Board of Park Commissioners

Board of Park Commissioners Meeting Minutes of March 09, 2020 Call to Order: Mrs. Galka called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. followed by the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll Call: Commissioners in attendance: Mrs. Galka, Mr. Weinman, Charlotte Sills and Mr. Kara. Also present: School Board Representative Mr. Rogers, Common Council representative Mr. Huddlestun, Attorney Heather McCarthy, Park Board Secretary Ms. Montes, and Park Director Mrs. Goodpaster. Approval of Agenda: Motion by Mrs. Sills, seconded by Mr. Weinman to approve the agenda as presented. All aye, motion carried. (4-0) Approval of Minutes: Motion by Mrs. Sills, seconded by Mr. Weinman to accept the minutes as presented. All aye, motion carried. (4-0) Presentation: Bike Park Grant Update The class was awarded a $5,000 My Community, My Vision grant, which is co-sponsored by Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority and Indiana University Purdue University School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Mrs. Goodpaster and teacher Dan Schultz’s civil engineering and architect Hobart High School students have been working together towards moving forward with this project. The students have worked hands on land surveying, designing, and marketing of the park as part of a class project. A discussion was held stating all of its great opportunities it has brought upon the students. Students have been creative and have a sense of ownership of the park. The commissioners thanked Mr. Schultz, the students and the community for coming together making this project happen. Approval of Register of Claims: Mrs. Goodpaster reported that the science teller program invoice will come off the register claims list thanks to a generous donation from Tri Kappa of Hobart Epsilon Zeta it will now be free of charge for kids. Motion by Mr. Kara, seconded by Mrs. Sills to accept the register of claims as amended. All aye, motion carried. (4-0) Approval of bond proceeds claim list: Mrs. Goodpaster stated that the invoice for BF&S is for general services conceptual plan and design for pool & park pool design development. M2Ke Pool Design services are complete. Motion by Mrs. Sills, seconded by Mr. Weinman to approve the bond proceeds claims list. All aye, motion carried. (4-0) Correspondence: Nothing under Correspondence Director Report: Mrs. Goodpaster reported that the Park Department is now hiring for the season. She mentioned that the deck for the Community Center needs repairs and is looking at quotes. She is also excited to announce that the Park Department is now accepting credit cards in the office. Plan Commission Report: Nothing to report under Plan Commission. Common Council Report: Nothing to report under Common Council. School Board Report: Mr. Rogers reported that Ethan Ferba from swimming and diving is representing the Brickies at the IHSAA State Final at IUPUI; along with Trevor Triana and Tyler Turley for advancing to State wrestling tournament. Congratulations to the JROTC Leadership team who earned their way to the national championship taking place in Washington, DC. The AM Therapeutics team received 1st place at the Innovate with in Regional competition. Their amazing invention is now heading to State. Mr. Rogers stated that the AM Therapeutics is developing the Remedy Glove, an electric therapeutic glove equipped with heating, vibration, and compression. AM therapeutic main goal is helping individuals with arthritis relive their joint pain. He also reported that the Spring Fest is starting March 23. They will have bounce houses, performance, games, prices, face painting, magician, balloon artist and more at a cost of $10.00. Beginning in April, the pool will be open for rental events in two-hour sessions. Old Business: Nothing to report under old business. New Business: The Hobart community pool renovation RFP is complete. Heather McCarthy City attorney has looked over the proposal and has found everything in place. Dave Hill from M2Ke Design presented the RFP and drawings for the building. The bids are scheduled to be turned in by Monday April 6th prior to the next Park Board meeting. Mrs. Goodpaster feels is gives them plenty of time to review the bids and reward it for the following meeting. Discussion was held in regards to the splash pad. Dave Hill mentioned that the splash pad is an alternate to the bid but is hoping that the numbers go well; then maybe they can reach for that project as well. He express that it would be nice to have both buildings and have the whole sight uniform. Mrs. Goodpaster stated that the splash pad she decided to keep out the bond and fix it within the yearly budget. She feels confident that the whole pool project will come together at the end. Motion by Mrs. Sills, seconded by Mr. Kara to allow the Hobart community pool renovations RFP is put out to bid. All aye, motion carried. (4-0) ANNOUNCEMENTS: Mrs. Galka asked if anyone wised to address the Park Commissioners and there was no response. ADJOURNMENT: Motion to adjourn by Mrs. Sills, seconded by Mr. Weinman. All aye, motion carried. (4-0) ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________