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July 10, 2024 5:30pm Tukwila Community Center
Call to Order: CommissionerKathleen Gantzcalled the meeting to order at 5:32pm.
Attendance: Commissioners Scott Kruize, Sean Albert,Kathleen Gantz, Gina Bernhardt Nielsen, Roby Snow
Joe Camacho
Staff Matthew Austin, Kris Kelly
Other:
Approval of Minutes: FirstSean Albert, Second Gina Bernhardt Nielsen
Approval of Agenda:First Sean Albert, Second Scott Kruize
Special Presentations:
Citizen Comment: None
Business Items:
a)Overview of the KC GIS/map/App that will be developed through King County
b)Master planning Q/A, reviewed Riverton and Crestview playground improvement plans.
a.Commissioners requested that the folders be placed in a drive for them to review with
the most up to date documents being available.
i.Matthew would work with the consultant to get the new documents and all park
planning documents for their review.
b.Commissioners seemed to appreciate the overview documents that had graphics that
showed the playground structures, surfacing samples etc.
i.Matthew let them know that he would work with our consultant to get a similar
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document for the remaining plans to review, 116parcel and Duwamish Park.
c.Commissioner Gantz requested that access to the survey results be made available.
i.Matthew advised that he would look into it and post them in the drive if
possible, for the commission review.
c)Park commissioners discussed the possibility of not doing a August Park Commission meeting in
lieu of having a table at the concert in the parks event. Commissioners decided to skip the
August meeting and manage a table to discuss the parks commission as well as have a boardto
do a q/a for park users.
d) Matthew Austin provided an update for park maintenance, going over current projects such as
the pickleball court conversion of the skate park, providing an update to the maintenance
regarding trail mowing, and irrigation repairs among other items.
a. Commissioner Albert brought up some irrigation concerns regarding Duwamish Hill
Preserves irrigation running during the day time, as well as lack of maintenance
occurring at Duwamish Park.
i. Parks repaired the noted irrigation issues the following day.
e) Kris Kelly provided an update to current work being done near the Duwamish Hill Preserve and
the progress on working with Public Works and DCD to mitigate some of the problems
associated with the shoulder parking in that location.
Reports of commissioners/announcements:
Joe Camacho, provided an update on his attendance to the Climate Equity commission
Topics for next meeting,
a. King County Parks Levy Update on renewal process, (Dough Hodson or Sarah Brandt)
b. OTAK, (Keith Bates, Rhys Coffee, Lindsay Martin)
c. Q-2 Update (Matthew)
d. Director Report (Kris Kelly)
e. Park and Playground Master planning review and Q/A
i. Duwamish
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f. November - Green Infrastructure Program- seeking greater collaboration and coordination
city-wide around green infrastructure (Pete/Kris)
Other:
Adjournment: The meeting was closed at 7:23 pm.