Parks & Recreation Commission (Meets as needed/quarterly on 4th Thursday of each month at 5:00 p.m.)

PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION October 28, 2021 Room 204 Government Center & Via Zoom Members Present In Person: Keith Kern, Elizabeth Norén, David Kroll, Gene Rosburg, Nick Ledin Members Not Present: Jemal Broussard Also Present: Linda Cadotte (Director of Parks, Recreation & Forestry), Russ Behlings (Parks Superintendent), Jodi Saylor (Administrative Assistant, Parks, Recreation & Forestry), Shelley Nelson (Superior Telegram), Denise McDonald (Volunteer Coordinator); Caitlin Knoll (Sumer Playground Program and Bayside Sounds Coordinator), Jan Jago (Superior Youth Organization), Terry Johnson (City Assessor), Charmaine Swan (American Lung Association), Henry Campbell *virtual Councilor Kern called the meeting to order at 4:59 p.m. 1. Approve August 26, 2021 Meeting Minutes Motion by Rosburg, second by Ledin and carried to approve the August 26, 2021 minutes. 2. Season re-cap for Volunteer Program – Presentation by Denise McDonald We are happy to report that as of now, all parks, gardens and boat launches are currently adopted. There are 3 trail sections remaining open for adoption with some good prospects that are considering taking those on. This year, volunteers through the Adopt program put in a total of 1,279 hours helping us keep our parks, trails, gardens and boat launches looking great! Volunteers that have not adopted specific locations put in a total of 342 hours. Total program value – 2,027 hours and at an average of $28.541 per hour that makes the total program value worth just over $46,263.34. The Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department is very thankful for the work volunteers put in! Henry Campbell entered virtually at 5:05pm 3. Summer Playground Program Re-cap – Presentation by Caitlin Knoll The program was able to restore some things that had to be removed in 2020 due to COVID including field trips to the YMCA, Standup Paddle boarding, and handing out lunch and snack to anyone under 18. The program ran 10 weeks, from June 14th through August 20th. The locations remained the same as they have been in previous years. Attendance was up from last year with Billings Park having larger numbers than they have had in recent years. Program costs remained consistent with the last several years at $56,564.95. Knoll also shared some thoughts she has for 2022 including returning to partnering parks on the bus and for field trips, additional recruiting ideas and increasing some staffing at different parks. Overall it was a very successful year. 1 *According to the Non Profit Leadership Center https://nlctb.org/tips/value-of-volunteer-time/ 1 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting October 28, 2021 4. Bayside Sounds Around Town Concert Series Re-cap - Presentation by Caitlin Knoll This year’s concert series ran in July and August with 8 regular and 1 bonus concerts. The concerts are spread out at different parks around the City with Bear Creek and Kelly Parks added as new locations. The weather was cooperative this year and only one concert had to be postponed to the rain date. Attendance numbers were comparable if not a little higher than in years past. 5. Naming Recommendation Millennium Trail Bike Loop #1 – “Senior Slide” Henry Campbell shared that the new trail loop that he has been working on is completed and open. He has requested that the .25 mile trail be named “Senior Slide”. Commissioner Norén asked about the reason for the name. Henry explained that the trail was built during a time when a senior slide could have happened due to COVID shut downs, but instead, he still proceeded with this project. The trail has you sliding up and down some portions, thus the “slide” as well. Rosburg commended Henry for the job well done. 6. MOTION by Rosburg, second by Norén and carried to approve the name “Senior Slide” for the Millennium Trail Bike Loop #1 and send it out for public comment. The potential name will go out for public comment for 60 days, at that time it will be brought back to the Parks & Recreation Commission for their approval and then they will send a recommendation for final consideration to the City Council. Henry Campbell left the meeting at 5:34pm MOTION by Kern, second by Ledin and carried to suspend the rules and move agenda items 7 and 8 in front of item 6 due to the guests attending for these specific items. 