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04/07/2022 - Meeting Materials PARKS,NATURAL LANDS, URBAN FORESTRY AND TRAILS ADVISORY BOARD of SALT LAKE CITY Formal Meeting Thursday,April 7,2022 5:00 p.m.—7:00 p.m. Join Via Webex: https://sa ltla kecity.webex.com/saltl akecity/j.php?MTID=m8b71228a7 cf5 c94 e88 e2 7d8975 a11cd5 Or Join at the Public Lands Administrative Building:1965 W.500 S.Salt Lake City,UT 84104 Upstairs Parks Training Room Join by phone 1-408-418-9388 Access code:2486 555 1907 AGENDA 1—Convening the Meeting 5:00PM Call to Order Chair Comments 2—Approval of Minutes 5:03PM Approve March 3, 2022 Meeting Minutes 3—Public Comment Period 5:05PM Verbal comments are limited to no more than 3 minutes; 15 minutes total.Written comments are welcome. 4—Staff Discussion and Agenda Items 5:20PM Tree Donation (Action Item) 5 mins 5—Board Discussion and Action Items 5:25PM Board Discussion and Potential Approval of Recommended Bylaws Updates(Action 60 mins Item) 6—Confirmation of Next Meeting,Board Comments&Future Agenda Items 6:25PM Board Subcommittee updates as needed • Trails Subcommittee • Bylaws Subcommittee • Communication Subcommittee Board Comment and Question Period Next Meeting: May 5, 2022 Request for Future Agenda Item Upcoming Involvement Opportunities 7—Adjourn 6:40PM PARKS,NATURAL LANDS, URBAN FORESTRY AND TRAILS ADVISORY BOARD of SALT LAKE CITY Formal Meeting Thursday,March 3,2022 5:00 p.m.—7:00 p.m. Join Via Webex(Encouraged): https://saltla kecity.webex.c om/saltlakecity/j.php?MTID=macff7eeaebd063 c896883d73a7da cacl Or Join at the Public Lands Administrative Building:1965 W.500 S.Salt Lake City,UT 84104 Upstairs Parks Training Room-MASKS REQUIRED Join by phone 1-408-418-9388 Access code:24813481765 Minutes (Unapproved) 1-Convening the Meeting 5:00PM Call to Order - Polly Hart - Brianna Binnebose - Samantha Finch - Jenny Hewson - Melanie Pehrson - Phil Carroll - CJ Whittaker - Ginger Cannon - Clayton Scrivner Chair Comments 2—Approval of Minutes 5:03PM Approve February 3,2022 Meeting Minutes Jenny Hewson motioned to approve the meeting minutes. Ginger Cannon seconded the motion. All PNUT Board members voted in favor of approving the February 3, 2022 meeting minutes. 3—Public Comment Period 5:05PM Verbal comments are limited to no more than 3 minutes;15 minutes total.Written comments are welcome. Eric Edelman Eric Edelman,a resident of District 7, stated that no long-term maintenance plan has been put in place for the Foothills. With the Foothills seeing erosion in Lower City Creek Canyon, Mr. Edelman was hoping that the City would have a long-term maintenance plan implemented. Mr. Edelman requests that the PNUT board reaches out to the Cityabout development of a long-term maintenance plan for existing trails in the Foothills. Ian Muccubbin Ian Muccubbin, a District 3 resident from the Upper Avenues,expressed concerns regarding the Foothills Trails expansion.As a result of phase one of the Foothills Trails masterplan completion, the Upper Avenues have seen challenges associated with traffic, high speed drivers and parking in the 18th Avenue and Terrace Hills areas.After these concerns were brought to Public Lands during a masterplan engagement exercise,the Bonneville Shoreline, Morris Meadows and Terrace Hills have seen a large increase in activity and associated parking and traffic issues. 18th Avenue is designed for 15 MPH and is seeing drivers going 50-60 MPH. Mr. Muccubbin has been in conversation with Tyler Fonarow and Public Utilities regarding these issues. Mr. Muccubbin also expressed concerns with the I Street Bike Park.The area is seeing many park users actively building jumps, smoking and drinking alcohol. Mr. Muccubbin reached his 3-minute time limit. Mr. Muccubbin was encouraged to email Public Lands staff or Polly Hart the rest of his comments so that they can be addressed in the next Trails Subcommittee meeting. 4—Staff Discussion and Agenda Items 5:20PM Park Ranger Program Update—Carmen Bailey 15 mins Public Lands Deputy Director Carmen Baileygave the PNUT Board an update on the Park Ranger Program. Public Lands received approval to move forward with building the program.Currently, Public Lands is trying to hire a program manager and supervisor.Once these positions are hired Public Lands will move ahead with hiring 16 park rangers. Park Rangers will be an educational, uniformed presence in parks who support the positive use of downtown parks, promote voluntary compliance through education and deter negative activity. The Park Rangers team of 16 will operate in pairs of two,with mobile office stations located at the Fisher Carriage House, Pioneer Park, Liberty Park and Fairmont Park. Park Rangers will have access to trucks, mountain bikes and e bikes when working. The Park Rangers are not able to enforce municipal code with citations or arrests, rather they will promote voluntary compliance through educating the public on the code and park rules. The Rangers will also not engage in any physical conduct or argumentative confrontation. They will be trained on de-escalation, basic medical and radio and dispatch. Rangers will also be connected to dispatch to call homeless services, medical services or SLCPD. Ms. Bailey solicited questions about the Park Ranger Program from the PNUT Board. Ms. Hewson asked if Public Lands is familiar with any other cities that have a similar Park Ranger Program? Ms. Bailey responded yes; the department has talked to a few cities with similar programs.Specifically, Public Lands has connected with Seattle and Boise.Seattle has an amazing operational procedure manual that Salt Lake City modeled the Park Ranger program on. Boise has as similar but smaller Park Ranger program in comparison to Salt Lake City. Ms. Riker has also spoke with Denver Park Rangers at a conference. Like Salt Lake City's Park Rangers, Denver Rangers do not carry firearms. Instead,they are equipped with radios that can call law enforcement if needed. Phil Carroll asked what the Park Rangers mobile office stations will consist of? Mr. Carroll also suggested that Public Lands has a Park Ranger presence in the Foothills high impact areas. Ms. Bailey responded that the mobile office stations will be a home base where rangers will store their computers and bikes. Park Rangers will be spending most of their time out in the field patrolling parks. Fisher Carriage House, Pioneer Park, Liberty Park and Fairmont Park were chosen as strategic home base locations because of their proximity to other parks. The Foothills are not an intention in the Park Ranger Program.With incidents happening in the Foothills related to guns, drinking and other issues it would be difficult for Park Rangers to manage these instances without police support. The Rangers will have the capacity to visit areas such as Morris Meadows and I Street Bike Park but will not have capacity to patrol the Foothills. Ms.Cannon asked if Ms. Bailey could give more information about what's been shared about the Ranger Program and if there's any established coordination procedures with SLCPD? Ms. Bailey stated that Public Lands has been coordinating with SLCPD. SLCPD's main concern with the program is ensuring the Park Rangers safety.SLCPD will work with rangers to facilitate a dispatch training and are supportive of rangers receiving a de- escalation training. Salt Lake City also currently has a SLCPD Parks Squad consisting of five officers and one Sargent who patrol the parks Monday through Sunday from 2-midnight. The Parks Squad will be getting to know the Park Rangers and will be in contact with them. Ms. Binnebose asked if Public Lands knows any information about how Draper City's ranger program is going? Ms. Bailey responded that Draper City has one ranger who is a law enforcement officer. She has been trying to get in contact with him but has not been successful. Ms. Riker said that the last time council talked about the Park Ranger program they were strongly opposed to Park Rangers carrying guns and wants to find a solution to not having police officer presence in the parks. If Park Rangers were to carry guns,they would need to be law enforcement officers. Over the past two years,it has been difficult for police to manage the parks because they are pulled away from parks when they are needed elsewhere,and they are not able to patrol when doing paperwork. Salt Lake City and Public Lands are pushing for the Park Rangers program to work by focusing on voluntary compliance through education.The Rangers will be trained and qualified to decide whether police presence is needed in a situation.The Rangers will not be armed. Ms. Binnebose asked if Park Rangers would be able to write citations for things such as off-leash dogs,speeding or vandalism? Ms. Riker responded that Public Lands hoped that Rangers would be able to, but after conversations with civil enforcement they realized there would be difficulty with this. Since