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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPark 2025-11-12 Agenda PacketTho 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 Executive Board Room or Teams Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 218 351 206 494 Passcode: w4P34B Download Teams Join on the web Or call in (audio only) +1 253-292-9750„643092165# United States, Tacoma Phone Conference ID: 643 092 165# Find a local number Reset PIN Learn More l Meeting options 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 as cLeod, Mayor Tukwila City Hall • 6200 Southcenter Boulevard • Tukwila, WA 98188 • 206-433-1800 • Website: TukwilaWA.gov 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 f. g• 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.