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Board Agenda Item October 9, 2013
Board Agenda Item October 9, 2013 ADMINISTRATIVE – 1 Adoption of Minutes – September 25, 2013, Park Authority Board Meeting ISSUE: Approval of the minutes of the September 25, 2013, Park Authority Board meeting. RECOMMENDATION: The Park Authority Acting Director recommends approval of the minutes of the September 25, 2013, Park Authority Board meeting. TIMING: Board action is requested on October 9, 2013. FISCAL IMPACT: None ENCLOSED DOCUMENTS: Attachment 1: Minutes of the September 25, 2013, Park Authority Board meeting STAFF: Cindy Messinger, Acting Director Sara Baldwin, Deputy Director/COO Barbara J. Gorski, Administrative Assistant This page intentionally left blank. Attachment 1 Fairfax County Park Authority Board Meeting September 25, 2013 The Chairman called the meeting to order at 7:33 p.m. at 12055 Government Center Parkway, Room 941, Fairfax, Virginia. Board Members: William G. Bouie, Chairman Kala Leggett Quintana, Secretary Ken Quincy, Treasurer Edward R. Batten, Sr. Mary Cortina Linwood Gorham Faisal Khan Harold L. Strickland* Richard (Rip) C. Sullivan, Jr. Michael Thompson, Jr. Frank J. Vajda Anthony J. Vellucci* Staff Present: Cindy Messinger, Acting Director Sara Baldwin, Deputy Director/COO Barbara Gorski, Administrative Assistant Judy Pedersen, PIO Todd Johnson Cindy Walsh David Bowden Steve Lewis Julie Cline Brian Williams Absent* Guests: Cynthia Tianti, County Attorney John Frey, Clerk to the Court, administered the oath of office to Dranesville District representation, Richard (Rip) C. Sullivan, Jr. Chairman Bouie welcomed Andrew Klein of Boy Scout Troop 1346 from Burke Presbyterian, and his mother Nancy Klein. CHANGE TO THE AGENDA Mr. Bouie announced that the Closed Session would be held following the Public Comment Session. PUBLIC COMMENT: Two speakers provided comments: Mary Tracy and Steve Nixon. CLOSED SESSION At 7:45 p.m. Ms. Quintana made a motion to enter into Closed Session for (a) consultation with legal counsel and briefings by staff members or consultants pertaining to actual or probable litigation, where such consultation in open meeting would adversely affect the negotiating or litigating posture of the public body pursuant to VA Code 2.2-3712. DRAFT Minutes -2- September 25, 2013 (b) discussion of the acquisition or disposition of real property for a public purpose, where discussion in an open meeting would adversely affect the bargaining position or negotiating strategy of this public body. The motion was seconded by Mr. Quincy and approved by all members present, Messrs. Strickland and Vellucci being absent. • • Legal Matters Land Acquisition CERTIFICATION OF CLOSED SESSION Ms. Quintana made a motion that the Park Authority Board certify, to the best of each member’s knowledge, only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements under Virginia Code 2.2-3712 and only such public business matters as were identified in the motion by which the closed meeting was convened were heard, discussed or considered in the meeting by the Board; seconded by Mr. Quincy. The motion carried by all members present, Messrs. Strickland and Vellucci being absent. C-1 Vienna Waterline Easement Mr. Quincy made a motion to waive the easement fees for Fairfax Water for the Vienna waterline connection for parcels at Nottoway Park (Earls Court) and Ashgrove Park; seconded by Ms. Quintana. The motion carried by all members present, Messrs. Strickland and Vellucci were absent. ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS ADMIN-1 Adoption of Minutes, September 11, 2013, Park Authority Board Meeting Mr. Batten made a motion to approve the minutes of the September 11, 2013, Park Authority Board meeting; seconded by Mr. Sullivan. The motion carried by all members present, Messrs. Strickland and Vellucci were absent. ACTION A-1 Approval – Park Revenue Funds Financial Management Plan - FY 2014 – FY 2015 Mr. Quincy made a motion to approve the Park Revenue Funds Financial Management Plan FY 2014 – FY 2015; seconded by Mr. Vajda. The motion carried by all members present, Messrs. Strickland and Vellucci were absent. A-2 FY 2015 Annual Budget Submission, Fund 80000 (Fund170), Park Revenue Fund Messrs. Batten and Vajda made a motion to approve the FY 2015 Park Revenue Fund (Fund 80000) Annual Budget Submission to the Department of Management and Budget; seconded by Ms. Quintana. The motion carried by all members present, Messrs. Strickland and Vellucci were absent. DRAFT Minutes -3- September 25, 2013 A-3 FY 