Rangers are not law enforcement officers,they do not have the authority to request identification and other information. Information can only be given voluntarily to them. Ms. Pehrson commented that it is important for the City to consider how police officer presence could deter park use in certain communities. It is important to be cognizant of how presence can become threatening to people rather than inviting. Miller Park Update—Tyler Murdock 10 mins Tyler Murdock presented a response and update to the public comment received at last month's meeting.The public comment addressed relates specifically to vegetation management at Miller Park. Public Lands is working on a coordinated response in how to move forward with solutions to the presented concerns. Public Lands uses several management documents that date back to 2010 and 2013 for vegetation management practices in Miller Park. One of the documents that Public Lands utilizes is a noxious invasive weed species management plan created by SWCA Environmental Consultants in 2013.This document guides all invasive species management across open spaces and makes specific recommendations.This document specifically details vegetation removal, vegetation practices and chemical herbicide use. Another document that's utilized for specific management recommendations in Miller Park is from the Red Butte Creek Corridor study completed by Bio West Inc in 2010. This plan looks at the Red Butte Creek Corridor while also making specific recommendations for Miller Park. To address management concerns,the following approach will be shared with the Yalecrest Community Council. Public Lands plans to first increase vegetation data collection in the park. This has been a priority for the past couple of years with Public Lands recently hired botanist. Public Lands has also hired an on-call consultant to increase the amount of vegetation monitoring to better understand what vegetation is present in the park and how to best move forward.This year, Public Lands will be focusing on the spread of invasive species,vegetation makeup and the vegetation impact of off leash dogs in the park. The second action Public Lands plans to take is revisiting specific sections of the management plans regarding invasive species removal and chemical and herbicide application. Public Lands will bring on an outside consultant to evaluate sections of the plan and park and make specific recommendations that are in line with best practices. We anticipate this work to take 3-6 months. The third action is to develop vegetation metrics,targets,goals and objectives for what the vegetation makeup of Miller Park would ideally consist of.This has been a challenging aspect for Public Lands and the community due to a lack of clear goals. Public lands will utilize an outside consultant to help formulate vegetation targets and end goals. At this time, Public Lands plans to pause vegetation removal and chemical herbicide application. Currently,the department only uses chemicals on stump cut treatments for woody species removal.This practice will be paused for analysis with the outside consultant. Mr. Murdock will share the following information in a formal letter to the constituent providing the public comment and the Yalecrest Community Council. CJ Whittaker expressed that he has heard concerns from residents regarding what's considered to be an invasive species and what is not.Some of the trees that Salt Lake City claims are invasive are not claimed as invasive by other botanists. Residents are concerned that removal of these trees will result in erosion of soil into the gulley. Mr. Murdock responded that there is debate among the scientific community regarding invasive species,specifically the Black Lotus tree. Public Lands is focused on end outcomes through analyzing if invasive species are outcompeting native species in the park.To focus on these end outcomes, Public Lands will be utilizing the knowledge of an outside consultant to identify what plants and vegetation are best suited. Mr.Whittaker asked if the outside consultant will also be looking at riverbank stability? Community members are concerned that when removing existing vegetation,the soil will not hold together resulting in erosion. Mr. Murdock responded that one area that is underdeveloped in Miller Park is the understory. Public Lands will be getting recommendations on creating a layered understory and caring for the overstory as this is critical to soil stability in Miller Park. Vegetation will play a role in these recommendations. Mr.Whittaker asked how Public Lands plans to mitigate the erosion processes causing walls and infrastructure in the park to fail? Mr. Whittaker has received concerns from community members regarding the historic walls and structures in the park being undercut by trail alignments in 2014. Community members have brought their concerns to Public Lands but have been told they are overreacting.This has created lots of distrust between community members and Salt Lake City. Mr. Murdock responded that there is an entire conversation around the historic walls in the Miller Park CCI P project. Public Lands is working on an approach to these concerns. Public Lands will have more information when they brief the board on the CCIP project. Ms. Binnebose asked if Public Lands makes invasive species distinctions based on NRCS Utah specific guide for invasive species? Mr. Murdock responded yes.The city goes off what species are recognized as invasive by the state. KABOOM! Donation Proposal—Kat Maus(Action Item) 5 mins KABOOM! is a nonprofit organization that facilitates the installation of playgrounds nationwide to close the gap in potential play space inequities in communities. KABOOM! coordinates with major funding partners to contribute to a community build playground. Public Lands was approached by KABOOM! late last year and was encouraged to apply for funding for a playground replacement as one of their funding partners is specifically interested in Salt Lake City. Public Lands applied for a playground replacement at Miami Park. For full disclosure, Public Lands hasn't received official confirmation that the donation has been received yet but wanted to solicit the board for a recommendation as soon as possible to be on track to complete the build by J my or August of this year. Miami Park was selected by the department because it is first on the list for an asset replacement this year. The park also has the lowest playground condition index score in the city and has one of the earliest install dates. If approved, the city is obligated to contribute$8,500 to the project with the rest of the cost covered by KABOOM!and their funding partners. For perspective, if the city paid for the build in its entirety,the playground would cost$125,00 to$200,000. The playground's design will be selected by Public Lands based on thorough public engagement jointly conducted by KABOOM! and Public Lands.The Westpointe Community Council has been briefed on this project and is excited for the build. Volunteers from the community and KABOOM! representatives will assemble the playground in a 4 day build period. Public Lands finds no reason to reject this proposal and solicits a recommendation from the board to move forward with the donation less the$8,500. Ms. Hart asked what the maintenance budget will look like in the future for the playground? Ms. Maus responded that since a playground already exists in the space, there won't be much of a change in the current maintenance budget. New assets also require less maintenance than older assets,creatinga minimal obligation. Public Lands also included Miami Park for ClPfunding so the playground donation will open up additional funds that can be utilized for an additional playground replacement in the city. Ms.Cannon asked what the timeline for community engagement and installation looks like? Ms. Maus responded that Public Lands hopes to have the build scheduled for late July or August of this year. KABOOM!commits a community organizer to facilitate community engagement with a selected community organization. Public Lands has decided to facilitate community engagement through the Westpointe Community Council and community members. If officially approved, community engagement will start immediately,going through April to early May. Mr.Carroll motioned to approve the proposed donation. Ms. Finch seconded the motion. The donation proposal was unanimously approved. 