Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Packet 5-24-2007

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Parks and Recreation and Forestry Commission Meeting Agenda May 24, 2007 730 P.M. 1. Roll Call 2. Approval of minutes from the April 26, 2007 meeting. 3. Public Input - Citizens are encouraged to speak to the Park and Recreation and Forestry Commissioners on issues of concern. 4. YMCA Update 5. Unfinished Business: a.) Hillview Playground Equipment - The 2007 budget has $38,000 allocated for the replacement of the playground equipment at Hillview Park. This is to include $38,000 the play set, border curbing and fiberfill. In working through the detailed costs of this project, it was determined that the proposed playground along with the border curbing and fiberfill would exceed the budget by a 6 to 8 thousand dollars. To stay within the $38,000 budget the play set could be trimmed by removing a few items, or the budget could be increase to account for the increased cost, or the fiber fill could be purchased utilizing the Park Improvement Funds budgets for 2007 ($35,000 available). Colors selected were: Blue plastic (slides), Green Platforms, Yellow Bars b.) Park Improvement Plan — the Park Improvement Plan is the document utilized by the Commission to plan and budget for park improvements. This document has three main components/ categories: Category A — These are simple maintenance items that City crews can perform during the calendar year Category B — These are items to be budget for in the next year or two ($35,000 budgeted in 2007) Category C — These are items with large capital expenditures anticipated over the next five or more years. These items will also be included in the City's Capital Improvement Program. Draft City Budgets for 2008 are due at the end of June. The Park Improvement Plan should be reviewed and updated. The Commission has selected Thursday, May 24t" to conduct a park tour. The tour will start at 6:OOpm. at City Hall and will conclude at 7:30pm. The Parks and Recreation meeting will then start at 7:30pm. The parks selected to tour this year are: Oakwood Park, Hillview Park, Groveland Park, Woodcrest Park, and if time permits — Lambert Park. Park needs identified on the Park Tour will be incorporated into the Park Improvement Plan. The Park Improvement Plan in turn is incorporated into City budgets and Capital Improvement Programs. 6. New Business: a.) Silver View Pond Aerator — The City Parks Department acquired two pond aerators with the sale of the City's golf course. These pond aerators are used to minimize algae growth in ponds during the summer months. These aerators could be used to help with the algae issue at Silver View Pond. The main cost associated with installing these aerators at Silver View Pond is extending electrical power to the aerators. This cost is estimated to be $5,000. Staff is suggesting that aerators be installed and that a portable generator be used to power the aerators on a temporary basis. This would give the city a better indication as to the effectiveness of the aerators before expending the fiends to run electrical lines. As an