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Board of Park Commissioners

Regular Meeting

Wichita, KS · October 14, 2019

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Board of Parlt Commissioners ·Regular Meeting Minutes Monday; dctol>er'i4, 2619 3:06- 5:00 P,M. 455!N Main C I T Y D .0 P Gity Hall 1st Floo,r, Boo1�d Room Wichita, Kansas 67202 W i C'.H IT A, Members-Present: Bill:Ramsey; Ec!die Fahnestock,,Ai_ejo.C�br_al, Jy. t_a_liirig, Meinh!!,:s A_b�en�: Troy Palmer, Jorl•Deatherage,.Ho.v:t,Hiliman, City Staff: Troy Houtman (Director,Park,�Rfi!cr�atiori), Pe11ny G�Jc:ting (Clerk):,Elizabeih Harlenske (Assistant•Cify_Attorney), Reggie.Davidson; TroyHendricks;.Ge"ritry'Tliiesen Gu_es�:, fir, RobJ{.irriseye_r-(Frien_ds:Uriiversityj - Item Descri�tlon Call .fo Order Eddie'Fahj,_es_to_cl<;. Pre_sipent; called·the, meeting to, order a_t:approxirriately3:04-p.m. Af1 l]OIJ_n_c_e"le_n_ts ' Tliere-were�no·Ahnouhcerhents. � Public _Comments C:alvin,C:uJJp; HeadC:oach .Wicliita State:Rowing and Dire_ctor ofBoats·and'Bikes·atRiver Vista, - · --- - • > • • - - ·-• - -- - - · -- - ., ·- -- ·· - -- - _ , _ _ _ ,, - - , ,_ . 1845:N Faifmount. Metwith Hol.ifrnarnlast week andwants to ensure we continue to express , ourappreciatiorf,for wnat Parks ·ana Recreation'does f r ui·a�a,w"tfat:we are:t;yiriifto do·to� ' o . prngrammihg in our collegiate prngram,in the community,. The river is'd_own now so we are not-ableto row Clr c:l<J �ny,-P,rc>gr�(!lming th�re, We ha'l_e fae.�l'l t_r!Jile_riDg �ach d_ay to t_he Lidie Riverto practice. Wesi.vo·rked witli Houtman ori that'arid lie was able fo·,turn on some add_iti_onaUights in.the;mornings, Also now that we have,theiretaiFside,.with,the river down we �ave !Cl close !h!!.t_as,weJI. Houtnfan,addea:it,,lias1 1ieeri welcoming working.with Calvin,and histeam. i. ApprovelMinutes [lec_ornrrier,ded.Action: Approv_e, sign and file minutes of the SeptembE?r 9;:2019; .Board of Park .comm issiohers, Regular.Meeting, 0 Motion h'yFahriestock; sei:ond l>y Ramsey, IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY·VOTED,to'a·pproite, sign and. fite·!tie minutes o_t'the September. 9; 2019, Boaril'of �a{k C:�mmissioners'R�gular Meeting (4'0). - 2 Riverfrorit'Legacy•Mastef Pi_a-n(TroYHoutma·n/Jeff Fluhr) fioutmal'ljstafr,d ncit'much.h<!S changEl_d. There is a meeting thisThLirsday, One thing he will tie talking'abmitds',that it is.not,just about Centu�-11 and,the gre!:!nspace'.but'how.are we going.to connect.within the river, how are we going to get mbfe people on ttie,river. Do we need more.ramps, docks;what'other \hings do we need to get people on the river, Thiesen will·-talkmore about,the,River·Barge RFQ: Tabing aadedittiis Ttiursdays·meeting is .with the sub'that is looking attlie<ei:oriomic: viability of a lot of different conc:epts: Next month_ is when three concepts wlll come outthat the community. members,will: respond to. BOARD ()F.PARK coMM1Ss1CiNERS REGULAR MEETING OctobE!r.14,•2019 . ,P�ge f of.li. ,Fa�_nesfo_�k, stated he,a_ l�o•siJ�:on!th E, Technic�I Advi�qry.:<,gmmifree .. They-are coritimiingfo erigage'the commlii\ity.. They:nave,see·n a'ifewideas,come'to the top.and ifowrare,wofking on 'fe1·sibiiityfand 1 makingrs ure the nuriibers'rnake sense, 3A I111�yofs 1 Pine .<ito_ye it�r�"-l'!D_Ut'!!�ll f Houtman-. . ·--s.fatect:he;has'beeri . � app oached·a:c:o\ipleltimes aboUt,turnii@thattfiarigle,park'area . . .- .. '. .. . . .- . . . "_ -. • - . ..-·' ....' .. into,a clog park. There 1 are,a lotof'dowritown:resii_jents,and:a[i:6ut/fiQ!?O%; hav_e:dbgs and ' - - '', \; - - ·- .need? pfac:e·io ta�e•tbern to "'�It Naft1gerPa_c�:� ggingito__;,h_!!"e•�•gqg;nJ__ni 'J:his:is,a,;b_i! largj,!r. ·pafr of ,theiidea· is:to close:down '\Nichita:Bo u levard;1 right,nexMothe,Post Office: We ia(e;jpst exploririg,tt\e:idea,.hot�irig,has oeen�J)ut:intofmotiohyet .. "Therf;jfgpihg to be a;neeci'. •. . ·fi -,_ .-... -. '·: - -·-- _,. - •. for fundirig;s.v;e, rie.ed'to t11Jk5to_.the:_P,c,stJ)ffi�_e;Jraffi(cC>nt,r_ol;andf�11·those,th_ings, lf)J;does -�, . . . -_ . '� '. - -C.C"-,-·, • • •"'' _ move forward'iherewill'be a·lotmore 0 presentations broughHorward .. :liitro,to'Land use,Agreernent,Clapp -,Houtman ,Ho_utman st.ited,tie;'6as oe�n ilf>W�athed]by .i lot.ii bgslbess;thafse]is gisc_sfor;dis_c;gq}f., .fhe jae.i is.c_Q,u lcl,w� l�a�.e ordo _;i l�g ·!-'Se'agre�_n:ie.rf!ito_1 u.�!! tjte o!f!,goltc1ub11o!:Jse•for,.i:re't�il' spotJand•to sell beverages ahd:snacl<s, We'are\fi'yingfoJiiit mofe programming info•thatlpark, we did a:Movle lriThe'.Rar�:. it;wasj1{iiotbalhhemedmovie'and �as hot;weil'ratten~ci.e8: :Next ·_sf)rii)g w_e1<1.r�;goJ!lg'(o,p ut aJu_l 'f[�giiil:progr.ii:nrti[ng!it�ll)'i.n.{hi;,:p2rKt.o .i_r y:t_o,gej;mgre ,activities,there: This•might'incluile•some oiscgiilfiournaments;,maytie • • .• . ultimate Frisbee.·we •are:,talRing•aBout:it 6ut nothihg,f\'as happened.vet, C<>untr:y �cre�)>og P.irk Houtman sfated,.we are looking,at Country,Acres for a westsicle:dog,paik. 'We had•a ·swirhr\iingjpcicil thefe;thaf this n6:WJ.cli:>sed.. Tnefe are some'irripifctslto\fundifig;an·il dollars) trading•spaces-v;itl\:the)\ollce l)epar1n,e_nt5J:tE!-•PoJice;Qepar:tmE!n!_i�ll9oking(at.p utt1ng:a,sub­ �tation •�ti Btiff.ilo park so we_' -,yoll)q' E!l(diange some, �o_l l_il rs ,fgr th�!'l.rh ich ·.�o\ilcl/ g9 ;fow_� rd2, r this, dog pa !