47 operation capacity we've been able to
1:10:49 get a much better sense of
1:10:51 um asset condition of all of our
1:10:54 amenities and assets within our system
1:10:57 so it's really going to allow us to to
1:10:59 take a little bit more broader approach
1:11:01 to how we're
1:11:02 putting putting all these assets and
1:11:05 amenities on a life cycle and and
1:11:07 beginning to do a little bit more
1:11:08 planning
1:11:09 um in terms of of replacement and
1:11:12 reinvestment
1:11:13 playground replacement program I touched
1:11:15 on that a little bit earlier with the 11
1:11:17 existing systems how are we
1:11:20 understanding and preparing and planning
1:11:22 for uh replacement of those on on
1:11:24 probably about a 20-year 20-year
1:11:27 turnover
1:11:29 another area we're looking at is well I
1:11:32 mentioned the Synthetic Turf replacement
1:11:34 program already
1:11:36 interestingly enough you know as we look
1:11:39 at trying to get 10 to 11 years out of
1:11:44 the Synthetic Turf you know we replaced
1:11:47 the the
1:11:48 lower field Fields three and four two
1:11:54 years ago we cut a ribbon in 2018 early
1:11:58 2018 with the new Fields one and two at
1:12:01 pad one in this six year life cycle
1:12:05 probably in 2029 we're going to need to
1:12:09 be planning and beginning to project for
1:12:11 replacing that carpet so again this
1:12:14 program just helps us begin to to
1:12:16 project and understand
1:12:20 what seems like a long time begins to
1:12:23 turn over pretty quickly
1:12:25 another program we're looking at is
1:12:28 really an invisible but very important
1:12:30 part of our system and that's our
1:12:31 irrigation
1:12:33 irrigation really serves as a bit of a
1:12:35 lifeblood for a lot of the jerk areas
1:12:37 within our Parks a lot of it is really
1:12:40 old a lot of it is in disrepair quite
1:12:44 frankly the irrigation system for
1:12:46 example on Gilman Boulevard
1:12:48 there's very much a disrepair
1:12:50 repair
1:12:52 so how do we begin planning for and
1:12:55 understanding the replacement of those
1:12:58 those systems I mentioned Gilman that I
1:13:01 I want to
1:13:02 I should add this you know some of these
1:13:06 um systems we also need to be looking at
1:13:08 Capital planning projects themselves
1:13:10 Gilman is one of those interesting
1:13:12 irrigation systems where we're not going
1:13:15 to be necessarily prioritizing that as
1:13:17 our first irrigation replacement until
1:13:19 we get an understanding of when if and
1:13:22 when Inland Boulevard is going to be
1:13:24 improved as right-of-way so a lot of our
1:13:27 irrigation repairs that you're going to
1:13:29 see on Gilman in the in the coming years
1:13:31 I will probably be above ground we'll
1:13:33 probably be seasonal rather than
1:13:35 spending hundreds of thousands of
1:13:37 dollars on an air irrigation system that
1:13:39 might get swapped out when Gilman gets
1:13:41 improved we're going to do everything we
1:13:44 can to
1:13:45 again help those trees Thrive but do a
1:13:49 lot of just above ground irrigation
1:13:52 until that time so I mentioned Gilmore
1:13:54 that's probably not the best example for
1:13:57 uh the first project out of the gate but
1:14:00 all of them take
1:14:01 again planning for thought the CIP
1:14:03 really allows us to to begin mapping
1:14:06 this stuff out a little bit more
1:14:08 another program will be one that's been
1:14:11 underway but as we start looking at
1:14:13 implementing the way finding and park
1:14:15 sign change out that's not something
1:14:17 we're going to do just in one year
1:14:18 that's going to be a multi-year
1:14:21 replacement so we we see really showing
1:14:24 that as a as a program and then lastly
1:14:27 we've been really successful in the last
1:14:29 couple years
1:14:30 recognizing again the assets and
1:14:32 infrastructure within our Trails needs
1:14:35 to be changed out that that life cycles
1:14:38 as well and how are we making sure we're
1:14:41 investing year over year in that
1:14:46 thanks for letting me dive a little bit
1:14:47 deeper into that the next sort of area
1:14:50 that we're framing up is the the parks
1:14:54 and Trail Capital programs projects
1:14:56 themselves as I said earlier these
1:14:58 projects will really be projects coming
1:15:01 directly out of the the near-term
1:15:04 priorities that the community gave us
1:15:05 for within the park strategy plan uh
1:15:08 these are many of them are a number of
1:15:10 projects that are currently underway in
1:15:12 terms of planning
1:15:14 they really represent a balance of both
1:15:16 active and passive Investments on
1:15:19 everything from the creek Corridor and
1:15:22 furthering and continuing that visioning
1:15:24 work to Tibbetts Valley Park and how do
1:15:27 we start looking at completing that
1:15:29 vision and what a phase one investment
1:15:31 would be there Veterans Memorial with
1:15:35 you know pedestrian Park and Senior
1:15:37 Center Plaza
