2009-08-05 P & R Minutes Approved

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Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes 08-05-09 Mark Spitzmueller was in attendance to discuss whether the city had gained access to this property and the potential for Bald Eagle Water Ski Club to use this area in 2010 for their practices and shows. The committee felt the only problem with this was there won’t be enough room at the park for spectators and parking could be an issue. Mr. Spitzmueller said he has talked to Father Fitzgerald regarding parking at the church. Mr. Statz stated the City needs to build the park proportional to average use, not specifically for water ski club show viewing. Mr. Spitzmueller felt the area would be more than adequate for their use and was impressed with the design of the park(s) and how the downtown area was coming together and felt the practices and shows viewed from the park would be a great venue for both the city and the ski club. Mr. Statz asked the committee if there was a name for the park yet to which Chairperson Seeley replied not at this time, but the committee would narrow this down during the winter. Mr. Spitzmueller asked if there was potential for a fishing pier or a dock and said the ski club would be willing to potentially do some type of dock for the City’s use as well as for the ski club. Mr. Statz stated for a DNR approved dock a fishing pier/dock would require sides. Mr. Spitzmueller said the ski club has worked with this before in other areas where they do shows and it is workable. Chairperson Seeley asked if the ski club would be willing to do ski clinics for kids, to which Mr. Spitzmueller replied, yes they would; they have done this in the past. Mr. Spitzmueller would like to come back to the March 2010 meeting to further discuss this. IV. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES July7, 2009 Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes Motion was made by Vice-Chairperson Selander, seconded by Committee Member Haiden, to approve the July 7, 2009 Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes as is. Ayes – 5, Nays – 0, Abstain – 1(Seeley). Motion carried. V. COMMITTEE BUSINESS Irrigation at Hidden Spring Park – Additional Bids as Requested At the committee’s request Mr. Paul Palzer, Public Works Director obtained three (3) bids for irrigation system installation at Hidden Spring Park. At the previous committee meetings the need for irrigation at this park was discussed. Many plantings were lost on the lakeshore restoration area of the project in 2008 due to lack of water. In 2009 daily man hours have been spent watering all the monument signs at each park, but in particular Hidden Spring. Staff has carried water in 5 gallon pails and in a 250 gallon barrel in the back of trucks, hooked hoses and sprinklers to the water fountain and used the fire hydrant. Also many man hours have been spent this season getting the landscape back in shape after not being maintained in 2008. This park needs a regular water source to maintain it and promote growth of the lake shore restoration and rain garden plantings. The committee would like to accept the lowest bid from Albrecht irrigation, not only as the lowest bid, but as the company which presented the most useful and detailed description of what they would install. These funds would come from the Parks & Recreation Committee’s budget for 2009 and the committee would like to see it done yet this year. The committee did question who would be responsible for blowing out the lines each year, would it be Public Works or would more cost be incurred by using Albrecht Irrigation to blow out the lines in the fall? One of the bids stated the warranty would be void if the company who installed the irrigation did not blow out the lines. The 3 of 6