Minutes Park & Rec. 6 13 06
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PRESENT:
ABSENT:
OTHERS:
MINUTES
APPROVED;
VOTE:
APPROVE
REVISION TO
POOL RULES;
VOTE:
APPROVE
AGREEMENT
WITH HILLCREST
FOR USE OF
MURPHY PARK;
VOTE:
PARK DIVISION
REPORT:
PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
4:30 p.m., Snack Bar, Bunker Hill Golf Course
Tom Blocklinger, Kim Daykin, Gary Harjehausen, Karen Lyness and Evelyn
Nadeau
Chuck Duggan and Paul Hoffmann
Staff present: Gil Spence, Pat Prevenas, Bob Fritsch and Eileen Trimble
It was moved by Daykin, seconded by Nadeau, to approve the minutes of the
May 9, 2006 meeting. The motion passed unanimously.
Leisure Services Manager GiI Spence explained that in current pool rules,
children five and younger must be supervised at all times by a responsible
adult, eighteen years or older. With so many families sending children to the
pool with babysitters, we have had requests to change the requirement, since
most babysitters are younger than eighteen.
!! was moved Qy Daykin. seconded Qy Nadeau. to approve revision to pool
rules, that children five and younqer must be supervised at all times Qy ~
responsible person, fourteen years or older. The motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Spence told commissioners that the agreement with Hillcrest to use
Murphy Park for the 2006 Reflections in the Park is the same as previous
years, except there will probably be more displays. This program is a very
good fund raiser for Hillcrest; it has generated $870,000 since its inception.
!! was moved Qy Hariehausen. seconded Qy Blocklinqer, to approve the
Aqreement with Hillcrest Family Services for use of Murphy Park to hold the
2006 Reflections in the Park. The motion passed unanimously.
Park Division Manager Bob Fritsch reported:
· the north half of the Pet Park has been open for three weeks now and the
orange fence has been removed so both sides are open; Boy Scout volunteers
are doing an Eagle Scout project and making the concrete area bigger and
putting in benches; · new full time employee for Highway 20 and other areas is
Randy Specht; he came to us from the Parking Division and has been working
about a week; . flower planting on Grandview is nearly completed; on June 3rd
a group of Boy Scouts cleaned out weeds, et cetera and put mulch in the beds;
· A.Y. McDonald Park is getting a lot of use; · fence at FOR Park is almost
complete; · Hy-Vee and Hillcrest held their fishing derby at Bergfeld
Recreation Area; it went very well; · we are focusing on grass cutting crews to
make more efficient use of time.
continued
RECREATION
DIVISION
REPORT:
OTHER
BUSINESS:
ADJOURN;
VOTE:
June 13, 2006 meeting
page two
Recreation Division Manager Pat Prevenas reported:
. At the end of May golf rounds were down 10% from last year - because of
that we are offering a 2 for 1 golf play with cart Monday through Thursday. Not
a lot of people are taking advantage of it so far. Staff projects the golf activity
should still be in the black at the end of the fiscal year. · Tennis registrations
are up 50 from last year; Recreation Classes and Uptown program
registrations are way up from last year; 28% of registrations were done on the
Internet. · Non contact youth rugby had to be canceled due to a lack of
registrations; tot lot and play lot numbers are down some; swim lessons are
going well for the most part - depends on the weather. . The water carnival at
Sutton is June 21st. · Our kids' fishing clinic and derby is June 24th. . At the
end of July there is a teen dance at Sutton Pool - part of the activities from the
Youth Advisory Group.
C.I.P. projects:
~ Phase II of A.Y. McDonald Park has begun; workers have started digging for
fishing pier; bid through lOOT.
~ Plans are underway for Phase II of Highway 20 landscaping project, the
Bryant/Hill interchange; also bid through lOOT.
It was moved by Blocklinger, seconded by Daykin, that the meeting be
adjourned at 4:45 p.m. The motion passed unanimously.
Chairperson
Attest