1:15:38 completed by the end of next year what
1:15:41 is a phase two of that look like
1:15:43 um Central Park
1:15:45 um what we call Fields five and six and
1:15:48 Noah as pad two it's the two baseball
1:15:50 fields
1:15:52 um those have been extremely
1:15:53 underutilized baseball fields for a
1:15:55 number of reasons so
1:15:57 um in our near-term priorities you might
1:15:59 recall um that will be showing up here
1:16:02 in our six year CIP is a a pretty
1:16:05 significant reinvestment into the
1:16:08 athletic fields and making sure they're
1:16:10 far more functional really increasing
1:16:13 the capacity of those in existing fields
1:16:16 that are so underutilized right now
1:16:20 also looking at as we're talking with
1:16:22 Issaquah school district you may recall
1:16:25 some of the work we did within the park
1:16:28 strategic plan on really identifying the
1:16:31 need for partnering with other public
1:16:32 agencies to solve and address some of
1:16:35 our Athletic Field capacity needs so
1:16:38 again as we project out with the six
1:16:41 year CIP you're looking at trying to
1:16:43 identify a or at least set a placeholder
1:16:47 for what could be a first
1:16:51 Community Sports field partnership with
1:16:54 The Chicago School District
1:16:56 foreign
1:17:00 ER just as as capital planning is never
1:17:05 a is never really a Finish Line to
1:17:07 Capital planning um as we begin this
1:17:10 summer with Community engagement around
1:17:12 our Park strategic Plan update for 2024
1:17:16 when we are two years from now doing the
1:17:19 CIP again because the CIP is updated
1:17:22 every two years we're then going to have
1:17:24 that 2024 Park strategic plan to serve
1:17:26 as our sort of guiding document for that
1:17:30 CIP work
1:17:32 so again I hope you're seeing I hope I'm
1:17:34 not being too redundant this the
1:17:36 six-year CIP is not static it's it's
1:17:40 it's a planning document it makes sure
1:17:42 we're looking ahead but is updated and
1:17:46 refreshed as more engagement and more
1:17:49 um information is is updated as as well
1:17:56 why don't I you know what I'm going to
1:17:57 pause there for a second and just see if
1:18:00 there's any sort of comments questions
1:18:02 about
1:18:03 so the the staff approach we're taking
1:18:06 in in trying to frame up the the CIP for
1:18:08 this go around
1:18:10 how does um like I think it was last
1:18:14 year we were looking at different
1:18:17 funding mechanisms that were like
1:18:19 potential
1:18:21 for the city like how does that hold in
1:18:23 What's the timing for
1:18:26 deciding you know like how like what the
1:18:28 best process will be for that yeah
1:18:31 really good question so Daniel's
1:18:33 referring to the Capital
1:18:36 planning task force I know Brad was
1:18:39 served as the uh the representative of
1:18:42 the park board
1:18:43 um that effort was taking a look at
1:18:45 Revenue right and and how do we fund all
1:18:48 of these Capital needs so yes this the
1:18:51 secure CIP will
1:18:53 take these
1:18:55 Capital
1:18:57 um needs over the next six years finance
1:19:01 will then be looking at Revenue that
1:19:03 they're projecting over the next six
1:19:04 years uh what I anticipate is
1:19:08 um that's going to I think represent and
1:19:11 present
1:19:13 where are we potentially short
1:19:16 um where do we see needs in in that
1:19:19 Revenue over the next six years and and
1:19:21 out into future years
1:19:23 um I think that then
1:19:28 sort of Spurs that conversation of all
1:19:31 right how does the community right want
1:19:34 to consider
1:19:36 um filling that Gap is their interest in
1:19:38 filling that Gap from a revenue
1:19:40 standpoint or is there more interest in
1:19:42 slowing down the speed with which you
1:19:44 can do capital projects to better align
1:19:47 with revenue and so I think Danielle
1:19:49 with this six year CIP
1:19:52 sort of running through and being
1:19:53 adopted this summer I think as we're
1:19:55 doing the park strategic Plan update in
1:19:58 2024 that funding
1:20:00 question is going to to come up there as
1:20:03 well so
1:20:05 I don't think this document is looking
1:20:07 to answer that question I I think it's
1:20:09 going to just serve as another
1:20:11 important piece of information of where
1:20:13 our our revenues perfectly aligned with
1:20:16 what capital Improvement needs we have
1:20:19 or or is there a Gap that the community
1:20:22 needs to consider doing
1:20:24 uh Brad
1:20:30 so you're still on mute Brad
1:20:36 all right uh I appreciate the funnel uh
1:20:40 slide uh especially and um
1:20:43 I can't remember because my memory is
1:20:45 not as good as it used to be but I can't
1:20:46 remember when we created the 20-year
1:20:49 strategic plan
1:20:51 whether or not costs were included in
1:20:54 that but I think that and I know that
1:20:55 that's a difficult thing to to deal with
1:20:58 but nevertheless I think it would be a
1:21:01 good idea in that 20-year plan to have
