HomeMy WebLinkAboutPark 2025-01-08 Agenda PacketCity of Tukwila
Thomas McLeod, Mayor
Parks & Recreation Department - Pete Mayer, Director
PARK COMMISSION
Chair: Kathleen Gantz
Vice Chair: Sean Albert
AGENDA
Wednesday, January 8`h, 2025 5:30pm
Tukwila Community Center
12424 42"d Ave S
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1. Call to Order pm
2. Approval of Agenda _1st _2nd
3. Approval of Minutes _1st _2nd
4. Written Public Comment
5. New Business
a. 2025 Meeting Calendar
b. Director Report (Kris Kelly)
6. Unfinished Business
a.
7. Reports of Commissioners/Announcements
a.
8. Agenda for Next Meeting-
9. Adjournment
Next Meeting: February 12th, 2025 @ 5:30pm
Call to Order: Commissioner Kathleen Gantz called the meeting to order at 5:31 pm.
Tukwila City Hall • 6200 SouthcenterBoulevard • Tukwila, WA 98188 • 206-433-1800 • Website: TukwilaWA.gov
TUKWILA
PARKS & RECREATION
GOOD HF 7"Y FUN
PARK COMMISSION
MINUTES
November 11th, 2024 5:30pm Tukwila Community Center
Attendance: Commissioners —Kathleen Gantz, Sean Albert, Gina Bernhardt -Nielsen, Roby Snow, and Joe
Camacho, Teo Hunter
Staff —Matthew Austin
Other: Tukwila Pool (Brad, Diane, Vanessa, Ellen)
Approval of Minutes: 1st Sean Albert, 2nd Roby
Approval of Agenda: 1st Sean Albert, 2nd Roby Snow
Special Presentations:
Brad, Diane, Vanessa, Ellen(Tukwila Pool)
Citizen Comment: None
Business Items:
5. Tukwila Pool Feasibility Study
a. Vanessa provided an overview of the pool history, creation, and transition to a Park
District, going into capacity of the pool, limits, and current waitlists due to those factors.
i. Commissioner Bernhart-Nielsen asked questions regarding ADA access and
facility improvements to ensure access is maintained. Asked whether the pool
would be open during construction and if there was limits on the facility related
to parking with the new added capacity.
ii. Brad went into the current proposed design elements, increased value adds and
modifications based on 3 different plan proposals.
iii. Brad mentioned that there would be added capacity based on current design
proposals. Brad stated there are options they are looking at regarding being
open during construction. Regarding parking Brad said they have sufficient
capacity for the proposed added pool capacity.
iv. Commissioner Albert asked about strategic competition in the area.
v. Pool commissioners responded saying that there was no direct competion within
15 miles, and that the goal is to serve recreation swimmers within the
community. Also metioned that American Red Cross partnership that offers
grants for water safety to the facility.
vi. Ellen highlighted lesser known programs such as sycronized swimming.
b. Matthew Austin, spoke about green infrastructure planning and how surface water
would be utilizing surface water funds to make improvements on the areas outside of
the park maintained areas, such as shoreline and city owned green spaces.
i. Commissioner Albert asked about having Mike Perfetti speak on the green
infrastructure program.
c. Park Maintenance Update
i. Matthew Austin spoke about current maintenance, with an emphasis on leaf
control and leaf management.
d. Meeting Schedule for December Q/A
TUKWILA
PARKS & RECREATION
GOOD HEALTHY FUN
PARK COMMISSION
MINUTES
November 11`h, 2024 5:30pm Tukwila Community Center
i. Conversation regarding skipping the December meeting, consensus for the
commissioners was that the December Meeting would be skipped and the
January Meeting would be the next meeting on 1/8/2025
e. Student Rep Vacancy
i. Matthew Austin, Let the commissioners know that the Mayors office was
notified that we have a vacancy for the student rep and we are currently seeking
a new student rep to fill the vacancy.
f. Director report — not provided Director Kris Kelly was not present
Reports of commissioners/announcements:
Topics for next meeting,
a. 2025 meeting calendar
b.
Other:
Adjournment: The meeting was closed at 7:08 pm.