Board of Park Commissioners

BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Monday, May 8, 2017 3:00- 5:00 P.M. 455 N Main !(> I T II' ., 0 F City Hall, 11th Floor W'I CH I T'A Park & Recreation Conference Room Wichita, Kansas Members Present:. Cindy Claycomb, Hoyt Hillman, Troy Palmer, Bill Ramsey, Ron Allen, Tori Deatherage, Chris Clark Absent: None City Staff: Troy Houtman (Director, Park & Recreation), Elizabeth Harlenske (Assistant City Attorney), Penny Garding (Clerk), David McGuire, Greg Olmer, Shana Appelhanz, Jeff Vanzandt, Scot Rigby (staff), Item Descri�tion Call to Order Cindy Claycomb, President, called the meeting to order at approximately 3:01 p.m. Public Comments There were no comments from the public. 1 Approve Minutes Recommended Action: Approve, sign and file minutes of the April 10, 2017, Board of Park Commissioners Regular Meeting. Motion by Hillman, second by Palmer, IT WAS. UNANIMOUSLY VOTED to approve, sign and file the minutes of the April 10, 2017 Board of Park Commissioners Regular Meeting (7-0). 2A Naming of Meridian Dog Park - Houtman Houtman received a citizen email requesting naming Meridian Dog Park after fallen K-9 Rooster. Chief Ramsay felt that would be very appropriate and would like to do that. With Park Board support and approval he would take to it to Council forfinal approval. We would do Proclamation and place a plaque atthe Park. This is just the dog park, not the entire Meridian Park. Motion by Palmer, second by Deatherage, IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY VOTED to approve renaming Meridian Dog Park in memory of K-9 Officer Rooster. (7-0) 2B Naftzger Park- Redevelopment and Sale of a Portion - Rigby Houtman stated. we sent out information regarding Naftzger Park. There is a great opportunity for a private/public relationship with a developer to create an enhanced look for this park. Rigby stated a unique feature ofthis park is the vegetation and brush. In most larger parks that is a good thing. In smaller parks that can be challenging because of some of the activities that go on. The Spaghetti Works project is included in this project. There is a lot of excitement around lntrust Arena. One thing a lot of concerts and BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING May 8;2017 Page 1 of 11 festivals are looking for is pre- and post-event space. We are looking for a good, safe open environment for park space downtown. Naftzger has been identified as one to look at. Some challenges the park faces are the. age of the improvements and the less than desirable activities. How do we re-energize the park as a point of pride, not only for downtown but for the whole city? This is a great place to start. We are encroaching about 1,S00 sq. ft. into private property. They are asking us to sell them about 2,500 sq. ft. to square it off. This private group is ready to go. The County has approached us asking what can be done to getthe park ready for 2018. We are in the process of working with the County to adjust our TIF restrictions for this City Center TIF District. Currently park funding activities are prohibited under the TIF project plan for this area. The County is open to it and want us to do it. They view the lntrust Arena as our front door. They are willing to consider us moving forward with the TIF project plan that will allow us to identify the park as eligible for renovation. Between the private developer and t.he County's interest in sprucing up their front door, there is an opportunity to have some funding sources to help do the renovations. This is not a huge park, we are probably talking in the range of $1.S- 2M. It would be dramatically different than what you see today. This is a park that is more about activation. When thinking about pre- and post-events, it lighting, sound, ample power, where to set the stage and durable surfaces. The overall goal is to help people view it as vibrant and active. Rigby shared some concept ideas. There would be private development along Douglas and along the eastern front of park. That open viewshed would prevent a lot of emphasis on illicit activity. None of the conceptual ideas are locked in stone; it is an early idea for a gathering place. Working with a March due date means we have to move quickly. In order to be ready f orMarch, construction needs to start in August. That means design should start "last week." We are asking the Park Board to authorize staff on the selection of the design team and to start the initial base design. The base design would be tear down the old walls, determine the base (astro turf or grass). The second phase would be do we put trees in or do we want more benches or hardscape or something different. Do you want to design it with outlets for lights and power so you could do food trucks alongthe side. If the Park Board is open to it, we would be asking City Council to initiate funding for the base design, Because otthe rapid process we would have Open Houses in June.. Eaton Place and WDDC have offered their space to hold Open Houses to get community feedback. We woul.d return for final design approval from the Park Board and City Council in July. The key direction we are looking for from the Park Board is: A) to get out of the encroachment and square up the property, and B) sell 2,S00sq·ft. Real Estate Services looked at comps and land value is about $4-6 sq. ft. That would be about $12-15,000. Houtman added we also talked about a jciint management arrangement with the developer. They would maintain it and we would