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<br />Board Member McDilda advised that something the EPB does on an annual basis develop and <br />review their work plan. He explained that they went through an exercise to put together the plan, <br />mapping out what they wanted to work on throughout the year, or in some cases longer than a <br />year. He questioned if the Parks Commission had ever considered putting together a work plan. <br /> <br />Parks Supervisor Riverblood advised that they had not done an annualized work plan per se. <br /> <br />Board Member Max stated that the EPB was originally put together to develop a tree <br />preservation ordinance. He explained that when that was done they then worked on the wetland <br />issue and became a Board. He advised that the EPB does not have a fixed agenda from others <br />coming into them and explained that they have more control over their agenda than the Parks <br />Commission might have. <br /> <br />Board Member McDilda thought that one way the Boards could come together would be to help <br />facilitate that the other Commissions have work plans as well. He advised that the hard part is to <br />put together the work plan for the first time and stated that it then gets easier to update it each <br />year. He advised that they also go in front of the City Council and present their work plan each <br />year to get their input. He advised that it is another opportunity for the Board to have another <br />interaction with the Council and encouraged the Parks Commission to have those discussions <br />with the Council as well. <br /> <br />Parks Supervisor Riverblood thought that it might help if they were to reference the agendas for <br />the Boards from each month's meetings. He advised that the Parks Commission maintains a park <br />and trail map that shows what the Commission is doing and what they are planning to do. He <br />advised that the five-year CIP would involve the long-term goals. He stated that the Commission <br />is currently working on a couple planning documents, one of those being the comprehensive plan <br />as it relates to parks and open space. <br /> <br />Vice Chair Shryock commented that she could see how having a work plan could be beneficial to <br />the Commission if they had time to develop it. She thought that it might be a good idea if the <br />Commission had time to complete it, and also agreed that it would help to determine if the <br />Boards were on the same page. She explained that on the Parks Commission they get directives <br />that need to be followed and they also need to follow the CIP. She thought that a work plan <br />might help the Commission to make decisions instead of sometimes making assumptions. <br /> <br />Board Member Max thought that open space would be a great intersection between the two <br />groups. <br /> <br />Board Member McDilda stated that a great vehicle had left the Boards when John Olds retired, as <br />he was a member of both the EPB and the Parks Commission. He explained that when John <br />Olds was on the EPB he would share pertinent information with them about what was occurring <br />on the Parks Commission. <br /> <br />Parks Supervisor Riverblood thought that there might be an opportunity to talk to the City <br />Council about having one person fill vacancies on both Boards, if there were openings on both <br />Boards. <br /> <br />Park and Recreation Commission/August 14,2008 <br />Page 3 of8 <br />