Parks Commission Minutes 05-25-2006
MINUT S
PARKS COM ISSION
Thursday, May 25, 2 06 - 4: 30 p.m.
"To enhance community pride thro gh developing maintaining
City parks with a staD rd of quality."
Members Present:
Fran Fair, Ben Hitter, N ncy McCaffrey, Larry Nolan, Rick Traver and
Council Liaison, Tom P rrault.
Members Absent:
None
Others Present:
Seth Nelson, Park Supe .ntendent.
1. Call to Order.
Chair Nolan called the meeting to order at 4:30 .m. and declared a quorum present.
2A. A rove minutes of A ril 27 2006 re ular P rks Commission meetin .
RICK TRAVER MOVED TO APPROVE TH MINUTES OF THE APRIL 27, 2006
REGULAR PARKS COMMISSION MEETIN WITH CLARIFICATION ON THE
LANDSCAPE REFERENCED IN THE CEM TERY DISCUSSION. FRAN FAIR
SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION C RRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
RICK TRAVER MOVED TO APPROVE T E MINUTES OF THE MARCH 24, 2006
SPECIAL PARKS COMMISSION MEETIN . NANCY MCCAFFREY SECONDED THE
MOTION. MOTION CARRIED WITH F N FAIR ABSTAINING.
2B. A rove minutes of March 24 2006 s ecial arks Commission meetin .
Nancy McCaffrey added a discussion ofthe
proposed Lions Club projects.
Seth Nelson added discussion of
3. Consideration of addin items to the a end .
4. Citizens comments and reauests.
None. Seth Nelson stated he had heard man good comments about the plantings at East
Bridge Park.
The Parks Commission reviewed a request r financial support for the Monticello Map
produced by Lynne Dahl-Fleming. In 2005 e Parks Commission had donated $500 and the
Parks Commission was willing to donate th same amount for 2006.
5. Re uest for financial contribution for Mo
FRAN FAIR MOVED TO CONTRIBUTE 500 TOWARDS THE MONTICELLO MAP.
NANCY MCCAFFREY SECONDED TH MOTION. MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY.
Larry Nolan asked that Seth Nelson work with Lynne Dahl-Fleming to verify that all the park
related information was correct.
6. Park Maintenance.
Seth Nelson, Park Superintendent reviewed the work completed by the Parks Department staff.
The irrigations systems are all up and running with rain sensors being installed on the systems.
Staff has been working on Field #4 at the Xcel Fields converting it from a baseball field to a
softball field. The fields and parks have been aerated and sprayed for weeds. He noted they
had done some adjustments to the dock at Ellison Park. Fran Fair indicated that a group of
individuals would be doing some plantings at the West Bridge Park and asked if some good soil
could be brought in.
7. Review of Hidden Forest/Niaeara Falls Plavstructure.
The playstructure for the park in the Hidden ForestlNiagara Falls area was reviewed by the
Parks Department. The comments were submitted to the Parks Commission for their
consideration and also to the developer. Seth Nelson indicated that it was not clear from the
drawing that was submitted what was being installed by the contractor and what was not. The
Parks Commission discussed the time line for the park equipment installation. Since the park is
proposed to be an amenity that enhances the sale ofthe lots, the developer will be looking to
put in the park after the streets are in but before the area is built up much. The Parks
Commission directed Seth Nelson to work with the developer and contractor to make sure the
concerns with the play equipment noted by the Parks Department staff were addressed.
8. Updates. if any.
A. Review of Plans for Villas on Elm (Ruff Property). The plans which have received
concept stage approval by the Council were reviewed by the Parks Commission who
questioned why no consideration was given to acquiring any park land. They noted that
the Swan River Charter School had expressed their concern about no park being located
in this area
B. Website.
Nancy McCaffrey submitted a map from the City's website showing the various parks.
She felt this was good information to have and emphasized the need to keep this
updated. Since there is no one person responsible for the updating of the City's
website, Seth Nelson indicated he would be willing to do the Parks portion of the
website.
C. Lions Club Proiects.
Seth Nelson reported on two projects that the Lions Club is considering doing. One is a
clock tower project located at the site of the present Hi~ W ay Liquor Store sign. The
clock tower would include a message board for conununity events. The second project
would be a Christmas event at West Bridge Park. The Lions Club did stage an event
last year at the park at Christmas time and the response was very good. It is their plan
to enlarge on the event. Seth Nelson oted discussions were all preliminary at this
stage and he will keep the Parks Co ission informed on the Lions projects.
Normally the Parks Commission has booth at walk and roll but this year because of
other commitments the Parks Commi sion is not able to staff it.
D. Walk and Roll.
E. Pioneer Park.
Tom Perrault asked if any additional quipment was going to be placed at Pioneer Park.
The Parks Commission discussed pos ible pieces that could be added to the park.
9. Ad1ourn.
NANCYMCCAFFREYMOVEDTOADJ URN AT 5:35 P.M. RICK TRAVER
SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION C RRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
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