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Parks & Recreation Committee <br /> Meeting Minutes 04-07-10 <br /> <br />including the footings with the pergola having no requirement for footings if the pergola is not <br />built. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. <br /> <br />Music in the Park <br /> <br />This item was discussed under Appearances. <br /> <br />Earth Day Activities <br /> <br /> Most of the committee was unavailable on Saturday, April 24, 2010 when traditionally Earth Day is <br />observed by the committee & volunteers picking up the trash from the parks. The committee opted to <br />instead do this project on the actual Earth Day, Thursday, April 22, 2010 and will meet at City Hall at <br />6:30. Ms. Stephan will insure gloves and garbage bags are provided and ask for volunteers on the web <br />site and City sign. <br />Satellites in the Parks <br /> <br />With budget cuts and attempts to eliminate items that are not essential, Mr. Paul Palzer, the Public <br />Works Director, requested the committee look at whether something different could be done with the <br />satellites currently in 4 of the parks (Eagle Park, Tracie McBride Memorial Park, Laurie LaMotte <br />Memorial Park and Acorn Creek Park) for 7 months of the year. Each satellite costs $230 per month. <br />This would be $1,610 per park, $6440 for the 7 month period. Mr. Palzer and myself discussed the <br />number of complaint calls received last year regarding satellites and they were all for Laurie LaMotte <br />Memorial Park. We need to either have an additional satellite at this park, or have it cleaned twice per <br />week opposed to once. An additional cleaning per week is $25. What we are proposing is to <br />eliminate two of the satellites (Eagle, Acorn) as these are small neighborhood parks, and add an <br />additional cleaning for the satellite at Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park. The additional cleaning would <br />be approximately $700, saving $2,500. One additional concern is Eagle Park has tennis courts, we <br />may not be able to eliminate this satellite. <br />Also discussed was the possibility of having the restrooms at the warming house opened during Little <br />League hours, either by the coaches or the possibility of the concession stand being open. <br /> <br />After discussion the committee made the following motion. <br /> <br />Motion was made by Committee Member Seeley, seconded by Committee Member Selander to <br />suggest to staff the removal of satellites for 2010 in both Eagle and Acorn Creek Parks and <br />adding an additional cleaning per week of the satellite at Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park <br />scheduling those cleanings for Friday and Tuesday each week. All in favor. Motion carried <br />unanimously. <br /> <br />Concession Stand / Raising Funds for Parks & Recreation <br /> <br />Mr. Palzer suggested the committee look at opening the concession stand as a means of raising funds <br />for Parks & Recreation. It has been done in the past having the warming house concession stand open <br />for the months and hours of Little League when there are a lot of people in the park. Hot dogs, pop, <br />water, candy, pop corn could be sold to profit the committee projects. <br />4 of 8 <br /> <br />