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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-05-13(_MIEN!DIAY PARKS bt RECREATION COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING • MINUTES Meeting Online Via Zoom Wednesday, May 13, 2020 • 5:30 p.m. The Meridian Parks Et Recreation Commission is a volunteer citizens' group that is created and empowered to advise the City on issues relating to park facilities and recreation programs of the City. Their mission is to gather input from staff and other qualified personnel on issues relating to the creation and design of public parks and open spaces; to listen to public input; and to provide advice and recommendations on parks and recreation related matters to the Mayor and City Council. Roll -Call Attendance Commission President Dom Gelsomino called the meeting to order at approximately 5:31 p.m. MPR Administrative Assistant II Rachel Myers took roll -call attendance as follows: X Dom Gelsomino, President X Jo Greer, Vice President - Keith Bevan X Jennifer Bobo 0 Abbey Hutchins 'Arrived at approximately 5:36 p.m. X Michelle Jensen 7 John Nesmith X Creg Steele 0 Jessica West 0 Councilman Brad Hoaglun, ex officio Others present were: MPR Department staff—Director Steve Siddoway, Parks Superintendent Mike Barton, Recreation Manager Garrett White, Marketing Coordinator Shelly Houston, Pathways Project Manager Kim Warren, Et Arts it Culture Coordinator Audrey Belnap; Et Deputy City Attorney Emily Kane. 2. Adoption of the Agenda Commission President Dom Gelsomino entertained a motion to approve the agenda as presented. Commissioner Creg Steele moved to adopt the agenda. Commissioner Michelle Jensen seconded. All were in favor of the motion. Approval of the March 11, 2020 Regular Meeting Minutes Commission President Dom Gelsomino entertained a motion to adopt the minutes as presented. Commissioner Creg Steele moved to approve the minutes. Commissioner Michelle Jensen seconded. All were in favor of the motion. 4. Announcements a. June Meeting - Spring Pathways Tour - Steve Siddoway Parks It Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes - May 13, 2020 Page 1 of 6 Persons desiring accommodation for disabilities related to documents and/or hearings: Please contact the City Clerk's Office at 888-4433 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. MPR Director Steve Siddoway announced for the MPR Commission's June meeting, they have historically done a team building activity, such as a barbecue in a park once a year. However, with the recent meetings being changed and the April meeting cancelled, which was going to be the pathways tour, his first thought was to consider whether to make the June meeting the Spring Pathways Tour. It is still somewhat unclear as to whether it will be appropriate to gather together in the van because of the Governor's order regarding the Covid-19 pandemic. If the Governor's stages continue to proceed as currently planned or scheduled, it could be appropriate for participants to ride together in the van and do their usual version of the tour. The Commission expressed general consensus to conduct the Spring Pathways Tour if it aligns with the Governor's reopening stages. Details TBD. Potential sites to be visited will be reviewed and discussed at the next agenda -setting meeting. b. Upcoming Events - Shelly Houston MPR Marketing Coordinator Shelly Houston highlighted the following: • The new 2020 Summer Activity Guide has been published, which is an online version. • The art dedication ceremonies for Renaissance and Champion Parks, Arbor Day Celebration, and Unplug ii Be Outside Week were cancelled during the month of April. • The Meridian Main Street Market has determined a new start date for the season - Saturday, May 23, 2020 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Event organizers will take precautions involving social distancing, trying to limit the touching of objects, crowd control, and movement. • Regarding Memorial Day at the Rock of Honor on May 25, 2020 at 11 a.m., the American Legion has decided to do more of a private event where they will have an honor guard rifle salute, the raising and lowering of some flags, and a bugler that will play "Taps." It will most likely be livestreamed on Facebook and potentially recorded for playback online. • Gene Kleiner Day was normally scheduled for Saturday, June 13, 2020. However, the event will be moved to a date in September, likely on a Friday night. More information to come. • Independence Day will entail fireworks for the public shot off near the Meridian Speedway as usual but no festival (face painting, bounce houses, etc.) in Storey Park this year. • Sparklight Movie Night in Settlers Park will happen but with a delayed start date of Friday, July 10, 2020 and will run through August 21. 