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Dog Park Committee
Monday, April 8, 2019
City Hall Level 2 Champlain Conference Room
5:00 - 6:45 PM
Agenda
1. Safety Procedures
2. Appoint a Clerk
3. Adopt Agenda
4. Minutes – March 25, 2019
5. Site considerations and prioritization
a. Red Rocks
b. Underwood
c. Veterans
d. Public area in front of Butler Farms
e. Farrell
i. Original
ii. Upper Farrell
f. Wheeler Homestead
6. “Must have vs. nice-to-have” lists
a. Locations
b. Amenities
c. “Rules”
d. Maintenance
e. Organizational structure
f. Fee structure
g. Other
7. Review “to-do” list from Dog Park Task Force Report to SBCC
8. Updates
a. Interim Zoning Open Space Committee
b. Natural Resources Committee
c. Recreation & Parks Committee
9. Meeting schedule
a. Currently-scheduled
i. 4/24 at 5:00 - 6:45
ii. 5/6 at 4:30 - 6:00
iii. 6/3 – SBCC presentation
b. Proposed (facilities available)
i. May 22
1. 5:00 - 6:30 – DPC meeting
2. 7:00 – 8:30 – Community Forum
ii. June 3 – 5:00 – 6:30 meeting before City Council presentation
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
1. Begin to draft “rules, regulations, and operational guidelines”
a. Park rules
b. Operations/management/maintenance
2. Begin identification of potential external funding sources
a. Process for approaching local businesses/foundations/grant sources
3. On-leash park ordinance expansion
SUGGESTED TASKS
South Burlington Dog Park Committee
Organizational tasks
o Mission and vision
o Operational guidelines (“ways of work”)
o Review work of Task Force
o Initial draft of short-term and long-term goals/strategic plan
Review basic literature/websites about dog parks
o Size/location
o Safety management
o Financial support
Review and revise matrix
Review existing ordinances
Community input options
o Survey Monkey
o Front Porch Forum
o The Other Paper
o Rec. Dept. link
o Email address
Community Forum re: dog parks
Community Forum re: Veterans Memorial Park site
Recommendation to City Council re: Veterans Memorial Park site
Prepare
o Cost estimates
§ Facility structure
· Gating
· Perimeter fencing
· Visual barriers?
· Sound buffers?
· Surface materials?
· Amenities
o Shade
o Water
o Training and technical assistance
o Other options
§ Private and public funding
· Sponsorships
· Grants
· Friends groups
· Fees
o Operational policies/procedures
§ Maintenance
· Sanitation
§ License requirements
§ Rules and regulations
· Dog/owner etiquette
§ Access
· Residents vs. non-residents
§ Safety
§ Hours of operation
· Locking
· Security
· Animal Control
· Who to call?
§ Volunteer monitoring/coverage
Draft proposed city-wide master plan for South Burlington dog parks
o Consult with SoBu personnel
o Walk sites
o Draft plan
o Report to SBCC
o Community forums
o Final recommendation to SBCC
Complete written document formalizing committee work and recommendations