2015 Budget Submission, Fund 10001 (Fund 001), General Fund Mr. Quincy made a motion to approve the FY 2015 General Fund (Fund 10001) Budget Submission; seconded by Ms. Quintana. The motion carried by all members present, Messrs. Strickland and Vellucci were absent. A-4 FY 2015 Annual Budget Submission, Fund 30010 (Fund 303), General County Construction Fund Mr. Vajda made a motion to approve the FY 2015 General County Construction Fund (Fund 30010) Budget Submission; seconded by Ms. Quintana. The motion carried by all members present. Messrs. Strickland and Vellucci were absent. A-5 Scope Approval – Colvin Run Mill Restoration (Dranesville District) Mr. Sullivan made a motion to approve the project scope to complete the restoration of the milling equipment at Colvin Run Mill as amended changing the funding amount from $402,000 back to $397,000 as previously presented to the Planning and Development Committee; seconded by Mr. Thompson. The motion carried by all members present. Messrs. Strickland and Vellucci were absent. A-6 Scope Approval – Audrey Moore RECenter Natatorium West Wall Repairs (Braddock District) Ms. Cortina made a motion to approve the project scope to design and repair the west wall of the natatorium and related work at Audrey Moore RECenter; seconded by Mr. Quincy. The motion carried by all members present. Messrs. Strickland and Vellucci were absent. A-7 Approval - Westgrove Park Master Plan (Mount Vernon District) Mr. Gorham made a motion to approve the Westgrove Park Master Plan; seconded by Mr. Quincy. The motion carried by all members present. Messrs. Strickland and Vellucci were absent. INFORMATION ITEMS I-1 FY 2015 Budget Submission, Fund 30400, Park Authority Bond Construction No action was necessary. I-2 FY 2015 Budget Submission, Fund 80300 (371), Park Capital Improvement Fund No action was necessary. I-3 Quarterly Project Status Report No action was necessary. CHAIRMAN'S MATTERS: • At the request of Mr. Batten, Mr. Bouie explained to Andrew Klein why the Board went through the Board items so quickly, explaining the committee process. DRAFT Minutes -4- September 25, 2013 • Mr. Bouie stated that now that Mr. Sullivan is officially onboard, he will take responsibility and begin serving on various committees. Mr. Bouie announced that the Board will receive an updated committee assignment list via email on Thursday morning. • Mr. Bouie informed the Board that the director’s recruitment process will continue this evening as the Executive Committee hopes to get the number of candidates down to a manageable number. He is hoping to bring six or seven candidates in for a full day of discussion, exercises, and interviews on the 29th and/or 30th of October. He asked that the Board members keep those dates available. The session will last all day beginning at 8:30 a.m. and will continue until the process is concluded. (The Executive Committee determined later in the evening that interviews would be conducted on October 29.) • Mr. Bouie spent some time with staff at the Trailblazer event held at Frying Pan Farm Park. He commented that Parks has the greatest staff in the world and congratulated all the Trailblazer winners. While he was unable to stay for the barbeque he understood that Frank Vajda filled in admirably for him. Staff has a tremendous attitude and it makes Mr. Bouie proud to say that they are the best in the country. Needless to say, that will be confirmed in a couple of weeks when Parks receives it CAPRA Reaccreditation. • Mr. Bouie reported that he attended a meeting along with Mr. Gorham, Ms. Messinger, and Mr. Bowden in Supervisor Hyland’s office with regard synthetic turf fields at the high schools in the Mount Vernon District. Schools and Supervisor Hyland came to an agreement to use all of the available funds this year for two schools in the Mount Vernon District since they were ready with all of the funding. Those schools will get the first two of the remaining eight that are waiting to be turfed. These fields will be done now and will be available next summer. Mr. Gorham added that they were chosen because of pledged proffer money that will go back into that fund to build more turf fields within the next two years. There will be two, two-field models and will be built at West Potomac and Mount Vernon High Schools. Mr. Bouie commented that Mr. Sullivan could take credit for his first groundbreaking ceremony at Spring Hill RECenter on the 21st. Ms. Quintana was there as well. Supervisor Foust shared a table with Mr. Bouie at the Wolftrap Ball on Saturday, September 21. Supervisor