Recreation & Parks Advisory Board

Regular Meeting of the Advisory Board of Recreation and Parks Held at the Falls Church Community Center 223 Little Falls Street, Falls Church, Virginia 22046 DRAFT Minutes November 4, 2015 1. Call to Order Mr. Selby called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. Members present were Kathy Chandler, Lori Lafave Charley O’Hara and Steve Selby. Staff members present were Danny Schlitt, Director of Recreation & Parks, and Ashley Williams. 2. Receipt of Public Petitions and Board Member Petitions Mr. Selby asked if there were any petitions. There were none. 3. Minutes Mrs. Chandler motioned to approve the October 7th meeting minutes. Mr. O’Hara seconded the motion. Upon unanimous voice vote, the motion passed. 4. Recreation Director’s Report a) Fall sports are in their final weeks. Outdoor sports programming is definitely in need of more field space within the city. Basketball season has arrived as tryouts have started this week. Registration numbers are on track. b) The grand re-opening of West End Park was a great success. Many people attended the celebration and event well after programming was complete to enjoy the park. c) Farm Day was a great success. A large number of neighbors and children attended. d) Halloween Carnival: The schools (via the SCA) also held an event with the same type of programming. Our program was very well attended, as was the school’s event. It is quite clear that the City has grown and there are plenty of patrons to participate in programming e) The Veteran’s Day ceremony will take place next Wednesday in front of the memorial. The wife of Major General Green who was a Falls Church resident will be speaking at the event. f) The holiday craft show is quickly approaching and will take place the first weekend of December. g) Interviewing for the Summer Camp/Teen Center position has commenced. The Cherry Hill Farmhouse will be a bit more challenging to fill because of specialized nature of the position. The Senior Admin Assistant position which has recently become vacant will also be posted soon. 5. New Business a) Play Streets: Andrea Caumont with the Citizens Advisory Commission of Transportation (CACT) presented on the Play Streets and the possibility of bringing them into the city. 6. Old Business a) Park project updates 1. Preliminary planning has begun to update the playground equipment Cherry Hill Park. Plans include ADA playground equipment and an accessible pathway that spawns from the farmhouse pathway. Public Works is helping with the planning. 2. Big Chimneys Park is also in desperate need of being reengineered. The neighbors of the park would like to attend the next December 2nd board meeting. 3. Motion: Mr. O’Hara motioned to place a resolution that all master park plan language having to do with neighborhood and community parks and designations are removed. Mrs. Lafave seconded the motion. Under unanimous vote, the motion passed. a) Mason Row Referral - Mr. Schlitt has sent the requests to the development group regarding adding a bathroom. b) Mason Row Voluntary Concessions - Rick Goff and Wyatt Shields have agreed to put in a formula to reflect the $150,000 proffer and have also agreed to change the language of “in the vicinity of” regarding the usage of concessions to something yet to be determined. 8. Adjournment Mrs. Lafave motioned to adjourn the meeting; Mr. O’Hara seconded the motion. Under unanimous voice vote, Mr. Selby adjourned the meeting at 8:35 p.m. The City of Falls Church is committed to the letter and spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act. This document will be made available in alternate format upon request. Call 703-248-5027 (TTY 711).