Loading...
PRB051198minutes PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MEETING MINUTES CITY OF MUSKEGO Monday, May 11, 1998 The Monthly meeting of the Parks and Recreation Board, City of Muskego, was called to order at 6:05 p.m., by Chairperson Jerald Hulbert PRESENT: Craig Anderson (Parks and Recreation Director), Howard Schneider, Alderman Pat Patterson, Richard Manchester and those per the attached list. Ron Stephens and Debbie Carlson were absent. The meeting notice was posted on May 7, 1998, in accordance with the Open Meeting Law. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Howard Schneider moved to approve minutes of the April 13, 1998 meeting with corrections. Seconded by Toby Whipple. Carried by all. COMMUNICATIONS PERSONAL APPEARANCES: 1. Jim Haag - Horn Park Improvement - Field of Dreams funding sponsored by True Value in the amount of $1,000 has been received for improvements in the park. Mr. Haag indicated that paint will need to be ordered even though building repairs have not occurred due to time constraints placed on the funding. Field covers are being considered as the major purchase ($500.00) of the grant along with lattice work to be attached to the top of the dugouts. Rich Manchester moved to approve the installation of lattice-work on the tops of the dugouts with Parks and Recreation Director rd approval. Seconded by Ald. Patterson. Carried by all. The batting cage is being moved to the 3 base side to aid in the protection of pitchers warming up and the cars parked along the baseline. Fencing in the batting cage was discussed to minimize the damage vandals may cause. Funding sources for the fencing were discussed. Craig Anderson to obtain cost estimates for the project. Mr. Haag mentioned the efforts Craig Anderson has demonstrated in the process of the renovation of Horn Park. Jerald Hulbert questioned the number of seats and the need to possibly expand the bleacher sections. Mr. Haag reports that additional seating would be great, but the parking is the major issue. Regarding the choice of color for Horn Park, Craig Anderson supplied color swatches with appropriate colored paints for park structures. Rich Manchester moved to approve the choice of Basswood Brown or a similar colored earth-tone paint for the Horn Park building. Seconded by Howard Schneider. Carried by all. 2. Toby Whipple - Soccer Club - Mr. Whipple requests that this Board approve this years Soccer Fest request to have a PA system as in years past for the event scheduled June 13, 1998 (6/14/98 Rain date). Soccer Fest is an “Olympic-style” competition featuring “Music in Motion” (supplier of music at Milwaukee Wave games). Rich Manchester moved to approve the PA system for Soccer Fest. Seconded by Ald. Patterson. Carried by all with Toby Whipple abstaining. WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE Police Department incident reports - On incident occurring on 4/16/98 at Denoon Park with individuals destroying park property. Individuals were caught and Craig Anderson has begun the process of seeking restitution by using the Victim Restitution Program form. Approximately $875.00 in damage to the property was caused. Repairs have begun and will be completed by weeks end. Parks and Recreation Board Meeting - May 11, 1998 Page 2 Denoon launch letter - Craig Anderson received an e-mail from Blaine and Lisa Lush regarding boat launches in poor repair. Craig will be meeting with Kristy Rogers to develop a viable launch option. OLD BUSINESS - None DEPARTMENT REPORTS RECREATION Grant from USTA/.Midwest Section - Craig indicated that USTA has provided a $500.00 grant towards the development of a Pee Wee Tennis program. Additionally, 10 racquets were donated from LeClub for use by those individuals without equipment. Teen Center program - Craig Anderson was approached by the individuals running the Teen Center at Bay Lane School for possible handling, by his department, of this program. Approximately 735 kids participate in this program and pay $5.00 for “membership” as well as $1.00 for each Friday they attend the Center. Currently, only children enrolled in the Muskego School District are allowed to participate. Allowing parochial schools in the City to participate is being considered, however, finding a mechanism to check “behavior” (similar to the one currently employed by the School District) will need to be developed. Rich Manchester moved to continue the Teen Center Program through the School District without Parks and Recreation involvement. Seconded, for discussion only, by Ald. Patterson. Vote 1 yes (Manchester), 3 no. Motion defeated. Ald. Patterson would prefer to see a joint program with both the School District and the Parks and Recreation Department. Ald. Patterson moved to permit Craig Anderson to pursue joint sponsorship of the Teen Center with the School District and report his findings with this Board. Seconded by Toby Whipple. Vote 3 yes, 1 no (Manchester). Pool time in spring - This spring the pool will be made availalbe at 4:30 rather than 6:00 p.m. as in previous years. Rich Manchester questioned whether the fee charged to the City for the use of the pool would increase due to the increased hours the pool is being made available. Craig Anderson was almost certain that the fee would increase. Statistic spreadsheets - Craig Anderson provided samples of the spread sheets developed to track course data including the number of canceled classed, number of classes offered, training sessions, number of volunteers, employee turnover and public relations efforts to promote courses. Public relations for programs - In an effort to promote courses held, each session will go to all of the schools and will be tracked by the number