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Parks advisory board adopts 2025 work plan; board approves routine agenda and minutes by voice vote
Summary
The Lake Forest Park Parks & Recreation Advisory Board voted to adopt its 2025 work plan during the January meeting and approved routine items including the meeting agenda and minutes.
The Lake Forest Park Parks & Recreation Advisory Board voted to adopt its 2025 work plan during the January meeting and approved routine items including the meeting agenda and minutes.
At the meeting the board discussed its priorities for 2025 — public events promotion, StoryWalks, playground seating and trail/connectivity projects — and then took votes by voice. A motion to approve the presented 2025 work plan passed after a second and a voice vote; no roll‑call tally was recorded in the meeting text. Earlier in the meeting the board adopted the meeting agenda and approved the minutes from the prior meeting by voice vote.
Why this matters: Adoption of the work plan sets the advisory board’s priorities for outreach, event support, park improvements and partnerships with community groups and the school district. Board members flagged roles the advisory board could play if the city pursues a parks levy or the Council advances a Healthy Streets (pedestrian‑focused) program.
Key discussion points: Members emphasized increasing promotion and centralizing event information (email blasts, ParentMap, school newsletters, Peachjar and local online outlets), bolstering volunteer recruitment for large events such as Battle of the Bands, coordinating with the Shoreline School District and ShoreLake Arts to expand arts in schools, and exploring temporary street closures or walk‑day events to preview pedestrian infrastructure ideas. The board also discussed partnering with the Shoreline Historical Museum and other groups to develop history walks and interpretive materials.
Votes at a glance: - Meeting agenda: adopted by voice vote (mover/second: not specified; voice vote; no roll‑call recorded). - Minutes (prior meeting): approved by voice vote (mover/second: not specified; voice vote; no roll‑call recorded). - 2025 Work Plan: motion to approve the plan as presented (mover/second: not specified); approved by voice vote; no roll‑call tally recorded.
Ending: Board members agreed to provide outreach and contacts to support ShoreLake Arts and other community partners and planned to return to these topics in future meetings; members also requested that staff bring additional information about potential levies and the Healthy Streets program as it becomes available.
