HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-03-2003 Park Board MinutesPark Board Meeting – February 3, 2003 Minutes 1 The February 3, 2003 City of Lino Lakes Park Board meeting was called to order at 6:30pm, by Chair Lindy. Roll call was taken, members present were Pam Tasch uk, Katie Boyle, Michael O’Connor, Bill Kusterman and George Lindy. Members absent were Pat Huelman and Paul Montain. Also present was Rick DeGardner, Public Services Di rector. APPROVAL OF DECEMBER 2, 2002 MINUTES: Pam Taschuk made a motion, seconded by Michael O’Co nnor, to approve the December 2, 2002 minutes. The minutes were approved. Chair Lindy asked if the Park Board will be followi ng up on the concrete sidewalk or if that will be a staff issue. Rick advised the whole project has been delayed. Staff will det ermine specifics on the concrete sidewalk when the details regarding the project are discussed. SETTING THE AGENDA: The Agenda was passed as presented. OPEN MIKE: No one was present for open mike. REVIEW 2002 PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT ACCOMPLISHME NTS: Rick reviewed the list of 2002 Public Services Depa rtment Accomplishments that was distributed in the packets noting the entire Public Services Staff had a very productive 2002 and most of the work was done in-house. Rick continued stating the four major projects for the department include Highland Meadows Park, Clearwater Creek Par k, Timberwolf Trail and Birch Park Trail. Chair Lindy noted a resident came to his home just to comment on how nice the Birch Park Trail looks. Pam asked if the Parks Department will be offering the Day Camp program again this summer. Rick advised the Day Ca mp program will be offered again this summer. Bill inquired about the holiday lighting contest. Rick advised the contest has been in the City of Lino Lakes for several years. The electric company pays for the prizes so there i s no cost to the City. DISCUSS AND APPROVE 2003 PARK BOARD GOALS: Rick advised the January 6, 2003 Goals Meeting prov ided extensive dialog pertaining to possible 2003 Goals. Informat ion included
Park Board Meeting – February 3, 2003 Minutes 2 in the packets was compiled to further the discussi on regarding the 2003 Goals. The “Park Dedication Fund Summary” indicates how th e Park Dedication Fund would be impacted with the proposed goals. Staff is recommending releasing the designated Lino Air P ark funds ($4,400) and a designated Clearwater Creek trail bu ffering ($800). Full implementation of the proposed goals would result in an undesignated fund balance of approximately $4 0,451. The attachment labeled “2003 Proposed Park Board Go als” summarizes the proposed goals. A detailed descript ion is provided for each proposed goal. Some goals have a dditional attachments for consideration. Assuming a consensus can be reached on the proposed 2003 Park Board Goals, it is anticipated to discuss the goals with the City Council at the February 19 or March 5 Work Session. Katie indicated she may be leery about putting a lo t of money into the gazebo at Birch Park due to vandalism conc erns. Michael advised that if a shelter similar to the st ructure in place at Clearwater Creek is constructed vandalism should not be a concern. Chair Lindy inquired about the location of an open air shelter. Rick stated there are two possible locations: betwe en the smaller structure and the boardwalk or by the hockey rink w here the concrete table is currently located. The problem w ith the first location is you can not see the larger play structu re from that area. The problem with the second location is that it is not as ascetically pleasing. The open air structure would finish that park off and the park really does lack shade. When the shelter is put in the City will look at continuing the trai l. Rick asked if the Park Board is agreeable to the $5 0,000 amount for paving the three parking lots at Sunrise Park. Chair Lindy inquired about the layout of the lots. Rick referred to a drawing pointing out the area of fields, build ings and where the lots would go in. Bill stated the paved parking lots would give the p ark a much needed upgrade. Rick stated he believes the City should proceed wit h lot 1, 2 and 3. The City could look at doing lot 4 at a future date.
