2015-04-28 Regular MeetingKODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
PARKS & RECREATION COMMITTEE
MINUTES
April 28, 2015 Regular Meeting 7 p.m.-KIB School
CALL TO ORDER
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JUN 3 2015
VICE CHAIR SALTONSTALL called to order the April 28, 2015 Parks and Recreation
Committee regular meeting at 7:05 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Committee members present were Patrick Saltonstall, Helm Johnson, Sharon Wolkoff,
and Marnie Leist. Absent was Dale Stratton. Ex-officio members present were Alan
Schmitt, and Corey Gronn (arrived 7:13 p.m.). Absent ex-officio members were Aaron
Griffin, Ron Bryant.
A quorum was established.
Community Development Department staff present was Neil Horn, Sheila Smith, and
Jack Maker.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
COMMITTEE MEMBER LEIST MOVED to approve the agenda.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS
COMMITTEE MEMBER JOHNSON MOVED to approve the December 16, 2014
minutes.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
AUDIENCE COMMENTS AND APPEARANCE REQUESTS
Scott Arndt stated he came to speak on a subdivision that is on the May P&Z agenda.
The committee will discuss under Communications after Jack Maker arrives.
OLD BUSINESS
A) Saltery Trail Improvements Discussion
Neil Horn reported that the Island Trails Network is now under contract with the borough
to do the improvements to the Saltery Trail. It's a Coastal Impact Assistance Program
(CIAP) Grant for $200,000 from the State of Alaska. It's for the entire Saltery
Cove/Portage Bay/Miam Trails. Island Trails Network will focus on the Saltery Trail with
a view to looking at the others to give us some idea of cost but the money is going into
the Saltery Trail because of the dominant uses. Island Trails Network will start Sunday
on their design process and at the end of that we'll sit down to work out the construction
phase of things. Once we have a plan together then he'll brief the committee and take
input from the committee. The project has to be completed by December 2016.
B) Island Lake Trail Improvements Discussion
Neil Horn stated we have about $40,000 from a grant from 2006 and another state grant
to improve Island Lake Trail. That money was never spent. We put out an RFP to do
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some improvements to Island Lake Trail. We have 1 bidder now and he's in the process
of putting the contract together and working with that bidder to hopefully get them under
contract by the end of June so we can do those improvements. The improvements are
basically going to be moving some of the trails getting them away from where they are
falling into the creek, care and maintenance of the bridges, and it's going to be up to the
proposer of what's possible to get done with the $40,000.
Brief discussion of the trail where it crosses Lilly Drive.
C) Beaver Lake ORTAB Grant Discussion
Neil Horn stated we didn't get the grant. We made it through but we weren't high
enough priority to make the financial cap. We need to think about applying for the same
next year.
Brief discussion of TMO's.
Jack Maker arrived.
NEW BUSINESS
A) Elections — Chair & Vice Chair
COMMITTEE MEMBER LEIST nominated Patrick Saltonstall for Chair.
COMMITTEE MEMBER JOHNSON MOVED to close nominations.
VOICE VOTE ON CLOSING NOMINATIONS CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY7
ROLL CALL VOTE FOR COMMITTEE MEMBER SALTONSTALL AS CHAIR CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY
COMMITTEE MEMBER JOHNSON nominated Marnie Leist for Vice Chair.
COMMITTEE MEMBER JOHNSON MOVED to close nominations.
VOICE VOTE ON CLOSING NOMINATIONS CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
ROLL CALL VOTE FOR COMMITTEE MEMBER LEIST AS VICE CHAIR CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY
COMMUNICATIONS
A) May 20, 2015 Planning and Zoning Agenda
Jack Maker updated the committee on the upcoming P&Z cases.
Discussion of the subdivision cases, pocket parks, and Tract R-2. The committee had
no comment on the subdivision cases.
COMMITTEE MEMBER JOHNSON MOVED to accept communications.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
REPORTS
Meeting Schedule:
• May 26, 2015 Parks & Recreation Committee meeting-7 p.m.- KIB School District
Conference Room
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• June 23, 2015 Parks & Recreation Committee meeting- 7 p.m.-KIB School
District Conference Room
COMMITTEE MEMBER JOHNSON MOVED to accept reports.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
AUDIENCE COMMENTS
Scott Arndt thanked the committee.
COMMITTEE MEMBER'S COMMENTS
Alan Schmitt said he's encouraged to see Mr. Arndt here. We have a P&Z alternate seat
vacant. Keep your eye on Killarney Hills but he doesn't see it to go quickly.
Sharon Wolkoff said she's interested in keeping Tract R-2 as a park because her
grandkids play there, Relay for Life is held there, and she has an interest in disc golf.
Helm Johnson welcomed Marnie Leist as the newest member and he thanked her for
taking the vice chair position.
Corey Gronn said he knows nobody from the City Parks & Rec has attended one of
your meetings in quite a while and Gronn plans on being involved as much as possible.
He said Killarney Hills is a big deal to the City Parks & Rec; the city maintains most if
not all the borough's fields under a joint use agreement with the City, Borough, and the
School District. We maintain them for Little League, Football League, the High School
Soccer, and things like that. The borough has fewer restrictions as far as public usage
compared to the city. Relay for Life, there are several steps they have to take in order to
be able to host it at our facilities so keeping it as borough owned isn't a bad thing but
designating that as public lands is huge. The size of Tract R-2 resembles the size of
Baranof Park, it has that potential. On any given day we probably have 750 people
attend the park. He's happy to be here and a part of it. In the upcoming months Gronn
plans on working on the Strategic Parks Plan with the advisory board that he serves.
Patrick Saltonstall said we've been trying to get both committees to be a little more
coordinating. We've been pushing for an overall parks plan.
ADJOURNMENT
COMMITTEE MEMBER LEIST MOVED to adjourn.
CHAIR SALTONSTALL adjourned the meeting at 8:15 p.m.
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By:
ATTEST
By:
Sheila Smith, Secretary
Community Development Department
APPROVED: May 26, 2015
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