Minutes Park & Recr 1 14 03 PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING
Tuesday, January 14, 2003
4:30 p.m., in the ICN Room, Third Floor, Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Tom Blocklinger, Kim Daykin, Chuck Duggan, Gary Harjehausen, Paul
PRESENT:
Hoffmann, Karen Lyness and Tom Schrobilgen
Staff present: Gil Spence, Pat Prevenas, John Hail and Jolene Rettenberger
Others present: Patrick Beebe, Jim Lansing, Gary Latham and Dennis Ryan
OTHERS:
MINUTES It was moved by Harjehausen, seconded by Daykin, to approve the minutes of
APPROVED;
the November 12, 2002, meeting. The motion passed unanimously.
VOTE:
APPOINT Leisure Services Manager Gil Spence asked the commissioners who was
COMMISSION
interested in serving on the Golf Course Renovation Study Committee.
MEMBERS AND
Commissioners Duggan, Harjehausen, Hoffmann and Schrobilgen agreed to
COMMUNITY
serve on the committee. Only one commissioner would serve on the Selection
MEMBERS TO
Committee for the consultant.
THE GOLF
COURSE
It was moved by Blocklinger, seconded by Duggan, to select Commissioner
RENOVATION
Harjehausen to serve on the Selection Committee for the consultant for the
STUDY
Golf Course Renovation Study Committee. The motion passed unanimously.
COMMITTEE;
VOTE:
The commissioners reviewed the list of interested people who would like to
serve on the Golf Course Study Committee. It was decided that three (3)
people would be appointed to serve on the committee.
It was moved by Daykin, seconded by Duggan, to approve Lyle Galliart, John
Kirk and Tom Reavell to serve on the Golf Course Study Committee. Lyle
Galliart was also appointed to serve on the Selection Committee for the
consultant. The motion passed unanimously.
The Golf Course Renovation Study Committee will consist of the following
members: Gil Spence, Pat Prevenas, George Stephenson, Bill Burke, Chuck
Duggan, Gary Harjehausen, Paul Hoffmann, Tom Schrobilgen, Lyle Galliart,
John Kirk and Tom Reavell.
To date, six (6) to seven (7) architects have shown interest in the study.
Proposals and rating sheets will be given to all consultant selection committee
members when they become available. A recommendation will be made to the
City Council at their March 3rd meeting.
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DISCUSS BOB Leisure Services Manager Gil Spence shared the letter that Bob Eichman
EICHMAN
wrote to the commission regarding the proposed building of an eight-story
LETTER ON
condominium complex along the Eagle Point Park bluffs.
PROPOSED
BUILDING OF A
It was moved by Lyness, seconded by Hoffmann, to receive and file the
CONDOMINIUM
information on building a condominium complex. The motion passed
COMPLEX BY
unanimously.
EAGLE POINT
PARK; VOTE:
DISCUSS Commissioner Daykin would like to pursue the possibility of building an indoor
POSSIBILITY OF
swimming pool. Leisure Services Manager Spence has spoken with City
INDOOR
Manager in regard to this. Plans need to be developed, along with funding for
SWIMMING POOL
this project. Spence will speak with members from the Dubuque Community
PROPOSAL:
School District to see what projects they are working on and to see if they are
interested in partnership. Commissioners Daykin and Lyness will help in the
planning developments of an indoor swimming pool.
APPROVE Recreation Division Manager Pat Prevenas informed commissioners with the
CONCESSION
results of the bids. Baseball Dreamers – 20% of gross or $8,500 at Flora Pool
STAND
and 20% of gross or $3,500 at Sutton Pool; Dave Maiers – 19.5% of gross or
CONTRACT FOR
$6,000 at Flora Pool and 18% of gross or $3,000 at Sutton Pool; Tom Tressel –
SWIMMING
15% of gross or $3,500 at Flora Pool and 15% of gross or $1,500 at Sutton
POOLS; VOTE:
Pool.
It was moved by Daykin, seconded by Duggan, to award the pool concession
bid to the Baseball Dreamers. The motion passed 6-1, with Blocklinger,
Daykin, Duggan, Harjehausen, Hoffmann, and Lyness voting yes; Schrobilgen
voting no.
PARK DIVISION Park Division Manager John Hail updated commissioners:
REPORT:
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300’ of rip-rap has been completed at Miller-Riverview Park flower
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plantings have begun at the greenhouse new picnic tables are being
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constructed for the Shiras Memorial pavilion at Eagle Point Park new picnic
tables are being constructed for the three pavilions at Miller-Riverview Park
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crew has started flooding the ice rink at Flora Park mower maintenance
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continues during the winter months at the present time we have two (2)
forestry crews working on tree maintenance
RECREATION Recreation Division Manager Pat Prevenas informed commissioners:
DIVISION
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class registration for winter/spring programs has begun good attendance
REPORT:
at the Hempstead swimming pool which opened for public swimming as of
January 5th, 2003
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OTHER
Leisure Services Manager Gil Spence informed the commissioners that
BUSINESS:
the City Council budget hearing is scheduled for Monday, February
24th. Five (5) commissioners will be attending the dinner/hearing.
(Daykin, Duggan, Harjehausen, Hoffmann and Schrobilgen)
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Leisure Services Manager Gil Spence apologized for not having the
smoking ban at the Bunker Hill Clubhouse letter from Gary Latham as
an agenda item. Several commissioners asked a number of golfers if
they felt there was a problem in the clubhouse. Commissioners were
unaware that there was a smoking problem.
Mr. Gary Latham spoke with the commissioners in regard to his letter
requesting that the clubhouse be a non-smoking establishment. Gary also
stated why not have OSHA stop by to measure the building and decide how
many smoke eaters would need to be properly installed. Recreation Division
Manager Pat Prevenas did verify that five (5) smoke eaters were
recommended for the remodeled clubhouse, but only two (2) were installed to
handle the bar area smoke.
Spence noted that a motion was not needed on this issue since the majority of
the commission did not support a change in policy. Spence will check on City
policies to see if designated non-smoking areas need to be assigned.
ADJOURN; It was moved by Hoffmann, seconded by Daykin, that the meeting be
VOTE:
adjourned at 5:42 p.m. The motion passed unanimously.
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Chairperson
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Attest