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Home My Public Portal About2023.02.15 PRAC MinutesParks & Recreation Advisory Committee Minutes 2/15/2023 6:00pm Legion Hall/Virtual Meeting- McCall, Idaho Committee Members Present: Gusti Laidlaw, Paul Christensen, Larry Hauder, Steven Johnson, Donna Bush, and Dave Petty. Staff Members Present: Kurt Wolf, Delta James, and Stefanie Bork Guests Present Kristina Kachur and Jana Simpson with Logan Simpson Welcome: Called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Public Comment: Agenda Review & Updates: Review Minutes: January minutes were moved by Donna Bush and seconded by Paul Christensen, all in favor. PROS PLAN: Kristina Kaucher began with a brief introduction and overview of PROS update four to the committee on the public outreach to date, polls, review of recommendations/polices, and funding sources. The most recent outreach to the public were three quick polls recieving over 1400 combined responses. Logan Simpson is pleased with the preliminary results and staff will complete one last push by email, text and social. Kristina shared their current recommendations for review broken into 3 groups: Policies, Capital Improvements, and Funding. Paul questioned the detail of the policies and how specific they will be? Delta responded that the final plan will be a guiding document for City Council and the action plan portion will provide more specifics. Dave questioned if some of the policies refer to other city documents? Kristina said certain polices overlap with the Comprehensive Plan and other current city documents. Gusti questioned after adoption when will the PROS plan document be visited again? Kurt responded standard policy is every 10 years, but the document can be amended/updated over the years when necessary. Dave questioned what is the standard level of service across other municipalities? McCall's current service standard of 14 acres per 1000 full-time resident population is high compared to other cities at 4-5 acres per 1000. Paul would like to see a policy focus on non motorized access to the lake and questioned if the recommended polices match the Valley County waterways plan. Stefanie will share a link to the draft waterways plan for review. One policy would speak to drone restrictions, Dave questioned enforcement? Kurt responded it would need to be done by code enforcement, education, and notifications by parks staff to park users when witnessed, this would also apply to E-bikes on surfaces. Gusti questioned Bear Basin connector as connectivity and Ebike access? Logan Simpson will work to revise the e-bike policy recommendation. Kristina brought attention to the operational policy that speaks to commercial uses of parks could focus on human powered recreation in parks and open spaces. Larry mentioned recognizing partnership of State and Federal with transportation within the policies. Capital Projects review and highlight include Community Parks, Neighborhood Parks, and other Projects. Kristina provided a quick review of the public comment results of Riverfront Park results 1 Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee Minutes 2/15/2022 6:00pm Legion Hall/Virtual Meeting- McCall, Idaho and showed the most recent concept plan. Riverfront park is designated as recreational use only and housing can not be built a stipulation of when the land was acquired. Neighborhood Parks results and concept review of Broken Ridge, Lick Creek, and Colorado St parcels are all deficient park areas. Public was polled to determine the desired amenities at the locations. Donna questioned the desire of natural areas and paths when Lick Creek is located so closely to Ponderosa State Park. Lastly the results of Colorado St parcel were polled although not a designated park it is located in a deficient area and the community was asked what the desired amenities would be. Top results included walking paths, dog park, small playground, and restroom. Other Neighborhood parks maintenance upgrades and improvements will be included within the cost analysis. Other Park projects could include pocket parks, north of the marina, and lardo bridge connector path to bear basin connector. Open Space and access community focus was trail and lake access at top priorities, areas included bear basin, meanders, Little Payette Lake, and East Side Drive. Potential Funding Sources overview Janna gave a brief introduction of expenses and revenue for the Parks and Recreation department. Janna spoke to the current department operating well with expenses but there are opportunities for fee and cost recovery strategy. Reviewing programs, concessionaires, facility rentals, and parking. Logan Simpson is researching other community models to reference the methodology used and if it could be applicable to McCall. Park Rentals are within current market range but a look at specific programs and current fees are appropriate. Desire to maintain current levels of surface funding sources could be Capital expansion fees or impact fee. Delta mentioned that we are looking at our current code and what we can do that will allow future contributions when development begins and would apply to any new residence per unit. The recommendation will be to do an actual impact fee study, which could include sliding fee scale. Recreation District is an option to be considered for Recreation Center and Aquatic Center. property or sales tax, and creation of new fees like boat launch are also being reviewed. Nest steps, Logan Simpson will return to the committee at the March monthly meeting before the 3rd phase of public outreach in April and work sessions with City Council. Lastly, Logan Simpson will bring the drafted plan to the committee June 14th for review and recommendation. Recreation Department Programs and Events: Stefanie gave a brief update on the status of winter programming: Tots and Tykes, PLCA afterschool program swim trips, indoor soccer, and tiki torch treks. Stefanie mentioned March Stn as volunteer opportunity to assist the department lighting the torches. The IRPA Conference continues to be a main department focus. As mentioned previously venues have been established for learning sessions including, Best Western, North fork Lodge, and The Glass House including more offsite fieldtrip/session locations. Fifty attendees are registered and fourteen vendors/exhibits with representatives will be onsite increasing the number to 2 Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee Minutes 2/15/2022 6:00pm Legion Hall/Virtual Meeting- McCall, Idaho seventyfive parks and recreation professionals in attendance. Tara and Stefanie are currently finalizing session speakers, sponsorships, donations, catering, and social outings. Stefanie mentioned there will be volunteer opportunities for the board to assist with set-up, room hosts, and more. Park's Department Projects and Maintenance Update: Current focus of the parks department is maintenance, downtown sidewalk, and pathway snow removal. Parks crew top priority is maintenance since there is no large CIP scheduled for the 2023 spring/summer season. Kurt has begun discussions with St. Luke's on parking renewal agreement at the museum site. City departments visited winter carnival for next year and the demands on department and will continue city discussions and possible lot funding application to help Streets, PD, and Parks offset. Next Meeting Business: PROS plan update & funding discussion, Concessionaire Proposals, High School Representative- confirm with clerks, Brown Park Rentals, Farmers Market, Fireworks/Liberty Fest. Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 8:30pm Attest: City Staff Liaison <` 3