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Board chair Wendy Goodwin and Senior Parks Planner Jenny Wilson reviewed completed projects and upcoming construction and planning work. Goodwin highlighted the recently completed Regional Athletic Complex (RAC) parking lot project, which added paved stalls and charging infrastructure; staff described several capital projects planned for 2025.

Wilson said Greg Cuyo Park Phase 1A went out to bid in December and a construction contract will be brought to council; the bid schedule includes a June 30 deadline for contractor work with staff aiming for an opening before September. Wilson also said the Woodland Creek Park bridge — the existing bridge is nearly 40 years old — has design nearly complete, with construction anticipated in fall.

The board listed other priority projects for 2025: RAC Phase 3 pre-design (with three concept alternatives and an at‑grade pedestrian crossing analysis), McKinney Building historic research and wetland delineation, and the Bush Park playground replacement. Wilson noted Gateway Rotary has committed $110,000 toward the Bush Park playground project.

The presentation also described education and outreach programs launched in 2024: a “Nature Sleuths” wildlife education trail program that issues park-specific stickers for completed missions, and an off-leash dog education campaign to reduce off‑leash incidents through signage, newsletter and social media outreach. Staff emphasized partnership agreements renewed in 2024, including joint-use and programming agreements with local schools and Thurston County.

Why it matters: the board’s construction agenda includes several multi-year capital projects that will require future council action for contract approvals and funding. The Greg Cuyo Park contract, the Woodland Creek bridge construction and RAC Phase 3 design choices (including a future protected crossing option) were flagged for follow-up council decisions.

Questions from councilors focused on project timing and safety. Council members asked for additional detail on pedestrian crossing options for RAC Phase 3 and expressed concern for senior and transit users crossing near the complex; staff said the design consultant will provide alternatives and cost estimates for those features.

Next steps: staff will return with contract award recommendations for projects that reach the procurement milestone and will bring concept alternatives for RAC Phase 3 to council in May. The Parks Board asked the council to place the board’s 2024 accomplishments and 2025 work plan on a future consent agenda for approval.

Ending: Council members praised the board’s work and noted ongoing coordination will be necessary as Midtown development and new housing add users to the parks system.

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The commission emphasized implementation of the three-year Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging strategic plan and several near-term deliverables, including an ambassador (community liaison) program, a language access plan and publicly available equity maps meant to guide city decision-making.

Shannon, a staff member presenting for the commission, told the council the plan is a draft the commission reviewed in November and December and that the group had “taken action to recommend it to the City Council.” The commission’s vice chair, Thelma Jackson, said the group has shifted from defining equity goals to identifying the specific inequities in the community and building accountability measures to track progress. Jackson said, “We continue to have that conversation because what’s an inequity to one person is an inequity to others.”

Why it matters: commissioners and staff said work now shifts from planning to implementation — and that requires tools, outreach and partnerships. The draft lists short- and medium-term benchmarks that the commission says are essential to translate the DEIB plan into operational changes across city departments and advisory boards.

Key elements in the draft plan noted to the council:
- Language access plan: the commission will review a draft language access plan aimed at improving participation by residents with limited English proficiency.
- Ambassador / community liaison program: commissioners advocated recruiting community members to serve as outreach liaisons to improve two‑way communication with immigrant and underrepresented communities.
- Equity mapping and data tools: the city is working with a contractor to produce an equity map for internal and external use.
- Advisory board recruitment: continued review of recruitment, application and stipend processes for city advisory boards to lower participation barriers.
- Outreach and celebrations: the commission proposed researching options for LGBTQIA+ and Hispanic/Latino community celebrations and coordinating with existing countywide events rather than duplicating them; Commissioner John Hegwood noted conversations with Capital City Pride.
- Schools engagement: commissioners asked the council to support convening meetings with the local school district and school board to discuss student- and family-level inequities raised at commission meetings.

Commissioners described recent work that provided context for the 2025 plan: adoption of the DEIB strategic plan after more than 20 public meetings and community engagement, a first-year advisory board stipend and demographic survey, development of a public comment policy after Zoom-bombing incidents, and an equity-informed review of parks funding through the Park Improvement Funding work group.

Commissioners also highlighted partnership activity, including work with a local group described in the presentation as “FRAG U Harris Lodge” around Juneteenth programming, and outreach with the Thurston County Economic Development Council and other regional partners. The commission meets on the fourth Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m.

Next steps: the commission asked the council for input and said it will return with a recommended consent-item adoption. Council members signaled support for additional engagement and asked the commission to research festival options and the ambassador program; no formal council vote to adopt the plan occurred at this meeting.

Ending: Commissioners and council members agreed implementation will require cross-departmental coordination and community partnerships; the commission will bring recommendations and any requested revisions back to the council for consideration.

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Brown said he participated on the work group and praised parks staff and fellow volunteers for taking a detailed look at the city’s parks program. He summarized the funding challenge: “Over $6,000,000 just to replace what we already have,” Brown said, and added that the city’s capital improvement list totals about $50,000,000; he said the top 10 projects alone add up to “over $9,000,000.” Brown told council that if the goal is “to find a sustainable, predictable, long term and sufficient revenue source to fund this unfunded need … the Metropolitan Park District is really the only option that does that.”

Brown said he understood council members wanted more information — he referenced a council member’s earlier request to gather options — but urged the council to move the district proposal to the voters as soon as practicable. He closed by thanking the council for appointing him to the work group and wishing the council “all the luck in the world.”

Why it matters: the Park Improvement Funding work group identified a sizable capital and replacement backlog for parks infrastructure. Brown’s testimony frames a Metropolitan Park District as the funding mechanism the panel judged most likely to fill that gap; council members indicated the MPD will be discussed at an upcoming retreat and in further council conversations.

Next steps: no council action was taken at the meeting on the MPD; council members said the item will be discussed further (the agenda item had been removed for this meeting but will be on a future agenda or retreat for deeper council discussion).

Ending: Council thanked Brown for his work on the task force and for his public comments.

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Keogh said the commission completed a joint interpretive kiosk at the Regional Athletic Complex (RAC); panels were installed the week before the meeting and a dedication program is planned for Saturday, March 8. He described several interpretive panels that cover local history topics, including the Evergreen Ballroom, Nisqually Delta, JBLM and St. Martin’s University, and awarded the commission’s historian of the year award to Paul Webb for a history of the Lacey Fire Department.

Curator Erin Quinn Balcho said the museum is relocating to a leased space on Sixth Avenue; mobile museum walls had arrived and staff expects to open an initial exhibit called “Bits and Bobs” in the new space in March if move delays do not push the timeline. The aviation exhibit will follow later in the year once move-related work is complete. She also said the commission completed the first phase of a “Stories of South Sound Bridal History Project” funded by a $15,000 grant, and received $40,000 in lodging-tax funds for operating support and an unexpected private bequest of $11,000.

Keogh and Quinn Balcho said staff hired a historic preservation consultant to prepare a nomination for the Jacob Smith Historic Smith House and to research the McKinney Building’s eligibility for local register designation; a wetland delineation for the McKinney site also was completed to inform next steps.

Why it matters: the museum relocation will make the collection and exhibits more visible and accessible, and McKinney Building research could inform preservation or redevelopment decisions for a locally significant property. Commissioners asked council to place the commission’s 2024 accomplishments and 2025 work plan on the consent agenda for approval.

Next steps: the commission and museum staff will continue move preparations, finalize exhibit opening plans, issue invitations for the RAC kiosk dedication and return to council with any items needing formal approval.

Ending: Council members and commission members noted opportunities to use the new space to increase visibility for local history and to support future fundraising and public programming.

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