Minutes - Parks & Recreation - 4/26/2010City of Boulder
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
Council Chambers
1777 Broadway
Monday, April 26, 2010
Action Meeting Minutes
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Board Present:
Todd Bryan, Pete Webber, Bob Yates, Rick Thayer, Marcelee Gralapp, Michelle
Estrella, Myriah Conroy
Staff Present:
Kirk Kincannon, Alice Guthrie, Abbie Poniatowski, Sarah DeSouza, Sally
Dieterich, Matt Claussen, Perry Brooks, Stacy Cole, Bev Johnson (Planning
Department)
Guests Present:
Dan King, Blue Ribbon Commission II Representative
The meeting was called to order at 6:03 p.m.
I. OATH OF OFFICE OF NEW MEMBERS
Myriah Conroy and Michelle Estrella were sworn in as members of the Parks and
Recreation Advisory Board.
H. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
The agenda was approved.
III. ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Gralapp made a motion to nominate Bryan for Board Chair. Yates seconded the
motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Yates made a motion to nominate Webber for Board Vice Chair. Bryan seconded
the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
IV. FUTURE BOARD ITEMS AND TOURS
Kincannon provided a timeline of current and future Board items and tours,
adding that the May 24, 2010 PRAB meeting will be at the Flatirons Golf Course
Events Center.
• 5/11/10 — Boulder Reservoir Master Plan City Council Study Session
• 5115110 — Tentative date for the PRAB retreat [since changed to June 7]
• 5/24/10 PRAB meeting — Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Public
Hearing
• 5/2410 PRAB meeting — Flatirons Golf Course Master Plan update
• 5/24/10 PRAB meeting —Potential Public Hearing on the naming of the
Bluff Street Park site
• 8/10/10 —Recreation Programs and Facilities Plan City Council Study
Session
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A.D. Chesley, City of Boulder resident, representing Boulder County Nature
Association, spoke in support of staff s recommendation to create a wildlife
habitat on the western shore of the Boulder Reservoir to protect sensitive areas.
Cathy Comstock, City of Boulder resident, representing the Boulder Audubon
Society, suggested creation of a multi -use trail at the Boulder Reservoir along
51 st Street between the right of way and fencing to make a narrower paved road,
thus protecting wildlife species in that area.
Jason Vogel, City of Boulder resident, president of Boulder Mountainbike
Alliance (BMA), thanked staff for helping to establish a partnership with BMA.
He suggested constructing a multi -use trail ten to fifteen feet outside of the right
way at 51 gt Street that would be beneficial to all groups.
Larry McKeogh, City of Boulder resident, president of Boulder Aquatic Masters,
suggested staff investigate a potential partnership with a group planning on
developing a multi sport training facility in Boulder.
Andrea Bilich, City of Boulder resident, spoke on the need for more trails
surrounding the Boulder Reservoir and for a divided trail along 51'` Street as a
safety option.
M INK
A. Approval of minutes from March 15, 2010
Minutes from March 15, 2010 were approved as written.
VII. ITEMS FOR ACTION
A. Public Hearing and Consideration of a Motion to Approve the Naming of
the Neighborhood Park Located in the Dakota Ridge Neighborhood
Brooks provided a brief verbal presentation on this park site.
• 1.2/6/09 — Park dedication held with Board members and City Council
members in attendance.
Staff solicited suggestions for the park name and received a majority for
Dakota Ridge Park.
Dakota Ridge Park has been a historical name for the site since the land
acquisition in 2000.
Staff feels the naming process has been consistent with park naming
policy and recommends naming the park site Dakota Ridge Park based on
public input.
Webber made the following motion:
I move that the park be named Dakota Ridge Park.
Yates seconded the motion.
The motion passed unanimously.
VIII. ITEMS FOR DISUSSION INFORMATION
A. Blue Ribbon Commission II Report
Blue Ribbon Commission member, Dan King, provided a brief presentation on
the status of the Blue Ribbon Commission II that included the following
recommendations:
• City is implementing Priority Based Budgeting as part of 2011 budget
process.
• City began using key performance measures to evaluate /compare to other
Colorado communities.
• City completing review of compensation policies /practices and the
recommendation is to move the organization to a performance based
system.
• BRC II has influenced the city's 2010 stabilization plan.
B. Capital Improvement Program
Poniatowski spoke briefly on this item, providing an overview of the capital
budget. She added that final capital budget projections will be provided at the
May 24, 2010 PRAB meeting. A Public Hearing will be held at that time.
IX. MATTERS FROM THE DEPARTMENT
A. OSMP Dog Voice and Sight Control Update
Claussen said that this item is presented as an advisory from the Open Space and
Mountain Parks Department regarding an ordinance change that will further
define voice and sight control for the City of Boulder. He added that most City of
Boulder Parks and Recreation areas under leash law with the exception of Boulder
Reservoir, which is voice and sight control and Howard Heuston Park a non -
fenced dog park that operates under voice and sight control. OSMP is adding
language to the ordinance that will define sight control as being able to see the
dog's actions.
B. Priority Based Budgeting Update
Poniatowski provided a brief verbal update on this item. She said the City of
Boulder is initiating Priority Based Budgeting. She added that the Parks and
Recreation Department has determined the following priorities list:
1. Programs /Services Costing — direct cost and overhead
2. Programs /Services Grading — 85 programs and services will be graded and
assessed a score, with highest scores being highest priority and lowest
scores being lowest priority
She noted that Priority Based Budgeting is additional information that is part of
the Department's budget submission.
C. Park Development Update
Kincannon gave a brief verbal update on each park site:
Melody Park
• Summer 2010 completion
• Summer 2010 —Dedication at 16 and Kalmia with PRAB members and
City Council members
Park East
• Some portions complete
• Shelter and irrigation near completion
• Mid to late summer 2010 —playground and basketball court upgrades to
be completed
Valmont City Pazk
• North park area under contract negotiations —update at May PRAB
meeting
• Mid May — official construction to begin
East Boulder Community Park
• Construction continues
Keewavden Park
• Irrigation upgrades underway to improve water efficiency and turf grass,
reducing operational costs
Boulder Reservoir
• Sewer line upgrades nearing completion
• Fiber optic installation to begin
D. Energy Efficiency Program Update
Kincannon said that the photo voltaic portion of Phase One for the Parks and
Recreation Department recreation centers will be completed in August.
E. Flatirons Golf Course Master Plan Update
Guthrie provided a brief verbal update and timeline:
• 4/14/10 — Public meeting held to receive public input
• Staff has been working with golf course consultants to identify areas for
improvement.
• 515110 — Public meeting to share consultant ideas and receive public input
• 5/24/10 — PRAB meeting to discuss golf course /events center
improvements
F. PRAB Retreat Update
Kincannon requested feedback from Board members regarding the proposed
Saturday, May 15 retreat date. He added that other options for the retreat could be
a week day or evening.
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X. MATTERS FROM BOARD MEMBERS
Webber said that he has received communication from the handball community at
the East Boulder Community Center about court management issues and that this
information had been passed on to staff.
XI. NEXT BOARD MEETING: May 24, 2010 at Flatirons Golf Course Events
Center, 5706 Arapahoe Avenue
XII. ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 7:54 p.m.
BY PARKS AND
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Chair
Attest:
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Sally Dieter' °h
Recording Secretary