1:21:04 projected costs included in each one of
1:21:08 those projects programs or projects for
1:21:11 that matter
1:21:12 and it doesn't have to be itemized for a
1:21:15 budget you know that can come much later
1:21:17 but at least a range that could be
1:21:19 created so when you narrow things down
1:21:22 to a six-year CIP and you're trying to
1:21:24 sort through you know a 20-year
1:21:28 strategic plan you can at least
1:21:31 determine
1:21:32 you know which ones are are potentially
1:21:35 likely that you're going to be able to
1:21:36 get funded and by just looking at a line
1:21:39 item is like you know it clarifies that
1:21:42 if you actually have costs associated to
1:21:44 line items
1:21:46 because then that way you can you know
1:21:48 pick from a 20-year plan and you can see
1:21:52 which ones are really really expensive
1:21:54 and which ones aren't and and you know
1:21:57 it it enables you to have kind of a
1:21:59 distribution for the six-year CIP as to
1:22:03 what is at least likely feasible for
1:22:05 funding uh yeah and if you don't have
1:22:08 those project project or program costs
1:22:11 included in some fashion it can become a
1:22:15 problem when you then narrow it down to
1:22:16 a six-year CIP and then find out well
1:22:18 God we're never going to be able to get
1:22:20 funding for this so why do we even have
1:22:22 it here
1:22:24 yeah it's a great point and we did in a
1:22:27 park strategic plan make an effort to
1:22:29 understand the scale of what those
1:22:31 conceptual costs would be and as the
1:22:34 funnel sort of suggests and shows itself
1:22:37 is where you know those conceptual costs
1:22:40 are are
1:22:43 being made at a conceptual planning
1:22:46 level it's not being those aren't being
1:22:47 made with a a project design being being
1:22:52 um so the yeah your point is well made
1:22:55 that the better the more we get into
1:22:58 this pattern of doing it and I think as
1:23:01 we're now taking you know what was that
1:23:03 2018 Park plan when we did it now
1:23:05 updating this in 2024 and and sort of
1:23:08 develop this Cadence I think we're going
1:23:10 to see that relationship between good
1:23:13 conceptual level budgeting to to
1:23:16 informing a CIP to understanding
1:23:22 just yeah how we what what makes the
1:23:25 projects make sense to try and do
1:23:28 Investments with we're going to get
1:23:30 better and better at that
1:23:33 thanks and uh I think yeah Nicholas
1:23:37 yeah sorry to extend this uh you could
1:23:40 just tell us when you think the 2024
1:23:43 Park strategic planning effort will
1:23:45 start and then how long it would take or
1:23:47 when you expect it to finish
1:23:49 yeah great
1:23:51 um I'll do it now is instead of my
1:23:54 director's uh update um so yeah we um I
1:23:58 shared this with the joint meeting with
1:24:00 the environmental board but happy to
1:24:01 share with you tonight we went through a
1:24:03 review uh process
1:24:06 um a group
1:24:09 um a team from what's called design
1:24:11 workshop and burger partnership
1:24:13 um two landscape architect firms have
1:24:15 teamed up will be working with us uh
1:24:18 we're finalizing contract
1:24:20 um on that effort
1:24:24 um Jen and I will have a much better
1:24:25 sense of timeline and kickoff that will
1:24:29 really kick off we've got an ad hoc
1:24:31 group I know a number of you that that
1:24:32 want to and will be working in Earnest
1:24:35 on that effort we anticipate a lot of
1:24:38 the public engagement taking place this
1:24:40 summer
1:24:42 we need to have that plan adopted and
1:24:46 into the state rco office which is sort
1:24:49 of the state Grant agency by March of
1:24:52 next year March of 2024 so
1:24:55 um off we go
1:24:59 thanks for the question
1:25:02 I think Jen did you also ever hand up
1:25:06 okay Jen
1:25:10 I have
1:25:13 them I understand
1:25:14 the capital program
1:25:16 [Music]
1:25:19 my good stuff project which is cattle
1:25:21 programs or that that the concept there
1:25:24 is that we're basically looking at how
1:25:27 much money we need to be saving or what
1:25:29 how much we need
1:25:31 like on an annual basis that we're not
1:25:33 like in a position to have to have a a
1:25:37 big chunk of money to replace something
1:25:41 like every five years or whatever so
1:25:42 theoretically we'd be putting away
1:25:44 enough money or in a pot so that we can
1:25:49 keep the our system in place and updated
1:25:53 yeah yeah not adding big new things but
1:25:56 just like kind of maintaining the status
1:25:58 quo exactly exactly and so when when you
1:26:01 see a you know we'll be sharing this
1:26:03 draft CIP with you it it's all going to
1:26:06 be in the CIP you'll just be able to
1:26:08 under and see what is a and we'll label
1:26:11 program you know it's a capital program
1:26:12 or Capital project they're all going to
1:26:14 live together but you're right Daniel in
1:26:17 some cases it's hey we're proposing we
1:26:20 squirrel away some money in other cases