Park Board Meeting – February 3, 2003 Minutes 3 Pam stated completing lot 4 also would be very nice . She inquired about the impact on the park use during co nstruction. Rick advised the work would have to be done on a we ekend. Pam stated she believes the City should complete al l four lots because that park is very heavily used. Rick asked if the Park Board is comfortable with on ly having $25,000 in undesignated funds. Pam asked if the undesignated funds have ever been that low. Rick stated the fund balance has never gone that lo w. Bill stated there is the possibility that the funds for Stoneybrook may be available also. In addition, th e City may have to back off from the full size basketball cour t. Rick advised the Stoneybrook development has been a pproved. Bill stated the City should complete all four of th e lots while the work is being done. It was the consensus of the Park Board to change th e amount of proposed dollars for the Sunrise Park, Pave Parking lots, to $65,0000 to include lot 4. Michael O’Connor made a motion, seconded by Pam Tas chuk, to approve the Park Board 2003 Proposed Goals as amend ed. The motion was approved. Rick requested Chair Lindy determine what date he w ill be available to present the 2003 Park Board Goals to t he City Council. RECREATION DEPARTMENT UPDATE: Rick referred to the Program Highlights Flyer from January 2003. He noted the 4 th Annual Snow Day was held on Saturday, January 25 at Wargo Nature Center. Approximately 60 people pa rticipated in this year’s event – significantly less than previou s years. Staff believes the lack of snow and the extremely c old temperatures of late greatly influenced the numbers this year. The second annual CLUB Sweetheart Dance will be hel d on Saturday, February 15 at Centennial Elementary School. Ninet y participants have registered so far for this event – the maximum is 200 participants. Forty-two youth attended the Grand Slam & Cheapskat e field trip on December 26. The December 27 trip to the MN His tory Museum & The Grove was canceled due to low numbers. The tri ps are slowly
Park Board Meeting – February 3, 2003 Minutes 4 increasing in popularity as the need for alternativ e day-care on non-school day’s increases. The warming house shelters and outdoor skating rink s are cooperating effectively this winter. Rick added th e Spring Activities Guide is scheduled to be out in homes th e last week of February. Bill asked what demands the City places on the work ers at the ice rinks. Rick stated the ice rink attendants take ho urly counts and check outside the warming house. Typically, th e ice rink attendants also clear the rinks. Bill stated the rinks at Birch Park do not get clea red. He suggested the rink attendants should be responsible for shoveling or sweeping the rinks since they are being paid. H e stated that the rinks should be flooded every Friday evening fo r heavy weekend use. He asked if the City would be open to volunteers flooding the rinks. Rick stated he will speak to Barry about Birch Park . He indicated he would be open to adult volunteers floo ding the rinks. PARKS DEPARTMENT UPDATE: Rick reviewed a memo from Mike Hoffman, Parks Super visor, which summarizes the maintenance highlights for January 2 003. Rick noted maintenance activities have included daily ma intenance of all hockey and pleasure rinks, buckthorn removal an d the replacement of the old musty carpet with vinyl tile throughout the Marshan Park storage building. Rick added employee performance reviews were conduc ted for all maintenance staff. NEW BUSINESS: Appoint Park Liaisons and Community Service Award C ommittee Member – Rick advised each year the Park Board designates a park liaison for each neighborhood park. Rick also indicated that a Community Service Award Committee Member needs to be appointed. Bill Kusterman was t he Park Board Representative in 2002. The following park liaisons were designated: Arena Acres Park Paul Behm’s Century Farm Park Bill
Park Board Meeting – February 3, 2003 Minutes 5 Birch Park Pat Birchwood Acres/Park Grove Bill Brandywood Park George City Hall Park Bill Clearwater Creek Park Michael Country Lakes Park Katie Highland Meadows Michael LaMotte Park Paul Lino Park Pat Marshan Park Pam Pheasant Hills Park Katie Quail Ridge Park George Rice Lake Estates Park Pam Shenandoah Park Pat Sunrise Park Paul Sunset Oaks Park Pam Wenzel Farm Park Pam Woods of Baldwin Lake Park Michael Woolan’s Park Paul The Park Board determined Michael O’Connor would be designated to the 2003 Community Service Awards Committee. NEXT PARK BOARD MEETING: Rick advised the next Park Board meeting would be h eld on Monday, March 3, 2003, 6:30pm. ADJOURN: Pam Taschuk made a motion to adjourn, seconded by K atie Boyle. The meeting was adjourned at 7:22pm. Respectfully Submitted,
Park Board Meeting – February 3, 2003 Minutes 6 Kim Points Recording Secretary