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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4A - Draft Minutes - Parks & Recreation - April 28, 2008City of Boulder Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Council Chambers, 1777 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80302 Monday, Apri128, 2008 Action Meeting Minutes To listen to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meetings in their entirety, please go to the following link: www.boulderparks-rec.org Board Present: Norm Murphy, Todd Bryan, Joel Davidow, Pete Webber, Frances Hartogh, Alan Smith Board Absent: Chad Julian Staff Present: Jan Geden, Alice Guthrie, Sally Dieterich, Abbie Novak, Joy Master, Perry Brooks, John Cogdill, Steve Whipple The meeting was called to order at 6:04 p.m. I. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The agenda was approved. II. FUTURE BOARD ITEMS AND TOURS Geden mentioned relative to the Valmont City Patk Concept Plan that staff will go to City Council on May 6, 2008 to obtain clazification on three points: 1. To determine if the disc golf course will be temporazy or permanent. 2. Relocation of the Platt farmhouse. 3. Positioning of the amphitheater on the South side of the Pazk. Geden added that the goal of staff is to have this item on the agenda of City Council's first business meeting in July. To gain approval staff will bring it back to the PRAB on June 23, to the Planning Board on June 26 and then to City Council. Geden suggested scheduling a PRAB special meeting in June with Valmont City Park as the sole agenda item in prepazation for the Planning Boazd and City Council meetings. Relative to funding for the Thunderbird Lake project, Geden communicated questions from City Council regarding if monies from the 2008 CIP slated for repairs at the Iris Center, Wonderland Lake trail and Hazlow Platts trail should be redirected to the Thunderbird Lake project. She suggested a tour of these locations with City Council members, the PRAB, City of Boulder Risk Management and pazks and Recreation staff. III. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION There was no public participation. IV. CONSENT AGENDA Minutes from March 31, 2008 were approved. V. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/INFORMATION A. 2008 Parks and Recreation Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Approval and Operating Budget Novak and Guthrie provided an overview of the CIP Budget. Novak clarified that the CIP was being discussed, not approved and that the operating budget would be discussed in May. She noted that this was the Parks and Recreation Department Capital Budget for 2009-2014. Three funding sources that were discussed and make up the Capital Budget were: 1. Permanent Pazks and Recreation Fund (Fund 230) 2. .25 Sales Tax Fund (Fund 118) 3. Lottery (Fund 111) The three funding sources were discussed. Special projects were discussed and funding for Foothills Community Pazk, East Boulder Community Park, Elks Pazk and Violet Pazk was recommended to be reduced. The CIP will be presented to the PRAB in May for a formal recommendation. VI. MATTER FROM THE DEPARTMENT A. Follow-up on Thunderbird Lake. Master provided a brief verbal update on the status of this project. She said nine monitoring wells have been installed azound the lake with results showing that water levels aze lower than the file drain. B. Scheduling of Tours The following Parks and Recreation Department tours aze being scheduled for PRAB members: • Tour of Wonderland Lake trail and Hazlow Platts trail will be in May. • Tour of City of Boulder Parks and Recreation playground renovations. Playgrounds with needed repairs will also be included as part of the tour. • Tour of Foothills Community Park and east Boulder Community Park will be scheduled later in the summer. VII. MATTERS FROM BOARD MEMBERS Bryan requested relative to Agenda Item IX.A., Verbal Update on the City Manager's Work Group on Recreation Financing from the March 31, 2008 PRAB meeting that the following be added to the Apri128, 2008 minutes: The final report will be presented to the PRAB and City Council. Webber said he feels that the Valmont City Park process has stalled. He said the PRAB has not received clarity from City Council on design issues. Geden and Guthrie responded that City Council had questions about the Platt farmhouse, the disc golf course and the amphitheater requiring direction from City Council. VIII. NEXT BOARD MEETING The next Board meeting is scheduled for May 19, 2008 at the West Senior Center, 909 Arapahoe Ave. IX. ADJOURN The meeting adjourned at 10:28 p.m. APPROVED BY PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD Norman Murphy Board Chair Attest: Sally Dieterich Recording Secretary