BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS
REGULAR MEETING
Park and Recreation Conference Room
11th Floor, City Hall
Monday, December 11, 2006
3:30 p.m.


PUBLIC AGENDA


REGULAR AGENDA


1. Approval of Minutes   
Recommended Action:  Approve, sign and file meeting minutes of October 27, 2006, and November 13, 2006.


2.  Executive Session
Recommended Action: Discuss Possible Land Acquisition
	

3. Continuation of Prior Business

A) Criteria for evaluating/prioritizing park and playground requests
Recommended Action:  Review and consider for approval the proposed policy and evaluation criteria matrix prepared by staff based on input collected from the Board at its October 2007 meeting.

B) Dry Creek Park Request
Recommended Action:  Consider Dry Creek Park evaluation for approval based on staff's evaluation and recommendation using new evaluation criteria matrix.


C) Renaming of Heritage Square Park
Recommended Action:  Review staff report and approve recommendation to rename Reflection Square Park to the Chester I. Lewis Reflection Park after local civil rights leader of the same name.  


D) PROS Plan Update and Discussion
Recommended Action:  Discussion


4. New Issues for Consideration 

A) Annual Report
Recommended Action: Discuss the value and usefulness of a Parks and Recreation Department Annual Report highlighting Board and staff activities.


B) Hours of Operation Change
Recommended Action:  Review and approve staff recommendation to change the posted hours of operation to be "dawn to dusk" at Sims Park and Arkansas Greenway Park (71st Street South)


5. Review of Pending Issues  
Recommended Action:  Review and file updated tracking spreadsheet


6. Updates from the Director and President  
Recommended Action:  Receive and file


7. Issues on the Horizon  
Recommended Action:  Board members and staff proactively identify issues and topics that will be coming to future Park Board meetings for consideration

A) 2007 Park Board Goals
Recommended Action:  Review and approve goals as drafted at Board Retreat with proposed dates of completion.  


8. Adjourn





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