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2006-07-11 Regular Meeting KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH PARKS & RECREATION COMMITT REGULAR MEETING-JULY 11, 20 6 MINUTES BOROUGH CLERK'S OFFICE o 1C~1E1\Yl[Erm JUl 2 8 2006 l1!J CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the Parks & Recreation Committee was called to order at 7:05 p.m. by CHAIR SIROFCHUCK on July 11, 2006 in the Borough Conference Room. ROLL CALL Committee Members Present Absent Excused Others Present Hans Tschersich X Duane Dvorak Jeff Huntley X Community Development Kevin Foster X Mike Sirofchuck-Chair X Pam Foreman X Patrick Saltonstall X Andy Schroeder X Vacant Wayne Biessel X Ian Fulp X Barbara Williams X Roy Brown X Scott Arndt X Jordan Rodgers X A quorum was established. Scott Arndt joined the meeting at 7:20 p.m. APPROVAL OF AGENDA COMMITTEE MEMBER SCHROEDER MOVED TO APPROVE the agenda as presented. The motion was SECONDED by COMMITTEE MEMBER SALTONSTALL, and it CARRIED 5-0. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING COMMITTEE MEMBER FOSTER MOVED TO APPROVE the minutes of May 9th, May 23rd, June 13t\ and June 27,2006. The motion was SECONDED by COMMITTEE MEMBER SALTONSTALL, and it CARRIED 5-0. AUDIENCE COMMENTS AND APPEARANCE REQUESTS OLD BUSINESS A. Recreational Amenities Draft Ordinance. DVORAK stated he believed the idea was the documents were to be amended and distributed after the June meeting, so that at the next quorum meeting the committee could take action and forward a July 11,2006 Parks & Recreation Minutes Page 1 of 4 recommendation. He believes the draft ordinance is in final form unless there are further amendments to be done before we forward it. COMMITTEE MEMBER SALTONSTALL stated the main changes came about at the joint Planning & Zoning/ParIs & Rec meeting. Ogle then made further changes and brought it to our meeting that lacked a quorum, so the meeting was turned into a worksession which we then discussed and fine tuned. COMMITTEE MEMBER FOSTER expressed strong concern about taking a meeting lacking in quorum, and then turning it into a worksession to make changes that affect everything. When we had this originally it was part of the committee that had a quorum established; now this has changed because of a non quorum meeting or worksession. COMMITTEE MEMBER SALTONSTALL stated there has been only one new reiteration since that joint worksession. We discussed what changes occurred on June 2ih but didn't make any further changes. The meeting lacking in quorum that we turned into a worksession, Ogle wasn't even there. Ogle was at the joint meeting, and then she took it back to rewrite it. Since then we have not had a quorum to formally review it. The committee then discussed the draft ordinance, the changes made, and how it will tie into the Comp Plan. COMMITTEE MEMBER SALTONSTALL MOVED TO FORWARD the Recreational Amenities Draft Ordinance to the Planning & Zoning. COMMITTEE MEMBER HUNTLEY SECONDED the motion, and it CARRIED 5-0. B. Comments for Comprehensive Plan. The committee discussed the plan. Dvorak stated if you want to see the Comprehensive Plan become the policy document that supports decisions of where you think the community should go or things the community should be doing then you should set some priorities from this broad spectrum, and decide what the real important objectives are to achieve over the next 20 year timeframe. COMMITTEE MEMBER SCHROEDER is concerned that it is not going to be described to the level that it needs to be to preserve some of the access to the rivers, mountains, trails, and other recreational areas. DVORAK stated the idea is to create a universal policy document that will be the guiding policy for future step down plans and that may be where you get more specific. CHAIR SIROFCHUCK asked Duane to remind the Comp Plan consultants to pay close attention to the trail survey and the public's information about maintaining rivers, trails, and beaches. Because we feel this should be a major part of the plan, we would like to see it as specific as possible, but at least the elements and public desires expressed in the plan. DVORAK said if the committee feels there are areas that need to be acquired by the public, that those should be listed and prioritized for acquisition as part of the Borough's land management program. CHAIR SIROFCHUCK requested this item to