MCC Advisory Board Minutes 02-21-2012MINUTES
MONTICELLO COMMUNITY CENTER (MCC) ADVISORY BOARD
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012 — 4:30 P.M. RIVER ROOM
Board Members Present: Sandra Theros, Jennifer Bethke, Clint Herbst, Darren Paumen
Board Member Absent: Ron Broekemeier
Board Liaison Absent: Lloyd Hilgart
Staff Members Present: Kitty Baltos- Director
Call meeting to order
Sandra Theros called the meeting to order at 4:41 pm.
2. Consideration of adding items to the agenda
a) Business advertising
3. Consideration of approving the minutes from the January 17, 2012 regular meeting
DARREN PAUMEN MOVED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 17,
2012. MOTION WAS SECONDED BY SANDRA THEROS. MOTION CARRIED 4 -0.
4. Update Items
a) Usage summary through January 2012
There were fewer memberships established in January of 2012 than in January of 2011.
Staff wondered if there had been more corporate memberships established early last year
than this year. The ice area count had been decreasing in past months but may have
increased in January due to the lack of outdoor ice options.
b) Improvement Project Update
Contracts for the building improvement project have been signed with Ebert
Construction. The preconstruction meeting is scheduled for March 14th. Pool
improvements are scheduled to begin in the spring. The rest of the construction will take
place in July or August. There is a 15 week lead time to order the necessary mechanical
equipment.
c) CPT Program
The MCC is part of the Collaborative Promotion Team (CPT) tasked with identifying and
implementing joint marketing ideas. Staff are considering a promotional plan involving a
one week MCC membership. Another collaborative promotional effort would utilize
cable franchise fee reimbursements to fund a citywide digital signage project. This
project involves upgrading TVs and software to promote city services in various City
facilities. The information broadcast will consist of general City announcements as well
as announcements specific to each facility.
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d) Manager's Monthly Recap
Staff agreed to include Advisory Board members in the distribution list for emails sent to
members. There was some discussion about further promoting the Great Weight Rebate
through the newspaper.
5. Consideration of movie choices for the 2012 summer Movie in the Park series
The Advisory Board reviewed staff recommendations and provided input about 2012 Movie
in the Park title choices to be shown at Pioneer Park this summer. Movies choices are to be
family friendly (rated PG), popular and recent and, not too long or slow moving. The movies
selected were Mouse Hunt for June, Tangled for July and Dolphin Tale for August. Some
titles also considered were Nims Island, Enchanted, Tin Tin, Wizard of Oz, Bucket List,
Castaway, Moneyball, Sherlock Holmes, and Cowboys. Staff indicated that Bill Bruce had
pointed out that cities tend to have a better event turnout on Saturdays than Fridays. Staff
will ask him if MCC might be allowed to plan an additional movie night in September to
make up for the movie night that had been cancelled due to weather last summer.
6. Consideration of appointing a Board Member as a Liaison to the Farmer's Market
Steering Committee and Farmer's Market Update
Jennifer Bethke had been board liaison to the Farmer's Market steering committee for two
years. Ron Brockemeier was the most recent appointee to the committee but he has since
resigned from the Advisory Board. The MCC hasn't received any applications for his vacant
advisory position yet. There was some discussion about the role of the liaison position. Staff
indicated that the Advisory Board could choose to ask that staffer Sara Cahill provide
periodic updates or that the issue be tabled until the vacant Advisory Board position was
filled. The issue was tabled. Staff will reopen the posting for the vacant position. Darren
Paumen suggested advertising it in the newspaper. It is on the Channel 12 bulletin board.
7. Consideration of the new Pool ADA requirements for the community center
Staff have determined that the MCC pool stairs are two inches too short to be in compliance
with new federally mandated ADA requirements. Community centers that have installed a
pool lift had indicated to staff that lifts are expensive, get rusty, must be stored and, are so
infrequently used that staff aren't often trained in its use. Staff noted that the State does not
enforce this mandate.
CLINT HERBST MOVED THAT THE MCC TAKE NO ACTION TO ADDRESS THE
NEW ADA REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POOL AT THIS TIME. MOTION WAS
SECONDED BY SANDRA THEROS. MOTION CARRIED 4 -0.
8. Item previously tabled, consideration of gymnasium closures for specific athletic times
Staff indicated that the request to close the gym one night a week for soccer is no longer an
issue since the soccer players have relocated their activities to the Rink. The Advisory Board
briefly considered how to handle such requests in the future. MCC puts a high priority on
offering open gym time. There are currently no other requests for gym closure on a specific
evening. The Board recommended leaving the gym schedule as is for now rather than
changing the policy since the drop -in basketball is popular and often used by members.
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9. Consideration of changing or canceling the March 20, 2012 Advisory Board meeting
Kitty Baltos indicated that would be out of town on the date scheduled for the next board
meeting. She suggested either rescheduling or cancelling the meeting and agreed to send an
email update if any significant issues require Board discussion before the next meeting.
SANDRA THEROS MOVED TO CANCEL THE MARCH 20, 2012 ADVISORY BOARD
MEETING. MOTION WAS SECONDED BY JENNIFER BETHKE.MOTION CARRIED
4 -0.
10. Consideration of adding items to the agenda
a) Business Advertising - Sunlife Tanning staff asked for MCC approval to market their
business by offering a special promotion to include free tanning to those establishing
new community center membership. Staff pointed out that this would be a nice benefit
for new members since Gold's Gym offers tanning services. It doesn't change MCC
membership but adds value. There was some discussion about the importance of
providing local businesses a similar opportunity should requests be made. Staff agreed
to include MCC related promotions and coupons to the new member booklet.
b) Online Registration - The current software version on the MCC website doesn't track
duplicate records. CSI is planning a software upgrade which will enable a cleanup of
the database and offer online program registration through the MCC website by the end
of the summer. Staff will attend the seminar to learn about the upgrade and may request
training to clean up the database using the new software. The online registration will
primarily be used for swim lesson sign ups. Many of the other events offered at the
MCC do not require advance registration.
11. Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at 5:44 pm.
Recorder: Kerry T. Burri
Approved: April,,7,2012
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