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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-03-23 Community Affairs and Parks MinutesCOMMUNITY AFFAIRS AND PARKS COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes March 23, 2009 5:00 p.m.; Conference Room #3 City of Tukwila Community Affairs and Parks Committee PRESENT Councilmembers: Verna Griffin, Chair; Joe Duffle and Kathy Hougady Staff: Evie Boykan, Bruce Fletcher, Rhonda Berry and Kimberly Matej Guests: Chuck Parrish, Deborah Salas and Lynda Hall of Community Schools Collaboration CALL TO ORDER: Committee Chair Griffin called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. I. PRESENTATIONS No presentations. II. BUSINESS AGENDA A. Community Schools Collaboration Contract Staff is seeking full Council approval of a two -year social services contract with Community School Collaboration (CSC) in an amount not to exceed $260,000 ($130,000 in 2009 and $130,000 in 2010). CSC is funded in the 2009/10 City Budget under the Parks Recreation Department budget page 72. However, the management and monitoring of this contract has been assigned to the Human Services Division. The draft contract requires reporting of professional development needs outcomes, parent involvement and engagement, and other measures indentified by a third party evaluator currently retained by Community Schools Collaboration (Judy Swanson Stuart Foundation) as found in Exhibit A, page 6 of the Committee agenda packet. Committee Chair Griffin inquired about the formula utilized to distribute the funding from the City to the school based community programs as outlined in Exhibit A. Ms. Salas responded that there is no formal process for fund distribution, however, and an effort is made to fund each site equally based on participation. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO APRIL 13 COW FOR DISCUSSION. B. Update on Foster Golf Links Restaurant Vender Search As an information only item, Bruce Fletcher updated the Committee on the process of searching for a restaurant vendor for Foster Golf Links. The outline below summarizes the process so far: A call for Request for Qualifications (RFQ) was released in January Five qualified vendors submitted RFQ's A five- member panel was created to interview vendors and make appropriate recommendations o Panel members: Parks Recreation Director; Parks Recreation Deputy Director; Golf Maintenance Operations Superintendent; Finance Director; and the Economic Development Administrator. The panel interviewed each of the five vendors, and the top two were chosen to move forward in the vendor search process The top two vendors attended a second interview with the five- member panel in addition to the Mayor and City Administrator After the second interview, Bruce Fletcher asked each panel member for feedback and provided a vendor recommendation to the Mayor on February 23, 2009 A financial background check has been conducted on the recommended vendor Community Affairs Parks Committee Minutes March 23, 2009 Pape 2 A commercial real estate broker has been retained to conduct a financial analysis of the recommended vendor to ensure this vendor is rightly qualified to move forward with operating this restaurant location Pursuant to the broker's review, a draft contract will be submitted to Council for review Staff inquired about the possibility of going straight to COW with the draft contract rather than returning to Committee. Committee members supported staff's request with the understanding that time is of the essence in securing at restaurant vendor for Foster Golf Links. Additionally, the commercial real estate broker who conducted the analysis will attend the Council meeting at which the draft contract is discussed. INFORMATION ONLY. III. MISCELLANEOUS Ms. Salas mentioned that Cascade View Elementary School has been targeted by National Institute of Health (NIH) for an intensive health program that will center on nutrition and obesity. $1 million of HIH funding has been committed for this demonstration project. Meeting adjourned at 5:45 p.m. Next meeting: Monday, April 13, 2009- 5:00 p.m. Conference Room #3 Committee Chair Approval KAM. Reviewed by BF.