PR Minutes 05-17-22OTSEGO PARKS AND RECREATION
City Hall
May 17, 2022
7:00 PM
Call to Order.
Chair Kitty Baltos called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.
Roll Call: Chair Kitty Baltos; Commissioners: Jim Breitbach, Angie Dehn, Angi Hilde, Liz
Benoit and Jessica Schaffer.
Absent: Commissioners Matt Killam, Corey Tanner and Matt Danzl
City Council: Mayor Jessica Stockamp and Council Member Brittany Moores.
Staff: Nick Jacobs, Interim Parks and Recreation Director and Connie Schwecke,
Recreation Coordinator.
1.Open Forum.
2.Consider Agenda Approval.
Interim Parks and Recreation Director Jacobs requested to remove ITEM 5.1 from the
agenda.
Parks and Recreation Commissioner Dehn motioned to approve the
amended agenda taking out ITEM 5.1. Seconded by Commissioner
Benoit. All in favor. Motion carried.
3.Consider Meeting Minutes.
3.1 April 19, 2022 Regular Meeting Minutes.
Commissioner Hilde motioned to recommend to the City Council to
approve all meeting minutes as written. Seconded by Commissioner
Breitbach. All in favor. Motion carried.
4.Unfinished Business.
4.1 Review of Park Projects.
Gabriele Grinde from HKGi presented the project updates of School knoll Park, Prairie
Park Ballfield and Carrick’s Landing.
Ms. Grinde reviewed the time line for School Knoll Park; waiting on completion of site
survey, schematic plan and cost estimates.
She proposed that an upcoming commission meeting being held out at Scholl Knoll Park
to pair that with a public engagement event to present the concept plan and ask for
feedback. After feedback from public engagement and online survey, a final
construction plan will be completed with a construction drawing by fall.
Ms. Grinde reviewed the Outdoor Rec Grant as a possibility to obtain up to $300,000 in
funding for this project. She also informed the commissioners that the grant would be
awarded in June or July of 2023 and would delay bidding.
ITEM 3.1
Commissioner Breitbach asked if the city would be able to delay and defer this project
due to the high costs of product. Mayor Stockamp stated that yes, the city has slated
the funding of this project in the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for this year but
because of the inflated costs, the unreliable bidding environment and with the
possibility of this grant, the city can defer this project and are not bound to a timeline.
Ms. Grinde presented a couple of playground structures and the commissioners asked
for more options of structures.
Ms. Grinde reviewed the schedule of the Prairie Park Ballfield with a possibility of a fall
or early spring construction depending on the bidding. Ms. Grinde also reviewed the
updated Ballfield renderings.
Ms. Grinde reviewed Carricks Landing schedule and stated that they had meet with the
DNR in April and discussed options for the landing with the need to address the ADA
adaptations for the city to be even considered for the Outdoor Rec Grant. Ms. Grinde
stated they were waiting for the updated survey to complete the drawings and be ready
to apply for the Outdoor Rec Grant before the deadline of March of 2023.
4.2 Wayfinding Signage Project.
Kim Welter from designKW presented updates on the wayfinding signage project
reviewing the concept plan and schedule. She also reviewed the park map,
identification signs, and sign substate/materials. After discussion, the commissioners
asked Ms. Welter to update the sign concepts with recommendations they discussed.
5. New Business.
6. Parks and Recreation Update.
Interim Parks and Recreation Director Jacobs presented Parks update. Recreation
Coordinator Schwecke presented Recreation update.
7. City Council Reports.
Mayor Jessica Stockamp presented City Council Report.
8. Adjourn.
Commissioner Dehn motioned to adjourn. Seconded by Commissioner
Breitbach. All in favor. Motion carried. Adjourned at 8:15 P.M.
Written by Connie Schwecke, Recreation Coordinator