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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-21-2022 - MinutesiA I MEDINA, WASHINGTON PARK BOARD MEETING Hybrid - Virtual/In-Person Monday, November 21, 2022 — 5:00 PM MINUTES 1. CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL PRESENT Chair Sarah Gray Vice Chair Barbara Moe Board Member Gretchen Stengel Board Member Katie Surbeck Board Member India Fitting -Koh Youth Advisor Will Reeves Emeritus Member Penny Martin ABSENT Board Member Collette McMullen Board Member Rebecca Johnston Staff Present Ryan Osada, Pat Crickmore, Jeff Sass, Aimee Kellerman, Dawn Nations 2. ANNOUNCEMENTS 2.1 Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon Date: December 8, 2022, Time: 12pm to 2pm Location: Overlake Golf and Country Club 2.2 Reminder - Voting of Chair and Vice Chair Positions - January 2023 meeting 3. APPROVAL OF PARK BOARD MINUTES 3.1 Park Board Meeting Minutes of September 19, 2022 Recommendation: Adopt minutes. Staff Contact: Dawn Nations, Deputy City Clerk ACTION: Motion Gray, Second Stengel Carried 5-0 4. PUBLIC COMMENT None. 5. PARK BOARD BUSINESS 5.1 Christmas Ships Event - Finalize Details The Park Board members finalized the details for the event. The lighted necklaces will be picked up by Chair Gray. If weather permits public works will put a canopy over one of picnic tables. Board members checking into getting a fire pit. 5.2 Parks and Recreation Board Meeting Change Proposal Recommendation: Approve. Staff Contact: Ryan Osada, Public Works Director Nations gave overview of the proposed changes and background on why the changes are being proposed. The Park Board members discussed changes and moved the vote to the the January 17, 2023 meeting. ACTION: Motion Moe Second Gray Carried 5-0 5.3 Park Projects for 2023 Recommendation: Update. Staff Contact: Ryan Osada, Public Works Director Osada and Crickmore gave a brief update on potential projects at Medina Park and Fairweather Nature Preserve for 2023. Fitting -Koh asked about the Ivy issues at Fairweather. Osada is looking into grant funding. Crickmore gave brief update on the Ivy. 5.4 Youth Advisory Position Recruitment 6. Gray gave brief update and the Board asked Youth Advisor Reeves to bring ideas on how to promote the Youth Advisor position to other Medina Youth. Reeves will present ideas at the January 17, 2023 Meeting. None. 7. PARK REPORTS Fairweather & Lid - Surbeck reported the bulbs were planted. Moe gave update on the bulb planting. Stengel and Fitting -Koh reported looks good and reported the ivy issues. Suggested a work party to address the Ivy. Indian Trail - Moe reported looks great. PW reported branch was removed. Lake Lane - Martin reported looks great. Medina Beach Park - Bulbs were planted by the sign and PW is working on the weeding. Crickmore gave update. Medina Park - Board members are excited for the pathway improvements at the Park. Chief Sass gave brief update on the E-bike issues and will bring suggestions to the Park Board for advisement at a future meeting. The Park Board will then present recommendations to the City Council. Viewpoint Park - Gray reports looks good. PW reported cleanup/mowing was done recently. Chief Sass gave brief update regarding the issues at the park. There is signage that a resident is posting per the City each weekend stating the park is closed during specific hours. The signage is helping reduce the calls to the police for violations. PW suggested the Park Board members to go to the park to review the parking issues for the 2 upper parking spots and give their recommendations on options on how to eliminate problems. Further discussion will continue at a future meeting. 8. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 6:05 PM. Minutes taken by: P&Ah\-,-fkZ" OWO Dawn Nations, Deputy City Clerk.