06-12-02 PROTSEGO PARK & RECREATION COMMISSION
MEETING MINUTES
JUNE 12, 2002 - 7:00 PM
1. Chair Mike Day will call meeting to order.
Mike Day called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.
Roll Call:
Park & Recreation Commission: Mike Day, Tom Constant, Jim
Gaikowski, Pauline Nelson and Rose Cassady. Jessica
Stockamp arrived at 7:10 p.m.
Absent: Terry Long and Tom Baillargeon.
Councilmembers: CM Jerry Struthers.
Staff: City Administrator Mike Robertson.
Jean Schneider of Island View Estates was present.
Approval of Agenda - Commissioner Constant, seconded by
Commissioner Gaikowski, moved to approve the agenda as
presented. Carried 5-0.
Commissioner Stockamp arrived at 7:10 p.m.
Approval of Minutes - Commissioner Nelson, seconded by
Commissioner Stockamp, moved to approve the minutes of May
8, 2002. Carried 6-0.
Review Prairie Park Plan - Commissioners were generally very
pleased with the plan and had the following suggestions;
• The swing sets should consist of several different poles,
with a variety of levels of seats on them.
• Staff will check if the triangular shaped piece of land
just to the west of the park is part of the park or not.
• If the piece is part of the park, the trails should be
extended into that piece so they can run along the creek.
• When the plans are re -drawn, show benches being located
along the trails, particularly back by the creek.
• See if there is room for a paved trail to run on the
north side of the northwest most ball field. That will
give people a shorter route from the new parking lot
Otsego Creek.
Consensus was that Commissioners would like to see plans for
the park redrawn to add their suggestions and also to make a
larger scaled drawing for easier viewing. Administrator
Robertson said he would have the City Planner change the
plans and have the City Engineer start estimating costs for
a parking lot, well and irrigation system, and a power line
extension to serve the Park Shelter and lights for the ball
fields.
Review Mississippi Pines Park Plan - Commissioners were in
consensus that they hated the title "Mississippi Pines Park"
even as a working draft title. Commissioners were concerned
that the park might be perceived as only for Mississippi
Pines residents and not for the public. After discussion CM
Struthers said he would ask the Heritage Preservation
Commission for suggestions of either prominent early
citizens or former neighborhood place names to provide a
list of possible park names.
Commissioners asked that the parking lot be flipped around
so that the bulk of the lot was closer to the intersection
of Kadler and 101St Street. They also asked if the entrance
could be closer to Kadler. Consensus was to remove all the
trees at the corner of 101St & Kadler, place the park sign
and the parking lot in that area so as to make the park as
visible as possible to the public. Commissioners also asked
to add a paved trail from the northeast part of the park to
the trail along Kadler.
Commissioners were in consensus that they would like to
review the park plan again and that they would then hold a
public meeting early in the fall and invite all Island View,
Mississippi Pines, and area residents to view the park plans
and voice their opinion.
City Update - CM Struthers and Administrator Robertson
updated Commissioners on recent City business.
Heritage Festival - Commissioner Cassady and CM Struthers
updated Commissioners on the plans for the Heritage
Festival.
Budget - Commissioners asked for a preliminary budget at the
next meeting and said that they were planning to request a
part-time recreational coordinator for 2003.
Haunted House - Commissioner Day asked that Haunted House
planning be added to the next agenda.
Adjournment - Commissioner Constant, seconded by
Commissioner Stockamp, moved to adjourn at 8:40 p.m.
Carried 6-0.
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Michael Robertson, City Administrator