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Recreation Advisory Board Minutes March 18, 2024 Page 3 of 4 • Golf CIPs: Dick Friedson wanted to know why the golf clubhouse engineering was pushed to 2026 instead of this year. RAB members support moving this to 2025. Kathy will follow up to see if the date can be changed. • Parks CIPs: Mary O'Brien stated that the two east courts at Centennial Park need to be renovated this year, not in 2026. Cracks on these courts were repaired last year, and the repair only lasted a short time. Now the cracks are back, and they will get worse. When Abby came to the RAB last year to ask for feedback about which courts to repair first, the tennis players on the Board advised that Centennial courts should be repaired first. Instead, the Rec Center courts were repaired and the single court at Mission Greens Park is being renovated. • Parks CIPs: Kathy explained that the Cleo Mudrock Park proposal will redo the ballfields and change the configuration from two to three ballfields. • Parks CIPs: Douglas Minter noticed that the skateboard park was not listed. Kathy said that the skateboard park does need some significant maintenance, and she will follow up on that. Board Updates Discussion on City Council Presentation Lisa asked the RAB to prioritize our goals. Gene Kutscher wrote that he would like to prioritize a fifth tennis court at Centennial Park. RAB members agreed that it's challenging to prioritize items with vastly different costs. After discussion, RAB members agreed to list the work items as High Priority, Medium Priority, or Low Priority. RAB members believe that all the projects are important. Building a new Golf Clubhouse — High Priority Converting the Inline Skate Rink into six Pickleball Courts — High Priority Renovating the east Tennis Courts at the Centennial Park — High Priority Adding a fifth tennis court at Centennial Park — Medium Priority Finding land and building a Soccer/Multipurpose Field Complex — Medium Priority Michele Van Pelt talked about the possibility of working on a bond issue for outdoor recreational amenities. That is a large project and would require support from City staff. Douglas suggested looking at neighboring communities who have replaced golf clubhouses to learn how the clubhouses were planned and funded. Some of this was in the consultant's report, but more current information may be available now. David Baril and Kathy can check this out. The RAB plans to submit a Memo to City Council regarding the Work Plan and CIPs.