MINUTES
ORO VALLEY PARKS & RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD
REGULAR SESSION
ORO VALLEY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
11000 N. LA CANADA DRIVE
ORO VALLEY, ARIZONA 85737
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
ROLL CALL
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PRESENT: |
Chair Adam Wade
Vice Chair Allison Sutton-Ryna
Thomas Carle, Member
Tim Overton, Member
Betty Danker, Member
Ellen Guyer, Member
Joe Andrews, Chief Civil Attorney
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Joe Erceg, Member
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MOTION: A motion was made by Chair Adam Wade Wade
and seconded by Vice Chair Allison Sutton-Ryna Sutton-Ryna to accept CONSENT AGENDA
MOTION: A motion was made by Chair Adam Wade Wade
MOTION: A motion was made by Vice Chair Allison Sutton-Ryan and seconded by Tim Overton to approve the October 24, 2018.
Vice Chair Allison Sutton-Ryan asked if there has been any communication to the community as far as the bond not being approve. Kristy Diaz-Trahan stated that we will go forward with the master plan.
Kristy Diaz-Trahan explains the budget process. In January and February community outreach will take place to get feedback as to what they would like to in the budget the next fiscal year. Dates were given when the community can have input on budget items. Mid to late March departments meet with the budget team to go over the budget requests and justification. On April 18th the Town Manager will present the recommended budget to Town Council. May 6th will be the final budget adoption. Kristy Diaz Trahan is currently looking at some potential funding for repairs at JDK Park . Golf feasability report is still under review. We are currently doing research and analysis on our current software program. What we have now will no longer be supported. We will have to get something new.
Chair Wade asks what items of the focus area we should focus on. Would it be helpful for members to go to Kristy Diaz-Trahan with ideas? Kristy Diaz-Trahan says yes it would be helpul. Kristy Diaz-Trahan says if any member has a question or thought they may send them electronically to her as long as they don't shared them with each other. Tom Carle asked for clarification on whether or not there are any plans in place for accessing Naranja park from Naranja. Kristy Diaz-Trahan explained that there are no plans at the moment to redo the access point. Vice Chair Allison Sutton Ryan ask if there were plans for a traffic light there. Kristy Diaz-Trahan explained there would not be alight if future plans are made. It would be an addition of a left turn lane there.
Member Ellen Guyer states she met with members of the Community Center. Removing and replacing the carpet top priority was a top priority with them. The stop light mentioned. Ellen states they spoke about membership and the increase of memberships.
Yac will come report to PRAB. wade
Vice Chair Allison Sutton-Ryan met with Nance Ellis(the Multimodal Planner of paths and trails. They discussed how they can get feed back from patrons who use the dog park . Allison said they discussed what kind of do belongs in each enclosure there. Allison States her term ending. She asks if anyone wants to give feedback does anyone want to get feed back.
KTD it not wapa.
With regards to public engagement Chair Adam Wade attended the ribbon cutting Ceremony for the Big Wash Trail head. He states the about 50 people came and that it was a good process. Chair Wade states that it is a good example of how the public engages.
Tom Carle reports that he was not able to meet with Nancy Ellis with regard to concessions. They have plans to meet in the future
Under general the plan Member Ellen Guyer states there is nothing to be reported at this point.
Under long range plans Chair Wade questions the master plan for Naranja. Chair Wade poses the question are we still going to get everything at Naranja that the bond was going to cover. He recommends looking a the parks master plan again regarding what will be done now that the bond failed.
For short range planning Chair Wade discusses shorts term needs at Naranja. The new fields we just finished were discussed. Chair Wade states that in future he would like to discuss the closing of JDK for repair/ expansion. The possibility of playgrounds at Naranja park were discussed .
Tom Carle asked what the construction is for outside the Community Center. Kristy Diaz-Trahan explained that there is a traffic light being installed and that it's completion date is set for end of January first of February. Mary Snider said it is under way and South West gas is there currently.
Incident at the Community center where a gentleman had a heart attack one of the life guards used an AED to restart his heart. The gentleman is making a full recovery. A formal recongnition will take place.
-Big wash opeining. 100 people all diverse groups that got that project done in less than a year. On grand opening day it was truly a multi generational event.
-Az game and fish hosted a shooting event at the Naranja park archery range. 500 kids were there representing all different school.
-New program guide is here
-New York Red Bulls will be back here this spring to practice.
-February 10, 2018 is the grand opening for the new fields at Naranja .
- 9am February 24th move across 2 ranges fun event.
-There will be no fall festival next year.
-Lets recognize our town. Lets celebrate Oro valley, Then and Now. It is a three day event. This event will explain the back bone of who we are. Culture, science and technology, sports and recreation(sports destination). There will be a one mile fun run.
-Kick ball league champion chip is the same weekend at the Oro Valley Then and now Event.
Naranja Park long range plans
Budget items
Inclusive playgrounds presentation.
Incorporating the awareness of health/mental health in our commuinity outreach