<.. • 1t:is,a 11 ve r(pre Iirrii ha nj, ..we: sti11:h·a-ve,a ,lot :of, tti i iigs" fo'fa 11<:rabout and 1 ih 11estigate{and research:, • • 1 iH Jtreet Nbrth Qf J\'lcAdari,s th Ho'iffman sfatedJ>revioUs1v:therewas·a•presenfatioh1aboiih:naWging1the-street:tnefe .. we,Will . bejlhing sorrielbackwards,parkihg;'the�e,a re;itemsto s_uppor't LeagJe 42. ·l'lie:constr\iction wjll �ick-off in/ebwary,but't'rying:for,Januar:y, '··- •• .3E .Ffiends1Unhiersitv Agreemeiit�!Davidsori ,Davidson stated� few,montiis�ago Dr,:Rob.Raiifsey�r,;Athietiec'Dif_e�for, Friends'l:Jhlversify •approa�hecl _llS'atio.ut.•.u �iog;VvesfSicle:..fi.t�IJ,!.�,c- F,ielclJ\a_�Jil'.Pl<IC!!i'.foi,host�nei,r,:t\.Ql!ll"Jg�rTil!S_ang' practiceslfor-their baseball,'.team1along with, other options•to make1.improvemerits.on•site .with ian:ihitiai·iniiestment·otafm·ast,$300;000. 1i11:onjuncti6h, wefwoula still.naveiaccess_;fo cpntin u e;wjth. QU! •cu rre nJi p_rqgr� lll_rrl_lng !_!l�i W!!li ,!�,garr.iesjfor Oso i_s9\ ,cine of th� high lights of the.agreement:we have,been working,on is'Friendswill make'improvemeritsincluding � • - . a rtificia I turf, onitne!i nfield, .Wnich,wi 11 :i iicl udeithe,fou 1;1i fies d6Wn,o6th1sides ,as,wel1. - • ·- •• • • • � L ' ,. --, -�• ,, ·•• • •· � _. -~ - � - ' Addition<!I JiJ,f)roven:,l!Qi� �ill 1!1Clui:leJbas_ls;top_s: _AS,p,!r:t;ofahe(!Jgrf!,em�_nt;tj:1ey,1,VC>9ld'sover I part ofthe electricity costs that•go along,with it the[first$2(000 oflhatswo u ld be covered by the City,ahtl . ahytb jiig-'civerthat iwouia, te -tqVefed :i5,Y Frien<i�i on:site'ffash:se niicelw_ould •'co!1ti11,1JeJojbe•rnalt2foi!1 egJ?Y'U_S,oJ1:tfaecc usr:.e�_t �y,d�:we h�y!!,n_OW; •A�Y,!jlirig ouJsicl_� C>f{h_!!t ,would be covered:by - '' Friends. therewo u li:l'.be no additionakosHo . the tity,. f or them toJ:ie cfnsite l.lsing;the .., space. ,. 'This is,a•gooaiwayif o db•the partnership;without!ihcurring;additional,cost; they.are•willingto , invest arfdi improve,ttii\site: :MaY:tnroughJuly,summet i�ague,b-a'setiall'WOtJlil,be .there'. l1111c,r:iday,th:���ghTb_urs i.jay,:,W!!.�hlY,: M�rcl]Jfrg�gb:;r:0�Yilt�i5:�i?JTb�se_oAII ga[!l!!S•\f,/_O_ll �•·oir ;;held;there.oflce aweek, Theri,,tliere:w6u ld oe.otcasior\al overflowa\ames,from South Lakes -· • weekehd'tOurna· mehts. 'Friends;. potential expandeci use,_wouia:not ihtefferewitn;current· fse, f :BOARD 6i=: PARK'i: ciMM1SS10NERS REGutAR MEETING • O.��()-�}ir!J:f. 7.91�/ ·page2 oUt' thosewotJld 1continuewith (;_ity discretion: Collegiate games and practi�_es will be held there. It will also be,the•hostfor,tournaments for local teams and,visitingte_ams in the are_a.as well as clinics-and instruction as.well. lfwill'also··help support our Wichita tourism and college recruitment. WhyWestSide,AthletitField? 11t:is close to Friends.University, can benefit fromJhe usage and the,fields are:ail grass that wewiil be able to improve by'.putting in'tuifr Jhat will improve our 1 game play in to_urn�ments ih the;rE!c cgmmunity and-still be able to use that space. They plan to replace the:scoreboards and'.backstops as wel_l VJ,hic_hwill fu@e_r erihaf1ce our mission, This will be,an initial;agreehier\tfof 10,years arid could exj:ia-rid ·up fo 30 years. It gives us opportlmities to.share advertising and sponscirstiip dollars:to help offset some of the expenses. Additio!')al benefits·are l'riend_s \\/ill.maintain th.e turf, The IJigh traffic are_as will.be maihfaihed ·and'repaired·at Hiends'-.cost. • They will:be•pfovidiiig the grandstar\d·-supplies. We currently maintain the a·reaibutthey wili inaintafrfit whiie they are using it. They will maintain li_abi[ity;_insurjlf1Ce,th_aHvjll cover the City as.well as,anyore,usjilgthe f�cility while on site. There.will also be:additional-revenue.from sponsorships. They-will'possibly improve some other,spa·ces ohsite,as part ofthis,partnership. He di_splayed the are_a of the Q!!II field where they are starti�g_firsf.cshowing,the in_field, foul lines; backstops ani:f,si:cireboard improve"inents. Long term, the-goal.is to turf.the other field indicated that will be u_sed for softball in the future. There-is potentiai to add a soccer field, a11d ir, thefi.rture an incJ.o_or train_ing fa�ility. The·benefit is-t_h�y are incurring·all the cost for the enhancements and upkeep and it-gives us an adaitiohal,arneriity that we can,use.at no cost. Ramsey inquired if the indoor trainingfacility,is something tha_t would be availjllile to the p·ublic. Davidson.responded it would be-something availableJM us'.fo.progra"m around the time they are not;using it;for their team. Houtman added it woulcl:noi ·be.a daily drop in situation, it \\/Ou]d.