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Home My WebLink About1994-02-02 Minutes PARK AND RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1994 - 6:30 P.M. Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the Park and Recreation Committee of the City of Centerville held their regular meeting on Wednesday, February 2, 1994 at the City Hall. Acting Chairperson Larson called the meeting to order at 6:37 P.M. Present: Drilling, Navin and Reisdorfer. Absent: Dixon. MINUTES: Approval of the December 1, 1993 meeting minutes. Motion by Reisdorfer, second by Navin to approve the December 1, 1993 meeting minutes, motion carried unanimously. OLD BUSINESS Rink Attendant Update Committee member Reisdorfer noted he had to let go of two attendants for not showing up for work. Committee member Residerdorfer noted Orville Hughes, Public Works Director, stated the City employees found a person sleeping in the rink building. The City will keep an eye on this. Committee member Larson reported that doors have been left unlocked, the door to the snack bar area was opened when nobody should have a key, the popcorn machine has been used, and parts were missing from the snow blower. Committee member Reisdorfer will look into this. Motion by Reisdorfer, second by Drilling, once the skating season is over, the City personnel should use the funds collected from key deposits to totally re -key the building; this should be done no later than 15 days after the end of the skating season, motion carried unanimously. Ordinance Committee member Navin will do a rough draft of the ordinance establishing a Park and Recreation committee for our next meeting. Tree Farm Update Committee member Navin noted the net funds remaining were $381.70. Out of that the City needs to be repaid the $100.00 dollar advance. City staff please send thank you letters to the following helpers: Mary Jane Lang, Christine Foster, Linda Reisdorfer and Russell Almendinger. Committee member Navin will sign the letters. P &R MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 2, 1994 PAGE TWO Sandahl's Regarding the claim by the Sandahl's, Committee member Navin felt that the Sandahl's were miss led. He felt that they were led to believe all they had to do is file a claim and they would receive restitution. North Metro Recreation Commission Could City staff ask Pat Turgeon to come to our next meeting to update us and re- explain the benefits of this program. Could City staff check to see what our commitments are to this commission and what are the processes to terminate Centerville's participation. NEW BUSINESS Outdoor Recreation Grant Application Form Committee member Drilling will be the lead on this Project. She will contact Carol Pelton to coordinate their activities. One possible item for a grant will be the purchase of more land for Central Park and its reconstruction. Centennial Little League Committee member Reisdorfer will send letters to Kelly's, Trio Inn, Waterworks and Centennial Little League requesting their presence at our next meeting. We will decide at that time who the fields will be allocated to based on who attends. There was a lengthy discussion as to whether a user fee should be assessed for up keep of the building. Committee member Navin will look into whether other cities are charging user fees and he will then notify each Park & Recreation member. Committee member Larson will look into the building maintenance costs. Senior Housing Motion by Reisdorfer, second by Navin to request City staff to please advise the City Council that the Park & Recreation Committee is very interested in being deeply involved in all aspects of any park dedication land or funds in this development; - the Park & Recreation Committee would like to be involved in all discussions from the beginning; - the Park & Recreation Committee saw no park on the map of the preliminary drawing; - also, we will need to what know the dollar value would P &R MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 2, 1994 PAGE THREE be if we elected to not