Board of Park Commissioners

Board of Park Commissioners Meeting Minutes of June 8, 2020 Call to Order: Mrs. Galka called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Roll Call: Commissioners in attendance: Mrs. Galka, Mr. Weinman, and Mr. Kara. Also present: Common Council representative Mr. Huddlestun, Park Board Secretary Ms. Montes, and Park Director Mrs. Goodpaster. Absent: Mrs. Sills, School Board Representative Mr. Rogers Approval of Agenda: Motion by Mr. Kara, seconded by Mr. Weinman to approve the agenda as presented. All aye, motion carried. (3-0) Approval of Minutes: Motion by Mr. Weinman, seconded by Mr. Kara to accept the minutes as presented. All aye, motion carried. (3-0) Approval of Register of Claims: There were a few questions to the register of claims list. Mrs. Goodpaster stated that the dog stations were broken so they were replaced with new stations. She also mentioned that the Landscape Illumination bill is a different one from last month’s claims list. Mrs. Goodpaster explained that they will not continue with them along the lakefront until winter time. Motion by Mr. Weinman, seconded by Mr. Kara to accept the register of claims as amended. All aye, motion carried. (3-0) Correspondence: Nothing under Correspondence Director Report: Mrs. Goodpaster reported that the Park Department started rentals as of June 1st and looking forward to summer markets starting July 9th. Plan Commission Report: Mrs. Galka reported that there were some changes to the church on route 6, but nothing that will impact the Parks. Common Council Report: Mr. Huddlestun announced that City Hall is now open to the public, recycle and garbage is back to business as usual. School Board Report: Nothing to report under school board report Old Business: Nothing to report under old business. New Business: Consideration of Community Pool Renovation Bids: The Board has rejected the bids for the project because they came in over budget. Mrs. Goodpaster and Mr. Hill have gotten together and made some design adjustments before seeking the new bids. A discussion was held in regards to the redesign adjustments. It was decided to have the original building and all the utilities done and make the concession stand an alternative. They are both confident that in doing it this way, they will be able to move forward with the project. Motion by Mr. Kara, seconded by Mr. Weinman to accept the pool renovation bids. All aye, motion carried. (3-0) Fish & Wildlife Grant: Mrs. Goodpaster and Sandy O’Brien have been working together towards this grant for Fred Rose. This project was selected for funding because the landowner(s) share(s) a common objective with the USFWS to restore habitat for the benefit of Federal trust species on private lands, and the project supports priority actions identified in the Regional Partners for Fish and Wildlife (Partners) Program Strategic Plan. Motion to by Mr. Kara, seconded by Mr. Weinman to accept the fish & wildlife agreement. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Ericka McCauley, 717 Memory Lane, addressed the Board with her concerns in regards to the proposed BMX/Mountain Bike Park. She presented a packet to the Board members explaining the land use and land cover within the Duck Creek Sub-watershed. She expressed that these soils are susceptible to erosion if disturbed or overlying vegetation is removed. This is an important consideration when building any new trails and it is difficult to control soil movement. There also, HEL soils are excessively susceptible to sheet, rill and gully erosion and have the potential to deposit large amount of sediment into sounding wetland and water resources. If any land use activities are proposed on HEL soil types such as trails, parking areas, picnic landings, rigorous soil erosion and sediment control practices should be implemented. A discussion was held in regards to concerns, invasive plants, and habitat/resource conservation. Mrs. Goodpaster stated that anything moving forward will be guided by the natural resources management. Geoff Woods, 901 Deer Cross Trl., stated he prefer no development for the bike trail. His concern is to protect the wildlife habitat. ADJOURNMENT: Motion to adjourn by Mr. Kara, seconded by Mr. Weinman. All aye, motion carried. (3-0) ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________