HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/01/1990 Adjourned Meeting 400
MAY 1, 1990
CITY OF YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
ADJOURNED MEETING
1. LUNCHEON MEETING WITH PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
The City Council met in session on this date at 12:00 Noon at the
Red Lion, Yakima, Washington. Mayor Pat Berndt, presiding, Council
members Clarence Barnett, Henry Beauchamp, Lynn Buchanan (present
after 1:00 P.M.), George Pechtel, Skip Semon and Bernard Sims
present on roll call. Parks and Recreation Commission members
present were Robert Busse, Mark Graham, Bowden Hepler, Thomas
Burson, and Mike Nixon. Staff members present were Dick Zais, City
Manager, Jerry Copeland, Public Works Director, Dave Flaherty,
Parks & Recreation Manager, Denise Nichols, Recreation Program
Supervisor, John Marsh, Parks Operation Supervisor, Glenna Thon,
Aquatics Program Supervisor, and City Clerk Roberts.
Dave Flaherty gave a slide presentation showing the various Parks
and Recreation facilities, responding to Council's questions, as
the questions arose on the various facilities. Mr. Flaherty
pointed out capital project and maintenance needs at several of the
facilities; cracking problems at Ike tennis courts, renovation'
needs of arts center and nature trail at Randall Park, additional
-parking forKiwanis Park, restroom renovation at Milroy Park, and
grounds work including arborvitae at the cemetery. Council members
and staff also discussed the usage'of the different facilities and
parks. Mr. Flaherty stated the Division's next project will be to
address the Hispanic community needs. Mr. Flaherty distributed
copies of the Parks and Recreation Division's Annual Report for
1989. There was a brief discussion regarding a tree replanting
program, and possible sources of funding. (Council member
Beauchamp absent after 1:23 P.M.) Mr. Flaherty announced he
requested a one week delay on his report to Council on Fisher Park
Golf Course, stating the monitoring of the third hole was just
completed. City Manager Zais stated that Council member Beauchamp
had been concerned with problems in Martin Luther King Park and
asked how staff plans to address these problems this summer.
Denise Nichols stated there will be a YMCA program in that park and
there will be a City program at the Southeast Community Center.
Staff was requested to check on a possible requirement in the
Gilbert Park donation deed requiring a small area there for
children, like a sand box. Responding to a suggestion, staff also
indicated they would look at using wooden trash receptacles in the
parks made by the Boy Scouts.
The meeting adjourned at the hour of 1:30 P.M.
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