5. Old Business —NONE 6. New Business a. Meridian Arts Commission It Meridian Historic Preservation Commission Update - Audrey Belnap MPR Arts 8 Culture Coordinator Audrey Belnap briefly introduced herself to the Commission. She then provided a PowerPoint update about the Meridian Arts Commission and the Meridian Historic Preservation Commission. Copies of her slides are attached to these meeting minutes. Parks 8 Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes - May 13, 2020 Page 2 of 6 Persons desiring accommodation for disabilities related to documents and/or hearings: Please contact the City Clerk's Office at 888-4433 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. b. MPR Department Update - Steve Siddoway MPR Director Steve Siddoway provided a PowerPoint update about the MPR Department. Copies of his slides are attached to these meeting minutes. c. MPR Department Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Requests Update - Steve Siddoway MPR Director Steve Siddoway provided an overview regarding the fiscal year 2021 budget requests in the form of a PowerPoint. Copies of his slides are attached to these meeting minutes. Commission Feedback: • Creg Steele - Are there any additional funds budgeted for additional construction of some of the pathways? The construction funds that would be requested would be specifically for the South Slough Pathway. The MPR Department would also be asking for the concept planning and easement gathering work for the other 12 potential connections. There is a current budget to work on existing projects like James Court. In addition, they have funding coming through CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) for pathway project construction like the Fairview Avenue Connection. How does this year's budget compare to previous years? The City needs more funding for pathways for the MPR Department to construct versus waiting for those that the growth is going to pay for. Steve stated the request for this year is larger than in past years. There is a placeholder of approximately $100,000- $150,000, but some years, the MPR Department has received more than this amount and some years less. For FY2021, MPR staff would be requesting more. Kim Warren interjected the CitylDepartment is taking a 1-2 approach where in year 1, a project would be designed and then in year 2 the same project would be constructed so that there is always an ongoing cycle of one project under design the some year as a different project is also being constructed. 7. Workshop -NONE Staff Reports a. Parks Et Recreation Re -Opening Plan - Steve Siddoway MPR Director Steve Siddoway rolled in all of his updates into the two presentations noted under 6b and 6c above. A verbal update of the Parks Et Recreation Re - Opening Plan was provided under item 6b above. Attached is the re -opening plan. b. Mike Barton, Garrett White, £t Kim Warren MPR Parks Superintendent Mike Barton reported on the following: • Heroes Park Parking Expansion - This is an active project of his to prepare construction documents. • Budget - He has been working on the fiscal year 2021 budget. • Art Pieces - He is closing out the two art pieces at Renaissance and Champion Parks. The "Illuminations" art piece at Renaissance Park has a light that shines through all the glass and lights up a medallion on the ground at the spring equinox, which works perfectly. • Discovery Park Ball Field Lights - The ball field stadium lights at Discovery Park were retrofitted with LED lights, which was less expensive than to purchase the Parks rt Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes - May 13, 2020 Page 3 of 6 Persons desiring accommodation for disabilities related to documents andlor hearings: Please contact the City Clerk's Office at 888-4433 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. light