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Recreation Advisory Board <br />Minutes <br />April 24, 2023 <br />Page 4 of 5 <br />2. What have been your greatest successes? What about your greatest <br />failures? <br />Successes: <br />• Keeping a focus on maintenance of our current facilities is a success, <br />even if repairs and maintenance have not yet been achieved. <br />• The Rec Center, the Senior Center, and the Golf Course are doing <br />well, and we support and applaud their efforts. <br />Challenges: <br />• We advocate for projects such as a new pickleball courts and a new <br />Golf Clubhouse. We don't see progress towards achieving these goals. <br />Even with a consultant review of the clubhouse that shows that the <br />building is inadequate and does not meet sustainability goals, there is <br />no movement forward. <br />• It has been a challenge to create momentum for projects after <br />recovering from a pandemic and a catastrophic fire, and with multiple <br />changes in staff. <br />• We miss having good communication with City Council. We greatly <br />appreciate the fact that Deb Fahey often volunteers to attend our <br />meetings. <br />3. How is your process to develop your annual work plan? How does it align <br />with Council's work plan? <br />• We establish a work plan at the beginning of each year with a calendar <br />that shows what we will work on throughout the year. <br />• As requested by City Council, the Rec Advisory Board submitted work <br />plan items in the fall. Although we received no acknowledgment or <br />feedback from City Council, we learned that none of our items made it <br />on the Council list. <br />4. If Council will be considering changes, what changes would you <br />recommend? <br />• RAB members would appreciate better communication with City <br />Council. Study sessions worked well in the past. <br />• If our Board is not combined with another board, we have requested <br />that the size of the board be decreased to seven members. <br />• The RAB and the PPLAB might be combined. We have some <br />overlapping responsibilities, such as outdoor rec amenities in the <br />parks. Both boards should be involved in decisions related to tennis <br />courts, athletic field maintenance, and outdoor pickleball courts. <br />However, if the boards combine, they would be responsible for many <br />