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prbm20120213 City of Muskego PARKS & RECREATION BOARD Monday, February 13, 2012 Approved 3/12/12 Board President Whipple called the monthly meeting of the Parks and Recreation Board (Board), City of Muskego, to order at 5:47 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Those present recited the Pledge of Allegiance. The meeting notice was posted in accordance with the Open Meeting Law on Thursday, February 9, 2012. Present: Ald. Kert Harenda, Mr. Hyde, Mrs. Koble, Mr. “Butch” LeDoux, Mr. Toby Whipple and Director Anderson Not Present: Mr. Gary Boisits, Mr. Jerald Hulbert (excused) GUEST: Denise Konkol of MUSKEGO PATCH, Larry Lefebvre APPROVAL OF MINUTES: January 9 Minutes Ald. Harenda moved to approve the minutes of the January 9, 2012 meeting, seconded by Mr. LeDoux. Upon a voice vote, the motion carried. COMMUNICATIONS: 2012 Jr. Warriors Tournament Request Director Anderson presented the Jr. Warriors tournament request for June 22 -24, 2012. The request is the same as last year. Further, there were no problems in 2011. Mr. Hyde moved to approve. Mrs. Koble seconded. Upon a voice vote, the motion carried unanimously. American Legion Post 356 Request for Waiver of Fees Board members were in receipt of the annual request from American Legion Post 356 to waive the usage fees for their rental of Veterans Memorial Park on June 23, 2012. Mrs. Koble moved to approve the request, seconded by Mr. Hyde. Upon a voice vote, the motion carried unanimously. NEW BUSINESS: Approve 2012 Baseball Field Requests Director Anderson presented the 2012 field requests. He noted that it is busier with the number of teams. There is one new team, Muskego Rebels, for this year. Horn is the only regulation field with the 90 -foot base peg with a pitching mound. He predicted in 2013, it would pose a problem because Muskego Storm will have three teams that will be moving up. Also, one team currently at Denoon field will be moving up to 90-foot. If things don’t change, there will be some teams in 2013 that will not have a home field. Board President Whipple asked if there would be the ability to move them to the high school. Director Anderson stated he had spoken with Scott Kugi who indicated he would do everything he can. However, the dates can be secured, but if they have a week of rain and they have to get their games in by a certain date for tournaments, those non -high school games would be cancelled. If teams understand this, it may be a route to go for the year hoping that Minutes, Parks & Recreation Board, February 13, 2012, page 2 Park Arthur comes on line in 2014. Mr. LeDoux offered that maybe the teams that get bumped could have morning games before the scheduled high school games. Director Anderson stated that’s only on the weekends, other games are in the evening. He did request from Scott Kugi to get a practice and game schedules for the freshman, junior varsity and varsity from 2011. This would help to know what their trends and patterns are; however, a lot depends on what coaching staff they have and when the coaches are available to run practices. He worked out the conflict in the field requests. Mr. Hyde inquired how difficult it was to convert a field to 90-foot base pegs. Director Anderson explained the procedure and the only field would be Denoon. He cautioned against it. Mr. LeDoux moved to approve the request as presented for 2012. Ald. Harenda seconded. Upon a voice vote, the motion carried unanimously. “Free Little Library” Request Director Anderson brought before the Board the “Free Little Library” request. The library would consist of a small box on a post similar to a bird house. People would donate books for the box for others to read free. Ms. McBride was suggesting the first one be installed in Bluhm Farm Park by the recreation trail and offered to make up the first one. He had informed her that this would not be the best place for one. Ald. Harenda questioned, even though it is a great concept, how long it would last before being vandalized. Board President Whipple also thought it would be vandalized and how, also, would the Board members know what material is going into the box. After discussion on this idea, the Board members recommended she contact the library and see if they would be interested. Chapter 26 Code Change—26.02(m) Hunting & Firearms Director Anderson provided the Board members with a request from Conservation Coordinator Tom Zagar for a modification to Chapter 26 to allow archery hunting and trapping on the Borst conservation acquisition. He explained that for the city to receive Stewardship grants, hunting and trapping activities must be allowed on the land. City-owned conservation lands meet the Code definition of a “park” and that is why this is coming before the Board and right now, the chapter prohibits all hunting and trapping activities in parks. He also noted that to comply with the recent concealed carry law, it needs