Parks and Recreation Committee — Charleston, WV
Date: 2023-04-12
Time: 17:30

CITY OF CHARLESTON
 West Virginia
 Council Member – AT LARGE

Caitlin Cook Parks & Recreation Committee, Chair
1534 Summit Drive Facilities, Vice Chair
Charleston, WV 25302 Public Safety Committee
Telephone: 304.543.4879
caitlin.cook@cityofcharleston.org



 There will be a meeting of the Parks & Recreation Committee on April 12, 2023 – 5:30 PM
 in the AV ROOM #308, CITY HALL.

 Agenda

 APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES
 1. 11-3-2022

 RESOLUTIONS

 1. Resolution No. 788-23 - Renaming Cato Park trail

 DISCUSSION

 1. Update from Parks and Recreation Department

 2. Scheduling, costs and agreements for City fields.

 3. Wertz Avenue Playground/Community Space design.

 ADJOURN




CC/ns
*Meetings may be recorded and broadcast via internet https://charlestonwv.civicclerk




 City Council | 501 Virginia Street, East | Post Office Box 2749 | Charleston, West Virginia 25330
 www.charelstonwv.gov | 304.348.8179 | 304.348.8038 fax

CITY OF CHARLESTON
 West Virginia
 Council Member – AT LARGE

Caitlin Cook Parks & Recreation Committee, Chair
1534 Summit Drive Facilities, Vice Chair
Charleston, WV 25302 Public Safety Committee
Telephone: 304.543.4879
caitlin.cook@cityofcharleston.org



 There will be a meeting of the Parks & Recreation Committee on April 12, 2023 – 5:30 PM
 in the AV ROOM #308, CITY HALL.

 Agenda

 APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES
 1. 11-3-2022

 RESOLUTIONS

 1. Resolution No. 788-23 - Renaming Cato Park trail

 DISCUSSION

 1. Update from Parks and Recreation Department

 2. Scheduling, costs and agreements for City fields.

 3. Wertz Avenue Playground/Community Space design.

 ADJOURN




CC/ns
*Meetings may be recorded and broadcast via internet https://charlestonwv.civicclerk




 City Council | 501 Virginia Street, East | Post Office Box 2749 | Charleston, West Virginia 25330
 www.charelstonwv.gov | 304.348.8179 | 304.348.8038 fax

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 MINUTES
 PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING
 THE MEETING WAS HELD IN PERSON IN THE AV ROOM
 AT CITY HALL

 6:30 P. M., NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Larry Moore, Chairperson, called the meeting of the Charleston City Council Committee
on Parks and Recreation to order at 6:30p.m., November 3, 2022.

Committee Members Present:
Larry Moore, Chair

Chad Robinson

Committee Members Absent:
Bruce King, Vice Chair
Jeanine Faegre
Pat Jones
Joseph Jenkins
Deanna McKinney

Other Councilmembers Present:



A roll call was taken, and it was determined that a quorum was not present.




 1. Approval of Previous Minutes 2-24-2021–

The previous minutes will be approved at the next meeting when a quorum is present.




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 2. Danner Meadow bench memorial –

Councilmember Moore invited the Brown family to speak. They stated that they live very
close to Danner Meadows. Their dad and husband, Mark William Brown, took their kids
to the park ever since they were born. He was an avid soccer player, and loved hiking.
Mr. Brown passed away last September, and he family wanted to honor his memory by
naming a bench after him. They are willing to collect funds if there are any costs
involved. Councilmembers Moore and Robison agreed that it was a great idea.
Councilmember Robinson added that the will also speak with Councilmember Jenkins,
who is the Councilmember for that Ward, to let him know that this request has been
brought to the Committee.




 3. Renaming the trail at Cato Park –

Councilmember Moore stated that the group that helps to maintain the trails at Cato
Park would like to be named Amanda Trail, in their honor. The request was initiate by
Mr. Allen in early 2021. The Committee with check with the Administration for next
steps.



 4. Update of the North Charleston football field –

Councilmember Moore stated that he had recently spoke to the Administration about the
update to the field. Now that funds have been secured, the project should be starting
soon, possibly in the Spring. The Director of Parks and Recreation, Rashaun Poore,
added that the City is currently working with the Land and Water Conservation Fund for
funding. It looks like they will be able to match up to $500,000 for the $1.9 million
project.




Meeting adjourned.




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 Resolution No. 788-23

 Introduced in Council: Adopted by Council:

 April 17, 2023

 Introduced by: Referred to:

 Caitlin Cook Parks and Recreation


 1 Resolution No. 788-23 - Approving the naming of a walking and hiking trail within Cato
 2 Park, as shown as Trail #3 on the attached map designated Exhibit A, as Amanda Trail,
 3 in memory of the life of former Charleston resident Amanda Trail.
 4
 5 WHEREAS, Amanda Trail loved to be outdoors on hiking trails throughout the Kanawha
 6 Valley, at the Cato Park swimming pool where she served as a summer lifeguard, on
 7 the beach enjoying the sun, sand, and ocean breeze, in a kayak through the rain, or on
 8 a snowboard taking in the views of the mountains; and
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10 WHEREAS, Amanda Trail was an active young resident of the City of Charleston who
11 played volleyball, tennis, ran track, and swam in meets at Capital High School, played
12 numerous instruments, performed in plays, danced, participated in gymnastics, and
13 worked on the promotions team for the West Virginia Power baseball team; and
14
15 WHEREAS, Amanda Trail passed away at the age of 25 from the effects that Acute
16 Myeloid Leukemia; and
17
18 WHEREAS, naming one of the walking and hiking trails in Cato Park as Amanda Trail is
19 a fitting memorial to the young woman who left such a positive impact on the community
20 and her friends and family.
21
22 Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Council of the City of Charleston, West Virginia:
23
24 That the walking and hiking trail within Cato Park as shown as Trail #3 on the attached
25 map, designated as Exhibit A to this resolution, is hereby named Amanda Trail in honor
26 of former Charleston resident Amanda Trail, daughter of Linda Trail and Gary Trail.




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