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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/30/2017 - Meeting Minutes MINUTES FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS BOARD MEETING (CDCIP) Monday, January 30, 2017 451 South State Street, Room 118 City& County Building Salt Lake City, Utah 5:30 p.m. 1. Board Members Mario Organista Jade Sarver Jennifer McGrath Pamela Silbennan Julie Bjornstad Loree Hagen �a Sheila Walsh-McDonald Also Present Michael Akerlow Melissa Jensen 1. V Holly Draney Todd Reeder Shyann Herbert 2. Staff Updates There were no updates by staff. 3. Approval of the minutes of the December 12, 2016 meetinp,. Ms. McGrath moved to approve the minutes of December 12, 2016 as presented. Ms. Walsh- McDonald seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. 4. Business A. Welcome Mr. Mike Akerlow welcomed the CDCIP Members and thanked them for their-willingness to contribute to the Board. Mr. Akerlow briefly explained the process of CIP, which is the Capital hnprove Program and that, is how the city funds streets, parks and any Capital Facility in the city. Mr. Akerlow stated that Ms. Draney would further detail the dollar amounts available to fund. Ms. Draney stated the budget recommendation balances for CIP are as follows: General Fund S 15,500,000 minus debt service S 12,753,934 leaves a general fined recommendation CDCIP Meeting Minutes (DATE) Page 2 balance of$2,746,066.00 Class C recommendation balance is $3,500,000 Impact Fee Parks recommendation balance is $1,810,590. Impact Fee Street recommendation balance is $5,671,154. B. Application Review 1. Glendale Irrigation and Multipurpose Field: Mr. Bollwinkle stated that this field has a dilapidated irrigation system and that maintenance spends a lot of time there, and would like to dig up the baseball fields and create more multipurpose fields. 2. CW Off-Leash Dog Park Improvements: Sugar House Community Council Vice Chair Ms. Barry introduced the off leash dog park to the board. Ms. Barry stated that this project was originally part of a master plan that has since been forgotten. Ms. Barry noted that when the dog park originated it was only accommodated with a fence, but the park desperately needs upgraded amenities and a double gate put in for the safety of all of the dogs and their owners. Ms. Barry added that this park has a natural spring and it would be very beneficial to put the natural spring to use by creating a watering hole for the dogs. Ms. Silberman asked what the priority level of each of the four dog park improvements were. Ms. Riker stated that the Fairmont park and Rotary Glen Park are the highest priorities. 3. Regional Athletic Complex Field Lighting: Lisa Schmidt said that the athletic complex is struggling with high demands for use of the fields after hours. This complex currently has 16 fields, six of which gets rented out every evening. Ms. Schmidt stated that lighting up two more fields would give another option to rent to individuals or organizations in the evening. This complex currently has four different size fields but cannot accommodate all sports in the evening because the rugby size fields do not have lighting. 4. Sidewalk/Paver Replacement (ADA Sidewalk Improvements): Mr. Bollwinkle stated that sidewalks are shifting elevation, creating trip hazards. He stated that there is a need to create safe walking for users. Ms. McGrath asked what the criteria is to fix certain areas. Ms. Riker responded saying that they go to where the highest number of tripping hazards occur and where they receive the most complaints. 5. Playground Replacement: Mr. Bollwinkle identified that the playgrounds at 6`" East Mini and Poperton Park they are some of the oldest parks. The surfaces need attention as Poperton Park currently has sand, which is not compliant with new safety standards, and 6`" East Mini has woodchips, which is a retention basin. These funds would be able to bring both parks up to standard and would be ADA compliant. 6. Warm Spring Restroom: Ms. Monteith explained that the restroom near the tennis courts are in bad working conditions. Ms. Monteith identified that the community would like a 4 stall restroom and have it compliment the existing building. Ms. Monteith added that the field surround the tennis courts and the restroonis are currently used for practices and there are a lot of picnic areas, so restroom amenities would keep people at the park longer, and would keep people returning to this park. Ms. Silberman asked how they measured utilization of the parks. Ms. CDCIP Meeting Minutes (DATE) Page 3 Riker said the best way to measure this is by how many reservations the fields are receiving. 7. Tennis Court Replacement (Warm Springs): Ms. Monteith identified that these tennis courts would need to be completely updated. Ms. Monteith stated that the surface of the termis courts would need replacing as well as the fencing, and more paint lines need to be added as these courts are used for both tennis and pickle ball. 8. Fainnont Park Recreation and Lighting Improvements: Ms. Monteith and Ms. Riker informed the board that they would like to activate the southern end of the park. She added that there is dramatic growth in the Sugar House community, trail lighting,pickle ball lighting, soccer field lighting, and two new volleyball courts with lighting at this end of the park would address the growing dernands of the community. 