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Staff reports: ramp RFP, payment kiosks, accessibility mapping and volunteer support highlighted
Summary
At the Feb. 11 meeting staff updated the board on an LTAC-funded Clallam Bay ramp RFP, autonomous payment kiosks procurement ($35,000 equipment quote; $90,000 total budget), volunteer disc golf work and accessibility mapping for wheelchair users.
Clallam County parks staff provided multiple operational updates to the Parks Advisory Board on Feb. 11, including procurement timelines for a Clallam Bay ramp, an equipment purchase for automated payment kiosks, volunteer efforts at disc golf facilities, and accessibility mapping for wheelchair users.
Don said the LTAC‑funded Clallam Bay ramp procurement had an RFP opening the same day as the master plan RFQ and that staff expected to select a vendor shortly; he said the county’s target is to have the ramp project completed before Memorial Day. "I want the project done before Memorial Day," Don said.
On payment kiosks, Don told the board he is using the General Services Administration contract to acquire kiosk units and has an equipment price of roughly $35,000; he said the total project budget — including concrete pads, electrical work, Starlink or hard‑wired connectivity and staff installation costs — stands at about $90,000. "That is just for the equipment unit... The rest of the $90,000 will go in house to pay your staff to do the electrician work, concrete pads and connectivity," he said.
The board heard about volunteer stewardship at the county’s disc golf course: volunteers have replaced tee pads and made safety and accessibility improvements and the county has a practice of waiving special‑event fees for large volunteer‑run tournaments. Staff said the course draws regional play, including visitors from Canada and the I‑5 corridor.
On accessibility, staff described work with a local volunteer (Glenn Chipman) who is mapping trails that are usable by a trail‑chair/wheelchair user and said the county is considering adding an accessible‑trails layer to park web pages and master plan resources. Staff also described planned deployments of traffic counters at select parks and two counters to distinguish traffic to the Dungeness Recreation Area entrance versus the Fish and Wildlife area.
Deferred maintenance items are moving forward: materials for roof and plumbing work have been ordered, and staff said a licensed county septic technician will complete an urgent septic fix at Salt Creek rather than contracting out the full job to save time and money.
Why it matters: the ramp and kiosk procurements have defined timelines and budgets that will affect park access and visitor payments this season. Volunteer stewardship and improvements to accessibility mapping affect daily park users.
Next steps: staff will return with vendor selections for the ramp, a site plan and schedule for kiosk installation, kiosks budget reconciliations, and an end‑of‑year one‑page summary of visitation, revenue and notable park management issues for the county’s three revenue‑generating parks.
