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PRB031681minutesMINUTES PARKS & RECREATION BOARD MEETING MONDAY, MARCH 16th, 1981 President Dick Arrowood called the meeting of the Parks and Recreation Board to order at 7 30 P.M. PRESENT Dick Arrowood, JoAnn Kehl, Richard Manchester, Tom Raimann, Michael Weed, Karen Wesell, Peter Theis, Parks Supervisor, and Jackie St. Mary, Recreation Supervisor, ABSENT Carl Waxer The minutes of the February 16th meeting were approved as mailed. PERSONAL APPEARANCES Mr. Bob Hollman and Mr. Jim Lamb, representing Muskego Life Sports,appeared before the Board concerning the $1,200.00 assessment for pool use by the swimming club. They informed the Board that the club membership was tenuous now because of the membership fees and the largest cost to the club at present was the pay to the coaches. They felt that this added cost for pool use may force the club out of existence. A11 club members are from the Muskego Norway School District. Mr. Hollman and Mr. Lamb were informed the pool use fee would be reconsidered by the Board before any further action. DEPARTMENT REPORTS Parks 1. Pete gave an update on the lawn mowing proposal. He has contacted Kujawa Enterprises for an estimated cost. No figures have been received as they needed to know how often the park- land areas were cut. Once this information is received, they will come up with a cost for each of the three categories - parks, ball fields, and municipal grounds. Pete anticipates a problem with lawn mowing this year because of the cutback in the CETA program. Last year, the park crew had four persons in May and this year will have only two per- sons. Michael Weed moved to hire two seasonal persons from April 1 through September 30th in place of two full-time CETA employees. The motion was seconded by Dick Manchester and carried. Minutes - Parks & Rec. Board Meeting - March 16th, 1981 - Page 2 2. The signs for the parks have been completed and should be erected once the ground has thawed. Recreation 1. A letter was received from Mike Fitzgerald of the Water Bugs indicating that they have planned a meeting on Monday, March 23rd at 8 00 P.M. at Cliffords in Muskego for the purpose of listening to any concerns the neighbors of Idle Isle Park and Little Muskego Lake might have with regards to their performances on Wednesday and Sunday evenings this summer. 2. There is $35,000.00 in the Capital Bud.get for Bluhm Farm even though all LAWCON funds have been frozen. This amount of money can be used even if no LAWCON funding is obtained. Dick Manchester moved to have Schreiber & Associ- ates start work on the plans and specifications for work on Bluhm Farm, Phase II and see how much can be done for $35,000 with the contingency that $35,000 be obtained from LAWCON if money becomes available. Michael Weed seconded the motion. Motion carried. 3. A review of the bills submitted by Schreiber and Associates revealed that he has been paid $817.00 ($817+ of the $l,lOO+ requested extra) over contact. Karen Wesell moved to hold Schreiber & Associates to the original contract of $10,000 and request the excess money paid be returned to the city. The motion received a second from Tom Raimann. Motion carried. (Reason: Requested extra monies were to be taken care of under the original contract. Finance Committee had sent motion of November 17th back to Parks and Recreation Board.) 4. A letter was received from Bob Kreuser indicating that the schools may need the fill from the skinning and grading of the ball fields at Bay Lane School. He is to be contacted before anything is done with the fill. 5. Registration for the programs will still be on a first-come first-served basis, but the procedure will be changed with the implementation of a new form. Adults will also have to register in person, not over the telephone. The cost for 5,000 regis- tration forms would be $185.00, including a set-up fee of $38.00, the money can be taken from the amount budgeted for office sup- plies. Minutes - Parks & Rec. Board Meeting - March 16th, 1981 - Page 3 6. Pete and Jackie requested engaging Jim Weitzer, a field work student, for the summer starting the 1st or 2nd week in June, through July. Mike Week moved, Dick Manchester seconded, to approve the request. Motion carried. 7. As of this date, no manager yet for the Land O'Lakes team. 8. There are 13 persons registered for the Scuba Diving program. 9. Mrs. Frami has been contacted about cleaning at the Denoon Senior Center. She will try to clean it once a week and see how this works out with the site manager. 10. Last Saturday, the Lions Club again offered their help painting the Denoon Senior Center. 11. A request was received from Mrs. Bogdan for use of a ball diamond from 6:30 P.M. - 8 30 P.M. beginning June 12 through July 31 for a couples league. Dick Manchester seconded the motion made by Karen Wesell to approve the request. Motion carried. They are to use Kurth Park ball diamond. 12. Jackie requested approval to attend the WPRA Workshop to be held in Oshkosh on May 7th and 8th, 1981. Since this workshop was budgeted for, the Board had no objection and ap- proval was granted. 13. Mr. Paul Bergan, swim coach for the University of Texas and graduate of Muskego High School will do a free swim clinic on Tuesday, April 14th, from 4 00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. with a demonstration in the pool. There will be no admission charge. Alderman Knudsen will ask the Chamber of Commerce if they could donate some money ($150 00) to take Mr. Bergan and his swimmers out to dinner. A letter from the Mayor concerning a delayed bill over &O.OO from Johnny's Petroleum The department has no record of unpaid bills amounting to the outstanding balance of $506.88 which Johnny's shows. Michael Weed recommended that the situa- tion be checked by the city attorney. Alderman Knudsen recom- mended that the bill be sent to Finance Committee for action but that it is not to come out of Parks and Recreation's Budget The letter is to be given back to the Mayor with no action, with a request for more information Karen Wesell moved, Dick Manchester seconded, to deny the request for payment to Johnny Motion carried. S. Minutes - Parks & Rec. Board Meeting - March 16th, 1981 - Page 4 15. A problem has arisen with regard to employees assigned to work at the high school pool and the keys assigned them. NEW BUSINESS The Muskego Life Sports pool use fee was reconsidered by the Board. Dick Manchester moved to reconsider the motion charging the swim club $1,200. Tom Raimann seconded the motion to reconsider. Motion carried. Michael Weed moved to amend the motion to reduce the fee to $100.00 per month or $600.00 per season. The amended motion was seconded by Tom Raiman and it carried, with Michael Weed, Dick Manchester, JoAnn Kehl voting "yes", and Tom Raimann and Karen Wesell voting "no". MISCELLANEOUS Lions Park - Alderman Knudsen requested that backstops be taken down at Lions Park because of a problem with parking and balls going out of the park during practice games. Neigh- bors have been complaining and the softball playing at the park is not working out. Dick Manchester moved to donate the park back to the Lions Club, Tom Raimann seconded. The motion failed. To solve the problem, it was recommended to possibly contact the men's and women's leagues to request that they do not use the ball field. ADJOURNMENT Motion was made to adjourn the meeting at lo:30 P M. Meeting adjourned at 10 30 P.M. Next meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 20, at 7 30 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Tom Raimann, Secretary sjd/3/18/81 ff/3/24/81