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HomeMy WebLinkAboutApril 27, 1989CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS PARK BOARD MINUTES APRIL 27, 1989 ROLL CALL Members present: Jim Fowler, A1 Kennedy, John Murzyn, Veronica Schlagel, Bill Hollom, Fred Salsbury, Director Public Works/City Engineer Member absent: Rita Petkoff Others present: Robert Bocwinski (stopped in briefly) CONSENT AGENDA The following items were on the consent agenda. READING OF THE MINUTES The Board approved the minutes of the March 23, 1989 meeting as presented in writing and there wer~ no corrections. PAYMENT OF THE BILLS The Board authorized the payment of bills as listed from the proper funds. REQUEST FOR BALLF1ELDS/IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SCHOOL The Board approved the use of McKenna ballfield for Central Middle School and Prestemon, Mathaire and Keyes Park for the High School from April through May of 1989. Any fee charges will be waived. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA Motion by Fowler, second by Murzyn to approve the consent agenda as presented. All ayes, motion carried. COMMUNITY COMPLEX Kennedy is the Park Board representative for meetings of the Community Complex. The projected cost of the complex is 6 million dollars. There are three possible sites. Kennedy will fill the Board in on the Complex meeting a~ the next Park Board meeting. Mr. Kennedy left the meeting at this time to attend the Complex meeting. COLUMBIA HEIGHTS PARK BOARD MEETING MINUTES APRIL 27, 1989 PAGE TWO Bocwinski stopped in for a minute to ask the Board their opinion on a pool to be built if Silver Lake is closed and should it be tied into the complex? The Board responded that they were very interested in building an outdoor pool like the one at 18th and Johnson Street. REQUEST BALLFIELD/COMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Derrick Weber' submitted a letter to the Park Board requesting the use of 4 ballfields on Friday nights from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Salsbury stated that there were several things to consider when giving out fields. Insurance liability, the expense with having the locks rekeyed (YMCA lost a park key) and setting a precident. After much discussion, motion by Murzyn, second by Fowler requesting Salsbury to work out some kind of an arrangement in order for the fields to be given to. Community United Methodist Church with the fee being waived. All ayes, motion carried. REQUEST SOFTBALL FIELD/K-MART A letter was received from James Cune requesting Keyes Park every Sunday from May through July 30th. The Board felt that the same arrangement could be considered for K-Mart as Community Methodist Church. Therefore, motion by Murzyn, seconded by Fowler reserving Keyes softball field for K-Mart with any fee being waived, if an arrangement can be worked out by Salsbury. All ayes, motion carried. REQUEST SOFTBALL FIELD/COLUMBIA HEIGHTS JAYCEES A ietter was received requesting Huset ballfield #4 on Wednesday evenings from May 3rd to August 23rd. After discussing it with the Recreation Department, it was agreed that the Jaycees could have Huset #4 for the first two weeks and than finish the season with Gauvitte ballfield. Motion by Fowler, second by Schlagel to reserve Huset Park #4 and Gauvitte Field and waive any fee. All ayes, motion carried. REQUEST HALL/JEFF RUSTOM-COLUMBIA HEIGHTS SCHOOLS A letter was received from Jeff Rustom requesting JPM Hall for a party for Jerry Boldt, retiring baseball coach, on June 29, 1989. After discussion, motion by Murzyn, second by Schlagel to approve the request. It was decided that Salsbury should contact Mr. Coverston and tell him that this is the last request to be approved by the Board. All ayes, motion carried. COLUMBIA HEIGHTS PARK BOARD MEETING HINUTES APRIL 27, ]989 PAGE THREE REQUEST MCKENNA ROOM/ST ANTHONY BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA Motion by Fowler, second by Murzyn to ratify the Public Works Director's decision to allow the Cub Scout Leader training meeting in the McKenna room on Saturday, April 15, 1989 with the fee being waived. All ayes, motion carried. DESIGNATED AREA FOR FEEDING GEESE-DUCKS SULLIVAN