help pay for that. They would hold us ata higher level of service, which would be appropriate. We talk about activating BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING May 8, 2017 Page 2 of 11 parks to. persuade the homeless to go other places, as we move forward we are going to have to address that. Part of the plan is talking to stakeholders to address finding other resources to help them become successful. This is a great opportunity for the Park Department and downtown as well. An item on the agenda is regarding property that we sell. One of the things discussed is that those revenues come back to the Park Department in some form. He is asking that the motion include direction on the funds to go back into Park projects. The Pop-Up Park is going away, this would be a good resource to take on some of those activities. In the design, we would want to make sure it has the ability for food trucks and other easy installation events. Rigby added a private developmentteam has approached us and we are working with them. Even if we do not go with this developer, we would like to·continue this discussion of park design. We still want to go through the process. This is a good first step. Houtman added we would.be expanding the park by taking in the south parking lot area and keeping parking around the edges. Claycomb inquired if the TIF change would have to go to the State. Rigby responded it only has.to go to the County. They will take action to approve or veto in early- to mid-June. The County so far has been signaling to go f orward. Houtman stated we had the iron gates removed to keep the park open at night. Park Department has been programming activities in the park. Rigby added the park is great for events, but as you think.about downtown and the new housing developments, you doh'thave a front or back yard.at your apartment. They are looking for a safe place to meet. Having a good, clean, safe park venue is attractive to them. Houtman stated there are a lot of steps involved; today we are looking for support on the sale of the section of property they are looking forto use for the park border. This is Board of Park Commissioners property and not City of Wichita property. Rigby added if discussions with the developer breakdown, we would not have to go through with sale. Claycomb suggested there be two motions so we can move forward with one if the other breaks down. Harlenske added before any motions are made, this is disposition of property, you will need to have a public hearing. Palmer inquired if there was a chance the developer didn't want to do anything with the property, would we leave it. Rigby responded we would not go renovate someone else's property. Palmer added they are proposing buying that 1,500 sq. ft. Rigby responded the talk right now is you are partly on our property, why don't you·get off that property and in return we will credit you over here. If they decide not to go forward and we go forward with the park redesign, we are not going to spend dollars to redesign something, where we would have to work around that property. Palmerresponded we would then still take our property and develop it. Houtman stated someone will develop this property, we would need to design something with that in mind. Hillman stated the wrought iron is worth more than the $10,000. Houtman responded staff is putting a plan together to repurposing the BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING May 8, 2017 Page3 out  gazebo to OJ Watson Park, fencing would be used at other parks and some of the boulders would be relocated. Staff will be working to remove valuable items. Bruce Gilder, 1722 E 2nd Ste 3-This is a great idea, but would like to suggest the east/west corridors for foot traffic be split differently and have just one and make it 2/3 -1/3 and have a larger and smaller lot to work with. Claycomb responded the June Open Houses would be . to answer some of those questions and get ideas like that. Rigby added we had a lot of discussion about the traffic on an artificial surface and maybe you don't need the cross paths. It allows you to have more activities. Motion by Allen, second by Ramsey, IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY VOTED to move forward and authorize and direct staff to select a park design team for the initial base park design. (7-0) Motion by Allen, second by Ramsey, IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY VOTED to move forward and authorize and direct staff to negotiate the sale of property adjacent .to the property owner and the proceeds from the sale come back to Park Department for future park development. (7-0) 3A No Mow Zones - McGuire Houtman stated we had prior discussions on whywe have no mow zones, and their benefits and challenges. There was interest in specific locations. McGuire stated the benefit of no mow zones is the ecological value of water filtration as itgoes back into the system. For some there are.wildlife benefits of the natural setting·creating a better environment for city urban wildlife. Some think it creates more rodent and vermin population. We created several locations that were converted to no mow zones, based on the effortto reduce expenditures. The biggest contributor was the river bank from 21st Street to the John Mack Bridge, excluding the downtown area. The Park Board.asked for some ideas of areas we might put back into the program. Three parks were nottaken out of program, the east part of Meadows Park, C.hisholm Creek Park and Alice Wall Memorial Park. Most