Foust was still excited about the morning activities. In the two hours they spent together at the ball all they discussed were parks. Supervisor Foust is a huge supporter of parks and is looking for ways to be more creative in getting Parks additional funding to do some of the things that were discussed earlier. DRAFT Minutes • -5- September 25, 2013 Mr. Sullivan said that he has hit the ground running and thanked everyone for being so kind and welcoming. Staff walked him through a morning-long orientation session on September 5. On Saturday, September 21, Mr. Sullivan attended the groundbreaking at Spring Hill RECenter. He thanked Ms. Quintana for attending. It wasn’t a huge crowd, but the folks that needed to be there were and were very excited about it. Mr. Sullivan reiterated Mr. Bouie’s comments about Supervisor Foust who had made it clear to him when then were discussing this position that he is a big fan of the parks and wants to be as helpful as he can be and wants Mr. Sullivan to be helpful to him in that regard. On Monday, September 23, Mr. Sullivan attended his first public meeting for the McLean Central Park Master Plan. About 60-70 Dranesvillians showed up for the meeting, with as many opinions. Mr. Bouie noted that Mr. Kohlenberger had some ideas for the veterans’ memorial that they would like installed at McLean Central Park. Mr. Sullivan added that staff, including Ms. Stallman and Ms. Hooper did a great job dealing with the crowd. There are still people that would like to be heard, and they will be allowed them to do so, one way or another. On Friday, Mr. Sullivan is going to walk the park with some people. A Turner Farm Park meeting will be held on Monday, September 30, and a Langley Forks meeting in October. Mr. Sullivan thanked Ms. Cortina for coming to the Art Fest soirée. The McLean Arts Fest will be held on Sunday, October 6. This is a terrific event and Mr. Sullivan encouraged the Board to come out to what he considers the best community event in McLean. • Mr. Thompson reported an incident that occurred at South Run Park on September 15. A nine-year-old girl was playing in the construction area and got stuck in a 15” pipe. Fire and Rescue was able to get the girl out of the pipe without injury. Mr. Thompson was called to the scene and Ms. Messinger who happened to be in the area at the time arrived at the scene. Ms. Messinger kept Mr. Bouie informed as the incident progressed. Staff worked with the construction company to secure the area. The girl walked away from the incident with her mother. Staff’s response was incredible. Mr. Thompson thanked Messrs. Richardson, Bhinge, and Lehman. Ms. Cortina attended a Community Transformation Grant Task Force meeting on September 20 on behalf of Bill Bouie. Representatives from the Board of Supervisors, School Board, DRAFT Minutes -6- September 25, 2013 and agencies across the county participated in the meeting, which was formed to improve the health of the residents of Fairfax County, to look at disease and chronic disease such as diabetes and to make improvements with this grant. An expert spoke about the majority of health outcomes that are positive but are related more to things that have nothing to do with health care. It has more to do with policies throughout the government and elsewhere in society. They are challenging government and others to look at other policies in transportation and parks, for example, to assess impacts on healthcare. It was a good meeting. The idea is that everything Parks contributes positively to health and that we need to consider the effect on health when we raise fees, for example. Ms. Cortina also spent some time with Supervisor Foust at the MPA soirée, and she received the same message that he is supportive of Parks and is looking forward to working with her and other Board members to further Parks. • Ms. Quintana attended the groundbreaking ceremony at Spring Hill RECenter. This was the first time she visited the center and staff was extremely enthusiastic about what they do there to try to fill the needs of their customers. She noted that every field was filled. It was very obvious that the facilities at Spring Hill are well-loved and well-used. Ms. Quintana met Mr. Marcellous Cooper who told her that staff found a sheet of paper from 1988 in a room that had been closed off for the renovation. It was in a sort of time capsule. Ms. Quintana commented that she had graduated from high school in 1989. Mr. Cooper asked if she had gone to West Potomac High School and Kala confirmed that she had. Mr. Cooper told Ms. Quintana