11-09-05 PRCITY OF OTSEGO
PARK & RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES
NOVEMBER 9, 2005 7:00 PM
Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at
7:00 PM.
Roll Call: Commissioners: Virginia Duran, Russ
Langer, Peter Torresani, Rose Cassady, and Mike
Brumm.
Absent: Chair Aaron Stritesky, Kathy Roberts.
Councilmembers: Jessica Stockamp & Mark Thorsted.
Staff: City Administrator Mike Robertson.
Agenda Approval:
The following items were added to the agenda.
Softball, Skating Rink, and Kadler Avenue Launch
Area :
Conmissioner Brumm, seconded by Commissioner
Cassady, moved to approve the revised agenda.
Carried 5-0.
Approval of minutes from October 12, 2005 meeting:
Commissioner Duran, seconded by Commissioner
Cassady, moved to approve the minutes as presented.
Carried 5-0.
City Update: Administrator Robertson noted that
SRF would be attending the December 14 meeting
with designs for the three new parks. CM Stockamp
asked that City Planner Dan Licht attend the meting
as well.
Softball: Brian Lindquist of the Girls Fast Pitch
Softball Association was present to ask if he could
have some field time at Prairie Park during the
2006 season. Brian noted that they serve ages 5-
18. Last year there were 24 teams and 300
participants, with half the teams under ten years
old. Brian said he would take weekend time slots
but that he would love some during the week.
Commissioners were in consensus that the City's
program of T-Ball/Toss ball was the top priority
and would remain on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
Administrator Robertson was asked to check with
Community Education for their estimated time usage.
Commissioners were also in consensus that the
Softball Association should get some field time
during the week, either Monday or Wednesday night.
Administrator Robertson was directed to call
Lincoln of the Baseball Association to discuss the
issue with him.
Skating Rink: Commissioners asked Administrator
Robertson to check with Brad Belair of Public Works
and the School District on the possibilities of
flooding skating rinks in City parks and at Otsego
Elementary school.
Kadler Avenue Launch Area: Commissioners indicated
that they liked the idea of some type of park at
the Kadler Avenue boat launch, and asked
Administrator Robertson to have the City Planner
bring a sketch of what could go in that area.
Possibilities discussed were a dock, picnic area,
landscaping, etc.
Santa Day: Commissioners reviewed the planning for
Santa Day.
Adjournment: With no further business the meeting
was adjourned at 9:50 p.m.
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City Administrator