04-01-2021 Parks & Rec Commission Minutes

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MINUTES PARKS & REC COMMISSION APRIL 1, 2021 2 Chair Miller commented that a few members of the Commission attended the joint meeting with the Council and consultant to discuss and develop an RFP for Pioneer Park. He provided details on the discussion that occurred and preferences for lighting, water feature, playground, and multi-use facility. He stated that the biggest message he took away from the Council was that they should continue to work forward at elements that could move forward sooner, such as lighting, while still keeping the master plan in mind. The Community Services Manager agreed that the consensus was to keep the momentum going and not let the multi-use facility hold up progress. He displayed a timeline of the next steps, noting that it is an aggressive timeline. Commissioner Ray stated that he liked the discussion related to the center building and making that second floor usable with picnic tables and an open concept on the main level. Commissioner Abruzzese asked for input on the water feature and the context, noting that the minutes state “small”. Chair Miller provided additional context stating that the purpose is to have something smaller for the children but not large enough where it would draw in too many visitors or cause too much noise. Commissioner Hipp agreed that it seemed the consensus was to have a natural type water feature that children could run through. She commented that the lighting on the path seemed to be a priority. She noted that she has received comments that the path is not wide enough and asked if that could be improved or whether a secondary path could be added for bikers and others to use that would alleviate some of the traffic from that path. Commissioner Chu asked how the information from the studies that were completed was incorporated into the discussion and plans. The Community Services Manager commented that feedback has guided this process and will be included in the RFP as well. Commissioner Schletty referenced the community input period included in the timeline and asked for details on what that would involve. The Community Services Manager commented that they were able to get the contact information for those that participated in the previous round of community engagement and therefore it should be easy to reach out to those residents to gain additional input. Commissioner Chu commented that community events would be another opportunity to gather input from the community.