5—Board Discussion and Action Items 5:50PM Board Discussion about Engaging with Constituents 10 mins Melanie Pehrson asked the PNUT Board about their best practices in engaging with their communities. Mr.Whittaker responded that he gives people is his community his phone number and talks with them at events to gain insights. Ms.Cannon will wear a vest that says"ask me anything"when she is out in the parks. This allows for people to approach her with questions about what is happening within Public Lands. Ms. Hewson will write blurbs in the Greater Avenues Community Council Newsletter. Ms. Hewson will also provide community members with a copy of the PNUT Monthly Updates packet. Mr.Carroll has been involved with the Greater Avenues Community Council for 40 years. Many community members know him from his involvement and have his contact information. Mr.Carroll will also write updates for the Greater Avenues Community Council Newsletter. Ms. Finch partners with groups within her community council and friends of groups in her local parks. Ms. Binnebose asked if the board could work with Luke Allen to put together a board meet and greet for social media and if the board could receive official email addresses that will allow for continual communication and conversation. Board Review and Discuss Draft Letter Regarding Reimagine Nature Master Plan 10 mins (Action Item) Ms.Cannon wrote a letter of approval for the Reimagine Nature Master Plan on behalf of the PNUT Board.The letter indicates to the mayor and city council that the board supports the plan and asks how the city council, staff and leadership can be advocates for the plan. The board decided that all member's names will be signed on the letter. Mr.Carroll motioned that the board supports the letter with the individual signings of board member's names. Ms. Finch seconded the motion. The board voted unanimously to approve the letter. Continued Board Discussion on Public Lands FY2023 Budget Initiatives& Ranking Letter 30 mins (Action Item) Ms. Riker presented the board with some updates regarding the FY2023 budget initiatives. Public Lands received budget direction from the mayor's office. Public Lands will be presenting the budget initiatives tothe mayor on March 14th or March 215t This year,the mayor would like each department to share their top five priorities. Public Lands currently has 8 budget initiatives and the housekeeping initiative which covers inflationary increases and a living wage increase for part time and seasonal employees.The housekeeping initiative is the priority initiative for Public Lands. The mayor is also asking each department to provide a 3-year budget forecast. Public Lands proposes moving the Parks Division District 5 staffing initiative under the new properties and amenities initiative. Combining these two initiatives together would allow for the ranking of the other initiatives to go up. Ms. Hart solicited discussion from the board about if board members would like to add the living wage increase initiative to their recommendation and if they would like to combine the District 5 staffing initiative with the new properties and amenities initiative. Mr.Carroll agrees with adding the living wage increase to the board's recommendations. Ms.Cannon agrees with Mr.Carroll and thanks Ms. Riker and Public Lands staff for their transparency in sharing process updates and being timely in their responses to board member's questions. Ms. Finch also agrees with combining the two budget initiatives and accepting the living wage increase as the number one priority. Ms. Finch motioned to approve the letter with the addition of the living wage increase as priority and the combining of the District 5 staffing initiative with the new properties and amenities initiative. Ms. Hewson seconded the motion. The board unanimously passed the motion. Ms. Hart asked Ms. Riker to send her the official name of the living wage increase initiative so it can be properly noted in the letter. Ms. Finch asked if the board could receive a copy of the recommendation. 6—Confirmation of Next Meeting,Board Comments&Future Agenda Items 6:40PM Board Subcommittee updates as needed • Trails Subcommittee The Trails subcommittee is working on setting up a meeting with Tyler Fona row and Ashley Cleveland. • Bylaws Subcommittee The Bylaws subcommittee has been working to get a draft together and has met with Ms. Riker to incorporate her feedback.The subcommittee will be following up with Ms. Riker and the Cityattorneyto discuss final changes.Then,the subcommittee will present the changes to the board for discussion and possible adoption in April. Ms. Riker asked if the board has thought about any ordinance changes? If so, Ms. Riker would be happy to work with the board to do so. • Communication Subcommittee The Communications subcommittee has no updates. Board Comment and Question Period Ms. Finch had two community members contact her regarding a change in ordinance about special event permits of less than 21 days being permitted being changed to special events of less than 31 days being permitted.This will amend two parts of SLC Code,2.58.04 and 2.90,which are related to the sale of significant parcels of property and removal of land from the open space lands inventory. Ms. Finch asked if any staff members could comment on this change? Ms. Bailey commented that Salt Lake City had an ordinance that states ifa special event lasts longer than 21 days,the event encumbers the property. Salt Lake City was approached to host a two-week rock-climbing event that would happen in Pioneer Park this summer.The event would take one week to set up, two weeks to facilitate and one week to take down. This causes the event to be in violation of the ordinance. The mayor is being asked to extend the length of special events to max out at 31 days instead of 21 days. Long events would only be approved in special circumstances by permission of the mayor. This change could allow Salt Lake Cityto attract cool special events in the future.The ordinance change was likely alarming for the community members because the change takes place in two sections talking about disposable open lands. Ms. Bailey has a description of the ordinance change that she will send to the board. Ms. Pehrson asked if the board could discuss the I Street Bike Park and surrounding concerns.The board asked that staff come back with some information about the public comment received regarding the park and that staff provides an update on the park in the April board packet. If needed, an I Street Bike Park discussion can be added in the May agenda. Next Meeting:April 7, 2022 Mr.Allen asked the board for their thoughts on in-person board meetings?Before the pandemic, the board would meet at the parks building and dinner would be provided. With the Mayor reversing the mask mandate for city buildings, the PNUT Board would be able to meet in person again. Ms. Riker asked that the board gives a count of who would like to attend in person and if they have any dietary needs. Request for Future Agenda Item Ms. Hart asked the board to email her any agenda items for next month's meeting. Upcoming Involvement Opportunities Public Lands has many upcoming involvement opportunities in 2022. Luke Allen listed the following upcoming opportunities • Glendale WaterparkSite Community Engagement • Analyzing survey results for Pioneer Park • Numerous Grand Opening Events • Hidden Hollow Landscaping Improvements Presentation to Sugarhouse POST Subcommittee Rocio Torres Mora provided the board with an update on the Love Your Block program.The Love Your Block program is a grant through Cities of Service and the Bloomberg Institute.Salt Lake City is one of eight cities awarded with funds to conduct small improvement projects along the Jordan River Corridor.Salt Lake City has hired a fellow and has one AmeriCrops VISTA working on the initiative.The Love Your Block Program is housed under Public Lands and is managed by Ms.Torres Mora.The Love Your Block Program hopes to have a community lead project that connects with people living around Bend in the River and Modesto Park throughout the course of the two-year grant. Mr.Carroll invited the PNUT Board to participate in the annual Memory Grove cleanup on Saturday, May 14th from 8:00 am—12:00 pm. Lunch will be provided for volunteers. 