Park Board

Yukon Park Board Minutes Regular Meeting Wednesday , July 15 , 2020 6:00 P.M. Huckaba Building 532 W. Main The City of Yukon Park Board met for their regular meeting on Wednesday, June 17, 6:00 p.m. at the Huckaba Bldg., 532 W. Main, Yukon, OK. Roll Call: (Present) Joe Edwards, Chairman Joe Baumann, Vice Chairman Stephen Nelson Cathy Wright Jason Hammett Others Present: Jan Scott, Andrea Griffin, Quincy Rinkle Tim Rhodes Item 1: Approval of the minutes for June 17, 2020 Cathy Wright moved to approve the minutes from June 17, 2020. Jason Hammett seconded the motion. The vote: Ayes: Edwards, Baumann, Nelson, Wright and Hammett Nays: None The Vote: 5-0 Motion Carried Item 2: Special Event Application Tim Rhodes attended meeting for consideration of the use of Sunrise softball fields to host a uniform fundraising tournament for the Oklahoma Athletic 2026 team on September 18th-20th. He discussed some of the guidelines such as an in & out gate, 2 larger fields, not back to back games, no temp fencing, wipe down dugout and restrooms. Majority of teams are USSSA and they have signed an agreement of liability. Eight to ten teams are possible. Item 3: Sports Leagues Updates Quincy stated the baseball fan base was down. He had spoken with Jarrett Kellough who said not many concessions are being sold. Jan stated horseshoes will host a tournament. BMX has a big race this weekend, July 17th-18th. Stephen Nelson announced soccer games at Taylor Park have been great, appreciated the use of Spirit League restrooms. Item 4: Summer Programs Jan shared that that even though attendance was down in the park for July 3rd & 4th, P. O. Box 850500 Yukon, OK 73085 T: 405.350.8937 F: 405.350.7677 www.cityofyukonok.gov  music and fireworks were enjoyed by those who attended and several public parking lots were full of spectators. Crowds have been good for the Thursday evenings Concerts in the Park. The two food trucks have served attendees well. Concerts will continue through August 6th. Quincy informed the Board that YCC has offered and will continue to offer specialty 3 day limited attendance camps, such as Culinary, Lego, STEM, Fishing, Art, Multisport and Theatre Camps. Friday Fun Days are in full swing offering Kids Annual Turtle Race, Little Anglers Fishing Derby, Summer Dog Show, Junior Boot Camp, Backyard Family Fun, Croquet Day, Mud Games and Cool Inside “Improv” Show. City Splash Pool is open though we were unable to open Kimball Pool due to lack of lifeguards, this late in the season. Splash Pad’s control panel was “fried” in last week’s storm and we are currently looking at surge protectors. Item 5: New Business Joe Edwards recommended the City to move forward on a surge protector for the Splash Pad, Jason Hammett supported the suggestion. Jan said she would put this in an agenda item for next month. Item 6: Open Discussion Jason Hammett stated had a blast and enjoyed Freedom Fest. Cathy Wright Thanked staff for their hard work for Freedom Fest, parks looked beautiful, food trucks were busy and looking forward to Fall and getting past Covid. Stephen Nelson said parks looked good and fireworks looked good from afar, spoke about drones and Federal Laws in regards to fireworks. Joe Baumann said good job on Freedom Fest, still good music even though not the OKC Philharmonic. Taylor Park parking lot is looking good. Joe Edwards echoes sentiments of the board, kudos to the park staff for working hard on Freedom Fest. Car show was great! Set date and time of next meeting 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 19, 2020 P. O. Box 850500 Yukon, OK 73085 T: 405.350.8937 F: 405.350.7677 www.cityofyukonok.gov P. O. Box 850500 Yukon, OK 73085 T: 405.350.8937 F: 405.350.7677 www.cityofyukonok.gov