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City of Centerville
Park & Recreation Committee
December 4, 2019
CITY OF CENTERVILLE
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the City of Centerville’s Parks & Recreation Committee
held a scheduled meeting on December 4, 2019 in the Council Chambers of the at City Hall, 1800
Main Street.
Present: Committee Member Chris Bettinger
Committee Member Kathy Freiermuth
Committee Member Brian Peterson
Committee Member Suzanne Seeley
Committee Member Kevin Waeghe, Chairman
Also Present: Mark Statz, City Administrator/Engineer
Absent: Committee Member Heidi Errickson-Grahek
Michelle Lasko, Council Member Liaison
I. CALL TO ORDER
Committee Member Chair, Kevin Waeghe, called the December 4, 2019 Meeting of the
Parks & Recreation Committee to order at 6:33 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall.
Results of the roll call are shown above.
II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motion made by Committee Member Seeley, seconded by Committee Waeghe to
MOVE the following: under New Business, # 3 – 19-014 to 2A under Unfinished
Business; ADD the following under New Business: #3 Centennial Youth Hockey,
Park Permit, #4 – Power in LLM Park for Fete de Lac activities, All in favor.
Motion carried.
III. APPEARANCES - NONE
IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS
V. UNFINISHED COMMITTEE BUSINESS
1. 19-011 Lights for Sledding Hill
The responsibility of the P & R Committee would be to cover the cost of a pole & light
using a photo cell, timer or connect to the hockey rink. The cost of the electricity would
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not be the responsibility of the committee. It was suggested to look into the cost of
solar or other options. This agenda item will be tabled until January, 2020.
2A. 19-007: Bald Eagle Waterski Club Annual Permit Renewal
After review of the permit dated June 11, 2014, it was recommended to approve another
five year permit, with an annual permit fee of $1.00 per year. This permit would be
dated from September 1, 2019 through August 31, 2024, with the following
changes/additions:
~ continue to share the cost of an on-site porta-potty;
~ include storage for the ramp & possibly a small rental fee;
~ include language regarding them not blocking the sanitary sewer facilities;
~ include no annual fee to be charged;
~ request staff to reword document to be more concise;
~ check into “Legacy Fund”.
Motion made by Committee Member Waeghe, seconded by Committee Member
Bettinger to include all of the above items in a revised permit to be presented to
the BEWC for their signature. All in Favor. Motion carried.
2B. 19-014: Thursday evening Bald Eagle Waterski Show Vendor(s) Event
After additional suggestions and discussion, the possibility of developing this event
will be dependent on the Committee to coordinate this event. It would be preferable
for a community volunteer(s) to head this event along with a liaison from the P & R
Committee.
~ The venders would be included as part of the BEWC promotions with vendors set
up by 6:00pm and the water ski show beginning at 7:00pm;
~ Event would be held each Thursday from June through August (outside of school
year);
~ Block off Centerville Road, north of Main Street and host event on that block, with
parking in CV Elementary parking lot;
~ Recruit food trucks, craft vendors and farmers market-type stands; at no cost to
them, initially and no offer of payment from us;
~ Discuss possibility of music as part of offerings;
~ Determine budget to include temporary items such as dumpsters, porta-potty, etc.
~ Administrator Statz will provide a Plan of Action for the Committee to follow.
This agenda item will be tabled until January, 2020.
3. 19-028: Centennial Youth Hockey – Park Facility Permit Application
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An application was received from Mr. Peter Schmitt on behalf of the Centennial
Youth Hockey on 10-21-19 requesting the use of the LaMotte warming house and
ice hockey rink for practices. On 11-26-19, a letter was received from Mr. Schmitt
requesting access to the rink and warming house on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
nights from 6-7 pm, 7-8 pm and 8-9 pm during the months of January and February.
Motion made by Committee Member Bettinger, seconded by Committee
member Peterson to recommend to the City Council, to allow access to the
hockey rink and warming house to the Centennial Youth Hockey during
January and February as follows: use of the full rink on Monday, Tuesday and
Thursday for one hour each evening and use of half of the rink on Monday,
Tuesday and Thursday for the remainder of the time. All in Favor. Motion
carried.
They will need to provide a schedule to the city. The intention of using half of the
rink on the requested days would be for the younger skaters such as the Mites, etc.
as they would not need the entire rink. It is requested that the adults accompanying
the skaters help to shovel the rink.
4. 19-029: Skate Night – Friday, January 10, 2020
This event is scheduled from 6:00pm to 9:00 pm; and includes skating and possibly
the following activities: Star Gazing, Snow Shoeing, Sledding, Fat Bikes and Cross
Country Skiing.