7. Superior Smoke-Free Outdoor Spaces Survey – American Lung Association in Wisconsin Charmaine Swan reached out to Cadotte with an opportunity to work with a student from Saint Scholastica. She asked if we would be interested in doing a survey that we would open up for a couple of weeks. The draft survey is included in the agenda packet. It is to gauge awareness of the policy and see where they may be room for improved outreach and education. They would also do some targeted interviews and the City would help promote the survey through our website and social media. Cadotte then walked through the survey questions with the Commission. Swan the City of Superior’s policy on Smoke-Free Outdoor Spaces went through in September of 2019. There was planned outreach and press planned, however that is when COVID began and they were unable to continue. The signs were put up and this summer yard signs, setting up a perimeter for the smoke-free zone, were displayed at City events in parks. 2 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting October 28, 2021  They would like to promote the survey on the City’s Facebook page and website but could also send emails if necessary. They are open to ideas and suggestions of other ways to get the survey out. Results should be available by the end of the semester. 8. SYO 2021 Season Report Jan Jago shared how the Superior Youth Organization (SYO) used the grant funding to bring baseball to the City. a. This year they started going to the Boys and Girls Club once a week and playing on the field near their location. They also participated in the 4th of July with over 60 kids marching in the parade. All of the kids got shirts, half red and half blue, they marched in the parade and then came back to the fields for some games and fun activities. SYO also gave the Boys and Girls Club 30 shirts. b. They paid instructors for instruction of the younger kids, as they feel it is the most important time to get kid going in the sport. c. For the first time, they hosted the Little League District Tournament for 10u, 11u and 12U boys. 10U won and went to state tournament. Superior Reds held their district tournament on the fields as well. SYO provides support and concessions even though these are high school teams. d. They also host the Sea Dogs – semi, semi, semi pro team – who play on Sundays at the fields. Some of the Superior kids go on to play for the Sea Dogs. e. Supported 450 kids this year. f. Helped the Salvation Army with a back to school clothing drive and the field was a drop off location. g. Jago is in favor of turning the big field in to two smaller fields to allow more groups to play at a time. h. Cadotte shared that they are hoping to bring the Capital Plan for the Complex to a Commission meeting in the future as SYO would like to add a playground and make some changes to the fields. Motion by Ledin, second by Rosburg and carried to receive and file the SYO 2021 Season Report. Jan Jago left the meeting at 5:51 6. Doggy Stick Station – Superior Dog Park Two people reached out with an idea to put a doggy stick station at the dog park, similar to the little book libraries. They would like to build a board version where sticks and toys could be stored for the dogs. The Dog Park does have a rule that there are not supposed to be toys in the dog park as they can cause resource guarding and fighting. The rules would have to be changed in order to allow this. The board felt that, while a cute idea, it does not fit with the feel of the Park