�e.scheduled tJrogr,�_rnming. Fahnestock asked.if Frfends played here last year. Davidson.responded they played at a differen_t locatiCJn, Rob l{arnseyer s_fated last ye�r they wer,E'! �t West·Urban.bec�use they had been.at Lawrence Dumont Stadium for-seven.years, prior to that'theywere at this site for several years. Fahnestock confirm·ect.that [awrence Dumont, 10'15 years ago, had-turf infield and gras_s outfield. _Several comment_ed itwas:all.turf. 1 Harlenske.stated.when Friends was using itbefore, before Lawrence Dumont, we had an agreement. This is'rnore compiicated'b_ecause:they are putting major improvements on the i:>rotJerty. You h_ad t_he price ofabout $3so;ooo. AIJ_d, that d_qes notin�lude the grandstand or the scoreboard? Ramseyer responded:they h·a·v e-the funding.to ifnrnediately do turf infields and they are exploring how they can do the rest. Houtman stated the timeline•is once.the ?greem_ent_i§finalLz_ed,aAd take fo (;ouncil. Harle_n_ske_stated wewould peed a vote today for Park Board to approve to get it.to Council in two weeks. Houtman adaed the-timing is we would start construction ·in the.next month or so because they need it.for the spring season. WE! do r,eed a voto;,, _n_ot necessarily on the contrac(but on the philosophy of the agreement. ltwould give us great flexibility in our programming, and a n·ew partner to make sure the parking lot is filled and the field ·can 'be used a·li year long. Fahnestock inquired if the initial construction phase includes the backstop. Ramseyer responded no, right rioW the only funding we ha\ie is for tile infield. Cabral inquired if that was both infields or just.the big one. Ramseyer responded'just the baseball field. Ramsey BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEfTING October 14/ 29�9 Page 3 of 11 :�larifiesJ:-«h�tlii; tJ,aj�g,t_ajk�sJ:�IJmff fq�J.a.vtis'jus!sthe,big,fi_eLd'" [)aY,i�or:iia,tl_cl�d\!JiI i�,i�t,a coneepf of-what, we envision, •we 'a re· in· frieffd ly coriiiersatioii'; uhtilifuna i ng;is, ava ila ole: i .l;{afle�ske'_,stateiJ!theJease[t6\templates,t�eyic:an[foy_e�'additioriaUielcf(and:8o'aci�itiona1 _agreements, )f thil( cq111es tci f)a_ssi?riilJti_ey'5:_an;get,cq111_rni�m_enis,·tha,tth2sJo;�etr\Jr:l'.�Y-th e: City,and the Park Board before it1is1done. Ttiere'is a:dause;in thedease tliat'Says-we,wilhnof \iiire·as'o·nablywithticild approval. 'l:loutmai\,ai:ldedhhe,fo,fson We,did ,that:was be'i:ifuse -they 1 rieed 'reass\Jran�_etheytia�ve·the a�ility,to'grciw: Jheylare gettl_ogJlils 1 aJl}r,om·donilt1ons-so_ •• • 'l,h_ey,!")eed !l!eir c_:lo_npisto.kr:iow:f�ls isia, i:i.9s_siJ:>iliJy_, •• :Ramsey,ihqUire/;t'.li:tney come,i\ack;ahdOsay we;are]gciih-g"to do alscitce�fiei8-10rian:ihcioor 't\aining;1wo uJd it c9 mi, IJil��ltQ'.gqil rd, Thern.:a,r_e1f&..e fi_elcl s th_ereJ'!9.W, ,hoy,,Afier:i,ar,e"t,h_ey,_a_n iihuse?1 Davidson,responded'typically,the,fieldswe,use'are'for·league•play,and,we can expand ,to Linwood where:we havelfields,We jUst;ci ffsome�(tpgfades to: H6Utmanstate'li:we,thought !�_b9lit,t,h�t lt ls a.,JJQSSl�fljty.wefcp�1d'ios_e-,t1.yo fi_el_Qs;;pne \YOIJ!d_;ll_eiihe;sq,cferfi�ld �_n_gjhe ,other would'be:the;indoor fa�ility..Whafwe.are,ta'lking;aboutlis·otherfocaiions,where we·can aliscifb,ttiose:programs._ This!gives us1iiicirelflexiliility.··1twill .. b-e;greatlif�we navera sciccetfield 'iien\Jiecause1we:c:fo·n•t have,on� in'the:c�ntra!'.part'qf th� city, fhis1wi11Jie;a gteat pfa_ce to 1 do il,lgtcoLofhert),_ings �til_ hjg�erl�ve]'f9s the:d�\',{nto_"Y_n �r_ea: • .�ahhestocR:stat�d-thls 1is,an:excitlng1pr_oject, not'.only<for Friends;b,1Jttfie;Gity OfW�ni_ta., '6.911.mto,�n:_nee,«fa•aftiy�ti,o!): 'W.fft\Jtlle1p[i:v_aie1cl0Qil_tiq_nsJfti_e11_ds b.as,t_h_is··cgu_ld _b_!!�jco_ol ,faci I ity, over,the, next+10.,yea rs or-so, Mcition1by Fiihnestock,secona Sy)Cabral,1IT,WAS UNAt"'IIVIOUSLYiVOTED,tocappro,ye,this;arid move itiforward)o;coundl on ill�vembe;s;:zoi!'i. (4-0). 3F '.1\iaftzger Entertainment�'Ttiiesen \Gehtryl:hiesen stated she had talked toJne'Boa fa'on;thetphilosophVJon'.ttieteiiefit' _ 'rr,an_agementserykes�Reci�es! for!i�roposal fo( 'rilJfrzg_er:fa{k. W,e 11efq·to rede{igQ �cl 'activate the space. We'ite,already;clonetitie,reilesigmand'.construdion. Themext-•stepHsthe a�tiv�tioi'i tiftiil space'til reflid w�a1::wiu1d tie,afsigriatufe ao�htbWiijiarl<. A,iiititifdfwe·rit :fnto"this 1id�a torniiig fiom�a SL4: inn lion clonatlo_n 'i'fom:Evergy fo(tHe:consrruqtlo_i1'o(a· ;p�v@�r,_ a_nd_;��g�,- Ih!!'Cc.ity �as,s_ou.gh(o\!'ta_;c_orr,p_�_QY;foj1r9�uceJsped�_I e_vents; c9!]5=erts;, -festivals and tnen too·a an~a oar,.ihanagemenf:afNaftzgef Park, :rliei"fnanagementwill'betacine soleif bythe,Vendof v,iith, a'.j'>ercehtage, ohevehUe:snil ng .com1 ng. b�c� tci,tl\e\City, .tlie 'corr, p� ny is '[eSJ)O_rlS_ible'for faprlm.<irffv 1:a 11':a_spect's[cif _exe_ni rr,_a.nage.,rn_eri}1ihcLugfog,acci uiring talerit,.managing,contrac:ts; sl\ow production, maiketing,ana:aditertisin"g:to include :spofisorsh i p's Wit ti inltne;pafli; ,staffing:a ha' logistii:s\management;' and ha f ·aridi fbcid!ser;vices. Ttie,C_ityiv.,oula•·1i_e;resj)ohsit:il}•,forJbe:n9rm�Tma(nJen_ari.ce t_h�tis\y,,_itl}in thaJ,type g fhigt, usage park,th�fwE!,apply t�:ciih�r p�rkswi!h th<1t"stand�rd. We we_re•fir_sfappr,oi_!�11e_d gy:a'Lbc�tvengor'in J1Jrie �iJh•an;@i:_� e>_(,\'/�afthat'.n1ight !P.o.l<H�e_. 'We puVitout:forproposaland,opened:thatup.omSeptefnber;g:and closed on,October 4. A prejir�jios�Sm�e_ting;was,field,oillSeeterril5e(,1? a_nd iiacira1c6Uple pep�le'.come ana\as½ . q�est!on_s.c ·W�\S�ue.«!!a11 ad_de_ng�rn'to. �.ns\Yer ,t_tlgs_!![guest19n_s'form.a.lly.,10.:t_h,e_;p_eople_ctbat' :could,not,attend;the1meetihg,, Nowthatihas·closea:and we.will be.'hosting an'.interview· f Thursday, october!11.: Tori 0eathefa'ge·trom\ine7Parli,Boarct.WiU'.Be;ser;ving a§tfie;ll_ar1<:s.ciafd r_epr_e�e_ii_ta,til[e_: B,e_��use 'l,'__ef9_rjly rgt,ejye_a q_ne �j�'l!Ye cl_o_ 110,t.a. fP[l!li_!I sel�1:tio11 �o.r.n.r:ril!tee, The:only people[thatwill be,requiredto be there wilLbe· representatives,frcim P.ark;yF.inance; we;have,inititeil Tori'as:weil ,to:get;ihifut,ffcim Vfiu. Afterttiafo;ve hcjpe to iiostneggtiaticiris a�g)reffpre�er1ffhe;c9nJrnc,!ito',you, Ln NC>ye!1'l�er/ �nclQify•IZQ.UJ1�il'a1�.e_ll,, BOARD OF.PARK COMMISSIONERS'REGUL:AR MEETING oCfii��!