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ROSEVILLE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION 1 MINUTES OF MEETING OF APRIL 3, 2012 2 ROSEVILLE CITY HALL ~ 6:30PM 3 4 PRESENT: 5Azer, Diedrick, Doneen, Etten, Ristow, Simbeck and Wall ABSENT: 6Boehm, D. Holt, M. Holt contacted staff with excused absence STAFF: 7 Brokke 8 INTRODUCTIONS/ROLL CALL/PUBLIC COMMENT 91. 10None 11 APPROVAL OF MINUTES – MARCH 6, 2012 MEETING 122. 13Minutes of the March 6, 2012 meeting were approved unanimously. Chair Etten thanked former 14Commissioner Gale Pederson for her work. 15 INTRODUCTION AND OATH OF OFFICE FOR NEW COMMISSIONER 163. 17Nolan Wall took the Oath of Office from Commission Chair Etten. After the swearing in 18ceremony, Wall and other Commissioners shared a brief background of themselves. 19 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TASK FORCE REPORT 204. 21Etten introduced the topic and explained that Commissioner Simbeck and Doneen serve on the 22Human Rights Commission Community Engagement Task Force. 23 24Doneen updated the Commission on their current work indicating that the task force is charged with 25developing recommendations for civic engagement. Overall the city does a good job in this area and 26the task force is searching for room for improvement. They are discussing areas such as 27neighborhood notifications, neighborhood identity development and enhanced internet activities. 28A draft recommendation has been discussed with the City Manager and City Planning Staff with a 29preliminary report expected to be provided to the City Council soon. For various reasons, the task 30force is a bit behind the early 2012 deadline. 31 PARK & RECREATION RENEWAL PROGRAM DISCUSSION 325. 33Chair Etten introduced the topic. No new information is available on the litigation status. The City 34is waiting for the decision of the appellate court. Etten commented on the good weather this spring 35that would be ideal in accomplishing many of the renewal projects but emphasized to the 36commission and to the community that work cannot begin until the litigation is cleared up. 37 38Staff communicated to the Commission that most of the preparation work that can be done has been 39done without incurring substantial costs. 40 41Staff and the City Attorney have been working through the Arizona State Agreement on the Best 42Value Procurement but the contracts have not yet been executed. Timing of execution is very 43important due to the need of having ASU on board for the duration of the four year program. 44Concerns were expressed about missing the reasonable construction season for projects. 45 46Leveraging resources to compliment the Park and Recreation Renewal Program has been successful 47so far including partnerships with FORParks, FORHANC, Roseville Rotary and the award of a 48natural resource grant for tree planting. 49 50A meeting with FORParks and FORHANC was held to discuss the Nature Center improvements 51and explain the status of the renewal program. It is still the hope of the groups that 2012 is the year 52to begin the projects.