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ASHLAND | OREGON www.AshlandParksandRec.org Park Commission 340 South Pioneer Street Ashland, Oregon 97520 541.488.5340 RECREATION DIVISION ADVISORY COMMITTEE BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA July 16, 2026 1195 E. Main St. The Grove – 3:30 PM To attend the meeting or to provide public testimony, see participation instructions. I. CALL TO ORDER a) Land Acknowledgement (1 minute) II. ROLL CALL III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (5 minutes) a) Recreation Division Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes January 15, 2026 IV. ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA V. PUBLIC FORUM (3 minutes per speaker) VI. BUSINESS a) APRC Liaison Report (Commissionner Bachman) – 15 min b) APRD Updates (Interim Director Dials) – 15 min • E. Main Street Park Project • Hunter Park Tennis Courts Project • Community Center/Pioneer Hall Open House • Lithia Park E. Hillside Trail-Public Input Update c) Nature Center Updates (Coordinator Came) – 15 min d) Recreation Division Updates (Recreation Supervisor Flora) – 15 min • Events & Programming Partnerships • Pool & Ice Rink e) Items from Committee Members – 15 minutes VII. UPCOMING MEETING DATES  a) Tentative: November 19, 2026 @ 3:30 VIII. ADJOURNMENT a) Adjourn by 5:00 PM If you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact Lonny Flora at lonny.flora@ashlandoregon.gov or 541-552-2250 (TTY phone number1-800-735-2900). Notification at least three business days before the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to the meeting in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Participation Instructions This meeting will be held in-person in The Grove, 1195 E. Main St. Those who wish to provide oral testimony must attend the meeting, fill out a speaker request card, and give it to a staff member before the meeting begins. If you would like to give testimony electronically, please contact Lonny Flora at lonny.flora@ashlandoregon.gov by 10:00 AM the morning of the meeting. Please include “Virtual Public Testimony” in the subject line. Written testimony will be accepted via email sent to lonny.flora@ashland.or.us. Please include “Public Testimony” in the subject line. Written testimony submitted by 11:00 AM the Tuesday before the meeting will be made available to Committee Members before the meeting. All testimony will be included in the meeting minutes.  ASHLAND | OREGON www.AshlandParksandRec.org Park Commission 340 South Pioneer Street Ashland, Oregon 97520 541.488.5340 MINUTES - DRAFT RECREATION DIVISION ADVISORY COMMITTEE January 15, 2026 Ashland Community Center, 59 Winburn Way – 3:30 PM I. CALL TO ORDER –Chair Michael Dotson called the meeting to order at 3:33 p.m. II. ROLL CALL a) Present Members: Chair Michael Dotson, Vice Chair Cori Grimm, Risa Buck, John Spitzley, Katharine Danner, Rick Vann b) Present Staff: Deputy Director Rachel Dials, Recreation Supervisor Lonny Flora, c) Not Present: Julia Chapman, Jim Bachman (Commission Liaison) III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a) October 16, 2025 RDAC Meeting Minutes corrected by member Spitzley addressing Ashland Pickleball Club membership numbers and correct website address. Motion to approve by member Vice Chair Grimm and 2nd by member Spitzley. All approve. IV. ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA a) NONE V. PUBLIC FORUM a) NONE. VI. BUSINESS a) Tour of Community Center & Pioneer Hall: Members were invited to tour soon- to-be opened Ashland Community Center prior to meeting and able to walk through newly opened Pioneer Hall at the conclusion. b) Recreation Division Updates: Deputy Director Dials informed members on • Background of closures and re-opening process of Ashland Community Center & Pioneer Hall • Update on Ice Rink Canopy Progress • Update on Butler-Pierozzi Fountain Repairs • Update on Hunter Tennis Court Resurfacing • North Mountain Park Nature Center Updates • Upcoming Fees and Charges Process  • Updates on E. Main Park project • Supervisor Flora updated members on digital guide for Winter- Spring season and programming plans for Summer season. c) Items from Committee Members: • Member Buck requested that APR Commission Liaison Bachman be contacted about prioritizing attendance in RDAC meetings. Buck also requested more clarity for the goals and charge for RDAC committee. • Member Spitzley informed committee on formation of 501c3 status for the Ashland Pickleball Club. Spitzley discussed potential of removing pickleball activities in Lithia Park and supported inclusion of pickleball at Hunter Park Tennis Courts. • Member Danner requested information about the process initiated by Parks and the City surrounding permitting of the ice rink canopy structure. Danner discussed frequency of RDAC business meetings being prohibitive to progress when only meeting once a quarter. • Vice Chair Grimm requested more transparency and inclusion of RDAC members in City Fees and Charges, specifically rental rates for publicly reservable spaces VII. UPCOMING MEETING DATES: a) The next meeting will be held April 16, 3:30pm at The Grove. Meeting adjourned at 4:40 pm.  ASHLAND | OREGON www.AshlandParksandRec.org Parks & Recreation Department 340 South Pioneer Street Ashland, Oregon 97520 541.488.5340 Memorandum RE: July 16 Regular RDAC Meeting Agenda Date: July 13, 2026 To: RDAC Committee Members From: Recreation Supervisor Lonny Flora The Recreation Division Advisory Committee meeting scheduled for July 13 will require action for approving the meeting minutes from January 15, 2026. That will be the only action taken at this meeting. The other agenda items for the meeting will update committee members on APRD projects and recreation operations.