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T LJ'KW'l LA PARKS COMMISSION
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MINUTES
September 16" 2015 5:30pm Tukwila Community Center
Capp to Order: Chairperson n S amn Aid ort capped the rmneuafumng to carder at S 2pairxn„
Attendance; Commissuoners — Sean Albert, Mike Martin, Don Scaonpo n ",uaaammnc MdMarnuus
Staff — Robert Eaton
Approval f Minutes: Don ,Scamnpo n moved to approve the rni mutes of the August 19" 2015 meeting. ng. ike
Martin seconded the motion. 1f'll'ae mmnaafuuarn (passed uurnarnumouuspy.
Business Items
A. u�ark a�tcg ufrq M —Robert IEatorn provided anti pdate to the Cornm ussio n on the progress of tine Pa irk
Watch Program umncWdumn the Logic Mod p" draft Charter, and invited Comrnissooners to attend the
upcoming AID HOC meeting on May 27'n' as a way to be urnvollved. AddufpuarW ways to be uinvor ved urncWde
attending the ® eet & Greed " events urn ,.Uy and Wpauong to spread the word to the community about the
B. Duuwaamnnush WH Preserve U.. date - Robert Eatcnrn urnforrrned the oirnrmnussuo n of progress of tine Duuwarunush
HiH Preserve. lie (briefly went over the patest work halpi,3ening on site arnd the cuuirrernp schedWe. Pathway
sub-grade prep, sheet mWching woodllarnd bauffeir area and urru afucnrn is about 70 coo npapete" just mead
heads urnstaHed now.
C. 4W'tuure Heritague Cuuituurap FacHities Grant — Robert. E"atoin provided an overview of the girant apap hcatpoin"
purpose and budget expWnMg tha0: Ws grant is tea mosfpy finish Phase 2B work (uincpuudurng estabpushirrnermt
of rrneadow and woodland Uaundscapa s" design and fabrication of an entrance kiosk" (five urnterpredve
benches and 12 interpretive signs.
D. Staff provided updates on current INRPA Confer rice that the Director and Dave
Johnson are attending and three uupacoranumng vuapuumnte r work paartues mn the parks on (Midday" September 18,
2015.
13o Robert Eatoirn par writ d uinforunnatuo n on the Green City IPartrneirshipa paro rairn through Forterra. Mr. Eaton
masted that the Cornirnuirflty Affairs and Parks Committee wppp be hearing the ussuue earn IMay 26, 2015. ((°mike
Martin rnnoved that the Il -lark Coirnrnassion support TaukwHaa ".s umnvraWm ent in a Green City Partrnersp °nips
including parovkfing for Ulna pong t rirrn suustauunabHity of the partnership. Apace RausseH seconded the irnncnflo n..
Motion passed urnarnuirmnouuslly.
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IMike Marlin shared that he woWd filke the Parks Commisslion to The uutiiized anon °e and have more
subst iritkd work (i.e. grant appfiicationw revv ew , Ipianns review, decision poiinnt.s for the Green i`nuukwH IPW).
IHe Mso suggested moving the irneeting to the City CouncH Chambeirs in efforts to be moire cces.sibll to
the 1pubiic and increase pubhc input and/or pavti iip ti n, Discussioi n ensued as to whether iocatioirn its the
issue it that it's the Parks Coirrnrmissionn "s resp onbsibiVity to reach out and promote the commission, it was
ako suggested the a"oir nirnn'i.sMoi n look ahead to irnext year and ud rntify sorne specific goalls for 2016, Robert
IEaton confirmed that they can be moire innv lived with the Gir ens TukwHa p1l nn airnd confirmed that a
commissioner u oWd joinn the Green Tulkwilla ip uanniinn tarn„
D. Don Su aMon requested the coo nirnni.ssionn iiirmnit future presentations to 30imims.
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,j urrni ei ntu 11' on ScaMon moved to adjourrn at 6AIlpm. The rnnofloru was s coi nd d by Mike Martiinn. The irrnotionn
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