to be amended. Board members reviewed the proposed amendment to Chapter 26 as follows; “(m) Hunting and Firearms—it shall be unlawful in any park to hunt, trap or pursue wildlife at any time. No person shall use, carry or possess firearms of any description or air rifles, spring-guns, bow and arrows, slings, or any other forms of weapons potentially inimical to wildlife and dangerous to human safety, or any instruments that can be loaded with the fire blank cartridges, or any kind of trapping device. Shooting into park areas from beyond park boundaries is prohibited. This code section shall not supersede concealed carry law as provided in 2011 Wisconsin Act 35. Hunting and trapping shall be allowed on certain city-owned lands in accordance with Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources regulations and City policies where approved separately by Common Council Resolution (Ordinance #...).” Director Anderson stated he had advised Conservation Coordinator Zagar that the Conservation Commission needs to address Chapter 26 as a whole because it is really this Board’s and the definitions only include the Parks and Recreation Director and the Board and it stated that the Director is responsible for all the areas. Chapter 26 needs to be changed to actively reflect the Conservation Commission and the conservation areas. Mr. Hyde moved to approve the modifications to Chapter 26. Mr. LeDoux seconded. Upon a voice vote, the motion carried unanimously. Minutes, Parks & Recreation Board, February 13, 2012, page 3 UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None ALDERMAN’S REPORT: None STATUS OF PROJECTS: Park Arthur: No update. DIRECTOR’S REPORT: Director Anderson provided the Board with a report on the following: Recreation 2011 Year-end Report The 2011 report was emailed to the Board members with the statistical analyses. Summer Program Guide Staff is currently going to start working on the summer program guide. Parks 2012 Portable Toilets Agreement The budgeted amount was $5500. The actual amount was $4732. Port-A-John was the only one submitting a bid. 2012 Grounds Agreement Only one bid was received and that was from Terra-Firma in the amount of $7463. The budgeted amount was $7850. LMLA & City Cooperation You find that any time the Parks and Recreation Department elects to cooperate with civic-minded groups; the department is told that the reason the department is doing it is because it can’t do it alone. That would include adopt-a-park, adopt-a-trail, any Eagle Scout project, etc. The department works with the civic-minded groups because it is a win-win for both. Scouts get badges for what they do. When this was told to the lady from the Little Muskego Lakes Association, she was dumbfounded because she is the one that sought out the department for the Idle Isle project. They wanted to make sure they could do something that would bring publicity to the Association because everybody knows about the Little Muskego Lake District. Lisa and her group are starting to work on the signage phase of their Idle Isle project. She is working on donations for installing the signs. There also may be funds in the budget to put signage at the front entrance with the same design as what is on the launch signage. Once they have the cost of the project, they’ll bring it to the Board. They are very receptive and want to keep working on the project. Durham Overflow Parking Lot Paving Grant Project With the grant for this, it was approved with an additional $9,954.44. They ended up paying around 52.8% of the project so the DNR Waterways Commission sponsored over half of the project. It came in less than what it was so the city received $34, 862.00 for paving the lot. Project cost came in at $65,988.00. Woods Road Trail After the public informational meeting, staff went with Graef to look at the properties along the trail. They were able to address a lot of the concerns of the property owners. Once that is approved at staff level, the land acquisitions will go before Common Council and the bid should be let out by the end of March. The development of the trail should start the beginning of the summer. It will go along Woods Road from Racine Minutes, Parks & Recreation Board, February 13, 2012, page 4 Avenue to Quietwood to Moorland. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND OTHER BUSINESS: Director Anderson announced, depending on what happens at Common Council on Tuesday regarding the lake park, he would start working on the RFP for design development for the park. He has put on the city’s web, a 20 point plan on historically what the Board has done when it develops a park so the public would know the processes. ADJOURNMENT - There being no further business, Mrs. Koble moved for adjournment at 6:22 p.m. Seconded by Ald. Harenda. Upon a voice vote, the motion carried. Stella Dunahee, CPS Recording Secretary pc: Board Members, Craig Anderson email: Peter Theis, Tammy Dunn posted: www.ci.muskego.wi.us