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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRM111505CITY OF CENTRAL POINT • PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MINUTES CE~~~- November 15, 2005 POINT REGULAR MEETING CALLED TO ORDER Chairman, Jim Harleman called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. ROLL CALL AND INTRODUCTIONS Parks and Recreation Commission Attendees: Chairman; Jim Harleman, Eleanor Holbrook, Cheryl Cummings, Richard Halley, Becca Croft (liaison for City Council), Bette Cline, Casey Clark Staff Present: Katherine Boxer, Parks & Recreation Director Craig Solin, Recreation Coordinator Matt Samitore, Development Services Coordinator Shelly Brown, Secretary MINUTES Minutes from 9/27/05 were not approved because there was not a quorum. CHANGES TO AGENDA Removed Halloween Storytelling PUBLIC APPEARANCES Doug Palmer, resident of 495 Strait Way, Central Point, OR 97502. Mr. Palmer brought up the following concerns: • No restrooms in Flanagan Park (and other parks as well). • He feels this is largely due to citizens residing around the park feeling that the restrooms will disturb their view. • Commented that the parks are for all citizens. The needs of the community as a whole, should be met by installing restrooms. • Would like to see a gazebo installed at Flanagan Park as well. ~ Page 1 of 6 • Katherine responded to Mr. Palmer with the following assurances: • The City does have a plan in place to retrofit parks with restrooms. • The City has not identified Flanagan Park as the highest priority for the next restroom. Hearing Mr. Palmer's concerns allows the Parks Commission to take into consideration, citizen interest to have a restroom at Flanagan Park. We can address making Flanagan Park higher on the priority list. • The City is developing standards for what will be required of developers when developing a park into the neighborhoods they build. The installation of drinking fountains, irrigations systems, gazebos, etc. will all be standardized. There will be options, but there will also be a list of standards. • Matt Samitore pointed out in 1999 there was money budgeted for restrooms and a gazebo in Flanagan Park. City Council decided against installing these facilities because the surrounding community did not want them. BUSINESS Proposed Park Land Ordinance Matt Samitore presented information regarding Proposed Park Land Dedication Ordinance: • At the last Parks Commission meeting the possibility of adopting a City wide ordinance that would require parks to be dedicated as part of every development in Central Point was discussed. The proposed ordinance also includes a potential • buyout option where the development community could buy the required park areas for a fee, in lieu of small pocket parks in Central Point. Pocket parks will greatly discouraged. The new Ordinance would achieve the following: 1. It will require dedication of land per comprehensive plan policy. 10 acres per 1,000 in population or 1 acre per 100 in population. 2. Minimum park size must be half an acre. 3. Parks less than half an acre have buyout requirement. Buyout requirement is based on fair market value of undeveloped land. The City values undeveloped residential land at $125,000 an acre. The past year would have generated approximately $330,000 and adds about 3,000 to the cost of each lot. • Buyout Option Example: 201ot subdivision 201ots x 2.65 x .010 = .53 acre Developer is told by staff to put in this size of park or required to buyout. Buyout price would be $66,250 (.53 of 125,000 per acre). • ~ Page 2 of 6 4. Parks half+ acre: No Buyout Option • • No Buyout Option Example: _ 301ot subdivision 301ots x 2.65 people per household (based on our census data of people per household) x .010 (our comprehensive plan policy for park space needed per 1,000 in population) _ .795 acre pazk required to be dedicated. 5. There is still a need to address the townhouses and condominiums need for pazk space since there can easily be 25 + units in much less space and they have limited or no yards. 6. If Pazks Commission recommends the new ordinance, it will have to go to City Council for approval and will have additional development costs for smaller subdivision developments. 7. What we've been heazing from City Council, Planning Commission and Pazks Commission is that they like the TOD ordinance and would like it to be stricter in that developments should require more pazk land dedication. 8. Buyout monies must be used to develop pazks within the surrounding neighborhood or to enhance current parks within the surrounding neighborhood. If the developer does not agree with the city's fair mazket value then they may choose to hire an appraiser to come up with the valuation. 9. The City has not been requiring park land except for TOD areas or through some planned unit developments 10. There is inequity in pazks distribution in neighborhood throughout town 11. Pazks are an amenity to neighborhoods and are needed just like a street, water line, sewer line, etc. 12. Only 40% is available from SDC funds for park development 13. This new ordinance will add to SDC revenue for park development 14. We will look at expanding the Joint Powers Agreement to include School District land 15. It needs to be decided if revenue generated by the new ordinance would only be used for park land acquisition, so that SDC's may still be used for pazks improvements and amenities. 