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Home My WebLink About2013-08-01 Parks & Recreation PacketKENAI PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION AUGUST 1, 2013 CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 7:00 P.M. WORK SESSION ON PARK OPERATING HOURS TO PRECEDE MEETING AT 6:00 P.M. AGENDA 1. CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL 2. AGENDA APPROVAL 3. APPROVAL OF MEETING SUMMARY a. April 4, 2013 Regular Meeting b. June 20, 2013 Special Meeting 4. PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD 5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 6. NEW BUSINESS a. Park Operating Hours 7. REPORTS a. Parks and Recreation Director b. Commission Chair C. City Council Liaison 8. NEXT MEETING ATTENDANCE NOTIFICATION — October 3, 2013 9. COMMISSION QUESTIONS & COMMENTS 10. PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD 11. INFORMATION 12. ADJOURNMENT PLEASE CONTACT US IF YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETING: COREY -- 283 -8231 OR BOB -- 283 -8261 KENAI PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION APRIL 4, 2013 CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 7:00 P.M. CHAIR PRO TEMPORE JIM BEESON, PRESIDING MEETING SUMMARY Due to lack of chair and vice chair, Commissioner Beeson agreed to preside over the meeting. CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL Chair Pro Tempore Beeson called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. Roll was confirmed as follows: Commissioners present: Commissioners absent: Staff /Council Liaison present: A quorum was present. 2. AGENDA APPROVAL MOTION: J. Beeson, C. Stephens, J. Jackman, R. Lambourn A. Hull, R. Tunseth, E. Castillo Parks and Recreation Director R. Frates Commissioner Jackman MOVED to approve the agenda and Commissioner Lambourn SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. 3. ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR MOTION: Commissioner Stephens MOVED to nominate Al Hull as Chair and Commissioner Lambourn SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. MOTION: Commissioner Lambourn MOVED to nominate Ryan Tunseth as Vice Chair and Commissioner Jackman SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. 4. APPROVAL OF MEETING SUMMARY a. January 23, 2012 b. December 6, 2012 C. February 7, 2013 MOTION: Commissioner Lambourn MOVED to approve the meeting summaries of January 23 and December 8, 2012 and the meeting summary of February 7, 2013. Commissioner Stephens SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. 5. PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD — None. 6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS — None. 7. NEW BUSINESS a. Kenai Trail Construction — Summer 2013 Frates reviewed the memorandum included in the packet and general discussion occurred. MOTION: Commissioner Lambourn MOVED to suggest the trails initiated last summer be completed with Municipal Park as Priority #2 and Beaver Creek Park as Priority #3. Commissioner Stephens SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. 8. REPORTS a. Parks and Recreation Director— Frates reported on the new equipment purchases; snow removal at skate park; the May 16 and 17 soccer tournament hosted by Soldotna High School and held at the Kenai Soccer Complex; and, upgrades to the Community Garden. b. Commission Chair — Beeson reported on the Turf field at Kenai Central High School. C. City Council Liaison — No report. 9. NEXT MEETING ATTENDANCE NOTIFICATION — August 1, 2013 Commissioner Lambourn requested an excused absence from the August 1 meeting. 10. COMMISSION QUESTIONS & COMMENTS Beeson thanked the City for its work on the turf field and clearing snow off the ball fields. 11. PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD —None. 12. INFORMATION — None. 13. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Commissioner Stephens MOVED to adjourn and Commissioner Lambourn SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. There being no further business before the Commission, the meeting was adjourned at 8:20 p.m. Meeting summary prepared and submitted by: Corene Hall, CMC, Deputy City PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING APRIL 4, 2013 PAGE 2 KENAI PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING JUNE 20, 2013 CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 7:00 P.M. CHAIR AL HULL, PRESIDING MEETING SUMMARY CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL Chair Hull called the meeting to order at 7:15 p.m. Roll was confirmed as follows: Commissioners present: Chair A. Hull, J. Beeson, R. Tunseth, E. Castillo, Commissioners absent: R. Lambourn (excused), C. Stephens, J. Jackman Staff /Council Liaison present: Parks and Recreation Director B. Frates, Council Member T. Bookey A quorum was present. 2. AGENDA APPROVAL MOTION: Commissioner Beeson MOVED to approve the agenda and Commissioner Tunseth SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. 3. NEW BUSINESS a. Trail Construction Prioritization Frates reported general discussion took place on trail construction prioritization based on the work session field trip that took place before the meeting. Frates reviewed the April 4 recommendations and noted there had been some new suggestions since. The Commission spoke to the value both Ryan's Creek Trail North and the Shqui Tsatnu Trail would bring to those areas. MOTION: Commissioner Tunseth MOVED to recommend Shqui Tsatnu Creek Trail and continuation of Ryan's Creek Trail North as priorities, with Shqui Tsatnu Creek Trail being priority #1 with routing of the trail staying near the base of the ravine and up the plateau. Commissioner Beeson SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. 4. PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD — None. 5. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Commissioner Beeson MOVED to adjourn and Commissioner Tunseth SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. There being no further business before the Commission, the meeting was adjourned at 7:35 p. M. Meeting summary prepared and submitted by: Corene Hall, CMC, Deputy City Clerk PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING JUNE 20, 2013 PAGE 2 "Village with a Past C# with a Future" 210 Fidalgo Avenue, Kenai, Alaska 99611 -7794 Telephone: 907 - 283 -7535 / FAX: 907 - 283 -3014 illl�l 1992 MEMO: TO: Parks & Recreation Commission Members FROM:( Robert J. Frates, Parks & Recreation Director DATE: ^� July 25, 2013 SUBJECT: Park Operating Hours — Discussion The purpose of this correspondence is to inform you that there has been a request for the Parks & Recreation Commission to discuss the merits of establishing operating hours for our local parks. Presently, all of our parks in the system are available for public use 24/7. With respect to the Duties and Powers (Chapter 19.05.020) established by the Kenai Municipal Code, the Parks & Recreation Commission may make investigations regarding any matter related to City recreation. It is administration's recommendation that any discussion regarding operating hours be focused on those parks located adjacent to residential areas. The following neighborhood parks and community parks would fall in this category: • Fourth Ave Park • Municipal Park • Old Town Park • Beaver Creek Park City administration recommends operating hours of 6:OOAM to 11:00PM for the above referenced parks. We estimate that any change in operating hours recommended by the Commission and approved by Kenai City Council would have a financial impact of approximately $3,000 (labor & material). Impacts to our local police department would probably be minimal given the fact that calls related to use of parks during closures would most likely be a low priority type call. Any operating hours, if ultimately established, should allow administration the ability to temporarily suspend hours under certain situations, i.e., Kaleidoscope Charter School (camp out at Municipal Park) and other such extracurricular events and activities as approved by the City. After the work session, during the regular meeting, you will have two options: 1. Make a motion recommending Council approve operating hours (I MOVE TO RECOMMEND COUNCIL APPROVE OPERATING HOURS OF 6:00 AM TO 11:00 PM (OR OTHER HOURS AS DECIDED) FOR THE FOLLOWING PARKS: FOURTH AVENUE PARK, MUNICIPAL PARK, OLD TOWN PARK, BEAVER CREEK PARK) 2. Make no changes to current park hours (MAKE NO MOTION) Thank you in advance for your consideration.