07-15-25 PTRC - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Parks, Trails & Recreation Committee – May 20, 2025 Page 7 Committee Member Jacobson said the December agenda had the 2025 Work Plan. That contains all the initiatives. She shared the Work Plan. Committee Member Ahmed asked what happened with the ice rink lighting. Recreation Supervisor Johnson said they received a quote. He said it will be $17,000 for all of them. Committee Member Rogers said the barrier with the welcome packet item is there is no where to collectively store our stuff, electronically. She is happy to pick it back up again. She thought we could bring a request to City Council to see if we can be have access to a shared drive. C. $15,000 SLP Lions Donation Recreation Supervisor Johnson asked if there were any items or ideas on how to spend the money. A decision needs to be made soon. One idea from a Committee Member Julius was to pave the gaga ball courts. She recently asked her daughter why she doesn’t play at Floral Park and her daughter said it’s because the courts are grass and weedy. She said the pickleball lines on the tennis courts are difficult to understand. He will mention to her that we were approved for nice pickleball nets. Committee Member Hilding said $15,000 isn’t a huge amount of money. He thinks we shouldn’t overthink it. He thinks the money should be used on fundamental, rather than glitzy and glammy new things. He thinks relining pickleball courts, benches, picnic tables are a good use of the money. He’s never seen anyone play gaga ball at Hazlenut. Discussion ensued about surfaces for gaga ball. Committee Member Olson put something on social media and got some responses to include: give Lindy’s Park some love, fence for child safety, Engerson could use some love, maybe a pump track, swinging benches, bike ramps, update and add lights to a tennis court, a chimney swift tower, drinking fountains, cut out for strollers or wagons at Royal Hills, basketball hoops at Cummings, fix the fence on the baseball field, hitting wall that was removed. Chair Dietz asked when the decision needs to be made. Recreation Supervisor Johnson said soon. It can be a little broad but they want to start making a plan. Committee Member Olson asked is there a reason they didn’t get new basketball hoops when the court was resurfaced. Recreation Supervisor Johnson was not sure. Two hoops is about $5,000. Committee Member Olson said that Cummings just got updated so it may be a while before more money is budgeted for that park. It would make sense to allocate this money for parks that will not be programmed for improvements for a while. Committee Member Hilding asked how complex is a drinking fountain is.