Parks & Urban Forestry Board

UNAPPROVED DERBY PARK AND URBAN FORESTRY BOARD MINUTES December 9, 2021 Call to Order: 11:00 A. M. Roll Call: Members Present Members Absent Sherii Farmer Matt Beigel Marty Hunt Bruce Renberger Dave Peebler Jason Griffin Rick Dame Also in attendance: Steve White, Joe Loflin, Shana Sneath, Bonnie Thieme Approval of Minutes: Motion: Sherii Farmer moved to approve the minutes from September 23, 2021 Second: Bruce Renberger second. Vote: All yea, motion carried. Open Forum: Sherii Farmer asked about the status of Madison Avenue Park operating hours. Signage is being created right now and will need to go to the Police Department for review. The project is still in progress. Bruce Renberger asked about stipulations on bird scooters in the parks. There are no stipulations against it, however there are restrictions that the City has placed on them in the parks such as speed. Jason Griffin let the group know that the Kansas Forest Service completed a survey and Derby is in the middle of the nation as far as tree canopy cover. Old Business: Parks Master Plan: Six companies responded to the RFP. Pros Consulting will be selected to create the plan upon approval by the City Council. This is for a city-wide plan to update existing Derby parks in the coming years. New Business: Mr. White went over all of the projects completed by the Parks Department in 2021 and the equipment purchases that will be taken to the City Council for the 2022 year. 1 Motion to adjourn: Dave Peebler moved to adjourn the December 9 2021 PUF meeting. Second: Sherii Farmer, second. Vote: All yea, motion carried unanimous. End. Respectfully Submitted, Shana Sneath Public Works Coordinator, Mary Hunt Chairman 2