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COMMITTEE OUTLINE MINUTES
Parks, Recreation & Trees Advisory Board
(Name of Committee, Board, Task Force, Commission)
Date: 4/27/10
Time: 4:00-6: 10
Location: Mountain View Commons
Scribe: Matthew Berberich
Members Present: Barbara Smith, Forest Shomer, Rosemary Sikes, Daniel Collin, Matt Berberich
Staff Present: Jeremv Bubnick - Parks & Recreation Manager
Topic
Recommendation/Action
Follow-up (ifneeded)
Call to order Quorum of 5 plus three visitors Frank Vain, Marilyn Muller and third
person did not identify herself.
Approval of agenda 3-0
Approval of Minutes Minutes approved 5-0
Daniel: Tree City USA Accepted recognition for Arbor Day More info on web site.
Jeremy: Community Survey Survey is complete and will go out in Public visitor's debate on this topic was
April's utility bill. Will be calculated by repeatedly tabled without success. Visitors
mid June. continued debate but apologized for
delaying meeting.
Old Business Discussion on how to approach Stay as a unit.
distributing goals and plans. Forest pointed out huge inventory of
Money: sources (grants, funds) existing trees could help leverage funding
for any projects. Forest to talk with Sarah
Foster (Urban Community Forestry in
Olympia)
Old business: continued One goal pertaining to trees is to focus on Matt will provide ISA (International
downtown streetscape Society of Arb ori culture ) Information.
Next Meeting: 4/27/10
H:IParks & ReclParks, Recreation & Trees BoardlMinuteslApril Minutes.docx
COMMITTEE OUTLINE MINUTES
Parks, Recreation & Trees Advisory Board
(Name of Committee, Board, Task Force, Commission)
Date: 4/27/10
Time: 4:00-6: 10
Location: Mountain View Commons
Scribe: Matthew Berberich
Members Present: Barbara Smith, Forest Shomer, Rosemary Sikes, Daniel Collin, Matt Berberich
Staff Present: Jeremv Bubnick - Parks & Recreation Manager
Topic
Recommendation/Action
Follow-up (ifneeded)
Goal to find funds for municipal trees Investigate partnerships with agencies
within city (YMCA, schools, Port, etc)
Goal of renovating city treescape Though management: removal, pruning,
safety and historical aspects
Goal to improve wildlife habitat in parks Work parties: remove invasive's, planting
(Example:Kai TaiLagoon) natives, etc
Goal to change Arbor Day to autumn Better time to plant trees
Goal to inventory recreational activities YMCA, Sports clubs (youth and alumni)
already established
Goal to have city plan that is readable, People can comprehend and can be
workable and amenable adapted to changes over years
Goal of updating functional plan for city Jeremy is working on this
parks and recreation
New Business Portable tree strategy Who is in charge and how much will it
cost
Invitation to invite former TAB to present
at next board meeting
Youth Perspective survey. Daniel: would like to see one handed out in
schools. Jeremy: There is an intern focused
on this survey already. Inter to be invited
to speak potentially at next meeting
Next Meeting: 4/27/10
H:IParks & ReclParks, Recreation & Trees BoardlMinuteslApril Minutes.docx
COMMITTEE OUTLINE MINUTES
Parks, Recreation & Trees Advisory Board
(Name of Committee, Board, Task Force, Commission)
Date: 4/27/10
Time: 4:00-6: 10
Location: Mountain View Commons
Scribe: Matthew Berberich
Members Present: Barbara Smith, Forest Shomer, Rosemary Sikes, Daniel Collin, Matt Berberich
Staff Present: Jeremv Bubnick - Parks & Recreation Manager
Topic
Recommendation/Action
Follow-up (ifneeded)
Public Meeting Jeremy recommends board members attend Not required attendance but could benefit
board members and public
City pool upgrades New staffing and amenities make facility
more efficient for public
Pope Marine Park Had to move playground for Water Street
construction project. Have plans to replace
with structure that is more natural.
Question raised on how many trees with
come out at this park.
Will be a process at next board meeting on
what type of structures goes in to replace
playground.
Public comment Frank: Move Chief Chetzemoka from golf Frank has tried many avenues within city
course to Chetzemoka Park for this proposal with no avail. He will
bring his proposal in writing at next
meeting
Future Meeting Agendas Presentations by former board members,
Forest report from Sarah, Report on
Survey status from Jeremy, 2010 work
plans and goals, Discussion to move
meeting time from 4pm to after 5pm June?,
Jeremy to get existing tree funding
Next Meeting: 4/27/10
H:IParks & ReclParks, Recreation & Trees BoardlMinuteslApril Minutes.docx
COMMITTEE OUTLINE MINUTES
Parks, Recreation & Trees Advisory Board
(Name of Committee, Board, Task Force, Commission)
Date: 4/27/10
Time: 4:00-6: 10
Location: Mountain View Commons
Scribe: Matthew Berberich
Members Present: Barbara Smith, Forest Shomer, Rosemary Sikes, Daniel Collin, Matt Berberich
Staff Present: Jeremy Bubnick - Parks & Recreation Manager
Topic
Recommendation/Action
Follow-up (ifneeded)
resources, Pope Marine park, Statue of
Chetzemoka discussed
Adj ourn Meeting 6: 10 pm
Daniel moved to adjourn; Matt seconds
Next Meeting: 4/27/10
H:IParks & ReclParks, Recreation & Trees BoardlMinuteslApril Minutes.docx