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Home My WebLink About02-11-2016 Recreation & Parks Advisory Board Minutes • t• Bozeman Recreation &Parks Advisory Board Mir P.O. Box 1230 Bozeman,MT 59771 Recreation &Parks Advisory Board Thursday,February 11, 2016 Lindley Center, 1102 E. Curtiss 7:00 p.m. BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Bob Wade, Chair Matthew Parsons,Vice-Chair Beth Thorsen Richard Shanahan Jade Sobek Stephanie Gray Matt Hausauer Tony Thatcher [Excused: Brian Close,Steve Roderick,Steve Schnee,Salal Huber-McGee] CITY STAFF PRESENT: Mitch Overton Carolyn Poissant Carson Taylor Melanie Eubank 1. Call Meetingto Order: Bob Wade Chainnan � h 2. Approval of Minutes: January 14, 2016 Meeting Minutes—Motioned and Approved [Yes: 8 /No: 0] 3. Changes to Agenda: Bob announced that Chris Saunders is first on the list to present but will be late because of another meeting, and we will work him in when he gets here. 4. Open Public Comments: Mary Van Hall spoke briefly about all the wonderful work this board has done since she was on the board, and then she introduced Marilee Brown from Citizens for Safer Bozeman and Gallatin County who spoke about the work going on to create a multi-use trail between Belgrade and Bozeman. She asked to be put on the board's agenda next month for a more detailed presentation. 5 5. Announcements: Bob shared that he sent a thank you letter to the Optimist Club for their financial support of the INFOBOZEMAN website over the past 10 years. That site has now been transferred to the city's website. 6. Committee Report, Discussion and Action Items: a) How the City Develops Park Land: Chris Saunders - Chris Saunders provided handouts of his presentation including his Power Point,going into furtherI explanation with examples. [Attached Handouts: RPAB 2 1 l_2016 parkland acquisition and development, City of Bozeman Ordinances Article 27, and Montana Code Annotated 2015: Park dedication requirement] I� b) Subdivision Review Report: Carolyn Poissant -Yellowstone Theological Institute: A private development for a campus on South 19`11. Only a i preliminary proposal at this point,no parkland dedication, mostly about trail connection. -Pine Meadow (Durston & Valley): An inf ll development, had an L-shaped parkland and it came back to the committee now as a rectangle shape, and are proposing a basketball court. - Farran Apartments (on Tschache,north of Rose Park): This is a dense development that doesn't have land left to devote to park land, so the discussion has been about park dedication improvements in lieu off site. This could be a positive opportunity and add a significant difference to Rose Park. c) Division&Gallatin Valley Land Trust Report: none d) Trails, Open Space and Parks Committee Report: Stephanie Gray - Stephanie shared that Don Beeman has replaced Bob Hawks as chair of the committee. Then she explained that there is approximately$880K still available in the TOP funds. They have discussed how to use it, but nothing has been decided, then she gave quick updates of the various TOP projects. There was a discussion on the issue of how TOP fields were used for infrastructure. Bob and Don were going to work on a letter to Commission regarding policy proposals and their opinions of how the funds were used. - Sports Park Master Plan: Carolyn Poissant -- Carolyn explained the process so far and some of the options considered, using the diagram included with our agenda.. The master plan is for multi use fields with lots of flexibility for the kinds of activity and age levels. Phase 1 would be 4 of the 12 proposed fields plus the other items as explained in her handout/attachment. The foundation doing fundraising has not met the donation level ($976,100)expected by now based on the agreement with the city. --Mitch commented that the size and cost are in line with a similar park in Idaho Falls and compared it to the one in Missoula. Motion made to accept the Master Plan Concept of the Sports Park. Voted Yes: 8/No: 0 e) Parks& Cemetery Superintendent Report: Thom White- absent f) Parks&Recreation Director Report:Mitch Overton - Mitch continued discussion about the Sports Park and the future maintenance that it will require, along with the additional parks the city has acquired from HOA's and new subdivision parks. A Parks Maintenance District would be a way of managing all the current parks and parts of the city we don't yet maintain, and creates a fund of its own to pay for this work. This would take a couple years to develop and bring to fruition. He explained how they're researching what other Montana cities are doing to get comparisons. He described the process as implementing a resolution which i allows for a protest period from the community. If more than 10%protest, then it will go to a ballot. j - Question arose about increased tax base and how that should be taking care of some of the increased park costs, and Mayor Taylor gave an overview explanation. One problem has to do with j deferred maintenance of various needs of the city,not just parks,and they seem to all need their upgrades at the same time. He offered one idea for the Parks Maintenance District to begin with a small section of the city to test the program and prove its value to the rest of the city before implementing it city-wide. I -Mitch shared the current activities of the Bridger Ski Foundation. They may come to present in March or April, want to do some improvements to the trail,are interested in resurrecting the snow- making process again,and making the Highland 10' asphalt trail connect to Golf Way and the open space for roller skiing in the summer and for the rest of community as a multi use walking path. - Relating to Parks,he and Thom have begun discussion with the MSU School of Engineering about the repairs and maintenance for 66 "ped"bridges in the parks. This requires a lot of permitting and engineering specifications. He spoke more about how well the City Works program is going and giving us good data to use for efficiency and projecting future expenses. - He mentioned the Father-Daughter Dance going on at the Story Mansion tonight, the rinks are not doing well right now and had to cancel curling, and recreation is finishing up the spring and summer program guide this week. Aquatics is still having some staffing issues,but we are looking at some restructuring of that area that can be done internally. g) City Commissioner Perspective: Carson Taylor - Mayor Taylor welcomed the new board members, shared that he may not be here for the March meeting, and thanked everyone for their service. 7. F.Y.I./Discussion a) Ending comments: Next meeting on March I O'h -Jade Sobek stated he would be in Seattle on that date. 8. Adjournment: 4:00pm i Recreation and Park Board meetings are open to all members of the public. If you have a disability that requires assistance,please contact our ADA Coordinator, Chuck N"inn,at 582-2307(T DD 582-2301). g0 b Wade, Chairperson D to Melanie Eubank, Recording Secretary Date E i I �I I