Minutes Park & Rec 8 13 02PRESENT:
MINUTES
APPROVED;
VOTE
UPDATE ON
DESIGN OF
REST ROOM AT
FLORA PARK:
APPROVE
REVISION TO
BUNKER HILL
RENTAL
AGREEMENT;
VOTE:
PARK
DIVISION
REPORT:
RECREATION
DIVISION
REPORT:
PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING
Tuesday, August 13, 2002
4:30 p.m., in the Snack Bar, Bunker Hill Golf Course
Tom Blocklinger, Klm Daykin, Chuck Duggan, Gary Harjehausen, Paul
Hoffmann, Karen Lyness, and Tom Schrobilgen
Staff present: Gil Spence, Pat Prevenas and Eileen Trimble
It was moved by Harjehausen, seconded by BIocklinger, to approve the
minutes of the July 9, 2002, meeting. The motion passed unanimously.
Leisure Services Manager Gil Spence showed a set of plans for the new rest
room building at Flora Park that will replace the old wooden rest room by the
horseshoe courts. The building will have split face block and blue steel roof. It
will have a men's, women's and family rest room. We hope to award the
contract in September so contractor could start work this fall, with building
ready for summer 2003. Cost estimate is $96,000.
Mr. Spence reminded commissioners that under the current agreement, the
department got the caterer and determined the price to charge. Staff would
like to change the agreement so that renter gets their own caterer and the city
receives 10% of total bill. The golf course would still offer to provide food
through the regular snack bar items, but if renter wanted more variety, etc.,
they would get their own caterer.
Recreation Division Manager Pat Prevenas said he would send a letter to
caterers before the off season and notify them that if they want to cater a party
at Bunker Hill, they would pay the city 10% of total bill, so they could
incorporate that into price they quoted renter.
It was moved bv Hariehausen, seconded by Daykin, t_o approve revision to
~unker Hill Snack Bar Rental Agreement, estab shin,q a 10% catering fee for
private parties in the off season. The motion passed unanimously.
In the absence of Park Division Manager John Hail, Mr. Spence informed
commissioners: · The City has offered Miller-Riverview Park shoreline for the
Corps of Engineers to place dredge material, and then we will rip rap along the
shoreline to claim back part of the shoreline lost from flooding.
Recreation Division Manager Pat Prevenas updated commissioners:
· "family golf' Sunday had only 7 tee times, but it was very hot; "family golf'
tourney this past Sunday only had 13 teams - numbers were not big but it's a
start. · good summer at the pools - Flora averaged 1,000 swimmers during
June and July and Sutton averaged 600; Sutton closes for the season August
18th; staff will check into keeping Flora open the first week of school.
continued
August 13, 2002 meeting
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OTHER
BUSINESS:
ADJOURN;
VOTE:
· Clarke College is not available this winter for deep water exercise - they are
evaluating whether to even keep it open for students, due to lack of school use;
Hempstead and Loras are not available either. · disc golf tournament
sponsored by Dubuque365.com at Veterans' Park this weekend has seventeen
two-person teams registered. · smoke eaters have been installed in the snack
bar - no comments from anyone yet about effectiveness. · golf rounds are
down five percent from last year; beer and liquor sales, and golf cart rental are
all up from last year.
· Commissioner Schrobilgen asked about offering a couples two-ball on
Saturday nights. Lacoma does one every other week and they are always
full - maybe we could try offering it on alternate weekends??
· Commissioner Schrobilgen received a call from John Finn inviting him to
attend an Irish Fest meeting at Murphy Park tomorrow night at 6:00 p.m.
Schrobilgen is unable to attend, and invited any other commissioner to take
his place.
· Mr. Spence provided follow-up information regarding the petition from
Valentine Park neighbors to lock the park gate every night. Spence has
written the Police Chief asking for more police coverage, and a full time
park ranger is staying at the park until 1:00 a.m. - we have not encountered
any problems yet. Spence said he would like to try and solve the problem
with more enforcement, as opposed to locking the gate each night, because
it would be a problem getting the gate unlocked every morning.
· Commissioner Daykin asked about the article in the paper regarding
problems at Jackson Park. Mr. Spence said it is an enforcement issue.
· Commissioners Duggan and Schrobilgen expressed concerns about the
condition of the greens, tee boxes and fairways on the golf course, and
about the quality of certain maintenance procedures. Mr. Spence said he
would talk to maintenance personnel.
It was moved by Hoffmann, seconded by Schrobilgen, that the meeting be
adjourned at 5:10 p.m. The motion passed unanimously.
Chairperson
Attest