be on the next agenda. July 11, 2006 Parks & Recreation Minutes Page 2 of4 C. Approval of Draft language for joint agreement of use and operations of urban recreation facilities. DVORAK stated that BaranofPark's field is used as part of school activities, yet it is a City facility. That is why it is a three part agreement. COMMITTEE MEMBER SALTONSTALL MOVED TO RECOMMEND to pass this on to the relevant bodies, and recommend a longer agreement, possibly three years. COMMITTEE MEMBER SCHROEDER SECONDED the motion, and it CARRIED 5- o. D. Kodiak National Trails Day Update. CHAIR SIROFCHUCK reported there was a 1 Y2 day workshop with Lisa Holzapfel, Wayne Biesse1, and Kevin Myers. The classroom session was on Friday night and a morning session on trail construction. They will learn enough to be given a trail design and be able to follow and understand the instructions. Saturday they started to work on a trail based on the standards and principles they learned about, and on Sunday the trail was completed. E. A TV Park. After a discussion, most members liked the idea of an A TV park, but it was the general consensus the committee is opposed to an A TV park in Sa10nie Creek. COMMITTEE MEMBER SALTONSTALL MOVED TO OPPOSE the creation of an A TV park in Sa10nie Creek. COMMITTEE MEMBER SCHROEDER SECONDED the motion. More discussion of an A TV park. The question was called, and it CARRIED 5-0. NEW BUSINESS A. Necessity of a campground. After a brief discussion, it was the committee wish to carry this over to the next meeting. COMMUNICATIONS DVORAK stated due to Mary Ogle departure, he is the Acting Director until another director is hired. He requested they change the contact emai1 address to his. He stressed that communication is the key, and he really needs feedback to keep him in the loop. He also said Sheila Smith, the department Secretary was taking leave and would be gone for two months. REPORTS A. Meeting Schedule: July 25,2006 P&R meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the KIB conference room. August 8, 2006 P&R meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the KIB conference room. CHAIR SIROFCHUCK stated he will not be here for the next two meetings and asks to be excused. AUDIENCE COMMENTS There were no audience comments. July 11,2006 Parks & Recreation Minutes Page 3 of4 COMMITTEE MEMBERS' COMMENTS Andy Schroeder stated as the newest member to the committee he is curious about what is next. What will they do in the interim, how can they be most effective, and if we find the Comp Plan isn't going to be as specific as we like, is it time to look at a trails plan and launching into it and releasing it to get it approved at the same time as the Comp Plan. We could be working on both at the same time and all the issues would be discussed. Next, our contract with the Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance is coming to an end. We have until August 151 to ask for assistance again, it just has to be a different reason for needing assistance than the first time. Maybe we could get another two years assistance from them. My final comment is let's fill the vacant seats Mike Sirofchuck asked if we had asked them to help with the Trails Plan the first time. Duane Dvorak stated that was done when Michelle Steams was here. We received technical assistance with GPS and GIS. In addition, they took GPS & GIS coordinates and our aerial photography and went out with our staff and made a map that defines the trail alignment with common attributes and then matches it up with pictures of the trail. The trail segments are scored in a way you can establish priorities. Scott Arndt stated Salonie Creek is not an area for an ATV park, and he would recommend looking for another area. Mike Sirofchuck stated he grew up in Ohio where there was a law when a strip mine was through being mined it had to be reclaimed for recreational purposes. ADJOURNMENT CHAIR SIROFCHUCK requested a motion to adjourn. COMMITTEE MEMBER HUNTLEY MOVED TO ADJOURN the regular meeting. The motion was SECONDED by COMMITTEE MEMBER FOSTER, AND CARRIED by unanimous voice vote. The meeting adjourned at 9:05 p.m. KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH PARKS & RECREATION COMMITTEE ATTEST By: ~1l2n ((Un HID Sheila Smith, Secretary Community Development Department DATE APPROVED: July 25,2006 July 11, 2006 Parks & Recreation Minutes Page 4 of4