•14j 2{>1�� .Page 4_of 11 Ta_bing inquired if therewould,be a minimum usage, a certain number of events per month or.year. How will-that-work? Houtman responded that is part of the negotiations and we want to sit down ·and.talk to the potential vendor. It could have a minimum amount. But the think.that-is important is.that the more they do, the more they have the potential to make. This is not going to in�lude every piece of programming. A lot of the family oriented programming, tlie:regular health and fitness programming•will be done by us. If there is going to be a·"Bingd Night'.'we will do that. If there is going to be a·special theme night we rriighfdo that. .It is gciing,to be. a great collaboration. The great thing is we don't have to . - - worry about-finding the entertainment-and serving-alcohol. Once they meet a certain threshola there is some revenue sharing that tomes back to· the City. Thiesen added the City holdnhe master calendar for _the park so they would be responsible for being able to say yes you can do this .event. or .no. you .cannotto the event: We can then make .sure it doesn't - - - - overlap witli progra·mming we•wanno do. Houtman added they'rnet with lntrust Bank Arena, so a lot of the events would dovetail on some of the things they are doing. It is going to be tied closely to aWthe activities they are having downtown. Cabral)nquired if the agreementwould deter us from working with the Tall Grass Film Festival.in the future. Houtman responded it would enhance those opportunities: Ramsey asked if it would limit anybody from being able•to utilize the park, for instance·the Wagonmasters and their chili cook off.. Wouli:l-they. be able to lease for the day or do they.have to go through that vendor? 0 Houtman responded we.will hold.the'.master calendar, it is our'i:lecision to make, but we would .do that and consult with our _vendor. Wagonmasters•are self-supporting and can op,eraJ.e everything, so.this might be a:situation where they are not involved. Thiesen:stated a lot of the.eventswill still have to go through the Community Events appHi:afion, We will still receive those special event requests. We can then ad as a liaison to •talk-between the vendor and the community event·to lielp coordinate. Fahnestock stated this aiieviates the City staff from having to find talent. Houtman.adi:led the. liability of the alcohol operations a_s well. Fahnestock inquired'ifa vritewas needed today. Houtman responded a vote.supporting the :philosophy.of this arrangement. Once we get the.items negotiated we would bring it back in Nove_mb_er a_11d then t.ike·itto Coun_cil t_he next wee_k. Motion liy Ramsey; second by.Cabral, IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY VOTED to recommend supporting the pi,Iiosophy of.the-vendor for Naftzger Park. (4-0) 4A River Ba_rge �FP - Thi_esen "Thiesen stated we had another proposal out.for the River Barge concessions. We are asking a vendor to,pro\iiae servii::es:for'entertainmentand educationai programming to activate the .Arkansas River, including coc�tailcruises; children( s tours, hi_storic tours, taxi services, etc. Th_e idea isto creat� a unique cultural experience.for locals.and for visitors that wouldwant to come·and see this "must see" atfraction of the city. Then balancing revenue and affordabie rates. It is about establishing a public/private.partnerships between the ve_ndor and the City-ihat meets.the.requirements and is.the most•advantageous over cost. The:conditions are,that the proposer must operate within.the existing river,conditions. We will·not_be dredging the river. That would be a multi,million,dollar cost and1we.don't see it a• effective or possible atthis time. The City may negotiate,the con·struction ofnon-permanent boat docks as the·vendor may•request: We've been looking at'this for a•couple years at what this.might look like and.how we might , propose'.it. We.reieased a Requestfor'lnformation on July 3_and closed it on Augusts to understa_nd who might be interested and what-they might propose to the City: An RFP was BOARD OF PARK COMMlSSIONERS REGULAR MEfTING October 14, 2019 'Page 5 of 11 pu.blished·on'Septemb�r H. and closed this past Frigay., The preproposal meetihg,was held. o·n,Septernbefl9: We had someone come and,ask questions•aboutit. Staff.evaliiation"will begin.this Week. Cabral.askecfhow rnany proposals.were,received. fiiiesen respondedwe· received one. Cabr.al as_ked ifth.ey were local. Tlii!c!s_eo responded thatis.i_nfor_matio� she . is. not able.to disclose. It.is a.sealed.proposal. Houtrnan:provided sorne:additiohal bacl<grotfrid. Abouttwo years•a·go the Cityof,San Antonio. vendors anifbarges. We Were approached by·a vendor to provide the,seryice.here:in Wichita by._usingJhose barges here.. Unfortunately they were able to sell them·to another city: This idea has merit; il'is just a.matter of.finding the right entrepreneur•to corne in and•tackle the idea: Unforturiately the riverisjifetty shallow, so a largev 0hulled boat is·not·going to work, ·rvfore than likely it is going to have to be some· kiDd of.barge, Cupp staied'sorr.iehow..he miss�d thi_s: Ho.utman �dde_d.we have-been investigatingdt'ifor civer tWo years. He,and-Councilmember Frye.nave had-discussions. After more research'. behind it, it has not.been very successful, weiare,back to square:orie: 'There was a news article,lastwe!c!.k.