LAKE/MRS POLIVKA Mrs Po]ivka has requested the Park Board to establish an area for the purpose of feeding the ducks and geese at Sullivan Lake Park. The Board decided they did not want to encourage the problem at Sullivan Lake. Therefore, motion by Fowler, second by Schlagel to deny the request on the grounds that ducks and geese in large numbers cause:problems for the parks. All ayes, motion carried. REQUEST HUSET PARK/NE1 A letter was received from Rise Day-Sulivan, President of the NEt Student Association, requesting the use of Huset Park for the annual Get-Together at Huset Park. Motion by Murzyn, second by Schlage] to approve the use of Huset #4 and #5 and the Huset Warming House with the fee bein9 waived on Friday, June 16, 1989 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. This motion is qualified with the stipulation that they clean up the grounds after the Get-Together. All ayes, motion carried. REQUEST HALL/COLUMBIA HEIGHTS FIREF1GHTERS A letter was received from Katherine Chan requesting the hall for a craft sate on Sunday, October 29, 1989 from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and the Annual Firefighters Family Christmas Party on Sunday, December 3, 1989 from noon to'6:00 p.m. Motion by Fowler, second by Schlagel recommending a change in the hours on Sunday, October 29th to 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. with the fee waived. All ayes, motion carried. Motion by Schlagel, second by Murzyn to approve the Christmas party for Sunday, December 3, 1989 with the fee being waived. All ayes, motion carried. REQUEST LABELLE LOUNGE AND KITCHEN/COLUMBIA HEIGHTS CONCERNED FOR YOUTH A letter was received from the Concerned for Youth group requesting the use of LaBelle Lounge and kitchen on May 25th, 1989 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for an appreciat ion night dinner for the volunteers. Motion by Murzyn, second by Schlagel to approve their request with the fee being waived. All ayes; motion carried. COLUMBIA HEIGHTS PARK BOARD MEETING MINUTES APRIL 27, 1989 PAGE FOUR OLD BUSINESS PUBLIC HEARING The Public Hearing is scheduled for May 17th at 7:00 p.m. at John P. Murzyn Hall. Salsbury stated that the procedure to follow should be: person should identify himself or herself limit the person to~3 minutes talk strictly on Silver Lake Beach Salsbury stated that he would give a summary first. Also invited to the hearing is a representative from the Police and Recreation Department. Information will be sent to the Park Board members before the meeting~ Salsbury stated that we should hold off and digest what is said before giving a recommendation to the City Council. A motion was made to hold a special me~ting before, the Council meeting on May 22, 1989. FEES FOR LIQUOR EVENTS The security guard for the hall is to protect the hall. Due to confusion on the part of the renters, Salsbury was directed to reword the Lease Agreement in conjunction with the City Attorney so there is a better understanding on the part of the renters. Salsbury will reword the Management Plan and present it at the'next Park Board meeting. WARGO COURT The plans for Wargo Court were approximately #74,500 or $24,500 higher than the projected budget of $50,000. The Board was not made a part of the original plans, however Wargo Court is now a City Park and is under the Park Board's juris~liction. The general discussion centered around not doing a half decent job on the proposed improvements, but rather look at the alternatives included in the motion. Motion by Murzyn, second by Fowler to recommend oneof two alternatives to the City Council as fo l 1 ows: 1. Replace the fountain with a less costly alternative, irregardless of Mrs. Wargo's wishes, or 2. The City Council authorize an additional $24,500 from some other '.source. All ayes, motion carried. REPORTS Salsbury stated that the drilling at Huset Park should begin in May. There should be 6 holes dug 25 feet deep and approximately 100 tests on each sample. We should have an answer on the outcome of the tests, and MPCA's decision in September. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Murzyn, second.by Fowler to adjourn. All ayes, motion carried. Nancy French, Park Secretary