Minutes Park & Rec 10 9 01PRESENT:
ABSENT:
MINUTES
APPROVED;
VOTE
PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING
Tuesday, October 9, 2001
4:30 p.m., in the Third Floor Auditorium, Camegie-Stout Public Library
Tom Blocklinger, Klm Daykin, Paul Hoffmann, Gary Harjehausen, Karen
Lyness and Tom Schrobilgen
Chuck Duggan
Staff present: Pat Prevenas, John Hail and Eileen Tdmble
It was moved by Harjehausen, seconded by Schrobilgen, to approve the
minutes of the August 14, 2001, meeting. The motion passed unanimously.
DUBUQUE
SYMPHONY
REQUEST TO
NAME THE
EAGLE POINT
BAND SHELL
AFTER JACK
JENNEY;
VOTE:
Paul Hemmer was present from the Dubuque Symphony Omhestra, requesting
that they be allowed to rename the band shell in Eagle Point Park, The Jack
Jenney Band Shell. Commissioner Hoffmann explained that some years ago
the commission discussed naming facilities after individuals but voted not to
unless it was a president, or someone made a substantial donation of money
or land. If someone donated land for a park site, that could be named after the
person. Mr. Hemmer asked if the commission would agree to having the logo
displayed on the band shell if the Symphony paid to have it professionally
painted, using material that would not require much maintenance.
It was moved b__v Schrobilgen, seconded by Hariehausen, to allow the Dubuque
Symphony Omhestra to display the Jack Jenney Jazz Festival logo on the
Eagle Point Band Shell., pending approval of the final design by the Leisure
Services Manager, and Dubuque Symphony would be required to provide any
maintenance.. The motion passed unanimously.
IRISH FEST
UPDATE:
Park Division Manager John Hail said he has had several contacts with John
Finn and Jeff Cremer; plans have changed several times. ~ They will have a
shuttle running from the old Eagle's store to the park. ~ Organizers were given
permission to set up in the park on Friday; they were told not to move any
tables out of pavilions, and call if they needed more tables. If they need more
tables, they will be charged per load, same as other renters. ~ Signs were
placed on city dght-of way; staff removed. ~ Department will have one full time
ranger working security.
Commissioners in general were worried about security - the bar
representatives originally said they would pay for extra staff from our
department to police the area and now they backed out of that and are only
having one. Commissioners would like a full financial accounting at the
November meeting - are all profits (after expenses are deducted) going to
Hillcrest or does Busted Lift get a percentage or profits?
continued
APPROVE
RECREATION
DIVISION C.I.P.
BUDGET;VOTE:
October 9, 2001, meeting
page two
Recreation Division Manager Pat Prevenas told commissioners about the
Fiscal Year 2007 projects:
golf course: I, added $10,000 more for cart paths; I, $8,500 to put hard
surface floor in cart and storage sheds; I, $4,000 to replace old gas space
heaters in maintenance building; I, $3,000 for trash receptacles; ~' $3,000 for
decorative roof fence to hide duct work on roof by new snack bar.
pools: ~ $67000 to replace steel doors and frames at both pools; ~ $35,000
to paint pool tanks and wading pools; I, $8,000 for recaulking swimming pool
decks; 1, $20,000 for expansion of Flora Pool fence - this project was
eliminated this year so the funds could be used for the water playground
project; ~ $7,000 to paint Sutton Pool filter tanks - project was eliminated from
this year; I, $35,000 for replacing water slide handrails - there is money in
current C.I.P., but project cost is going to be much higher than originally
thought.
It was moved by Daykin, seconded bv Lyness, to approve the Recreation
Division C.I.P. bud,qet a_.s presented b_y staff. The motion passed unanimously.
APPROVE PARK
D~ISION C.I.P.
BUDGET;VOTE:
Park Division Manager John Hail told commissioners there were two changes
in park C.I.P. before Fiscal Year 2007: 1) number 7 on the priority list was
switched with #37 because it made more sense to paint the park maintenance
headquarters building in the same year as the nine garage doors were
replaced. 2) #46, construct maintenance building in Murphy Park was moved
forward and ~, asphalt Bennett and tennis court lots at Murphy Park was
moved back. The maintenance building will be done in-house and will also be
used as a storage place for maintenance equipment used on Highway 20 and
Technology Park.
Some of the major projects in Fiscal Year 2007 include: ~ $226,500 to
replace the wading pool in Eagle Point Park - would be chlorinated and moved
to a different location (the old wading pool will not be re-opened); I, $103,000
to overlay main roadway in Murphy Park - hasn't been done in 20 or 30 years;
~ $184,000 for town clock renovation; ~ $245,750 for development of park
area at Bergfeld Recreation Area; ~ $45,000 for renovation at Waller-Cooper
Park; ~ $193,000 for asphalting Granger Creek Nature Trail (Technology
Park); I, $38,800 for new park signs; I, $655,000 for constructing trail around
ponds at Bergfeld Recreation Area; ~ $34,00 to paint Ham House; ~ $31,500
for repairing concrete in Shiras Memorial pavilion.
Commissioner Daykin asked about the ball field renovation at Eagle Point
Park; Mr. Hail said that would be for leveling and doing soma landscape work.
There is not enough room for a full softball field.
It was moved by Schrobil.qen, seconded b_y_ Blocklin.aer, to approve the Park
Division C.I.P. bud.qet a_As presented by staff. The motion passed unanimously.
RECREATION
DIVISION
REPORT:
PARK
DIVISION
REPORT:
October 9, 2001, meeting
page three
The Recreation Division summer 2001 report was distributed, and may be
found as part of the original minutes. Recreation Division Manager Pat
Prevenas informed commissioners:
~ pools: good summer, though not a record setter; season swim pass sales
were down; > recreation classes: had a lot of new successful classes and
partnerships; lot of cooperative classes with County Extension; ~ children's
activities: baseball and softball continue to decline, partly because parents
are looking for evening activities; teen golf had a small increase; I, golf:
rounds through August were behind last year; the month of September was
above last September; I, Uptown: programs were similar to last year; total
numbers were down; no summer basketball offered because we found the
program wasn't really serving the clientele we were trying to reach; ~ adult
athletics: 42 basketball teams registered, as compared to 46 last year; 88
volleyball teams as compared to 95 last year - numbers continue to go down.
~ Sutton Pool is being painted with chlorinated rubber paint; construction on
water playground at Sutton has begun; 1, Petrakis field - sod was removed,
field re-leveled and re-sodded; ~ fairways for disk golf course at Veterans'
Memorial Park are finished; course should be available next spring or summer.
Park Division Manager John Hail updated commissioners:
l, park season is winding down - three weeks left; l, staff is working mainly
on installing play equipment - installed a small piece at Flora by volleyball
courts and a larger piece down by main entrance area; 1, play equipment for
Murphy Park has been delivered -- $22,000 piece to go in by Bennett Pavilion
for older children, and another smaller one behind the Enclosed Shelter for
three through five year-olds; $25,000 piece to go in at Cleveland Park.
OTHER
BUSINESS:
Commissioner Daykin wants department to consider building an indoor pool in
ten or fifteen years - we need get the idea out to people.
ADJOURN;
VOTE:
It was moved by Harjehausen, seconded by Schrobilgen, that the meeting be
adjourned at 5:28 p.m. The motion passed unanimously.
Chairperson
Attest