HomeMy WebLinkAbout2 - Minutes, February 27, 2006Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
East Boulder Community Center
Monday, February 27, 2006
Meeting Minutes
Staff present: Jan Geden, Jamie Sabbach, Jim Reasor, Sarah DeSouza, Alice Guthrie,
Mary Austin, Louise Grauer
Board present: Tom Sanford, Steve Brown, Suzanne O'Neill, Ed von Bleichert, Stu Stuller,
Chad Julian
Board Absent: Tom Blackburn
Consent Agenda
Public PaMicipation
Public Participation was opened.
No one spoke.
Public Participation was closed.
Public Hearing on Master Plan items
PRAB members and staff discussed the Vision Statement, Goals and Strategies and Policies.
Claire Douthit, 1505 S. Gillaspie, Boulder, 80305 spoke as vice-president of the Boulder Tennis
Association about a public-private partnership at Valmont City Park. The group would like to
pursue the partnership if the time period could be extended beyond twenty years.
David Yuhas, 4905 Osage Dr., Boulder, 80304, spoke in favor of building an azchery facility
adjacent to East Boulder Community Park.
David Hatfield, 3287 Cripple Creek Trail, Boulder, 80305, spoke about the value of the
Flatirons Golf Course to the community. He is in favor of keeping the golf course open.
Duncan Jones, 4951 Euclid Ave., Boulder, 80303, complimented the staff at the Flatirons Golf
Course and is in favor of keeping the golf course open.
Al Segal, 4309 Butler Cir, Boulder, 80305 spoke in favor of keeping the Pottery Lab open.
Eighteen people accompanied him to show their support of the Pottery Lab.
Ervin Bell, 3498 Iris Ct., Boulder, 80304, spoke in favor of keeping the Pottery Lab open, and
asked that its status be elevated from the discretionary level to a higher level on the Core
Services Business Model.
Dan Friedlander, 5686 Cascade Place, Boulder, 80303, complimented staff on the
informational DVD and spoke in favor of keeping the Pottery Lab open.
Jennifer Abernathy, 1632 High St., Boulder, 80304, spoke in favor of keeping the pottery lab
open.
Rodger Lamb, 6516 W. 114`~, Westminster, 80020, President of the Boulder Rugby Club,
spoke about the importance of providing athletes with adequate sports fields in order to attract
events to Boulder. He suggested allocating more funding towards field maintenance.
O'Neill moved to adopt the Master Plan eoals as amended and strateeies to date.
Von Bleichert seconded the motion.
The motion passed unanimously.
Stuller moved to approve the Master Plan nolicies.
Julian seconded the motion.
The motion passed unanimously.
Items for Discussion/Information
Louise Grauer (Planning Department) presented an update on the Transit Village.
Matters from the Department
Flower Proeram undate
Guthrie gave an update on the flower program.
The meeting adjourned at 8:55 p.m.
APPROVED BY PARKS AND
RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD:
Thomas Sanford
Boazd Chair
Attest:
Mazy M. Austin
Recording Secretary