glare HID lights and then go in and retrofit than it was to do the LEDs. The MPR Department received an Idaho Power energy conservation rebate. • Fairview Avenue Connection - The $380,000 grant for this project is a big deal and allows all the other 12 pathway projects discussed earlier in the evening to move forward. • Pickleball Courts at Settlers Park - Some heavy maintenance was completed on the U10/Pickleball Courts at Settlers Park. It was time to resurface the courts. The courts are primarily used for Pickleball, so when the crew resurfaced them, they did away with all of the conflicting lines. Now those small courts at Settlers are dedicated Pickleball Courts. If all goes as planned, the courts will be opened up this weekend. • Mayor's Youth Advisory Board - He is working with the Mayor's Youth Advisory Board members who have identified some fitness equipment as their project this year to go into Kleiner Park near the Senior Center but more closely related to the fishing dock area. They are trying to get a donation of the concrete so they can purchase some additional equipment. If not, the Board has the project fully funded, which will be taken forward to Council in the form of an update on May 19, 2020. • New City Arborist - He has been showing Matthew Perkins the ropes the last couple of months in reference to processes, places in parks, and other areas the MPR Department takes care of. Matt will join the Commission at a future meeting to provide an update. Matt is very knowledgeable about trees. MPR Recreation Manager Garrett White reported on the following: • Covid-19 - The Recreation Division has been very busy with all of the Governor's orders and stage 1 reopening of youth activities. He has been overwhelmed with field reservations and external event cancellations/postponements/reschedules. The number of cancelled special event days this year since the Coronavirus outbreak has been 37. • Homecourt - Jake Garro has been overseeing the floor resurfacing project that just wrapped up. His staff is currently doing a lot of the cleaning and miscellaneous items related to building maintenance until they can open up the facility. The plan is to reopen in phases starting June 1, including having community education classes in Bay 5 and then slowly opening other parts of the facility with groups of 50 or less. In addition, the curtains which divide the courts are being replaced. This is a 3-4 week project which will start in June. Some protocols have been set in place regarding the reopening of the rest of the Homecourt as well. • Camps E Programs - Community education classes start up on June 1, if all goes as planned. Summer camps start on June 8 with staff training beginning June 1. There will be two sites this year at Discovery and Siena Elementary Schools. Camps are starting to fill up. • Arts Et Culture - Audrey Belnap has joined the MPR team in January 2020. She has "hit the ground running" and has really fit in well. Garrett feels they have "hit a grand slam" with hiring her and with the job she has done so far. • Sports -Maggie Combs has been busy cancelling/postponing/rescheduling leagues. Parks 8 Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes - May 13, 2020 Page 4 of 6 Persons desiring accommodation for disabilities related to documents and/or hearings: Please contact the City Clerk's Office at 888-4433 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. Staff Support - Renee White has jumped in and helped Jenna Fletcher with protocols for youth camps and how to open things. Shelly Houston has helped to cover the front desk. Jake Garro has had time to help out with camp protocols. Vicki Wagner and Rachel Myers stepped up and helped him with department dashboard data when he was overwhelmed with field tasks. The whole MPR team has come together and helped out wherever needed. MPR Pathways Project Manager Kim Warren reported on the following: • Plan Review - Applications are still coming in for review. She has had approximately 3-4 pre -application meetings per week. • Pathway System - She has been taking a look at the pathway system to find those projects to make the key connections that would not otherwise be built. • Fairview Avenue Connection - Steve Siddoway took a bike ride with the Mayor. When they got from the Five Mile Creek at H2 up