Minutes - Parks and Recreation Commission - 03/14/2024

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Councilmember Musgrove asked for more information on the future plans for this area, as she recalled that some areas would be paved with firestones and benches. Parks & Assistant Public Works Director Riverblood commented that is the ultimate plan, to include those amenities to extend use in the shoulder seasons. He stated that those are still good ideas that they may move towards, but noted that the irrigation system can be reconfigured to accommodate those uses in the future. He stated that this action would make the area usable while they work on The Waterfront, with the future phases of Municipal Plaza to come in the future acknowledging that the majority of the area within the Plaza would remain open space. Commissioner Bennett commented that it does not seem like it would be a significant investment to make this space usable and recognized that the plan would be deployed in a manner where reconfiguration could occur when future amenities are added. Parks & Assistant Public Works Director Riverblood confirmed the consensus of the Commission that it is prudent to begin the process for developing plans for irrigating Municipal Plaza and to identify the associated costs. Councilmember Musgrove noted that this would also complement the trees and irrigation along Sunwood. Commissioner Bennett agreed,noting that the Plaza does seem like a weird,unfinished area across from City Hall. Councilmember Musgrove noted that the improvement could also entice a business to come into that corner area. 6. COMMISSION/STAFF INPUT Parks & Assistant Public Works Director Riverblood stated that at the April meeting they will identify the locations for the outdoor meeting schedule and appoint a Chair and Vice Chair for 2024. He referenced an area northwest of Central Park where there is a dilapidated boardwalk which is about 25 years old. He stated that hydrology in that area has changed, and the water sometimes overtops the boardwalk. He stated that staff would propose to refurbish that boardwalk and further elevate the boardwalk to solve the issue of water overtopping. He noted that item will go before the Public Works Committee at its next meeting. He explained that is a maintenance project and therefore the Public Works Committee would be the appropriate entity to make a recommendation on the project. 7. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Commissioner Bennett, seconded by Commissioner Olson, to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chair Barten; Commissioners Bennett, Olson and Ealain. Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioners Arts, Leistico, Loss, and Sis. Park and Recreation Commission/March 14, 2024 Page 4 of 5