that West Potomac had the first all-night graduation party at Lee District RECenter and that he was the manager at the site at that time. It was one of the first, if not the first of the all-night graduation parties that continue today. It was a big event for students at that time. Mr. Cooper spoke of how different things were not long ago; at one time there was a separate center for blacks to use and how fortunate it is that things have changed. Ms. Quintana commented that Mr. Cooper is a neat individual. Supervisor Bulova was pleased with the event. Mr. Sullivan and Ms. Quintana commended Ms. Pedersen for the comments she provided for the event. Ms. Quintana visited Frying Pan Farm Park over the weekend. Michael’s pad was cleaned out and flowers had been placed there. It is a lovely tribute. Staff takes such amazing care of the animals; they always are well-groomed and look happy. It’s always great to see so many young families at the farm teaching the kids about what we do there. Mr. Bouie added that staff does a wonderful job at Frying Pan Farm Park, but not to be dismissed are the Friends of Frying Pan Farm Park and the volunteers who are just amazing. DRAFT Minutes -7- September 25, 2013 • Mr. Quincy met with Ms. Stallman to find out the status of Tysons Park Planning Advisory Group. Things have been moving along even though much hasn’t been spoken about recently. A draft master plan has been circulated to a number of principle stakeholders as well as county folks. The plan will presented to the Athletic Council in October and the Park Authority Board in November and then to the Board of Supervisors. Each of the concerned Supervisors affected by Tysons will be receiving a visit and a copy of the draft plan. Ms. Stallman will be in touch with the Park Board members. The plan is a result of a dedicated effort on the part of a lot of folks. Mr. Quincy extended praise to Ms. Stallman and Ms. Dorlester for keeping the wheels moving. • Mr. Vajda was pleased to attend the Trailblazers’ Awards event. He was there at the invitation of the Park Authority and the Fire Department since one of his neighbors and several staff from the Providence RECenter were receiving a life-saver’s award. They attended to elderly gentlemen that had fallen backward off the bleachers. They had done such a good job that the EMTs had nothing else to do except transport the gentleman to the hospital. Mr. Vajda stayed for the entire event and was absolutely impressed. It emphasizes where the gold is in the organization; it is the staff. It is nice to see that these are awards that their peers are presenting to them, which makes it all the more meaningful. On Saturday, September 21, he attended a celebration given by the Friends of Green Spring (FROGS) in honor of the donors that have helped them over 20 years. FROGS has done a fabulous job raising funds. Its latest project which they were touting was the room they had renovated into a classroom. • Mr. Batten reported that the Groveton celebration was held on Saturday, September 21, at Historic Huntley. A hundred or more people came to the event in spite of the rain. He and Supervisor McKay were there for most of the afternoon, as well as the author of the book, Groveton. Supervisor McKay grew up in Groveton and his grandmother’s house was right next to where so much of the activity took place. Two car loads of people came up from North Carolina, proving that people are really involved in historic stuff. On Thursday, September 26, he and Mr. Bowden will meet with Supervisor McKay to review some information regarding Lenclair Dog Park and the Banks property. Mr. Batten participated in a Lee District Land Use and Transportation Committee meeting on Monday, September 23. Ms. Hedetniemi, who is now a member of the Planning Commission, attended the meeting and asked Mr. Batten to tell everyone that she really misses working with them. Ms. Hedetniemi is going to be very active in the Park Foundation Board and she and Mr. Fay will be at the next Park Foundation Board meeting on November 19. DRAFT Minutes -8- September 25, 2013 Mr. Batten reported that the Park Foundation Board met on September 17 and received its audit report which was full and positive. The Foundation is looking for primary projects to commit to. Parks is entering the second phase of the Lee District Family Recreation Area, Chessie’s Big Back Yard project. The project should be completed by mid-November. He extended kudos go to Mr. Bowden and his staff. The Park Foundation is eager to put its efforts behind doing whatever can be