Parks & Recreation Advisory Board

Burlington Parks & Recreation Advisory Board MEETING AGENDA Tuesday, 07/12/2022, 6:00PM Attend In-Person or via Zoom In-Person Virtual Zoom Meeting Burlington Library Dial in: 1-253-215-8782 820 E. Washington Avenue Log in: https://tinyurl.com/4eabydjm Burlington, WA 98233 Meeting ID: 840 7314 1879 (Meeting Room is off the Lobby) Passcode: 225384 CALL TO ORDER Darla Chafe APPROVAL OF MINUTES (06/14/2022) Darla Chafe OPEN COMMENT Darla Chafe OLD BUSINESS Darla Chafe NEW BUSINESS Darla Chafe 1. BPR Marketing/Outreach Kati Klerekoper 2. Rec Report Christi Kinney 3. Parks Report Jim Rabenstein ADJOURN Darla Chafe Next Scheduled Meeting: Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at 6:00PM ENCLOSURES: : 06/14/2022 Board Meeting Minutes 07/12/2022 Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Agenda Packet - Page 1 of 4 This page left intentionally blank 07/12/2022 Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Agenda Packet - Page 2 of 4  CITY OF BURLINGTON PARKS & RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD Tuesday, 06/14/2022 Meeting Minutes (The board meeting is conducted via Zoom due to COVID restrictions) Representatives in Attendance Board Members: Marylynn Baker, Bill Black, Darla Chafe, Rob Norman, and Elizabeth Turman-Bryant City Council Members: James Stavig City Staff: Shelley Johnstone, Jim Rabenstein and Sarah Ward MEETING CALLED TO ORDER by Chairperson Darla Chafe at 6:02PM. MINUTES: A motion to approve the minutes of the 05/10/2022 meeting as written is made by Marylynn Black/Bill Black. All are in favor; motion is carried. OPEN COMMENT Mural Project. James Stavig shares that council’s discussion at their June 9 meeting resulted in a 3-3 tie vote to support the mural project with City funding. He would like to see the topic return to the agenda for a follow up discussion and subsequent vote with all council representatives present. James doesn’t believe it was due to lack of interest from the council and feels the project could be the start of positive momentum for downtown Burlington. Elizabeth Turman-Bryant plans to encourage the project’s Go Fund Me donors to reach out to their council representatives to express their support. OLD BUSINESS Rotary Park Pump Track. Darla Chafe suggests tabling the presentation from Adam with Skagit Cycle Center to a later meeting since he was unable to attend tonight’s meeting. He has knowledge where pump tracks are concerned and has insight to offer. RCO Grant (1st Presentation). Sarah Ward reports that the first slideshow presentation to the RCO grant review panel was an excellent experience. This presentation made by Zoom is intended to be a test-run for the final presentation in August which will be given in-person in Olympia. Sarah gives high praise to staff member JP Kunze who created the majority of the presentation’s content as well as presenting it to the review panel. She said he did an outstanding job. The feedback offered by the panel was all very positive; their suggestions for improvements prior to the final presentation were few and centered mainly around “less text, more photographs”. The panel commented that the presentation left them well informed about the project with a clear vision. Based on the panel’s suggestions, staff will adjust the slideshow slightly for its August presentation and will also hone its content to better fit its 12- minute time limit. NEW BUSINESS Maiben Park Pickleball Courts. Jim Rabenstein shares that he recently met with board members Marylynn Baker, Cori Peck, and Elizabeth Turman-Bryant to discuss the potential for adding pickleball courts in the city. While Maiben Park is in need of a significant remodel, the feeling is that the addition of pickleball courts to the park in the meantime would not hinder a later renovation project. Elizabeth has shared with Jim the contact information for the connections she has forged with the local pickleball 07/12/2022 Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Agenda Packet - Page 3 of 4  advocates. Jim hopes to meet with them once tasks associated with Berry Dairy Days and the Firecracker tournament have settled down. Resources from the advocates coupled with the relatively inexpensive project cost may make pickleball courts an ideal project to tackle soon. Developing a plan of action and rough cost-estimate are next. More info for board members will be forthcoming in the coming months. Parks Report. Jim Rabenstein reports on a few of the tasks keeping his Parks crew hopping: • Jim offers big kudos to the crew for their concerted efforts in preparing the Greenhills Memorial Cemetery for Memorial Day weekend. It has been challenging for them to keep up with typical springtime tasks. The lack of interest in seasonal staff positions has impacted all Public Works crews harshly. Jim mentions that a part-time staff member, Eric Moore, has been a tremendous help in easing some of those additional challenges. Eric’s normal duties have him working in an on-call position to support field users, but he has made himself available to assist when his schedule allows. • Between weather and scheduled field use, Jim has been waiting on an opportunity to begin turf maintenance at the playfields. The crew were finally able to start last week and should wrap up in time for the large youth soccer tournament at the end of the month. Jim says they’ve been using the new top-dresser which is performing even better than expected. • Continuing supply chain delays are effecting irrigation. New backflow systems at Skagit River Park should be installed soon, but the crew is still waiting on the PUD meter for the new 3” water line. The new irrigation boom carts have arrived, but the hose reel accessories are still on backorder. The rainier than usual spring months have been a blessing in this regard, but they have also slowed recovery of playfield areas damaged by the November floods and ensuing freezes. • Preparations for the city-wide Berry Dairy Days festival and also the soccer tournament have consumed much of the crew’s time over the last few weeks. • Crew completed seasonal maintenance on Maiben’s splash park and opened it this week for the summer season. • Crew recently installed a memorial bench at Maiben Park. The bench, purchased by Linda Burns & family, honors her brother, Pat “Woody” Burns. On order is a second memorial bench which will honor Nick Nickelson. The Nickelson bench was purchased through donations made to his family and will be set at Skagit River Park to commemorate his devotion to the community through youth sports. Three of the six benches at the new dog park have sponsors. Jim is waiting on those to arrive before working with the sponsors to order their customized plaques. He mentions that Mud Bay has committed to sponsoring all 4 of the dog waste stations. Jim has also received enquiry from a potential shelter sponsor. NEXT MEETING: July 12, 2022, offered in-person and via Zoom. ADJOURNMENT: Chairperson Darla Chafe adjourns the board meeting at 7:20PM. Minutes transcribed by Shelley Johnstone, Parks & Recreation Secretary 07/12/2022 Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Agenda Packet - Page 4 of 4