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Parks, Trails & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes January 19, 2022 Page 3 Public Works Director/City Engineer Swearingen said he felt that was more of a “to-do” list for the Public Works Department, not necessarily enhancements to the parks and what PTRC would like to see at them. Committee Member Hinton said they could make one of their goals be park amenities. Staff Liaison Vaughan stated that his interpretation of the list was also that it was more of a maintenance list that was passed on to Public Works staff. There were a few recreation items on the list such as the sledding hill at Hazelnut, but the attachment showed recreation goals with specific items for specific parks. Committee Member Nelson thought buckthorn is important to continue to work on. He’d also like them to look at trail connectivity and where they could fill in the gaps. Committee Member Beggin said he was part of putting the other presentation together and the idea was to focus on all of the areas with priorities listed, the Council also asked for what had been accomplished in the previous year. He wondered if they could just update that plan. He thought the problem with priority order is financing, so a general list is probably the way to go. Council Liaison Scott said the Council has no problem with the committee setting priorities and they use the committee’s recommendations to base their policies on. Council would like to hear a synopsis of the work plan, how they’re going to go about working on it and coordinating the work with the Council. Committee Member Poelzer stated that she’d like to see a sliding hill put in at Hazelnut Park. They could add the warming house being replaced due to the fire that was there as something that was done. She wondered if fitness equipment was added to Cummings Park. Staff Liaison Vaughan responded there was no fitness equipment added to Cummings Park, but they did install a new playground structure. He wasn’t sure what the committee’s goals were for fitness in the park in 2017. Committee Member Poelzer suggested they add it to the list. She noted fitness equipment will be installed at the new senior living facility. A goal could be to have some kind of scheduled time for recreation in that area. Committee Member Beggin said in 2017 they were talking about things like yoga in the park, gaga pits, and pickleball. Staff had been looking into activities that could be done inside the hockey rinks in the summer. Staff Liaison Vaughan noted there is a push light at Cummings Park for ice skating. Committee Member Hinton said she would like to focus on engagement, fill open spots on the committee, work with communications to put information out about activities that people might not know about.