Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 04/09/2009

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by staff to that regard. He thought the main building would be most used. 1-le confirmed that this would be just for outside doors. Commissioner Barr was concerned that the inside doors may not be locked correctly and that the locks may be needed on the inside doors as well. Commissioner Backous felt strongly that this feature was needed in Central Park. Parks Supervisor Riverblood advised that the timing is not as easy as it may seem and some work would need to go into the planning of the timers. He advised of another option of giving a key to the youth organizations to lock and unlock the bathrooms when used Commissioner Backous was concerned that there would then be access into the building and that keys could be lost. Commissioner Barr advised that funding could be saved eliminating the outside bathrooms. Parks Supervisor Riverblood confirmed that had already been done, with only one port -a -potty being left at the park. Commissioner Hansen felt that the port -a -potty would be sufficient for the time being. Chairperson advised that the need was there, but thought that the timing would be bette future. n the Commissioner Shryock did not think that all the details would be ironed out before the season begins. Parks Supervisor Riverblood felt that the cost was not much to add this feature and was more concerned with the maintenance issue. He thought it would be beneficial to open the bathrooms to the public but was concerned with it not being tidy for the public. He thought that the facility would need to be checked on a daily basis, with availability for cleaning on spot if needed. He advised of the number of doors and bathrooms in the park. He advised that this item is not in the existing budget and funds would need to be identified prior to Council approval. Commissioner Backous felt that at this time the concession stand should be done, which could cut down on the cost and still open that use for the public. Parks Supervisor Riverblood clarified that the cost would be about $3,000 per building. Commissioner Backous questioned if the park staff made daily trips to the park. Parks Supervisor Riverblood advised that it would vary on what was going on within the park, such as striping. He advised that the maintenance piece would need to be solved prior to this moving forward. Park and Recreation Commission/March 12, 2009 Page 9 of 15