take land and request funds, motion carried unanimously. Playground Equipment Committee member Drilling will do a proposal for new playground equipment in the parks to be discussed at our next meeting. New Members Motion by Navin, second by Drilling that the Park and Recreation Committee is looking for a new member and that city staff advertise for this position, motion carried unanimously. ADJOURN: Motion carried Larson, second by Reisdorfer to adjourn the meeting, motion carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned 8:37 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Neil Reisdorfer Acting Secretary NR /DW PARK AND REC MINUTES FEB 2, 1993 CALLED TO ORDER AT 637 PRESENT:ACTING CHAIR LARSON, DRILLING,NAVIN AND REISDORFER ‘fir 4m LIAISON :NONE .JGt • -1-. PR a WA ARRROVAL OF 12/1 MINUTES Ai p itv MOTION REISDORFER,SECONDNAVIN. UNAM OLD BUSINESS 4 0 - ( 1) RINK ATTENDANTS HAVE LET GO 2 ATTENDANT FOR NOT SHOWING FOR WORK. CITY EMPLOYEES FOUND A PERSON SLEEPING IN THE RINK BUILDING. NEIL WAS INFORMED BY ORV. CITY WILL KEEP AN EYE ON THIS. LARSON REPORTED: 1)DOORS HAVE BEEN LEFT UNLOCKED 2)DOOR TO THE SNACK BAR AREA WAS OPEN - NO BODY SHOULD HAVE A KEY 3)THE POPCORN MACHINE HAS BEEN USED 4)PARTS WERE MISSING FROM THE SNOWBLOWER NEIL WILL LOOK INTO THIS ONCE THE SKATING SEASON IS OVER, THE CITY PERSONNEL SHOULD USED THE FUNDS COLLECTED FROM KEY DEPOSITS TO TOTALLY REKEY THE BUILDING. THIS SHOULD BE DONE NO LATER THAN 15 DAYS AFTER THE END OF THE SEASON . MOTION REISDORFER,SECOND DRILLING UNAM 2)ORDINANCE NAVIN WILL DO A ROUGH DRAFT FOR OUR NEXT MEETING 3)TREE FARM UPDATE NET FUNDS REMAINING WERE $381.70. OUT OF THAT THE CITY NEEDS TO BE REPAID THE $100.00 ADVANCE. CITY STAFF PLEASE SEND THANK YOU LETTERS TO THE FOLLOWING HELPERS MARY JEAN LANGE CHRISTINE FOSTER LINDA REISDORFER AND LETTER TO RUSS A. PLEASE CALL NAVIN WHO WILL SIGN THE LETTERS. 4)REGARDING THE CLAIM BY THE SANDAHL'S, NAVIN FELT THAT THE SANDAHL'S WERE MISS LED. HE FELT THAT THEY WERE LED TO BELIEVE ALL THEY HAD TO DO IS FILE A CLAIM AND THEY WOULD RECEIVE RESTITUTION. 5)NORTH METRO REC COMMISSION cOULD CITY STAFF ASK PAT TURGEON TO COME TO OUR NEXT MEETING TO UPDATE US AND REEXPLAIN THE BENEFITS OF THIS PROGRAM. COULD CITY STAFF CHECK TO SEE WHAT OUR COMMITMENTS ARE TO THIS COMMISSION AND WHAT ARE THE PROCESSES TO TERMINATE CENTERVILLE'S PARTICIPATION. NEW BUSINESS 1)OUTDOOR RECREATION GRANT APPLICATION FORM DRILLING WILL BE THE LED ON THIS PROJECT. SHE WILL CONTACT CAROL PELTON TO COORDINATE THEIR ACTIVITIES. ONE POSSIBLE ITEM FOR A GRANT WILL BE THE PURCHASE OF MORE LAND FOR CENTRAL PARK AND ITS RECONSTRUCTION. 2)CENNENTIAL LITTLE LEAGUE REISDORFER WILL SEND LETTERS TO KELLY'S, TRIO INN, WATERWORKS' AND CENTENNIAL LITTLE LEAGUE REQUESTING THEIR PRESENCE AT OUR NEXT MEETING. WE WILL DECIDE AT THAT TIME WHO THE FIELDS WILL BE ALLOCATED TO BASED ON WHO ATTENDS. THERE WAS A LENGHTLY DISCUSSION AS TO WHETHER A USER FEE SHOULD BE ASSESSED FOR UP KEEP OF THE BUILDING. NAVIN WILL LOOK INTO WHETHER OTHER CITIES ARE CHARGING USER FEES AND HE WILL THEN NOTIFY EACH P &R MEMBER. LARSON WILL LOOK INTO THE BUILDING MAINTENANCE COSTS. 3)SENIOR HOUSING MOTION BY REISDORFER SECOND BY NAVIN CITY STAFF PLEASE ADVISE THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE P &R IS VERY INTERESTED IN BEING DEEPLY INVOLVED IN ALL ASPECTS OF ANY PARK DEDICATION LAND OR FUNDS IN THIS DEVELOPMENT. THE P &R WOULD LIKE TO BE INVOLVED IN ALL DISCUSSIONS FROM THE BEGINNING. WE SAW NO PARK ON THE MAP OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAWING. ALSO, WE WILL NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE DOLLAR VALUE WOULD BE IF WE ELECTED TO NOT TAKE LAND AND REQUEST FUNDS. UNAM 4)DRILLING WILL DO A PROPOSAL FOR NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT IN THE PARKS TO BE DISCUSSED AT OUR NEXT MEETING. 5)WE ARE LOOKING FOR A NEW MEMBER(S) AND THAT CITY STAFF ADVERTISE FOR THIS POSITION. MOTION NAVIN SECOND DRILLING UNAM ADJOURNED AT 8:37 MOTION BY LARSON SECOND REISDORFER UNAM ACTING SECRETARY - REISDORFER