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HomeMy WebLinkAbout31 - 05-07-2007_Appointment to Recreation and Parks Advisory Board_31 Commission Memorandum REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission FROM: Cynthia Jordan Delaney, Deputy City Clerk Chris A. Kukulski, City Manager SUBJECT: Recreation and Parks Advisory Board Appointment MEETING DATE: May 7, 2007 RECOMMENDATION: Make appointment to fill one vacancy. BACKGROUND: The Recreation and Parks Advisory Board is established under Section 2.36.030 of the Bozeman Municipal Code. It consists of up to fourteen members who serve three-year terms. They shall represent as many facets of recreational programs as possible. A majority of the members, regardless of the Board's size, shall be residents of the city. The Board is advisory, making recommendations to the City Commission on policy and procedural matters in the field of recreation and playgrounds as well as parkland dedications or cash-in-lieu proposals forwarded during the planning/subdivision process. The Board currently has one vacancy. Applicants: Wendy Pierce William VandenBos ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission. Respectfully submitted, ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Cynthia Jordan Delaney, Deputy City Clerk Chris A. Kukulski, City Manager Attachments: Board Applications 455 Brit Fontenot From WendyPierce wpierce@bozeman k12mtus Sent Thursday February 22 20071120AM To Agenda Subject Recreation andParks Advisory BoardApplication Filloutthefollowinginformationandclicksendtoapplyforthisboard Name PhysicalAddress MailingAddress if different Email Phone LengthoftimeintheBozeman Occupation Employer HaveyoueverservedonaCityorCountyboard if sowhere whatboardandhowlongPleaseexplainyourrelevantqualificationsinterestsandexperiencesReferences Individual orOrganization Pleaseincludename andphoneforthreereferences I understandthatsending thisemailisthesameassigningmyname yesno WendyPierce3560Yellowbell Rd Bozeman MT59715 5850785 14years 6thgradeteacheratChiefJosephMiddleSchool Nocity orcountyboard experience Forthepast14years IhaveworkedwithchildrenintheBozemanPublicSchoolSystem Asateacher parentandindividualIseethevalueofparksandrecreationforthecity ofBozeman First asateacherIseetheneedforchildrentohaveplacestoparticipateinorganized sportsandhaveplacestogetouttoplay Ihaveseenachangebothinthephysical fitnesslevelsofchildren andthepopulationdemographics ofthechildren Iteach As Bozemangrows sodoesits diversity weneedtoaddressthechangesinpopulationinour parksystem Asaparent mychildren participatedinmanyrecreationalprogramswhentheywereyoung andhavebeeninvolvedinboththesoccerandNordicskiingprograms astheyhavegrown Theseprogramsaredependentontheparksystemandhavebeenpartnersinthedevelopment andupkeepofparkland Iamatruebelieverincommunity partners I havebeenamembertheBSFNordiccommitteeforthelastfouryearsmytermrecentlyexpiredandhave helpeddevelopandmaintainedcommunitypartners thathavesimilargoals Peopleneedplacestobeoutdoors AsBozemangrows weneedtoprotect addand creativelyusetheparklandswehave IbelieveIwouldbeagoodbalancedadvocateforrecreationandparkuseontheadvisoryboard References DianeCashell principal 5226300 SheriBlackwood counselor CJMS 5226322 JeanArthur soccerskimom 5568182 Iunderstandthatsendingthisemailisthesameassigningmyname yes 1 456 Page1of1 BritFontenot From VandenBosFamily wmjvandenbos@msn com Sent Monday March 05 2007858PM To Agenda Subject Recreationa andParks Advisory BoardApplication Filloutthe followinginformation andclicksend toapply forthisboard Name WilliamVandenBos PhysicalAddress 1007East Curtiss MailingAddress ifdifferent same Email wmjvandenbos@msncom Phone 586 4068 Lengthoftimeinthe Bozeman Ihavelivedinthe Gallatin Valleysince 1978 when Imoved hereto attend MontanaState Ihave beenaresident oftheCity ofBozemansince1983 Occupation Spanish EnglishTeacher Iwillberetiring atthe endofthisschoolyear Employer ManhattanPublicSchools Haveyoueverserved onaCity orCountyboard No ifsowhere whatboardandhowlong Pleaseexplainyourrelevantqualifications interests andexperiences Ihave resided forthe pastfiveyearsnexttoLindley Park andasacloseneighborIhave hadthe opportunitytoobserve the parkratherclosely Iamanaviduserofthetrailsystem which isvirtually outmydoor andastonesthrowortwofrom BurkePark Iam interested inseeingtheparkswellcared forandpreserved bothforthe presentandthefuture Asalong timeBozemanite IfeelIhavesomeperspectivetooffer Iam involvedinthe MarLinn Neighborhood Association currentlyservingasvice chair Mypersonal interestsmostlyrevolve aroundoutdooractivities camping hunting fishing skiing justaboutanything outside References Individual orOrganization Pleaseincludenameandphone forthreereferences Gene JoyceShea 5561876 personalfriends DuaneBurkenpas 5862169 Chair MarwynLindleyNeighbors EdHines 586 9067 neighbor Iunderstand thatsendingthis emailisthe sameassigningmyname yesno Yes 362007 457