complaints were directed towards the river area. It is a difficult decision for the river as it has the most value but it receives the most complaints. We came up with three locations, Peachtree Park, Garvey Park and Claude Lambe Park, where. we could put in no mow tones. It would not save a lot of money, because there is still maintenance required. You still have to mow a perimeter and collect trash. Hillman stated we would have to renegotiate because there were several mowing vendors fall out of their contracts because they were not able to maintain them. How is this going to overall affect t.he budget? He does not see any problem with the areas selected. There would need to be more public education and including more, otherwise this is going to become a greater part of our budget that we don't need. McGuire responded we would not be saving a lot of money because of the need to regularly mow a perimeter. The bigticketitem is the river. It is over 100 acres and if that were adopted back in with no mow zones along the river there could be moderate savings. Our goal was to save $80,000, which is not a lot of BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING MayS,2017 Page4 of 11  money in the sche.me of the mowing process. Clark inquired what the preference of the Park Department is. McGuire responded personally, the amount of staff time dealing with the phone calls and time. explaining, it.took a huge amount of time. Palmer added it was way more than you saved. McGuire stated agreement. Then there is the negative appearance it placed on the Park Department. Houtman stated one of the reasons we brought this back here is to getthe Park Board support so we can take it to Council. Then once we get it adopted we would have an ordinance·to support it. We currently do not have,an ordinance supporting us when we get the question askingwhy you aren't mowing it, and we say it saves us money and it is a good environmental thing to do. Nobody has approved it. Claycomb asked if we decide to go forward with a recommendation for an ordinance to Council with these six properties, over time we could come back to add a property and .take it back to Council. Harlenske responded you could draft your ordinance to say it would be at the direction of staff experts. Claycomb asked about.the Little Arkansas and around tennis courts that has not been mowed, w.i.11 it stay a no mow zone? McGuire responded yes. Claycomb asked why it is not listed. McGuire responded it was being developed when.the list was created. Claycomb stated if we do an ordinance we should include it. She inquired about along the Big Arkansas from 21 st N to the John Mack Bridge, the downtown corridor is mowed, correct? McGuire responded yes, it ends at Amidon and then starts back up anhe Lincoln Street Dam and goes to the John Mack Bridge, keeping the downtown corridor manicured. There was a group of neighbors from Pawnee and south that really disliked it. It was mixed opinion up north, some loved it and others did not like it. Hillman if you write the.ordinance to let staff pick the areas to do this it gives them the freedom and flexibility they need to do their job. Harlenske added in the ordinance you could reference a list and revisit it periodically. The list could be included on.the Park Department website and include why it is included in the program. Houtman responded yes, we have to have a list on the website. We have to let citizens know which ones are no mow zones. We have to tell Council as well. We can assess and change as needed. Tammy Halsey, 106 E 80th Street S., Haysville. Do you try to keep it natural with wildflowers and such? McGuire responded we have a custom blend of native grasses and wild flowers. Halsey inquired if there was control of cedar trees in those area? McGuire responded yes we would continue to controLthe Red Cedars. Hillman added they are typically mowed once a year and those cedars generally do not survive the mowing. Motion by Hillman, second by Palmer, IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY VOTED that the Park Department develop an ordinance with City staff beginning with the six 2016-2017 listed properties and the Little Arkansas River piece and the flexibility for the Park Department staff to add properties as they see fit. (7-0) 3B Sale of Park Land Policy - Houtman BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS REGULARMEITING �ay8, 2017 Page 5 of 11  Houtman stated we have not put the proposal together yet. He will bring it to the next meeting. Hillman stated we have the potential sale. and closure of the Gander Mountain property on City land. We are doing more on river front and we should start thinking of park policies that benefit the citizens up and down the entire corridor, not just one property. 