the City would like to maintain and it goes against the policy the park has of no toys. MOTION by Kern, second by Norén and carried to deny the request to add a Doggy Stick Station to the Dog Park. 3 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting October 28, 2021 9. Cross Country Ski Passes – Set Rates for 2021-22 Season The Commissioners discussed the current rates for Cross Country Skiing and compared them to other area ski trails. Cadotte favors raising the prices slightly which would potentially reduce the numbers and allow for better quality trails. Grooming quality has definitely increased in the last few years and along with that, the costs to maintain have increased. It is unknown how long it has been since the rates were increased. There are a lot of MN people that come here due to the high quality and length of our trails. Kern feels this is a good amenity to our residents and brings in tourists. MOTION by Kern, second by Ledin to increase all rates by $5 with the exception of the daily pass which would remain at $5. MOTION by Rosburg, second by Kern to amend the motion to increase all rates by $10 with the exception of the daily pass which would remain at $5. Motion failed. Original motion failed unanimously. MOTION by Norén, second by Ledin and carried to raise the Cross Country Ski Pass Resident rates by $5 each and the Non-Resident rates by $10 each with the daily pass remaining at $5 each. 10. Boat Launch Permits 2021 Re-cap – Jodi Saylor For 2021, 1,615 daily passes were sold and 823 annual passes. Total sales were $28,254.24. Kwik Trip continues to have the highest volume of sales due to their location by Loons’ Foot which tends to get the most traffic. Wisconsin Residents purchased the most annual passes this year. Overall, sales were up this year by just over $3,400. 11. Director and Superintendent’s Reports a. As part of the invasive species aquatic control program that the County runs, they bring in a boat washing station to Loons Foot on Saturdays from June through August. They had contact with 262 boats and they washed 108 boats. When talking about improvements at different areas, the washing stations have always been brought up as a control. The Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator is from Douglas County but the boat washing station travels from Ashland County. They also have someone conducting interviews with everyone coming out of the water. They ask things like, have you fully drained your boat, has your boat been to another lake, etc. We are looking at dry washing stations versus water washing stations. It depends a lot on if we get plumbing at Loon’s Foot versus the holding tank currently there. 4 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting October 28, 2021  b. We finally came up with a solution for the odor issue at the Barker’s Island fish station. The grinder was upgraded from 5-10 hp and added a blade and added a shoot that can take the entire fish, so all of that waste no longer goes into the trash. It was pretty late in the season when we added this but so far we have not had any issues. We are now talking about whether we need an additional holding tank at Loons Foot to be able to add this setup there. Also looking at pricing to add plumbing there. Barkers is hooked to a sewer line. Loon’s Foot holding tank is pumped every other week. Volume will be increased. Right now at Loon’s Foot it is a combined tank so if it overfills, it affects the bathrooms as well. Would need to add plumbing to do either wash station or fish station at Loons foot. The upgrade cost at Barker’s was less than $10K. c. Carl Gullo Survey update – The Parks budget for the next 5 years, all capital funding was removed and replaced with ARPA funding. All projects have to qualify under ARPA guidelines and the final ruling is not out yet. Cadotte does have a working list and hopes to bring those to the Commission in January. For Carl Gullo, we sent out 702 postcards and got a 24% return