Parks, Tree and Recreation Advisory Board

Parks: (307) 721-5264 CITY OF LARAMIE Fax (307) 721-5256 PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT Recreation: (307) 721-5269 P.O. Box C Fax: (307) 721-5284 Laramie, WY 82073 TDD (307) 721-5295 CITY OF LARAMIE PARKS, TREE & RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD AGENDA MEETING DATE: March 10, 2010 TIME: 6:00 p.m. LOCATION: Recreation Center large conference room – 920 Boulder Drive Consent Agenda: 1. To approve the minutes from the February 10, 2010 regular meeting of the Parks, Tree and Recreation Advisory Board. (page 3) 2. To approve the renewal Adopt A Trail Along the Greenbelt Park Agreement with Trihydro Corporation for general cleanup of one-quarter mile section along the Laramie River Greenbelt Park in the amount of $75.00 per year for a two year period, and forward onto Council for their consideration. (page 7) 3. To accept the donation of LaBonte Outdoor Learning Center Property from the Laramie Rivers Conservation District valued at $9,800 as outlined in correspondence dated February 6, 2010 and forward onto Council for their consideration. (page 12) 4. To accept the donation of $1,000 to the “A Place for All” scholarship fund from the Masonic Families of Laramie and forward on to Council for their consideration. (page 15) 5. To acknowledge receipt of the grant application from the Friends of Community Recreation for support of the Wyoming Parks and Recreation state conference in Laramie on August 31st to September 3rd. (page 18) 6. To approve the request from Wyoming Special Olympics to permit the Laramie athletes to practice in the 8-lane pool prior to the Wyoming Special Olympics state meet. (page 21) Motion by______________, seconded by____________, that the consent agenda be approved and that each specific action on the consent agenda be approved as indicated within the staff reports. Items listed on the consent agenda are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Board Member or citizen so requests, in which case the item will be removed from the consent agenda and will be considered on the regular agenda. Regular Agenda: 1. Presentation of the proposals for the Harbon Park Playground project. (page 23) a. All Around Recreation (6:05pm) “Improving Our Quality of Life” b. Churchich Recreation (6:15pm) c. Ermold Parks and Recreation Products (6:25pm) d. Great Western Park and Playground (option #1) (6:35pm) “Improving Our Quality of Life” e. Dakota Fence (6:45pm) f. Children’s Playstructures and Recreation (6:55pm) g. Great Western Park and Playground (option #2) (7:05pm) “Improving Our Quality of Life”  2. Consideration of the Optimist Park final conceptual design as presented by Russell+Mills Studios. (page 32) _______________/__________________ _____/_____ 3. Consideration of the Community Development-Code Administration Informational Bulletin #8 Recommended Tree and Shrub varieties for Laramie, Wyoming as amended and dated February 2010 and forward onto Council for their consideration. (page 33) _______________/__________________ _____/_____ “Improving Our Quality of Life”  4. Consideration of Resolution 2010-__ supporting the amendment and adoption of the 2010 Bark Beetle Mitigation Plan. (page 40) _______________/__________________ _____/_____ 5. Consideration of Resolution 2010-__ in support of submitting an application to the Wyoming State Historic Society Lola Homsher Endowment Fund Grant in an amount not to exceed $1,000 for phase 2 of the Grand Army of the Republic Historic Marker Preservation Project. (page 47) _______________/__________________ _____/_____ “Improving Our Quality of Life”  6. Consideration of Resolution 2010-___ in support of submitting an application for a 2010 Shade Structure grant to the American Academy of Dermatology in an amount not to exceed $8,000 for the purchase and installation of a shade structure in LaBonte Park and to promote sun safety in the community. (page 54) _______________/__________________ _____/_____ 7. Consideration of three alternate site plans for the new LaBonte Outdoor Learning Center in LaBonte Park and forward onto Council for their consideration. (page 58) _______________/__________________ _____/_____ “Improving Our Quality of Life”  8. Consideration of the proposal from the Solid Waste Division to place compost containers within city parks for the compost pilot program. (page 69) _______________/__________________ _____/_____ 9. Consideration of the proposed public safety WYOLINK radio communications tower at Greenhill Cemetery. (page 83) _______________/__________________ _____/_____ “Improving Our Quality of Life” Staff Reports FYI: Membership and group membership reports and graphs for February (page 103) Indoor leisure, outdoor leisure and 8 lane pool report for February (page 104) Ice and Event Center monthly report for February (page 105) SACC report for February (page 108) Youth/Adult sports report for February (page 111) Fitness report for February (page 112) Letter from Wyoming State Forestry Division regarding the 2010 Community Forestry grants (page 113) Minutes from the January 28, 2010 Beautification Committee meeting (page 114) Minutes from the February 3, 2010 Friends of Community Recreation meeting (page 116) Flyer regarding Laramie Community Cleanup Day and Beautification Achievement Awards (pg 118) Proposed mosquito control fee increase ordinance (page 122) Parks and Recreation Capital Projects FY2010 report New business: Next Meeting Date: Wednesday April 14, 2010 “Improving Our Quality of Life”