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03/27/2007 Regular Meeting rD) ~ (l; ~ ~ W [g rR'l lfU AP~~~~ BOROUGH CLERK'S OFFICE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH PARKS & RECREATION COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING-MARCH 27, 2007 MINUTES CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the Parks & Recreation Committee was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by COMMITTEE MEMBER SALTONSTALL on March 27,2007 in the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly Chambers. ROLL CALL Committee Members Present Absent Excused Others Present Mike Sirofchuck-Chair X Duane Dvorak Hans Tschersich X Community Development Pam Foreman X Sheila Smith Kevin Foster X Community Development Jeff Huntley LATE Patrick Saltonstall X Erin Whipple Andy Schroeder X Cassandra Juenger X Lori Demi X Wayne Biesse1 X Chris Lynch X Ian Fulp X Roy Brown X A quorum was established. COMMITTEE MEMBER HUNTLEY MOVED TO EXCUSE COMMITTEE MEMBERS SIROFCHUCK, TSCHERSICH, AND FOREMAN. It was SECONDED by COMMITTEE MEMBER DEMI, and it CARRIED by unanimous voice vote. APPROVAL OF AGENDA COMMITTEE MEMBER FOSTER MOVED TO APPROVE the agenda as amended. The motion was SECONDED by COMMITTEE MEMBER HUNTLEY, and it CARRIED by unanimous voice vote. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING Smith stated there are two corrections to be made to the minutes; COMMITTEE MEMBER FOSTER moved to excuse CHAIR SIROFCHUCK until April 24, 2007and COMMITTEE MEMBER HUNTLEY seconded the motion. COMMITTEE MEMBERSCHROEDER MOVED TO APPROVE the minutes of February 13,2007. The motion was SECONDED by COMMITTEE MEMBER HUNTLEY, and it CARRIED by unanimous voice vote. Pam Foreman joined the meeting at 7:05 pm. AUDIENCE COMMENTS AND APPEARANCE REQUESTS Karolyn Ceron spoke to the committee requesting monetary support to allow her to attend the LeadAmerica Youth Leadership Conference on Medicine and Healthcare in Washington DC. OLD BUSINESS There was no old business. NEW BUSINESS 5/9/2006 Parks & Recreation Committee Page 1 of3 A. City Cemetery Land and Trail COMMITTEE MEMBER SCHROEDER spoke regarding the City's request to purchase land from the Borough adjacent to Chichenoff Cemetery so the City could expand the cemetery, and their 3 different proposals. Discussion of the cemetery and hospital. Dvorak stated that Borough portion of land there is part of the hospital site, and explained the possibility of having some sort of assisted living there. Dvorak stated the trail ties in with Baranof Park and East Elementary, and a recommendation could be made because the emphasis is on getting kids to walk to school. COMMITTEE MEMBER SHCROEDER stated the City is preparing to formally ask for the property, and that the Borough received a grant from RTCA to build a trail through there. COMMITTEE MEMBER FOSTER MOVED to table New Business A (City cemetery land and trail) until further information comes available. It was SECONDED by COMMITTEE MEMBER HUNTLEY, and it CARRIED by unanimous voice vote. B. Remote Area Partnering COMMITTEE MEMBER JUENGER stated she spoke to Bud Cassidy about this and he specifically said he was not adverse to it but he was concerned about when the State did it before there were no guidelines or standards set of what they were expected to do. COMMITTEE MEMBER HUNTLEY has reservations about outsourcing maintenance. COMMITTEE MEMBER JUENGER stated Cassidy said to make a formal request. C. Implementation of the current Parks & Recreation section of the Borough Wide Comp Plan Dvorak stated this is the most current draft and it has been reformatted. He encouraged the committee to get their comments submitted to the consultants. Dvorak also said the Borough attorney advised against using the trail maps in the Comp Plan due to a lot of trails are on private property. It was the consensus to read the P&R section and go to the April 4th Comp Plan meeting. COMMITTEE MEMBER FOSTER MOVED to table this item until the next Parks & Recreation Committee meeting. COMMITTEE MEMBER JUENGER SECONDED the motion, and it CARRIED by unanimous voice vote. D. "Trails as Assets" Presentation COMMITTEE MEMBER SHCROEDER showed a PowerPoint presentation on trails. He also said that Kodiak is the pilot project for "Safe Routes to School." He also said any new trails built will require an easement. SCHROEDER also asked Dvorak to look into what a special service district is. Dvorak explained the differences between the different service districts in Kodiak. He also informed the committee that the Recreational Amenities Draft Ordinance is at the Borough attorney's office right now. Discussion regarding the Recreational Amenities and how to sweeten it for the developer. COMMITTEE MEMBER SHCROEDER announced that there is a non-profit for trails in Kodiak now. E. SOi-On - Aprii Subdivision Case A short discussion of this subdivision. It was the consensus that this is not a P&R issue at this time. Dvorak explained they are just straightening out the lot lines. COMMUNICA nONS A. Email regarding Trails Training Dvorak stated we have the money to send 1 or maybe 2 people and reminded them the P&R Committee is an advisory and policy body. 5/912006 Parks & Recreation Committee Page 2 of3 COMMITTEE MEMBER FOSTER and COMMITTEE MEMBER HUNTLEY expressed interest in attending this training. COMMITTEE MEMBER SHCROEDER MOVED to send COMMITTEE MEMBER FOSTER and COMMITTEE MEMBER HUNTLEY to the April 26 Trails Training in Anchorage hosted by Alaska Trails and National Park Service. The motion was SECONDED by COMMITTEE MEMBER DEMI, and it CARRIED by unanimous voice vote. B. Parks & Recreation Enabling Codes Dvorak explained this is brought forward as a reminder to the committee of their duties and responsibilities as set forth in code, and they exercise a non-area-wide authority. REPORTS A. Meeting Schedule: · April 4, 2007 P&Z Work Session/KIB Comp Plan Open Meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the KIB Assembly Chambers · April I 0, 2007 P&R meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the KIB conference room. · April 24, 2007 P&R meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the KIB conference room. Dvorak stated all the chapters of the Comp Plan have been updated. AUDIENCE COMMENTS There were no audience comments. COMMITTEE MEMBERS' COMMENTS ADJOURNMENT COMMITTEE MEMBER SAL TONST ALL requested a motion to adjourn. COMMITTEE MEMBER FOSTERMOVED TO ADJOURN the regular meeting. The motion was SECONDED by COMMITTEE MEMBER HUNTLEY. The meeting adjourned at 8:50 p.m. P oreman, Vice ~\\ ~G- C\tA-r1l- ATTEST By: ~@~n ~l~ Sella Srruth, Secretary Community Development Department DATE APPROVED: April 10, 2007 5/9/2006 Parks & Recreation Committee Page 3 of3