Minutes Park & Rec 10 11 05
PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
4:30 p.m., in the snack bar, Bunker Hill Golf Course
PRESENT: Tom Blocklinger, Kim Daykin, Chuck Duggan, Gary Harjehausen, Karen Lyness
and Evelyn Nadeau
ABSENT:
Paul Hoffmann
Staff present: Gil Spence, Pat Prevenas, John Hail and Eileen Trimble
MINUTES It was moved by Blocklinger, seconded by Duggan, to approve the minutes of
APPROVED;
the September 13, 2005, meeting. The motion passed unanimously.
VOTE
UPDATE ON Leisure Services Manager Gil Spence told commissioners that he heard back
SALE OF
from IDOT and they show nothing in their records restricting the sale of this
SOUTHERN
piece of property. The request to set a public hearing for November 7th is on the
AVENUE
City Council agenda on October 17th. The sale is contingent on the area being
PROPERTY:
rezoned to residential. If the sale is approved by the council, then the zoning
change request will go to the Planning and Zoning Commission.
Mr. Spence said there is opposition to the sale, including the Dubuque County
Conservation Board.
UPDATE ON Mr. Spence brought commissioners up to date on the following projects:
CURRENT C.I.P.
Bergfeld looks beautiful and is a great project; play unit should be installed this
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PROJECTS:
fall; commissioners were encouraged to stop and see the changes; at A.Y.
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McDonald Park, all of the underlay for the asphalt is done and crews need one
day to put the top layer down; Pyatigorsk Park project should be completed by
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the end of October; gateways project is moving along well; 12 new
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horseshoe pits are being installed at Flora Park; concrete has been laid for the
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skate park and tennis court at Comiskey Park; Miller-Riverview Park will add
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30 more campsites with new electrical; Pet Park is almost completed grass seed
did not come up as well has staff hoped; fence down the middle is to have
separate area for smaller pets.
APPROVE Manager Spence made the following comments on some of the new C.I.P.
PARK DIVISION
projects for Fiscal Year 2011: restoration of Riverfront and Indian Room
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C.I.P. BUDGET;
pavilions at Eagle Point Park is for making repairs and restoring the buildings to
VOTE:
look more like the original building; money for Schmitt Memorial relocation is
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to move the memorial to the other side of the roadway by the McAleece soccer
fields so it’s more visible to the public and you don’t have to go through Yacht
Basin property; Port of Dubuque welcome signs are for 5th and White Streets
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and one at Highway 20 by Locust Street connector; gateway welcome sign
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would go by A & W and is the same type as the one at Technology Park; the
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$400,000 for landscaping gateways is for 9th and 8th Streets, Bluff and Loras
and 12th Street by highway; small play unit at Flora Park is to replace the one
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October 11, 2005, meeting
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by the volleyball courts; expand disc golf course is to put greater distance
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between tees / baskets on some of the current holes; construct additional nine-
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hole disc golf course is for a more youth-friendly course, not as long and hilly.
Priority listing may be found as part of the original minutes.
It was moved by Harjehausen, seconded by Daykin, to approve the Park Division
C.I.P. budget as presented by staff. The motion passed unanimously.
APPROVE Recreation Division Manager Pat Prevenas explained that there are three new
RECREATION
projects for golf: paint interior of clubhouse, including plaster repairs;
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DIVISION C.I.P.
carpeting for clubhouse; pro shop remodeling, including carpeting, windows
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BUDGET; VOTE:
and counter remodeling. New projects for pools include: FlowRider water skill
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ride at Flora Pool. This would be placed outside the existing diving well and it
would not be part of the regular admission fee, an extra fee would be charged.
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speed water slide for Sutton Pool; gutter grate replacement at both pools; and
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roof replacement shingles for both pools. The project for replacing metal
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lockers at both pools is a change from the original project of painting/repairing
the existing lockers. Priority lists may be found as part of the original minutes.
It was moved by Daykin, seconded by Blocklinger, to approve the Recreation
Division C.I.P. budget as presented by staff. The motion passed unanimously.
PARK DIVISION Park Division Manager John Hail told commissioners:
REPORT:
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The season is winding down; workers are cleaning and vacuuming leaves.
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Camping revenue was high, $72,000 for the year; we were open for all the
holiday weekends which makes a difference, and the electrical work done a
couple years ago has really made a difference.
RECREATION Recreation Division Manager Pat Prevenas told commissioners:
DIVISION
The summer report which was mailed to commissioners may be found as part of
REPORT:
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the original minutes. Swim numbers were good – Sutton had the best season
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since it opened; swim lessons were only up slightly; there were less swim
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passes sold than last year; Recreation Classes registration numbers were
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down slightly. children’s tennis has increased slightly over the last three years;
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softball leagues had 183 teams, the highest number of teams in a while;
golf rounds are slightly below last year; September golf rounds were down 15%
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from last year Uptown program had strong registration numbers; four new
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scoreboards were installed at McAleece Complex; Sutton Pool was painted
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this fall; winter volleyball went from 60 teams last year to 20 teams this year;
Courtside Sports Bar hit us hard; winter basketball was down 10 teams from last
year.
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OTHER Manager Spence informed commissioners that Park Division Manager John Hail
BUSINESS:
only has two commission meetings left to attend because he is retiring at end of
December.
ADJOURN; It was moved by Duggan, seconded by Harjehausen, that the meeting be
VOTE:
adjourned at 5:10 p.m. The motion passed unanimously.
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Chairperson
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Attest