Minutes - Parks and Recreation Commission - 04/13/2023

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Motion by Commissioner Sis, seconded by Commissioner Barten, to approve the following Park and Recreation Commission Regular Meeting Minutes: • Park and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes date February 9, 2023 Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chair Bennett; Commissioners Sis, Barten, Arts, Leistico, Loss, and Olson. Voting No: None. Absent: None. 5. COMMISSION BUSINESS 5.01: Initiate Playground Development for Neighborhood Park in the Riverstone South Subdivision Parks & Assistant Public Works Director Riverblood presented background information on the Riverstone South subdivision and playground concept that had been approved by the Commission. He stated that staff is now in the process of finalizing the design and ordering equipment. He recommended that the zipline be ordered as it has an eight-week delivery time and although part of the playground would in itself be a standalone item. He displayed the concept plan for the playground and highlighted different features. He noted that the items on the State contract will not need to be competitively bid and could be directly purchased. Commissioner Sis asked if the intent would be to install the zipline prior to the other equipment. Park& Assistant Public Works Director Riverblood confirmed that is the intent. Commissioner Sis asked if the Park Dedication contribution of$350,000 would be the total budget for the park. Park & Assistant Public Works Director Riverblood replied that the $350,000 is available in the park trust fund today. He stated that the preliminary budget for the concept plan was approved by the Commission last fall and believed that most items would still fall within that budget. Commissioner Sis stated that his concern would be if the totality of the developer contribution is spent on this park it would do nothing to assist with more community driven parks, such as the park proposed within The COR. Park & Assistant Public Works Director Riverblood stated that the Park Dedication contribution came from a neighborhood that does not currently have an accessible park. He stated that of the 243 homes in the development, he would anticipate the majority of the homes would have small children that would be served by the playground. He stated that when the Commission first reviewed the Riverstone South subdivision it was recommended to have identifiable trails that would connect to other areas and although that was not well received by the developer, it was provided. He believed that the budget was necessary to support the play equipment to serve the area. Commissioner Bennett stated that the zipline is similar to a project that was funded and intended to go in at Brookside Elementary but was removed because the School District decided that it did Park and Recreation Commission/April 13, 2023 Page 2 of 6