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Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes 10-06-04 The project will begin with 30 houses and may increase the amount depending on the interest from residents. Mr. Johnson researched how the DNR attached houses and found most were nailed to trees, but a post was suggested as the preferable method to better protect the wood ducks from predators. Chairperson Peterson met with Mr. Johnson to review the city's storm drain/pond map to help determine possible placements of the wood duck houses as some ponds are more accessible than others. The timeline for the project would be to create a web site to promote the Adopt A Wood Duck House Project and build the wood duck houses over the winter, jnstalling them in the spring of2005. Mr. Johnson needs approval from the city before submitting his application to the Boy Scout Council. The Parks & Recreation Committee would like to support this program by investing in 15 wood duck houses to be installed in the City Of Centerville parks. Motion was made by Chairperson Peterson, seconded by Committee Member Seeley to recommend to City Council the expenditure of funds not to exceed $623.25 to adopt 15 wood duck houses to be placed on city ponds in cooperation with the Eagle Scout Project 'Adopt a Wood Duck House'. All in favor. Motion passed unanimously. V. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES Motion was made by Vice-Chairperson LeBlanc, seconded by Committee Member Peil, to approve the September 1, 2004 Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes as is. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. VI. COMMITTEE BUSINESS Charitable Gambling Donations from the Spring Lake Park Lions & Dead Broke Saddle Club The committee discussed the $500 donation from the Spring Lake Park Lions and the $1,500 donation from the Dead Broke Saddle Club. These donatjons were requested by the committee from charitable gambling funds for the purchase of additional skate park equipment. A thank you note was sent to the Spring Lake Park Ljons and a thank you note will be sent to Dead Broke Saddle Club when the funds are received. Chairperson Peterson will research additional equipment and contact the distrjbutors. The new equipment will not be ordered or installed until the sprjng of 2005. It was suggested funds be used to replace the piece of equipment which was stolen. The equipment will be bolted down on the permanent skate park pad so theft should not be an jssue. Council Member Lee asked if the repairs were made to the skate park pad. Chairperson Peterson stated the pad looks good and no longer holds water. SRF Engineering, Parks & Trail Planning The section of the September 1, 2004 Parks & Recreation Meeting Minutes concerning the City of Centerville possibly using SRF Engineering to complete a trail feasibility study was sent to the City Attorney, Mr. Jim Hoeft by the City Administrator Kim Moore-Sykes to question whether there is a legal reason, such as a conflict with the city's Engineering Firm, Bonestroo, 20f5