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Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes 04-07-10 including the footings with the pergola having no requirement for footings if the pergola is not built. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Music in the Park This item was discussed under Appearances. Earth Dav Activities Most of the committee was unavailable on Saturday, April 24, 2010 when traditionally Earth Day is observed by the committee & volunteers picking up the trash from the parks. The committee opted to instead do this project on the actual Earth Day, Thursday, April 22, 2010 and will meet at City Hall at 6:30. Ms. Stepha.n will insure gloves and garbage bags are provided and ask for volunteers on the web site and City sign. Satellites in the Parks With budget cuts and attempts to eliminate items that are not essential, Mr. Paul Palzer, the Public Works Director, requested the committee look at whether something different could be done with the satellites currently in 4 of the parks (Eagle Park, Tracie McBride Memorial Park, Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park and Acorn Creek Park) for 7 months of the year. Each satellite costs $230 per month. This would be $1,610 per park, $6440 for the 7 month period. Mr. Palzer and myself discussed the number of complaint ca11s received last year regarding satellites and they were all for Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park. We need to either have an additional satellite at this park, or have it cleaned twice per week opposed to once. An additional cleaning per week is $25. What we aze proposing is to eliminate two of the satellites (Ea.gle, Acom) as these are sma11 neighborhood parks, and add an additional cleaning for the satellite at Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park. The additional cleaning would be approximately $700, saving $2,500. One additional concern is Eagle Park has tennis courts, we may not be able to eliminate this satellite. Also discussed was the possibility of ha�ing the restrooms at the warming house opened during Little � League hours, either by the coaches or the possibility of the concession stand being open. i After discussion the committee made the following motion. I Motion was made by Committee Member Seeley, seconded by Committee Member Selander to suggest to staff the removal of satellites for 2010 in both Eagle and Acorn Creek Parks and adding an additional cleaning per week of the satellite at Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park scheduling those cleanings for Friday and Tuesday each week. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Concession Stand / Raisin� Funds for Parks & Recreation Mr. Palzer suggested ihe committee look at opening the concession stand as a means of raising funds for Parks & Recreation. It has been done in the past having the warming house concession stand open for the months and hours of Little League when there are a lot of people in the pazk. Hot dogs, pop, water, candy, pop com could be sold to profit the committee projects. 4of8