MEETING
MINUTES
Attendance: Jeff Boucher;
Sal Cammarata; Tony D’Amico; Susan Davenport; Tom Hemrick; Dennis Hoadley;
Tullie Johnson; Steve Smutko, Chair; Kay Struffolino; Jennifer Robinson,
Council Liaison;
Absent: Robert Bush; Marilyn Goldman; Wesley Lo, Teen
Council
Guest: Elizabeth Conner; Butch Doreser
Staff:
Mary Henderson; Bruce Crocker; William Davis; Dwayne Jones; Lyman
Collins; Doug McRainey; Gail Taylor; Denise Dickens; Gail Taylor; Kelly Salmon;
Jonathan Mcrae
III. Adoption of Minutes
►May
5th PRCR Advisory Board
►May 5th PRCR Joint Board/Committee Meeting – Steve Smutko,
Chair
Action: Tom Hemrick made a motion to adopt the
minutes of both the May 5th PRCR Advisory Board minutes along with
the May 5th Joint Board/Committee meeting minutes. The motion was seconded by Jeff Boucher. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.
IV. Public Speaks Out
V. Special Presentation
► Streetscapes Presentation– Elizabeth
Conner
Public Art Coordinator Denise Dickens introduced artist Elizabeth Conner. In a PowerPoint presentation,
Mrs.
Dickens also announced the upcoming June 3rd Downtown Streetscape
Public Meeting.
VI. Land
Dedications – Doug McRainey, Parks Planning Manager
►Siemens
Medical Expansion 08-SP-016
This
is site plan is to expand the applicant’s current office and parking facilities
on the site located at 209 & 211 Gregson Drive.
Staff Recommendation: Approval for the developer to dedicate a TOC
greenway easement where the 100’ Urban Transition Buffer and/or the floodplain
overlaps the site’s northern property line.
ACTION: Kay
Struffolino made a motion to support staff’s recommendation; the motion was
seconded by Tullie Johnson. The motion
carried by a unanimous vote.
►Hatley Rezoning
08-REZ-04
This
rezoning is located at
Staff Recommendation: Approval of a
payment-in-lieu of park land dedication for the value of approximately .86
acres.
ACTION: Tom Hemrick made a motion to support staff’s
recommendation; the motion was seconded by Kay Struffolino. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.
A. Committee Reports
►Athletic Committee –
Jeff Boucher, Chair
Jeff noted
the committee did not meet.
►Cultural Arts Committee – Dennis
Hoadley, Chair
New staff member Kris Carmichael, Page-Walker Supervisor was introduced to
members and shared her background and vision for the Page-Walker’s future.
Members
reviewed funding applications; ways to work better with Community Schools.
Members reviewed the S.W.O.T. Analysis of the May 5 Joint PRCR Board/Committee
meeting.
Staff is working with schools to develop cultural programs.
Mary
Henderson, PRCR Director added that the consultants
have completed the cupola study and presented four options with varying
prices. Staff is recommending that none
of the options be included because of funding.
Mrs. Henderson noted that staff wants Council to know that because of
the budget restraints, additional funds may be needed elsewhere and that staff
continues to work with the architects for a “WOW” factor in the lobby.
ACTION: Tom Hemrick made a motion to support staff’s
recommendation; there was no second. The
motion did not go forward.
►Greenway Committee –
Robert Bush, Chair
Doug
McRainey reported in Robert’s absence and noted that the Greenway Committee
reviewed the proposed easement for the Seiman’s site plan. The Committee also briefly discussed the
issue of web updates, a follow-up discussion regarding the committee’s
participation in Spring Daze, and the status of the sign plan in which the
construction drawings for the signs are complete and will soon go to bid.
►Teen Advisory Committee – Tom
Hemrick, Interim Chair
Tom noted the committee did not meet in May; however, 110 members attended
the annual picnic. Leslie Ann Willis was
the recipient of the $1000 Lazy Daze Scholarship. Other recognitions included: New Member of the Year/Middle School, Sonia
Su; New Member of the Year/High School, Brooke Merrill; President’s Volunteer
Service Awards, Savannah Alfonso, Sunny Su, Alyssa Egel, Tiffany Tutwiler,
Christine Nacewicz, Marina Russo, Wesley Lo and, the Cary Teen Council was
awarded the Most Diverse Council by the State Youth Council.
►Goals Committee Reports
Jeff noted that there was no new information to report.
Scholarship Fund – Sal Cammarata
Sal
proposed an endowment scholarship set by the Town and managed by a board of
directors. Sal asked that Mary Henderson
take this proposal to the Finance Department for their review. A formal proposal will be presented at the
July meeting.
Go
Green - Steve Smutko, Tullie Johnson and Susan
Steve Smutko noted he is putting together a set of principles for sustainable
buildings in the development of the parks system. The goal is to reduce the operation and
maintenance costs; to reduce the impact on encircled lands and to increase the
comfort and safety of building occupants.
