Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee
Regular MeetingOlympia, WA · September 21, 2023
Minutes
City Hall
Meeting Minutes 601 4th Avenue E
Olympia, WA 98501
Parks and Recreation Advisory Contact: Laura Keehan
Committee 360.570.5855
Thursday, September 21, 2023 6:00 PM Room 207
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m.
1.A ROLL CALL
Present: 7 - Chair Alexandrea Safiq, Vice Chair Kim Murillo, Committee member
Brent Barnes, Committee member Jamie Gerken, Committee member
Caroline Mellor, Committee member Jeff Prevost and Committee
member Tiffany Sandy
Absent: 2 - Committee member Daniel Farber and Committee member Kyle
Guzlas
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
The agenda was unanimously approved.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
3.A 23-0789 Approval of August 17, 2023 Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee
Meeting Minutes
The minutes were unanimously approved.
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
Karen Messmer and Bob Jacobs spoke.
5. ANNOUNCEMENTS - None
6. BUSINESS ITEMS
6.A 23-0798 Capital Facilities Plan (CFP) & Capital Asset Management Program
(CAMP) Recommendation
Committee member Barnes moved, seconded by Committee member Mellor,
to authorize Chair Safiq to prepare a recommendation letter to the Planning
Commission and City Council regarding approval of the Parks Chapter of the
CFP. The motion carried by the following vote:
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Aye: 7 - Chair Safiq, Vice Chair Murillo, Committee member Barnes,
Committee member Gerken, Committee member Mellor, Committee
member Prevost and Committee member Sandy
Absent: 2 - Committee member Farber and Committee member Guzlas
6.B 23-0799 Urban Farm Park Feasibility Study Update
Director of Parks Planning and Maintenance Sylvana Niehuser presented the Urban
Farm Park Feasibility Study update.
The discussion was completed.
6.C 23-0800 Comprehensive Plan Update - Parks Chapter Briefing
Director of Parks Planning and Maintenance Sylvana Niehuser presented the
Comprehensive Plan Update, Parks Chapter briefing.
The discussion was completed.
7. REPORTS - None
8. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND FOLLOW UP ON PAST PRAC ACTIONS - None
9. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 7:54 p.m.
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Agenda
City Hall
Meeting Agenda 601 4th Avenue E
Olympia, WA 98501
Parks and Recreation Advisory Contact: Laura Keehan
360.570.5855
Committee
Thursday, September 21, 2023 6:00 PM Room 207
1. CALL TO ORDER
1.A ROLL CALL
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
3.A 23-0789 Approval of August 17, 2023 Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee
Meeting Minutes
Attachments: Minutes
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
During this portion of the meeting, citizens may address the Advisory Committee or Commission
regarding items related to City business, including items on the Agenda. In order for the Committee or
Commission to maintain impartiality and the appearance of fairness in upcoming matters and to comply
with the Public Disclosure Law for political campaigns, speakers will not be permitted to make public
comments before the Committee or Commission in these two areas: (1) on agenda items for which the
Committee or Commission either held a Public Hearing in the last 45 days, or will hold a Public Hearing
within 45 days, or (2) where the speaker promotes or opposes a candidate for public office or a ballot
measure. Individual comments are limited to three (3) minutes or less.
5. ANNOUNCEMENTS
6. BUSINESS ITEMS
6.A 23-0798 Capital Facilities Plan (CFP) & Capital Asset Management Program
(CAMP) Recommendation
Attachments: 2024 Prelim CFP - Parks Chapter.pdf
PowerPoint Slides.pdf
Estimated time: 15 minutes
6.B 23-0799 Urban Farm Park Feasibility Study Update
Attachments: 2023-08-24 Olympia Urban Farm Park_Survey Questions_FINAL
2023-08-24_Olympia Urban Farm Park Discovery Phase Summary_v5
2023-08-29 Olympia Agri-park_Project Schedule_Work Plan
Council Referral Farmland Preservation_5.28.20
Estimated time: 20 minutes
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6.C 23-0800 Comprehensive Plan Update - Parks Chapter Briefing
Attachments: B. ValuesandVision - 2014
Comprehensive Plan Survey_ with staff summary
CVV Survey - Full Report
H. PubHealthArtsParks - 2014
Olympia 2045 PAR Chapter - PRAC
Survey_Responses_Report
Estimated time: 20 minutes
7. REPORTS
A. Olympia Metropolitan Parks Advisory Board
8. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND FOLLOW UP ON PAST PRAC ACTIONS
Thurston Regional Trails Plan Update
Percival Landing Revisioning
Parks Maintenance Update
9. ADJOURNMENT
Upcoming
Next meeting is scheduled for October 19, 2023
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the delivery of services and resources. If you require accommodation for your attendance at the City
Advisory Committee meeting, please contact the Advisory Committee staff liaison (contact number in
the upper right corner of the agenda) at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. For hearing impaired,
please contact us by dialing the Washington State Relay Service at 7-1-1 or 1.800.833.6384.
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