Loading...
PRB042180minutesMINUTES PARKS & RECREATION BOARD MEETING APRIL 21, 1980 Meeting was called to order at 7 30 P.M. PRESENT Dick Arrowood, Richard Manchester, Karen Wesell, Michael Weed, Carl Wauer, Tom Raimann, and Jackie St. Mary. LATE ARRIVAL. Paul Ussel, 8 15 P.M. The acceptance of the minutes of the March 13 meeting were deferred until the next meeting. PERSONAL APPEARANCES Mr. Ray Christenson representing the Lake Denoon Advancement Association requested that. (A) the Board accept their 15 to 20 children as a group into the swimming program at the high school. Since the program is on a first-come, first-served basis, they will be required to register as the rest of the City residents, and (,B) Mr. Christianson requested a statement on the progress of the planning at Denoon Park. He was informed that no progress had been made. Mr. Christensen then requested that the Board have a public hearing before any definite plans were made. Mr. Dave Miller, manager of Muskego Icetronauts Softball League, petitioned the Board for use of Kurth Park diamond on Monday nights. The Cub Scouts have permission to use the diamond at this time. He further inquired into the possibility of using Kurth three nights and the Cub Scouts walking to Tess Corners. Karen Wesell moved that Dave Miller approach the Cub Scouts to request that they change to another field for three nights. Motion was seconded by Tom Raimann. Carried unaminously. OLD BUSINESS A. Boat Launch Permit Update Mr. Arrowood read the letter he received from Mayor Gottfried stating "It is my intent to submit to the Common Council a resolution which would establish launching fees for those people MINUTES, PARK & RECREATION BOARD MEETING, APRIL 21, 1980, PAGE 2 OLD BUSINESS (CONTINUED) using Little Muskego Lake at $2.00 for residents, $3.00 for non-residents, a $5.00 seasonal pass for residents and no. charge for senior citizens who live in the city." Richard Manchester moved, Carl Wauer seconded, to agree with Resolution 83-80 with the understanding that "residents" in the resolution means "City of Muskego residents." Motion was carried. B. Park Projects 1. Bay Lane Ball Diamond upkeep, including infield mix, was to be included in the park project schedule. 2. Utility Shed, Mill Valley. Muskego Men's league would like to place a roof on the utility shed and make the neces- sary repairs if it met with Board approval. Paul Ussel moved to approve their request with the stipulation that the roof be of a dark brown material Motion seconded by Carl Wauer and carried NEW BUSINESS A. Jensen Recreation Center 1. Brownie Troop No. 133 requested the use of the Jensen Recreation Center from September, 1980, through June, 1981, on Wednesdays at 2 15 p.m. to 4~00 p.m. Richard Manchester moved to approve the request. Karen Wesell seconded, motion carried. 2. Mrs. Lorrie Harrison wants approval for use of Jensen Recreation Center for a bridal shower, June 1, from 11 00 a.m. to 4:00 p m., for a fee of $18. Approximately 50 people would be in attendance. Mr. Manchester moved to approve the request as long as they follow the rules set by the Park and Recreation Department, including no alcholic beverages to be served and that the fee would start when the building is opened for their use. Paul Ussel seconded the motion. Motion carried. B. Guernsey Meadows In regard to several requests from residents for cutting trees, Michael Weed moved to recommend to the Rules, Laws and Ordinances Committee that no wood be cut or taken from any City park or City land, seconded by Carl Wauer. Motion carried. C. Muskego High School Diamond Mr Ed Beale requested use of the Muskego High School diamond for the Bethel Lutheran Church's softball teams on Monday and Tuesday nights. Paul Ussel moved, Karen Wesell seconded, to approve the request for diamond use. Motion carried. MINUTES, PARKS & RECREATION BOARD MEETING, APRIL 21, 1980, PAGE 3 NEW BUSINESS (CONTINUED) D. Tennis Nets, Muskego High School The department was contacted by the high school and requested to purchase three new tennis nets. They were infosmed that there is no money in our budget to honor this request. We were asked by our recreation supervisor for a commitment for next year to purchase the nets. Karen Wesell moved to recommend to the Finance Committee that the money come from the Puddles registration fees ($65) and the departmental account (57200-3213) marked as miscel- laneous for the nets. Paul Ussel seconded and the motion was carried. E. Jensen Park Equipment Jackie St. Mary received a request for purchasing the used chains and seats from the old swing set at Jensen. Request was denied. The Parks Foreman was directed to locate the equipment, determine if it was usable, and if so, save it for spare :parts. DIRECTOR'S REPORT A. Directives for Office Personnel 1. Season boat passes will be issued beginning May 1 maki~ng use of the old receipt books first. 