Parks & Recreation Commission

PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING JANUARY 7, 2019 ACTIVITY CENTER 12:00 Noon ATTENDANCE: Members in Attendance: B. Combo, C. White, T. Hersh, T. Reinke, D. Pennock, J. Forbes, K. Hope, M. Hill, J. Hammon, W. Johnson, B. Lee, G. Weitzel, P. Holm Members Not In Attendance: J. LoBuono, D. Radford, P. Lloyd CALL TO ORDER – B. COMBO The meeting was called to order at 12:08 APPROVAL OF MINUTES T. Hersh motioned to approve the October 30, 2018 minutes. M. Hill seconded. All in favor. DIRECTOR’S REPORT – G. WEITZEL G. Weitzel reported on the following:  The annual report is being compiled and should be available to the Commission at February’s meeting.  He listed some of the Parks & Recreation Department accomplishments of 2018 such as: a. The final phase of the Signage & Wayfinding project being completed. b. The successful Heritage Park groundbreaking ceremony. c. The completion of the RFQ’s for the Recreate I.F. project. d. Completed xeriscaped projects. e. Continued Sandy Down’s improvements. f. Eastside trail redevelopment project. g. The Pinecrest trail project. h. The Freeman Park shelter and playground project. i. The ninety percent completion on the Maeck Education Center. j. Implementation of the Connecting our Community and Idaho Canal Pathways project. k. The record War Bonnet Rodeo attendance.  l. The amazing Boo at the Zoo attendance numbers. m. The Noise Park water rights purchase. n. The Dunbar Park donation. o. Updating of the Veteran’s Memorial project.  Key Development Goals for 2019 were discussed. Some of the goals include: Recreate I.F. Plan, Develop Phase I of the Heritage Park Master Plan, the completion of the Maeck Education Center and the February 22nd ribbon cutting, Idaho Canal project designs, and spray park designs.  The promotion of P.J. Holm to Assistant Director, and Chris Horsley to Recreation Superintendent was announced.  A short video on the benefits of accreditation was shown. The plan is to get accredited as part of the Recreate I.F. Plan. P. Holm will oversee this process.  The sketches from the Recreate I.F. public meeting were brought in and discussed. These sketches are being moved from facility to facility for the public to view. Going forward, there will be a random sample survey for the public. The goal is to try to get as much community feedback as possible. It was suggested to board members to engage in this effort.  The next public meeting regarding the Recreate I.F. Plan will be focused on getting input from user groups. We will also need to find ways to get the youth engaged.  Findings & Community Input Process. The polling results from the last public meeting were shown and discussed. P. HOLM – HAPPIFEET APP  P. Holm explained to the board how to download the Happifeet app and how to use it. He explained how this will be one of our methods to collect feedback from our citizens. CALL FOR AGENDA ITEMS Meeting adjourned at 1:20 p.m. Next meeting will be held February 4, 2019. Recorded by: Tracy Sessions, Clerk, Parks & Recreation