2011-08-03 P & R Minutes Approved

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Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes 08-03-11 Mr. Faust informed the committee he has his volunteers and the equipment ready to start the flag pole th project on Saturday, August 6, but there is now a large pile of dirt from moving the driveways right in the spot where the flagpole was to go. Mr. Faust tried to contact Mr. Palzer who is out of town on vacation for the next two weeks. He is also concerned about the timing of the contractors test concrete pour which was going to be utilized for the flag pole. Chairperson Branch explained to the committee that the contractor for the trail project has to do a test concrete pour which is then tore out and discarded when the test is completed. Mr. Palzer proposed using the concrete for the flagpole instead, making the area slightly larger at about 10-12’ diameter surrounding a 3’ hole in the middle for the flag pole. The committee directed Mr. Faust to contact Mr. Greg Burmeister, Project Manager, for information about the dirt pile, the test concrete pour and when it would be advisable to schedule the installation of the flagpole. The committee felt Mr. Faust’s project may have to be delayed until September. Chairperson Branch is not convinced that the solar lights will be satisfactory and has proposed another solution of placing lights on the existing street lamp poles.Mr. Palzer supplied the committee with a cost estimate from Rivard Electric for $1,449. The committee was surprised at the cost. Committee Member Peterson questioned whether the estimate was so high because it was on one of the poles City Council has elected to turn off to conserve costs and would like to see a breakdown of the electrical costs included in the estimate. Motion was made by Committee Member Peterson, seconded by Committee Member Amundsen to request staff research why this estimate is so high and what can be done to lower the costs. The committee would also request soliciting two more bids.All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. IV. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES July 6, 2011 Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes Committee Member Peterson requested changing the following sentence on page 3 of 5 under Movies in the Park to reflect ‘Committee Member Peterson’ instead of ‘Chairperson Peterson’. Chairperson Peterson suggested letting Creative Kids pick out the movie(s). Committee Member Seeley requested the word ‘in’ be changed to ‘is’ in the last sentence on page 2. Committee Member Seeley also requested replacing the question mark with a period in the following sentence on page 5 of 5 - There was concern this might be a violation of the City’s Waste Management contract? Committee Member Peterson requested changing the word ‘lens’ to ‘lumens’ on page 3 under Movies in the Park. Motion was made by Committee Member Peterson, seconded by Committee Member Seeley, to approve the July 6, 2011 Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes with the above corrections. Ayes – 5, Nays – 0, Abstain – 1 (Haiden). Motion carried. 2 of 6