2. The rough draft of the minutes of the Board Meeting are to be reviewed by Tom Raimann. 3. Current bookkeeping system needs to be reviewed. B. Parks 1. Girl Scouts want to plant flowers for beautification project at City's welcome signs. Paul Ussel moved to approve the request with the work being done under Pete's direction, and to have similar and uniform plan for each area. Mr. Manchester seconded the motion. Motion carried. 2. Approval of Jim Serchen, Jerome Cahak, Ed Gund and John Rosenberg for summer employment on the park maintenance crew and Kristine Bianchi, Idle Isle park attendant, was deferred until the next meeting, at which Pete is to answer questions about the requested personnel. C. Recreation 1. Kurth and Lions have new wood doors and keys are needed. Recreation needs more keys for buildings not on the master system. 2. There is a need to provide for medical emergencies at the Kurth and Lions playgrounds. At present, there is no MINUTES, PARK & RECREATION BOARD MEETING, APRIL 21, 1980, PAGE 4 DIRECTOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED) means of communication. Discussion of a pay phone for $439.40 was determined to be too expensive at this time considering nothing was budgeted for this item. 3. It was requested an auto allowance be approved for high school players from Milwaukee to officiate for soccer league program. Mr. Manchester moved, Karen Wesell seconded, to approve request. Motion carried. 4. Recreation Supervisor submitted a list of requested baseball equipment items. It was recommended to establish a $35 uniform security deposit. Carl Wauer moved to charge a $25 security deposit when uniform is picked up, and the deposit would be refunded at the end of the year. Motion seconded by Manchester, carried. Karen Wesell moved to charge a $5.50 user fee to baseball players. Mr. Manchester seconded. Motion failed, 4-2. Paul Ussel moved to eliminate one catcher's mitt and both first baseman's mitts, seconded by Manchester. Carried. An inquiry was raised on the aluminum bats requested. Paul Ussel moved to accept the list of equipment with the exception of mitts and bats. Tom Raimann seconded the motion and the motion carried. The department can purchase all but one catcher's mitt, first baseman's mitts, and aluminum bats. The Parkland Conference Baseball Program has a problem in that it cannot be WIAA certified. 5. The summer brochure was discussed and Mr. Ussel moved to use the color salmon for same. Karen Wesell seconded and the motion carried. 6. The fees for the summer programs were looked into and Tom Raimann moved to raise the fee for open recreational programs to S.50. Richard Manchester seconded. The motion then failed to carry on a 4-3 vote. Open swim on Fridays will be offered for families. 7. A few changes were suggested in the swim lesson program for summer. The Water Rescue and Advanced Lifesaving Course will be deleted and offered in the fall instead. An Advanced Swimmers and a Teenage Class will be offered this summer. 8. The soccer program will again be offered in the fall. 9. It was decided that the team tennis program would have a limited number of participants on a first-come, first- served basis. MINUTES, PARKS & RECREATION BOARD MEETING, APRIL 21, 1980, PAGE 5 DIRECTOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED) 10. A request for court time by the USTA Tennis League, whose members are Muskego residents, for permission to use the high school courts as their home base on Thursday nights (five courts), was reviewed. Mr. Manchester moved to deny the request and Mike Weed seconded the motion. The motion carried. 11. The baseball coaches' contracts were reviewed and discussed. The varsity coach's salary to be $525, not $600. MISCELLANEOUS A letter of thanks for assistance offered during Ron Ford's term as alderman to the department from him was received and noted. Information about LAWCON funding cutbacks was discussed along with the thought that if the program was dropped by Congress, it might have an adverse effect on the Bluhm Farm project. MONTHLY BILL REVIEW Department bills were reviewed and Paul Ussel moved to approve all with the exception of Coast to Coast, Metro GMC, Horn Brothers, and State Sand and Gravel. Mr. Manchester seconded the motion and it then carried. The four bills held were for clarification by the Parks Foreman. Information on damage to a Historical Society wagon that was damaged from snowplowing was reported to be in the $100 area by Mr. Damaske. The matter will be turned over to the insurance company. ADJOURNMENT At this point, Mr. Ussel moved that the Board adjourn to the Executive Session. Motion was seconded by Mike Weed and carried. The Board adjourned to the Executive Session at 11 30 P AI. Next meeting will be on April 28 at 7 30 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Tom Raimann, Secretary 4125180 sjd