Parks & Recreation Advisory Board

Burlington Parks & Recreation Advisory Board MEETING AGENDA Tuesday, 12/14/2021, 6:00PM Virtual Zoom Meeting Dial in: 1-253-215-8782 Log in: https://tinyurl.com/4cd87cf3 Meeting ID: 859 9970 0682 Passcode: 241233 CALL TO ORDER Darla Chafe APPROVAL OF MINUTES (11/08/2021) Darla Chafe OPEN COMMENT Darla Chafe OLD BUSINESS Darla Chafe 1. Dog Park: Concept Plan Jim Rabenstein NEW BUSINESS Darla Chafe 2. Alpha Park Improvements Greg Young ADJOURN Darla Chafe Next Scheduled Meeting: Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 6:00PM Enclosures: : 11/08/2021 Meeting Minutes 12/14/2021 Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Agenda Packet - Page 1 of 4  CITY OF BURLINGTON PARKS & RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD Tuesday, 11/08/2021 Meeting Minutes (The board meeting is conducted via Zoom due to COVID restrictions) Representatives in Attendance Board Members: Marylynn Baker, Craig Bloodgood, Darla Chafe, Rob Norman, and Elizabeth Turman- Bryant City Council Members: Keith Chaplin and James Stavig City Staff: Sarah Ward, Jim Rabenstein, Christi Kinney and Shelley Johnstone Guest: Cori Peck MEETING CALLED TO ORDER by Chairperson Darla Chafe at 6:02PM. MINUTES: A motion to approve the minutes of the 10/12/2021 meeting as written is made by Rob Norman/Marylynn Baker. All in favor; motion is carried. OPEN COMMENT Cori Peck. Appointment of the Parks Advisory Board’s newest member, Cori Peck will be made at the November 9 council meeting. Cori shares that she is working on her master’s degree and is on track to graduate in December. She currently runs the foster care program at Secret Harbor and one of her goals is to one day run for Burlington’s city council. OLD BUSINESS Dog Park: Concept Plan. Board members review a concept plan provided by HBB Architects. Paved walking paths, a dog wash station, a picnic shelter and a restroom facility will be features of the park. Board members recommend having a double gated entry/exit point on both the east and the west end of the fenced area. Adding a paved sidewalk leading from the east entry gate to the center walkway would relieve the need for two additional gated entry points. Agility equipment will be left for another phase, although there will be natural features such as mounds and perhaps logs included with the initial phase. The concept plan calls for lighting near the street; additional lighting throughout the park is debated. At minimum, it is recommended to lay conduit for ease of installation at a later date. The concept plan will be discussed further at the board’s December meeting, hopefully concluding with a recommendation for council. NEW BUSINESS REET Fund Balance & Timeline. Sarah Ward takes a moment to explain the REET fund which is a line item found within the City’s Capital budget. She clarifies that the Capital budget is a completely separate fund from the City’s Operating budget. This Capital line item is funded by fees collected by Real Estate Excise Tax (REET) and carries an expiration date of 7 years after which it can be returned to the original payer of the tax if left unspent. REET dollars can only be spent on park projects & improvements. It cannot be spent on items such as staff wages. There is approximately $2,000,000 currently in the REET fund that must be spent in the near future. It is estimated that REET collects approximately $375,000,000 annually. The PROS Plan establishes a good foundation for how the Burlington community would like to see the money spent. 12/14/2021 Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Agenda Packet - Page 2 of 4 Parks Report. Jim Rabenstein reports on a few projects underway for Parks. Skagit River Park Playfields. The November 6-7 weekend hosted the last two events for the year: USAU’s NW College Regionals tournament and also Skagit Valley Youth Soccer’s “End of Year” tournament. The playfields sustained some damage from heavy use coupled with wet weather, but they’ll have some time to recover between now and their reopening in March. Rob Norman passes along high marks to Jim and his crew for the noticeably well maintained playfields his and other teams enjoyed during B-E Youth Football’s fall season. Rotary Park Pump Track. Jim has found it difficult to locate a company that isn’t 2 or more years out for scheduling. He is presently working on finding the best way to bid the project. Park Shops Remodel. Jim recently met with Chad Fisher Construction who will draft a concept plan for the remodel. Community Development Director, Brad Johnson will consult on the project. In response to a question raised by James Stavig, Jim says that the remodel will have the Parks Shop sharing a firewall with the Streets Shop. Uniting the two buildings without an inner passage will avoid the code requirement for a rather expensive sprinkler system. Irrigation. The backflow system has been ordered for the new 4” irrigation line and the vault is on the way as well. City Engineer Brian Dempsey has the bid process underway for the new boom carts. Jim is still working with RH2 Engineering regarding interruptible water rights. It appears the best way forward with the State Department of Ecology is to drill test wells once Jim can acquire a permit. He adds that it feels good to finally be moving forward with the irrigation project instead of sitting stagnantly. Park crew, being influenced by the weather, will shift gears by month’s end to annual indoor maintenance projects. Rec Report. Christi Kinney updates board members on Rec happenings. B-E Youth Soccer League finished its 8-week fall season on October 30. Four teams made it to Skagit Valley Youth Soccer’s year end tournament which is comprised of the top four teams in each age division. It was a great first season. The word Christi chooses to describe the general feeling shared by soccer families and volunteers is ‘grateful’ for the opportunity to participate. She worked closely with Skagit County Health Department to manage any reported COVID exposures. Veterans Day Parade. The 25th annual parade takes place this Saturday, November 13. There are currently 28 parade entries; 35 is the maximum that can be accommodated. A flyover is scheduled with 3 of Heritage Flight Museum’s vintage aircraft, weather dependent. Volunteers will help to carry the always poignant 75 ‘Fallen Hero Banners’. Rob Norman offers that B-EYFCL teams will participate in this year’s parade and are happy to lend a hand in whatever way is needed. 2022 Programming will include a few favorites from past years, but will continue to look quite different from the norm. The Daddy Daughter Sweetheart Dance, Summer Nights Concerts, and Kids Giant Garage Sales will return although they’ll be formatted differently to allow for COVID precautions. All Comers Track Meets is a fan favorite that will be postponed for another year. Christi says much of what she will be able to accomplish in 2022 will be influenced by the ability to fill the vacant Rec Specialist position. 12/14/2021 Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Agenda Packet - Page 3 of 4  December Board Meeting. With the December meeting falling so close to the holiday season, Sarah Ward queries those board members who are present to see how many are available to attend. All those present indicate availability. The meeting will likely be a short one with the main agenda item being a final discussion on the dog park before approving a recommendation for council. NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at 6:00PM via Zoom. ADJOURNMENT: Chairperson Darla Chafe adjourns the board meeting at 7:43PM. Minutes transcribed by Shelley Johnstone, Parks & Recreation Secretary 12/14/2021 Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Agenda Packet - Page 4 of 4