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Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes 09-02-09 Proposals for Namin!! the Trailside Park Committee Member Branch suggested St. Genevieve Park simply because of the location and how the City and St. Genevieve Church have been connected for so many years. Committee Member Haiden was concerned that the public would think the park belonged to the church and would there be conflict with naming a City park after a church? Chairperson Seeley agreed however with Committee Member Branch that she would like to see the park named with something that reflected the history of the area. Other suggestions were; Fountain Park, Peace Park, Sunset Park and Trailside Park. This item will remain on the agenda for continued discussion. Flea MarketlFaD Cleanup at Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park Chairperson Seeley requested a discussion of potentially sponsoring a Flea Market / Craft Fair / Cleanup Days event, perhaps in coordination with Garage Sale Days. Ms. Stephan reported the spring Garage Sale Days used to be a very big event having over 100 participants, but has diminished over the years. The City sponsored a fall Garage Sale Days twice and there was very little participation so the City opted not to continue. Chairperson Seeley stated the event could be held at Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park using the hockey rink perhaps renting tables for a nominal fee. Committee Member Branch asked what exactly would be the purpose, as a fund raiser for the committee because it appeared to be a lot of work for very little potential return. Chairperson Seeley stated the concept of having a catch all - food, crafts, garage sale, information booth, weekend of cleanup days has been discussed with residents and the Mayor and she would like to see this event as something Parks & Recreation sponsored for the community. Item was tabled for further discussion at the next committee meeting. BaD Field Draina!!e at Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park. Mayor Capra had discussed the ball field drainage problem with Chairperson Seeley after receiving several complaints about the conditions of the fields following the ball tournaments held during Fete des Lacs. City Hall also regularly receives complaints from residents and Centennial Little League regarding the drainage at the fields and how they are always wet. This has been a problem for years. Mayor Capra asked Chairperson Seeley to add this to the agenda and have the committee discuss the storm water improvements in downtown and the sprinkling of the park grounds as it pertains to the concern with grooming and standing water in the ball fields. Mayor Capra said there are plans for drain tiling of the area around the mounds when the sprinklers are installed, the question is will that be enough to properly drain the mounds or does the Parks & Recreation Committee feel we need to make additional improvements when the sprinkling system is installed. The committee would like more information from Mr. Paul Palzer, Public Works Director as to what can potentially be done to resolve this problem. What would need to be done and what would the potential cost be for re-grading and re-landscaping the ball fields? The committee would like this information by the next committee meeting. Ms. Stephan will forward request to Mr. Palzer. The following request was passed on to the committee by Mayor Capra from Mr. Bob Irbeck, Centerville resident, for consideration: Pat Mahr, President of Centennial Lalres Little League, was aslred by Paul Palzer, Public Works Director, if the Little League could drag laMotte and Centerville fields next year. Apparently, this message was passed onto Paul by Dallas Larson in the midst of looking at ways for the city to cut some underlying costs. As a resident ofCenterville, as well as a voting board member of Centennial Lalres Little League, I'm against the 60f7