3C Naming of Dillon's Pond - Houtman Houtman stated the board had requested more information at a previous meeting. - June Johnson - 1226 S Fieldcrest. The main .reasons she is looking at naming this pond is it is currently called Dillon's Pond simply because it's behind Dillon's. Nels and Nellie Martinson were the original homesteaders of the 160 acres. There is nothing there to indicate that. They were part of a large Swedish immigrant community and part of the larger Martinson family throughout the city. She would not be opposed to calling Martinson's Pond, however, since Nellie is buried under it, it seems appropriate to name it for her specifically. She would like to honor the homesteaders by naming the pond after them, .Nellie specifically. She. has no grave marker. Hillman inquired about the current size of the property and pond. McGu.ire responded it approximately 4-5 acres. Houtman added it is Board of Park Commissioners property, you have the.authority to do this. Johnson added Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism stocks the pond. The Park West Assisted Living group utilize one end frequently. Hillman inquired ifthe proposal is just the naming of the pond or will it include a plaque with the history of why it is named. Johnson responded she wants to get the name settled. first and then talk with the family. They should have some input as well. Houtman added we do not have anything in the budget for that type of activity. We are doing signage replacements and asking for sponsorship. We have a design for signage and this would fit that criteria. That would come with someone donating the money for the sponsorship. Claycomb asked Harlenske to remind the board of the naming criteria? Harlenske responded if this is Board of Park Commissioners property it does not need to go to Council. The City criteria is if the recommendation is a person's name it may include only the name of a person or persons who are deceased. It cannot be duplicated or confused with names of existing facilities. There are no other authorities influencing it. The person must be one who has made a significant contribution to the city and primarily responsible for the existence or well-being of the facility. Motion by Claycomb, second by Clark, IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY VOTE� to adopt the name of Nellie's Pond for this area. (7-0) Allen left meeting @4:09. 3D Prairie Sunset Trail - Houtman Houtman statedthe Prairie Travelers proposed there be no horses allowed on the Prairie Sunset Trail because the railings were not up to standards. They are built to 42". The Park Department research found it requires 54" for horses and bicycles. We will be working .with the Prairie Travelers to see if we can get rails up to 54" to meet these standards. Houtman stated he needs to meet with them to discuss and advise them that even ifthey do not want the equestrian traffic, the rails still need to be modified to 54". The question is how does the Park Board feel about equestrian BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING Ma'f 8, 2017 Page 6 of 11. use on the trail if we get this up to 54"? Clark stated last time we discussed there are portions of the trail that are inaccessible to equestrians already, so it is an isolated section of trail, is that correct? Claycomb responded it is Garden Plain to 167th owned by Prairie Travelers and from 167th to 135 th owned by Sedgwick County. From Pawnee Prairie Park to 13Sth is easily accessible from the park and they could ride that. When they reach the County portion, we have beeh told the County has decided to not allow equestrians on their bridges. McGuire added John Moore stated the section the County.gave them permission to maintain and control plus 167th out to Garden Plain, they have declared that non-equestrian trail. Claycomb added .then is not just the. bridges on the County piece, it is the whole trail. McGuire responded that is what he understands. Houtman stated the intent of these trails was to be multi-modal and would include equestrian use as well as bicycles and walking /hiking. The intent of these rail beds being turned into trails and adopted by the City was to .include all modes of transportation. There are many places throughout the country that use equestrian, biking and hiking trail.s all together. These are ideal because they are wide open and you can see everywhere. The question came up of liability issues with incidents and accidents that happen on the trail. The Prairie Travelers are not responsible for that as·long as it is on City property. The City would have to take on those responsibilities,. but we are also immune through recreational activities. That is a risk that users take on this or any park property. He can go back to the Prairie Travelers and tell them they need to make it 54" tall because it is the same standard as equestrians. They are going to come back and say we still don't want horses on there. Do you want to wait until we come to that point or do you want to have some discussion about it now? Hillman stated if 54" is required we. need to follow that up city-wide as long as that is our responsibility. The Sunflower Rails-to-Trails Association is meeting in town soon, He can attend and introduce this to them and remind them they need to do this state­ wide. Clark asked if the standards are enforced by a local authority having jurisdiction, similar to building code and ADA. If not, they are essentially just recommendations or best practice. Claycomb added they are not federal law, they are federal guidelines, correct? Harlenske responded she has not had opportunity to talk with Brian Coon about his recommendation. It does reference.the Federal Highway Administration in the last paragraph. It talks about the accepted height. The one concern would be if we don't have these recommended height or best practices, does that increase our liability? The first thought would be not, because the standard for recreational use is gross negligence. That bar is very high. The point of recreational use immunity is people get hurt when they are out doing recreational activities. That standard is changing over time. Claycomb stated the understanding is the Park Department: is looking for guidance on allowing