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6.16.20 Health & Rec Meeting MinutesHEALTH AND RECREATION COMMITTEE JUNE 16TH, 2020 100 MIKAELA WAY AVON, CO 81620 1. ROLL CALL Present- Committee Members: Tom Kiddoo, Pam Warren, Pat Nolan, and Kathy Ryan Town Council: Councilor Jake Wolf and Councilor Scott Prince Staff: Director of Recreation John Curutchet, Recreation Services Superintendent Jaime Taylor, Town Manager Eric Heil, Executive Assistant to the Town Manager Ineke de Jong, and General Government Intern Charise Bishop Director of Recreation John Curutchet called the meeting to order at 11:35 a.m. 2. INTRODUCTIONS Staff, Town Council, and Committee Members introduced themselves to the group. Tom Kiddoo is the owner of Revolution Power Yoga, Pat Nolan is from Eagle County Healthy Aging, Pam Warren is a Wildridge resident, and Kathy Ryan is a resident of Nottingham Lake, as well as holds both her undergraduate and graduate degrees in Recreation. 3. NOMINATIONS OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE Director of Recreation John Curutchet briefly described and answered questions about the duties of the Chair and Vice Chair positions for the Committee. Tom Kiddoo nominated himself for Chair and Pam Warren seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Pat Nolan nominated herself for Vice Chair and Pam Warren seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 4. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Committee member Kathy Ryan requested to add an agenda item about signage in the park. The Committee decided to discuss that topic after Public Comment. No motion was made to approve the agenda. 5. PUBLIC COMMENT No public comments were made. 6. DISCUSSION ABOUT SIGNAGE AND BEHAVIOR IN THE PARK Committee member Kathy Ryan brought to the Committee’s attention that while there are many signs in the park stipulating rules, but they are not being followed or enforced. Her suggestion was to remove the signage since the rules were not being enforced. Town Councilor Jake Wolf informed Ms. Ryan that the signs could not be removed because of liability issues. Recreation Services Superintendent Jamie Taylor informed the Committee that the new Community Resource Officer has been patrolling the park, but staff will have another conversation with him to discuss these issues. 7. REVIEW OF THE COMMITTEE PURPOSE Staff reviewed with the Committee the purpose set forth in Resolution 19-16, which was the founding document for the Committee. The purposes outlined in Resolution 19-16 include: a. To review, research and study the Town of Avon's health and recreation, including but not limited to: (i) " healthy community" issues, planning, policies and implementing strategies for improving overall community health, (ii) comparisons to both incorporated and unincorporated peer communities of recreation facilities and programs, and (iii) the design, programming and estimated cost of recreational facility improvements, including but not limited to remodeling and expansion of the Avon Recreation Center; HEALTH AND RECREATION COMMITTEE JUNE 16TH, 2020 100 MIKAELA WAY AVON, CO 81620 b. Conducting community outreach, studies and surveys to determine community preferences for recreation programming, recreation facilities and healthy community policies; c. Serve as a liaison to Eagle County health communities’ efforts; and d. To provide recommendations to the Town Council concerning healthy community, recreation programming and recreation facilities. The Committee discussed community health issues and some examples including the pandemic, the mental health issues and the “break up with Nic(otine)” campaign. The Committee also discussed their role in drafting survey questions. Giving more depth to “healthy community” can be put as an agenda item for the next meeting. 8. CAPITAL PROJECT DISCUSSION-LOCKER ROOM REMODEL Director of Recreation John Curutchet presented the Recreation Department’s plans for the locker room remodel project. He showed the Committee various options for lockers and tiles. He explained the issues the Recreation Department faces with the locker room’s current condition. He explained the locker rooms are currently closed because of the Public Health Orders, so this would be the perfect time to move forward with this project. The Committee commented/inquired: a. The locker rooms are tired, and this will be perfect timing. When it reopens it will look really good. b. The locker rooms will need an ADA button, because disabled people struggle to get out of the locker room. c. What is the timeline of the remodel? d. When do the decisions need to be made? e. People are going to complain about getting rid of the locker leases. f. Will there be storage for boots? What about the cleaning protocol? g. Will we keep the existing benches? h. What do you want from the Committee? i. Will the higher end tile still be within the budget? j. Adding some color is important. k. Could we incorporate artwork from children? l. Do we need to proceed right now, or could we wait until a later date? Staff asked for recommendations from the Committee. It was decided that decisions about the lockers, partitions, and tile will be made at a later meeting. At the next meeting, staff can show several tile options. For now, the Committee will just recommend that Staff moves forward with making a presentation to Council to move forward with funding the remodel. There was committee consensus that it is timely and convenient to proceed with the locker room remodel now. Pam Warren made a motion for the Recreation Department to present their plans for the locker room remodel to Town Council and Pat Nolan seconded the motion. The motion passes unanimously. 9. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE MEETINGS, FREQUENCY AND DATES Director of Recreation John Curutchet explained that typically the Committee will meet monthly, but it will not always need to be necessary. There will be some months that there will not be new information to share. The Committee agreed to meet the third Tuesdays of the month at 11:30 a.m., unless its skipped/cancelled. The next meeting will be July 21st, 2020. HEALTH AND RECREATION COMMITTEE JUNE 16TH, 2020 100 MIKAELA WAY AVON, CO 81620 10. OTHER BUSINESS Committee member Kathy Ryan asked if the Committee was prohibited from emailing the entire group about an issue because that would constitute a meeting. Staff explained that because this group is providing recommendations to Council, and not making decisions themselves, it would not necessarily invalidate their decisions, but side dialogues via email are discouraged. Staff suggests the Committee members save any discussion for the public Committee meetings because that is best practice concerning public transparency. 11. ADJOURNMENT Chairperson Tom Kiddoo adjourned the meeting at 1:04 p.m. Respectfully submitted by: Charise Bishop General Government Intern