7—Adjourn 7:00PM Ms. Hart motioned to close the meeting. Ms. Finch seconded the motion. All voted in favor of ending the meeting. from Bri Binnebose to everyone: 5:08 PM Kristin &Carmen-is the parking and speeding issue something that can be addressed collaboratively with the SLCPD and Transportation Department? from Riker, Kristin to everyone: 5:10 PM PD is the only Dept.with authority to enforce speeds,Transportation manages traffic calming. from Ginger Cannon to everyone: 5:23 PM Ryan Clegg is the Draper officer. from Bri Binnebose to everyone: 5:24 PM This is what I remember reading about the Draper program,years ago: htt ps://www.dra perjourna I.com/2017/10/02/156456/dra per-police-officer-ta kes-on-new-role-as-city-s-park-ranger to Ian Mccubbin (privately): 5:29 PM Sorry Ian, I had to lower your hand.The public comment portion of the meeting is over. If you want to make additional comments,you can email me. luke.allen@slcgov.com from Ginger Cannon to everyone: 5:29 PM Kristin,could you please add an update on the program for late Fall or early winter of this year? Excited to see how things go for the Park Rangers this first year. from Riker, Kristin to everyone: 5:30 PM We can do that. I will defer to Luke to remember to put this on the agenda. from Samantha Finch to everyone: 5:30 PM any applicants? from Melanie to everyone: 5:31 PM Congrats on the new position, Tyler! from Bailey,Carmen to everyone: 5:42 PM We are currently conducting interviews for the Manager and Supervisor. Once we have those two hired, we will start on hiring the Rangers. As far as applicants for the Manager and Supervisor, we have several strong candidate we are looking at. from Bri Binnebose to everyone: 5:43 PM Tyler-are the invasive species distinctions by the city made by consulting the NRCS UT I nvasive Species List,as a baseline? from Jenny Hewson to everyone: 5:47 PM What CJ conveyed re neighbor concerns and then listening to Tyler's responses, if conveyed to citizens,could perhaps help with community awareness and building trust/transparency from Jenny Hewson to everyone: 5:54 PM Kat,thank you. Same question re longterm sustainability/maintenance(whcih was answered);do you know who KABOOMS!donors are,and are there future opportunities? from Tony Gliot to everyone: 5:56 PM That's AWESOME Ginger! from Murdock, Tyler to everyone: 5:56 PM I love this Ginger! from polly hart to everyone: 5:56 PM Can we have some vests made? from Melanie to everyone: 6:01 PM Oh that's a great idea. from Ginger Cannon to everyone: 6:01 PM Fantastic idea Bri. I would appreciate that if all are comfortable. from Riker, Kristin to everyone: 6:02 PM I love that idea Bri. from Melanie to everyone: 6:02 PM How would we get something like that up and running? from Ginger Cannon to everyone: 6:03 PM Maybe the communication subcmte could work with Luke on these items. from Allen, Luke to everyone: 6:04 PM Great idea Ginger. I'd love to work with that committee on efforts like this. from Jenny Hewson to everyone: 6:08 PM thank you, Ginger from Bri Binnebose to everyone: 6:08 PM Great job Ginger! from Ginger Cannon to everyone: 6:15 PM Thanks everyone! Great job :) from Bri Binnebose to everyone: 6:19 PM We also tried to use a bullet list instead of the chart,which you can probably see if you are in the document right now. However,it is still longer than a page so we kept the table in for visual effect. from Jenny Hewson to everyone: 6:19 PM please can i have edit permission to the initiatives letter? from Bri Binnebose to everyone: 6:20 PM Permission updated Jenny from Ginger Cannon to everyone: 6:27 PM Thank you Bri and Polly for all your work on this process! from Riker, Kristin to everyone: 6:27 PM Thank you all from Riker, Kristin to everyone: 6:27 PM Living Wage Adjustment from Riker, Kristin to everyone: 6:28 PM New Properties and Amenities title will staythe same,we'll just add, District 5 needs to this request. from Melanie to everyone: 6:39 PM it was beautiful! from Riker, Kristin to everyone: 6:40 PM Thanks to Luke for his work on the Annual Report! from Melanie to everyone: 6:42 PM I would love in person meetings. from Ginger Cannon to everyone: 6:44 PM Glad to hear we can meet again in person. Looking forward to it! I4c 41* Public Lands C' Parks I Trails&Natural Lands I Urban Forestry I Golf Staff Responses to Public Comments from the March 3,2022 PNUT Board Meeting Eric Edelman Eric Edelman, a resident of District 7, stated that no long-term maintenance plan has been put in place for the Foothills. With the Foothills seeing erosion in Lower City Creek Canyon, Mr. Edelman was hoping that the City would have a long-term maintenance plan in place. Mr. Edelman requests that the PNUT board reaches out to the City about development of a long-term maintenance plan for existing trails in the Foothills. Staff Response: Public Lands has been actively developing short- and long-term maintenance plans since 2020 for newly constructed trails.Since the pause in trail construction in May 2021 also included a hold on trail maintenance, the City has requested City Council lift the hold on funds so that Public Lands staff and volunteers can responsibly maintain the trails built in Phase I. The City does not have maintenance plans for existing trails in the Foothills unless they are formally integrated into the Foothills Trail System Plan. The RFP currently open for a Trails Plan and Construction Evaluation consultation also includes the creation of a long-term maintenance plan for the Foothills Trail System, which will include recommendations for formally integrated existing trails. Ian Mccubbin Ian Mccubbin, a District 3 resident from the Upper Avenues, expressed concerns regarding the Foothills Trails expansion.As a result of phase one of the Foothills Trails masterplan completion, the Upper Avenues have seen challenges associated with traffic, high speed drivers and parking in the 18th Avenue and Terrace Hills area.After these concerns were brought to Public Lands during a masterplan engagement exercise,The Bonneville Shoreline, Morris Meadows and Terrace Hills have seen a huge increase in activity and associated parking and traffic issues. 18th Avenue is designed for 15 MPH and is seeing drivers going 50-60 MPH. Mr. Mccubbin has been in conversation with Tyler Fonarow and Public Utilities regarding these issues. Mr. Mccubbin also expressed concerns with the I Street Bike Park.The area is seeing many park users actively building jumps, smoking and drinking alcohol. Mr. Mccubbin reached his 3-minute time limit. Mr. Mccubbin was encouraged to email Public Lands staff or Polly Hart the rest of his comments so that they can be addressed in the next Trails Subcommittee meeting. Staff Response: Public Lands has been working with Public Utilities on creating an updated management plan for the 1- Street Bike Park. The City will be creating an RFP to select a new stewardship and maintenance organization to partner with the City since past advocacy groups have dissolved. v Public Lands CIVt Parks I Trails&Natural Lands I Urban Forestry I Golf Memorandum To:Parks,Natural Lands,Urban Forestry, &Trails Advisory Board From: Kyle Shields,Park Operations Manager Date:March 31,2022 Re:Proposed Tree Donations for Memory Grove Background: Salt Lake City, Public Lands Department requests the Parks,Natural Lands,Urban Forestry, and Trails Board to provide a formal recommendation for the donation proposal listed below. Prior to approval,Salt Lake City will develop a contract for the proposal. Donations to the City are governed by Salt Lake City Code Chapter 3.60. Final donation approval is granted by the Salt Lake City Mayor. Overview: Salt Lake City Public Lands has received a donation proposal from Deborah Sawyer fortwo trees at Memory Grove. The trees will be located on the west side of City Creek just above Memory Grove near the Freedom Trail. • Tree species will be Bristle Cone Pine 2"caliper • Total Value of donation is estimated between$500-$700 The Parks Division has performed its due diligence and finds no reason to reject the proposed donations. The City's Public Lands Department has conducted the analysis required under Chapter 3.60.070 of the City Code and finds that the proposed donation meets or exceeds all the pertinent requirements set forth in said Chapter. Because the contemplated donations consist of a park amenity and labor costs that satisfy all the criteria set forth in Salt Lake City Code Section 3.60.050 and 070 the decision to accept or reject such donations is subject to review and recommendation from a board or commission or may be requested by the Mayor. 1 SALT LAKE CITY PARKS,NATURAL LANDS, TRAILS,AND URBAN FORESTRY ADVISORY BOARD BY-LAWS UpdatedApri12022 AUTHORITY The Salt Lake City Parks,Natural Lands,Trails, and Urban Forestry Advisory Board(the "Board")will operate pursuant to Salt Lake City Code Chapter 2.94,Parks,Natural Lands,Trails,and Urban Forestry Advisory Board.Ah. The Board was created in 2012 for increased stewardship and public participation for the Open Space Program. The City's Parks Division, Trails and Natural Lands Division,Golf Division, and Urban Forestry Division are now part of the City's Public Lands Department(the"Department").The City Council has determined that one advising board for those divisions will lead to efficiencies and remove duplication and confusion as to the respective roles and responsibilities and has determined that Chapter 2.94 is in the best interest of the City and ito-citizens. The Mayor and the City Council recognize the need to acquire,preserve, and protect these critical resources within Salt Lake City and its environs. They have adopted multiple plans to identify,protect,and manage open siiiii space lands and have established the Board to facilitate th 'ty's acquisition, management,promotion,preservation,protection,and enha ent of public lands. The Board has established thedillowing By-Laws for the conduct of Board business: PRINCIPAL OFFICE The Board's principal office is at the Public Lands Building at 1965 West 500 South, Salt Lake City,Utah. ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND TERMS The Board's officers will be a chair and a vice-chair. The term of those positions will be one year.No person may serve more than two consecutive terms as chair. The vice-chair may be reelected one or more times successively. The vice-chair will not automatically succeed to the position of chair, except that the vice-chair will succeed the chair if the chair vacates the office before the chair's term is completed;in that event the vice-chair will serve as chair for the unexpired term of the vacated office.The Board shall elect a new vice-chair at the next regular Board meeting. If the vice-chair is unable or unwilling to serve the remaining term of the vacated office, the Board shall meet as soon as practicable to elect a new chair for the remainder of the term. Any Board member may nominate themselves or any other Board member for the positions of chair and vice-chair. The Board may nominate and elect members to other offices as deemed appropriate by a majority of the Board. Oral nominations from the floor as well as written or digital nominations will be accepted. Written,digital and oral nominations must be made in the month of December or at the last Board meeting of the year. All nominees must be contacted and state their availability and willingness to serve before being placed in nomination. The election will be by written,oral,or digital ballot. Subject to City Code Section 2.07.120,the Board,at its first regular meeting of each calendar year, shall select a member as chair and another as vice-chair. Proxy votes will not be allowed. Officers will be elected by an affirmative majority vote of the Board members in attendance. The current chair shall solicit two members of the Board who are neither officers nor a nominee to conduct the vote and count ballots. The officers-elect shall assume their duties at the next regular Board meeting. POWERS AND DUTIES OF OFFICER Without limiting the foregoing,tie duties and powers of the officers of th and are as follows: A. Chair: (1) Preside at all meetings of the Board. (2) Call special meetings of the Board in accordance with the By-laws. (3) Sign Board documents. (4) See that the Board complies with the By-laws and applicable law. (5) Appoint standing or ad hoc subcommittees of the Board. (6) May be an ex-officio member of any or all subcommittees with a voice but no v (7) Act as official s okesperson for the Board in matters of which the Board has taken al vote or p 'on. B. Vice air: The vice-chair shall assist the hair, and during the absence of the chair, shall exercise or perform all the duties and be subject to all the responsibilities of the chair. REGULAR MEETINGS The Chair will govern the conduct of all regular and special meetings of the Board and ensure agenda items are to involve a motion,a second, any pertinent discussion,and a vote. The Board shall meet on an as needed basis but at least twice per quarter as specified in City Code Section 2.94.050. The Board shall establish a schedule specifying the times, dates, and locations of regular meetings. The Board may alter the schedule at any regular meeting,and shall comply with the Utah Open and Public Meetings Act("OPMA").A quorum will consist of the majority of filled Board positions. The Board may hold an electronic meeting in accordance with OPMA.A Board member who attends an electronic meeting remotely by electronic means will be counted as present for purposes of calculating whether a quorum of the Board is present at the meeting. The length of a Board meeting can extend for the length of time necessary to complete Board business and/or discussion. All Board meeting agendas and minutes will be posted and provided for public review according to OPMA. SPECIAL MEETINGS Special meetings may be called by a majority of the Board,by the chair or by the mayor and shall comply with OPMA. The call for a special meeting must be signed by the member calling such meeting and,unless waived in writing,each member not joining in the order for such special meetinmust be given not less than 24 hours' notice.Said notice must be served personally through email,phone, or by hand delivery at a member's residence or business office. Attendance by a Board member will constitute the waiver by that Board member of any defects in the notice. Special meetings ' at the Department's building, oilitnotely using an electronic meet' at su er public place as may be designated by the Board. VOTING All official Board business that results in a recommendation to the Mayor,the City Council,or any other public agency or commission must be approved by an affirmative vote o majority of the Board members,and must comply with City Code Section 2.07.1 '‘ The Board must take a roll call vote of record upon request of any Board member. Each Board member will only have one vote and a record of each vote within the roll call must be included in the meeting minutes. ORDER OF BUSINE At any regular meeting of the Board,the order of business will generally be as follows: A. Call meeting to order. B. Approval of minutes. C. Invite public comment. D. Public Lands Department-staff presentation(s)and discussion E. Board Discussion F. Voting on official business. G. Confirm date for next meeting;reporting of sub-committees. H. Adjournment. AGENDA The meeting agenda will be prepared by the Department liaison and the chair,working together. The agenda must be given as part of the meeting notice in accordance with OPMA. The Department liaison will provide the agenda to Board members seven days prior to a regularly scheduled Board meeting,with an exception for urgent circumstances as approved by the chair. Any member of the Board may request topics for discussion at the meeting through communication with the chair. i At the first regularly scheduled meeting of each year,the Board shall review a calendar of anticipated Department projects for the forthcoming year.For any agenda,the priority order for agenda items will be(1)staff presentation and discussion;(2)Board discussion; and(3)vote on official business. 1 Out of respect for members of the public in attendance, if a closed session of the Board is necessary,the closed session will be the last item on the agenda. Except in the case of an emergency meeting,the Board may not take final action on a topic unless the topic is listed under an agenda item and included with the advance public notice of the meeting. Each topic considered at the Board meeting must be iii.ded in the agenda except topics raised during the public comment period.If a member of the public raises a topic,the majority of the Board may request, and the chair may allow,Board discussion of the public comments. The Board may respond to public comments or advise staff to respond to public comments made within a public meeting. The public will be invited to speak during a 15 minute public comment period on issues that pertain to parks and public lands.Public comment speaking limits will be prescribed by the chair, and the chair will have discretion to extend the public comment period beyond the allotted time period. MINUTES In accordance with OPMA,the Department liaison shall keep written minutes and a recording of each Board meeting.Pending minutes will be provided to the Board members for their review within two weeks after a Board meeting and will contain a clear indication that the Board has not approved the minutes or that the minutes are subject to change until the Board approves them. Board members may return amendments and corrections to the minutes at or before the next regularly scheduled Board meeting. The updated minutes will be included with the agenda for approval at the next regularly scheduled Board meeting. Within three days after approving the minutes,the Department Liaison must make the approved minutes available to the public in accordance with OPMA. BOARD MEMBER RESPONSIBILITIES Board members are expected to attend all Board meetings. Board members are expected to actively serve on a minimum of one subcommittee during each year of their Board term and assist with drafting letters and recommendations to the Mayor and City Council under Chapter 2.94.060 paragraph J. Any Board member failing to attend two Board meetings in one calendar year without advance notice to the chair of the Board member's absence will be subject to removal by the Board in accordance with City Code Section 2.07.090. Board members are expected to review all agenda items or other •ded materials in advance of each scheduled meeting. Board members shall be respectful of the public, staff,and each other. The Board chair shall ensure that all Board members have a fair,balanced, and respectful opportunity to share their knowledge, opinions, and perspectives. The role of the