PRB062083minutesMINUTES
PARKS & RECREATION BOARD MEETING
Monday, .~une 20, 1983
The monthly meeting of the Parks and Recreation Board was called to order
at 7:46 p.m. by Richard Arrowood.
PRESENT: Carl Wauer, Joseph Weitzer, Richard Arrowood, Karen Wesell,
Jackie St. Mary (Recreation Supervisor), and Peter Theis
(Parks Supervisor).
ABSENT: Ralph Tomczyk (Excused), Richard Manchester.
GUESTS: Alderman Mitch4 Penovich, Roger Zindler, Ervin Fischer,
Alderman Frank De Angelis, Harry Beilfuss, William Kuchera,
Jerry Cahak.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
The minutes of the Board Meeting held on
mailed.
were approved as
COMMLTNICATIONS:
Personal Appearances
Muskego Track Club
Joe Weitzer will be abstaining from voting on this subject as he is personally
involved with the Track Club.
The school has indicated that the Track Club should request approval through
the Parks and Recreation Board for use of the track. They use the MHS
(Muskego High School) track on Tuesdays, Thursdays and sometimes Wednesdays
and Fridays. The Track Club has about 50 members.
Discussion centered around the liability issue. Carl moved to allow the
use of the track as long as they can show liability insurance, waivers
from club for liability, plus $200.00 deposit for equipment. Karen Wesell
seconded the motion. Motion carried. Joe abstained.
Guernsey Meadows Park Area
Alderman Mitchel Penovich presented the Board members with a possible sale
of outlet in Guernsey Meadows. Mr. Fischer would like to purchase a piece
of land he determined to be about 95.77 feet along his property and about
100 feet back from his lot line along the pump house. The parcel of land
was discussed and the Board members recommended that the land be divided
according to the following:
Minutes, Parks & Recreation Board Meeting, Monday, June 20, 1983, page 2.
Guernsey Meadows Park Area (continued)
A line parallel to the pump house up to the fence without leaving any small
parcel of land to the City between the pump house and this parcel. Karen
Wesell made a motion to accept this and recommend to the Common Council that
this proposal be accepted under those conditions. The motion was seconded
by Carl Wauer and the motion carried.
Dandilion Park
JerryCBha'kpresented to the Board members a school project he did while a
student at ,UW--Stevens Point. He explained this was a development plan for
Dandilion Park. The picnic area was left alone with various mounds put in
for scenic purposes; the beach area was left. As much of the asphalted area
was used as possible. The parking was left as were the paved walks. He
added that the project could be done in phases. The Board members recommended
that we send a copy of the park plans to the study committee for Dandilion
Park.
WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE:
July Agenda
Harry Beilfuss presented to the Board members a letter which he would like
each member of the Board to read. He also asked to be put on the agenda for
the July Park Board meeting regarding the concerns expressed in the letter.
Lake Meadows
Harry Beilfuss questioned the cost of the additional 20 acres of land the
City of Muskego is attempting to purchase for the Lake Meadows project. He
felt the interest figures should be included in the project cost.
Waukesha Cruise Fleet
The Waukesha Cruise Fleet, Inc. requested that the Waterbugs be allowed
to perform on Sunday, September 11, 1983, at their picnic. Karen Wesell
moved to deny the request. Joe Weitzer seconded. Motion carried.
Fee Waivers
There were two requests for fee waivers for the participants in the summer
programs. It was discussed and agreed that previous policy had been that
the fees were waived in hardship cases. Karen Wesell moved to waive the
fees and Carl Wauer accepted for both requests. Motion carried.
Pool Refunds
Jackie made a note to the members of the Board explaining that there would
be full refunds sent out to pool participants for the cancellation of
first session swim classes, due to the pool being not ready for that
particular session.
Minutes, Parks & Recreation Board Meeting, Monday, June 20, 1983, page 3.
Men's Softball Tournament Request
Robert Just of the Muskego Men's Slow Pitch Softball League requested
the use of Mill Valley I, II and III and Jensen fields for their annual
tournament on July 23 and 24, 1983. They will be requesting a beer permit
from the school district since they will be selling sandwiches, soda, and
beer. Karen Wesell made the motion to approve the request for the use of
the ball fields for the men's softball tournament. This motion was seconded
by Carl Wauer and the motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS:
Election of Officers
Richard Arrowood opened the nominations for president of the Parks and
Recreation Board. Karen Wesell nominated Richard Arrowood. Nomination
was seconded by Carl Wauer. Motion was made by Karen Wesell to close
nominations for president. Motion was seconded by Carl Wauer. Motion
carried and Dick was unanimously accepted. Nominations for vice-president
wers opened by Dick Arrowood. Richard Manchester was nominated to serve
as vice-president by Karen Wesell. Nomination seconded by Carl Wauer.