done to help Parks in whatever major projects it wants to put as its focus and priorities. • Mr. Gorham commented that he had a good week. Two of the things he had worked on long and hard had come together. He thanked everybody that worked on the turf fields for the Mount Vernon District with him and Mr. Bouie. He thanked Mr. Bowden for working behind the scenes to come up with the plan to make this happen. Secondly, Mr. Gorham thanked the Board and staff for supporting him through the Westgrove Park master planning process. This was Mr. Rauschenbach’s first master plan and it was not even amended, it was so good. Linwood worked with Sandy Stallman throughout the process. Mr. Johnson will have to execute the plan with PACK. Ms. Pedersen answered all the letters. He again thanked everyone for the things they did to help get the plan passed. • Mr. Khan commented on a documentary he had seen on PBS on National Parks. The program covered five National Parks and he highly recommends viewing the program if given the opportunity. It helped him appreciate more where the Park Authority is and how far it has come and value that it has. His cricket team is in a series and if it makes it to the final he will invite the Board. • Mr. Bouie added that in speaking of the National Parks the former CEO of Wolftrap, Terry Jones, made a pledge to himself that he would visit each National Park during his tenure at Wolftrap. Not only did he visit each National Park over a 20-year period, but he published a book of pictures, America’s National Parks. • Mr. Bouie thanked the Board members for reaching out, for their enthusiasm for being on the Board, and for the things that they do. All of their comments help tremendously such as the conversations with Supervisor Foust, the joy that they get when they speak to Chairman Bulova about attending events and new things coming up, and the outreach they make to various organizations. DRAFT Minutes -9- September 25, 2013 Mr. Bouie announced that Parks has been invited to attend the Northern Virginia Conservation Trust (NVCT) meeting on Friday morning and have been invited to make a presentation on its strategic plan. One of the speakers at the Sharon Sealock dedication at Braddock Park was Mr. Ernie Turner, who was one of Sharon’s coaches. Mr. Bouie was sorry to report that Mr. Turner passed away of a heart attack on September 12. Condolences go out to Coach Turner’s family. Reston is holding its Annual Multicultural Festival this weekend at Lake Anna Plaza where the Farmers’ Market is usually held. The festival begins at noon and runs until 9 p.m. Saturday. DIRECTOR’S MATTERS: • Ms. Messinger reminded the Board that the next Board tour will take place on Saturday, October 5. There are two Foundation staff members and at least six Foundation Board members that really want to go on this tour. Ms. Gorski will poll both Boards regarding participation. The tour will begin at Huntley Meadows Park at 8:30 a.m. and will end there around 12:15 p.m. Staff will arrange a drive-by of Lee District Park to see the progress being made on the playground. • Ms. Messinger noted that Ms. Gorski has been updating the Board Calendar attempting to capture all notable dates and events through the end of the calendar year. Ms. Messinger reminded the Board that in November and December the Board/Committee schedule is slightly different with the first Wednesday of the month being just a committee day and the second Wednesday having committee meetings as needed and a Board meeting. • Ms. Baldwin and Ms. Messinger will be in Houston the first week of October for the National Recreation Park Association (NRPA) National Congress. On Monday, October 7, the hearing for CAPRA Reaccreditation will be held. Cindy stated that she would be on the phone as quickly as possible to get the word out. While she and Ms. Baldwin are in Houston Mr. Bowden will be the point-of-contact. Ms. Messinger announced that former Park Board member, Jean Packard, has suffered a stroke and has been in the hospital hoping to return home by the end of the week. Ms. Packard is currently on the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority Board and holds a seat on the Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District Board. