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Parks and Environmental Commission Regular Meeting Minutes March 6, 2023 Page 5 1 2 A member of CFS, shared that he participated in No Mo May last year. Cities can do this by 3 resolution and the samples provided are really good. He encouraged the Commission to 4 proceed. He stated the other cities passed the resolution ongoing. 5 6 If signage can be done it could be included in the resolution. The information that 7 Commissioner Doolan has could be included on a City webpage. 8 C.9 Parks CIP Discussion. 10 11 Public Works Superintendent Zach Lundberg reviewed City Staff engaged WSB to conduct a 12 parks evaluation to assist in refining the City’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) that includes 13 scheduling replacements for all City assets. The Parks & Environmental Commission 14 reviewed the report and offered comments. The Commission did not have any 15 recommendations for changes to amenities within the parks or had any additional priorities 16 other than those identified by the WSB assessment. 17 18 The primary take-away was that the playground equipment at Silver Point Park is the highest 19 priority for replacement and should be done as soon as possible. The City has a bid for that 20 work and is working with the vendor to add a swing set to the scope and get the replacement 21 completed. 22 23 Public Works performed additional improvements outside the assessment in 2022 including: 24 Installed drain tile at Central Park. 25 Replaced carpeting in Central Park Pavilion. 26 Planted trees along the north/south trail at Central Park. 27 Purchased mobile hockey boards at Silver Point Park. 28 Regraded the area for the hockey rink at Silver Point Park. 29 Repaved the trail on the west side of Salo Park north pond. 30 Installed timed locks on the doors at Emerald, Central and Silver Point Parks. 31 32 As the City begins the 2024 budget process, staff is seeking input from the Parks & 33 Environmental Commission on prioritizing the asset replacements to refine the CIP plan and 34 help the Council plan for funding those replacements in the long-term. 35 36 For 2023, the replacement of the playground at Silver Point Park and repairs to the skate park 37 in Central Park is budgeted. The Commission is asked to consider the recommendations and 38 consider the priority order and ideal scheduled for the items listed. Staff will use that to 39 determine scheduling while balancing city-wide CIP needs, and long-term funding with the 40 City Council. The recommendations from the WSB Report citing short-term and long-term 41 projects for Silver Point Park, Water Tower Park, Central Park, Emerald Park and Tennis 42 Court (“Well House Park”). Staff Recommendations were also provided for Silver Point Park, 43 Central Park, Emerald Park, Salo Park and Skate Park. 44 45 The Commission was asked to discuss and provide feedback for staff responding to How does 46 the Commission recommend scheduling the playground and other infrastructure additions and 47