Motion made by Committee Member Peterson, seconded by Committee
Member Waeghe to approve up to $500.00 from the P & R budget to cover the
costs for the activities and supplies for each Skate Night. All in Favor. Motion
carried.
Committee Member Waeghe will continue to handle the promotion of the event and
Committee Member Seeley will evaluate the current stock of supplies i.e. cocoa mix,
etc. She will also contact Kevin and Nancy Amundson to invite them to participate
in both Skate Nights. There is still the possibility of hiring a skate sharpener to
provide free skate sharpening at one or both Skate Nights.
5. 19-030: Skate Night – Saturday, February 15, 2020
See number 4 on page 3
6. 19-031: Meeting Norms
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This agenda item will be tabled until January, 2020.
7. 10-032: Fete des Lacs – confirm date, schedule of activities & liaisons
rd
This event is scheduled for the 3 weekend in July. The 2020 dates will be Tuesday,
th
July 14 through Saturday, July 19.
The committee members were asked to consider the following: appointing a
representative & alternate to the Fete des Lacs Committee, defining the role for that
representative and confirming events the city should organize/fund in 2020.
Motion made by Committee Member Waeghe, seconded by Committee
Member Freiermuth to appoint committee members Bettinger and Peterson as
co-liaisons to the Fete des Lacs committee. All in favor. Motion carried.
The responsibilities of these liaisons are to be determined; it has been recommended
that the committee members take a lead role in the planning of Fete des Lacs and
consider it a Park & Rec activity.
VI. NEW COMMITTEE BUSINESS
1. January 1, 2020 Meeting Date – Cancel or reschedule
The committee members, by consensus, chose to reschedule the January meeting
stth
date from January 1 to January 8.
2. Centennial Lakes Little League, Park Facility Permit Application
A request for the use of the Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park from, April 1 through
September, 2020, Monday through Friday from 4:00 pm until dark, has been
received from the Centennial Lakes Little League.
Motion made by Committee member Waeghe, seconded by Committee member
Seeley to recommend to the City Council to tentatively approve the Centennial
Lakes Little League request contingent upon them providing a detailed
schedule in the spring. All in favor. Motion carried.
3. Power in LLM Park for Fetes des Lacs
Additional power is needed during Fete des Lacs; discussed using/adding outlets at
the warming house, add a power distribution box, 50 amp plug, spider or octopus
plugs etc. Bids need to be obtained for options for adding power & once approved
and installed, the cost of said electricity would need to be shared the Lions & the
City. Excess funds in F & L could be used to cover the cost of this expense.
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VII. APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES – November 6, 2019
Motion made by Committee Member Waeghe, seconded by Committee
Member Seeley to approve the minutes of the November 6, 2019 P & R
committee meeting as written. All in Favor. Motion carried.
VIII. UPDATES/ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. Council Liaison Updates – Council Member Lasko: NONE
2. Staff Updates – Administrator Statz:
The City Council approved moving the Inter-fund loan from the Sewer Fund to the
Park Dedication Fund.
3. 16-031: P & R Committee Vacancy – Status: NO APPLICANTS
XV. ACTION ITEMS REVIEW
ITEMS COMPLETED OR DELETED as of December 4, 2019 will be removed:
19-019; 19-025; 19-028
ITEMS TO BE CHANGED as of December 4, 2019
NONE
ITEMS TO BE ADDED as of December 4, 2019: (34 & 35 for January meeting)
19-034: Provide a copy of the September, 2019 P & R meeting minutes – Staff
19-035: Obtain a quote for additional power in Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park during
Fete des Lacs - Staff
19-036: Centennial Lakes Little League –Park Facility Application March/April
X. AGENDA ITEMS FOR JANUARY MEETING:
Under UNFINISHED BUSINESS
19-011: Sledding Hill – lights
19-014: Bald Eagle Waterski Club – Thursday evening Vendors
19-029: Skate Night: Friday, January 10, 2020
19-030: Skate Night – Saturday, February 15, 2020
19-031: Meeting norms – Criteria to follow
19-032: Fete des Lacs – duties/responsibilities of co-liaisons & schedule of activities
19-033: P & R Committee’s 5 year plan discussion
19-034: Provide a copy of the September minutes for approval - MS
19-035: Power in Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park for Fete des Lacs – need quotes - MS
19-036: Centennial Lakes Little League –Park Facility Application
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Under UPDATES/ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. Council Updates – Council Member Michelle Lasko
2. Staff Updates – Administrator Mark Statz
3. 16-031: P & R Committee 1 vacancy – Status
XI. ADJOURNMENT
Motion made by Committee Member Seeley, seconded by Committee Member
Waeghe to adjourn the December 4, 2019 meeting at 8:51 p.m. All in Favor. Motion
carried.
Respectfully submitted by Recorder, Linda Nuedecker.
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