CONFERENCE SESSION BLOCK 6

• Session 6A
• Session 6B
• Session 6C
• Session 6D
• Session 6E
• Session 6F

Welcoming Hispanic/Latino Families Into Your Programs

Description: 

Hispanic/Latino families and communities in the United States are incredibly diverse. This workshop intends to foster reflection, ideas, dialogue, and collaboration that will lead to increased participation of diverse Hispanic/Latino communities at all levels of programming.  We will explore adaptable frameworks to initiate or expand your organizations' engagement and inclusion strategies and ways to tailor those frameworks to suit the unique needs, interests, and assets of Hispanic/Latino populations in your community. Ideas and concepts can be applied to welcoming and increasing participation from other communities as well.

Presented by: 

Rene De Los Santos, Health & Wellness Coordinator, YMCA of Snohomish County

Bio: Rene De Los Santos is a Health & Wellness professional with the YMCA of Snohomish County with over 20 years of experience creating and managing programs for people of all ages and physical abilities. He is a Group Exercise instructor who over the years has taught Zumba, yoga, weight training, and county western line dancing to name a few. Rene is a Faculty Trainer for the YMCA of the USA. He trains trainers, staff, and volunteers in two pieces of training: Dimensions of Diversity and Building Relationships through Cultural Lenses. Rene previously served as a Committee member for the YMCA Hispanic/Latino Leadership Network.

Learning Objectives

• A basic understanding of the diversity within this population, particularly national background, will help build your awareness of the different Latino cultures you may find in your area. 
• Tips on strengthening your organizations' inclusion of Latinos to help increase capacity for impact, relevance, and value to your community.
• Explore future trends for serving Hispanic/Latino Communities.

Dementia 101 & Implications for Programming

Description: 

The 'Dementia 101 & Implications for Programming’ session focuses on engaging and interacting with those that may be living with dementia, and what adjustments in program design best promote dementia-friendly events and communities. The information contained within the session is aimed at being applicable for hands-on, public-facing practitioners, as well as easily integrated for programming and event design.

Presented by: 

Leslie Jackson, Education Coordinator, Alzheimer Society of Washington (dba Dementia Support Northwest)

Bio: With over 40 years of experience working in dementia-related fields, Leslie Jackson brings a comprehensive presence to her training presentations. Blending hands-on experience gained as supervisor of a 130-bed long-term care facility with personal experience as caregiver of a parent living with dementia and bolstered by ten years of service as the education coordinator for Dementia Support Northwest, Leslie provides an excellent experience for those seeking education in interacting and engaging those living with dementia, and in supporting their caregivers.

Learning Objectives

• Participants will be able to identify common signs of someone living with dementia. 
• Participants will become familiar with common conversational engagement strategies to promote positive and accommodating interactions with those living with dementia.
• Participants will understand how small programming adjustments can greatly increase the accessibility of events to those living with dementia as well as their caregivers. 

Reasonable Accommodations for Parks Programs

Description: 

This session will give parks and recreation professionals the legal and practical framework to apply the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) to their programs. Risk management begins with risk identification: what is a request or unmet need that triggers an obligation under the ADA? Once identified, what is reasonable to provide? What is unreasonable given the fundamental nature of the activity and your resources? These are complex legal questions where common sense may not always prevail.

Presented by: 

Brian Augnthaler, Attorney, Keating, Bucklin & McCormack, Inc., P.S.

Bio: Brian Augenthaler is a shareholder with Keating Bucklin & McCormack, Inc. P.S. His practice includes governmental and outdoor recreation defense litigation, including law enforcement, employment, land use, road design, and ski accident matters. Representative clients include cities throughout Washington State, the University of Washington and Harborview Medical Center, and ski areas.

Learning Objectives

• Identify a request or need for accommodation, even where those may not be obvious.
• Determine what is reasonable under the Americans With Disabilities Act.
• Balance the needs and fundamental nature of the program with the need for inclusion and law compliance law.

Integrating Cultural Resources into Project Development

Description: 

This session will provide you an introduction to cultural resources management and compliance. We will discuss how early planning and integration can assist in managing recreation resources and allow you to make decisions that will protect cultural resources while facilitating land use.  We hope to this session will promote collaborative cultural resource planning as an effective means of finding a resolution to issues before they escalate into more complex problems

Presented by: 

Sarah Thirtyacre, Cultural Resources Program Coordinator, WA State Recreation and Conservation Office

Bio: Sarah Thirtyacre is a cultural resources specialist at the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO). She functions as the agency’s program lead for cultural resources compliance under state and federal law.  Sarah facilitates consultation with tribal governments, coordinates with federal, state, and local agencies as well as non-governmental entities, and functions as a liaison between cultural resources consultants and grant recipients.

Sarah J Humphries, Archaeologist, WA State Recreation and Conservation Office

Bio: Sarah J is an archaeologist at the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO). She reviews projects and helps administer the agency’s cultural resources compliance process under State and federal law. She has conducted cultural resources training for construction crews and land managers, helped train dozens of new archaeological technicians, and completed hundreds of archaeological surveys and investigations.