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business and without objection, Mr. Bouie called the meeting to a close at 8:52 p.m. [SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE] DRAFT Minutes - 10 - September 25, 2013 ____________________________________ Kala Leggett Quintana Minutes Approved at Meeting on October 9, 2013 ____________________________________ Cindy Messinger, Acting Director Park Authority Board Minutes prepared by ____________________________________ Barbara J. Gorski, Administrative Assistant DRAFT Board Agenda Item October 9, 2013 ACTION – 1 Approval – Lewinsville Park Synthetic Turf Fields #2 and #3 Revised Use Agreement Between Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, Fairfax County Park Authority, Department of Neighborhood and Community Services, McLean Youth Soccer and McLean Youth Football (Dranesville District) RECOMMENDATION: The Park Authority Acting Director recommends approval of the revised Use Agreement between Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, Fairfax County Park Authority, Department of Neighborhood and Community Services (DNCS), McLean Youth Soccer Association (MYS) and McLean Youth Football, Inc. (MYF) for rectangular fields #2 and #3 at Lewinsville Park, as presented to and reviewed by the Planning and Development Committee on October 9, 2013. This page intentionally left blank. Board Agenda Item October 9, 2013 INFORMATION – 1 Park Authority Board Meeting Schedule - January to December 2014 The following schedule is proposed for Park Authority Board meetings during calendar year 2014. Upon consensus of the Board, the dates will be published as the regular meeting schedule for calendar year 2014. January 22 August Recess February 12 and 26 September 10 and 23 (Tuesday-Rosh Hashanah begins September 24) March 12 and 26 October 8 and 22 April 9 and 23 November 5 (committee meetings only) May 14 and 28 November 12 June 11 and 25 December 3 (committee meetings only) July 9 and 23 December 10 Staff recommends one meeting date in January and the alternate meeting dates in September. If necessary, a committee meeting only date could be scheduled in January. The second Board meetings in November and December 2014 could be reinstated if necessary. ENCLOSED DOCUMENTS: None STAFF: Cindy Messinger, Acting Director Sara Baldwin, Deputy Director/COO Barbara J. Gorski, Administrative Assistant This page intentionally left blank. Board Agenda Item October 9, 2013 INFORMATION – 2 Annual Fee Review Calendar – FY 2014 The schedule for the FY 2014 fee review process is shown below. Unless otherwise directed by the Board, the public comment meeting on the fee proposal will be held on the first floor of the Herrity Building on Wednesday, January 29, 2014, at 7 p.m. FY 2014 Fee Review Calendar Action Discussion – Administration, Management and Budget Committee Review of Potential Fee Adjustments for FY 2014 Fee proposal back to Administration, Management and Budget Committee for Action Board action to authorize advertisement of fee proposal and set date of public comment meeting 30-day public comment period Date 11/6/13 12/4/13 1/8/14 1/13/14 – 2/11/14 Public comment meeting at Herrity Building Administration, Management & Budget Committee approval of proposed fee adjustments Board action to approve proposed fee adjustments 1/29/14 Fee adjustments take effect 4/1/14 ENCLOSED DOCUMENTS: None STAFF: Cindy Messinger, Acting Director Sara Baldwin, Deputy Director/COO Barbara Nugent, Director, Park Services Division Cindy Walsh, Director, Resource Management Division Nick Duray, Marketing Services Manager, Park Services 2/26/14 3/12/14 This page intentionally left blank. Board Agenda Item October 9, 2013 INFORMATION – 3 Cultural Resource Management Plan – FY 2013 Accomplishments and FY 2014 Plans As presented to and reviewed by the Resource Management Committee on September 25, 2013. INFORMATION – 4 Natural Resource Management Plan – FY 2013 Accomplishments and FY 2014 Plans As presented to and reviewed by the Resource Management Committee on September 25, 2013. INFORMATION – 5 Natural Resource Management Plan Revision 95% Draft As presented to and reviewed by the Resource Management Committee on September 25, 2013. INFORMATION – 6 Park Authority Stewardship Update As presented to and reviewed by the Resource Management Committee on September 25, 2013. This page intentionally left blank. Board Agenda Item October 9, 2013 INFORMATION – 7 Prescribed Burn Plan for Winter 2013-2014 As presented to and reviewed by the Resource Management Committee on September 25, 2013. INFORMATION – 8 Tournaments Update As presented to and reviewed by the Resource Management Committee on September 25, 2013. INFORMATION – 9 FY 2012-FY 2014 Energy Management Plan Update As presented to and reviewed by the Resource Management Committee on September 25, 2013. This page intentionally left blank.