01-21-20 Parks & Rec MinutesCall to Order.
OTSEGO PARKS AND RECREATION
Prairie Center
January 21, 2020
7:00 PM
Chair Angie Dehn called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.
Roll Call: Chair Angie Dehn; Commissioners: Doug Cassady, Derrick Stark, Kitty Baltos
Travis Rittenbach, Angela Hilde and Jim Breitbach
Absent: Commissioner Matt Killam
City Council: Mayor Jessica Stockamp
Staff: Ross Demant, Parks and Recreation Director, Pat Launderville, Parks Lead, Nick
Jacobs, Parks Maintenance II, CJ Huettl, Parks Maintenance I and Connie Schwecke,
Administrative Assistant.
1.Open Forum.
2.Consider Agenda Approval.
Parks and Recreation Director Demant requested ITEM 5.2 Great River Regional Trail
Master Plan and Resolution be added to the agenda.,_
Commissioner Rittenbach motioned to approve the amended agenda.
Seconded by Chair Dehn. All in favor. Motion carried.
3.Consider Meeting Minutes.
3.1 December 17, 2019 Regular Meeting Minutes.
Commissioner Stark motioned to recommend to the City Council to
approve all meeting minutes as written. Seconded by Commissioner
Baltos. All in favor. Motion carried.
4.Unfinished Business.
5.New Business.
5.1 Review School District Agreement.
Parks and Recreation Director Demant presented memo.
Chair Dehn questioned if there would be a date of expiration on this agreement. Parks
and Rec Director Demant said it would be a thirty-day agreement.
Commissioner Baltos questioned if it involves facility usage only. Demant stated yes for
now. Commissioner Baltos added that it would be a good collaboration between the City
and the School District.
Commissioner Cassady questioned if the city would assist with school district field
maintenance. Demant stated yes, in future preliminary planning discussions with the
school district regarding the new Otsego Middle School, field maintenance would
definitely be a part of the discussion. Demant added, with this agreement, that both
ITEM 3.1
parties would be moving forward in a positive direction that would be beneficial to the
city as well as the school district.
Commissioner Baltos motioned to recommend to the City Council to
accept the City and School District Agreement. Seconded by
Commissioner Hilde. All in favor. Motion carried.
5.2 Great River Regional Trail Master Plan and Resolution.
Parks and Recreation Director Demant presented memo.
After discussion the commissioners agreed to move forward with the trail plan.
Chair Dehn motioned to recommend to the City Council to accept the
Great River Regional Trail Master Plan and Resolution. Seconded by
Commissioner Stark. All in favor. Motion carried.
6. Parks and Recreation Director Update.
Parks and Recreation Director Demant introduce park staff for the Park's Annual
Review. Cl Huettl, Nick Jacobs and Pat Launderville presented review. Connie Schwecke
discussed recreational programs.
7. City Council Reports.
Mayor Jessica Stockamp presented City Council Report.
8. Adjourn.
Commissioner Hilde motioned to adjourn. Seconded by Commissioner
Breitbach. All in favor. Motion carried. Adjourned at 7:44P.M.
Written by Connie Schwecke, Parks and Recreation Administrative Assistant