Emily Peterson, Director at Large, Association for Washington Archaeology 

Bio: Emily is a professional archaeologist with over 15 years of experience. She is currently the Cultural Resources Lead at Perteet Inc, an engineering and environmental consulting firm based in Seattle. She is also a Director-at-Large for the Association for Washington Archaeology (AWA). The AWA is a non-profit organization committed to the protection of archaeological and historical resources in the State of Washington.

Learning Objectives

• What are cultural resources?  Cultural Resources are tangible remains of past human activity. These may include buildings; structures; prehistoric sites; historic or prehistoric objects or collections; rock inscriptions; earthworks, canals, or landscapes. These nonrenewable resources may yield unique information about past societies and environments and provide answers for modern-day social and conservation challenges.
• Regulatory requirements and how they pertain to your project.  A brief introduction to federal, state and local regulations that address cultural resources protection (The National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), Governor’s Executive Order 21-02 (formerly 05-05), SEPA, etc.).
• How to be proactive? It is necessary to consider cultural resources early in any project’s development. But how to do this effectively can be challenging.  If undertaken early, it improves decision-making and avoids potential delays and the resulting escalation of costs after a project is already underway.

Retrofitting Tennis Courts for Pickleball

Description: 

Learn everything you need to know and should consider when adding pickleball lines to your existing tennis courts; including assessing your community’s needs, site selection, and design standards for safe and functional play. Get ahead of potential issues including noise, wind, restrooms, parking, and the dreaded player conflicts. This balanced playbook offers solutions based on years of experience as both municipal employees and Pickleball ambassadors; the goal being to create safe and equitable play opportunities for everyone in our community.

Presented by: 

Patrick Johnson, USA Pickleball Association Ambassador and City of Edmonds Stormwater Technician

Bio: In addition to over 20+ years of experience in municipal parks, public work and stormwater engineering; Patrick Johnson is a USA Pickleball Association Ambassador, competitive player and local Pickleball advocate. Patrick has been a part of recommending design and safety standards for local court retrofits/conversions and bringing a balanced approach to growing Pickleball in our communities.

Marianne Johnson, Recreation Specialist II, City of Shoreline Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services

Bio: Marianne Johnson is a Recreation Specialist for the City of Shoreline focusing in the areas of youth, adult, and senior recreation programming. In her free time, she is a competitive pickleball player, local pickleball advocate, and one of the lead organizers of the Seattle Metro Pickleball Classic, the largest outdoor Pickleball tournament in Washington State. Her experience in both municipal recreation and local community advocacy makes her a great “connector” with a balanced approach.

Learning Objectives

• Discover why it’s important to assess the specific needs of your local community and understand how to create equitable play opportunities. 
• Safety and Functionality. Learn design standards, proper equipment, and other things to consider when adding pickleball to tennis courts. 
• Hear about common issues that arise from adding pickleball to tennis courts and how to prevent them.

Meydenbauer Bay Park Tour (Offsite)

Description: 

We will discuss the Meydenbauer Bay Park phase 1 master planning process, the permitting and construction challenges, and finally the long-term vision for phase 2, including the upcoming process beginning later in 2022 to determine what elements from the Master Plan will be included in phase 2. We will tour the completed phase 1 park and then walk from the Bellevue Marina to the Downtown Park to view the phase 2 Master Planned area and segment of the “Grand Connection”. Meydenbauer Bay Park has been a long-term vision of the City Council beginning with the adoption of the 1987 Park & Open Space Plan 30 years ago. Between 1992 and 2007, the City acquired 12 individual properties to add to the land conveyed by King County to Bellevue when the City was incorporated in 1953. In 2007, Council appointed a Steering Committee to advise the Council and Park Board throughout the development of a park master plan. Working with neighbors and other citizen groups over 2½ years, the Steering Committee recommended approval of the Meydenbauer Bay Park & Land Use Plan, and in December 2010, Council unanimously adopted the Plan (Resolution 8182). Six residential houses and several related piers were removed from the site between 2012 and 2014. 

Presented by: 

Pam Fehrman, Park Planning and Development Manager, City of Bellevue

Bio: Pam Fehrman is the Planning and Development Manager for Bellevue Parks & Community Services.  She manages the Park Capital Projects group that works with the community to plan, design and construct Bellevue’s parks.  She has worked for the City since 1998.  Pam graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Landscape Architecture, and Architecture and Urban Planning Studies.  Her interests center on urban and cultural design issues focusing on design dynamics and public space use.  She loves to travel and feels privileged to work for, and contribute to the community where she grew up, and lives today.

Scott Vander Hyden, Park Project Manager, City of Bellevue

Bio: Scott Vander Hyden has worked as a Capital Projects Manager for Bellevue Parks since 2005 and as a Project Manager with Bellevue Parks Resource Management section since 1996. He has extensive experience in landscape design, construction, and sales in the private sector as well. Scott attended Northland College where he studied studio art and outdoor education and has a Project Management certification from the  University of Washington. 

Learning Objectives

• Learn about Meydenbauer Bay Park's history and how the city of Bellevue engaged the community to influence design and the master planning process.
• Tour the Park site and learn of the Construction, permitting site challenges.
• Discuss and inform the potential opportunities for the next phase of development.

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