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2014-07-22 Regular MeetingKODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH PARKS & RECREATION COMMITTEE MINUTES ��� NOV 1 3 2014 July 22, 2014 Regular Meeting 7 p.m. — KIB School Dht ict Go CALL TO ORDER CHAIR MARION called to order the July 22, 2014 regular meeting at 7:03 p.m. ROLL CALL John Neff requested excusal. Committee members present were Patrick Saltonstall, Rick Lindholm, Michael Marion, Helm Johnson, and Michael Scalzo. Excused was John Neff. Ex-officio member present was Mel Stephens. Absent ex-officio members were Steve Doerksen and Alan Schmitt. A quorum was established. COMMITTEE MEMBER LINDHOLM MOVED to excuse John Neff. VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Community Development Department staff present was Neil Horn and Sheila Smith. APPROVAL OF AGENDA COMMITTEE MEMBER SALTONSTALL MOVED to approve the agenda. VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS COMMITTEE MEMBER SALTONSTALL MOVED to approve the April 22, 2014 and June 24, 2014 minutes. VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AUDIENCE COMMENTS AND APPEARANCE REQUESTS None. OLD BUSINESS A) Pillar Mountain to Womens Bay Trail Maps Paul Van Dyke (IT Dept.) presented a map based on the info provided him at their last meeting. Discussion verifying what the committee wants included. COMMITTEE MEMBER SALTONSTALL MOVED to approve the map as presented with the addition of a Barometer Trail and we recognize we are extending our boundary onto the city land on the east side of Pillar Mountain, the back side trail on the part that connects with Russian Ridge. VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY B) CIP List Amendment — Amend "Dark Lake Trail' to read, "Beaver Lake Trail' Improvements Neil Horn stated a memo was forwarded to the Planning and Zoning Commission saying what the change is. Parks and Recreation Minutes Page 1 of 3 7/22/2014 COMMITTEE MEMBER SALTONSTALL MOVED to amend our CIP List from the June 24th meeting amend it from Dark Lake Trail to be Beaver Lake Trail. VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY C) RTP Grant Application Preparation D) Beaver Lake Improvements COMMITTEE MEMBER SALTONSTALL provided a memo in the packet and he talked about his memo re: the Beaver Lake Trail conditions. Discussion of the grants, matching funds, TMO's, and bridges needed. CHAIR MARION called a 5 minute recess at 7:37 p.m. CHAIR MARION reconvened the meeting at 7:45 p.m. COMMITTEE MEMBER SCALZO MOVED to request 2 RTP grants — 1 for motorized use and 1 non -motorized use. VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY NEW BUSINESS A) CIAP Trail Hardening Grant Horn stated we've been awarded $200,000 as part of the Coastal Impact Program to be used for hardening and erosion prevention for Salmon habitat for the Saltery Trails, Portage Bay Trail, and Lake Miam Trail. Horn will be meeting with Bob Tucker and Bob Pederson to discuss the way forward on this. The grant runs out December 31, 2016. Brief discussion The committee would like this to remain on the agenda for updates. B) Island Lake Trail Improvement Grant Monies Horn updated the committee on $48,000 in grant funds for the Island Lake Trail that was never spent and the grant has been extended since 2006. He will be talking with Bob Pederson and Bud Cassidy. We could do some brushing and basic measures within that $48,000. Horn will bring back more details of what can be done to the next meeting. Brief discussion re: is there a requirement for matching funds or any requirements, and bridges. C) Create Woody Way Loop Recreation Area Plan CHAIR MARION talked about his write-up included in the packet. CHAIR MARION clarified that the borough owns the property, not the city. Discussion on the need for restrooms, location of restrooms, playground equipment, a soccer or Frisbee field, and a possible land swap. COMMITTEE MEMBER SALTONSTALL MOVED that we accept the work that Mike Marion's Woody Way Loop recreation as outlined with the typos as discussed in our minutes, you know the few things wrong and we added the boundaries to be done up by Engineering and we added the little football fields but we feel this is the plan as envisioned that we worked out at our last meeting and we see it as reflective of our ideas. Parks and Recreation Minutes Page 2 of 3 7/22/2014 Horn stated he will discuss this with Bob Scholze and Bob Pederson. VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY COMMUNICATIONS A) August 20, 2014 Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda Horn reported on the cases to be heard by the commission in August. REPORTS Meeting Schedule: • August 26, 2014 - 7:00 p.m. - KIB School District Conference Room • September 23, 2014 - 7:00 p.m. - KIB School District Conference Room COMMITTEE MEMBER SALTONSTALL MOVED to accept communications VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AUDIENCE COMMENTS None COMMITTEE MEMBER'S COMMENTS Mikael Scalzo said he had a lot of fun working on the round of Beaver Lake. He appreciates all the work being done. Helm Johnson said he's going to be actively looking for matching funds for the RTP grants because it could get them for not having a matching source. It needs to be further ahead than they think. Rick Lindholm thanked everyone for their hard work. Mike Marion stated that some committee member's attendance has been weak and now that we've decreased the membership we need members to come as often as we can. ADJOURNMENT COMMITTEE MEMBER JOHNSON MOVED to adjourn CHAIR MARION adjourned the meeting at 8:44 p.m. KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE By: Michael Marion, Chair ATTEST i By: Sheila Smith, Secretary APPROVED: October 28, 2014 Parks and Recreation Minutes Page 3 of 3 7/22/2014