9. Bridge to Backman: Ms. Newell who is the principal of the school, stated that Backman Elementary was described as a failing school, that 30% of students were chronically absent and the reason behind that was transportation and access to the school. Ms. Newell as acquired school buses and the next project would be to build a bridge to cross the river from neighborhood adjoining the school. Ms. Newell noted that 1/3 of the students live in the neighborhoods across the river. Ms. Newell stated that by building the bridge and cleaning up the surrounding area it will provide a safe route for children to walk to school. Ms. Silberman asked the board if they had any questions. Mr. Akerlow ask what the total cost of the bridge would be. Ms. Newell answered saying it would cost $408K. Ms. Newell added that they are currently work on getting financial donations. 10. Navigation Hazard Mitigation Jordan River Water Trail at 900 S: Mr. Kogan stated that this project deals with an old railroad way bridge that crosses at 900 S, SLC purchased this in 2003 and offers pedestrian access to the wetland preserve. Mr. Kogan added The Bridge has four sets of pilings in water. In spring time with high run off large wood debris tends to get piled up at these posts. 11. Three Creeks Confluence Project: Mr. Kogan stated that this site was recommend for improvement in West Side master plan. Mr. Kogan added that they been working hard over last year for public outreach for the design of this project and are now currently working on construction documents. Daylighting this project would help connect the community to Jordan River parkway trail. This project received $528000 from the 2016-2017 CDBG grant process. This project would be less cost efficient to separate into multiple phases. 12. Miller Park Trail ADA Access Improvements and Historic Structure Preservation: Mr. Webster stated that this park has been around since the 1920's and that a widow in the city opened up this park in memory of her late husband. Mr. Webster added that this park has a lot of rockwork, and that the county did a lot of work to the park in 1985. Mr. Webster stated that the county hired a company out of Portland to put in trails, but the trails were creating a lot of crime because it was an easy access point for individuals to gain entry into private back yards. Mr. Webster would like to see the trails moved to follow the same route of the creek and to add an additional bridge. CDCIP Meeting Minutes (DATE) Page 4 13. Foothill Open Space Acquisitions: Mr. Kogan stated that most of this undeveloped land is at risk for development for mining, gravel pits or subdivisions. These foothills are important to protect and facilitate to retain continuity of habitat and scenic vistas. 14. SLC-Jordan River Flood Control, Water Quality, Recreation and Habitat Plan: Mr. Kogan stated that his office is receiving funding from grants, utilities, and state/federal for investments in flood control, water quality, recreation, or habitat. Mr. Kogan added that there needs to be a single holistic land use plan for this area, to maximize and leverage investment. Mr. Kogan noted that lie believes it will be a $200K project but there is a high likely hood to receive fielding from Salt Lake City Public Utilities so that is why the application is only for$75K. 15. Artesian Well Park Development: Ms. Riker spoke of the well being a community spot because there is always a long line of people there collecting water. Ms. Riker added that redevelopment needs to happen at this park; currently there a lot of brick walls creating lots of hiding places and there has to be regular sweeps done of the area. Ms. Riker included that currently there is no irrigation at this park so it has to be hand watered. Ms. Riker would like this park to create a gathering place so when people come to collect water it is more inviting to sit and relax. Ms. Riker noted that the funding would be for community design, construction documents, and implementation. 16. Sunnyside Park Concessions Stand: Ms. Tukuafu-Tonga identified that the proposed is concession stand would be adjacent to an athletic park that functions many youth league sports. Ms. Hagen asked how many youth this would serve. Ms. Tukuafu-Tonga responded that there is 160 youth just in the programs that she is a part of,but there are more in other programs that also use the athletic park. Ms. Silberman asked if there were any corporate sponsors or if any corporate sponsors had been approached for this project. Ms. Tukuafu-Tonga said that they have reached out to corporate sponsors but every corporate sponsor approached would rather she seek other sources of funding. 17. 1300 S 800 W Pocket Park: Mr. Walker briefly spoke of the neighborhood of Glendale and what the community would like to do with this area. Mr. Walker stated that this would be an opportunity for a neighborhood beautification project for the community. Mr. Walker added that this area be turned into a park with a beautiful sign welcoming residents and guest into the community, he would like to add an art element, and place to sit and reflect and to meet up with friends. Ms. McGrath asked if this was city owned property and if the art council will help with the art element. Mr. Walker responded stating that yes it was city owned property however in all his life that lie has lived in Glendale that the city has not found use for this area of land. C. Other Business There was no further business. 5. Adjournment There being no further business. The meeting was adjourned at 7:44 PM. CDCIP Meeting Minutes (DATE) Page 5 Je7/"'r McG ath, Vice Chairperson This document along with the digital recording constitute the official minutes of the CDCIP Board meeting held January 30, 2017.