Motion to close nominations was made by Karen Wesell. Seconded by
Carl Wauer. Richard Manchester was unanimously accepted. Dick Arrowood
opened nominations for secretary. Karen Wesell moved to nominate
Joe Weitzer. Carl Wauer seconded. Motion was made by Karen Wesell to
close nominations. Seconded by Carl Wauer. Joe Weitzer was unanimously
accepted.
Lake Meadows Park
Twenty (20) acres of land was approved by the Cannon Council for the Lake
Meadows Park development. Council approval is needed for the expenditure
of funds for the project. It was discussed and agreed that the Park Board
didn't have any say in the actual process of acquiring the land. It seemed
"we were kept in the dark." Also, it was suggested that the meeting on the
Lake Meadows project be an informational meeting, not a public hearing.
As Chairman of the Board of Parks and Recreation, Richard Arrowood suggested
to the Board members that we make a motion to have the Council accept the
moneys allotted from TIF #l funds by December 31, 1983, with the only
exception being if the Governor gets a two-year extension through the
state budget. A motion was made by Joe Weitzer to recommend to the Council
to accept the TIF money allocated for the development of the park land.
Carl Wauer seconded. Motion carried.
The Park Board agreed to the date of July 7th for the informational meeting
for Lake Meadows development. The meeting time to be 7:00 p.m.
It was also discussed to apply for LAWCON money to help with the finances
of the park. The Board discussed the submittal of the following items and
financial figures for a possible match from the government: $30,00O/Land
Acquisition, $35,00O/Building, and $2,50O/Playground Equipment.
Minutes, Parks & Recreation Board Meeting, Monday, June 20, 1983, page 4.
Bluhm Park Update
The building has basically been completed to date. It was brought to the
attention of the Board members that there had been parking on the grass
at Bluhm Park. The possibility of signs will be looked into.
Waterbugs
Karen Wesell made a statement (for the record) that the Waterbups;pracfi&d
before they turned in their required paperwork. This was a violation of their
contract but at this time, will only be noted for next year's consideration
of approval of the use of the park.
DEPARTMENT REPORTS:
Parks Report
Wisconsin Turf Correspondence
Correspondence received from Wisconsin Turf indicated that they were not
happy with the way the bid situation was handled and dropped us as a
future vendor. It was requested that we do not solicit them in the future.
Ruby Drive Lake Lot
Jerome Crandall has personal property on the Ruby Drive Lake Lot. He, also,
rides his horse on this land. Karen Wesell made the motion to request
Jerome to move his personal property from the land within 30 days or be
charged the set rental fee as set for Mr. Hilt with the Michi Dr. problem.
Carl Wauer seconded. Motion carried.
Dandilion Study Request
Carolyn Beske requested that, if possible, one of the members from the
Parks and Recreation Board be present at their meeting on Monday, July 11,
at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall. This was opened to the park board members if
t&y could attend. Pete will be on vacation.
Pete concluded the Parks Report saying that he has kept up with the grass
cutting and ball diamonds and other summer jobs.
Recreation Report
Sumner Program Registration
Program registration went well. The new programs offered this summer filled
with additional participant requests being placed on waiting lists. Accom-
modations are trying to be made for those on the waiting lists.
MHS Pool
The department had to cancel the first session of the swim lesson program
because the pool was not ready. The pool should be functioning by next
Monday, June 27th, for open swim and the adult/tot, adult/teen classes.
Minutes, Parks & Recreation Board Meeting, Monday, June 20, 1983, page 5.
Summer Employees
A list of the summer employees was submitted to the Board. Carl Wauer
made a motion to approve recreation employees as submitted. Joe Weitzer
seconded. Motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS:
Land Acquisition
The parcel of land that Dick Schaumberg has been renting (15 acres) has
come before the Board for possible sale of the parcel. At this time, we
will just look into it. His lease for this year was approved earlier.
ADJOURNMENT:
A motion was made by Karen Wesell to adjourn the meeting at lo:12 p.m. It
was seconded by Carl Wauer. Motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
JOE WEITZER, SECRETARY
sjd/7-15-83
cc: Board Members, Mayor, Aldermen, City Clerk, Jackie St. Mary, Peter
Theis, The Muskego SUN.