1:26:23 we're going to be saying like the
1:26:25 playground replacement one we know
1:26:28 um this playground this playground and
1:26:30 this playground needed to be replaced in
1:26:32 the next six years and so we anticipate
1:26:35 in 2026 we should do this one in 2028 we
1:26:38 should do that one in 2029 we should do
1:26:40 that one and
1:26:42 um right setting away or you know
1:26:45 planning for a budget needed to replace
1:26:48 those
1:26:49 um those playgrounds so
1:26:51 okay the mix yep that makes a lot of
1:26:54 sense yeah
1:26:55 just lets us plan it lets us be looking
1:26:57 at you know it's sort of the take care
1:26:59 of what we got
1:27:02 element
1:27:06 shall I shall I continue on
1:27:09 oh I'm sorry Andrew selling yours in
1:27:12 your final picture you showed priorities
1:27:16 prioritization process as a bullet point
1:27:18 so will that be explained in the plan
1:27:22 where you will be showing how each
1:27:25 program or project is updated is
1:27:28 prioritized by the city or by um the
1:27:31 board and
1:27:33 um like if budget is
1:27:36 um lower than expected in a certain year
1:27:38 we it's clear-cut that which projects or
1:27:42 programs get cut or something like that
1:27:45 is that going to be
1:27:47 yeah great question I think within the
1:27:50 CIP I don't know how what it's going to
1:27:53 look like within each of the so the CIP
1:27:55 is going to be broken down into it's not
1:27:58 not every piece of infrastructure is
1:28:00 ranked in one file right so this the CIP
1:28:04 has separate categories so the
1:28:06 transportation CIP has all the road
1:28:10 projects the water and sewer CIP right
1:28:14 is it so they're they're separate
1:28:16 sections within each section there will
1:28:19 be the prioritization in sort of how
1:28:22 they're evaluated through that criteria
1:28:24 will be shown how that informs what is
1:28:30 proposed for what year
1:28:32 um will be
1:28:35 I'm not sure how that's going to sort of
1:28:37 finally be looked and shown within the
1:28:42 um so I don't know if I'm I'm answering
1:28:45 your question it the CIP though is not a
1:28:48 it doesn't look like a Force ranking
1:28:50 kind of front where it's like all right
1:28:52 you know here's projects one through 200
1:28:56 and how far does the money go and it
1:28:58 stops it's it's a little bit more
1:29:00 complex than that I think this
1:29:02 prioritization bullet is also intended
1:29:04 to show that you know like for the part
1:29:07 when we
1:29:09 well let's talk specifically about the
1:29:11 park strategic plan right the the all of
1:29:14 the projects that the community sort of
1:29:16 shared hey we'd love our Park system to
1:29:19 do this or you know connect that Park to
1:29:21 that part
1:29:23 um all of those projects and there's an
1:29:25 appendix that
1:29:27 um shows how each project went through a
1:29:30 prioritization process to put it in and
1:29:33 does the community want to see that done
1:29:34 in the near term the midterm and the
1:29:36 long term and so
1:29:38 um is that prioritization bullet was
1:29:40 really intended to show both
1:29:44 prioritization happen that happens to
1:29:46 take something from a 20-year Vision
1:29:48 down to a six year vision and then
1:29:51 um yes within the CIP there will be
1:29:56 some way of showing how these criteria
1:29:59 and sort of the ranking and scoring
1:30:01 within those criteria is helping
1:30:03 make some of those
1:30:06 those decisions within that six year
1:30:08 segment
1:30:10 is that clear is not yes
1:30:15 all right any other
1:30:18 comments
1:30:21 foreign
1:30:25 make sure I get to the right slide
1:30:28 um I think the next one back
1:30:32 I did that one okay
1:30:35 so I just split my name okay no no let's
1:30:39 let's stick to this one
1:30:41 so uh The Joint thank you
1:30:45 if you guys don't mind the bond Bill app
1:30:46 it's free
1:30:49 so in February 16th uh The Joint Summit
1:30:52 uh took place
1:30:54 um thank you for those of you that were
1:30:55 able to attend
1:30:57 um a lot of really really good feedback
1:30:59 that came from all four of the boards
1:31:01 and commissions
1:31:04 Administration office took a look at at
1:31:07 all of that feedback and is proposing a
1:31:10 number of of changes this is meant to
1:31:13 sort of show what was presented
1:31:15 um on the 16th and there were some some
1:31:17 changes that were
1:31:20 identified in the in the prior slide in
1:31:25 particular I I want to point out on the
1:31:28 right hand column there were a couple of
1:31:31 of criteria that seemed a bit redundant
1:31:34 and I think you as the park board really
1:31:36 pointed that out where Community
1:31:38 priority Conformity to strategic plan
1:31:41 goals
1:31:43 felt pretty similar both of them were
1:31:46 sort of asking hey is this a strategic
1:31:48 plan priority
1:31:49 if we go to the next slide
1:31:53 you'll see that a new criteria has taken
1:31:58 a place of that Conformity well I think
