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Joint Parks Commission and Council Meeting Minutes Parks Commission Meeting Minutes June 9, 2003 Page 8 1 2 Chair Jindra called the meeting of the Parks Commission to order at 8:25 p.m. 3 4 I. ROLL CALL. 5 6 Present: Chair Carol Jindra, Vice Chair Doug Koehntop, Commissioners 7 Daniel Ganley, Julie Gebhardt, Colleen Hallada, Jan Jenson, and 8 George Wagner. 9 10 Absent: Community Services Representative Diane Skrivseth 11 12 Also Present: Public Works Director Jay Hai tman; City Staff Representative 13 Maurice Anderson; Representative from Sports Boosters George 14 Zurbey; Representative from School Board Denise Dunn; and Rich 15 Koechlien (URS). 16 17 II. APPROVAL May 12, 2003 PARKS COMMISSION MINUTES. 18 19 Motion by Vice Chair Koehntop, second by Commissioner Hallada, to approve the May 12, 2003 Parks Commission Meeting Minutes as presented. Ga 22 Motion carried unanimously. 23 24 III. Central Park Update 25 26 Mr. Koechlien reviewed the erosion control measures with the Commission noting that they had two 27 different types available to choose from. He stated that one of the plastics is more biodegradable and 28 expensive and the other is more affordable and takes more time to breakdown on the fields. He stated 29 that the grass grows through the plastic noting that Premier has told him it would take an approximate 30 year to biodegrade. 31 32 Chair Jindra asked for an update on the fertilization of the fields. Public Works Director Hartman stated 33 that the area has been fertilized and that Staff will go back in 28 days to review the growth progress. 34 Mr. Koechlien explained that fertilization did not take place until now, as there were issues with 35 sprinkler. He further explained that the sprinklers had to fixed in addition to getting the bid together. 36 37 Commissioner Hallada asked if fertilizing would be an additional cost. Mr. Koechlien explained that it 38 is his understanding that fertilization of the area is part of the turf establishment. He stated that there 39 would be some negotiating involved with respect to cost and maintenance. 40 41 Commissioner Gebhardt expressed concerns stating that if they were aware that the sandier soil required more fertilizer that it should have been pointed out and planned for ahead of time in the project. She stated that this issue was never brought to the Commission's attention until now. Public Works Director 44 Hartman clarified that fertilization was included stating that the area was set for four treatments. He