Minutes from the SPAC meeting you missed…

The meeting began at 7:05

Approval of Agenda
The agenda was amended to include discussion of the Jefferson Skatepark.

Public Comments
There were no public comments.

Delridge Skatepark
Kelly reviewed the status of the project, including the conceptual designs from the final design meeting. Discussion ensued regarding the dimensions of the bowls, amount of vert in the egg bowl, direction of the egg bowl to facilitate maximum winter sunlight, displacement of the miniramp feature, addition of the shallow end in the flow bowl, expected number of concurrent users, grade of the flow bowl, durability of brick coping, adding pool coping in various sections of the flow bowl, drainage issues, types of rails, types of benches, placement of stairs and traffic line issues, divider between existing wading pool and the skatepark, expected longevity of mural art, graffiti walls, and likelihood of flying boards between bowls. Ryan and Matt will continue working to collect final input on the skatepark features. Kelly will continue working with Grindline toward the 65% construction documents. The deadline to comment on the final design is Nov 20th. These comments will be reviewed with the design team on Nov 23rd, before 65% construction documents are completed. Micah confirmed via phone that the deep end of the egg bowl will be 9’ with a foot of vert, that the flow bowl has a combination of 3’, 5’ and 7’ without vert, that the flow bowl might have aggregate coping instead of brick, and that the current stair placement is required by the adjacent tree drip line.

Dahl Playfield Skatespot
Kelly reported that the skatespot is under construction, with grading in place and one more construction meeting before concrete pours will begin.

SeaSk8 Update
Nancy reported that the lighting is adequate for night skating in some sections of the park. Kristen reported that the skating surface is smooth again following removal of the graffiti product, that security is working to reduce bike use of the skatepark.

River City
Ryan reported that ground has been broken at the skatepark.

Lower Woodland
Ryan reported that Opportunity Fund money would be helpful to provide lights in the skatepark, and that it is inequitable for other adjacent facilities to have lights.

Northgate Redevelopment
Scott has been corresponding with Patrick Donohue regarding the expected budget for the Hubbard Homestead Park and if it will support the skatespot proposed during the initial project planning process. The recession has produced a trend toward lower construction bids, which has opened up an opportunity for this 6000 to 8000 square foot skatespot to be built. Patrick is expecting to establish a design contract Newline. Scott will continue following the process.

John and Summit
Kelly reported that Grindline is still working to provide a construction estimate, and that the 95% review by the ProTech is in process.

Jefferson
Kelly reported that an initial planning document is under review by the ProView process, that $1 million has been allocated to the park project for use in 2011, and that an initial planning meeting will be held on December 1st. Andy Sheffer is the project manager.

SLAG
Kristen reported that the SLAG office was recently broken into, that the New York tour was great, that a variety of winter programs are running at Inner Space and Skatebarn, that the Wheels of Fortune Part Deux will occur, that a variety of lessons and clinics will occur this summer, that the Night Shift is happening on Mondays to help build a better Seattle skate community and promote clinics.

Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 8:10.