Minutes - Parks and Recreation Commission - 09/10/2009

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Delmont Fredricks, 7550 158th Avenue was present to discuss the trailway and proposed lake. He expressed the way he sees the way the plan is laid out that it looked to him some of the restaurants are encroaching the lake prohibiting a hike and bike atmosphere in that area. He wanted to see tying a trail system out of the Town Center area through the north up to Central Park. He also wanted to discuss the parking concern if a skatepark were to come to the Town Center area. Darren Lazan gave some background information relating to the trip to Iowa some City staff, Council and Steering Committee members went on and explained how the lake is modeled after a project called Jordan Creek. Commissioner Shryock confirmed that the Commission will continue to look at concerns of grading along the lake and access to the lake and creating a trail around it. Mr. Fredricks would like to see some sort df interconnection of basins and Commissioner Shryock stated the Commission will continue to look at unique ways of infiltration programs and will also continue to work on connections of corridors and trails. Case #2: Amphitheater and Master Plan for East Meandering Commons Park Park Supervisor Riverblood wanted to make sure the earlier concept plan is still workable and tenable and is it still affordable and also stressed the deadline for construction design and the call for bids is June 30, 2010. It is important to know that it is a tight timeline and the Commission should expect to get involved as soon as October and no later than November. COMMISSION/STAFF INPUT Resident Request for County Road #5 Trail Segment from Sunwood Drive to Iodine Street. Parks Supervisor Riverblood presented an exhibit of the missing segments along County Road 5. He expressed the difficulties of prioritizing the important segments and reiterated that trail connections and park improvements will be discussed as part of the 5-year park improvements later in the fall. Community Garden Project and Happy Days Event and Farmers Market Park Supervisor Riverblood gave the update that the Community Garden has 38 bed spaces and half of those beds are filled up and he wanted to plug in that the Community Garden Club is staffing booths at the Happy Days event and is hosting a farmers market element. Sunfish Lake Park Parks Supervisor Riverblood informed the Commission that recently the benches and signs were installed along with striping of the parking lot and volunteer perennial plantings. Archery for Traprock Commons Park Park and Recreation Commission/September 10, 2009. Page 3 of 4