AGENDA

Parks and Recreation Advisory Board

March 11, 2010                    7:30 a.m.

1401 Recreation Way

(Please turn off your cell phone during meeting)

CITIZEN DISCUSSION

Time for any individual to bring before the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board any matter of interest they wish to discuss that is not on the agenda.  (Time limit: five minutes or as may be established by the Chair)

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Minutes from February 11, 2010 meeting

(Minutes will be posted after 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday of the week of the meeting. 

Website:  www.springsgov.com -- Agendas and Minutes -- Parks and Recreation Advisory Board)

PRESENTATION

1.   Water Rates Presentation                                Kurt Schroeder, Manager, Parks Division

2.   Adopt-a-Park Update                                       Kurt Schroeder, Manager, Parks Division

3.   Annual Forestry Report                                    Paul Smith, Manager, Forestry

DIRECTOR'S REPORT

4.   Director's Report                                              Paul Butcher, Director, PR&CS Department

CONTINUING BUSINESS

5.   Request on Behalf of the Garden of the Gods

         Trading Post to Improve Wayfinding Signage

         in Garden of the Gods Park                          Chris Lieber, Design, Dev. & TOPS Manager

TOPS BUSINESS

6.   TOPS Update                                                   Chris Lieber, Design, Dev. & TOPS Manager

BOARD BUSINESS

¨ª      Board Committee Reports

¨ª      Board Members Concerns/Discussions

EXECUTIVE SESSION

In accord with the City Charter Art. III, 3-60(d) and the Colorado Open Meetings Act, C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(a and e), the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, in Open Session, is to determine whether it will hold a Closed Executive Session.  The issues to be discussed involve determining positions relative to matters that may be subject to negotiations, developing strategy for negotiations and instructing negotiators regarding a land acquisition matter. The Chair shall poll the Park and Recreation Advisory Board members, and, upon consent of two-thirds of the members present, may hold a closed executive session.  If consent to the closed executive session is not given, the item may be discussed in open session or withdrawn from consideration.

7.   Negotiations Pertaining to a Land Acquisition Matter

Joint City/County Parks Board Meeting at Bear Creek Nature Center  -  11:00 a.m.