Minutes Park & Rec 6 10 03PRESENT:
ABSENT
OTHERS:
MINUTES
APPROVED;
VOTE:
CHANGE
DESIGNATED
SMOKING AREA
IN SNACK BAR;
VOTE:
PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING
Tuesday, June 10, 2003
4:30 p.m., Snack Bar, Bunker Hill Golf Course
Tom Blocklinger, Kim Daykin, Paul Hoffmann, Gary Harjehausen, Karen
Lyness and Tom Schrobilgen
Chuck Duggan
Staff present: Gil Spence, Pat Prevenas, John Hail and Eileen Tdmble
It was moved by Hoffmann, seconded by Schrobilgen, to approve the minutes
of the May 6, meeting. The motion passed unanimously.
Commissioners received a copy of a petition from golfers, requesting that the
actual bar area in the snack bar be designated as a smoking area. They agree
that there should be a non-smoking area, but request that it be moved to the
newer area of the building. Commissioner Harjehausen commented that the
idea was to have a section where people could walk through and order food
and use the rest rooms without having to walk through a smoking area.
It was moved by Schrobilgen, seconded b_y Hoffmann, to change the non-
smokin.q area to the newer section of the clubhouse and have the designated
smoking area in the older section where the bar is located. The motion passed
unanimously.
APPROVE
RECREATION
DIVISION
BUDGET
DECISION
PACKAGES;
VOTE:
Leisure Services Manager Gil Spence explained that the Recreation Division
had to come up with approximately $40,000 in cuts or a combination of fee
increases/cuts for the City Manager to evaluate. Items being proposed to the
Manager include: · use CDBG funds to cover the 1/2 price swim passes; ·
increase administrative overhead in golf, which would generate less money for
development fund; · eliminate ice rink warming houses; no supervisor at the
warming houses; · increase play lot and tot lot fees by $8 - high demand
programs; increase should not decrease attendance; · raise after school
sports fees from $10 to $15; · increase youth sports fees
It was moved by Hoffmann, seconded by Hariehausen, to approve Recreation
Division decision packages a..~s proposed by staff. The motion passed
unanimously.
APPROVE PARK
DIVISION
BUDGET
DECISION
PACKAGES;
VOTE:
Park Division had to come up with approximately $170,631 in cuts or a
combination of fee increases/cuts for the City Manager to evaluate. Items
being proposed to the Manager include: · increasing camping and electric
fees; · increase pavilion fees 15%; · eliminate weekend overtime for full time
employees, so work day would have to be rescheduled for one employee; ·
eliminate one maintenance worker, which means maintenance of Main and 8th
Streets would go back to properbj owners; tables and chairs would have to be
cleaned by property owners or removed; leased areas of Marshall Park would
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revert back to Arboretum Association for mowing (currently required in lease,
but we have continued to help the organization out by mowing); we would not
be able to help Operations and Maintenance Department with snow removal;
· eliminate one full time park ranger, which means there would be reduced
presence of sworn officer in parks; after park season ends, ranger would not be
available to help tree crew; no ice rink flooding; snow removal at ramps would
take longer; · eliminate second maintenance worker - worker would be
shared, which means less trimming would be able to get done; repairs would
take longer; would not be able to haul tables for various organizations to rent;
number of tables made and repaired would be less; rest moms would be
cleaned less often; we would have to be more selective on vacations.
Manager Spenca said we couldn't do the current level of service with three less
people. You will see longer grass in parks, et cetera. Commissioner
Schmbilgen asked about getting volunteers to help. Mr. Spence said we would
try to get people to adopt areas. Mr. Schrobilgen also asked about "no mow"
areas in the parks to reduce maintenance - Mr. Spence said we could look at
that option.
It was moved bv Daykin, seconded bv Blocklinger, to approve Park pivision
decision packages as proposed b_y staff. The motion passed unanimously.
PARK DIVISION
REPORT:
Park Division Manager John Hail shared the following:
· had to replace some of the plants on Grandview Avenue; · Flora rest mom is
almost complete - still need landscaping; · Jack Jenney Jazz Festival is at
Eagle Point this weekend; · Miller-Rivervlew Park was open for the season
then had to close because of the river; open again now for some areas.
RECREATION
DIVISION
REPORT:
Recreation Division Manager Pat Prevenas shared the following:
· pools opened Memorial Day weekend - not good weather; · summer
programs started Monday, June 9th; · May golf rounds are up 3% over May
2002; all revenues in golf are above May 2002.
ADJOURN;
VOTE:
It was moved by Schmbilgen, seconded by Harjehausen, that the meeting be
adjourned at 5:05 p.m. The motion passed unanimously.
Chairperson
Attest