08-13-2025 Parks and Recreation Commission Packet (1)

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DRAFT Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes July 9, 2025 --------- Page 7 of 9 “Implementation” before “Sustainability.” Commissioner Niziolek said there is a sustainability element associated with the new parks and facilities they take on and he isn’t sure if it is under any of the current headers suggested. Mr. Stremcha said that he feels they would be incorporated into the individual plans themselves under the category they fall under. Commissioner Niziolek said that he is concerned about taking on new properties that they can’t sustain such as the Specht property. He wants to make sure that anything they take on can also be sustained. He wants to make sure it is addressed because he feels that is what has put them in the current position they are in with the playgrounds. Commissioner Goodwin said that she thinks those details will flush out in each system plan. She agrees that if they build additional parks, they need to think about how they will be sustained. Commissioner Stewart asked if they could change the bullet point to recurrent and future capital, operations, and maintenance costs. Mr. Stremcha said he thinks it would be included in the general capital improvement plan. Mr. Stremcha said they should address risk management plans as well to address emergency concerns in the parks. Secretary Larson mentioned that it could go under the system plan. The commissioners agreed that the appendix can be built as they decide what they want included as the plan develops. Mr. Stremcha asked the commissioners if they wanted to expand on the trends category to say levels of service analysis. For example, the level of service our Parks and Recreation department provides in the community compared to other cities. Secretary Larson pointed out that we are missing a needs assessment which is what would be included in according to other master plans she reviewed. This is usually provided by the outside professional consultants. Mr. Stremcha suggested it goes under the inventory category. Secretary Larson explained that most master plans have 5 to 7 categories. Commissioner Stewart said they need to have enough separation to make it clear what category a user would want to go to. Mr. Stremcha asked the commissioners how they felt about a community profile in the introduction and overview. Commissioner Niziolek said that he thinks it’s important to make a predictive profile for what the future looks like. Commissioner Varty suggested making it something that can change as the prediction changes. Chair Anderson said he wants to make sure they don’t include so much information that it clouds the plan. Mr. Stremcha said it could be something as simple as a paragraph linking to the census data. Mr. Stremcha asked if they wanted to consider a park stewardship plan. Chair Anderson said that it is a critical key element that can bring in valuable community resources and in the next few years there we be several major vacancies and it will become increasingly difficult to find volunteers. Commissioner Varty suggested it might need to be its own category. The commissioners agreed that it needs to be its own header. Secretary Larson asked if partnerships should be added as a category or subcategory. The Commissioners decided to leave them under the categories they work within. The Commissioners gave the final recommended changes below: • Alphabetize the subcategories under each heading. Introduction: Page 9 of 44