Parks Commission

CITYOFMANISTEE PARKSANDBEAUTIFICATIONCOMMISSION MINUTES Thursday,November21,2013 5:00P.M. MembersPresent MarkTomaszewski,EdTegler,RogerZielinski,DarciScott,LynnVasquez AlsoPresent: JeffMikula,KathieBoyle,GaryNiesen - CityofManistee TedArens -UnitedVeteransCouncil Aregularmeeting oftheManistee ParksandBeautificationCommissionwasheldonThursday, nd November21,2013 attheCityHall2 floorconferenceroom. Meetingwas calledtoorderby RecordingSecretaryBoyle at 5:00 p.m. Boyleinformedthecommissionoftworesignations - Chair ReinhardtandVice-ChairSchimke. ClarificationisneededbyReinhardt; CityClerkwillverifywith ReinhardtifshecompletelyresignedfromtheCommissionorjustasChair.AtthistimeBoyleturnedover themeetingtoTegler. Guest TedArensspokeonbehalfoftheUnitedVeteransCouncilandtheirplansforPhaseIIatVeterans MemorialPark. T.Eftaxiadishas discoveredavailable moneytodoatopographicalstudyonthe riverbank. Costestimatesarepending; handicapaccesscouldprovidegrantmoney. Mikula & Niesen didawalkthruontheriverwalk improvementsareabsolutelyneeded. Mikulaisrequestingsketchof PhaseIIwhichisbeingdraftedbyKendraThompson. Motionsecond byZielinski, byTeglertoendorse implementationconceptofPhaseIIVeteransMemorialParknottoincludefinancialassistance. Motion Approved ApprovalofMinutes -Motionsecond byZielinski, byVasqueztoacceptOctober17,2013minutesand placeonfile. OLDBUSINESS UpdateonFirstStreetBeach RocketPark TheCityhasnotreceivedofficialnoticefromthegrant agency. FirstStreet/DouglasParkRound-a-bout MortonPark - WilldiscussatworkstudyonThursday,January16,2014. NEWBUSINESS Discussionwasheldregardingvotingfornewchairandvice-chair. Itwasdecidedtowaituntilour Marchmeetingwhenhopefullywehaveafullmembercommission. AdoptaPark Vasquezwouldliketheprogramtocontinue. Believesweshouldbeworkingonasthe CitybudgetprocesswhichbeginsinFebruary. CommissionshouldgetcostsforMortonParkupgrades toMikulabyJanuary2014forthe2014-2015budget. COMMENTS Mikulapassedinformationonforfuturemeetingdiscussion: ReservingCityparks will beinvestigatingoptionsintheupcomingyeartopresenttocitycouncil. Conceptwillbe presentedtoP &BCommissionbeforegoingtocouncil. MikulainformedthecommissionofarecentdecisionmadetoallowaresidentonHarborDrivetogothru Motionsecond byScott, byTomaszewskitoadjourn@6:30p.m. NextmeetingdateWorkStudyonThursday,January16,2014@5:00p.m.atCityHall nd 2 FloorConferenceRoom budgetingfor2014. Respectfullysubmitted, KathieBoyle RecordingSecretary