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Parks & Recreation Department- Pete Mayer, Director
PARK COMMISSION
Chair: Kathleen Gantz
Vice Chair: Sean Albert
AGENDA
Wednesday, November 12th, 2025 5:30pm
Tukwila Community Center
12424 42"d Ave S
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1. Call to Order pm
2. Approval of Agenda 15t _2nd
3. Approval of Minutes 1st _2nd
4. Written Public Comment
5. New Business
a. Commission Budget Options
b. Annual Report
c. Student Rep Slides
d. Director Update -
i. World Cup Update
ii. Property leases w/Highline and Tukwila Schools
Kaboom- continued partnership
e. Commissioner update from CSS 11/10
f. Park Planning update
i. PROS Plan - Standing item
ii. Trails Masterplan - Standing item
iii. TCC Campus Master Plan
g. Review Student Rep Slides
h. Recreation Division Update
i. Numerical update
i. Golf Update
i. KPI's
j. Year end Agenda
1. 12/10 commission -based team building activity
a. 2026 Commission Work Plan
b. Budget sustainability
2. 1/14
a. Commission elections
b. 2026 Work plan creation
c. Duwamish Sport Court Mural
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cLeod, Mayor
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6. Unfinished Business
a.
7. Reports of Commissioners/Announcements
a.
8. Agenda for Next Meeting
i. Commission Team Building Activity
ii. 2026 Commission Work Plan
iii. Budget Sustainability
9. Adjournment
Next Meeting: December 10th, 2025 @ 5:30pm
5:3Opm Tukwila Community Center
Call to Order: Commissioner Kathleen Gantz called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm.
Attendance: Commissioners —Kathleen Gantz, Sean Albert, Gina Bernhardt -Nielsen, Roby Snow,
Greg Hammond, Graham Mills
Staff —Pete Mayer, Kris Kelly, Jefri Peters, Matthew Austin
Other: Lindsay Martin, Keith Bates(Otak)
Approval of Minutes: 1st Graham, 2nd Roby
Approval of Agenda: 1st Gina, 2nd Graham
Special Presentations:
Lindsay Martin, Keith Bates (Otak)
Citizen Comment: None submitted
Business Items:
5. New Business
a. Update on the Trails Masterplan — Lindsay Martin, Keith Bates, OTAK
i. Lindsay provided a deeper dive from the previous meeting, including a updated timeline.
1. Identified purpose of the planning document, vision, and purpose to aligning a
continuous network, connecting the region, neighborhoods and community.
2. Commissioner Bernhardt -Nielsen highlighted economic value and economic
development possibilities
3. Overview of GIS inventory assets, trail types, regional spine, classification identification
with surfacing
4. Lindsay identified the level of planning and resource documents referenced to create
the document such as working with the forest service development guild lines, King
County Trails and various other regional municipalities.
5. Next steps include finalizing the draft of chapter 6, completing the final details of the
trail additions, prioritization and cost estimates, as well as implementation strategies.
b. Directors Message — Pete Mayer
i. World cup — Director Mayer identified city goals and intentions as preparations for world cup
continue. With focuses on Beautification and an emphasis on investments that lift the
community beyond the world cup timeline. Using the world cup as an opportunity to
demonstrate our potential.
ii. Hazelnut Amenity — Director Mayer provided the Mayor McLeod's recommendation is that the
park commission move forward with a masterplan for the site
1. Commissioner Gantz identified concern that the community would be without a park or
amenity for potentially many years.
c. Bylaws
i. Reminder on bylaws regarding commission elections to occur in January, as well as the need for
special committee on the PROS Plan
1. Commissioners Graham, Gantz, Snow identified interest however wanted to know the
time commitment of meetings and more details of what level of commitment that
would require.
d. Kaboom update
i. Matthew Austin provided a final update of the Kaboom playground build, noting that the final
piece of work, paving the entrance was completed and the Playground is officially complete. Mr.
Austin expressed gratitude and appreciation to the commission which was very well represented
in the volunteer group.
e. Commissioner to CSS 10/13/25
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i. Commissioner Gantz and Bernhart-Nielsen identified they would go
1. It was later determined this was bumped to November 10th
Student rep slides was moved to unfinished business.
Year end Agenda was revised to the following:
1. 11/12
a. Commission budget options
b. Annual Report
c. Student Rep Slides
2. 11/12
a. World cup update
b. Annual Report
3. 12/10 commission -based team building activity
4. 1/14
a. Commission elections
b. 2026 Work plan creation
c. Duwamish Sport Court Mural
6. Unfinished business:
a. Student Rep Slides
Other:
Adjournment: The meeting was closed at 7:12 pm.