HomeMy WebLinkAbout10.28.13 PRAB 09.23.13 Draft Minutes
City of Boulder
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
Valmont Bike Park Platt Farmhouse
Airport and Valmont Roads
September 23, 2013
Summary Meeting Minutes
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Board Present:
Rick Thayer, Mike Conroy, Michelle Estrella, Myriah Conroy, Kelly Wyatt, Mike
Guzek, Marty Gorce
Board Absent:
none
Staff Present:
Kirk Kincannon, Jeff Dillon, Alice Guthrie, Sally Dieterich
The meeting was called to order at 6:06 p.m.
I. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
The agenda was approved.
II. FUTURE BOARD ITEMS AND TOURS
Kincannon provided the following timeline update on future board items:
10/28/13 PRAB meeting – Pottery Lab RFP update
10/28/13 PRAB meeting – Park development and recreation programs
updates
10/28/13 PRAB meeting – Flood update – department impact
III. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Public participation was opened.
No one spoke.
Public participation was closed.
IV. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Approval of minutes from August 26, 2013.
Approval of minutes from August 26, 2013 was deferred to the October 28, 2013
PRAB meeting.
B. Informational Items
Due to the 2013 Boulder flood, Informational Items were deferred to the
October 28, 2013 PRAB meeting.
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V. ITEMS FOR ACTION
There were no Items for Action.
VI. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/INFORMATION
A.Flood Update – Department Impact
Dillon and Guthrie provided a brief timeline power point presentation of the flood
event from the beginning on September 12, detailing damage to parks and
recreation facilities. Dillon added the department is still in response mode and
updates will be provided to PRAB at monthly meetings.
B.E Bike Policy
Kincannon said the City of Boulder Transportation Department, at city
council’s direction, is reviewing a pilot program for electric assisted bicycles to
be permitted to operate on roads and bike paths, but not on multi-use paths and
sidewalks. City boards input has been requested, to be included in staff memos to
city council.
PRAB was generally in favor of the pilot program, having some reluctance with
regard to the speed of e-bikes on bike paths.
VII. MATTERS FROM THE DEPARTMENT
There were no Matters from the Department.
VIII. MATTERS FROM BOARD MEMBERS
There were no Matters from Board Members.
IX. NEXT BOARD MEETING:
October 28, 2013
X. ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 7:26 p.m.
APPROVED BY PARKS AND
RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD
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Rick Thayer
Board Chair
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Attest:
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Sally Dieterich
Recording Secretary
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