N. Park & Recreation Advisory Board

APPROVED VILLAGE OF LAKE ZURICH PARK AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD SPECIAL MEETING Thursday, June 7, 2012 at 6.30pm 1. Call to Order by Board member Jeff Carey at 6.48pm. Motion made by Jeff Carey, seconded by Mary Mihelic, to appoint Board Member Kevin Koch as Chairman Pro Tem in the absence of Chairperson Dawn Brazier. Voice Vote. AYES have it. MOTION CARRIED. A. Swearing in of Tim Andrews as new Board member. This was done in the afternoon by Village President Suzanne Branding. 2. Roll Call: Tim Andrews, Jeff Carey, Kevin Koch, Mary Mihelic. Staff present: Park and Rec. Dir. Mike Perkins. Chairperson Dawn Brazier was excused. 3. Approval of Minutes: April 18, 2012. Motion by Jeff Carey, seconded by Mary Mihelic to approve the minutes as presented. Voice Vote. AYES: 3, NAYS: 0, ABSENT: 1, ABSTAIN: 1. MOTION CARRIED. Park and Rec. Dir. Mike Perkins introduced Lauren Auster who had recently completed a mural at Buffalo Creek building for her G.S.A. Gold Award Project. Ms. Auster addressed the board and they congratulated her on her achievement. 4. Public Comments. None. 5. New Business. None at this time. 6. Old Business A. Discussion for Paulus Park Phase II OSLAD Grant Project. Revised Plans/Cost Estimates, Keith Demchinski, Principal from Norris Design, Inc. Mr. Demchinski gave an explanation of the OSLAD grant process before giving a power point presentation including the various features of the revised Paulus Park Phase II project. There was discussion about the NEOS part of the playground. Dir. Perkins gave a cost estimate breakdown and answered questions from the Board. Board member Kevin Koch requested from Mr. Demchinski a copy of the breakdown of evaluation percentages within the OSLAD grant process. During discussion about the replacement of Kid’s Kingdom, which has passed its lifespan, Mr. Demchinski stated that the community involvement in the replacement would be a positive with the grant application. There was discussion about meeting ADA requirements and the funds available to pay for these; the SRA tax levy; timeline of the project if grant is awarded; the village fronts the monies and then is reimbursed from the OSLAD grant fund; restoring the wetlands restoration back into the project as it “weighs” a lot in the grant application process. The Board was polled about the wetlands restoration being put back into the project and they were in favor. Norris Design was asked to place the wetlands restoration back into the Master Plan. Dir. Mike Perkins explained the next steps, which will be another Public Park and Recreation Advisory Board meeting, June 7, 2012 2 meeting at the Tuesday, June 12, 2012 meeting when the Park and Recreation Advisory Board can approve the Master Plan, which can go before the Board of Trustees meeting on Monday, June 18, 2012 for their consideration. If accepted a resolution will need to be approved at that time, so the grant application can be completed and ready to file before the July 1, 2012 deadline. 7. Advisory Board Member Reports There were none. 8. Director’s Report A. Update on Programs – Special Events- Website – Brochure. Two of the camps are full and have waiting lists. B. Beaches passes have increased / Fishing Derby is June 10, 2012 / 4th of July / Concession Stand 2012 contract is with Riviera Concessions. C. Intern for summer is Jack Lawler from Hawthorn Woods. 9. Items attached – Used for discussion purposes. A. Previous Paulus Park Phase II Concepts and Cost Estimates (draft) B. Revised Paulus Park Master Plan & Cost estimate from Norris Design C. Park Improvement fund status sheet (as of 6/5/12) D. SRA Tax Levy Status sheet (as of 6/5/12) E. AB address- phone list 10. Adjournment Motion by Jeff Carey, seconded by Tim Andrews, to adjourn the meeting. Voice Vote. All in Favor of the Motion. MOTION CARRIED. Meeting adjourned at 8.26pm Respectfully submitted: Kathleen Johnson, Village Clerk. Approved by: /s/ Dawn Brazier 6/12/12