Record of Proceedings
Foothills Park & Recreation District Special Board of Directors meeting
February 18, 2026
A virtual attendance option was made available through Microsoft Teams.
Call to Order
Director Trimble called the regular meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Pledge of Allegiance
Director Trimble led those in attendance in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America.
Roll Call
Director Hanson, Absent; Director Lodice, Absent; Director Brainard, Present; Director Writz, Present; Director Trimble, Present.
Also in Attendance: Ronald Hopp, Executive Director; Dennis Weiner, Director of Finance and Administrative Services; Becky Richmond, Director of Recreation; Colin Insley, Director of Parks, Planning and Construction; Richelle Riley, Recording Secretary; other Foothills staff and members of the public.
Potential conflicts of interest were disclosed pursuant to Colorado Revised Statutes 18-8-308(2), 24-18-109(3)(a), 24-18-110, and 32-1-902(3).
Approval of Agenda
Motion: Director Writz moved that the Foothills Board of Directors approve the February 18, 2026 agenda as submitted. Director Brainard seconded the motion. Poll of the Board: Director Brainard, yes; Director Writz, yes; Director Trimble, yes. The motion was approved.
Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes
Motion: Director Writz moved that the Foothills Board of Directors approve the minutes of the January 27, 2026 board meeting as submitted. Director Brainard seconded the motion. Poll of the Board: Director Brainard, yes; Director Writz, yes; Director Trimble, yes. The motion was approved.
Community Comments
There were no community comments.
Discussion Items
Master/Strategic Plan Discussion
Ronald Hopp recalled that we have had conversations over the last half year or more about doing some visioning and talking about different ways to extrapolate what we want to do moving forward with the District. He recognized that we have a Master Plan that was adopted in 2020 and quite a few of those things have been accomplished. Things have been going really well with the District and it’s time to engage with the community and talk about how to take the District to the next level, Mr. Hopp discussed. He indicated that whether it is a Master Plan or Strategic Plan is yet to be determined. Mr. Hopp recalled that he had talked about engaging a company, BerryDunn, and find out what sort of services could be provided. The Board expressed an interest in seeing a representative from BerryDunn. Mr. Hopp introduced Jason Genck, Senior Manager with BerryDunn for Parks, Recreation and Libraries.
Using a PowerPoint presentation, Mr. Genck talked about his background and gave an overview of services that BerryDunn provides. He prompted interaction from the Board about what the District does well and what the District could do better, and there was discussion. Mr. Genck went over survey results in which the Board and staff had recently participated. He elaborated on the services they provide and processes, assessments, and analyses that they perform. Mr. Genck concluded that they make sure that the findings are easy to understand, supported by data, clearly communicated.
Mr. Genck proposed that BerryDunn is special because of their commitment to the industry, they are previous practitioners and bring all that knowledge to organizations. He answered questions from the Board and emphasized that before they embark on any community outreach, they would get approval from the District. The presentation concluded for Board discussion.
Referring to BerryDunn’s list of services, Mr. Hopp asked if there are any items the Board or staff definitely want to do. He acknowledged that community engagement, program and service assessment, future facility feasibility would be high on the list. There was discussion.
Questioning whether the Board would want to accomplish this, Director Trimble recalled that the consensus at the last meeting was yes. The Board discussed whether to engage Master/Strategic Plan services with BerryDunn. Board consensus was to move forward with BerryDunn.
Adjournment
The regular meeting adjourned at 7:35 p.m.
Submitted by: Richelle Riley, Recording Secretary