03-03-2022 Parks & Rec Commission Minutes

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MINUTES PARKS & REC COMMISSION MARCH 3, 2022 4 NEW BUSINESS: RONDEAU PARK COMMUNITY BUILD SUBCOMMITTEE The Parks & Rec Director provided an update on the progress of the Rondeau Park improvements. He noted that the playground equipment has been ordered and there is a desire for a community build. He stated that it was helpful with the last community build to have a subcommittee with two or three Commission members to help plan for the event. He noted that the target would be to attract 50 to 75 people to participate in the community build. He estimated that the community build would occur in late June or early July. Commissioners Mui, Schletty, and Hipp volunteered for the subcommittee. Commissioner Mui commented that he has spoken with some friends that work in graphic design about designing a small symbol for each of the parks, similar to what the National Parks System does. Commissioner Horwath noted that would be a large undertaking but is a good idea and perhaps something that could be done independently with Commissioner Mui working with staff. NEW BUSINESS: LCRA SUBSIDY AND BEHLES SCHOLARSHIP The Parks & Rec Director stated that the LCRA subsidizes all youth activities by 25 percent. He stated that for 2021 LCRA provided $3,046 in subsidies that assisted 157 youth in the community to participate in recreation programming. He stated that LCRA continues to be a fantastic community partner and thanked the organization. He stated that the City also has the Behles Scholarship which had a total of $5,000 available, noting that $4,300 is still available. He noted that staff would like to work on marketing the scholarship to ensure residents are aware of the opportunity to increase participation for families that perhaps could not afford recreational programing. He confirmed that the scholarship is available for all youth activities. NEW BUSINESS: RECREATION UPDATES The Recreation Coordinator stated that spring and summer activity registration is open and provided an update on activities that already have full registration. She stated that snowshoeing for beginners was run last week and had two attendees. She also highlighted upcoming recreational events and welcomed Commission members to volunteer for the events. She reported that staff has already received several shelter reservations for the 2022 season. Commissioner Chu encouraged staff to keep going with new programming, such as snowshoeing, and hoped they would gain in popularity as more people learn about the opportunity. She asked if there would be another indoor farmers market. The Recreation Coordinator reported that the next indoor farmers market will be held on April 11th.