2010-05-05 P & R Minutes Approved

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Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes 05-05-10 safety issues such as the wood chips need to be replaced in the fall zones of the play structures; Acorn Creek Park is particularly bad. Nothing has been done with the slide platform at Eagle Park that the committee felt was unsafe after receiving complaints from residents. The committee also reports a large sink hole in the trail on the west side of the elementary school. Ms. Stephan will check to see if this is the City’s trail or the schools. Satellites in the Parks Update Public Works reports satellites have been delivered to Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park and Tracie McBride Memorial Park. The satellite at LaMotte will be cleaned twice per week. Ms. Stephan reports no complaints have been received regarding not having satellites in Acorn Creek Park and Eagle Park at this time. Concession Stand / Raising Funds for Parks & Recreation At the April meeting the committee discussed the possibility of raising money for parks by selling concessions from the warming house at Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park. The committee asked Mr. Paul Palzer to do an inspection of the facility. He reported other than cleaning and painting, the area was sufficient. Chairperson Branch reported concessions were previously sold at Little League games by the Centerville Lions with mixed results. One problem was the warming house is too far from the ball fields; the Lions used a wagon and went to the players. Chairperson Branch also talked to a representative from Schwans who said they would be willing to supply the ice cream freezer. The issues discussed where what to sell, where to purchase supplies, who to have operate the concessions and would the amount of work involved actually provide a high enough benefit to the committee. It was suggested the project could be offered to the Boy Scouts with a split to the committee. No decision was made at this time. Sand Volley Ball Court ~ Update from Mr. Paul Palzer At the April 7, 2010 Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting the committee requested Mr. Palzer look at the northeast corner of Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park to determine if it would be suitable for a sand volleyball court and wanted to know if the gravel path from Centerville Road could eventually be sodded over. Mr. Palzer provided the committee with a aerial view of the park which showed where the proposed downtown 42” drainage pipe would go, an area for a 80 x 50 volleyball court, as well as a potential spot for a soccer field and a small gravel parking area, all in the northeast corner of the park. The committee discussed these options at the May 5, 2010 committee meeting. Committee Member Haiden suggested having two (2) volleyball courts side by side with the reasoning being the tennis courts in Eagle Park are always busy, so much so that his family doesn’t even go up there to play tennis anymore, with two courts there would be a much better chance of finding one available. The committee would like to make the parking area bigger and eliminate the soccer area. Committee Member Haiden will draft a plan with the volleyball court having a north/south orientation for the purpose of eliminating the problem of the sun affecting one side or the other of the court. Committee Member Haiden will modify the previously proposed PRD (Project Requirement Document) and submit it to Mr. Palzer for review. In requesting potential Charitable Gambling Funds from Dead Broke Saddle Club, we have an estimate for Goetz Landscaping doing the work, but it has been discussed having Public Works do at least some of the work as well as we have some of the necessary supplies at Public Works alreadywhich would reduce the cost. At Mayor Capra’s direction the committee would ask Mr. Palzer to provide an estimate of costs that could be submitted to Dead Broke Saddle Club when requesting funds. The committee would also like to request Mr. Palzer attend the next committee meeting if possible. Movies in the Park/School Committee Member Peterson did some more research on the possibility of having a movie night at Centerville Elementary School instead of in the parks. This option is being considered so the event would not be dependant 5 of 6