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Commission discusses parks, composting expansion, recycling sites and maintenance costs
Summary
Staff presented parks and recreation master plan costs, a composting pilot expansion, textile drop‑off and recycling site options, and requests for additional maintenance funding and lighting for parks.
Budget staff summarized a parks and recreation master plan that carries an estimated $42,400,000 in park improvements over 10 years and said staff has begun early work on Donaldson and Sunshine Drive parks plus phase 1 of Lakeside and Oak Trails expansions.
Veronica said Oak Trails Park expansion numbers include an anticipated $1,000,000 in grant funding and that lighting and other enhancements remain part of future cost discussions. The presentation included a $42.4 million parks plan total and noted Lakeside Park phase 2 is estimated at $11,900,000 in later years of the CIP.
Commissioners discussed expanding a successful composting pilot to additional single‑family participants, a commercial pilot and a multifamily drop‑off pilot. Staff noted the Solid Waste Authority partnership and that the city currently receives roughly $45,000 annually (from the public services agreement) used for food waste diversion, glass recycling and education. Commissioners asked staff to prepare program modifications and to evaluate commercial and multifamily pilots; staff said they will seek to expand the pilot and confirm vendor availability.
Recycling recommendations discussed included adding a second recycling drop‑off location and establishing textile donation boxes at city drop‑off sites (staff said certain ordinance changes may be required to control box operators). Staff also presented a preliminary landscaping request for the Winmore wall estimated at about $525,000 and an additional maintenance placeholder of $250,000 for FY2026 to account for operating needs tied to new capital projects. Oak Trails lighting and improved pedestrian lighting for parks were also raised as potential near‑term items.
The commission did not adopt final budget decisions at the workshop; staff will include the park, composting, recycling and maintenance items in the compiled list for prioritization and return with cost estimates and program modification language.
