08-07-2003 Parks Commission Minutes

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MINUTES Parks & Recreation Commission ~ ugust 7, 2003 Gray recommended continuing discussions with the Little Canada Fire Department to explore the idea of a memorial trail featuring beaches in honor of past fire chiefs. Motion seconded by Steinert. Motion carried 5 - 0. RONDEAU Sanders stated that one of the contractors for the play structure at Rondeau resubmitted a lower PARK price so he had all of the contractors re-bid the project. Earl F. Anderson's bid came in at $48,587 versus the original $52,276 they had bid resulting in a savings to the city. ICE CREAM Steinert stated that there was a good turnout for the Ice Cream Social held on July 31 at SOCIAL Spooner Park and everyone seemed to enjoy it. Most "thank yous" have already been sent to those involved in the event. Steinert will hand deliver a thank you Co the fire department and the A&W Root Beer. Many other local businesses also helped by distributing flyers to their customers. The Director stated that a thank you article will also be placed in the next issue of the city newsletter. He received positive feedback on the event as well. The Commission thanked Steinert for the excellent job he did coordinating this year's event. DIRECTOR'S The Director reported on the following items: ?PORT • Fall youth registration flyers were given to the Commission for their review. Registration has already been held for Soccer Clinic, Volleyball, and Soccer League. • The $100,000 matching grant that we had applied for this spring was received from the DNR for two trail connections. • AduIC fall softball starts next week. Wednesday night men's is full. There are still openings in Tuesday and Thursday men's. The women's league may not be successful again this year since there is only one team that has registered so far. • Tennis lessons, golf lessons, and adventures in the park had to be cancelled this year due to lack of regisU~ants. However, day camp was a success with 40+ kids registering for each one-week session. (8 sessions total) This is due in part to the change from ahalf-day camp to a full-day camp. • Archery lessons were held in July and were also successful. Pechman suggested having these lessons offered at night to make it more convenient for those parents who work. • The Coaches' Appreciation Party is scheduled August 21 at Spooner Park to thank our volunteer coaches. The LCRA is thanked for sponsoring this event. Page 2 of 3