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Parks board seeks tech fixes for park cameras and weighs costly skate-park upgrades
Summary
Board members said selected cameras are incompatible with current park-network capacity at Chinook and North Bay and discussed skateboard-park drainage and durability, with councilman urging long-term concrete solutions though cost remains a barrier.
The Parks Board on June 10 reviewed two infrastructure issues: delays in installing park security cameras at Chinook and North Bay because of network incompatibility, and recurring drainage and durability problems at the skateboard park.
President Stacey Lynn told the board that the cameras initially selected won’t work with the network currently in place, and she said the board will follow up with Ricky and Scott in Public Works to identify cameras that are compatible or to determine whether network upgrades are needed. "The cameras that were picked don't work with the current system in place," she said, and asked staff to report back with options.
Separately, inspectors and Councilman Richard Willis described water pooling and wood warping at the skateboard park. Willis said the vendor recommended adding drain holes and that the city previously re-drilled additional drainage; users are encouraged to squeegee ramps when wet, but the board acknowledged the ramps have limited life. "A permanent skate concrete park would be ideal," Willis said, but he noted concrete construction costs were substantially higher when compared to the existing wood material and could exceed current budget capacity.
Board members agreed to follow up with public-works staff on camera compatibility and to include skate-park priorities in upcoming city budget discussions starting in August so capital needs can be queued for possible funding.
