ITEM 3.6 Naming of soccer fieldsot
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DEPARTMENT INFORMATION
Request for
City Council Action
ORGINATING DEPARTMENT:
REQUESTOR:
MEETING DATE:
Parks and Recreation
Ross Demant, Parks and
July 27, 2015
Recreation Director
PRESENTER(s)
REVIEWED BY:
ITEM #:
Consent Agenda
Lori Johnson, City Administrator
3.6
AGENDA ITEM DETAILS
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends naming the new soccer fields at Prairie Park the 'Dale Lehrke Fields'.
ARE YOU SEEKING APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT?
IS A PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED?
No
No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
Over the past year, City staff and the Three Rivers Soccer Association (TRSA) have been working on
naming the new soccer fields located at Prairie Park. Currently there is no signage identifying the fields
either by name or location. The TRSA Board is requesting that the new soccer fields at Prairie Park be
named Dale Lehrke Fields. Dale Lehrke was an Otsego Resident, former TRSA Board member and
current TRSA coach when he unexpectedly passed away in February of 2014.
At their July 2015 meeting, the TRSA board unanimously approved paying for the construction,
installation, and maintenance of the sign should the Parks and Recreation Commission and City Council
approve it with their recommended name. Section 05.04.04 of the Park Donation Policy states that
proposals for donations of improvements for a City park shall be reviewed by the Parks and Recreation
Commission, and is subject to acceptance by the City Council by resolution.
Staff has included a rendering of the proposed sign and a map showing the location for the sign. The
proposed sign will be the first using the new City logo. However, the font and basic design of the sign is
consistent with other park signs located throughout the City.
At their July 21, 2015 meeting, the Otsego Parks & Recreation Commission voted unanimously to
recommend to the City Council to name the fields 'Dale Lehrke Fields'.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS: X ATTACHED NONE
• Proposed Sign
• Location Map
MOTION: (Please word motion as you would like it to appear in the minutes.)
Motion to approve naming the new soccer fields at Prairie Park 'Dale Lehrke Fields'.
BUDGET INFORMATION
FUNDING: I BUDGETED: YES
X NO
ACTION TAKEN
❑ APPROVED AS REQUESTED ❑ DENIED ❑ TABLED ❑ OTHER (List changes)
COMMENTS:
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