• F;rorn that:.he:received_,aboub12';ernails:�it_. h al!,k[rids of.gre�t ideas forthe. Park &-Recreation.Departrnentto do. 'They,kind of mis·sed' the·:idea that it•was'a entrepreneurial activity tliat'sorneone else couI�:operate. We,.Wiil locib1tthe,proposai:and see where we·are at. Tabing; asked if the City Would make:anycapitaLihve·stmehts? lfso;. thaf.woiild impact.rent that.would be,charged, so how do you·structure•a deai:on;something lil<e,thi_s. Ho!Jtrnan responded'there.are:a rr.ii!lio� w�ysto, do'ttiat ancj.we are. not;dose to anything Ii�� tha_t,. the rnore,that peo·pIe put capital:dbllars'into'.itthe lessithe CitY':Will'.be:putting:in. Lip. .fforit,. but there:are:opportunities'for-them'to use,that for revenue generating}or themselve·s, if it requires the.City to put in"infrast�ucit1re theri ih_e rent goes;higher,, We:rieed to\ial� al:Jo.ut 0 this.with Riverfront Legacy,.liow does ,thii; c all blend:in: Ramsey as.ked if.this is something that is'supposed to,be opeiatihg year-founa,or,just during the summer/weekends, Oriis,th�t·part of, the RBR,1 _Houtman-respgriiledjt·could he, whatever. Let'.s f[nd oufwhat,they.want to do. If would be part:cif.fhe;negcitiatibns, part of 0 what'. tlieir' business ;plan : is. • so:far,. it has not. b'eeif,ver:y'fruitfti I. Ramsey, statifd. Wagonmasters;iloesthis during Riyerfest: !tis incredioly packed far &ose ninerdaY,S;,liutit'[s free: lt:is .well received. He'likes·theiiaea but-not:sure how it-woula goyeaHound. He is • :, • • •• , ••• C. • ••• • • -- •• .a o • <, S, • •"• •- •.• ••••. •' ' -•• >-' • • • • ,- , T••••.-,C interested iii;howttiis works out: Hotitma·n·stated We'.11'.keep tcying,and seeWhafhiijfp·ens: 5 Recreation, Update, (Reggie, Davidson) Daviqson·pre�ented.September Recreation,H_ighHghts. Attiletics had a gocid year with the youth football program. We,had over 1;200 kids•,With 62 ie�ms, .Currentiy playing games a'f Dr. Glen Qey, Ejr11A1ood an_d ty1c�dams•par.�s., 'Because of the·large participation,we have run'into some challenges with parking, This,yearwe'.have been working with �riends,to look;at hosting our'cha�pionship game,dn their, turffie.id. We,also partnered with the:Ronald.McDonald l'iouse.Charities,to.hosta Kickball To-urnament atSouth lakes. They haci'32 tearn:S participate on September 14. • ,The,Athletic'Divisiori also put on a,yotith fast,pitch·tournamerit on,se·ptemb·er:20. Tney'had . 2S'teams:participate. We,are·cohtinuing.fo see quite.a.bit cif.growth,in,thatarea. We,dia haite•to cancel•a tournament on•9/22 .due:tb'weather. That:is one ofthe,thihgs that the partnerships With otner places,UkeJriends·at Wes(Side thatrnay �e·pol!'ntia_lly·be an•of>por:ttmity for•us if we had tuif:to,be.able to rnove.overto that location·to-host.some,bfthcise garnes as·we11 ·when tiie1weather gets:bad. BOARD OF.PARK COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING Octobe'r 14,- 2019 Page 6 o'"t 11 Boston Rec Center is in the process of getting a new playground. It is expected.to be comph,!ted_in the December timefrarne. We have already started;doing some of the prep work. The.new splash pad will.be coming. They started breaking ground to be completed for next summer. we·are·also doing some facility improvements.inside during.the transition to fall session. Linwood Rec Center had a:really good. fall"session, They offered 50 classes and.46 of those rnade, exceeding registration rnihirnurns. We have been putting emphasis on making sure we ey�luate programs those programsoffered ever year and bring back the ones-that are well attended. Pickleb�II conti.11ues to,grow. We have starte_d to offer some of those classes on site,in,ttie gy·rn. Some.maintenance and repairs are being_done'to prepare for cold weather. Ralph'Wulz Rive_rside, Tenni� Center has•b_een active, We hosted a.wooden racket 0 foufhameiitttiat was a throwback tournament We tiad 24 pl,!Yers that participated. We are seeing quite aJiit more usage, expandir,g our programs with some unique·programs. They aJso p_artkipated on•Open Streets ICT: They had'sorne tennis,programming on-site to - - for-what continue·to get exposure �- - w_- e,do. We.had Newman. University . - player,,tennis center staff, USTA, and)Missoi.lri Valley tehnis:Jilayers all,participated. We had over 25,000 attend ttle,event: '.we �ot:aJotofgooi:fexposure. • We,-are in'the process offransitioriing.to a new rec management software that will roll out in February 2020. _ CM,FRYE joined,meeting at 3:48. , Goif Update (Troy Hendricks) HendricJs·stated September was a good month with·not much rain. Rounds are up slightly under 1%"forYTD in comparing the 4 course system si_nce w_e have rem_oved Clapp from all of our-numbers. Revenue is'cfown about 4% and expenditures and encumbrances are up 13%. In 20i8we were n_ot paying any personal services. Some.of the ohes we have been paying thisy-!!ar are fu,el, equjpme_rit rental, data and iT charges and a couple other fees. With those being added oacldn last.year, this year those·add upto-$434,265 for YTD. If you calculate thatbackJn, when we look:adast year we show showed that net inc6me was $721,000. If ·you,r.e_mo\/e,that'we are down 40% in revenue. Our expenditures are· up a little bit. He started goingthrough·the·203 report which break things dowri m_ore, A couple things we had thisyear that we ifaan't anticip-ated wasthe main irrigation line•at Auburn Hills started leaking. We hadto_tear apart 135th Street to repair that. Thattotal cost was $25,000. The he has had some ot_h�r irrigation]ea�s on the main linethatt_otaled about another $10,000. We haveil'iad abo·ut$35,000 anhat facility justin unexpected expenses. At MacDonald in Augustwe had the purnp house go down. We were not able to water the golf course so we haiho,gefthat refl_aired, T_hat bill was abo_ut $19;000, We have had other issues, some air conditions h·ave.gohe out at a couple buildings. We are in,the process of putting together an idea _ofsome of those.things we have done this yea"r that have caused those expenses to go up. We are_in the proc�ss of working on the Golf Guide-for next year and planning all of our player develo'pnient programming fof next year. We should have that ready to go and be published in January or February. Fahnestock"asked how the membership program is going. Hendricks responded as of the end of September we had sole! 388 memberships. That is about 39% of what our season pass sales are in a year's time0 It has slowe_c/ down now. We have seen an increase in rounds. Whe·n we look at August/September for our season pass rounds in 2018 we had 8064; for BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING October 14, 2019 Page 7 of 11 :2019whichwould be,seasor\ ,pa·ss rourids•and:memliership rounds we,ifre at.10;480,:.which is a:30% increase, We)ooked at cart usage, that is'optioriai, ahd wh'at:season pass holders 'were,spending:o.n:carts, last . yearfor that}wo m.ontti pe[l9cfapd).ivi)at·tti,ey,spe_11t·J1i s year ,and we are up in·revenue inicaifs aswell.. Fahnesfock asked of food and beverage factor into rev��u� per round. Hendrick'sresjioni:led tliaUs•facforeci'inlasWell. lt.is,tofai/everiue that wejgenerate for,thewhoie fac:iiity, �ahnestock,a��E!d if\.ve, have loo�ed at,solTle.'�Qrt of �inier.specJiJ,t_ti�j..yvou[cl ru.n trom,l'Jpve!Jlb.er i_,:i Fe,b�u�r:y. M!Jybecget you more seaSOf f J)ass holdefs•signed up on the memliership•program. :Hehdriclis askea ifhe,was;talkinglaliout .someihirigiil<e•a discounted greens;f�e. Fa"t\nestotk'tr"esponded·yes; just for the �inter· months·then,theywould - - . haveto1buy,a1reguiar · -- • . , - - -- �• ·• · - --�- membership - --� ·---•·-· --• - --· - ·•--·-=·· after'that. ~- .-,� �- ---- - :Houtman --- --� ----·-,-� responded --- - · - - - a'couple things .to be careful,aboutiis that<we,are.,providir\g a•gieatvalue with'tlie diffent: pass,:so you'd6nlt,want:to1ileValueittiat.by76ffefing1aribt�ei.speciaT., Scime,,of'that it:huflt:into the pass we just;cr.eateil,-. Q.ne:of,th_e:reasonsw_e �enfthJs.dire_ciio110-11as•,tg,eJi1J:1.in�t�;_havjQg several·differentdiscounts and1passes, That•gets,corifusing, .We!have looked'at it>ih·the past ahd·did'.evalu�te,:biiCright,110�/th�tiis notanythinfwe fre m·ovingffc.iiward:wiih' Hehiiricks addecl)ie:menti6ned it briefly.and:nqne:ot,the,goirpros biton it, 'ftiey,ar�,yer:y:n,:uch in tune and:wanting to make:surewe1gei:a good·rate penciund,1 Acouple,years ago:thereiis a spre�dsli�et tliat,hi �;� give·.:it;;iihe,GiS.lf:.e..civi�i>fyCffr�fmitt��;th�at stifi'ts'i�·201oho11 prior to when we,sfarted doing some dTscounts. w�1dfd',quite'a fe.w discouQtfin 2612/20H:ancl 2614. We saw .o.uJ'fui1• r.a.�.k greensfee roun_cls'wh)cb��re-•aver�ging:abouf19i)'a.9owDfo 56%. Ourrevenue·dropped,appropriately,as.well. 'We are trying to make,sufe we:keeI> those numbers·'as high.a·s we can. We:afe notgetting·any]mofe rourfds,:so we need tQ1make·sure, we.lTlake the revenuewhere.1/J.E''CiJ.n. fa_h_nesfo�_�;sf.aJed lo,okjng{n (hepast,we,s.ee:a �ignifi�arit drop right al:>0ut thisitime 1when the weather is getting;cooler,:he.was,just wondering if.you had.looked at that Hendritks'stated with the new p·ass'j:>l,rri;,sihte;tlief don't.have.t;;;;,,ake tbat:co-pay,,we are hoping:th.a.t:p_nth.ose,.d,iy·we:might see;so111eci:(those pas� holclers �on1e1out, re11t1 � �aiband - . pJa,y;g:hciles,- •\NE' are hoping1t.ha(generates some . additional revenue in'the wirite·rth·roug,li ttiafpfogram. Hendrick� sJated tbr_ollgh thE' b�clget pr()�.ess !b[fa_nd las't;ye_a.r, �� h�ve beer i11stru,cted to nqtonly close Clapp GOifCourse, but.we,alscrfurlougti all:fulltirne'staff, Wtiat<\1/e. liave done, in order to make it not so impattfulto our cusfome'rs"and golfefs;afoun- d the community, we havE! put,together,a furlough;iil�nj_t\at-wilj take.:pl�_cE';OVE'f a fourmo(it_h pE'riQd, sta.rti11g in. November.we.will have one course,closed each,week. lt<would go·through a rotation.over the hext 16.weeks, All,staffthat°works iri'the clubhouse'will be,furlolil'l�ed. OUr maintenance crew. furiough··is a .