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STAFF REPORT <br />DATE: January 10, 2023 <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM: Parks Commission Work Plan 2023 <br />TO: Mayor and City Council <br />SUBMITTED BY: Adam Swanepoel, Assistant Public Works Director Reviewed By: Marty Powers, Public Works Director <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br /> <br />At the November 2022 Park Commission meeting, members of the Park Commission agreed to <br />attend a joint workshop session with City Council to review the 2023 Parks Commission Work <br />Plan. Each year the Parks Commission is tasked with developing an annual work plan, which <br />identifies a list of projects and goals for the year. <br /> <br />The Parks Commission would have normally reviewed the plan prior to this workshop, however <br />last month’s meeting was canceled due to a lack of quorum. <br /> <br />ISSUE BEFORE COUNCIL: <br /> <br />Does the Council have any questions or direction on the current Park Commission work plan? <br /> <br />PROPOSAL DETAILS/ANALYSIS: <br /> <br />Planning and Policy – Items in this section have been listed as a CIP item or have been identified <br />as an item of consideration by the Parks Commission. Staff will work on planning for future <br />updates to city ball fields as well as other future park needs. The Council and Parks Commission <br />should review the items listed and determine the need for these items. Staff recommends removing <br />the dog park and disk golf from the work plan and potentially the CIP due to the lack of interest <br />over the years. Staff changed the language of the pickle ball project to include new or resurfaced <br />courts. <br /> <br />Development & Equipping – Changes to this section focus on trail connectivity and park projects. <br />Specific trails in the Stonegate and Ivywood Parks have been identified to be connected to each <br />other and are a continuation from the 2022 project. Projects for 2023 include the updates to both <br />Tablyn and Pebble Park’s tennis courts by converting them to both tennis and pickle ball courts. <br />Other projects include updating several parks to meet ADA compliance and design for Pebble and <br />Demontreville playset replacement. <br /> <br />Maintenance & Refurbishing – The majority of this section focuses on maintaining current park <br />amenities and what we already have. Public works staff is assigned to do much of the maintenance <br />and upgrades to park facilities as needed.