Board is to advise the Mayor and the City Council and/or staff.Board appointment does not empower Members to make final decisions or to supervise staff Board correspondence written to the Mayor and the City Council as prescribed under Chapter 2.94.060 paragraph J must be made through the Chair to ensure that the consensus opinion of the Board is represented. The Department liaison fulfills an important role in assisting the Board with this regard. If a Board member, other than the chair, gives their opinion to the media or in a public forum about Board business,that member must also clarify that this is their personal view or opinion and not the opinion or view of the Board or another Board member. Subcommittees of the Board will be established by the chair, or by majority vote of the Board when proposed by any Board member. The chair shall cause the following details to be placed on the agenda for Board consideration: • Committee type(standing or ad-hoc) • Committee membership(who is involved and the expected time commitment) • Work objective(the purpose or scope of the subcommittee work) • Timeline (when and how the work will be accomplished) • Committee reporting(a presentation and/or written summary of committee work for Board review and/or approval) PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT The chair may cause the removal of any person from a meeting if the person willfully disrupts the meeting to the extent that orderly conduct of the meeting is seriously compromised.In the alternative,the chair may terminate the meeting in the event of such a disruption. All meeting attendees, including Board members,must be respectful of another person speaking and conduct themselves in a civil manner. If any person fails to do so,the chair can direct that person to leave the meeting. A CONFLICT OF INTEREST Board members must avoid and disclose conflicts of interest in accordance with applicable conflict of interest laws, including City Code Section 2.07.080.If any member wonders whether a particular set f circumstances might in,olve a conflict of interest, that member shall notify the D• r of Public Lan questing an opinion of the City Attorney on whether there is a co ow to a r otherwise resolve it. AMENDMENT These By-Laws may be amended in writing at any me g by a vote of a majority of the entire membership of the Board,provided prior notice has been given to each Board member. NI. I m, M IO FORA OPTION OF RULES REGULATIONS Upon motion duly made and seco and by unanimous vote of the Board at its regularly scheduled meeting held on ,2022,the By-Laws of the Parks,Natural Lands,Trails, and Urban Forestry Advisory Board,dated ,2022,were formally adopted. CHAIR CERTIFICATION ,in my capacity as chair of the Parks, Natural Lands,Trails,and Urban Forestry Advisory Board hereby certify that the foregoing document is a complete, accurate,and current copy of the By-Laws of that Board. CHAIR MONTHLY APRIL 7TH 2022 REPORT r- AO i. AlIR' 110 ( i b - "It �� 4?° ": :IIF ' - 111 4111 11, 01? WWW.SLCPUBLICLANDS.COM Department of Public Lands CONTENTS / .11P A., OW . '14. -' V ir 11, °‘"4 t. . In ..-- '4 r, -, iv •-_, ,•- i 4..14 Ai') — 4 , ft" 1 '% '..' 4" t, i 141 • ';..>: 14%tili-- - ( . •or. 02 PUBLIC LANDS DEPARTMENT 06 URBAN FORESTRY DIVISION 07 PLANNING & ECOLOGICAL SERVICES 11 PARKS DIVISION WWW.SLCPUBLICLANDS.COM 01 -- - - z,t��i - f40' p, r, t •'ll.i(II 't • 2�r I, i+e II 'rn~'DPP`` ' - I.. :f. - ._ m®.. - • .fir:. '_- _.. --Tcm z as '.I 4"r. • PUBLIC LANDS DEPARTMENT Salt Lake City Surveys Public Lands received the results of Salt Lake City's 2021 Resident Survey.and 2021 Fall Budgetary. Priorities Survey.The following information collected relates to Public Lands. Accessibility and Quality of Life 54%of respondents strongly agree with the When asked about various growth initiatives, statement"My neighborhood has access to 54%of respondents said that providing parks and public lands".In comparison to the services and recreation was most important to 2019 resident survey,the percentage of quality of life.43%of respondents said that respondents who strongly agree with this providing services and recreation also needs statement has decreased by 3%.33%of the most improvement from the city.(Refer to respondents somewhat agree with this figure below,2021 Fall Budgetary Survey,_pg statement.(2021 Resident Survey,pg 21)_ 13). SERVICES & RECREATION MOST IMPORTANT TO GROWTH When asked about various growth initiatives.residents said that providing services and recreation was both most important to their quality of life and needed the most improvement from the city.The initiatives supporting economic development and emphasizing arts and culture were seen as both less important to them and less in need of attention from the city. MOST/LEAST important to City does BEST/Needs MOST quality of lite improvement Providing services and 13 41 Net score 54% 23 20 Net eoore 43 recreation Supporting economic 47 -18 29 45 -14 31 development Emphasizing arts and 40 -23 17 32 -6 26 culture O:Oithe lotlawkq aspmtsofr.nil Rod A.•.•!•n��,,..,,r nil��k the mod Important to your quality of We?Which B the leasthnportant?d•SEEP O:Ol the following aspect i you think the city reeds to Improve most?Which do you tNnk the city does best?tn•584) WWW.SLCPUBLICLANDS.COM 02 ilYf 4� ts..r$p., `.TA 1-.Alit .. y T r � t wc.. a— Cr pi. ..;1N4 W �T 5 d �` a ,.: unman 1Pninimn a,! el-" • wrr .- I, ii11 nl Ix_ Er�as x- "'" ga A {, � 'IiiVi � _E _ — w � ita' r �, 41 ; ,r` nl ,- r' la(0.- \\ _ _ 4 - -- r: Community Activity Potential City Project Priorities In the last 12 months,70%of respondents When asked about potential environmental reported visiting a park or natural land at least and sustainability project priorities,76%of once a month or more often(2021 Resident respondents said implementing water Survey,pg 39). conservation programs was a high priority and 65%of respondents said planting trees When asked about excitement towards visiting throughout the city was a high priority(2021 a city park or natural land,59%of respondents Fall Budgetary Survey.,pg 20). reported being very excited and 31%reported being excited to do so(2021 Resident Survey, When asked about potential growth and pg 40). development project priorities,54%of respondents said developing trails and trailheads to improve amenities and accessibility was a high priority and 52%of City Initiative Priorities and Importance respondents said increasing opportunities for residents to participate in arts,culture,and 71%of respondents say increasing investment recreation activities was a high priority(2021 in current parks,trails,and open spaces is a Fall Budgetary Survey.,pg 14). high priority(2021 Resident Survey,_pg 24). 66%of respondents say increasing safety in City parks,trails and open spaces is a high priority(2021 Resident Survey,pg 24). 63%of respondents say increasing the amount of parks,trails and open spaces is a high priority(2021 Resident Survey,pg 24). WWW.SLCPUBLICLANDS.COM 03 il v ,rye . Sk ,yr / tC' 5 ' e' " `' r r , '.,� .;g •,Air y,t R't• d w *!• "`•' ,sL. YB.t a? : a ;+a`$ �1�H i`", If -It / . to s: artiw_ s. s �° _ _ v;.-sa .3,:i* 4",::,,i sa a t ,,,,,, )FA. irree_• . i _, / , .*- li- _‘T,, .4 ,,,,,,, ,... f� a. TJ4 i I y- a/.f• I, Priority Budget Distribution When asked how one would distribute$100 of Salt Lake City's budget,67%of respondents chose to allocate funds to community resilience to climate change and 57%of respondents chose to allocate funds to recreation and outdoor amenities(Refer to figure below,2021 Fall Budgetary Survey.,_pg 11). CITY INFRASTRUCTURE MOST PRIORITIZED City infrastructure,homeless services,and public safety were the top goals/priorities for respondents.with these areas receiving the most allocated'funds.Digital accessibility,economic development,and equity and inclusion were the least prioritized areas. Average S amount allocated %of people who allocated>SO City infrastructure $16 75% Homeless services 514 72 Public safety $14 71 Community resilience to climate change 515 67 Recreation and outdoor amenities 57 57 Housing ss 56 Community development S6 53 Arts and culture ss 53 Equity and inclusion 55 42 Economic development 54 38 Digital accessibility of City programs and 52 36 VICeS se Other rill 0% 20% 40% 80% 80% 12 hugYta youweremanegYrg$100hoertheSattLabecltyMdget 8you coulddistrOute But MO bawd any of the following potential goal messor priorities.how would you divide you5100?la•es) WWW.SLCPUBLICLANDS.COM 04 461 ;, :`� • ti • Operational Updates New Hires Janessa Edwards-Park Ranger Manager Makaylah Respicio-Evans-Public Lands Planner Janessa has an extensive background in community engagement and education Makaylah is joining Public Lands from her through working with the Natural History recent role working with Salt Lake City Public Museum of Utah and Friends of the Great Salt Services and Mayor Mendenhall's team on Lake.Additionally,Janessa