The city of Covington is looking for community members to run a Parks and Recreation Priorities Advisory Committee or PRePAC.

City Manager Regan Bolli said in an email the city is looking for about 15 people to serve on this committee.

He said Covington is looking for “a citizen-based effort to recommend strategies for creating the stable, sustainable funding stream needed to develop and operate recreation and parks in Covington.”

Bolli said the committee would meet “no less than once per month.”

The specific day and time would be left up to the committee to decide, he said.

The anticipated goal of this community member committee, Bolli said is to have them meet until early 2016 where they will then present their recommendations to the City Council.

Bolli said “there are a lot of needs for infrastructure and services in a new and growing city.”

“Within our existing revenues, the park and rec system has grown slower than our population has grown,” he added.

Possible discussion points for the PRePAC would be to address whether what the city of Covington has now is sufficient, Bolli said, or whether the city should grow and improve on it.

He said if the community goal is to grow and improve the parks and rec programs then this committee will be in place to discuss how exactly the city of Covington should grow in order to meet the community’s goals.

And a bigger question, how the city will pay for it.

If you are interested in learning more or joining the community committee, contact Bolli at rbolli@covingtonwa.gov.