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\ Park and Recreation Commission Minutes of May 25, 2005 Page 2 I Commissioners White and Swope had agreed to represent the ,Commission on this project. All Commissioners were welcome to attend the event. ITEM 2 - PARK DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE UPDATE Director Centeno explained that MIG has been contracted and is in the process of developing the nexus study needed to support a recommendation of a park development fee. As part of this study an inventory of publicly owned recreation spaces is being developed. Director Centeno reviewed the chart and designations developed by Superintendent Hover and asked Commissioners to forward their comments to him. The Commission asked for specific feedback on: the Canada College acreage, which seemed low; the City Hall Plaza acreage, which seemed low; and the Lido Assessment District Area, where it was unclear how much was actual useable space. Commissioner Slusser indicated he would like to see information in the final report that discussed the difference between gross and net useable space. Director Centeno noted that Superintendent Hover is also working with Community Development Services to create a Parks layer on their GIS program. This will be of great assistance to our Community visioning process, as it will allow us create an overview of where and what types of, parks are currently located throughout the City. In response to questions from Commissioner White, Director Centeno noted that the nexus study would not determine or recommend an optimum level of park acres/l,OOO residents. Rather it will determine what exists and make sure that development expected over the next few years has a clear definition of how much parkland needs to be included to maintain the status quo in the City. ITEM 3 - PARK RULES UPDATE Director Centeno reported that last month the subcommittee had presented their work on the park rules and requested input from other Commissioners be directed to Superintendent Hover for collection. At this time staff is requesting permission to work with the data received to develop recommendations on changes to the current ordinance for review and discussion by the Commission at the June meeting. Commissioner White suggested that the Park Rules Subcommittee have a chance to review the report prior to it being sent to the entire Commission. With that stipulation staff was directed to move forward. ITEM 4 - 4th OF JULY FLOAT Commissioner White reported that while the intention remained to participate in the parade with a float the subcommittee had not been able to meet nor had an' application been submitted because of a lack of details as to the theme for the float. Commissioner Slusser offered to bounce ideas for a simple float around with the Commissioners involved. Director Centeno , , ('" " " " , ,; ,ç ,k,' " ' , .,c,~:k~~~;L ,;' "".'