Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Thursday, April 20, 2023 04:00 PM Parks & Recreation Upstairs Office

1.Call to Order / Roll Call

  1. A.Malena Marvin ___                                Michele Pfundt ___                                Kacey Hammer ___

    Ambre Burrell ___                                Sarah Fine-Walsh ___

2.Approval of Minutes

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3.Amendment and Approval of Meeting Agenda

4.Visitor's Views Related to Agenda

5.Visitor's Views Unrelated to Agenda

  1. A.Ryan Naylor is a Ph.D. student from Penn State University and has been conducting research in Petersburg, Wrangell, and Ketchikan from May 2022 to January 2023. Mr. Naylor is exploring how residents in the community perceive the impacts of tourism. More specifically, Mr. Naylor is exploring 1) how tourism impacts the local culture of the community, 2) how tourism integrates into existing livelihoods, and 3) how the community can manipulate tourism to ensure appropriate forms of community development.

6.Director's Report

  1. A.Director Payne will read her report and answer any questions.

7.Unfinished Business

8.New Business

  1. A.Board member Malena Marvin would like to revisit fees in lieu of card policy. See attached letter from community member.

9.Communication

10.Discussion Items

  1. A.The subject of different ways to reach out to community for events, programs, and facility repairs/maintenance has been open for discussion and asked to be kept on the agenda.

  2. B.Chair Sarah Fine-Walsh would like to discuss the possibility of soliciting donations for disc golf "baskets", installation by volunteer teams at Sandy Beach Park.

  3. C.Chair Sarah Fine-Walsh would like to review past surveys done by Parks & Rec and discuss what would like to be seen on upcoming survey this fall.

11.Adjourn