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t City Council Regular Meeting Minutes 04 November 25, 2003 Page 4 1 B. Consider licenses and permits. 2 C. Consider payment of claims. 3 4 Motion by Councilmember Faust, seconded by Councilmember Sparks, to approve the Consent 5 Agenda items. 6 7 Motion carried unanimously. 8 9 V. PUBLIC HEARINGS. 10 None. 11 12 VI. REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND STAFF. 13 A. Parks Commission Update by Chair Carol Jindra. 14 Chair Jindra explained Central Park was essentially finished at this point, as the fields were 15 completed, the drainage issues had been addressed and things seemed to be working well. She 16 noted the netting for the batting cages would be going up in the spring and the new picnic 17 pavilion and shelter were complete and would be open for winter activities. She indicated 18 recreational skating and hockey would be available as soon as the ice was ready and the rinks 19 would be lit with an attendant on site. 20 21 Chair Jindra noted Council might be aware that the school had a project in process at Central 22 Park and would be building dugouts and a press box. She indicated the construction was 23 underway,the footings were already in and the plan was for the structures to be finished for the 24 high school baseball season in the spring. She explained any landscaping problems would be 25 addressed in the spring and any dead trees or plantings would be replaced according to the 26 guarantee with the contractor. 27 28 Chair Jindra noted a grand opening date had not been discussed and spring weather would have 29 to be taken into consideration. She asked if Council had a suggested date for the grand opening, 30 as the Parks Commission needed to begin the planning process. She noted the Commission 31 hoped to hold the grand opening before school ended so one of the school bands could be 32 present. 33 34 Chair Jindra stated both fields at Silver Lake Park looked fairly healthy in the fall, although the 35 ice rinks would take a heavy toll on the most western field. She noted that field would need to 36 be seeded virtually every spring. She indicated the warming house was postponed as it became 37 too expensive and it was decided to move the building to another location and put up a less 38 costly building, which was almost completed. She stated the new building would be available 39 for winter skating. 40 41 Chair Jindra indicated things were going well and the new parks should be open for summer 42 activities. 43 44 Councilmember Faust stated, when he was out"door knocking,"a resident asked if there was 45 only one convertible soccer field. Chair Jindra responded Central Park had five fields and 46 various sports would take place on all the fields. She explained schedules would be set up and