07-11-07 PRCITY OF OTSEGO
PARK & RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES
JULY 11, 2007 7:00 PM
Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at
7:00 PM.
Roll Call: Commissioners: Russ Langer, Aaron
Stritesky, Rose Cassady, Kathy Roberts, and Beverly
Kumar. Mike Brumm. arrived at 7:10 p.m.
Absent: Peter Torresani and Rob Miller.
Councilmembers: Mark Thorsted. Jessica Stockamp
arrived at 7:15 p.m.
Staff: City Administrator Michael Robertson.
1. Agenda Approval.
Park Rules 5.A. and Park Heritage Signs 5.B. were
added.
Motion by Commissioner Roberts, seconded by
Commissioner Langer, to approve the agenda as
amended. Motion carried 5-0.
2. Approval of June 13, 2007 minutes. Motion by
Commissioner Roberts, seconded by Commissioner
Kumar to approve the minutes. Carried 5-0.
3. Community Education Report
Carole McNaughten-Commers of Community Education
reviewed the registration numbers for summer
activities and reviewed the planned offerings for
the fall. Carole noted that the Youth Softball
League, Basketball Camp, and the Safety Camp had
been cancelled due to no registrants. She said
that the other activities had enough registrants.
Commissioners were happy with the report and
proposed fall activities and complemented Carole on
the job Community Education is doing.
4. Potential City Survey
Councilmembers Thorsted and Stockamp reviewed the
discussion on a potential survey the Council had
with a surveying company. The Council has directed
all City Commissions to provide a list of what
information they would want a survey to find out.
The Council has set a date of Wednesday, October
17, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. to review the information
provided by the City Commissions.
5. Splash Park Cost Estimates
Administrator Robertson said that SRF had estimated
the costs of a Splash Park at $100-150,000
depending on the size. This estimate did not
include a well to provide the water, any water
treatment equipment need, and a storm sewer pipe to
take the water away. Commissioners suggested a
smaller scale water fixture such as the "bubbler"
in down town Elk River, and asked Robertson to get
the construction cost of that structure.
5a. Park Rules
Administrator Robertson explained the open meeting
law and asked that Commissioners not email one
another with information for potential
recommendations to the City Council such as was
done with park usage rules information. He said if
an individual commissioner emailed him information
he could then email it to every commissioner.
After reviewing the potential rules Commissioners
asked Robertson to prepare a draft for
consideration at the August Park Commission
meeting.
5b. Park Heritage Signs
Councilmember Thorsted said that after discussion
with City Planner Licht he had brought a suggestion
to the Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) that
signs be installed for each park explaining the
heritage of the area. The HPC loved the idea and
so did the Park Commissioners. CM Thorsted said
the HPC will be working on developing the necessary
historical information for each park and the signs
could be made in the City's sign shop.
6. City Update
Councilmember Stockamp updated Commissioners on
Council actions, particularly the booths that the
City will have at the Otsego Festival.
Commissioners suggested that the City print a
thousand Park & Trail maps for people to take.
7. Other Business
Commissioners asked that when the bulletin board is
installed in the Prairie Park shelter that the
rental schedule note that on the days that
Community Education has events that the Park
Shelter is reserved for them during those times.
Commissioners discussed an article one of them had
seen in the Star Tribune regarding new types of
park equipment.
9. Adjournment:
Commissioner Cassady moved, seconded by
Commissioner Roberts, to adjourn at 8:39 p.m.
Motion carried 6-0.
M Mic ae Robertson
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City Administrator