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PARKS 6 RECREATION BOARD - CITY OF MUSKEGO
‘* Minutes of meeting held May 8, 1978.
PRESENT: Michael Weed, Richard Manchester, Paul Ussel, Ron Ford,
Bruce Engman, and Director Steve Pischke
ABSENT: Tom Raimann
The minutes of the April 10, 1978 meeting were approved as mailed.
PERSONAL APPEARANCES
Mr. Charles Hudson, representing the Muskego Senior Citizens, and
Mr. Edward Turzinski, representing the Greater Senior Citizens of
Muskego appeared before the Board with the information requested
by the Board at the April 10, 1978 meeting. A list of the member-
ship of each organization was presented as well as each groups'
request for funds for the remainder of the year; M.S.C. requested
$2,612.15 and the G.S.C.M. requested $524.00. Director Pischke
reported that $109.48 has been spent on fuel and $154.32 spent on
bussing to date, leaving a remainder of $140.52 and $345.68 respec-
tively to spend for 1978. After considerable discussion, Engman
proposed that the Director set up a Senior Citizens travel program
for the remainder of 1978 with advice from all interested groups.
Seconded by Ussel. Motion Carried. A suggestion by Alderman Ford
was made for an integrated program to be established for all senior
- citizens throughout the city for 1979, as opposed to splitting
funds among the various senior citizens~ groups.
Fred Wienke, instructor of the Department sponsored Mill Valley
Rifle Club, presented the accomplishments of his group for the
season. A total of $62.00 in revenue, and expenditures of $47.00
were presented. The Board again commented Fred on a job well done.
Harold De Fouw, representing the Pepsi Company, requested permission
to sell Pepsi at games at Mill Valley Diamond Complex during adult
league'games. The City of Muskego would receive 3 scoreboards to
put up at Mill Valley for allowing Pepsi to sell at these games.
Ussel moved that we approve selling Pepsi at Mill Valley with two contingencies; l- the approval of the school board to put up the
scoreboards and 2- to have a young person to clean the area after
games if a litter problem comes into existence. Seconded by Engman. Motion Passed.
"NFIN;S"ED BUSINESS
l Director Pischke reported that a letter has been sent to the school
board and the aldermen indicating that work has begun on the park-
ing facility at Mill Valley and that because of the wet conditions
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0 at the site, the work will take more time than expected.
Bob Riddle, of the Little Muskego Lake Association, will be the
person in charge of the concession stand at Horn Field. The
Association will be selling soda pop and hot dogs at all Land
0' Lakes and Varsity games and at one Jr. Varsity game, a total
of 19 games. Beer will be sold at only the Land 0' Lakes games.
NEW BUSINESS
Woodland Meadows Subdivision
Director Pischke presented the preliminary sketch for the designated
park area of the proposed subdivision. There was no need for a
decision to be made at this time.
Bids for New Lawn Mowing Equipment
Bids have been received from two companies on a tractor lawn mower.
Reinders submitted net price bid of $4,987.52 on a 78’ Toro mower
which included a trade-in. They did not list a trade-in price sep-
arately. Wisconsin Turf Equipment Company submitted a bid on a
78' Jacobsen mower for a net bid of $5,667.75. Wisconsin Turf
Equipment Company also submitted an alternate bid on the same make
mower but listed as a 77' mower and is a demo with 40 hours for a
net bid of $4,870.75. Ford moved to disallow all bids and purchase
the Jacobsen demo under the following conditions; Director Pischke
inspect the machine first and make sure it is in good shape and
meets specifications and that it is cleaned and painted if neces-
sary. Seconded by Ussel. Motion Carried.
Park Tour
At the June Board meeting, the Board will tour the parks before the
meeting. The meeting will begin at 7:00 P.M. Please refer to the
enclosed route schedule for the meeting place.
DIRECTOR'S REPORT
Parks Division
The parks have been prioritized as to a mowing schedule as we have
already started. The crew has been extremely busy working on get-
ting the ball diamonds in shape. Kurth Diamond will be under con-
struction for sometime as it is overgrown with grass and weeds.
Recreation Division
Presented the summer brochure that will be mailed in the city mailer
later this week.
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l Vandalism Report
Three boys caught vandalizing the building at Idle Isle worked in
the park May 1st through May 5th in the development of the play-
ground area at Idle Isle.
LAWCON Projects
Work has begun at Jensen on the parking lot. Wanted to begin work
on Horn parking area, but have a problem with the sewer there, SO
Lang Engineering has to hold up on that project. Need one week of
warm weather before beginning work on Schmidt Tennis Courts. They
are going to put an entire new overlay on the courts.
Capital Budget
Cut from capital budget submitted were the sailboat and land option,
giving us a total at present of $95,181.00. Already approved earlier
had been the bulkhead at Idle Isle, fence work at Horn Park, line
marker and the lawn mower for a total of $21,925. This 95,181.OO
figure is inclusive of the $21,925.00 figure.
MISCELLANEOUS
National forum June 15th - June 18th in North Carolina for Board
Members/Commissioners.
0 Handouts were received in regards to schedules of the ball diamonds,
and information on fees and charges.
NEXT MEETING DATE
The next meeting date was set for 7:00 P.M. on Monday, June 12, 1978.
Adjournment - 9:22 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Jackie St. Mary for
Tom Raimann, Secretary
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