1:32:01 one of the I think Community priority
1:32:03 and Conformity is strategic goal was
1:32:05 combined and a new criteria was added
1:32:08 that speaks more to
1:32:10 livability and quality of life which
1:32:13 again both you as Park Board and a
1:32:16 couple other the boards and commissions
1:32:17 pointed out
1:32:19 where was that sort of sitting Within
1:32:22 These evaluation criteria where we're
1:32:25 making sure that it was
1:32:27 addressing making Issaquah more livable
1:32:31 livable place
1:32:36 um through that feedback as well
1:32:38 Administration
1:32:40 um has is keeping Equity as a as a its
1:32:44 own proposed criteria but proposed a
1:32:48 number of revisions within that I
1:32:52 believe what was shared with you
1:32:54 um on Thursday
1:32:57 um was a draft maybe it was Wednesday or
1:32:59 Thursday
1:33:01 uh was a proposed draft of those revised
1:33:06 criteria so certainly if you have any
1:33:08 questions with those
1:33:10 um I'm happy to to try and answer those
1:33:13 um what was also pretty clear from that
1:33:16 joint meeting and and certainly as staff
1:33:19 that were there we shared with
1:33:20 Administration there were some concerns
1:33:23 over that criteria the long-standing
1:33:25 commitment criteria and how is that
1:33:28 evaluated that is certainly concerns
1:33:31 that will be forwarded on to city
1:33:33 council as the CIP process
1:33:36 continues this idea of taking
1:33:40 sort of the approach we took very much
1:33:43 with our work last summer and trying to
1:33:45 identify where we wanted to prioritize
1:33:47 arpa funding but this idea of the the
1:33:51 three categories the the red yellow
1:33:52 green rating system was was further
1:33:55 defined and again I believe that was was
1:33:58 shared with you based on feedback that
1:34:00 came from the 16th
1:34:02 um and then a number of the the pro Pros
1:34:05 criteria at least for this go through
1:34:07 with the CIP will uh will remain the
1:34:14 next slide I'll jump into the next steps
1:34:17 and then again open it up for further
1:34:19 question or just comments at any of all
1:34:22 of you might have so this initial
1:34:25 proposed parks and Trail CIP that we'll
1:34:28 be working on as a department continues
1:34:30 in earnest
1:34:32 um again welcome any feedback you have
1:34:34 as we balance this idea of
1:34:38 programs and projects we anticipate
1:34:41 really are a lot of our work with
1:34:44 finance and help with Finance being done
1:34:46 by the end of this week from there the
1:34:48 draft CIP for all those infrastructure
1:34:51 categories that were I was saying
1:34:52 earlier will begin to be prepared by
1:34:55 Administration and pulled together as a
1:34:58 draft a six-year CIP that then would be
1:35:01 presented of the city council
1:35:04 um still being finalized in terms of
1:35:08 what the date will be for that and when
1:35:10 that final draft CIP will be pulled
1:35:13 together but as in Prior years and that
1:35:16 we've done with the CIP but certainly is
1:35:19 you've been helping to provide feedback
1:35:21 throughout we'll bring that back that
1:35:24 draft CIP back to back here to the park
1:35:26 board for additional review that you
1:35:29 might have
1:35:30 um as well as feedback and again
1:35:33 opportunity as Council takes
1:35:35 um sort of a multi-month approach to
1:35:38 moving on that that CIP but getting you
1:35:41 as a parkour opportunity to lend comment
1:35:43 or feedback to council as part of that
1:35:47 process as we
1:35:49 have to get a better understanding of
1:35:51 those dates
1:35:54 and with that
1:35:56 questions comments stats please give us
1:36:00 a quick question about the red yellow
1:36:01 green rating system I know that we
1:36:03 discussed on the February 16th meeting
1:36:05 that that may be not being the most
1:36:07 adequate way to rate things also
1:36:09 color line issue and stuff with the red
1:36:12 and green and liquid so they may be
1:36:15 doing some sort of numeric value or
1:36:16 different uh way of writing that is that
1:36:20 it has been and yes I believe when the
1:36:24 draft CIP is presented it'll be
1:36:27 translated as a one two or a three okay
1:36:31 so yeah a numeric
1:36:34 okay numeric ranking great thanks for
1:36:37 bringing that up
1:36:40 that's my question yeah yeah
1:36:46 any any other
1:36:49 questions certainly much more to come
1:36:54 Nicholas
1:36:56 thank you um this might be in the much
1:36:58 more to come section but I'm just
1:37:00 curious if there's a way the park board
1:37:02 can know by list or by submission the of
1:37:06 the individual capital
1:37:08 project write-ups just what was proposed
1:37:12 or when that might come into play so we
1:37:14 can see what was also eliminated by as
1:37:16 it moves through Council
1:37:18 yeah so I think Nicholas you'll see the
1:37:21 draft CIP as it's presented so as soon
1:37:24 as that is sort of in its uh form and
1:37:28 work through for administration I'll
1:37:29 make sure you guys have all of that so
