Minutes - Parks and Recreation Commission - 10/08/2020

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Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chair Bennett; Commissioners Loss, Sis, Barnes, Barten, Guck, and Leistico. Voting No: None. Absent: None. 5. COMMISSION BUSINESS 5.01: Introduce 2021 Capital Improvement Planning, Including Proposed Improvements Park Parks & Assistant Public Works Superintendent Riverblood presented background information on the capital improvement planning process. He recognized that not all the 2020 projects were able to be completed in part because of COVID impacts, and highlighted some of the planned 2021 Sue Brockman, 15631 Ramsey Boulevard NW, stated that she is a dog owner and frequent user of the park. She obtained input from several users of the dog park and provided details on the suggestion she brought forward to expand the fenced in area. Chair Bennett thanked the resident for her suggestion and the extra work she puts in at the dog park. Commissioner Loss asked if people often use the repurposed bus shelter. Ms. Brockman replied that the shelter is used when the weather is not as pleasant, but it can only hold a few people. Commissioner Sis asked if the resident believes that there is a need for the shelter to be expanded or whether the funds budgeted for that purpose would be better used for expansion. Ms. Brockman stated that she has never heard a need for it when discussing the topic with other users of the park. She commented that the higher priority for users of the park seems to be increasing the size of the fenced area. Chair Bennett commented that people love the dog park and want more of it. He agreed that the shelter comment has not come up as much since the repurposed shelter was added. He commented that the park typically has at least five or six users at any given time of the day. Commissioner Loss asked if the City has another shelter that could be repurposed and added to the expanded area. Parks & Assistant Public Works Superintendent Riverblood replied that the City does not have another shelter and did not believe that duplicating that in another location would be desired. He commented that lighting may be helpful. He stated that if the Commission recommends expanding the park, he would also suggest adding LED or solar lighting along the north side. Ms. Brockman commented that many users continue to use the park after daylight savings time when it begins to get dark around 5 p.m. Park and Recreation Commission/October 8, 2020 Page 2 of 4