•littl�:diffetent, yo_uqm'tjust shut;do�n.the:maintenance sid_e,o.ft.hi_ngs. JheJe,are.i.hingsth�y che�k �n� do e11ery c:lay. They�heck the:pumpihouse to make.sure itis n·otfoiining··excessiitely,cif it;is,they'have·,an:ifrigation.line tliat.is brbke'h and they n_eed.to.get:itJi_xe_d, 'fhey:hav_e·,.three fuil,time,P,e.ople th,at.v.,ork,m�intenance,,they are goi6g to furloug� ev_e_r:y third v.,�e�, Sh�11�'�nd he.will be:furlotJghed'during,that'time period on·e week.per-month. we, a·re,anticipatin1fwewill meetaheirbu·dget req'i,irements;for.2019 and 2020: ,We,also;looked.at in.fa11uar:y and fe_bruary havihgJwo course� open,,and ajter11ating,IJ�c_k. By having\hree course� 9pen,and one being,closed we'increase availability foYoiJr,gcilfers'fo play by 50%. Cabral asked a_liOufthe pla'n'fo communicate thatto.our golfer�?: Hendricks re-spon_aed we;t,av,E"on_e,more:111eeting with,the:u_l}ion to finalize the .plan _before we can communicate t<J golfer�. that meeting.is scheduled for this week, Once we i have'that:finalizeil'we will put iton ou'r.website; if will l e included in email blasts and throu�h push notifications, Houtmari:stated the.Golf.Division•did liire:Rowan Coop·er,tb replace Michelle Haun. We have also.Katie Dawes; in Recreation:asweil: BOARD oF PARK cciMMlsSloNE_RS_REGULAR MEET1NG o.��bE!r 14, 2Q19 Page s·of 11 7 Wichita,Parl_<,s,Foundation Update (Troy Houtman) ' , Houtman·stated'they had a greatfundraiser aHhe WAVE. There were abou_t 70 people ' attended. Plates for Parks has a,couple new.events. 'They are working on a policy and procedure on prioritizing and,spending those dollars on capital projects. A couple groups have already approaclied-them with their needs. We will . see,how.we can,come,up with a standardized way to make,sure everybody gets a fair shake ,at using those dollars for the:projects we.want to,use.the for. 8 OJ Watson Pa'rk Committee Update (Troy Houtman) Houtman.stated we are moving forward.With four-seascin facility: lfis going to be a great venueJor weddings a_nd parties. It-won't be built unt[l.a year from now. We,are going through,the,final processes on the perm!tting. Within a fewmonthswe hope to start the bidding pfocess and see ·some·construction going·on. G�brai a_sk�d wliatthe capacity is for that space. Houtman responded he believes it is roughly,about 1-10,120. 9 ' Aquatics Maste{Plan Update (Troy Houtman) ' Houtman stated we·are doing a presentation at Council tomorrow to finalize all of the art and a_est_hetics of the,prClject,the b_tJdgetand to get $J2M'au_thorized for the bonding to start the construi:tior\wi>rk. We did,a review ofconstruction companies•and contractors that would b_e.alife to liicfon the.projectaliout a'week and a half ago. ·cabral Was onthat committee. We have a go_od,group ofvenc:lors; there was only one that we we·eded out. There were three'pocil builders and seven construction companies. 10 President's Update (Eddie Fahnestock) There was no President's update, 11 Director's Update (Troy Houtl'l!an) Hciutma·n.stated next week we·hope,to putout ttie Reque·st:tor Proposal out for the Clapp M_as_ter Plan, We hav_e that out for about three weeks until the middle of November. We have,_a cgmrn_iit�e wiU pllt 't_ogeth_er. Ty will �e on that committee. We had a·couple ribbon cuttings at the Fabrique playground and the Harrison Dog Park. The v.te_ather held ciff long enough so they could have a nice ribbon cutting. At College Hill we had a ribli6n cutting for a,new Keeper. We had a Keeper at t_he dC>g park as well. Cabral.stated he,.W, tlle,Gha,mber are working with Together Wichita. One thought was to celebrate a l�O years'of Wichita by givi_ng-sC>methi_ngtC> every. _District, The thought was to put.two Keepers'in tWo parks'in ever District for'a total of 12 Keepers next year. They want to find artis!s'inJhose neighborhoods that co,uld commemorate maybe.the history of the comrn.l!..nity or ne_ighb.orh_ood. The th<Jug�t \1/ould be the Ch.amber and wand Together Wicl\ita\vould jUst carry this forward. The idea is to activate different parts of the community and use,it as a Way to celebrate 150 years of Wichita. Next month we hope to haye a fe'N_ peop_l_e here.to p�esent.Qn t_h_atplan and nextst_eps an�_timelines. We hope to have.all Keepe·rs installed byJuly 21, Wichita's birthday. One thought isto be able to showcase them atRiverfest. Fahnestock asked what kind of Keeper are we talking about. C!J_b�a_l responde_d it•is _like wj,at was.done.at CClllege Hill. The '!lfh.ite fiberglass Keeper and then we would gci through the design process with the Design Council and City then come to the Park Board as We ff for approval. We will get in contact with Council members as well to get r�comm_endations. We.have a short list of parks we re_ceiveitfr_om_staff: We also want to hear from Council and'their.District-Advisory Boards to make sure that those areas are the most in need of activation. BOARD OF.PARK COMMISSIONERS REGULAR �EmNG October 14, 2019 Page 9 of 11 Thiesen,shared a handout onwhatthey have been developing ori the Community Engagement Plan� They:started the process'in Ma\ ( working on de\ieloping our.community Engagement Plan ...We)ind itessential that.we inform and engage the community, Examples fr_o_m the past'i,nclude·planning ai CliJppwhen wewere going·to close·the golf course.,the Aquatics Master Plan, ,:ind then what'we have done·:with our PROS:Plan in 2015 and CAP.RA accreditation in 20i6 .. On:the '2019 Spring Rec.ciass Survey we had:no:respondents froin the , age of18·to 2,4. For the•ages•of0;18.we only h_ad 4_� of'resporide11f�. for t!Je age,group of .55 and older we had 48%. '.For-the,pastcouple years.it.has been forisisteritly ilnder110%'that we have'had.people'35 and younger resp·onding to.the'survey. Thro:ugh several.su·rveys'we hav_e done with Rec Center staff we h_ave identffi�dJey iss_u�s .in_g lirriffaiiorifto.enga,g�111ent from.the l)Ublic .. The_se:informed our f ocus group design thatwecdid.with a community engagement iritem over the summer. Our-focus'audience is going " 1 tci lie,young'farriily _,,__ -. , 1 and --- I children: Focusing on yoLJnger families ties to'a;re_levant i�sLJe:in:11\(ifhita whichJs;creating: -' - - . •"', - .