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Home My WebLink About05/14/1996 - Regular Minutes - Parks Board (2) • rrw MINUTES -- i t : PARKS AND RECREATION N ADV SORY BOARD SPECIAL MEETING NG -- PUBLIC HEARING TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1996 - 7:00 P.M. T , SOIJ THWOOD VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2700 BROTHERS BOULEVARD -_ CAFETERIA — Ron Gay, Chair; Bob DeOtte,Vice Chair; Carol Reynolds; Greg Taggart MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT: Mike Manson and Debra Anderson STAFF PRESENT: Steve Beachy, Director; Emily Baker, Senior Secretary; Cathy Capp Programs Assistant, Curits Bingham, Parks Operations Superintendent; Gary Marske, Parks Operations Supervisor; and Tony Scazzero, Athletic Supervisor yRodneyRyden,del I John Jackman, �Bill Barba, VISITORS: Glenn:Carls, Deanne Swierc, ' WendWolfe, Kathy Culver, Sherman Frost, Guy Foster, Carl Odom Y I. ,.. Minutes for the meeting on April 9, 1996,were approved as II. Resolution in Honor of LarryRinger: Ron read the proclamation for Mayor Ringer recognizing him { } support to the. Parks and Recreation Department throughout' his tenure. Bobmotionedto for his continued s pp- .. .. .......:... .. approve the proclamation, seconded by Carol. The motioned carri . pP p III. Hear Visitors: No unscheduled visitors were present. IV. Public HearingConcerning Brothers Pond Park: Mr. Carl Odom,, 13909 Renee, Lane, .state that ..: the exercise equipment that. used to be there was for citizens over 40, but was replaced with new under. Mr. Odom;does not think that the;old equipment should. have been equipment for youth 7 2 and did need to be removed, he does not like the new equipment. Steve mentioned that the old equipment received complaints He stated that they would have• nts about its condition. replaced. The department hadp replaced it with the same equipment but that company was no longer in business. Mrs. Deanne Swierc, 2707 Pierre Place, would have rather seen the playground equipment replaced instead of the exerciseequipment.a ui ment. Mrs. Swierc would also like to see bike trails created for kids to ride their bikes on instead of there creatingtheir own. She also stated that the City could encourage the schools to become involved with bike safety. . t N[r. Sherman Frost stated that the department's priori les should be realigned more towards natural resources rather thanprograms, already ro rams which are good. He stated that bal ifields and facilities are kept in great shape but natural areas in parks are deteriorating. howparks are becoming more baseball oriented. Nis. Mary Ann McCarthy stated her concern about rationed that the de artment should make bike trails around Southwood Park. , McCarthy also me p Mr. Glenn Carts stated that he believes the department is using "management by neglect" regarding the control of natural areas in parks. May ]4 ]99G Page ]of 3 Parks Board Minutes ' s. • IV. A s si: 1•1: : I i • k: (continued) Guy-Foster, 1104 San Rita, is coricerned:aboutrtile people in the park clueing the late hours. He stated that they are so noisy that you cannot open your*windows at night. Bill Barba addressed his concern regarding;he excessive number of ducks in the Rark. He also dislikes the ,• , kids riding their bikes on the jogging tcails., He suggested encouraging the kids to ride on the bike trails instead of the jogging trails. Ron informed Mr. Barba that 30 ducks have already been removed from the park. Kathy Culver, 1103 Santa Rita, stated her concerns about the mosquito problem. Ms. Swierc stated that she erected purple martin houses,and, bat houses to combat the mosquito problem. Steve mentioned,that when there is not a lot of rain, water becomes stagnate and creates a certain.breed of mosquito, whereas When'it rains a lot, another breed emerges. He also mentioned, that bat boxes were put up in several parks to help with the mosquito problem. Spraying is not an affective'method of mosquito control unless'it comes in direct contact with the mosquito. Since the city can only spray public areas, private homes and yards that areunaffected by the spraying, lead to ineffective mosquito control. Mr.John Jackman, 1103 Rio Bravo, would like to see a 'management plan developed for the park. Bob motioned to hold another public bearing and would like:to work on Mr. Jackman's idea about putting together'a'park management plan, but would like to involve more citizens in the community, not limit it to just the 8-10 people present at the meeting. Carol seconded and the motion carried. . a t a a 1 * t al a . a n s' a i , a ,,i1 10, Ron reviewed the survey conducted the week of April 15, 1996. The survey was directed at both parentsandthe players. Eighty-one of t4e. eight-two people surveyed ,wer:e satisfied with the program. Most people surveyed wanted the program to continue to be fun, infcirpial, and recreational rather than competitive, as was previously addressed at a previous board.meeting by a few parents. Seventy-one surveyed would rather the parks department run the program, compared to twelve who would prefer for little-league to run it. VI. is ...11 a '1 * 'a a1 " Steve rtientioried that the teen survey is part of an action plan to address one of the,Council's Strategic Issues regarding junior high and high school aged youth. Several of the youth indkated.a desire to be involved in a committee to work with the department on future progi'amming. Others Indicated that they were willing to fill out the survey, but believed nothing would be done With the results:or suggestions given, : Ron. would like the:results of the survey distribuied-tO the'community once they are completed. He believes the youth surveyed, as well as the community, would like to review the results.- .• . • ,.. VII. a a a .,;„,• ! • • I i A, a a $1, a a Steve stated that the first requirement for renaming a parks facility !Liaclbeer! met with the petition sign6c1,by 25 'Citiens. Carol, Ron, and Greg volunteered to be on the subcommittee,,They will meet later in the month to discuss the request. • VIII. .. 1* ila .11 * 1 0: tii t ` aii: Steve stated that the Southwood Pool iendvatfori is'going well. The stainless'steel gutters*are the pool shell*is complete, but some,work is,still needed in the .• .• • mechanical toorri. 'The development of Pebble Creek,Park was awarded to Marek ,Brothers Construction and work should begin the week of May 20th. The.Wayne Smith, Baseball Complex is under conceptual design. It will include three baseball fields, instead of four. The Central Park Pond Improvements project is Out to bid.' This will include sidewalks for handicap'accessibility to,the fishing piers, as well as a,small shelter on the northeast side of the la:ke. • • " Parks Board Minutes April 9, 1996 Page 2 of 2 IX. Other Business/Board Concerns: Bob suggested including Brothers Pond Park and the WPC Amphitheater in the board tour when it's conducted for the new board members. Bob reviewed the p mission statement for the Sports AdvisoryCommittee. He would like the chairman of that committee to be a Parks Advisory Board member. The committee will meet either bi-monthly or quarterly. Bob stated that he has noticed a lot of traffic passing between the stands and the ballfields at Southwoodand suggested looking into trying to alleviate that at Wayne Smith, if possible. It distracted him from watching the game. X. Adjourn: The meeting adjourned at 9:20 p.m. APPROVED: Ron Gay, Board Chairman /e,,t.orr e .............. Date ,:#1.4/ x f1 eta.. 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