Minutes Park & Recreation Commission 9 9 08PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
4:30 p.m., Snack Bar, Bunker Hill Golf Course
PRESENT:
ABSENT
Tom Blocklinger, Chuck Duggan, Paul Hoffmann, Karen Lyness, Eveyln
Nadeau and Mark Noble
Gary Harjehausen
Staff present: Gil Spence, Bob Fritsch, Pat Prevenas and Jolene
Rettenberger
MINUTES It was moved by Mark Noble, seconded by Paul Hoffmann, to approve the
APPROVED; minutes of the August 12, 2008 meeting. The motion passed unanimously.
VOTE:
DISCUSSION OF Leisure Services Manager Gil Spence discussed the upcoming CIP budget
FY 2010 - FY items. In reviewing the CIP budget sheet that was shared with all
2014 CIP commissioners, there are a number of projects that will need to be ranked by
BUDGET: priority. A staff meeting will be held to review the budget as to what priorities
are most important. Listed below are some line items that were discussed:
- Usha Park development -very important to keep in the budget
- Replacing flag poles at A-H/Murphy/EPP -lower priority in replacing 3
flag poles with lights at each park.
- Replacing wading pool at EPP -very important to keep in the budget
- Road improvements at Four Mounds -lower priority
- Land acquisition at Four Mounds -lower priority
- Develop croquet court at Flora Park -lower priority
- Construct handball court at Flora Park -lower priority
- Eagle Valley Park development -high priority given with this new park
proposal off Roosevelt Street/Shiras Avenue
- Accessible walkway to Log Cabin at EPP -high priority
- Renovation at Cleveland Park -low/high priority given
- Landscape Gateways -high priority. Some commissioners viewed
this budget item differently.
- Expand disc golf course/construct additional 9-holes at Veterans'
Memorial Park -lower priority
- Port of Dubuque Park -taken out of budget
- Construct Skate Park at Usha Park -lower priority
- Press boxes for fields I and II at Veterans' Memorial Park -lower
priority
- Construct rest rooms at Four Mounds -lower priority
- Ecological restoration -important to do -will be re-submitted to the
budget
- Bluff Street Pet Park -taken out of budget
- Welcome Sign, north end -will be re-submitted to the budget
- Extend Band Shell Stage at EPP - Tri-State Wind Symphony is
requesting additional room for performances; will be re-submitted to
the budget.
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UPDATE ON
TREE
SPONSORSHIP
PROGRAM:
UPDATE ON
C.I.P.
PROJECTS:
PARK DIVISION
REPORT:
RECREATION
DIVISION
REPORT:
- McNamer Park Development -New park to be developed off of Miller
Road/Kelly Lane.
Leisure Services Manager Gil Spence updated commissioners:
• Final arrangements are being made. Twenty-five trees have been sold to
date. Beeler Tree Farm will start the tree planting after the first hard frost.
Tree sponsors will be receiving a letter about the program/seeking payment.
The top three popular parks for tree planting include Burden, Highway
20/Usha Park and Hillcrest Park.
Leisure Services Manager Gil Spence updated commissioners:
• Town Clock renovation walk through tomorrow; • Veterans' Memorial
Park rest rooms are being renovated inside/outside by Klauer Construction;
• Murphy Park rest rooms near Enclosed Shelter are having new partitions
installed and getting up-to-date with ADA compliance; • Proposals are being
received for the Welu Park play unit; • Petrakis Infield bids for artificial turf
was rejected; • Skate Park re-surfacing at McAleece Recreation Complex is
complete.
Park Division Manager Bob Fritsch updated commissioners:
• Dragon Boat races went well at Miller Riverview Park this past weekend;
• New campground managers are having a good second half of the camping
season; • Drew Cook has completed stoning all camping sites with the
possibility of placing asphalt at all sites (FEMA will be paying for the cleanup
and stone work done at an approximate cost of $30,000) ; • Jeff Ahlers,
Assistant Gardener, is working along the Port of Dubuque doing plant
maintenance on plant materials; • An Eagle Scout Project has been
completed at Cleveland Park -stop and see the new raised deck that
overlooks the city; • Tennis courts at Eagle Point Park have been resurfaced
with the funds coming from a family donation.
Recreation Division Manager Pat Prevenas updated commissioners:
• Recreational swimming numbers are below average this season due to the
weather; • Private swim lessons are very popular; • Doggie Dip numbers at
both pools were up; • Sales of swim passes are down due to the May/June
weather; • Numbers were good in our recreational classes this year;
Juniorrfeen golf numbers were up this year; • We served 2,305 lunches this
summer at the Comiskey and Prescott sites. Lunches provided by the
Boys/Girls Club through the State of Iowa, Department of Agriculture; • Golf
rounds are down 4% -had the best August in five years and July was good,
too; • Adventure Day Camp numbers are up this year due to the usage of
larger vehicles to transport participants; • Fall softball leagues are offered on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings; •After-School Programs are
offered at five sites this year; • After-School Sports (flag football and
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volleyball) will begin the week of September 22nd; • Had some problems
with the distribution of our Fall 2008 brochures -not able to mail them to
families due to labels not available so brochures were delivered to The
Forum for distribution through the schools.
OTHER • Commissioner Duggan addressed the Commission regarding the sprinkler
BUSINESS: system at the Bunker Hill Golf Course that was struck by lightning. Spence
will submit two (2) CIP's -one for total renovation and one for replacement of
the irrigation system.
• Commissioners Lyness and Nadeau asked about the status of the
replacement of our Pet Park. There is a possibility being worked on that
looks promising at this point.
ADJOURN; It was moved by Lyness, seconded by Nadeau, that the meeting be
VOTE: adjourned at 5:15 p.m. The motion passed unanimously.
Chairperson
Attest