to Fairview Avenue, they discussed the missing connection at Fairview. MPR staff has submitted a plan set to ACHD for approval and have gotten back comments. She is pushing the consultant to resubmit the plan for review and approval so they can relocate the power poles and get some of the grant money spent before the end of the year. • Finch Lateral/South Slough Pathway - She and Mike Barton will take a walk with the consultant and engineer to look at the site in order to get a legal description upon funding approval. She will contact the Nampa -Meridian Irrigation District about potentially bidding some pipe for the lateral so they can install it for the City. • Pine Avenue Pedestrian Rest Stop - This project is located east of Main Street about half way to Locust Grove where the H2 Pathway takes off. The concrete work for this project is in place. Landscape work is beginning. • Local Rail -With -Trail - Some survey work was completed on this project that is outside of the rail corridor west of City Hall from Linder to Meridian Road. There were a couple of easements MPR staff was looking into getting. They had the proposed alignment surveyed. Both owners located between 2nd and 3rd Streets are interested in granting access. Progress will continue. • Five Mile Creek Pathway Trailhub on Ten Mile Road - This project has been in a holding pattern, since the project is part of the larger ACHD Ten Mile Road project. She will speak with the consultant to finalize the construction documents. They are ready to get poised to bid later this year so they can construct in the spring. 9. Adjourn Commission President Dom Gelsomino entertained a motion to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Creg Steele moved to adjourn. Commission Vice President Jo Greer seconded. The vote was unanimous and in favor of the motion. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at approximately 7:11 p.m. (AUDIO Et VIDEO ON FILE OF THESE PROCEEDINGS) Parks 8 Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes - May 13, 2020 Page 5 of 6 Persons desiring accommodation for disabilities related to documents and/or hearings: Please contact the City Clerk's Office at 888-4433 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. APPROVED: DOM MING, RESIDENT JO GRE , VICE PRESIDENT /rem C(P / tp / 202b DATE Attachments: 1) Flyer: Meridian Parks Zt Recreation Re -Opening Plan (1 page) 2) PowerPoint Presentation: MAC 8 MHPC Update (6 pages) 3) PowerPoint Presentation: MPR Department Update (17 pages) 4) PowerPoint Presentation: MPR Department Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Requests Update (5 pages) Parks It Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes - May 13, 2020 Page 6 of 6 Persons desiring accommodation for disabilities related to documents and/or hearings: Please contact the City Clerk's Office at 888-4433 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. 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To broaden the possibilities of potential locations for the mural Currently building the Call to Artists and RFQ for local businesses Concerts on Broadway Second most recognized public artwork Sector Seventeen, Farand Wide • August 2g'h, Diamond Empire Band • Septemberi2t'',Kings ofSwing • September 260, High Street ME ..,R rytint` 1IMI1 `, � a � 5/13/2020 2 GMi• • I Traffic Box Wraps • September 9-12,2020 • Series of activities to see art and create art Most popular activities: Art Drop & Student Chalk Competition LtI�'e. �+1 4._ a Around 9 -xi new traffic box wraps are installed each year • 4-6 wraps are funded by MAPS ordinance • s wraps are funded by MDC in support of the West Ada School District Student Art Show <Morgan McCullough Autumn Trees 5'^ Grade, zo16 Lisa Flowers Ross> Oh, to Playin the Klee *Most frequently selected as a favorite public artwork 5/13/2020 3 Initial Point Gallery • Monthly Gallery Exhibits • Goal: to make Gallery more accessible to the public • Selection Committee Meeting in July to schedule 2021 Alisha W hitman Flynn Day Pottery Dwight Williams 5/13/2020 M Historic Virtual Tours National Registry • Partnered with Hull Film to create virtual tours of Meridian History • Completed: Main Street, Pine Street School, Black Cat Farm • Next Sites: Meridian City Hall/Creamery, Meridian Speedway • httos:/Imeridiancity.orcl/historic/sites/ Awarded s2,000 grant by the State Historic Preservation Office for the Meridian Speedway Reconnaissance Survey Beginning the process for listing the Meridian Speedway on the National Registry Partnering with local business, TAG Historical Research 5/13/2020 5 Going virtual for annual Historic Preservation Month May Walking Tour! Preservation • Facebook: Meridian History Month Meridian Exchange Bank • Instagram: Qa MeridianHistory eu 11111 . 