horses on the trail. Houtman responded yes, whatever the standards are, we can meetthat standard. We just need to know whafis the philosophy and intent of these trails as multi-modal. That does come with challenges though. Clark state he is not familiar with extent of the trail, but if there are areas where there is no visual concern of a bike or horse interacting, he. has no opinion to limit one or the other. Claycomb inquired if there is any opposition to horses. on the trail? It is an old railroad so it.is flat and straight. BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS REGUlAR MEfTING May_B, 2017 Page 7 of 11  Motion.by Ramsey, second by Palmer, IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY VOTED to extend support for equestrian use of the Prairie Sunset Trail.. (6-0) Tammy Halsey, 106 EBO"' St. South, Haysville. We are curious about signage for safety. There are organizations that will donate signs to be put out there. Would we get that to you or who? Houtman responded a really good resource is the Kansas Horse Council. They have a great website that talks about uses of trails, liability and .has all the state codes and ordinances about horse usage. But they also provide signage. We can work with them to get signage. There is their signage and also signage that comes across the whole country and signage we can make ourselves. We can.also wrap this topic into the Pawnee Prairie Park discussion as we move forward with that. It is easier for him to do big chunks of things together than a bunch of little things. He will talk with the Prairie Travelers and let them know the expectations and how we can address them. Halsey inquired how she can assist. Houtman stated Chris Kaegi-Stephens is going to be a great resource. Angela Valentine. 9317 E Silverlake Rd., Haven. She has done a. lot of research on the railing in the last couple weeks. The Kansas Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan's recommendation is that the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Standard Specifications for Highways and Bridges recommendation is 54'' for bicycle trails. At the. last meeting the Prairie Travelers' suggestion was to remove.horses until the·rails were broughtto adequate code. They are not adequate code.for bicycles either. Claycomb responded at our last meeting we did not have enough information to keep horses off the City portion of the trail. We cannot speak to the County's portion. Valentine stated until the trail is brought to code for bicycles, horses and bicycles can still use the City portion? Claycomb responded she does not believe this is a law, but recommendations and guidelines. Clark stated the City Civil Engineer would know better, but as far as building codes he is familiar with, it is not on the list that MABCD or MAPD enforces. Claycomb added we do not have anything showing it as a federal law. 4 Recreation Update (Greg Olmer) Dimer presented April ahd May highlights • Bunny Blast-April 8-Watson Park-5,000+ in attendance - 15,000+ Easter Eggs were available. Ages 2-10. • Get Fit Wichita Spin Cycle Event -April 8-Lawrence Dumont Stadium -200 bikes- 2 nd Annual-100.more participants over previous year. We obtained 18 additional bikes for our rec centers. • Barry the Bison has a new co-worker at City Hall -Wichita Police Department has a new mascot -there is a Facebook push to come up with a name. • Come Fly a Kite - May 7 - 300 in attendance. Kena Ice was there to sell cool refreshments. Wings of the Wind was also in attendance to sell kites. It is a free event. • Barry's Crew - May 13 -Boston Recreation Center -Sports Theme and Mother's Day Craft. BOARD OF PARK-COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING _May�. 2017 Page 8 of 11  Hillman. inquired when OK Kids Day will be rescheduled. Dimer responded they are working with Brian Hill on that. 5 Golf Update (Shana Appelhanz) Houtman stated he is hearing rave reviews and positive comments about the new carts. Appelhanz stated • 2017-to date rainfall is double the average. 15.35" • YTD rounds down 11% compared to 2016, • Revenue down .12% (@ $100,000) • Expenditures & Encumbrances are up 89% due to timing of the yearly chemical orders. • 17 of 30 days in April were affected by rain. That is due to the lingering effects. Auburn Hills' front 9 is in flood zone. • We got a lot of feedback at Golf Advisory Committee (GAC) meeting about the tee boxes being an issue at LW Clapp. We have over-seeded, it has germinated and is starting to grow. We should see more positive feedback. • Numerous areas have been aerified and sodded. • At MacDonald we had cool season grass break through on fairways. That is being treated with different product. • Working on drainage issue.with bunkers at MacDonald. We are hiring seasonal employeesto work specifically on bunker issues. • Customer Appreciation Day is held twice•during the year in March & October. 2017 was pushed back to April 20 due to the golf cart situation. During that day green fees were $5, carts were free and hotdogs were $1. o 1,031 green fees across all five courses. o 1,248 hot dogs • Golf Mania at Auburn Hills. Teamed up with Air Capital Classic, Wichita Junior Golf Foundation, First Tee of Greater Wichita, Recreation Division and Park Division. Weather: so•, rain and wind. 112+ in attendance. Next year we will probably keep at Auburn Hills because of space and driving range. Houtman added they are working closelywith the Committee. That relationship is getting stronger. The Golf Division is trying new things. We are proud of them·for trying new things and looking at ways to get more kids involved. Appelhanz stated our mobile app is ranked #17 out of the.over 3,000:apps in the Gallus Golf database. 