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2012-05-08 Regular Meeting v� r fI' �`I I' i u In -L �_.. KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH JUN 8 2012 ,L,, PARKS & RECREATION COMMITTEE • MINUTES - _ -- - BOROUGH CLERK'S OFFICE May 8, 2012 Regular Meeting 7 p.m. inithe KIB Stl oolDistrict CALL TO ORDER CHAIR SALTONSTALL called to order the May 8, 2012 Parks & Recreation regular meeting at 7:02 p.m. ROLL CALL Roll call was taken and committee members present were Hans Tschersich, Jeff Huntley, Patrick Saltonstall, Andy Schroeder, and Michael Marion. Excused members were Sandra West, Rick Lindholm, and Pam Foreman. Ex- officio members present were Casey Janz and Steve Doerksen (arrived 7:05). Absent ex- officio members were Jack Ransom, Ian Fulp, and Chris Lynch. A quorum was established. Community Development Department staff present was Bud Cassidy and Sheila Smith. COMMITTEE MEMBER HUNTLEY MOVED to excuse Sandra West, Rick Lindholm, and Pam Foreman. VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY APPROVAL OF AGENDA COMMITTEE MEMBER HUNTLEY MOVED to approve the agenda. VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS COMMITTEE MEMBER HUNTLEY MOVED to approve the April 10, 2012 & April 24, 2012 minutes. VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AUDIENCE COMMENTS AND APPEARANCE REQUESTS There were none. OLD BUSINESS A) Leisnoi Land Trade /Priorities Cassidy stated the Leisnoi board met with the borough manager, Bob Scholze, and Cassidy. Talking in generalities there's an interim CEO for Leisnoi and he'll only be there until a full time CEO is elected. We could probably use the committee's expertise in the course of discussing what Leisnoi areas are important to the borough. In the Trails Plan which is included in your packet is the list that you thought were important. It talks about acquisition of these places. This is the list that will probably be presented to Leisnoi. Also we are providing them some borough land and options to see if there is any borough land they may be interested in. Bob Scholze, Borough Resource Manager, will be working on that soon. P &R Minutes Page 1 of 3 May 8, 2012 Brief discussion of Leisnoi lands, logging, and 17b easements. B) Bike Path & Lighting CHAIR SALTONSTALL stated he talked to Stosh Anderson from KEA who said they are doing those lights already and will be putting them downtown. It sounded like they are into those lights but he didn't know about the bike path. During discussion COMMITTEE MEMBER TSCHERSICH said he thinks there is a misunderstanding because they're replacing everything with LED lights. NEW BUSINESS A) Trail Summit Discussion Cassidy stated in your packet is the general trail comments and Russian Ridge comments made at the Trails Summit. There's also a written comment but doesn't really apply to what we're doing. We spent a fair amount of money advertising the Trails Summit, it was also on the radio, and there were 24 people present. During discussion there was consensus that the summit went well. There weren't any complaints or recommendations to change anything, and it appears people are compromising. The committee also discussed inaccuracies in the user guide map, and the need to get the public engaged in helping with the TMO. Cassidy stated the user guide map is free and they just need to come to the office to pick one up. We're trying to put it in the Coast Guard packets because it talks about trail etiquette. As new trails become available the user guide map will be a living document. Cassidy suggested a field trip to Russian Ridge because he thinks we need to elevate the whole Russian Ridge area. You can reach it from the city side and from the Monashka /VFW side. COMMITTEE MEMBER HUNTLEY requested that Schroeder bring a TMO so everyone can see one. Cassidy said he will scan a TMO and email out to the committee. Discussion of TMO's, the need for signage, and work with the city regarding Russian Ridge. B) May P &Z Agenda Cassidy gave a report on the upcoming P &Z cases. COMMUNICATIONS There were none. REPORTS Meeting Schedule: • May 22, 2012 Parks & Recreation Committee meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the KIB School District Conference Room • June 12, 2012 Parks & Recreation Committee meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the KIB School District Conference Room COMMITTEE MEMBER SCHROEDER MOVED to accept the reports. VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY P &R Minutes Page 2 of 3 May 8, 2012 AUDIENCE COMMENTS There were none. COMMITTEE MEMBER'S COMMENTS Patrick Saltonstall apologized for criticizing the Audubon map. His point was that both maps are good and useful. Hans Tschersich said the trail user map is an invitation to get lost because there are no descriptions where the trailheads are and where to go, it's just an outline. The Audubon map shows all the different trails that we didn't even consider and it shows the ownership. ADJOURNMENT COMMITTEE MEMBER HUNTLEY MOVED to adjourn. CHAIR SALTONSTALL adjourned the meeting at 8:10 p.m. KODIAK ISLAND BORO. GH Pit' KS &'. CR .A ONC fr r EE By: - - 'at ick ' altonas . , 'air ATTEST ��, ,� :TN ?f H n+tey! By: \ Te h c 0(044 `^ ' Sheila Smith, Secretary APPROVED: May 22, 2012 P &R Minutes Page 3 of 3 May 8, 2012