HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-07-02 P & R Minutes - Approved
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE
Wednesday, July 2, 2014 ~ 6:30 p.m.
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the Parks & Recreation Committee of the City of
Centerville held a scheduled meeting on Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at the City Hall location.
Present:
Chairperson Patrick Branch
Committee Member Kevin Amundsen
Committee Member Brian Peterson
Committee Member Nick Twohy
Committee Member Kevin Waeghe
Also Present:
Council Member, Steve King
Absent:
Vice-Chairperson Jon Grahek
Committee Member Chris Bettinger
Committee Member Suzanne Seeley
Public Works Director, Paul Palzer
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Branch called the July 2, 2014 Meeting of the Parks & Recreation Committee to
order at 6:32 p.m. at the City Hall location.
Roll Call – see above
II. SET AGENDA
Motion was made by Committee Member Branch, seconded by Committee Member Waege
to set the agenda. Under COMMITTEE BUSINESS: by adding number 3. Budget
Projections and under UPDATES: by adding number 3. Run update, number 4 Anoka
County Master Plan and number 5. Movies in the park. All in favor. Motion carried.
III. APPEARANCES ~ NONE
IV. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES
Motion was made by Committee Member Amundsen, seconded by Committee Member
Twohy to approve the June 4, 2014 minutes as written except to add Pat Branch as the
transcriber. All in favor. Motion carried.
V. COMMITTEE BUSINESS
1.Park Benches/Installation/Labor – Pat Branch
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The actual cost of the five benches was $2679, materials (lumber & cement) for
installation was $578 and the cost for labor to install them was $1141. There was
some concern regarding the cost of the labor and whose responsibility it should be
to pay for the labor costs for the installation of park projects. In the future, when
a motion is made, the motion should include a request to the city to budget and to
pay for the labor for the installation of park projects. This item was tabled to the
August meeting.
2.Basketball Court/Backboard – Paul Palzer
Mr. Palzer was not in attendance at this meeting, but information was provided to
the Committee for several options for backboards. The Committee prefers the
gooseneck style and would cost approximately $1500 each, for a total of $3000,
plus the cost of materials to install them. This item was tabled to the August
meeting.
3.Budget Projections – Pat Branch
The 2014 project that the Committee is planning and obtaining bids for include a
basketball court in the area of the ice arena. Other projects for the future include
Water Fountains in the Laurie LaMotte and Acorn Parks, Electrical Drops at the
Laurie LaMotte Park, Tree Trimming in Hidden Spring Park and a new Popcorn
Machine. Currently there is $901 that can be earmarked for the Basketball Court.
It is expected (or hoped) that additional donations will be received before the end
of summer to allow the completion of the Basketball Court.
VI. UPDATES
1.Council Updates – Council Member Steve King
Mr. King reported that an additional $500 donation was recently received by the
Lions. There is a purchase agreement between the city and the St. Paul Water
District for the purchase of the land by Trailside Park. The City Council adopted
the third revision of the Chain of Lakes-Bald Eagle Trail Plan.
2. Flag Football Tournament - Pat Branch
The second half of the tournament was rained out. To date, none of the waivers
have been turned in for the May/June tournament and no money has been
received to cover the cities expenses. No permit request has been received for the
August 9/10 tournament. Committee Member Branch has emailed Mr. Teng
Moua twice requesting an update and to date has not received a response; he will
follow up and if no response the August date may not be approved.
3. Festival of the Lakes Runs – Pat Branch
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The runs are scheduled for July 26 with the 8K & 5K starting at 8:00 am and the
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Kids Run starting at 9:00 am. Teams of 5 will pay for 4 members and the 5
member is free. Several sponsors have made a commitment and Committee
Member Branch will follow up with them. Mr. Greg Berger will oversee all
recycling with Waste Management providing recycling containers. He will also
place the signage.
Discussed purchasing a business card size ad for $100 to be included with the
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Lions ad in PUBLICATION?; it will be distributed on July 24, but need to find
out the submission date. The Committee approved this by consensus. The Teams
of 5 discount will be included in this ad.
The Lions Club and Kelly’s have teamed up to sponsor the street dance in Kelly’s
parking lot with free parking at the school.
4. Chain of Lakes – Bald Eagle Regional Tail Master Plan
The City Council adopted the Chain of Lakes-Bald Eagle Trail.
VII. OTHER
1. Movies in the Park – Brian Peterson
This activity is scheduled for September, 2014. Committee Member Peterson
asked for additional ideas for movies; Frozen & the Lego Movie are two options.
2. Jam Session
The average attendance for the Music in the Parks has been approximately 30
each week. Discussed serving ice cream at the Jam Session, which is the last
event.
VIII. ACTION ITEMS REVIEW
Items that have been completed will be removed; some are still open and additional items
discussed at this meeting will be added. A revised Action Item List, as of the March 5, 2014
meeting will be included with the minutes to be approved.
Items that have been completed as of July 2, 2014 will be removed:
These include item numbers: 14-013 & 14-017
Items that are to be deleted as of July 2, 2014 will be removed:
These include item numbers: NONE
Corrections/Revisions: NONE
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Items to be added are:
14-018 – Obtain estimates on cost of installation of the Basketball Court hoops/backboard.
14-019 - Obtain estimates on cost of installation of Water Fountains in Laurie LaMotte
and Acorn Parks.
14-020 – Obtain estimates on cost of installation of Electrical Service in Laurie LaMotte
pavilion.
The person assigned to these above 3 items is Paul Palzer, Date: ASAP, Status: Open
Items that are priority items and need to be done ASAP are item numbers: NONE
Change dates to Ongoing: 13-022 & 14-016
IX. ADJOURNMENT
Motion was made by Committee Member Amundsen, seconded by Committee
Member Twohy to adjourn the meeting. Meeting was adjourned at 7:29 p.m. All
in favor. Motion carried.
Submitted by: Linda Neudecker, Secretary
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