Commission meetings & agendas

The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is a board of seven citizen volunteers appointed by the governor. The commission has regular meetings six times a year at pre-determined locations around the state. Regular meetings run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and include an opportunity for public comment. The commission chair may call special meetings at any time; all special meetings are announced in advance.

The commission typically meets in a work session from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. the day prior to the regular meeting in the same location or at a location near the regular meeting location. Work sessions are educational sessions on park operations and issues that eventually may go before the commission. The commission may also tour area sites or parks the day following the regular meeting. No public comment and no formal action are taken at work sessions and tours.

Commission Meetings

2021  COMMISSION MEETINGS

• July 14, 15
  The Historic Davenport
  Elizabethan Conference Room
  10 South Post Street
  Spokane, WA 99201

• Sept. 15,16
  City of Richland City Hall
  Council Chambers
  625 Swift Blvd.
  Richland, WA  99352

• Nov. 17, 18
  Skamania Lodge
  1131 SW Skamania Lodge Way
  Stevenson, WA 98648

• Dec. 7, 8 Commission Planning Meeting for 2022
  Location to be determined

commission meeting agendas and items

Agendas are posted online at least one week in advance of meetings, and actions are posted within a week after the meeting.

July 14 Regular Commission Work Session

• Public Comment: This is a work session between staff and the Commission. The public is invited but no public comment will be taken. No decisions will be made by the Commission at the work session.
  • Agenda for the July 14 Regular Commission Work Session
• Power Point Presentations for the July 14, Regular Commission Work Session
  • Proposed 2022 Commission Dates and Locations
  • State Parks Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Update
  • Palouse to Cascades Trail Phased Activation
  • Spokane Area Parks Overview
  • Visit Spokane Presentation
  • Major Project Update
  • No Child Left Inside Update

July 15 Regular Commission Meeting

• Public Comment: Comments about topics not on the agenda are taken during General Public Comments. Comments about agenda topics will be taken with each topic.
  
  If you wish to comment at a meeting, please fill out a comment card and provide it to staff at the sign in table. The Chair will call you up to the front at the appropriate time. You may also submit written comments to the Commission by emailing them to Commission@parks.wa.gov by 5 p.m. on July 9, 2021. Comments received after this date and time will not be provided to the Commission prior to their meeting but will be retained for the official record.
  • Agenda for the July 15 Regular Commission Meeting
• Actions Items and PowerPoint presentations for the July 15 Regular Commission Meeting
  • Item-E-1-Financial-Update---Report
    • Item E-1 Financial Update PowerPoint
  • Item-E-2-WWRP-State-Parks-Category-Grant-Criteria---Report
    • Item E-2 WWRP Updated Criteria Report PowerPoint
  • Item-E-3-Boating-Program-Washington-Administrative-Code-Updates---Report
    • Item E-3 Boating Program WAC Slide Deck
  • Item-E-4-Agency-Request-Legislation-for-the-2022-Session---RA
    • Item E-4 Request Legislation 2022 PowerPoint
  • Item-E-5-2022-Supplemental-Budget-Requests---Report
    • Item E-5 Supplemental Budget Requests PowerPoint
  • Palouse to Cascades Trail Coalition Presentation
  • MS2000 Pre-Arranged Speaker Presentation
  • Commissioner Report - Mark Brown

July 2021 Regular Commission Meeting Re-cap

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