-~ - - . cpnnections,Vllith a,rid r�_ta,i11i)lg yoLJng.f<!milie_s. We hCJp_e to do thitt.hr9ugh building•capacity, creating solutions and fostering ownerstiip ofour parks'and open spaces. We.·have:oohe··our research and.create an impiementat.ion tool which_ will eventll.iliy:torm our departmerit polj�y, The first.step of the strategy Ls\o in.fo_r!J'l-' 'T�_a(include�[nfopTliJ:lg fhe:pllti_l[c,'o_u_r recreation staff,,the City Manager; the Park 8ciafd an·a-then later City Couri"cil aftefWe liave run the philoso�hy by.,the'Par�·Boa·rl The second step:is.listening, so working:oh'creating focus groups with different orgarii?a,tior_is'in \V,i_chita, th�t.Vllo_uld�m!J�dY Oll!, large� i!_Ud_ience. The·focusing·,the informationwe,received'and then analyzing,and developing a strategy for next:steps. Then fihally°sharing a report of findings ariifYetomriiendatioiHci the 11uliiic. Our focus statement istha,t ttie:purpose of the COITl�unih,,E!nga,ge111ent·pro£�S_S is to·utiliZE! the community,perspective.andthe decision making pro�ss for polices,facilities:and. development. The.differericein,ttie·process.from11iefore is that'.We•!fre;meetirig'people where they are;at. IA(e•find that hosting �v.¢nts iri'City'f;iau:is'ina:Cce·ssibie for p:e�ple and·the general,th_em, w_e IJ.ave pjc�ei:t'.frorr_i·th_e J>LI,Dlic is a r:i:iisJ[u,sf.9(gov_ernrrierit I�t!Y fe!!I reluctant to come an engagein our"space. Theri;the:recruitinent of,comriiunity:meinbers thatare,the·unusuai.voices, Wheh'We,get.corrirriunity engagement from:th·e:pJHliG'we:hear·a lo_t of the same people. Thati_�:no_t neces�arily rel)res1;fita.ih;epJw�afth!?•�nti_rE! JJ.QJJU,ia,tion looks like especially with young•:families:, We.·hope to share the results far•and wide,and the eni:ou�age othehto,ei1gage'.in1the:pr6cess in tlie future, we hiive created th·e s·ur:vey that.We distributed to our·rec c�nter,staff, '0/e)gaihefE!d,the:re_sti!t�-and,desig11eil,ou_r f9_c:u/gro�p process. Then we i:liscussed'with �fake�olclers ab<_Jufwhat'the;pro.cE:?�s•c_an look·like ..Our next steps. are'go inifto be"begin·n i ng the foc:us'· gfo ups,, a'nalyzi ng'the -i'espo nses: aha, developing our goals• and'strategies,;reieasing -·· ,... ,·f. the:report,t9:the�pubh� � 1 ' �- and't,he_n creat']_ng•an ' - • ' ·', ,, • ,-, - actio11a_ble pQli.�y_ aft_erthat, 1-loutll]_a_n s_t�te.d, thJs "Y.� aJ1uge,h_ole i!J.•OLJr rnmmu_ri_lcatio,n Y{itb. ttie community;,getting!the,youth;more:involved'. _We,hi'>p-e.thatl:iy,the·end ofthis:We will'' have;a lot more.fe�dba�kthat;wifl}ie;r�preseritative ofouryoutti'. ,\Ne;r\eed to plan for our youth fQr t�e.Jytur:e·to keep,tb,eQ)larouncl: .. Houtrrian;stated on November 3 is;th�,Frostbite Regatta, 'ftie.wffi'.8e_,h'.1ving:a• -- groun9_breaking,cerem_911y f9r ihern,;Y{ row_i11g,fa�i!ity, C;ibral•asked'ifHoutmar\ knowsv,m:en,Naf!zgefwiii;11e;officialiy,_operi: H6_utman'.responded b_e,dges not:ha.ve•a rjbpg_n:.cy!_ting d�.fe yet, '.constrLJciig11:,ij�i��:�re\sti!I f[Q_a!i11g1a,ill(tJe .bit substantial colllpletior'i:is Decemtier.20,;ttiatao·esift1riecessarilyfinearNie:can,od:upy;ifyet,, butthe substilntial cor'npletion'.of;construction shpulcl,be done t>y:ther'L: we:,wiTirsge whanhe q�te is going;fo•l9ok,like:for the ri���Q ctit_ting, Most,likely-itwilf'�e;�fterth� holfflays,1so ii will.probably be,so"metime in.Januar:y.,for'an official ribbon cutting. ttis all'still iiiiflffx' ,soARD.oF°PARK'coM"iVfisSioNERS'ffG-i.JLAR M°EETING.i • OCtObef14;:2019i .,-1a g-�\O c;fh Harlenske stated she is hoping to have a final version of the Friends agreement to everyone by email tomorrow or Wednesday. Adjourn There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at approximately 4:14 p.m. The·neict regularly scheduled meeting will be held on Monday, November 18, 2019. Eddie Fahnestock, President BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING October 14, 2019 Pige 11·ct ii

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Board of Park Commissioners Regular Meeting Agenda Monday, October 14, 2019 3:00 – 5:00 P.M. 455 N Main City Hall 1st Floor Board Room Wichita, Kansas 67202 Item Description Call to Order Eddie Fahnestock, President Announcements Public Comments 1 Approve Minutes A. Recommended Action: Approve, sign and file minutes of the September 9, 2019, Board of Park Commissioners Regular Meeting. 2 Riverfront Legacy Master Plan (Troy Houtman/Jeff Fluhr) 3 New Items for Consideration A. Mayor’s Pine Grove Park – Houtman B. Friends University Agreement – Davidson C. Intro to Use Agreement Clapp Golf Course – Houtman D. Naftzger Entertainment - Thiesen 4 Continuation of Prior Business A. River Barge - Thiesen 5 Recreation Update (Reggie Davidson) 6 Golf Update (Troy Hendricks) 7 Wichita Parks Foundation Update (Troy Houtman) 8 OJ Watson Park Committee Update (Troy Houtman) 9 Aquatics Master Plan Update (Troy Houtman) 10 President’s Update (Eddie Fahnestock) 11 Director’s Update (Troy Houtman) Adjourn