08-17-21 Parks & Rec MinutesOTSEGO PARKS AND RECREATION
City Hall
August 17, 2021
7:00 PM
Call to Order.
Chair Angie Dehn called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.
Roll Call: Chair Angie Dehn; Commissioners: Kitty Baltos, Jim Breitbach, Corey Tanner
Angela Hilde, Laurie Jones, Matt Killam and Liz Benoit
Absent: Commissioner Angi Hilde
City Council: Mayor Jessica Stockamp and Brittany Moores.
Staff: Ross Demant, Parks and Recreation Director, Nick Jacobs, Parks and Recreation
Operations Coordinator and Connie Schwecke, Recreation Coordinator.
This meeting is proceeding under MN State Statute 13D.021 allowing members to
appear by telephone or video conference due to the ongoing health pandemic and state
of emergency. For the record, the chair, other commissioners and staff were present in-
person. Those indicated with a (*) attended via video conference.
1.Open Forum.
2.Consider Agenda Approval.
Parks and Recreation Director Demant requested to switch ITEM 5.3 to ITEM 5.2
Commissioner Baltos motioned to approve the amended agenda.
Seconded by Commissioner Jones. All in favor. Motion carried.
3.Consider Meeting Minutes.
3.1 June 15, 2021 Regular Meeting Minutes.
Chair Dehn motioned to recommend to the City Council to approve all
meeting minutes as written. Seconded by Commissioner Benoit. All in
favor. Motion carried.
4.Unfinished Business.
5.New Business.
5.1 Update of Park Donation Policy.
Parks and Recreation Director Demant presented the memo.
After discussion, commissioners preferred and recommended the three board back
bench and engraved plaque.
Chair Dahn motioned to recommend to the City Council to approve the
Parks Donation Policy with the change of a three board back bench
with an engraved plaque Seconded by Commissioner Breitbach. All in
favor. Motion carried.
5.2 Ballfield Improvement Plan.
Parks and Recreation Director Demant introduced HKGi representative Kevin Clark who
presented an overview and the summary of the master plan. Mr. Clark presented Prairie
Park Ballfield Improvement Concept.
After discussion, commissioners agreed to have Parks and Recreation Director Demant
work with HKGi and come back with a “phase in” concept plan of essential amenities
and alternate amenities within a purposed $400,000 budget.
Commissioner Killam motioned to table the Ballfield Improvement Plan
discussion to the next commission meeting. Seconded by
Commissioner Jones. All in favor. Motion carried.
5.3 Capital Improvement Plan.
Parks and Recreation Director Demant presented memo.
After discussion, the commissioners agreed to proceed with the Capital Improvement
Plan.
Commissioner Baltos motioned to recommend to the City Council to
adopt the Parks and Recreation 10 Year Capital Improvement Plan.
Seconded by Commissioner Benoit. All in favor. Motion carried.
6.Parks and Recreation Update.
Parks and Recreation Director Demant presented parks update. Recreation Coordinator
Schwecke presented recreation update.
7.City Council Reports.
Mayor Jessica Stockamp presented City Council Report.
8.Adjourn.
Commissioner Baltos motioned to adjourn. Seconded by Commissioner
Breitbach. All in favor. Motion carried. Adjourned at 8:42P.M.
Written by Connie Schwecke, Parks and Recreation Administrative Assistant