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Parks board approves 2024 annual report and four enhancement requests; agenda, minutes also adopted
Summary
At its March 5 meeting the Lacey Parks, Culture & Recreation Board approved the 2024 annual report and accepted four enhancement requests (two memorial benches, one tree donation, and a meadow/wildflower request with an alternate location); the board also approved the meeting agenda and February minutes by voice votes.
The Lacey Parks, Culture & Recreation Board unanimously approved the department’s 2024 annual report and the staff-recommended enhancement program requests during its March 5 meeting.
Sue Faelish, recreation manager, presented the 2024 annual report, which showed increases across programs, facility use and community-event attendance in 2024. Faelish said recreation program revenue and rentals totaled roughly $567,000 and program attendance rose by about 15,000 participants over the prior year. After a brief discussion, a commissioner moved to approve the report and the board voted aye; the motion passed unanimously.
Jenny Wilson, parks staff, presented four enhancement requests submitted between August and February and recommended approval of all four. Two bench donations were proposed (one requested by Laurie Flynn, former parks director; a second from Gwen Crandall, former board member), a tree donation from Wendy Goodwin, and a wildflower-meadow planting request. Staff recommended the meadow be planted at an alternate location to avoid tearing up existing turf at Woodland Creek Park; planners will work with the donor on final siting. The board moved and seconded approval and voted aye; the motion passed unanimously.
Earlier in the meeting board members also approved an amended meeting agenda and the Feb. 5, 2025 meeting minutes by voice vote; both motions carried without recorded opposition.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of amended agenda (motion: "I move to approve the agenda, amended agenda") — Outcome: approved by voice vote, unanimous; mover/second not specified in transcript.
- Approval of Feb. 5, 2025 meeting minutes — Outcome: approved by voice vote, unanimous; mover/second not specified in transcript.
- Approval of 2024 Annual Report (motion called by chair) — Outcome: approved by voice vote, unanimous; second recorded as Commissioner David Beckoning; tally recorded as unanimous "aye."
- Approval of enhancement program recommendations (four requests: two memorial benches, one tree donation, one meadow/wildflower planting at alternate location) — Outcome: approved by voice vote, unanimous; mover and second recorded verbally, no individual names provided for mover in transcript.
Meeting minutes and staff packets list additional program figures cited during the annual report presentation (e.g., 56,700 in recreation/rental revenue; 70 additional shelter reservations year-over-year; 14.56 tons of debris removed by rapid-response cleanup crews); those figures were included in the board’s submitted packet and incorporated into the approved annual report.
The actions taken were procedural approvals; no ordinance or contract awards were voted on in this meeting.
