HomeMy WebLinkAboutPark 2018-03-14 COMPLETE AGENDA PACKETCity of Tukwila
Parks & Recreation Department - Rick Still, Director
PARK COMMISSION
Chair: Don Scanlon
Vice Chair: Scott Kruize
AGENDA
Wednesday, March 14, 2018 5:30pm Tukwila Community Center
Allan Ekberg, Mayor
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes
a. Approval of Minutes (February 2018) Pg. 1
3. Special Presentations
4. Citizen Comment
5. Business
a. Green Tukwila Update (5mins) Pg. 3
b. Acquisition Policy (20mins) n/a
6. Other
a. S 128th Parcel Update - Heidi Watters (15mins) n/a
7. Adjournment
Next Meeting: April 11, 2018 @ 5:30pm
Tukwila City Hall • 6200 Southcenter Boulevard • Tukwila, WA 98188 • 206-433-1800 • Website: TukwilaWA.gov
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February 14, 2018 5:30pm Tukwila Community Center
Call to Order: Chairperson Don Scanlon called the meeting to order at 5:32pm.
Attendance: Commissioners — Don Scanlon, Sean Albert, Scott Kruize, Matt Mega, Ivan Cockrum
Staff — Robert Eaton, Olena Perry
Approval of Minutes: Sean Albert moved to approve the minutes of the January 10, 2018 meeting. Scott Kruize
seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Special Presentations: none
Citizen Comment: none
Business Items
A. Green Tukwila Update — Olena Perry walked through the Green Tukwila update that was in the agenda
packet highlighting some of the key points; MLK Day event successes (taught, about ivy rings, high school
kids did great, 44 volunteers, UW fraternity group, 12 yds of mulch spread, good community building
event, diverse group). Olena Perry also shared about volunteer opportunities for the commissioners, like
crew leading registration. Scott Kruize offered to help with sharpening toppers. Ivan Cockrum offered to
assist with building an organizational system in the volunteer trailer. Matt Mega offered to help write
Stewardship Plans for other parks and crew lead in a pinch.
B. Acquisition — Matt Mega shared some thoughts he had on acquisition mentioning research he had done
for other cities and that Tukwila's PROS Plan references. He suggested prioritizing sites that are adjacent
to existing parks and open space; filling gaps in areas with no parks; buffers, wetlands, and streams; and
donations or those interested in selling bequeathing property to the city since land value is so expensive.
There was also some discussion about the National Wildlife Foundation being a resource.
Other:
A. Robert reminded the commission of the Volunteer Appreciation Fair on Thursday, 2/15/18 @ 6:OOPM and
the WRPA Annual Conference on May 1-3 in SeaTac.
B. The idea of getting city email accounts for the commissioners was discussed and staff will follow-up on
that.
C. Cory Briscoe respectfully resigned from the Park Commission due to a personal situation; he expressed his
appreciation for the brief opportunity he did have to serve on the commission.
D. Heidi Watters is scheduled to provide an update on the S. 128th St Parcel at next month's Park
Commission meeting.
Adjournment: At 6:34pm Scott Kruize moved to close the meeting. Ivan Cockrum seconded the motion. The
motion passed unanimously.
DHP: Duwamish Hill Preserve
GT: Green Tukwila
SCA: Student Conservation Association (partner)
Green Tukwila Update
March 7, 2018
Admin Update:
• Olena Perry is continuing to work with Forest Stewards and partners to create a 2018 event
schedule
• Olena Perry is learning Access Volunteer Database
• Roles and Responsibilities being further defined
• Main Green Tukwila program management is moving to Stephanie Gardner, implementation
and synchronization of communication being Olena Perry
• Funding from Parks Division, Recreation Division, and KCD
Volunteer Update:
• Green Tukwila Partnership and Forterra participated in the Tukwila Volunteer Fair
• Work parties are just getting started again
• Olena is working with United Way of King County to use them as a volunteer database
Partner Update
• Forterra had a private event at the Shoreline on 3/3 where 31 volunteers came from Seattle
Children's Hospital and planted 50 trees as a part of Forterra's Evergreen Carbon Capture
program.
• Tukwila P&R staff hosted a successful Partner's Meeting with Forterra, EarthCorps, and Student
Conservation Association with two goals in mind.
1) Bring all restoration and stewardship efforts within Tukwila into one intentional plan
under the Green Tukwila program.
2) Identify where and how partnerships can help implement the 2018 Green Tukwila
Workplan.
Upcoming events:
March 17th Duwamish Hill Preserve 10-1pm, sign up
htt•s: forterra.or: events cateor> ►ro:ram -area s duwamish hill -.reserve
April 21st Duwamish Alive
https://forterra.org/events/category/program-areas/duwamish-hill-preserve