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PORT ANGELES PARKS, RECREATION & BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION MEETING Port Angeles, Washington May 19, 2022
CALL TO ORDER – REGULAR MEETING: Director Delikat called the meeting to order at 6:21 p.m.
ROLL CALL: Members Present: Commissioners Hodgson, Cripe, Milburn, Hilory, McGuire & Student Representative Bailey.
Members Absent: Commissioners Collins, Forrest & Student Representative Glore.
Staff Present: Director Delikat, Manager Bright & Secretary Howell.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: Commissioner Hodgson moved to approve April 21, 2022 minutes with unanimous consent. There
were no objections. The motion passed.
LATE ITEMS: Elevate PA Presentation- Donya Alward, President of Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce.
PUBLIC COMMENT: None.
FINANCE & PACKET ITEMS: Director Delikat reviewed the current Revenues and Expenditures Report.
LEGISLATION: None.
GUEST SPEAKERS: Donya Alward did a presentation on behalf of the Elevate PA 2026 committee discussing the strategic action
plan for working alongside the City of Port Angeles. More specific her presentation highlighted partnerships/support with the
Parks Department including adding three 24-hour public restrooms in the downtown area, traffic calming in alleyways,
wayfinding signs and place-making design & implementation plan. She also encouraged the public to be apart of the Elevate PA
process.
DIRECTOR’S REPORT:
1. Departmental Updates
a) Pump Track Update/Volunteer Opportunities: Director Delikat gave an update on the quick progress that Pump
Track is making. There is a labor-intensive volunteer opportunity for asphalt work May 25th- June 1st. More
volunteer opportunities to lay sod will be announced at a later date. The Pump Track is estimated to be completed
late June/early July.
b) Light-Up Erickson Playground Progress: This project is a partnership between the City, the Dream Playground
Foundation, and a Foundation Board Member who help raise over $10,000 towards this project. The conduit and
light bases have been installed.
c) 24 Hour Restroom Purchases: City Council approved the purchase of 3 Portland Loos at the 5/17/2022 meeting. The
total cost of the purchase is $517,689. Two of the restrooms will be placed next to the Downtown Breezeway and
one will be placed at the Gateway Transit Center.
d) Safety/Security in our Public Spaces: Director Delikat gave an update on safety and security in our parks. Funding
was set aside in the 2021 City budget for security purposes. The City Manager, Chief Smith, and Director Delikat are
all working together to put a plan in place to protect the infrastructure in our parks. The Parks & Recreation
Department has also been working on slowly securing facilities such as new fencing at Jesse Webster Park and a
gate at Erickson Park. Installing the lighting at Erickson Playground and installing the new 24-Hour Restrooms
downtown will also help safety in our public places.
e) Upcoming “Lefties” Season: The first game of the season is May 27th at Civic Field is a non-league game. The first
league game will be in Victoria on May 31st. The last home series is August 4th.
f) Gold Cup Series- Lincoln Park: The 2022 Gold Cup Finals will be held at Lincoln Park on September 15th through 18th.
All ages will be competing for this event, including racers that will be competing for the Olympics. There will be an
estimated 2,000 racers and an expected attendance of 6,000 to 7,000 people.
g) RCO Grant- Tennis Court Application: An RCO Grant was submitted to resurface the tennis court and install new
lighting for extended play. The grant will be reviewed this summer and grant recipients will be announced this fall.
If the grant is received, the project will start in 2023.
h) RFQ- Volunteer Synthetic Turf Project: The City recently put out a Request for Qualification for a firm to design and
manage the project. The RFQ closes on May 27, 2022.
i) Downtown Clean-Up/City/Chamber: The Second Annual Downtown Clean-Up event went well despite the bad
weather. The following weekend, the Parks & Recreation Department teamed up with the Garden Club to plant
flowers in the downtown area.
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j) Waterfront Trail Update: Project Coordinator Tim Tucker has completed all 7 projects within the existing HPA
permits. There is still one permit that is being submitted for the east side of the trail. The next focus will be
preventative maintenance work like ditching and cleaning culverts. This project is slated for late summer.
k) Students: Because the current Student Representatives came on late and only got to attend a meeting or two,
Director Delikat suggested to the Commission that if the current Student Representatives would reapply by August
that the interview process will be skipped, and they would be reappointed. The Commission agreed unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT: Commissioner Hodgson adjourned the meeting at 7:17p.m. The next meeting will be held on September 22nd,
2022.
Paul Collins, Chairperson Aubrianna Howell, Secretary