HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-07-11 Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Minutes Parks, Recreation & Harbor Advisory Committee
Council Chambers
Bangor City Hall
July 11, 2024 5:15pm
Welcome & Introduction:
Members Present: Ryan Robbins, Leah McBreairty, Michaela Pelkey,
William Warner, Rich Trott, Chad Hunt
Staff Present: Tracy Willette - Parks & Recreation Director
Debbie Gendreau - Parks & Recreation Assistant Director
Aaron Huotari -Public Works Director
Benjamin Arruda - Forestry Manager— Public Works
Minutes Approved from Previous Meeting
City Forest & Tree Program -Aaron Huotari (Public Works Director)
Benjamin Arruda (Forestry Manager - Public Works)
Summer Internship - 4 students University of Maine
Judson Height parcel (3.3 acres)
Improve & Maintain Green Area
Increase Usable Neighborhood Space
Goal:
Maple Trail, Pollinator Plants, Walking Trail
Urban Wood mill out
Turn into Bog Bridges
Removal of: (invasive & harmful)
Common Buck weed
Poison Sumac
Virginia Creeper
Dead / Hazard Trees
Tree Maintenance — light trimming
Parking Options:
Curb Cut-outs
Parallel Parking
Fall Project:
Bush hog / develop greenspace
Under served Area for Public Space
Recreational Balance while keeping Natural Attributes
Community Improvement
Minimal Amount of time/labor to complete project
cost effective for expansion of future Community Projects
Positive Community Feedback — Excitement of Possibilities for Space
Pools — Debbie Gendreau (Parks & Recreation Director)
Open June 26, 2024
Dakin -ResurFaced (Capital Plan)
Affordable Pools
Slide — removed
Slide does not meet requirements
Pool Lessons — only 1 session this year
Daily Attendance Average
Pancoe — over 200 per day
Dakin - 33 per day
Harbor/Water Front Update- Tracy Willette (Parks & Recreation Director)
Mooring -Additional Dock Space (Dock 6)
ACL— returning
Maine Micro Artisans Night Market Events — huge success
Food Vendors — 5 seasonal
Free Movie Night—Wonka
Feasibility Study- Tracy Willette (Parks & Recreation Director)
Next Step: School Committee Workshops
Transfer Property
Community Excitement
Next Meeting: August 15, 2024 5:15pm
Bangor Waterfront