Minutes Park and Recreation Commission 5 13 08
PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
4:30 p.m., in the snack bar, Bunker Hill Golf Course
Tom Blocklinger, Chuck Duggan, Gary Harjehausen, Paul Hoffmann, Karen
PRESENT:
Lyness and Evelyn Nadeau
Kim Daykin
ABSENT:
Staff present: Gil Spence and Eileen Trimble
MINUTES It was moved by Harjehausen, seconded by Blocklinger, to approve the minutes
APPROVED;
of the April 8, 2008, meeting. The motion passed unanimously.
VOTE
UPDATE ON CIP Leisure Services Manager Gil Spence updated commissioners on capital
PROJECTS:
improvement projects:
Town Clock renovation: contracts are back; Klauer Construction won the bid
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at $267,000; work will begin soon and continue through the summer; festivals
that were scheduled for the area should not be impacted. RFP’s are in for
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professional services to study the feasibility of a hike/bike trail at the middle fork
of Catfish Creek. There is money in the CIP budget for design plans to
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renovate rest rooms at Veterans’ Memorial Park; bids are out for replacing
exterior fence at Veterans’ Memorial Park. plan to start renovation of the rest
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room building at the Zoo with ADA funding because it’s a city building. Staff
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will meet next week at the skate park with some of the users to determine the
things they would like for the renovation. Development of Welu Park should
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begin in the summer and finish by fall.
TREE We are developing a tree sponsorship program in cooperation with Beeler Tree
SPONSORSHIP
Farm and Breitbach Tree Farm where they would sell certain varieties of trees at
PROGRAM:
$250 each (including installation) to be planted in certain parks where staff feels
trees are needed.
Mr. Spence has developed a list of 119 trees to be placed in certain parks. A
plaque would be placed on the trees naming the sponsor.
GOLF MEETING: Mr. Spence reminded commissioners that the open meeting for golfers was
scheduled for May 14th. An agenda would be developed; staff would lead the
discussion and then open the meeting to questions and/or discussion.
PARK Park Division Manager Bob Fritsch informed commissioners:
DIVISION
Campground is still under water; will be a week or two minimum before able to
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REPORT:
open; may not be open for Memorial Day weekend. There is a lot of debris at
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Bergfeld pond; workers have been clearing debris for a couple weeks. We
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have a big volunteer push coming up in the next few days – 100 Washington
students will be painting picnic tables and preparing the Eagle Point Open Air
Pavilion for painting; Aquila will have approximately 36 people at Eagle Point
painting the large tables in the Eagle’s View and painting the Open Air Pavilion
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and 30 people on Grandview planting flowers. We have an Eagle Scout
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getting ready to do an Eagle Scout Project on Highway 20. He is going to build a
little rock check dam to hold storm water near the catch basin at bottom of swale
by the Dubuque Community Y. New rest room at Valentine Park is up and
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running. Flowers have been planted at 3rd Street and they look really good.
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RECREATION Recreation Division Manager Pat Prevenas informed commissioners:
DIVISION
Weather has been issue this spring: April 5th opening day for golf course was
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REPORT:
the latest opening date in years; preseason softball tournament was canceled
twice. Golf rounds for April are down 30% from last year. Pools open in one
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and one-half weeks; starting to fill Sutton tomorrow; Flora is having some touch-
up painting done in the zero depth area. have 172 softball teams registered for
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this summer, down 2 from last year; 32 volleyball teams, down 1 from last year.
There have been 3,300 registrations for programs so far this summer, 42% on
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Internet; 11% increase in revenue.
ADJOURN; It was moved by Duggan, seconded by Harjehausen, that the meeting be
VOTE:
adjourned at 4:52 p.m. The motion passed unanimously.
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Chairperson
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Attest