HomeMy WebLinkAboutCSS 2025-05-12 Item 1B - Update - Tukwila Park Commission Spring UpdateThomas McLeod, Mayor
Parks & Recreation Department -- Pete Mayer, Director
INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
TO: Community Services & Safety Committee
CC: Thomas McLeod, City of Tukwila Mayor
FROM: Kris Kelly, Parks & Recreation Director
BY: David Rosen, Parks & Recreation Analyst
DATE: May 5, 2025
SUBJECT: Tukwila Park Commission 2025 Spring Update
BACKGROUND
The Tukwila Parks & Recreation Department, as the liaison department to the Tukwila Park
Commission, intends to update the Community Services and Safety Committee on the commission's
current operations, work planning, projects, upcoming events and programming, as well as highlights of
work done so far in Fiscal Year 2025 and other fiscal years past.
The staff member assigned to the Tukwila Arts Commission as the city liaison is Matthew Austin, the
Tukwila Parks & Recreation Department's Parks Maintenance & Operations Superintendent.
DISCUSSION
2025 highlights will be shared from across Parks & Recreation's operations as they pertain to parks
operations, maintenance, capital projects, and other outreach efforts. Our department continues to be
extremely proud of our staff's continuous and dedicated efforts in serving our community as well as the
efforts made by the Tukwila Park Commission members to advance the goals of parks accessibility,
safety, usage, and improvement.
Work continues throughout the organization and in concert with the Park Commission to strategically
determine project prioritization both in terms of maintenance and capital improvements that will best
serve the Tukwila community.
Staff welcomes questions and discussion.
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
N/A
RECOMMENDATION
Briefing only.
ATTACHMENTS
No attachments.
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