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2011-01-25 Regular Meeting F zm PARKS & RECREATION COMMITTEE I 1, FEB 1 0 2011 :jL1 l MINUTES O January 25, 2011 7 p.m. in the RIB.Co"riferente Room; r _ OFFICE CALL TO ORDER VICE CHAIR SALTONSTALL called to order the January 25, 2011 Parks & Recreation meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. ROLL CALL Mike Sirofchuck requested to be excused due to being out of town. Committee members present were Pam Foreman (arrived at 7:05 p.m.), Hans Tschersich, Jeff Huntley, Patrick Saltonstall, Andy Schroeder, Rick Lindholm, Sandra West (arrived at 7:04 p.m.), and Willy Bethea. Ex Officio member present was Casey Janz. Excused was Mike Sirofchuck. A quorum was established. Community Development Department staff present was Duane Dvorak and Sheila Smith. APPROVAL OF AGENDA COMMITTEE MEMBER BETHEA MOVED to approve the agenda. VOICE VOTE CARRRIED UNANIMOUSLY MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS There were no minutes. AUDIENCE COMMENTS AND APPEARANCE REQUESTS There were no audience comments and appearance requests. OLD BUSINESS A) Trails Plan 1. Review of Gilpin's Trails Master Plan's Objectives & Etiquette recommendations Dvorak stated in the packet is a revised document from Joe Gilpin similar to the one reviewed at the January 11th meeting. Cassidy transmitted to Gilpin the feedback from the January 11th discussion and Gilpin updated it within a day or so. Cassidy emailed this out to the committee for your review. Cassidy had mentioned there was some concern that this idea of the trail etiquette may be at odds with trail management and objectives so he's included the trail management and objectives section from the plan as it currently stands. Also provided are a number of websites regarding trail etiquette from different areas. During a brief discussion Smith reminded the committee that after the last meeting your homework was to review the information and email in your comments. The committee took a few minutes to review the material. During discussion there was consensus that on page 11 the 1st bullet is excessive and should say "when meeting head on quads and motorcycles should pull off the trail and turn P &R Minutes Page 1 of 4 1/25/2011 off their engines to allow horses to pass." The committee felt the schools, PTA, and other organizations need to be encouraged to participate in the Safe Routes to Schools since the DOT is ready to help. They questioned whether the committee should get more proactive as a committee or individuals because it always says "the borough should ..." What can the P &R committee do to make this happen other than to put the best possible language into the plan that talks about Safe Routes to School and continue as we look at all the routes as we look at bicycle trail proposals, and code and ordinance changes that allow routes to be part of completing the street and those things. We can continue to make recommendations to the Assembly through Planning & Zoning that Safe Routes to School and that complete the street concept be a part of what they do in their code revisions, and also do it with the language in the Trails Plan. They feel it should be more inclusive to include any organization, Parent /Teacher organizations, or group that is willing to take this on rather than just the school district referring to the paragraph on page 7 that says "the Kodiak Borough Parks and Recreation should initiate a project ... VICE CHAIR SALTONSTALL reminded the committee that as they see things to email staff. In response to COMMITTEE MEMBER SCHROEDER'S inquiry regarding 1D; Form Public /Private Partnerships and 3H; Encourage volunteer efforts; what is the borough providing other than just moral support and what does that look like, Dvorak said in the past the borough has served as a conduit for trail improvement grants particularly working through the Kodiak Soil and Water Conservation District we've administered at least 2 trail hardening grants for the Summit Lake /Lake Miam trail corridor and those were executed by either the Soil and Water Conservation District or ITN so that is a tangible benefit, more than just moral support and not without problems. COMMITTEE MEMBER TSCHERSICH stated another tangible benefit from the borough was the Audubon Hiking Program this summer. The borough has always underwritten the insurance and without that it wouldn't have been possible. Dvorak stated he hasn't seen a chapter that deals with implementation. 