worked as a Public Policy and Community Engagement. Special Programs Manager for the Tennessee Prior to working for the City,Makaylah worked Association of Chiefs of Police where she as a Planning Project Manager for Envision developed critical and relevant statewide Utah.Makaylah will be completing her Master trainings for law enforcement.Janessa's of Science in Technology Environmental experience in community outreach and law Science in April 2022.Makaylah's project enforcement make her a key asset to the planning and community engagement newly developed Park Rangers program. expertise will make her an amazing asset to the Public Lands Planning team. Suzy Lee-Park Ranger Supervisor Melissa Lewis-Natural Lands Supervisor Suzy Lee has a Master of Science in Biological Science and extensive experience with Melissa has been with Pubic Lands for the community engagement.Specifically,Suzy past five years as a Trails and Natural Lands most recently worked as Public Lands Park Senior Technician.Throughout her time at Usage Coordinator and has worked as the Public Lands,Melissa has excelled in her role Volunteer Services Coordinator for the through her hardworking,observant and Division of Wildlife Resources and as an conscientious qualities.We are thrilled to have Americorps Program Manager.We are excited Melissa as a wonderful asset to Public Lands to see Suzy apply her skillset and expertise in through the Natural Lands Supervisor position. this new role. WWW.SLCPUBLICLANDS.COM 05 1 , , ,,;_ „ • ; , C k. - � � �, +rr• • , �� ♦ is t \ . _ .• ' A ri•• . • ) i s wh' �' 4 1 _ de z' ", ,• 13, Jo " t , for% rim ,. VIII • a .� 'IT de b M .. � e. '' 'p A: ,� ti ,. ..... ' �1 1 • ...u,.. ..... , URBAN FORESTRY DIVISION March 6th Winter Storm On Sunday,March 6th,a late winter storm Resources from the City's Streets,Waste& brought heavy wet snow to Salt Lake City.The Recycling and Parks divisions have assisted in storm wreaked havoc on the City's Urban cleanup process when available,but ultimately Forest,causing thousands of broken tree this storm will add two or months to service branches on neighborhood streets and in backlogs already at unprecedented levels. parks throughout the City. The current tree service backlog has swelled to While trees in every part of the city sustained a more than 14 month wait for tree pruning damage,the hardest hit community councils services which is entirely a result of weather were Sugar House,Greater Avenues,East related tree damage. Central,East Liberty Park and Wasatch Hollow. Salt Lake City has suffered 4 significant tree Urban Forestry Division crews responded damaging weather events in the last 18 immediately to the hundreds of calls for months. service in the aftermath of the storm, prioritizing tree branches on homes,cars, blocking streets/driveways and large hanging limbs that presented the greatest risk to public safety. WWW.SLCPUBLICLANDS.COM 06 _ , \-iiri 4 _ V .11P f ` 1 liv ,., ii ,1 II 11 it4 ^. / (rAr ' ' '1 1 iiteitfril".1 ) 4. 00 i Ili ._ all .'.4 . ..• WWI e--- PLANNING & ECOLOGICAL SERVICES Planning Team Pioneer Park The project team presented the Vision Plan to The project team will now work through mid- the Historic Landmarks Commission in March 2023 to determine which of the improvements and the plan was positively received by the can be included in phase 1 and which will be Commission.The project team will go back to implemented when additional funds are the Commission for approval of first phase available. implementation as construction documents are developed and projects are confirmed. Phase 1 implementations will be shared with the PNUT board when they are confirmed,and The project team has also been working to construction will likely begin summer of 2023. summarize input from the final public survey Additional background,a project video,the on the Plan.Nearly 1,000 people responded Vision Plan and a recording of the open house and learned that nearly 80%of respondents can all be found at are satisfied with the Vision Plan and would be more likely to use the park when the plan is htt s: /p p_p //www.slc. ovgIp arks pioneer-park- complete. improvements/. For phase 1 implementation priorities natural plantings,the plaza and event pavilion rose to the top! WWW.SLCPUBLICLANDS.COM 07 p -- r. n ;�E , F_., 5 �^' 1` { , s n j 1�S 1 i Jy ` i t J Glendale Regional Park The project team held an in-person event in For more information and to take the online cooperation with Glendale Community survey,visit Council at the Community Learning Center in Glendale on March 16th to announce the https://www.slc.gWpas parks- launch of a public survey gathering input for division/glendale-waterpark/. the future of the site. 9 Line Urban Orchard The survey will remain open until April 16th and will give the project team priorities for Construction documentation for the 9Line amenities and projects the community and the Urban Orchard has begun!Working with the City want to see at the park.The survey will constituent,Tree Utah,who submitted the also give the project team an idea of phase 1 original CIP application,Public Lands is ready implementation projects,which must be to begin public engagement with the completed by April of 2024. Glendale and Poplar Grove communities,as well as nearby schools who will benefit and In conjunction with the construction of phase 1, interact with the orchard upon completion. a Master Plan will also be moving forward to The project team and Tree Utah will share out guide improvements for the full site moving the project concept with the public in the forward. coming month. GATE NINE LOX GATEE F Not.A C WE Exit,.MENEMF pN>E FRyn.. .ND AREA RU.T ORCEA00O AREA FENCE 1 PROTECT HRANI P..F.N. E ExIS*Pc ur4TEE P. BEyCACSrTP, 0PROTFCt PPE}CE, � WE)D€C vcE nETwRP ETEA 0 0 ip'•R A•' A A n R GE LOCO WIRE STEEL ONTE s ST E GST1.EE GAFF EELL GAFF6 1.�� -. ice\ r = - L 1)^ r l - • - 'i imMlElpllY� rimE • •- • •- •- M-M __ pFMO4W.ROi NT ALAYCTE, ...NO AEE PROTECT P PLACE) NOW MOM N i ENOEe,Cn re"Wu,. 'HASE 2 PHASE 1 9 Line Orchard WWW.SLCPUBLICLANDS.COM 08 .� "' .' 'f .$. r£ r ti A f s i 17 Planning Updates Continued Ecological Services Allen Park I-Street Bike Park Public Lands has engaged consultants to Bike Park History begin work on updates to Allen Park.Roofing needs,the addition of irrigation and structural Salt Lake City Public Utilities(SLCPUD)is the assessments of the buildings are all underway property owner of the land at the location of in the Park. the I-Street Bike Park.In the late 1990s,riders built the park's initial jumps and operated In addition to these improvements,the without City approval for many years. consultant for the Cultural Landscape Report is completing edits chapter by chapter.The Over the past two decades,the property had completed draft materials will be posted on transformed into a volunteer-led biking community asset through diligent care and the Allen Park webpage for viewing. hard effort. SLC City Council has now formally approved For the past 10 years,I-Street Bike Park has the budget amendment to utilize the CIP funding for the Adaptive Reuse and been managed by the Public Lands Management Plan.The final plan will involve Department in collaboration with Public robust community engagement and will act as Utilities.During this time,the park was a guiding document for the future of Allen reasonably maintained by a community of Park as a public open space in Salt Lake City. diggers who understood the criteria and restrictions needed to keep the park running Public engagement for this plan is anticipated smoothly,thanks to agreements with local bike to begin summer of 2022 following the advocacy groups. completion of the CLR. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY WWW.SLCPUBLICLANDS.COM 09 • a r6 ��` a�t}�''tfli'� .,�, � �� t�� e ..,,,.,,,,3—, ,'S:' :,;;41-- ‘,.:-.4 .7.......;,_-''.'.-.' ,4,7,44,11,,p4,7 I,,y1.,, ,,,.. .,i,,,, ,;.„.,„.- ,, , Recent Issues In the meantime,Public Lands has placed signage at the I-Street Bike Park informing More recently,digging in the park has surged park users of the RFP creation and asking that without any oversight or agreed upon users follow park usage guidelines. guidelines as the volunteer organizations stewarding the area have faded away. The City hopes to work with local park users, This had led to concerns regarding user safety, the Greater Avenues neighborhood,and the Public Lands and Public Utilities Advisory strained community relationships,and environmental preservation.Additionally, Boards to create a Request for Proposals(RFP) for a stewardship and maintenance partner Public Utilities has significant urban water for the I-Street Bike Park. system infrastructure around and under the park which much be protected for our City's This RFP would outline specific guidelines for population. maintaining and managing the Park and would also include restrictions and/or limitations to s - - ensure the Park's risks are minimized and that it can respectfully co-exist within the Greater Avenues Neighborhood. i,: Public Lands has started drafting an agreement to begin this process and will work with the user group to ensure they can meet _ the requirements associated with development ` of a formalized user group. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY Maintenance and Management Solutions Public Lands staff have recently met with several key users and founders of the I-Street Bike Park and there is a sincere willingness to collaborate with the City on a management solution. WWW.SLCPUBLICLANDS.COM 10 L '� r:.••,w . .. ,... ..... _,, ,. .- ", 4. • ":. iR` 4 skid Cy,s9S . ,iy! pN- _ %/ Cam`; / ,, 2,,, ,i ...„.... _ ,, , ',')/IF :, PA, 1 , i. n"��'�'! �-w.^` i R i1 !_ ,, 's A,,' I',I=I; I �la� • ".-a. .ss�.+...��== ---tea - — - 4-.Wr ',401W s, t ri Y+' t PARKS DIVISION Pavilions, Special Events & Athletic Fields 2022 Reservation Season The pavilion reservation season runs from April 11th to October 16th with constituents able to The 2022 pavilion reservation season has begin making reservations for this time frame begun! on March 1st. This year,Public Lands implemented a new Special Events Updates online reservation system utilizing ACTIVENet, a recreation management software. Summer 2022 Events Through ACTIVENet,constituents are able to Some of Salt Lake City's larger events are easily make pavilion reservations online.In returning to pre-pandemic levels.Public Lands previous years,Public Lands staff received currently has over 50 special event permit numerous calls to make reservations over the applications in the works and is expecting to phone,rather than online. see event levels relative to or exceeding the Since the implementation of the new online number of events in 2019. system,Public Lands staff has seen a Living Traditions,the Utah Pride decrease in call volume.In 2021,Public Lands Festival/Parade,and Utah Arts Festival are received over 300 calls regarding pavilion back to their pre-pandemic footprints and reservations.In 2022,we expect to see a dates. significant decrease in call volume. After a 2-year hiatus,the Salt Lake City Marathon returns April 23rd. WWW.SLCPUBLICLANDS.COM 11 IC.' ` Y r I. . i { Ike • Z ", �._ l J �`.0 t T4 ti 1 if r, ram, f -/ ,- Imo! `- ,". _ Pa _$ '16 ,fir Special Events Updates Continued Permitting Process Pioneer Park Multi-Use Field Event Permitting is utilizing a new online The multi-use field at Pioneer Park is not being permitting platform,OpenCounter. reserved in April to make preparations for the month-long USA Climbing Competition coming Recently,the special events office added the to the park in May. permitting process for Waste Management and ADA to the OpenCounter platform.This While we are excited for this type of activation streamlines the application process by in Pioneer Park,we expect that resulting allowing applicants to complete two damage from this event will make the field not additional permits in the single platform. suitable for league play for the remainder of the year. OpenCounter is also launching a new map interface which will give applicants a clearer This presents a challenge,as the Pioneer Park picture of City parks layout and available field is one of only two lighted fields in the amenities. City. Moving forward,more permit applications will FY23 Field Rate Changes be available through OpenCounter,resulting in a"one stop shop"experience for applicants. Starting on July 1,2022,Public Lands will implement changes to field rates.To be in alignment with state regulations,Public Lands Park Athletics Updates will no longer have non-profit field rates. Athletic Leagues All fields will be reserved at a rate of$15/hr regardless of non-profit vs.for-profit status Public Lands is starting to see many leagues and regardless of youth vs.adult leagues. coming back to our parks after pausing their play during the pandemic. New Field Goals Several parks will be receiving new goals this While our popular fields are still busy as ever, year. this year we have been able to activate many historically under-utilized parks and athletic Madsen Park will be getting new youth sized fields. goals,llth Ave Park will be getting new 24 ft and 18 ft goals and Popperton Park will be getting new 18 ft goals. WWW.SLCPUBLICLANDS.COM 12 3Y" .sue t d 6 t z �f.i wti . ti,�a.. f S y p, .. ...,..,_ #, L „,,,,..„,, .. ..,, ,...,,..,.. :,.. -,..„ ,..., ,, -„.... •• ,-J,,,,..,,„...-„.- ..,....,,. , .3....,,_,,.,:,..,,;;„.,,...„.. ,;,,... ;N.,—. I t.''''''''•2. ' •' ...Ti.,:' - , -.*3.1:-r4:Of*. - • ••:.; ,' --7-„, .-.1 ' 4',! , ' ...i-i:i _- e. . ., „...,,,,,..., ,,,..L.„,..k., , ,,,,,..,,..:., .,,,,,, ,..;.. . ...., ..„.„ , t U n y l�_ r m�s m nmatpinll IIIIII aale4 Park Updates Increase in Theft&Vandalism Graffiti Updates Over the past few weeks,Public Lands has In March,the graffiti team completed 1100 seen an increase in vandalism and theft of graffiti removal requests. As we enter spring items from City parks. and summer,the graffiti team is seeing an increase in removal requests especially for Items such as irrigation backflows,catalytic areas located between State Street and 500 converters,bronze plaques and aluminum East and between South Temple and 800 table tops have been stolen from a number of South. sites around the City. More recently a bronze statue from in the Russian garden at the The team has also notice an increase in International Peace Gardens was stolen. temporary shelters by people experiencing homelessness in these areas. For the safety of Just this past weekend a large section of the our employees the team must wait until these brass ornamental fencing surrounding Fisher areas are vacated to complete requests. Mansion was stolen. Parks staff removed the remaining two sections in order to preserve for ur ' future reconstruction if possible. ' Public Lands is working on strategies to � �:. 1 mitigate these instances of theft. " " 'r '� .Z WWW.SLCPUBLICLANDS.COM 13 I qk i.411:44,Vi , . _...'.. . b1. ad Liberty Park Moose Fireplace Cemetery Sod In early March the stand-alone fireplace Each spring new sod is needed to cover located in Liberty Park sustained significant burials which occurred since May of the damage,thus comprising the integrity of the previous year. This year there are structure. This has been an ongoing concern approximately 425 locations where sod will over the past several years as individuals need to be laid. experiencing homelessness and others continue to light fires and remove bricks from In past years,Cemetery staff had the capacity the historic fireplace. Parks staff are exploring to lay thousands of square feet of sod over costs to repair the structure and make new graves from the prior year.However,due alterations to ensure the fireplace will remain to limited seasonal and full-time staff,the inoperable to prevent further damage. Cemetery will not be able to complete this work in-house and will need to contract this work out.The preliminary cost estimates for laying sod over 13,000 square feet of graves lortie . . — i will be$59,490. n a F FI ti t z _ ni = 4 ; ram . '. 4 'r 46,,, �r y yl, Y h i,"hi 1011 kk�y,, g r `y f �. "ti^ 'M FV ,4*.., 3,j �,fir'#)5'4"-,r., ' ,�;0., "3 6 ,, W.. � of �j - , ! i� _ r . - ' WWW.SLCPUBLICLANDS.COM 14 .ter �.••, " IMF .. - 1 - `- $ -ram Parley Platt Plaza 1- On November 16,2020,a semi-truck crashed into Ed Fraghtons'Parley P.Pratt monument, - —J Finding the Way at Parley Platt Plaza.The base of the monument in the plaza sustained AiLadtailik , significant damage as well as the bronze r sculpture.The Parks Division has been _ _ _ coordinating with the original artist and Salt r.-r, i ll ' it'i''� -_ Lake City Arts Council to repair the monument. A new stone base was recently installed and stabilized for the mounting of the bronze sculpture.The Parks Division was able to provide staff and equipment to assist with Dee Glen Smith Tennis Center transportation and on Monday March 21st the Each year as the seasons change,the staff at statue was successfully reinstalled. the Dee Glen Smith Tennis Center install and remove a bubble structure over some of the courts. The current bubble structure disrepair and the contractor who operates the tennis center,recently obtained funding to build four new tennis courts and a permanent bubble structure to enclose the courts.The Parks ,:'• q" �� Division is exploring options to repurpose the K• current tennis bubble instead of sending it to • '" s /);fr_ the landfill. r di Repurposing Park Amenities ti ,. The Salt Lake City right-of-way developed for ':,4 the former Road Home located at 500 West and 200 South contains a playground,park • ' - benches and garbage receptacles.The Parks ' Division is working with the developer of the -- - site to remove these items and repurpose them for use in in our city parks. WWW.SLCPUBLICLANDS.COM 15