of responses from a particular school. Target mailings will be performed as well as using the cable access channel to run the current offerings. Future ideas include on-line registration for courses via the Internet. Summer staff - Craig Anderson reports that both departments (Parks and Rec.) are staffed for the summer. Aquatics manual - Craig provided a copy of the manual currently given to lifeguards. This manual was revised this year and signatures are required by the employee indicating that they have both read and received the manual. Muskego Recreation Programs Policies/Procedures and Information Manual - The manual has also been revised and a signature is required from the employee acknowledging that they have read and received the manual. Parks and Recreation Board Meeting - May 11, 1998 Page 3 PARKS Idle Isle building - Building repairs including tuck pointing and board replacement will cost less than $1,000. Craig is requesting approval for funding to facilitate repairs. Howard Schneider moved to approve Idle Isle building repairs, not to exceed $1,000. Seconded by Rich Manchester. Carried by all. Updates on Denoon and Kurth Parks - Breaking ground this week to level out the ball diamond at Denoon Park. Approximately a 6 foot drop from the outfield to the pitchers mound. Fill, when available from neighboring sites should be placed at Denoon. Craig Anderson is still working out the contract with Continum with the City Attorney Bike path update - The bike path slated for the Library will not be done from Janesville to Bellevue. The project will be a Capital expenditure for 1999. Approval recommendations - Craig reports that all recommendations (i.e. toilets, lawn care etc.) have gone through and been approved. Installation of piers, dry fire hydrant site - Site visit by Craig Anderson on Durham with Kristy Rogers. The dry hydrant will be installed to the side of the pier, not under it due to water depth concerns as was initially suggested. Lake launches - On Friday, Craig Anderson and Kristy Rogers will be doing site visits. Rich Manchester discussed an issue at a launch site with individuals renting out boat slips and cars parked making access to the launch difficult. The Ranger will be employed to check the situation out to determine potential violations. NEW BUSINESS Launch pass policy for senior non-resident - Currently, non-residents pay $45.00 for non-resident launch passes. Senior citizen residents pay $10.00. Craig Anderson reports that he is not aware if the senior pass price should be different for seniors regardless of residency. According to Board members, a non-resident is to be considered those individuals that do not reside in the State not the City. However, due to the length of time that this matter was previously discussed, the particulars are not entirely clear. Craig will check on policy, reviewing past meeting minutes to determine if price adjustments are necessary or warranted. Park Dedication carry-overs - Craig has provided a listing of projects that were carried over as well as those slated for this year. He is requesting that the Board review these projects and determine their priority level on the tasks. Please place on agenda for next months meeting. Canfield Drive emergency path - Alderman Salentine contacted Craig regarding the recent increase in the number of non-emergency vehicles using the bike path. Craig has checked with the Police and Fire Department regarding a solution to this problem. A chain would be a viable option to both departments, however the Board requests that Craig seek out other alternatives. Toby Whipple moves to have the Parks and Recreation Director explore and implement other alternative methods of traffic abatement on the bike path and to install the mechanism with the approval of the Fire and Police Departments. Seconded by Rich Manchester. Carried by all. Parks and Recreation Board Meeting - May 11, 1998 Page 4 Horn Field scoreboard - Craig contacted the Pepsi Company regarding the funding of a new scoreboard. Craig is wondering what the philosophy of this Board is in regard to a “corporate” entity sponsoring a public fixture. The Board directs Craig to pursue this type of “funding” for a scoreboard and to provide the proposals to the Board members for their review. OTHER BUSINESS Subdivision plans for Plan Commission - Woodgate Estates - The Board reviewed the subdivision plans forwarded by the Plan Commission. The need to obtain an easement between two properties to connect a bike path were discussed as well as the wooded area within the subdivision. It is thought that the wooded area may be part of the Parks Comprehensive Plan and earmarked as parkland. Craig to work with Matt Sadowski to determine if bike path standards exist. Additionally, Craig will check to see if the parcel of land in question is in fact part of the Parks Comprehensive Plan. Please place bike path standards on next month’s meeting agenda. COMMUNICATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW Doug Aird (Waterbugs Ski Club) was present to discuss the lease agreements. Common Council increased the liability on the concession stand from $500,000 to $1,000,000. Doug is checking with his insurance agent to make the necessary changes. Doug also stated that in the agreement for the ski jump the public may use the ski jumps at all times. This language is a concern for Doug as well as the City. Postings will be developed for placement near the jumps to minimize liability. ADJOURNMENT - Being no further business to discuss Rich Manchester moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:40, seconded by Ald. Patterson. Motion carried by all. Respectfully submitted, Linda Gulgowski Recording Secretary