HomeMy WebLinkAboutPark 2019-01-09 COMPLETE AGENDA PACKET,10,00101111iii,
Parks & Recreation Department - Rick Still, Director
PARK COMMISSION
Chair: Don Scanlon
Vice Chair: Scott Kruize
AGENDA
Wednesday, January 9, 2019 5:30pm Tukwila Community Center
Allan Ekberg, Mayor
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes
a. Approval of Minutes (November 2018) Pg. 1
3. Special Presentations
a. Tukwila Pond Project - Robert Eaton (20mins) n/a
4. Citizen Comment
5. Business
a. Appointments (10mins) n/a
b. Develop 2019 Workplan (30mins) n/a
6. Other
a. N/A n/a
7. Adjournment
Next Meeting: February 13, 2019 @ 5:30pm
Tukwila City Hall • 6200 Southcenter Boulevard • Tukwila, WA 98188 • 206-433-1800 • Website: TukwilaWA.gov
RKS &RECREATION
PARK COMMISSION
MINUTES
November 14, 2018 5:30pm Tukwila Community Center
CaII to Order: Chairperson Don Scanlon called the meeting to order at 5:31pm.
Attendance: Commissioners — Don Scanlon, Scott Kruize, Ivan Cockrum, Nerissa Metully, Matt Mega
Staff —Robert Eaton
Guests — Heidi Watters, Greta Watters, Morgan Watters
Approval of Minutes: Scott Kruize moved to approve the minutes of the October 10, 2018 meeting. Ivan Cockrum
seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Special Presentations: Heidi Watters, Green Tukwila Steward for the 5,-128th St Parcel, presented a handout and
update for the Park Commission on the work that has been happening on the site over the last year. The
highlights include numerous volunteer events with many kids, professional knotweed injecting, and tree work
coordinated by the city. Greta Watters described the physical attributes of the site and what it feels like when you
are there. Morgan Watters provided an overview of the noxious weeds that are on site and the work to remove
them. Heidi walked through the handout, spoke on the master plan for the site, and made a funding request, to
the Park Commission, of $1,000 for supplies to be used at the site. Heidi also shared briefly her thoughts on
naming the site.
The Commissioners thanked Heidi, Greta, and Morgan for providing an update on the site and informed them
they would discuss the funding request later in the meeting when other budget items were being discussed.
Citizen Comment: none
Business Items
A. Green Tukwila Update - An update on the program was provided in the agenda packet. Robert Eaton
highlighted the very productive large REI volunteer event that happened at Tukwila Park.
B. Acquisition — Robert Eaton provided a brief update that the city is moving forward with getting permission
to access both Parcel R and Parcel T sites to begin testing.
C. Park Naming— Due to the time, this item was briefly discussed, and the Commission agreed to push this
out to the January 9, 2019 meeting to allow more time for discussion.
Other:
A. Expenditure Request — Robert Eaton provided a handout on the Spirit of Giving Program and
communicated that P&R staff were asking the Park Commission to consider supporting this program
financially. Commission Cockrum shared that he volunteered for this event last year and saw first-hand
how it met the needs of the families and that he was likely to volunteer for it again this year. The
Commission discussed this, reviewed their budget and decided to approve the expenditure of $1,000 for
the Green Tukwila work at S. 128th St Parcel and the remaining budget to the Spirit of Giving program to
support meeting the needs of the Tukwila youth, approximately $1,300.
Scott Kruize moved to approve the expenditure of $1,000 for supplies to be utilized at the S. 128th St Parcel per
the plan provided to the Park Commission by Heidi Watters and that the remaining $1,340 of the budget be
allocated to the Spirit of Giving program to help meet the needs of Tukwila youth. Matt Mega seconded the
motion. The motion passed unanimously.
B. The Park Commission was reminded the December meeting is cancelled and a date and time is
forthcoming for the annual Commission Holiday Social.
Adjournment: At 6:42pm Scott Kruize moved to close the meeting. Ivan Cockrum seconded the motion. The
motion passed unanimously.
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