Parks and Recreation Board — Lynnwood, WA
Date: 2026-02-05

LYNNWOOD PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD - regular Parks
 and Recreation Board meeting
 Lynnwood Recreation Center Room 105 and Ring Central
 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2026 6:00 PM



1. Call to Order

Land Acknowledgement
“We acknowledge that the City of Lynnwood is located on the traditional lands of the
Snohomish Tribe and the confederation of Tulalip Tribes and their families. For generations,
these Indigenous communities have lived on this land, and we recognize, support, and
advocate alongside them.

We also acknowledge the forced removal of Indigenous communities from their Homelands as
a result of the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott. We understand that Land Acknowledgements are
only the first step in our efforts to support Coast Salish tribes and educate non-Natives about
their lived history. We strive to achieve this through building relationships with Indigenous
communities, supporting Indigenous commerce, government-to-government partnerships, and
lifting indigenous voices to create equity for all.

Through these actions, we hope to not only pay respect to the past but also collaborate in
creating a sustainable future, hand in hand with the first protectors of our shared environment”.




2. Roll Call

3. Approval of Minutes

 3.A Approval of Minutes from December 3, 2025. - 5 minutes

4. Written Communications

5. Public Comments

6. Comments from Board members

7. Messages from the City Council

8. Resolutions and Other Business


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 8.A Approve Board Annual Report 2025 - 5 minutes

 8.B Brainstorming for future agenda items - 30 minutes
 Director Joel Faber and Planning Superintendent Monica Thompson

 8.C Park Impact Fee Update - 30 minutes
 Planning Superintendent Monica Thompson

 8.D 2025 Golf Course Capital Improvements Summary - 15 minutes
 Director Joel Faber

9. Staff Reports

 9.A Staff Reports - 0 minutes

Adjournment




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CITY OF LYNNWOOD
 PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD - REGULAR PARKS AND RECREATION
 BOARD MEETING MINUTES
 January 7, 2026



1. Call to Order

Land Acknowledgement

2. Roll Call
 Present:
 Member Quinn Van Order
 Member David Barber
 Member Thomas Krause
 Member Doris Wang
 Member Holly Hernandez
 Member Presley Morrissey
 Member Katie McKeown

 Also in attendance: Director Joel Faber, Planning Superintendent Monica
 Thompson, City Council Liaison Robert Leutwyler
3. Approval of Minutes

 The Minutes from December 3, 2025, were approved as presented.

 3.A Approval of Minutes from December 3, 2025.

4. Written Communications

5. Public Comments

6. Comments from Board members
 Member Barber complemented SLUFI initiative and the community involvement
 with this project.
 Director Faber talked about upcoming Martin Luther King's Day of service
 and volunteering opportunities.
 Member Barber asked clarifying questions about a city council agenda item on
 job-order contracting.
 Member Barber and Director Faber talked about the $100,000 contract with Gordian for
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 parks maintenance and the State requirements for that type of contract. These types
 of contracts provide budget stability.
7. Messages from the City Council
 City Council Liaison Robert Leutwyler informed the Board that he he or Council
 Member Nick Coelho will be City Council Liaisons for the Park and Recreation Board in
 2026.The decision will be made next month.
8. Resolutions and Other Business
 8.A Approve Board Annual Report 2025
 Decision on the Board Annual Report 2025 will be made during
 February meeting.
 Member Barber suggested to add ribbon cutting events, and involvement
 in Scriber Lake Phase 2 Project.
 8.B Brainstorming for future agenda items
 Director Joel Faber and Senior Parks Planner Monica Thompson briefed
 the Board on future agenda items.

 Proposed future agenda items

 LMC 6.02 – Pets in parks
 2028 PARC Plan Update
 Overview
 Parks department programming and
 prioritization Facility section
 Long-term funding for capital, recreation, and maintenance
 Level of service
 Public records request
 Program: youth and adult fitness
 Program: Meadowdale league 2025 overview
 Rental policies for programs
 Certification opportunities available
 Golf Course tour 2027
 Trail development
 Formalizing social trails
 Partnership opportunities (Leafline)
 Parks camera policy
 Heritage Park building rental/capacity
 Heritage Park trail update.

 8.C Park Impact Fee Update
 Planning Superintendent Monica Thompson briefed the Board on Park
 Impact Fee.
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 8.D 2025 Golf Course Capital Improvements Summary
 Director Joel Faber briefed the Board on 2025 Golf Course
 Capital Improvements.

9. Staff Reports

 9.A Staff Reports

 Staff report was provided and discussed.