1:37:31 you'll be seeing what is heading into
1:37:33 the council process right and so you're
1:37:36 sort of be able to see and track
1:37:39 um what's happening as it's moving
1:37:41 through that Council process
1:37:43 thanks Jeff just as a follow-up quickly
1:37:46 uh do you where's the best place for us
1:37:49 to Advocate on behalf of projects where
1:37:51 do you think outside of the board I mean
1:37:53 is that just going to council directly
1:37:54 in session potentially
1:37:57 yeah I think as as you know at any time
1:38:00 you as a board can either
1:38:02 um yeah draft memos to to council and or
1:38:06 mayor but then I think in the CIP
1:38:08 process itself this will be
1:38:14 probably discussed in individual
1:38:16 committees Council committees so you
1:38:18 know again as I have it I have a really
1:38:20 good idea of what those dates are you
1:38:22 know I'll make sure you all have
1:38:23 opportunities to
1:38:26 yeah be aware of that
1:38:29 I would remind you that if if you're
1:38:32 wanting to make
1:38:33 Collective comments as a Park Board
1:38:35 you'll want to vet that
1:38:37 with all of you right and have a sort of
1:38:41 an action or an approval of that
1:38:43 um if you're wanting to go and Advocate
1:38:46 as a resident you're always welcome to
1:38:49 do that as well so
1:38:53 if that makes sense yeah
1:38:57 okay thanks Daniel in the in the past
1:39:00 sometimes we as a board have like some
1:39:04 have composed a letter went out to the
1:39:06 mayor city council like recommending
1:39:08 something and that's one way to handle
1:39:11 that and usually you know it works for a
1:39:13 couple people to volunteer to drop that
1:39:15 and then
1:39:16 the board approving it at the next
1:39:19 meeting
1:39:20 just keep that in mind all right thanks
1:39:26 all right well it done no other comments
1:39:30 questions we'll move on to the reports
1:39:33 all right great thanks everybody
1:39:36 all right so
1:39:38 um a couple of things that I found
1:39:41 interesting uh coming forward uh there's
1:39:43 some planned improvements that Lake
1:39:44 Savannah State Park where there'll be
1:39:47 several things upgrades to revitalize
1:39:49 the Sunset Beach area to be sort of
1:39:52 adding some uh new uh shelters as well
1:39:55 as updating some playground equipment
1:39:58 adding in some new paved Trails I
1:40:00 believe as well which it won't shut down
1:40:03 the park or anything but there might be
1:40:05 some uh
1:40:07 areas closed out for the time
1:40:10 periodically
1:40:11 and I the inaugural sustainability there
1:40:15 is Sunday April 16th
1:40:18 um and that will be at the Pickering
1:40:19 barn and it will have uh vendors from 10
1:40:23 a.m to 2PM
1:40:25 offering sustainable products resources
1:40:27 educational materials
1:40:29 the farm fresh market returns to the
1:40:33 Shell historic Shell station and uh that
1:40:36 started last Saturday but that'll be
1:40:38 from 9 A.M to 2PM every Saturday up
1:40:41 until April 29th
1:40:43 and there's going to be a community
1:40:45 listening session in central uh Issaquah
1:40:48 and that will have the staff and council
1:40:52 members uh president to answer questions
1:40:54 that I noticed that uh two of the things
1:40:57 uh being discussed are the parks and
1:41:00 green necklace as well as the
1:41:03 development of the central Issaquah plan
1:41:05 among some other other things as well
1:41:07 but that's going to be on March 30th
1:41:09 from 6 30 pm to 8 30 p.m and that's in
1:41:12 the atlas Apartments Lobby
1:41:17 um on to the uh you representative
1:41:20 report okay so um hi everyone I'm
1:41:23 siobhani I'm a sophomore at Isabel High
1:41:26 School and I'm part of the escal youth
1:41:27 Advisory board if you don't know already
1:41:30 the escrow youth board is focused on
1:41:32 planning events for the community it's
1:41:34 you've gone and a lot of times we focus
1:41:36 on the centered events we're nearing the
1:41:39 end of our new year this year but a
1:41:42 couple events that we've done are a
1:41:43 Civic engagement Forum where we got the
1:41:46 mayor and government representatives to
1:41:48 come to talk to you about how to get
1:41:49 involved we did state of mind which is a
1:41:53 mental health focused event and we had
1:41:55 speakers on Stress Management substance
1:41:57 abuse and mindfulness
1:41:59 we also had an environmental conference
1:42:02 just this weekend and the set speakers
1:42:04 on electricity deforestation and
1:42:06 transportation
1:42:08 there is a couple events that we have to
1:42:10 come the first is dodgeball donuts and
1:42:13 this is going to be focused on middle
1:42:14 schoolers and we have um this could
1:42:17 police certain people coming from there
1:42:18 and there'll just be like fun dodgeball
1:42:20 game we have Donuts um it's just like a
1:42:23 fun event to get to community together
1:42:25 um the second is Harry Potter night and
1:42:28 I believe this is coming up maybe this