16. Developers have received approval in the past to give unusable segments of their developments such as long, thin strips of land. 17. We need to work with the Planning department to quantify and qualify what is acceptable land received from developers 18. Parks Commission may want to recommend to the Planning Depaztment; including pazk land in plans to extend City growth boundary 19. Matt and Katherine met with Randy Gravin from School District #6. They proposed to Randy that the Joint Powers Agreement be expanded to include School District land that would be designated as City Pazk under the agreement. The City would develop it into a pazk site. An example is the 20 acres on Upton Road the School District has set aside for a future elementary or junior high school site. The school would take 10 acres and • Page 3 of 6 the city would develop the other 10 acres as park land. This will increase • the amount of land we have for SDC calculations. We would develop some as active park and some as passive. Passive parks can be developed at a lower cost. 20. City has 40 acres on Upton Road that we may choose to designate as a park site. Parks can be developed outside the UGB per ORS. The problem with development of parks outside the UGB is that we have no utilities to the site such as water, sewer and electricity. ACTIVITIES REPORT Parks and Recreation Brochure This will be the first Parks and Recreation brochure that is available to the community as a whole. It will be brought to the Parks Commission for review prior to its printing. It's important the Parks Commission review the brochure as it will be instrumental in giving Parks and Recreation a definitive look. We'll want to base future materials on it and we want to be sure it reflects what the Parks Commission feels is important to communicate to the public regarding parks in Central Point Class brochure will be produced in December for classes available January through May, 2006. Senior Center Position • The part time Senior Center Coordinator position was submitted to City Council. Council approved the dedication of $8,000 for the next six months to fund the part time position. This is not a full time regular position with benefits now. This will be a trial as a part time temporary position. If it goes well and there is interest in continuing, the City will make it a regular position and do a formal recruitment. The position will be advertised in December. It is not likely the position will be filled until January, 2006. • Eleanor Holbrook mentioned the Senior Center participants have been very busy. They have taken three field trips in the past month. They went to Red Oak Glass, Central Point Creamery and the Crater Rock Museum. They had 18 veterans attend lunch on Veteran's Day. She feels they are making progress in moving forward and getting more members. • City of Central Point Parks and Recreation Department will continue to support the Senior Center in producing Newsletters, promoting activities and expanding the membership/mailing list. • The part time Senior Recreation Coordinator will be working with the seniors, learning what types of programs and services they would like to see developed. The Senior Recreation Coordinator would develop those things and facilitate getting instructors and bringing the programs to the site. Page 4 of 6 • . -: Expo Fishing Ponds • • Richard Anderson of LTM has proposed to the Rogue River Greenway, Bear Creek Greenway, Jackson County and City of Central Point; the funding of the labor and materials and coordination of the project to turn the Expo fishing ponds into a park. This park would allow public access and disability access to the fishing ponds for recreational purpose. • Met with Richard Anderson, Chris Leblanski, Paul Korbulek, Joy Olsen (Bear Creek Greenway) and Shane Maxwell (Rogue River Greenway) and are moving forward with discussions. • The City is interested in this project and the possible operation and maintenance of the facility. There will be little cost for development and we hope to designate this as a city park. • This would give the City additional park land. We would develop a cooperative agreement with the County. • Richard Anderson has managed other successful projects, but they have been smaller in scope. • Another goal of this project is to tie the Bear Creek Greenway together with the Rogue River Greenway. The Geenway would then go all the way to Grants Pass. • Katherine will arrange for Shane Maxwell to give a 15 minute presentation to the Parks Commission on the work she is doing • Non-profit Foundation • The foundation needs to establish a budget and move forward with some of the grant projects we are currently working on. • Katherine will hold a separate meeting in January or February, 2006. Donation • A golf cart was donated by the Bear Creek Greenway Foundation. • The cart will be used for maintenance along the Greenway. The police department chose not to use it for patrol. Summerfield Park • We have received the money through the Metropolitan Planning Organization to fully rebuild the adjacent intersection (10`f' Street, Upton Road). There are gas lines, sewer lines and storm drains that run through the location of Summerfield park, therefore the project needs to be on hold until this work is accomplished • Summerfield park will be built in the spring of 2006. Other Park Projects • Griffin Creek Park and Jackson Creek Civic Area will be discussed at the next Parks Commission meeting. Page 5 of 6 MOVEMENT TO ADJOURN • • Motion to ad'ourn made b Ch 1 Cummin sand seconded b Jim J Y ~'Y g Y Harleman • Next Parks Commission meeting is scheduled for January 24, 2006 at the City Hall Council Chambers from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. • Page 6 of 6