04-09-08 PRCITY OF OTSEGO
PARK & RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES
APRIL 9, 2008 7:00 PM
Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM.
Roll Call: Commissioners: Chair Peter Torresani, Kathy
Roberts, Rose Cassady, Krista Bean, Mike Brumm, Beverly
Kumar, and Susan Krekelberg.
Absent: None.
Councilmembers: Jessica Stockamp and Mark Thorsted.
Staff: City Administrator Mike Robertson.
1. Agenda Approval:
Commissioner Kumar asked to add discussion of Community
Education.
Motion by Commissioner Kumar and seconded by Commissioner
Roberts to approve the agenda as revised. Motion carried
7-0.
2. Approval of March 12, 2008 minutes:
Commissioner Roberts, seconded by Commissioner Krekkelberg,
moved to approve the minutes as presented. Carried 7-0.
3. SE Park Possibility:
Administrator Robertson reviewed the possibility of
obtaining land in the southeast part of Otsego for a park.
A developer has some land they want to sell. The
Commission was in consensus to recommend to the City
Council to explore the possibility as long as it was not
too expensive.
4. Easter Egg Event Review:
Councilmember Thorsted said they had a great turnout.
Commissioners agreed. Several said they thought that there
should be more advertising signs at some additional
locations for the next event. They asked to have an
article about the event in the next newsletter.
5. Community Education:
Commissioner Kumar said that the web site link to Community
Education references the summer 2007 events. Commissioners
also asked Robertson to check the Community Education field
schedule for Prairie Park to see if there are any conflicts
with baseball.
6. Newsletter:
Commissioners asked for more park information in the
newsletter. They suggested articles on the Easter event,
the role of the Boy Scouts, park usage rules, and an
updated City Park map. They suggested that a history
article could be the history of the hospital taxing
district.
7. City Update:
Councilmembers Stockamp and Thorsted and Administrator
Robertson updated the Commissioners on recent events.
Commissioners asked Robertson to obtain the soccer field
schedule. They also suggested that bulletin boards be
installed in every park area where things would be
scheduled, such as tennis courts, ball fields, and park
shelters.
Adjour=ent:
Commissioner Cassady moved, seconded by Commissioner
Roberts, to adjourn at 9:00 p.m. Motion carried 6-0.