rate. Options A2 and B3 were both close so the neighborhood would like either of those two options. The preferred option of the Commission was B, which is in the lead by 3 votes. d. We have had an opening on this Commission for some time. Please think about other folks or skill sets that might be complimentary to this commission. e. At the Barker’s Island Beach swimming area there were some people that were paddling in the swimming area so looking into buoys that would say “Swimming area only”. f. The budgets for the Recreational Grants was finalized at $70K, which is a $10K cut from last year. g. With the large amount of disc golf popularity, thinking about reconfiguring Central Park from 6 holes to 9 holes. This could potentially done by reusing and adding some new baskets. Cadotte would like to put a QR code on Hole 1 asking people to submit ideas for how to expand the course. h. Behlings said that the Heritage Courts have been now been repaved, the basketball nets are up, and the line striping and tennis/pickle ball nets will be completed in the spring. The entire court will have a seal coat in red done. i. Hoping to make Billing’s Park Skating Rink reconfiguration happen prior to opening this year. j. Makwa Ziibiins Miikana – Bear Creek Trail work on the extension has been wrapped up for this year. They installed 800 feet of boardwalk and made it across the creek. They hope to finish it and open it up for users next spring when we can connect it to Lot 1. That will not happen until after the Howard’s Bay project wraps up. k. The Parks Crew will be going out soon to prepare for the new Sidewalk Clearing Program. They will need to prune trees and bushes to ensure the correct clearance throughout the route. 2 Doing basic upgrades to the playground in the current location and remodeling the courts into half tennis/pickle ball and half basketball and doing nothing to the rink site. 3 Moving and upgrading the playground to the current court area, remodeling the courts into half tennis/pickle ball and half basketball behind the new playground area and upgrading the hockey rink. 5 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting October 28, 2021  l. The Parks, Recreation & Forestry department is currently hiring for Skating Rink Attendants a Light Equipment Operator. 12. Future Agenda Items 13. Set next meeting and confirm 2022 meeting dates/times. The Commission determined that the 3rd Thursday evenings of the month at 5pm works. There are two meetings set for March due to the recreational grants reviews. The dates for 2022 are tentatively set as follows: January 27, 2022 March 24, 2022 July 28, 2022 March 17, 2022 May 26, 2022 September 22, 2022 Councilor Kern announced the meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m. Minutes submitted to the Council Meeting of November 16, 2021. 6 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting October 28, 2021 Volunteer Program Denise McDonald, Program Coordinator SuperiorParks@ci.superior.wi.us  Adopt-A-Programs Individuals, businesses and organizations to take an active role in the upkeep and improvements. Minimum commitment of two years. City will place a sign acknowledging the adopter's commitment to the space. • Parks Volunteers work with staff to adopted an area and then work to keep that area beautiful • Gardens • planting flowers • painting • Boat Launches • reporting vandalism or damage • planning clean-up days • Trails • other maintenance activities  18 Oakes – Walking Victorious Ministries  Allouez – Adopted in October American Family Insurance Barker’s Island Festival Park – Sterling Silver Studio  Bear Creek Park – Silverwood Pet Care Benny Peterson Park – The Keener Family Billings Park - RWB Carl Gullo Park – Fire Station #3  Center City Park – Serenity Salon & Spa Adopted in October  Central Park – Challenge Center, Inc  Dog Park – Adopted in October Superior Animal Hospital  Gouge Park – The Oaks Family  Hammond Park – Nummi Jewelers Family Adopted