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Agenda
Versión en español a continuación. Special Meeting of the Parks and Recreation Board September 23, 2020 Parks and Recreation Board to be held September 23, 2020 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (September 22, 2020 by Noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the September 23, 2020 Parks and Recreation Board Meeting, residents must: • Call or email the board liaison at 512-974-6716 or sammi.curless@austintexas.gov no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, and a telephone number or email address. • Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. • Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. • Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. • Handouts or other information may be emailed to sammi.curless@austintexas.gov by Noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. If this meeting is broadcast live, residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live • Reunión del Parks and Recreation Board September 23, 2020 La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (September 22, 2020 antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los residentes deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de la junta en 512-974-6716 or sammi.curless@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). La información requerida es el nombre del orador, los números de artículo sobre los que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutrales, y un número de teléfono o dirección de correo electrónico. • Una vez que se haya llamado o enviado por correo electrónico una solicitud para hablar al enlace de la junta, los residentes recibirán un correo electrónico o una llamada telefónica con el número de teléfono para llamar el día de la reunión programada. • Los oradores deben llamar al menos 15 minutos antes del inicio de la reunión para poder hablar, no se aceptarán personas que llamen tarde y no podrán hablar. • Los oradores se colocarán en una fila hasta que llegue el momento de hablar. • Los folletos u otra información pueden enviarse por correo electrónico a sammi.curless@austintexas.gov antes del mediodía del día anterior a la reunión programada. Esta información se proporcionará a los miembros de la Junta y la Comisión antes de la reunión. • Si esta reunión se transmite en vivo, los residentes pueden ver la reunión aquí: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Page 1 of 3 PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD Wednesday, September 23, 2020 – 3:00-4:30 p.m. Via Videoconference PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MEMBERS: Dawn Lewis (D-10), Chair Romteen Farasat (D-4), Vice Chair Richard DePalma (Mayor) Nina Rinaldi (D-1) Anna L. DiCarlo (D-2) Kate Mason-Murphy (D-3) Kim Taylor (D-8) Sarah Faust (D-5) Fred Morgan (D-6) Francoise Luca (D-7) Laura Cottam Sajbel (D-9) CALL TO ORDER A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES AGENDA Approve the minutes of the Parks and Recreation Board special meeting of September 2, 2020. B. NEW BUSINESS: PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS 1. Make a recommendation to the City Council on the official naming of “Ebba Springs” in response to a proposal filed by a local property owner to the United States Board on Geographic Names, that concerns an unnamed spring located on private property in the City’s extra-territorial jurisdiction near Commons Ford Ranch Metropolitan Park and the Austin Lake Hills neighborhood. Presenter: Kimberly McNeeley, Director, Parks and Recreation Department (SD23 Outcome: Health & Environment) 2. Presentation and discussion of the Barton Creek Greenbelt reservation pilot. Presenter: Amanda Ross, Natural Resources Division Manager, Parks and Recreation Department (PARD Long Range Plan Strategies – Operational Efficiency, Urban Public Spaces, Park Access for All; SD23 Outcomes – Health & Environment) 3. Presentation and discussion of people experiencing homelessness response on parkland. Presenter: Lucas Massie, Assistant Director and Kimberly McNeeley, Director, Parks and Recreation Department (PARD Long Range Plan Strategies – Operational Efficiency, Urban Public Spaces, Park Access for All; SD23 Outcomes – Health & Environment) C. ITEMS FROM BOARD MEMBERS 1. Discussion and possible action regarding modifications to the by-laws of the Parks and Recreation Board. Presenters: Board Members Richard DePalma and Sarah Faust Page 2 of 3 2. Discussion of swimming pools and COVID-19 modified operations. Presenter: Board Member Laura Cottam Sajbal 3. Discussion and possible action regarding the Alternative Funding Working Group (Lewis, Farasat, DePalma, Rinaldi, Taylor). 4. Discussion and possible action regarding the Park and Facility Renaming (Ordinance 20160324-021) Working Group (DiCarlo, Luca). D. DIRECTOR’S REPORT ON PROGRAM AND PROJECT UPDATES AND EVENTS E. FUTURE ITEMS FROM BOARD MEMBERS ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Sammi Curless, with the Austin Parks and Recreation Department, at 512-974- 6716, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Parks and Recreation Board, please contact Sammi Curless at sammi.curless@austintexas.gov or by phone at 512-974-6716. Page 3 of 3