1:42:30 Friday I'm not exactly sure about the
1:42:32 date uh but it will just it's aimed at
1:42:36 little kids like Elementary schoolers
1:42:38 and it's just a really fun way everyone
1:42:40 really has fun and then the last part is
1:42:43 one of the biggest events of our year is
1:42:46 the IC kids triathlon and this is um
1:42:49 June 4th and we have so many people that
1:42:51 come and this is almost fully run by
1:42:54 this cool youth board so it's a great
1:42:56 way to just bring the community together
1:42:58 and we definitely if you guys want to be
1:43:00 there we need volunteers and yeah it's
1:43:04 just like a fun way to get the community
1:43:05 together
1:43:06 thank you thank you thank you
1:43:13 what's that oh I'm just marking my
1:43:15 calendar yeah yeah yeah
1:43:17 travel on time
1:43:19 a couple updates uh thanks Zach
1:43:23 um project related
1:43:24 um our community investment strategy
1:43:27 projects AKA AKA arpa projects
1:43:31 um The Pedestrian Park Senior Center
1:43:33 Plaza
1:43:35 um like since we last met we had a a
1:43:37 really good uh public meeting on March
1:43:40 7th um that you might recall how it was
1:43:43 right at the front end of us kicking off
1:43:45 the survey as we presented two concepts
1:43:49 to the community to get feedback on
1:43:53 nearly 500 survey responses uh we're
1:43:56 turned in which is just great great
1:43:58 feedback a really good mix of feedback I
1:44:02 know the design team methune is and Jen
1:44:04 are going through that survey
1:44:06 information right now that ad hoc group
1:44:09 so thank you those that are serving on
1:44:11 ad hoc have a next meeting coming up
1:44:13 this Thursday the 30th to begin to
1:44:15 really take a first look at those survey
1:44:17 responses and how we want to begin
1:44:20 shaping and considering a concept inform
1:44:25 by that feedback
1:44:28 anticipate the ad hoc group probably
1:44:31 meeting a couple of times between now in
1:44:33 the April Park board meeting but by the
1:44:34 April Park board meeting the goal would
1:44:36 be really to be bringing an update back
1:44:39 to the full board to get feedback and
1:44:43 guidance from from all of you
1:44:46 um the other project my Confluence Park
1:44:48 the eckhouse project I shared last month
1:44:51 that we have been really you know busy
1:44:54 at work with
1:44:56 um not only the the architect team as
1:44:59 part of the methune doing a full
1:45:00 structural assessment of the eckhouse
1:45:03 but also have been meeting a couple of
1:45:07 times with the issaquah's history museum
1:45:10 as well as the King County historic
1:45:13 preservation folks to begin
1:45:15 brainstorming and thinking through ideas
1:45:18 of how to really incorporate history
1:45:21 into reuse of of the eckhouse on that
1:45:27 structural assessment was just completed
1:45:29 the ad hoc group is going to get an
1:45:32 update on that and and really begin to
1:45:34 look at how that structural assessment
1:45:37 understanding the condition of
1:45:39 everything from the foundation of that
1:45:42 building to to where it's currently at
1:45:44 is going to really help to form some
1:45:46 options on how to move forward so along
1:45:49 with the ad hoc group we'll be having a
1:45:51 couple upcoming meetings with
1:45:54 the folks from the History Museum and
1:45:57 really helping getting their perspective
1:46:00 again historical perspective
1:46:03 um on the importance of that that house
1:46:06 and and what that project will begin to
1:46:09 look like again with that work
1:46:11 anticipate the April meeting be able to
1:46:14 come back to all of you the full board
1:46:15 with some some really good feedback and
1:46:19 progress on on those two projects
1:46:24 um thanks to Nicholas's question I I
1:46:26 touch base on the park strategic Plan
1:46:27 update already a big thumbs up Nicholas
1:46:31 um so
1:46:33 um I I anticipate us really having a
1:46:35 good idea once that contract gets
1:46:37 finalized what the timeline and work
1:46:39 will begin to look like and as we begin
1:46:41 to Pace out uh the work of that ad hoc
1:46:45 and with Dan's update earlier and the ad
1:46:49 hoc group for urban forestry who I think
1:46:51 before we know it will have all three
1:46:52 groups
1:46:54 working in earnest
1:46:58 um another update related to one of our
1:47:00 capital projects the dog park at the
1:47:03 community center and Rainier Trail we
1:47:06 did a solicitation of
1:47:10 um a landscape architect firms to help
1:47:13 us do the design for that dog park area
1:47:16 hold back and Baird was the firm that we
1:47:21 selected they've got a vast array of
1:47:23 experience of all sizes dog parks in and
1:47:27 through the Seattle Puget Sound area so
1:47:29 we feel like we have a really really
1:47:30 good partner for how we look at
1:47:33 incorporating our first permanent dog
1:47:35 park there at
1:47:37 that sort of South East sides yeah
1:47:42 Southeast side of of the community
