Parks Commission

CITYOFMANISTEE PARKSANDBEAUTIFICATIONCOMMISSION MINUTES Thursday,March20,2014 5:00P.M. MembersPresent MarkTomaszewski, RogerZielinski,LynnVasquez, ErinPontiac,EdTegler Unexcused: DarciScott AlsoPresent: KathieBoyle -CityofManistee EricSagonowsky, ManisteeNewsAdvocate AregularmeetingoftheManistee ParksandBeautificationCommissionwasheldonThursday, March 20,2014 at CityHall2nd floorconferenceroom. Meetingwas calledtoorderbyActingChair Lynn Vasquezat5:06p.m. ApprovalofMinutes -Motionsecond byZielinski, byPontiactoacceptFebruary20,2014minutesand placeonfile. Motion approved. OLDBUSINESS AdoptaPark Zielinskihasbeenworkinglonghoursonlocatingan “AdoptaParkProgram” thatwould benefittheCityofManistee, hehasfoundan “AdoptaPark” programfromtheCityofLansing. This programcontainsalltheinformationandformstostarttheproject. LynnandRogerhandedouttheCity ofLansing “AdaptaPark” programtocitycouncilmemberspriortotheirworksessiononMarch11, 2014. Pontiacwillpreparecouncilagendaform.InformationwillthenbeforwardtoMikulatobeplaced ontheApril1,2014councilmeeting. Boyle questionedwhowouldreceivethevolunteerforms; commissionwouldforwardvolunteerapplicationstotheDPW. Motionsecond byPontiac byZielinski tomodeltheCityofLansing’s “AdoptaPark” program. Allinfavor. Mikularesponse: meetingwithLynnVasquezonMarch31,2014toprepareagendarequestforApril 15,2014councilmeeting. GeneralDiscussion: Brochurestobegiveouttopotentialvolunteers PlaceprogramoncitywebsiteandcityFacebookpage. Weneedtoadoptthisconceptorstarteliminatingcityparks. PontiacwillcheckwithCindyLokovichtoverify: “AdoptaPark” isontheagenda. Programwillnowbecitycouncil’shands –Mikularesponse: councilcanendorseconcept. MortonPark PontiachascontactinformationforMorton’s –commissionwillwaittoseehowthe AdoptaPark” programproceeds. TeglerwillpickouttypeoftreeforMorton’sParkinmemoryofJohn Rozga. BoylewillcheckwithMikulatoseeifthiscouldbedoneduringthecity’streeplantingprogram. Locationoftreetobedeterminedatalaterdate. Mikularesponse: yestotreeplanting. NEWBUSINESS FirstStreetPlaygroundarea Pontiacaskedifwoodchipswillbeundertheplaygroundequipment, believestheywouldbedangerousforyoungchildren. BoylewillcheckwithMikula. Mikularesponse: surfacebelownewplaygroundwouldbesyntheticformmatting. DuffyPark WilltherebeanyplaygroundequipmenttakenoutofRocketPark thatwouldbesafe enoughtoplaceatDuffyPark. Whileolderchildrenareplayingsoccertheyoungerkidshavenothingto playon. Mikularesponse: severalpiecescanberelocated. Needtodeterminenewlocations. GENERALDISCUSSION NinthStreetBoatLaunch –whoownsandmaintainsareaZielinskibelievespropertyisownedby ConsumerEnergy. MikulaportionofpropertyisownedbyMorton’sandConsumerEnergy –the Citydoesmaintain. FirstStreetRoundabout – ContactwillbemadebyVasqueztothe ChamberofCommerceto confirm theystill haveacommittee, who’sinchargeandaretheyplanninganothermeeting. Possiblyaskingschoolchildrenforideaspossiblyholdacontest. Areaneedstobemaintenance freefortheDPW. Mikulahasexcuseditselffromtheprocess. Cityisonlyplanningondune grassatthispoint. DogsonBeach –CommissionhasrespondedtothisrequestattheirMay17,2012meetingwhich states: DogsnotareallowedatFirstorFifthAvenuebeachesfromMemorialtoLaborDayand notimeontheriverwalk. DogsareallowedtotheNorthBeachAccessandFifthAvenueBeach northoftheswimarea. COMMENTS None Motionsecond byTegler, byPontiactoadjourn@6:15p.m. Nextmeetingdate – Thursday,April17,2014 @ 5:00p.m. atCityHall –2nd Floor ConferenceRoom. Respectfullysubmitted, KathieBoyle RecordingSecretary