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MISSION STATEMENT: TO CREATE A HEALTHY, SAFE, DIVERSE, AND PROSPEROUS CITY
BY ENGAGING COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO DEVELOP AN ENRICHED QUALITY OF LIFE.
PARKS COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA
CITY OF ONTARIO OREGON
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2026, 6:00 PM, MT
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Pursuant to the Public Meetings Laws and Rules within the Oregon Revised Statutes, the Parks Committee has the authority, ability, and standing to take action on any
items on the Agenda, or add items to the Agenda, during a meeting, as long as all public meeting notice requirements have been met.
1) CALL TO ORDER
Roll Call: Tom Thompson _____ Michael Braden _____ Andrew Maeda _____ Tyler Whitaker _____
Sandy Shelton _____ Vice-Chair Michael Partin Chair Mike Pratt _____
Council Liaison _____ City Manager/Community Development Director _____ Public Works Director
2) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
This Agenda was posted on February 18, 2026. Copies of the Agenda are available at City Hall and on the city's website
at www.ontariooregon.org.
3) MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA
4) MOTION TO ADOPT MINUTES
A) January 15, 2026
5) PUBLIC COMMENTS Citizens may address the Parks Committee; however, the Parks Committee may not be able to provide an immediate answer
or response. Out of respect to the members and others in attendance, please limit your comment to three (3) minutes. Please state your name and city
of residence for the record.
6) PRESENTATIONS
A) Eastern Oregon Border Board Leadership Academy — Build a stage at Moore Park — Tatiana Burgess
7) CORRESPONDENCE, COMMENTS AND EX-OFFICIO REPORTS
8) ADJOURN
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City at (541) 889-7684 at least one working day prior to the need for services and every reasonable effort to accommodate the need will be made.

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CITY OF ONTARIO - JACOBS 1551 NW 9th STREET ONTARIO, OR 97914
PARKS
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Thursday January 15, 2026, 6:00 p.m. MT
The scheduled meeting of the Park’s Committee was called to order by Commissioner at approximately
6:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 15, 2026, in the Council Chambers of City Hall. Committee members
present in person or attending via Teams were Mike Partin (Teams), Mike Pratt, Sandra Shelton, Michael
Braden, Tom Thompson Tyler Whitaker; Andrew Maeda, Mark Berg were excused.
Others present in person were Ex-Officio City Manager/Ex-Officio Economic Development Director Dan
Cummings, and Assistant Public Works Director, Al Haun
Mike Pratt led everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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AGENDA
This Agenda was posted on January 13, 2026; copies of the agenda and minutes are available at the Public
Works Headquarters and on the city’s website at www.ontariooregon.org.
MOTION TO ADOPT AGENDA AS AMENDED TO INCLUDE ITEMS UNDER D, E AND F, TERM
EXTENDED, LION’S PARKING, AND ODF UPDATE TAC, MADE BY MICHAEL BRADEN, SECONDED
BY TYLER WHITAKER: MICHAEL BRADEN – YES, TYLER WHITAKER – YES, MICHAEL PRATT –
YES, SANDY SHELTON – YES. MOTION PASSES 4-0-3. (ANDREW MAEDA, MARC BERG, MIKE
PARTIN WERE EXCUSED).
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PUBLIC COMMENT
• Tom Thompson
• Suzanne Mills
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES
No October Minute were provided due to lack of recording.
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CITY OF ONTARIO - JACOBS 1551 NW 9th STREET ONTARIO, OR 97914
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
A) Chairman - Mike Pratt
RESOLUTION, ACTION &/OR MOTION
THE MOTION WAS MADE TO APPROVE MIKE PRATT FOR CHAIRMAN. MICHAEL BRADEN – YES,
TYLER WITAKER – YES, MIKE PRATT – ABSTANE, SANDY SHELTON – YES, MIKE PARTIN - YES:
MOTION PASSES 4-1-2 (ANDREW MAEDA, MARC BERG WERE EXCUSED).
B) Vice-Chairman – Mike Partin
RESOLUTION, ACTION &/OR MOTION
THE MOTION WAS MADE TO APPROVE MIKE PARTIN/TYLER WHITAKER FOR VICE-
CHAIRMAN. MICHAEL BRADEN – TYLER WHITAKER, TYLER WHITAKER – MICHAEL PARTTIN,
MIKE PARTIN – MIKE PARTIN, MIKE PRATT – MIKE PARTIN, SANDY SHELTON – MIKE PARTIN.
MOTION PASSES 5-0-2 MIKE PARTIN FOR VICE-CHAIRMAN. (ANDREW MAEDA, MARC BERG
WERE EXCUSED).
C) Secretary - Sandy Shelton
RESOLUTION, ACTION &/OR MOTION
THE MOTION WAS MADE TO APPROVE SANDY SHELTON FOR SECRETARY. MICHAEL BRADEN
– YES, TYLER WITAKER – YES, MIKE PRATT – YES, SANDY SHELTON – ABTANE: MOTION PASSES
3-1-3 (ANDREW MAEDA, MARC BERG, MIKE PARTIN WERE EXCUSED).
DISCUSSION ITEMS
D) Term Extended – Michael Braden
• Approved new roster of committee members that were expiring, three on this committee.
• Terms for Sandy Shelton, Marc Berg, and Andrew Maeda are up.
E) Lion’s Parking – Michael Braden
• Preliminary motion to fund a parking lot on the very eastern strip of Lion’s Park.
• We Would remove horseshoes, we would have to rework the memorial tree, and possibly a power
supply would need to be moved.
• Preliminary motion passed by City Council to draft up resolution by staff to make this happen.
F) ODF Update & TAC – Michael Braden
• Grant that Corinna and I are working on, we have had help with Public Works and Al (Haun). We
are under the stage right now, where we have a contract with a landscape architect who is writing
the Greenspace Masterplan.
• One step we made sure they included in our task list was our TAC (Technical Advisory
Committee), you are officially invited to serve on the TAC.
RESOLUTION, ACTION &/OR MOTION
NO RESOLUTION, ACTON &/OR MOTION.
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CITY OF ONTARIO - JACOBS 1551 NW 9th STREET ONTARIO, OR 97914
COMMENTS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Sandy Shelton – Grant work
• Compiling information at this point. 100k – 300k available.
Al – Playground equipment updates
ADJOURN
RESOLUTION, ACTION &/OR MOTION
THE MOTION TO ADJOURN WAS MADE BY MICHAEL BRADEN AT 6:21 PM;
SECONDED BY TYLER WHITAKER: MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
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NEXT MEETING SCHEDULED FOR February 19, 2026, AT 6:00PM.
Approved:
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Signature Date
(Chairman Michael Pratt, Vice-Chairman Michael Partin)
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