1:47:43 center and really activating that part
1:47:46 of the Rainier Trail so much more to
1:47:48 come as as that contract gets finalized
1:47:51 and and timeline for that work gets
1:47:54 nailed out thank you for mentioning the
1:47:57 Council listening session coming up this
1:47:59 Thursday the 30th at Atlas
1:48:03 I'll be there
1:48:05 the with the the sort of old town as
1:48:10 well as centralistic law being the
1:48:11 audience that that council's wanting to
1:48:13 have the listening session with will not
1:48:16 only have visuals
1:48:18 um of the green necklace and Creek
1:48:20 Corridor to really facilitate some
1:48:22 conversation with the community about
1:48:24 that but we'll also have
1:48:27 um some project boards for The
1:48:29 Pedestrian Park Senior Center Plaza
1:48:32 project and and certainly welcome
1:48:34 Community feedback on
1:48:37 um on those projects as well so
1:48:40 Lots going on hard to believe we're
1:48:42 we're into or nearing the end of the the
1:48:45 first quarter of the year but um really
1:48:48 look forward to a pretty active and busy
1:48:51 spring and summer
1:48:54 in and through town
1:48:56 that's all I've got
1:48:58 thanks Jeff uh any other comments before
1:49:01 we close looks like we're at
1:49:08 commute again
1:49:10 it was a great first sentence
1:49:13 thanks for all that update Jeff
1:49:16 um I wanted to ask about the eckhouse
1:49:18 since you brought it up
1:49:19 um first of all is the revisions that
1:49:22 are going to be made in line with the
1:49:25 master plan that's in place because I
1:49:27 haven't been able to locate that match
1:49:29 or plan to take a look at any language
1:49:31 and and if not is that something that we
1:49:35 need to do as a board to make any kind
1:49:37 of a revision to the master plan to be
1:49:39 in line with what's expected to occur
1:49:41 there
1:49:42 yeah so what we plan on the revisions we
1:49:46 plan on doing would be we'll be in line
1:49:48 with the master plan
1:49:50 what was sort of identified and proposed
1:49:54 reuse of the back house yeah
1:49:59 so nothing is needed further from us
1:50:01 then to move forward on that
1:50:04 in terms of revising the master plan
1:50:07 right right
1:50:09 it's not anticipated obviously if what
1:50:13 comes out of this you know that's not
1:50:16 if what comes out of this is some
1:50:18 massive huge gigantic change to the
1:50:21 eckhouse then yeah we might need to
1:50:23 consider revising the master plan but
1:50:25 that's not from a staff standpoint we're
1:50:28 not anticipating that okay thanks
1:50:31 I just want to add
1:50:34 um on the website for this project you
1:50:37 can't find the full master plan document
1:50:40 on the website
1:50:42 under the um
1:50:44 active projects or major projects tab
1:50:49 major projects for Parks tab yeah just
1:50:53 go into the city major projects and
1:50:55 under Confluence Park you'll find the
1:50:57 master site plan there
1:50:59 okay thanks
1:51:05 great thank you all right so
1:51:09 um next meeting will be on April 24th
1:51:12 2023 so sorry I have other business for
1:51:16 you all to attend to
1:51:18 um uh there were minutes from the
1:51:21 special meeting from February 16th
1:51:25 um The Joint meeting with the four
1:51:27 boards there were minutes in your agenda
1:51:28 packet and I need you all to
1:51:32 um either move to approve or ask for
1:51:34 amendments or approve them
1:51:41 any any issues with the February 16th
1:51:44 minutes
1:51:47 all right so everybody approved uh
1:51:50 February 16th minutes
1:51:54 the choice of those double meetings we
1:51:56 have today yeah very attached or
1:51:58 something thanks
1:52:00 all right thanks everyone
1:52:02 have a good evening thank you thank you
1:52:03 thanks
1:52:07 everyone

Attendance

Council / Members (12)
Zach Szablewski
Chris Kovac
Andrew Eliquen
David Liu
Nicholas Lee (Virtual)
Brenda Spears (Virtual)
Katie Bell
Tim Motely (Virtual)
Danielle Wolfrom Githens
(Serving as Regular Member)
Brad Book
Andrew Myers, Alternate (Excused Absence)
Staff (7)
Jeff Watling, Parks & Community Services Director
Hasanthi Piyasena, Department Operations Specialist
Tisha Gieser, City Clerk
Dan Hintz, Urban Forest Supervisor
Rick Still, Park Operations Manager
Jennifer Fink, Park Planner and Project Administrator (Virtual)
Shivani Gupta
Excused
Marlene Waxse

Recommendations & actions (6)

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  • a) Minutes of February 27, 2023 There being no corrections, the minutes were approved as presented.
  • b) Minutes of Special Meeting February 16, 2023 There being no corrections, the minutes were approved as presented.
  • Chair Szablewski motioned to vote on the final iteration, Kovac seconded.
  • Chair Szablewski motioned, Lui seconded.
  • Current Section 6: Alternate Members, paragraph 2: suggested revision to add additional clarifying language Szablewski seconded.
  • Lui motioned to amend the Park Board Rules & Regulations, incorporating the above changes, Bell Seconded.