2. Trail Management Objectives Dvorak stated that Cassidy prepared the packet and mentioned that the TMO would be included here and was based on the discussion on the January 11th meeting where there was a concern that maybe the program recommendations may be disconnected or at odds with the TMO's, and that you wanted to see these things to make sure your recommendations at the beginning of the packet are consistent with the TMO's. During discussion VICE CHAIR SALTONSTALL reminded the committee that we had decided that we are creating a strategy to deal with these trails on an individual basis at the trail summits instead of TMO's. Discussion of TMO's, finishing the plan first, being so behind schedule that it may cost more for TMO's to be included in the plan, and perhaps 1 completed TMO in the appendix of the plan. NEW BUSINESS A) ITN construction of a trail in the (other portion) of Perenosa right of way Dvorak gave a brief report stating this section of Perenosa Drive right of way goes from Sitkinak Drive and comes down and would have terminated at Katmai Drive but it came all P &R Minutes Page 2 of 4 1/25/2011 the way to Sheratin at one time but was vacated in order to create the Katmai Subdivision. Right now it's unconstructed right -of -way. This is where the Christian School wanted to vacate. During discussion the committee brought up that they had already made a recommendation to P &Z that the right -of -way be established as a route and work with ITN to put the trail together. COMMITTEE MEMBER FOREMAN directed staff to track down that recommendation, find out what happened at P &Z, and did it go forward from there. VICE CHAIR FOREMAN MOVED that we recommend ITN be granted a right -of -way permit on Perenosa Drive from Katmai Drive to Sitkinak Drive for the purposes of a trail and that right -of -way be cleared by July 1, 2011. COMMITTEE MEMBER SCHROEDER recused himself from the vote. VICE CHAIR FOREMAN MOVED to amend the motion to the add language that this would be a 4 foot wide under Class 3 trail intended for the use of pedestrian and bicycle trail following the route of the current right -of -way. VOICE VOTE ON MOTION TO AMEND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY (Andy Schroeder - recused) VOICE VOTE ON AMENDED MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY (Andy Schroeder - recused) COMMUNICATIONS A) February 16, 2011 P &Z Agenda Dvorak gave a report stating for Case S11 -007, the property owners along this undeveloped Perenosa Drive right -of -way have requested to vacate the southerly half, 30 feet wide of the right -of -way. A number of the property owners on the Trinity Islands Subdivision side have built fences out in this right -of -way and have utilized this area for several years. Recently we've received complaints and have contacted the property owners to ask them to remove these encroachments. They have enjoyed the use of the area and don't want to give it up. Discussion regarding utility easement and establishing and maintaining the remainder of Perenosa Drive as a neighborhood route. COMMITTEE MEMBER TSCHERSICH MOVED that on this connecting corridor between Tugidak Court and Sheratin Road there should be an established corridor, 4 foot for example, to have a Class 3 pedestrian trail. VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Casey Janz suggested having a sheet in there that talks about the classes of the trails for the commission to look at. Dvorak gave a report on Case 11 -017 Rezone request. REPORTS The next Parks & Recreation Committee meetings will be on February 8, 2011 and February 22, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the KIB Conference Room. P &R Minutes Page 3 of 4 1/25/2011 Rick Lindholm and Hans Tschersich requested to be excused from the February 8th meeting due to they both will be out of town. Tschersich will be gone to the end of March. AUDIENCE COMMENTS There were none. COMMITTEE MEMBER'S COMMENTS Sandra West said the Assembly is looking at Salonie Creek for gravel. Patrick Saltonstall directed staff to put Salonie Creek on the next agenda. ADJOURNMENT COMMITTEE MEMBER HUNTLEY MOVED to adjourn. VICE CHAIR SALTONSTALL adjourned the meeting at 8:50 p.m. KOIIAKISLtN I� • t . GH l P &RICRF TI1N1 ' By: \Ifir & _ . u AINIM R � Mike Sirofchuck, Chai ATTEST ItO(lt.il Patc `cl By: C ��heAoct nIi Aa Vi C9 In hQ1/4Cl Sheila Smith, Secretary Community Development Dept. APPROVED: February 8, 2011 P &R Minutes Page 4 of 4 1/25/2011