2009-10-07 P & R Minutes Approved

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Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes 10-07-09 a map of both parks which show the locations. Mr. Neutkens has gone over this site plan with Committee Member Amundsen who suggested he meet with Mr. Tedd Peterson, Public Works to determine if any of the locations will cause a problem with things like mowing. Mr. Neutkens will also coordinate calling Gopher One for locates with Mr. Peterson. Ms. Stephan will pass this information on to Public Works. Mr. Neutkens’s plan calls for 18 houses in Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park and 2 houses in Hidden Spring Park. The houses will be installed in pairs. At the last committee meeting it was discussed who would clean these houses on a yearly basis after they are installed. Mr. Neutkens committed to the first year and the committee said they would make it part of their Earth Day Cleanup in future years. Suggestion from Mr. Dallas Larson, City Administrator regarding the Parks & Recreation Committee’s commitment to cleaning the blue bird houses yearly as part of Earth Day Cleanup: I would suggest that the Parks & Recreation Committee have Mr. Neutkens come up with the volunteers to adopt the bird houses and agree to clean them each spring. If it doesn't go that way, it is putting a significant burden on the Parks & Recreation Committee. After all, this is an "Eagle Badge" and they are supposed to be difficult projects requiring recruiting and planning. The committee discussed Mr. Larson’s suggestion,n but feel this is a commitment annually that they would like to do. They felt Mr. Neutkens is committing the time and the materials, the committee would like to see these bird houses placed in the parks and it is unreasonable to request Mr. Neutkens clean the houses for years to come. They also discussed making this commitment for future committee members when the current members may no longer be on the committee and the time involved in cleaning the houses each spring. Committee Member Amundsen said he would personally commit to the houses in Hidden Spring since he has installed houses there also. Mr. Neutkens will approach his scout troop to inquire as to the possibility of the troop adopting the houses for future Earth Day cleanup projects and report back to the committee. IV. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES September 2, 2009 Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes Motion was made by Committee Member Amundsen, seconded by Committee Member Peterson, to approve the September 2, 2009 Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes as is. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. V. COMMITTEE BUSINESS Request of Charitable Gambling Funds from Dead Broke Saddle Club The committee has been brainstorming possible projects for which Dead Broke Saddle Club may consider donating charitable gambling funds. Some suggestions were improving lighting in all the parks, parking at Acorn Creek Park so the facilities could possibly be expanded, the next phase of the Tracie McBride memorial Park renovation with the basketball court being refurbished, trail signage, ice rink improvements and a sand volleyball court at Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park. 2 of 6