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Coralville Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes July 19, 2021 Call to Order Commission Chairperson Fred Fevold called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. Present were Commission Members Kyle McEvilly, Marti Mount, and Alex Taylor, Council Liaison Jill Dodds, and Parks and Recreation Director Sherri Proud. This meeting was held at Altmaier Family Park. Citizen comments None Approval of Minutes from the June 21, 2021 meeting Commission Member Taylor made a motion to accept the minutes with the noted changes. Commission Member Mount seconded the motion; unanimous approval. Council Liaison Report Council Member Jill Dodds gave an update about Bridgewater. Parks Superintendent Alex Buhmeyer has been working with State IDNR Forester, Mark Vitosh on a plan for the areas where the trees were removed on City property without obtaining a permit or submitting a plan. The developer will not be getting a permit to proceed until they’ve produced an acceptable tree replacement plan that is signed off on my staff. Dodds extended her thanks for Parks and Recreation staff coordinating the May 5 Coralville Clean Up Day. Staff concentrated on trash pickup along the business streetscapes and planting trees. She also touched on the work that will be done in September on the Town Center Ramp where cracking problems have plagued the ramp since construction. It will be shut down for 8-9 weeks. This will affect the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts and the Coralville Public Library. Staff will work with the Parking Department to provide up to date information to users. Director Report Parks and Recreation Director Proud told the Commission that Scott Prochaska had resigned from his position as Recreation Superintendent effective July 16. The position will be posted in August for in house candidates. There are several people on staff who will be qualified and encourage do apply for the position before it would go out for a search. Aquatics Supervisor, Faron VanNostrand, is currently on medical leave and is expected to return mid-late September. Work will begin in August on the observation plaza at Creekside Cross and Flow trails. Staff will erect the shelter themselves mid to late fall. There is no regularly schedule meeting in August. Tour of Altmaier Family Park Parks and Recreation Director Proud took the Commission on a tour of Altmaier Family Park. Areas toured and discussed were the Archery Range, the changes of holes 3 & 4 to move them farther away from the Archery Range, the prairie grow in on the upper holes, the sustainable path made on the east side to access hole 7 rather than building stairs, and the future accessibility path needed to the archery range. Proud also discussed the need for netting to be added behind the archery range targets due to the number of trees lost during derecho and that affect on losing protection for hole #1. Staff will monitor the interface of hole #1 for disc golf and the archery range to determine if further protections are needed or if hole #1 should be moved farther west on the top side. The Commission also toured the barnyard area where a new roof has been put on the pig barn and permanent bag stations have been installed. Next steps for the Altmaier Family Park is to begin restoring the large barn into a usable structure for the park. Commission Comments Commission Member Fred Fevold Fevold asked if the Community Cat ordinance that has been proposed for the feeding of feral cats would be feeding the cats on public property, in particular on park land where long grass and short grass prairie areas are located. He asked if the DNR had been consulted to inquire as to the impact on pheasants, grouse, quail, and other ground fowl. Commission Member Kyle McEvilly No comment Commission Member Marti Mount No comment Commission Member Alex Taylor No comment Adjournment Commission Member Taylor made the motion to adjourn at 8:22 p.m.; Commission Member Mount seconded the motion; unanimous approval.