2021-07-13 Parks & Recreation Advisory Commission Agenda Packet Published

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intermediate classes will be taught. Outside of the City’s partnership with AWA to offer youth and adult Learn to Sail classes. They are also offering other opportunities for the residents and visitors to recreate on the water. Dustin South, Recreation Manager Travis Anderson, Recreation Coordinator Grand View Cemetery Expansion Update- We continue to work with Team Tuttle who is developing the deliverables we need to be ready to go out to bid on the expansion. We are hopeful to have them soon so we can start Phase two. A few of the highlights of Phase Two is that we will have a columbarium area, a paved road 8' wide with 8' wide pullouts spaced throughout so visitors can park. The current layout shows 3202 4'x9' burial plots this will change some as we add the east- west corridors for irrigation and trees. We will also have urn garden area that will offer more options. We are looking forward to the additional trees we will be planting, a new fence behind the homes that are on Hillcrest Drive and adding improvements to the front of the cemetery and around the sediment pond. Parks crew is maintaining the grass and weeds that have started to grow already within the expansion area. Washington Park- The park remains busy and campground full each weekend. In 2019 our camping revenue was $113,214 and right now the camping revenue is $132,655. The seasonal staff has done a great job this summer keeping visitors happy and safe. Fire Department was called out to a trail near Burrows lookout for a small fire on June 29. They were quickly able to put the small fire out. This summer we are seeing the return of more day camp users and even groups getting ready to go out on their kayaks. This summer at the park seems back to the normal busy we are used to seeing. Causland Park Plaza Update- Thanks to Brian and Sky we have completed the pavers just in time for the 4th of July at Causland Park. Really appreciate all of their hard work. The plaza area looks great and I look forward to taking down the caution tape and cones that have been up at the park. Crew will work hard to get this park looking as good as we can before the holiday weekend. The Rotarians has done a great job weeding the flower beds in the back of the park. Spray Pad- Spray Pad opened up on Friday, June 25. It brought me great joy to see the spray pad in action. See attached photo! The spray pad hours are 11am-6pm. Survived the Hot Days of June- Parks Department helped beat the heat by keeping the spray pad hours on longer into the evening, turning on the sprinklers at Storvik and at Caulsand. The Fire Department came out to Washington park and hooked up a hose near Sunset Beach and let kids run through the water. They were out at the park form 3-5pm. This was popular if you were at the park and wanted to get sprayed by the fire department! Crew Update- We hired Braydn Krueger ( First day is July 1) and Myles Farrell ( First day July 6) to fill our two parks maintenance positions. They are awesome and the whole crew is excited to have them join our team and start working. The crew continues to stay busy keeping grass mowed and irrigation working. We have had a record number of Saturday cemetery services this summer so far and the crew has done a great job taking turns working and putting in the extra hours to provide this service. Nicole Johnston, Parks Manager Our entire full-time staff has been involved with the hiring process for two parks maintenance team positions. First round interviews took place June 3rd. From there we narrowed the field to four finalists, who came in for a meet and greet with our maintenance staff. After lengthy evaluation, the jobs were offered to and accepted by Braydn Krueger and Myles Farrell. Both are born and raised here in Anacortes, and very excited to join our team. Braydn comes on board July 1, while Myles’ first day will be July 6. We are grateful to Mayor Gere and the City Council for allowing us to fill these long-frozen positions.