Minutes Park & Rec 5 14 02PRESENT:
PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING
Tuesday, May 14, 2002
4:30 p.m., in the Greenhouse, 2241 Lincoln Avenue
Tom Blocklinger, Klm Daykin, Chuck Duggan, Gary Harjehausen, Paul
Hoffmann, Karen Lyness, and Tom Schrobilgen
Staff present: Gil Spence, John Hail, Pat Prevenas and Eileen Trimble
MINUTES
APPROVED;
VOTE
It was moved by Harjehausen, seconded by Daykin, to approve the minutes of
the April 9, 2002, meeting. The motion passed unanimously.
HILLCREST
AGREEMENT
FOR CHRISTMAS
LIGHTS AT
MURPHY PARK;
VOTE:
Hillcrest Family Services has again requested use of Murphy Park for their
Festival of Lights from November 1, 2002 through January 12, 2003. Since
this event began in 1995 more than 426,200 people have visited the event and
the total raised for Hillcrest programs stands at $558,500. Leisure Services
Manager Gil Spence said the agreement is the same as in past years.
It was moved by Schrobilgen, seconded by Hariehausen, to approve the
A,qreement between the City of Dubuque and Hillcrest Family Services for use
of Murphy Park for the 2002 Reflections in the Park. The motion passed
unanimously.
UPDATE ON
C.I.P. PROJECTS:
Leisure Services Manager Gil Spence updated commissioners on C.I.P.
projects: , ribbon cutting for the Comiskey Center is June 1st at 2:30 p.m.;
construction is going well; contractors are doing some of the outside work now.
· Flat Iron Park is completed except the lettering on the wall; ribbon cutting is
scheduled for June 1st. · new light standards are up for the ice rinks at
Comiskey, Allison-Henderson and Flora parks. · Optimist Club donated
$1,800 for signage for the disc golf course and also paid for the new sign at
the entrance to the park. · water playgrounds - will be testing on Friday,
and training staff; Iowa inspector coming Monday; should be open for business
Saturday, May 25th.
DESIGNATE
AREAS AS NO
SKATE-
BOARDING
AREAS; VOTE:
Manager Spence told commissioners that the City Council changed the park
ordinance to allow the Park and Recreation Commission to designate "no
skateboarding" areas. Staff is recommending those areas to be: 100 feet from
any building or pavilion, or on top of any bench, wall, railing, table or bike rack.
It was moved by Daykin, seconded by Hariehausen, to desiqnate any area 100
feet from any park buildinq or pavilion, and the top of any bench, walIT railing,
table or bike rack as "no skateboardinq" areas. The motion passed
unanimously.
continued
May 14, 2002, meeting
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PARK
DIVISION
REPORT:
Park Division Manager John Hail informed commissioners
· Tri-state Vietnam Veterans have three small pavilions up at Miller-
Riverview Park; hope to get started rewiring campsites and security lights in
the next week or so, but the ground is still soft. · at Murphy Park, excavating
and seeding is done; large piece of play equipment and large swing set are
being installed by the Bennett Pavilion for the older children; all old equipment
has been removed. · grass crew is working ten-hour days. · we are working
on the spray fountain at Eagle Point Park. · bad weather is slowing down
revenue.
RECREATION
DIVISION
REPORT:
OTHER
BUSINESS:
ADJOURN;
VOTE:
Recreation Division Manager Pat Prevenas informed commissioners
· 163 softball teams registered this year compared to 148 last year - 14 are
from mixed league at Dubuque Sports Complex that was dropped. ·
volleyball is down one team from 2001 and is scheduled on Monday,
Wednesday and Thursday nights. · new concessionaire at McAleece is
having difficulty getting organized -- they opened one and one-half weeks
after the softball season started and they are having problems getting a beer
permit. · we will start filling Flora Pool tomorrow. · April golf rounds are
down eight percent from last year, but pass sales so far this year are ahead of
the total for all of last fiscal year. · open gym for adult volleyball and
basketball were dropped due to lack of attendance, but the teen open gym
had good attendance. · weekend open gym numbers were down - mild
winter and people were not forced to be inside
· commissioner Hoffmann said he received calls from two neighbors of
Valentine Park asking if we could put a gate on the fence that could be
locked every night, and there is a problem with skateboarders jumping off
the wall and knocking over the fence; Mr. Spence said locking the gate
would not be a problem, unlocking it would be the problem - the only two
parks we lock are Eagle Point and Murphy
· Commissioner Harjehausen asked if we have a standard agreement for
someone using an entire park - can we do something like that with Irish
Fest? Mr. Spence said we do not have a formal written agreement with
Irish Fest but we are working closely with that group.
It was moved by Daykin, seconded by Harjehausen, that the meeting be
adjourned at 5:05 p.m. The motion passed unanimously.
Chairperson
Attest