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Recreation Advisory Board <br />Minutes <br />March 18, 2019 <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />thanked those on the Board who attended the city -sponsored walking <br />tour of the site. He noted that other advisory boards had heard the <br />presentation, and outlined some of their thoughts. <br />• Geoff Baukol presented the current plans for the property, including <br />areas inside and outside of Louisville. He answered questions regarding <br />the timeline and what happens if various scenarios regarding the <br />interested businesses do or do not pan out. The focus for this group was <br />on plans for parks, recreational facilities and open space. Yet -to -be - <br />solved concerns include parking locations and road congestion issues. <br />He next presented what is currently labeled plan B, designed to <br />ameliorate some of the concerns raised by previous presentations of <br />plan A. In plan B, the park more than doubles in size, is placed closer to <br />Louisville and also closer to Monarch High School. <br />A motion was made to support Plan B over Plan A, with appropriate traffic <br />pattern studies to be conducted --The motion passed unanimously. <br />Motion: Nickerson <br />Second: Norgard <br />A motion was made to support the concepts of (1) a dog park to be <br />included close to the 88th street side of the property; (2) public access to <br />the area round the pond, with pleasant amenities, and (3) trails to be linked <br />wherever possible to the areas existing extensive trail networks. —The <br />motion passed unanimously. <br />Motion: Kutscher <br />Second: Norgard <br />Rich Bradfield thanked the presenters for working hard to generate a win -win <br />situation. <br />Golf Course and Recreation Center Staffing <br />• Nathan Mosely told the Board that City Council would no longer send a <br />liaison to advisory boards. Instead, Boards will have a joint study session <br />once a year with the entire City Council. <br />Discussion Items for Next Meeting <br />• Recreation Center punch list update. <br />• Report from the Outdoor Recreation Amenities Subcommittee. <br />Adjourn — The meeting was adjourned at 8:08 <br />Motion: Kutscher <br />Second: Norgard <br />