10I�� o0 i Hui = 1 1p� Meridian High School Clara Hill House 5/13/2020 .vl.:.Y����Qp�QpR�`+� � �n �4 � �\ Our Vision Meridian Parks & Recreation is a premier department that provides family -focused opportunities for the Meridian Community and responds to a growing and I t„ changing population. Our Focus Areas QUALITY COMMUNITY FUN Who We Are "I love that Meridian Parks & Recreation provides places and activities that create quality of life experiences, bring better balance to working families, and are fun and enjoyable. This is what it's all about at the end of the day!" Steve Siddonvy, Deparmtent Director ;!` 5/13/2020 4Y1> - - �' commissions appointed by the Mayor and f® y City Council, advises on park planning, ' „k , capital improvements, policies, recreation programs, budgeting, and other relevant issues. The Meridian Parks and Recreation Commission nothe 2nd Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the City - Council Chambers at Meridian City Hall. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ' - - - - - These meetings arc open to the public. Top ((eft to fight). John Nesmith, Abbey Hutchins (Youth Rep), Jo Greer (Vice President), Michelle Jensen, & Creg Steele i Bolton (/eft /o right): Keith Bevan, Jessica West, Jennifer Bobo, & Dom Gelsomino(President) Administrative Offices Meridian City Hal!— 2"d .Floor (in Downtown R'feridian) Maw `.r r „ i :� tc;; Ti i t Park Maintenance Shop 1700 E. Lanark (off Locmjt Grove) Meridian Community Center 201 E. Idabo Avenue (in Downtown Alleridian) H ME c@U nr Mai - _I Meridian Homecourt 936 TaylorAvenue, Smite 104 (off Franklin Road) 5/13/2020 Meridian Park System Map N .ry yN.r� rYMnIM'. 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Near WWRRC In Black Cal. wilhpath. already built or conditioned multi -use _. Waadhu,Pathwa,rerearan Crean, - If all 12 of these projects are worked on :. under Road Sidewalk- Easl Side. WtnCo to Covose Geek simultarleowly, this requestw0l fund North Locust Grove- West Side. Inllatdewalk Seallons concept designs, survey work, and legal description preparations for signature. S MaMIIanRead lnrmsidewalkcanneatiantoHarh.lModel. School _ If the list of 12 projects is reduced, this ^. Meridian High School Polhway request may fund a combination of ' Two Mle Pathway-Pmnklia B L.Ho Grove Road to Woodbridge Subdivision concepts, survey work, and col5tluctlon documents. 5 Five Mile Pathway- Through Woodbtldge Subdiy lon Texan, Ploygreund Pathway Can necVan Conneel Tuscany Mofhe Soueh� ivlN* Gassing (of Ten Mle Creek. to I Ridanbcugh Pathway -Gordan Hants PaA to Victory Read C. South Manion Connectiore- - Ian Mile Oaek connection To Podorh6n Signal at Eagle Road - Blacbock SaMivi�ion Cannegim to laventlx HoigM1h Heroes Park Parking Expansion Construction J oRgFrs HEROES PARK PARKING iQ HEROES PARK PARKING Q xr,,,,R�lau�. io caxckr.ux. nex.� ��.,�ym, wxcmuu.ux.er 5/13/2020 2 Landscape Design for Roundabout Improvements • Locust Grove & Victory • Eagle & Amity • Eagle & Zaldia Meridian Parks & Recreation Master Plan 5 -Year Update ctr.: I 5/13/2020 11 Park Maintenance Equipment Capital Purchases Walk Behind Seeder • Deep Tyne Aerator Sirt:__i'11 -.:�. __ Storey Park: Pump Station Panel Bear Creek Park: Grind. Overlay, Lots, & Pathways Storey Park: Cut/Patch 3,800 SF; Grind Overlay North Drive Heroes Park: South Side Cut/Patch for Roots Fuller Park: Clean, Seal Coat Pathway 1997 Ford F-150 (Fleet #24) 2000 Chevrolet Silverado K2500 (Fleet #22) John Deere 1500 Wide A:ea Mower (2) 2007 Kawasaki 3000 Mule 201 1 Kawasaki 4010 Mule 5/13/2020 0 Computer Replacements Recreation Division PCs • Recreatic • Arts &Cultwer_C:ii ii -f • Special Events Coordinator 'asses & Camps Coordinator • Recreation Site Supervisor Questions? Thank you! Administration Division PC • Parks Super in len dent • Pathwny, Project Manager •Replace with a Surface 5/13/2020