Parks Commission

CITY OF MANISTEE PARKS AND BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION MINUTES Wednesday, August 18,2010 S:1 S P. M. Members Present: Lynne Reinhardt, Mark Tomaszewski, Priscilla Rulison, Wendy Staffeld, Ed Tegler, John Rozga Members Excused: Ben Kubiak Also Present: Gary Niesen, Kathie Boyle, City of Manistee A meeting of the Manistee Parks and Beautification Commission was held on Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at City Hall - 2nd Floor Conference Room. Meeting was called to order by Recording Secretary Kathie Boyle at 5:15 p.m. ELECTION OF OFFICERS Chair and Secretary. Nominations were opened for the positions of Chair, Vice- Ed Teglar nominated Lynne Reinhardt for the position of Chair - Consensus Lynne Reinhardt nominated Priscilla Rulison for the position of Vice-Chair - Consensus Discussion followed on the position of Corresponding Secretary. The Parks and Beautification Commission Bylaws indicate the position of a Corresponding Secretary however the consensus of the Commission believes that Reinhardt does all the correspondence and at such time there is no need to fill this position. Kathie Boyle will continue to be the recording secretary. MEETING DATES: The Parks and Beautification Bylaws meeting dates were updated at this meeting. After discussion - meeting day has been changed from the third Wednesday to the third Thursday of each month. Meeting time and location stayed the same - 5: 15 p.m. in the 2" d floor conference room at City Hall. No meetings will be held in December, January or February unless requested by a member. NEW BUSINESS Chair Reinhardt introduced Kendra Thompson from Kendra Thompson Architects to discuss plans for the area around the old shelter house at Fifth Avenue. As per Reinhardt's request Ms. Thompson did a walk through over the site to come up with ideas in developing the area. The area drawn up by Ms. Thompson included multiple layered decks, picnic tables, and viewing stations to see the lighthouse/pier,etc. Kendra's design included three round 50' pods made out of decking concrete with a stone wall. Discussion followed on the design with the possibility of just a single deck with picnic tables and gazebos. Kendra did some tweaking with the plans so members could visualize that there are several options available for this area. The need for the tennis stay is the consensus of the commission. courts to The commission thanked Ms. Thompson for all her work felt and felt she had done a great job but felt further discussion is needed. Any plans would need to be approved by City Council. OLD BUSINESS M 55 Property - Rozga reported that the Non- Motorized Committee with assistance from the Boys Scouts has been given permission to development trails. Fish Wall - Mr.Teglar volunteered to check the fish wall weekly for any damage, he will contact Kathie if any repairs are needed. Consensus to adjourn. REMEMBER: Next meeting date: Thursday, August 26`h, 2010 at 5:1 S m. - at the old Fifth Avenue Shelter House area. p. In case of rain we will meet at the new Fifth Avenue Bathhouse. Respectfully submitted, Kathie Boyle Recording Secretary  CITY OF MANISTEE 70 MAPLE STREET MANISTEE MICHIGAN 49660 To comply with the Michigan Open Meetings Act 267 of 1976, notice is hereby given that the CITY OF MANISTEE PARKS AND BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION will meet on the dates in 2010/2011. Meetings are held on followin~ the 3R Thursday of each month at City Hall, 70 Maple Street, Manistee, Michigan at 5:15 p. m. Meetings will be held in the conference room - 2nd floor. Interested public is welcome to attend. August 26, 2010 September 9,2010 October 21, 2010 November 3, 2010 Report to City Council) November 18, 2010 No Meetings * December, January, February unless requested by a member March 17, 2011 April 21, 2011 May 19, 2011 June 16, 2011