Adjournment

Meeting adjourned at 8:06 p.m.




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Golf Course 2025 Year-end Report

The Golf Course concluded 2025 with outstanding financial and operational performance,
reflecting both favorable weather conditions and strategic capital investments. An extended
period of warm, dry weather contributed to record-setting revenues across all major categories
(green fees, cart rentals, food and beverage), while the implementation of a $3 per-round capital
fee ($149,319) provided a sustainable funding source for reinvestment in the facility. These
combined factors enabled needed capital improvements that enhanced course playability,
operational efficiency, and the overall golfer experience, positioning the course for continued
success in 2026 and beyond.

2025 Revenues - $2,350,152

 • Green Fees - $1,661,158 (includes $3 per round capital fee)
 • Cart Rentals - $291,071
 • Pro Shop - $99,091
 • Food and Beverage - $147,875
 • General and Administrative - $150,957

2025 Expenses - $2,112,246 (include all capital improvement costs)

 • Management fee - $1,806,799
 • Leases (warehouse & property) - $101,522
 • Internal Administration - $86,900
 • Capital, insurance, merchant services, etc. - $117,025

2025 Capital Improvements Completed - $288,764

 • Installation of a warm-up area with hitting nets - $14,931
 • New lease for additional rental carts - $14,877
 • Replacement of sprinkler heads with water-efficient models - $17,178
 • Installation of an injector system, which injects liquid fertilizers, wetting agents, acids, or
 other soil amendments directly into the irrigation water supply - $16,739
 • Grinding and overlay of cart path - $117,486
 • Hazard tree removal and stump grinding - $34,065
 • Acquisition of new maintenance equipment (Pro-gator) - $73,488

2026 Capital Improvement Plan - $61,236

 • 2 – 3 Tee Box improvements – lengthening and flattening
 • Contract with a Hydrologist to create a water mitigation plan
 • Minor updates to Pro shop
 • Tree work
Many of the completed capital improvements have had a direct and positive impact on course
playability. Golfers are seeing the results of the capital fee, with visible improvements
throughout the course that have positively impacted their experience.
Park Impact Fee Update
 Parks & Recreation Board Presentation
 January 7, 2026
What is a Development Impact Fee?
• One-time fee charged to new residential
 and commercial development
• Ensures new growth pays its
 proportionate share
 (“growth pays for growth”)
• Authorized under RCW 82.02
• What they fund:
 1. Transportation;
 2. Publicly owned parks, open space
 and recreation facilities;
 3. School facilities; and
 4. Fire protection facilities
What Park Impact Fees Can Be Used For
Park impact fees must be used for “publicly owned parks, open space, and recreation
facilities” that are addressed by a capital facilities plan element of a comprehensive plan


 Eligible Costs Ineligible Costs

 Land acquisition Improvements for existing
 development, “Existing Deficiencies”
 Engineering and permitting
 Operations and Maintenance
 Construction for new
 improvements or expansion
 Projects not listed in the CFP
 Debt service for eligible costs

 Fee program administration
Lynnwood’s Park Impact Fees
• Initiated in response to population
 growth and the state of the parks
 evaluated during the 2016 Parks, Arts,
 Recreation, & Conservation Plan

• Led by a consultant and developed
 throughout 2017 with P&R Board,
 Planning Commission, and City Council

• Created on March 12, 2018 through
 Ordinance #3288, and LMC 3.107

• Effective June 1, 2018

• Automatic rate adjustments every 2 years

 Strategic Direction #3: Ensure Sound Management & Maintenance
• Includes provisions for credits,
 Adopted Action #3.9.2: conduct a park impact fee study to help
 exemptions, deferrals, and refunds. finance capital needs related to population growth.
Park Impact Fee Rate Study (2018)
• Policy and legal framework

• Growth and demand analysis
 – Future population and employment

• Park system valuation
 – Valued at current replacement value
 – Served as basis for per-person value

• Fee calculation methodology
 – Phased approach
 – Residential and Commercial
 – Single service area
 – Vested at building permit completion
 – Collected at permit issuance
 https://www.lynnwoodwa.gov/files/sharedassets/public/v/1/
 dbs/permit-applications-amp-forms/permit-and-impact-
 fees/park-impact-fees/rate-study-for-park-impact-fees.pdf
Lynnwood’s Park Impact Fees: Exemptions
The following development activities are exempt from Park Impact Fees:

• Alterations or replacements of existing homes with no new dwelling units
• Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs or DADUs) associated with single-family residences
 – approved under LMC Title 8.99.0250: Accessory Dwelling Unit. A dwelling unit of
 1,000 square feet or less located on the same lot as a single-family housing
 unit, duplex, triplex, townhome, or other housing unit.
• Improvements that do not increase facility impacts (e.g., fences, walls, pools, signs)
• Demolition or relocation of structures without added public facility impacts
• Changes in use that do not increase impacts
• Minor permits or activities with no added impacts
• Land use applications (rezones, comp plan amendments, subdivisions, etc.)
 PIFs are collected later at building permit issuance
• Facilities constructed by a regional transit authority
• Public school development or redevelopment for instructional purposes
Example Calculation to Determine Park Impact Fee
# Component of Impact Fee Calculation Amount
1 Replacement value of existing park system $ 10,000,000
2 ÷ Current population 10,000
3 = Replacement value per person $ 1,000
4 x Future population growth 500
5 = Cost of parks for growth to maintain current value/person $ 500,000
6 Capital improvements planned for growth $ 450,000
7 Capital improvements planned as % of cost needed for growth 90%
8 Adjusted replacement value per person (#3 x #7) $ 900
9 Other funding as % of capital improvements planned for growth 20%
10 Unfunded replacement value per person (#8 x #9) $ 720
11 Park Impact fee per single family house @ 2.5 persons/house $ 1,800
12 Park Impact fee per apartment @ 1.8 persons/house $ 1,296
Periodic Adjustment of Fees: LMC 3.107.160
• Automatic biennial adjustment
 – Authorized to be automatically adjusted every two years using the Engineering
 News Record Construction Cost Index (CCI), based on a two-year moving
 average to reflect construction cost trends.

• Periodic rate study updates
 – Updated as needed, unless the City determines that conditions have not
 changed enough to warrant an update.
Park Impact Fee Rate Adjustment 2026-2027
City of Lynnwood Park Impact Fee Rates

Row Phase 2 Phase 1
 Development Impact Fee per Unit
 Type of Development
 Unit of Development 2024-2025 2022-2023 2020-2021 2018-2019
 1
 Residential - single family dwelling unit $6,969.54 $6,668.57 $5,899.35 $5,553.69 $4,442.95
 2
 Residential - duplex dwelling unit $5,572.89 $5,332.23 $4,717.16 $4,440.77 $3,552.62
 3
 Residential – multi family (3+ bedrooms) dwelling unit $5,007.62 $4,791.37 $4,238.69 $3,990.33 $3,192.26
 4
 Residential - multi family (2- bedrooms) dwelling unit $5,007.62 $4,791.37 $4,238.69 $3,990.33 $3,192.26
 5
 Residential - mobile home park dwelling unit $3,757.37 $3,595.11 $3,180.42 $2,994.07 $2,395.26
 6
 Residential - self-contained retirement
 dwelling unit $5,026.56 $4,809.49 $4,254.71 $4,005.42 $3,204.37
 community
 7
 Residential - senior adult housing dwelling unit $5,026.56 $4,809.49 $4,254.71 $4,005.42 $3,204.37
 8
 Non-Residential (Commercial) - all uses square foot $3.54 $3.39 $3.00 $2.82 $2.26
 9
 PIF Administrative Fee $300.00 $250.00 $250.00 $250.00 $250.00
10
 PIF Payment Deferral Administrative Fee $300.00 $250.00 $250.00 $250.00 $250.00
11
 PIF Independent Fee Calculation Fee $300.00 $250.00 $250.00 $250.00 $250.00
Current Fee Performance
 • Must be spent within a 10-year statutory time frame
 • Meaningful but partial share of capital funding:
 – Impact fees cannot exceed a proportionate share of the cost of the system
 improvements: Municipalities must have additional funding sources and may not
 rely solely on impact fees to fund the system improvements (RCW 82.02.050).

2024 Park Impact Fee Annual Report Excerpts:




Summary
$10,968,834 collected to date
$ 6,426,734 allocated to projects (spent and transferred)
$ 4,542,100 remaining balance at the end of 2024
Capital Projects Supported by PIFs (To Date)
 1) Town Square Park
 Acquisition
 2) Park Acquisitions
 General
 2 3) South Lynnwood Park
 8
 6 Development
 4) Scriber Creek Trail
 Acquisition & Development
 5) Rowe Park
 Development
 6) MAC Playground
 5
 Expansion
 9 7) SLP Boardwalk Trail
 Development
 7
 1 8) MAC Dugouts
 4 Development
 9) Community Garden
 3 Development
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