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June 17, 2015 5:30pm Tukwila Community Center
Call to Order: Chairperson Sean Albert called the meeting to order at 5:33pm.
Attendance: Commissioners —Sean Albert, Mike Martin, Joanne McManus DRAFT
Staff Dave Johnson, Robert Eaton
Approval of Minutes: Mike Martin moved to approve the minutes of the May 20, 2015 meeting. Joanne
McManus seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Business Items
A. Park Watch Program — Staff provided an update to the Commission on the progress of the Park Watch
Program. Kick Off meeting was held with 27 attendees and AD HOC teams are meeting to prep and plan
for the upcoming events. The first event will be on July 8th at Joseph Foster Park. Outreach includes
direct mail and utilizing the Community Connectors.
B. Duwamish Hill Preserve Update — Staff informed the Commission of progress of the Duwamish Hill
Preserve and that work may begin as early as June 22 "d
C. Department Update — Staff provided updates to the commission on Maintenance, Programs, Golf, and
Rentals.
D. Park Rules and Regulations — Staff noted that City Council adopted the updated Rules and Regs on May 4th
and thanked the Commission for their work on this. Staff are now exploring what the Rules sign would
look like and presented the idea of using symbols. Commission liked the progress of the work and
encouraged staff to work towards a "positive" feel of the sign.
E. Trail User Education — Staff presented information on a trail user education program and accompanying
trail signs to help address citizen concern regarding trail use. The Commission supports this as an
opportunity to engage users and likes the share the trail concept. Commissioner suggestions include
trying to avoid "traffic sign" feel, be representative of the community, and explore pavement markings.
Other
A. Staff presented an update on the Green City Partnership. Staff and Forterra presented information at the
May 26`h CAP meeting and there was strong support for it. Staff and Forterra will be meeting to develop
plan and scope of work to perform an assessment of the tree canopy and to identify short-term and long-
term goals of the program to present back to council at the July 13`h CAP meeting.
B. Staff presented an update on the status of the Park Rules sign including a draft version.
Adjournment: Mike Martin moved to adjourn at 6:15pm. The motion was seconded by Joanne McManus. The
motion passed unanimously.
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