in October  Harbor View Park – Barko Hydraulics, LLC  Heritage Park – Central Assembly of God Church  Kelly Park – Walking Victorious Ministry Veteran’s Memorial Park – Boys & Girls Club  Wade Bowl – Trends Day Spa & Salon  Webster Dream Park – Cenovus Superior Refinery  Wisconsin Point – Friends of the Lake Superior Reserve  Veteran’s Memorial Flag Park Superior Douglas County Chamber of Commerce  Central Park Garden – Superior Optimist Club & Northern Lights Elementary  Heritage Garden – Superior Middle School Webster Dream Park Garden- Cenovus Superior Refinery Woodstock Bay & Wis Point Landings- Northland Paddlers Alliance  Osaugie Trail (18th to Loons Foot) Rotary Club of Superior  Makwa Ziibiins Miikana (Bear Creek Trail) Mayor’s Commission on Communities of Color Barker’s Island Beach Trail  Volunteer Hours through the Adopt-A-Program 2021 • Gardens – 120 hours • Parks – 886 hours • Trails – 142 hours • Boat Launches – 131 hours TOTAL HOURS 1,279 x $28.54* = $36,502.66 *According to the NonProfit Leadership Center https://nlctb.org/tips/value-of-volunteer-time/  Volunteer Hours NOT through the Adopt-A-Program 2021 • Trail Building (Henry’s Project on Millennium Trail) – 220 hours • Osaugie Trail (MidWest Energy) – 15 hours • Dog Park Clean-up (Cardinal Health)– 36 hours • Billings Park Painting (Lake Superior Area Realtors)– 10 hours • Central Park Painting (Mnpls Youth Group) – 36 hours • Student Clean up – 25 hours TOTAL HOURS 342 x $28.54 = $9,760.68  Total Volunteer Hours for 2021 2,027 hours x $28.54 TOTAL VALUE OF PROGRAM = $46,263.34 Priceless and not quantifiable level of engagement, dedication, pride and commitment to the community!  Summer Playground Program 2021 SLIDESMANIA.COM  Program Overview Monday-Friday Registration 11:30-4:30 Lunch & Snack June 14 - August 20 10 Weeks Activities on Site Club Superior Volleyball Weather Permitting Yoga Chalk Art 6 Locations: Golf Introduction Webster Park Library Story Time Wade Bowl Park Zumba Hammond Park Central Park Field Trips Billings Park YMCA 18 Oaks Park Standup Paddleboard SLIDESMANIA.COM  Average Attendance 2018 2019 2020 2021 Central 21-21-20-17 23-23-23-20 10-12-12-11 14-14-14-14 Hammond 15-15-14-12 16-16-16-12 8-8-8-8 13-14-14-12 Webster 27-28-27-25 21-21-19-17 7-9-9-9 16-16-17-14 Wade Bowl 15-13-13-13 14-15-14-13 2-2-2-1 7-9-8-7 Billings 12-13-12-10 16-17-16-13 8-9-9-7 26-27-26-22 18 Oaks 20-18-17-15 11-12-11-10 10-10-9-9 8-9-9-8 SLIDESMANIA.COM  Comparison - 2019 & 2021 2019 Total 2019 Per Week 2021 Total 2021 Per Week Average Average Staff Salaries $36,019.92 $3,601.99 $39,756.20 $3,975.62 Bus Lease $7691.40 $796.14 $3,669.20 $366.92 Cell Phones $381.26 $38.13 $391.20 $39.12 Portable $858.42 $85.84 $1,037.50 $103.75 Toilets Overall Total $51,647.28 $5,164.73 $56,564.95 $5,656.50 SLIDESMANIA.COM SLIDESMANIA.COM  Thoughts for 2022 ❖ Return to partnering parks on the bus and field trips ❖ Additional recruiting at UWS for staff ❖ Staffing Goals: 2 at Hammond, Wade, Oaks & 3 at Webster, Central & Billings ❖ Continued 10 Week Program ❖ Partner with more teams & organizations SLIDESMANIA.COM  Bayside Sounds 2021 SLIDESMANIA.COM  Schedule and Attendance Date Band Location Attendance Weather 7.7 South of Superior Webster Park 156 Sunny, Cool 7.14 Crescent Moon Bear Creek Park 100 Cool, Windy 7.21 The Fractals Fairlawn Mansion 235 Cool, Sprinkles of Rain 7.28 Mackie Brothers Billings Park -- Cancelled 8.4 John & Andy Hammond Park 164 Warm, Sunny 8.11 Woodblind Kelly Park 105 Warm, Sunny 8.18 Last Call Central Park 187 Hot, Sunny 8.25 Whiskey Trail Barker’s Island 400 Warm, Sprinkles of Rain 9.1 Mackie Brothers Barker’s Island 90 Cool 9.8 GB Leighton UWS Yellowjacket 200 Warm, Rain, Sunny Union SLIDESMANIA.COM  Sponsors SCCU $2,500 Field & Connolly Insurance $500 Kwik Trip $500 Superior Refinery $1,000 American Legion Auxiliary $1,000 Enbridge $1,000 My 95.7 SLIDESMANIA.COM SLIDESMANIA.COM SLIDESMANIA.COM Saylor, Jodi From: Cadotte, Linda Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2021 