This fall, Steve plans to present these principles to staff to see if
they are workable. Steve also noted that
the Town will have a new board, Environmental
Advisory Board and it would be good to have a liaison from this board
for a better tie-in to environmental matters.
B. Public
Meetings
C. Staff Reports
Below
is a list of staff reports currently going through committees provided as FYI
to board members:
►PR08-27 Donation of Artwork
Ecclesiastes P&D
►PR08-28 Green Level
Stream Restoration and Greenway P&D
(Pulled: Council asked staff to contact all
adjacent property owners that are impacted by the project before returning to
Council.)
►PR08-29 Budget Adjustment: USDA Stream Restoration & Greenway
Planning Funds for Swift Creek P&D
D. Administration – Mary Henderson, PRCR
Director
►Community Aquatics Update – Mary
Henderson
Mary noted that staff is working with both the YMCA and Mike Curran of
►FY09 Budget Presentation –
Mary Henderson, PRCR Director
In a PowerPoint presentation Mrs. Henderson outlined budget recommendations for
the FY09 Capital Improvement Plan.
►Review/Evaluation
of May 5th Joint Meeting – Mary Henderson, PRCR Director
Mrs.
Henderson asked for input from board members on the S.W.O.T. Analysis
exercise. Chair Steve Smutko noted that
all PRCR committees should read it and be mindful of the content for
consideration in decision making.
Committee members were asked to share their comments at the July
meeting.
E. Recreation Programs – Dwayne Jones,
Recreation Manager
Dwayne
referred members to the Program Update and invited members to Bond Park on June
7th for the Canine Disk Championship at 9:30 a.m. and noted camp
registration numbers are listed on the Program Update.
►Senior Center Update – Kay
Struffolino
Kay provided member with a handout of recent activities at the Senior
Center.
►Teen Council – Wesley Lo
No Report
F.
Cultural Arts Programs – Lyman Collins, Cultural Arts Manager
Lyman noted that Rob Garner has been hired as the Page-Walker Program
Specialist and will join the PRCR staff in two weeks.
Lyman referred members to the Program Update and highlighted the Summerfest
Series beginning June 7th.
Lyman also reported that the May 31st Play with the Pros
Concert was a great success.
►Festivals
Committee – Marilyn Goldman
Kay Struffolino reported for Mrs. Goldman.
The committee reviewed Spring Daze and plans are moving forward for the
Lazy Daze Festival on August 23rd.
G.
Athletic Programs – William Davis, Athletics Manager
William referred members to the Program Update. William also noted that UNC was host to
Regional Division I Baseball as well as NC State; both Regional’s went very
well; great attendance. Carolina won.
USA Baseball may be host to the Super Regional this coming weekend.
VIII. OLD BUSINESS
►Specialized
Recreation Study – Dwayne Jones, Recreation Program Manager
Dwayne referenced last month’s PowerPoint presentation summarizing the
consultant’s recommendations. In addition to posting the final report on the web;
Dwayne emailed the report to all public meeting attendees. In a staff report, staff will take the
consultant’s recommendations to Town Council.
Board
members suggested building relationships with other agencies to see what works;
check to see where there were gaps; the ease of use of transportation; and the
possibility of sharing facilities and instructors.
ACTION: Denny Hoadley made a motion to forward the Specialized Recreation Study
to Council for their review and recommend approval; Tullie Johnson seconded the
motion. The motion carried by a
unanimous vote.
Steve Smutko asked that Butch Duroser review the study, and email
concern/recommendations regarding autism to Dwayne Jones
►Black
Creek Watershed Study Update – Susan
Davenport
Susan noted a June 9th meeting to train volunteers for a second
stream monitoring activity to identify potential sources of pollution.
►Citizen Board Member
Forum/August 7-9 – Board members were reminded to contact Gail Taylor if
there are interesting in attending the Forum.
►Facility Tour – Members were reminded of the PRCR Facility Tour on June
24th at 5:15 p.m. and to
meet in the Bond Park Community Center Parking lot.
IX. NEW
BUSINESS
►Kids Together Park Renamed – Council
voted to rename the Kids Together Park as the Marla Dorrel Park. The playground will continue as the Kids
Together Playground.
►Board Member Information Share
Board
Member Tom Hemrick asked that staff pull together information that gives a
short background on the names of the Town’s parks and greenways.
►June 28 – Natural Science Museum Exhibit: Dead Sea Scrolls
►PRCR
Program Brochures/Rental Facility Trifolds were provided for members.
►Handouts/Summerfest Series/Amphitheatre Schedule were provided for
members
X. ADJOURN
ACTION: Kay Struffolino made a
motion that the meeting adjourn at 7:50 p.m.
Tullie Johnson seconded the motion.
The motion carried by a unanimous vote.