6 Golf Advisory Committee Update (Hoyt Hillman) Hillman stated we are getting great support from the committee members. • Bylaws were approved with the Park Board recommended changes. • Signs letting people know about the new golf carts and improved tee boxes were discussed. Some well-made signs that people can see as they drive by would be useful. • Recommendation to get GAC members to sit down with customers to get feedback. BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS REGUtAR MEETING May 8, 2017 Page 9.of 11  • Price. increases were discussed. • Fungus due to water on courses is being sprayed. • Improvements at MacDonald. o Would like to see big screen TVs in club house encouraging people to stay. o Need to work on front door. Bid is $15,000, bullet proof, shatter resistant. Claycomb inquired if GAC needs anything from the Park Board? Hillman responded not at this time, we are just making you aware. Houtman added the signs are a matter of managing the other Park fund. Claycomb stated if the GAC wanted to have some town hall meetings, working with Park staff, would be okay. 7 Wichita Parks Foundation Update (Troy Houtman) Houtman stated the July 4 event is on the Hyatt Lawn. The Astronauts will play at 7:30 and the fireworks will be at 9:30. 8 OJ Watson Park Committee Update (Troy Houtman) Houtman stated we are looking at how to spend some capital dollars. We will be moving the gazebo from Naftzger to Watson. We are also looking at fouMeason shelter. 9 Aquatics Master Plan Update (Troy Houtman) Houtman stated he needs help. By'the end of summer we want to have some conceptual ideas for each neighborhood. We want all the splash pads designed at the same time. That will save time and money. The guts will all be the same, the underneath will be the same but the top will be differerit. We need help working with each DAB, but we want Park Board there to represent your district as well. If we can come up with a theme for each one, that would save so much time and money going to the designer this is what we want. The more creative side is where help is needed. Claycomb stated a schedule of when you are going to DABs would be helpful. Claycomb inquired about the plan for Minisa. Houtman responded we have some money that can be used to upgrade the shelter or something they want to do, but we will not duplicate a splash pad when there is one about a half mile away. Claycomb asked if he will be prepared to speak on that at the DAB VI meeting. Houtman responded yes. 10 President's Update (Cindy Claycomb) Claycomb stated we are in the process of meeting with the ad hoc.committee on Pawnee Prairie Park. 11 Director's Update (Troy Houtman) Houtman stated we had a meeting last Friday on Pawnee Prairie Park. We started at 3:30pm and got out about 6:00pm. We. talked about a lot of things. We made some of progress. We talked about a connector going from east to west for bicycles. We gotfeedback on other items we need to address not just for equestrian use. The important thing to remind everyone is there is a budget of about $1M. A big part we need to work on is signage and education. The park has 25 year old, outdated signage. We are comprehensively looking at all updates and whatwe can fit in the budget. With the support of all the stakeholders, we have a good plan to move forward with. We could not finish out the meeting. We will be meeting again this BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING !Vlav a, 2017 Pilge 10 oflt Friday at 3:30, to finish off the plan and make sure everyone is on the same page. We will bring the results back here in June for a vote. We will meet downstairs. We are the changing grass fields to artificial turf at the Stryker complex. We are using Star Bonds for that. The field house is included. The RFP will be coming out next week. We hope to have dirt moving by Nov/Dec and have them switched over and ready for spring. There will be movement in June on Lawrence Dumont Stadium. We are looking for a RFQ for specific architects and designers to come up with the best options. We will ask for someone from Park Board to be on the selection committee for both projects. Hillman inquired if it is going to be a remodel or tear down. Houtman responded we are waiting for the engineering report on infrastructure items. He is very confident it will be torn down and rebuilt. Ramsey inquired about the Pawnee Prairie Park meeting when we approved the west side it was brought up that the trail connecting to Air Capital Park was being scrapped. Houtman responded it is staying in plan. Ramsey asked about the park webpage. Can we change picture since we don't have that park behind Fidelity Bank? Claycomb responded we still own it. Houtman responded it is the Sedgwick County Historical Museum that maintains it. It is a park. There is an MOU for them to use it for their special events. Ramsey asked if there is anything out there that has a map of all the Wichita parks. Harlenske responded use the GIS function on the City webpage and add parks layer. Houtman stated we can add a link to the park page. Adjourn There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at approximately 5:01 p.m. The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held on Monday, June 12, 2017. BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING May 8, 2017 Page 11 of 11