1:03 PM To: Saylor, Jodi Subject: FW: Bike Trail Naming Request for Parks & Rec Commission From: Henry Campbell <henrypcampbell73@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 1:42 PM To: Cadotte, Linda <cadottel@ci.superior.wi.us> Subject: Bike Trail Naming Request for Parks & Rec Commission Linda, A volunteer crew, in collaboration with the City of Superior Trails Crew, has completed construction of a 0.25 mile segment of mountain biking trail near the Millennium Trail within the Superior Municipal Forest. The volunteer crew has agreed on naming the trail "Senior Slide" and is requesting naming approval and signage from the Parks & Rec Commission. Let me know what else needs to be done for the trail to officially be named "Senior Slide". Thanks in advance! Henry Campbell 1 The purpose of the Superior smoke-free outdoor evaluation “The Northwest Wisconsin Lung Health Alliance strives to increase health through education and advocacy, creating a community environment that encourages commercial tobacco free living in Douglas, Bayfield, Ashland, Iron, Sawyer and Washburn counties. Like last contract year, evaluation continues to be a core component of the Scope of Work with the State Tobacco Prevention and Control Program. The Alliance purpose in evaluating the Smoke-Free outdoor spaces policy in Superior (passed in 2019) is to gauge awareness of the policy and see where there may be room for improved outreach and education. Components of the evaluation include an online survey, virtual key informant interviews, a sign audit and final report.” Mary Parsatoon American Lung Association in Wisconsin Northwest Wisconsin Lung Health Alliance Lung HelpLine: 1-800-LUNGUSA Name Current Rates Resident $25 Resident 65+ $20 City of Superior Non Resident $30 Non Resident 65+ $25 Daily Pass $5 Great MN Ski Pass Required Daily Pass $10 City of Duluth Adult 1 Year $25 Adult 3 Years $70 Adult Daily Pass $10 Spirit Mountain Student Daily Pass $5 Under 6 FREE Individual Adult Early Bird $109 Regular $149 Family Early Bird $179 Snowflake Nordic Ski Center Regular $239 Student Early Bird $59 Regular $89 85+ FREE Suggested Membership Family $30 Korkki Nordic Individual $20 College/Student $15 Notes *Early bird is prior to November 30, 2021  1615 Daily Passes  823 Annual Passes  Up just under $3,500 from 2021 Locations Passes Revenue Arrowhead Pier 153 $ 785.71 Barker's Island 252 $ 1,284.25 Billings Park 132 $ 686.68 Kwik Trip 571 $ 14,015.00 Loons Foot 1042 $ 5,322.75 Marina 34 $ 885.00 Northwest Outlet 130 $ 3,130.00 Office 88 $ 2145.39 Grand Total 2402 $ 28,254.24 Type Passes Revenue One Rate Daily Pass 1615 $ 8,234.24 WI Resident 435 $ 10,875.00 WI Resident - SR 185 $ 3,700.00 WI Resident - Military/Vet 39 $ 780.00 Non-Resident 113 $ 3,390.00 Non-Resident - SR 32 $ 800.00 Non-Resident - Military/Vet 19 $ 475.00 Grand Total 2438 $ 28,254.24 Location 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Grand Total Arrowhead Pier 166 149 190 204 153 862 Barker's Island 260 202 291 313 252 1,318 Billings Park 165 130 160 185 132 772 Kwik Trip 449 412 430 603 571 2,465 Loon's Foot 859 611 879 1,217 1,042 4,608 Marina 31 11 20 34 96 Northwest Outlet 69 91 113 19 130 422 Office 77 40 48 169 88 422 TOTAL 2076 1646 2131 2710 2402 10,965  Arrowhead Barker's Is- Northwest Year Billings Park Loon's Foot Office Kwik Trip Marina Total Pier land Outlet 2017 $ 804.78 $ 1,312.62 $ 815.00 $ 4,409.99 $ 1,810.00 $ 3,115.00 $ 920.00 $ 3,930.00 $ 17,117.39 2018 $ 757.10 $ 1,071.15 $ 654.02 $ 3,154.95 $ 930.00 $ 5,590.00 $1,625.00 $ 2,105.00 $ 15,887.22 2019 $ 939.00 $ 1,469.30 $ 791.02 $ 4,876.96 $ 1,080.00 $ 15,525.00 $ 895.00 $ 1,235.00 $ 26,811.28 2020 $ 945.00 $ 1,489.01 $ 850.00 $ 5,596.25 $ 1,117.50 $ 14,325.00 $ 455.00 $ 24,777.76 2021 $ 785.71 $ 1,284.25 $ 686.68 $ 5,322.75 $ 2,145.39 $ 14,015.00 $ 885.00 $ 3,130.00 $ 28,254.78 Total $ 4,231.59 $ 6,626.33 $ 3,796.72 $ 23,360.90 $ 7,082.89 $ 52,570.00 $ 885.00 $ 10,855.00 $ 109,408.43