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PARK COMMISSION
Chair: Gina Bernhardt -Nielsen
Vice Chair: Graham Mills
AGENDA
Wednesday, July 8th, 2026 5:30pm
Tukwila Community Center
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1. Call to Order pm
2. Approval of Agenda 15t _2nd
3. Approval of Minutes _15t 2nd
4. Written Public Comment
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5. New Business
a. PROS Plan- final for consideration - Kris Kelly (30 minutes)
i. Q&A (10 minutes)
ii. Action item: Move to endorse and recommend City Council adoption of the 2026-32 Parks,
Recreation and Open Space Plan, including appendices and attachments, as presented in Exhibit
1.
b. Lower Green River Masterplan Timing - Matthew Austin (5 minutes)
i. Overview
ii. Upcoming meetings plan
c. Letters of support for RCO Grant - Mattie Powell (5 minutes)
i. Crestview Acquisition & TCC Field Conversion
ii. Review & Recommendation
6. Standing Items
a. Park Planning and Development- Kris Kelly, Pete Mayer, Matthew Austin
i. Park Signage and Wayfinding Update - Matthew Austin (5 minutes)
1. Installation review
ii. Riverton Park Update: Current status of project - Mattie Powell (10 minutes)
iii. TCC Campus Master Plan Update- Mattie Powell (5 minutes)
iv. Duwamish Sport Court Mural - Matthew Austin (5 minutes)
1. Artist selection
2. Art selection
b. Recreation- Matthew Austin (5 minutes)
i. Events
ii. Newsletter
iii. Tabling Opportunities, sign up sheet
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c. Foster Golf Links- Kris Kelly (5 minutes)
7. Unfinished Business
a. Playground replacement workplan item
b. Park Naming — Process overview
c. Forwarded to August Meeting
i. Park Impact Fee — preliminary findings/recommendations (tentative)
ii. Restroom Location and Typing
8. Directors Update
a. Director update (15 minutes)
9. Reports of Commissioners/Announcements
10. Tentative Agenda for 8/12 Commission Meeting
a. Park Impact Fee — preliminary findings/recommendations (tentative)
b. Playground replacement workplan item
c. Restroom Location and Typing
d. Lower Green River Masterplan — Kick off
11. Adjournment
Next Meeting: August 12th, 2026 @ 5:30pm
PARK
PARK COMMISSION
MINUTES
June 10th, 2026 5:30pm Tukwila Community Center
Call to Order: Commissioner Bernhardt -Nielsen called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm.
Attendance: Commissioners — Kathleen Gantz, Gina Bernhardt -Nielsen, Roby Snow,
Greg Hammond, Graham Mills, Sean Albert
Staff —Pete Mayer, Kris Kelly, Matthew Austin, Mattie Powell,
Other:
Approval of Minutes: 15Y Albert, 2nd Mills
Approval of Agenda: 1st Albert, 2nd Mills
Special Presentations:
Written Public Comment:
none
Business Items:
5. New Business
a. PROS Plan overview — Kris Kelly (30 minutes)
i. Q&A (10 minutes)
ii. Action Item: Recommendation for Parks Capital plan for adoption (5 minutes)
1. Commission Motion to send Parks Capital plan to council for adoption as modified
6. Standing Items
a. Park Planning and Development- Kris Kelly, Pete Mayer, Matthew Austin
i. Park Signage and Wayfinding Update — Matthew Austin (5 minutes)
1. Matthew provided an update of the wayfinding project, identifying the potential
delivery of the HPL panels and the current status of the currently installed signage.
Update of completion will be provided at the next commission meeting.
ii. Riverton Park Update: Current status of project — Matthew Austin (10 minutes)
1. Mattie and Matthew provided an update of the Riverton park Phase 2 design services —
a. Overview of what second phase entails, completion of design work related to
civil, king county stormwater design permits, construction bidding support, and
job costing
2. Commission recommended forward to CSS
TCC Campus Master Plan Update- Pete Mayer (5 minutes)
b. Recreation- Kris Kelly (5 minutes)
i. Provided an update of current events
1. Commissioner Mills asked regarding dates of events and tabling opportunities.
a. Staff will follow up with communication manager to ensure commission is
aware of events and have it ready for sign ups by next meeting.
c. Foster Golf Links- Kris Kelly (5 minutes)
i. Overview of new concessionaire and an update of how it's going so far.
7. Unfinished Business
a. Forwarded to July Meeting
i. Park Impact Fee — preliminary findings/recommendations (tentative)
ii. Playground replacement workplan item
Restroom Location and Typing
iv. Park Naming — Process Overview
8. Directors Update
a. Director update — Pete Mayer (15 minutes)
i. Update the commission on the Geotech analysis from the potential siting location of the Tukwila
Pool at the TCC Campus, and that it was determined that it was not an ideal candiate.
ii.
9. Reports of Commissioners/Announcements
a. Commissioner Snow — gave an update for the Jovita Strong 5k, occurring May 3rd
1. TMC updates
2. Recreation Update
3. Golf Update - Pacifika
10. Tentative Agenda for 5/13 Commission Meeting
a. Draft PROS Plan review
b. Park Impact Fee — Preliminary findings/recommendations
c. Park Ranger program development — update
11. Adjournment
Other:
Adjournment: The meeting was closed at 7:10 pm.