12-11-02 PROTSEGO PARK & RECREATION COMMISSION
MEETING MINUTES
DECEMBER 11, 2002 - 7:00 PM
1. Chair Mike Day will call meeting to order.
Mike Day called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Roll Call:
Park & Recreation Commission: Mike Day, Jim Gaikowski, Tom
Constant, Rose Cassady, Pauline Nelson, and Jessica
Stockamp.
Absent: Terry Long and Tom Baillargeon.
Councilmembers: CM Jerry Struthers.
Staff: City Administrator Mike Robertson
Approval of Agenda - Commissioner Constant, seconded by
Commissioner Stockamp, moved to approve the agenda as
presented. Carried 6-0.
Lily Pond Park Plans Informational Hearin - Chair Day
introduced the City's park designer Damon Farber, who
described the plans for Lily Pond Park. In attendance were
approximately 25 neighborhood residents. Residents
questions and concerns dealt with; maintenance of park, kids
hanging out there at night, picnicking and grilling on the
north side of the park near existing homes, a fence on the
north side of the park, the number of parking spaces for a
neighborhood park, concerns the grills might start a fire,
and a request that any trees being removed be transplanted
within the park.
Commissioner Day noted that the park was intended to serve a
broader area than the Mississippi Pines subdivision, and
that the number of parking spaces were reasonable because
not everyone in the area was within walking distance of the
park. Damon Farber stated that the majority of existing
trees in park are packed closed together and only have
branches at the top of the trees, and so would look
unattractive if transplanted.
Administrator Robertson said that the City would be
responsible for weekly grass cutting and trash pickup, and
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that the Sheriff's deputies already patrol the area and
would respond to any complaints about problems in the park.
The Park & Recreation Commissioners' consensus after the
public comments were that they would move the two picnic
tables and grills on the north side closer to the parking
lot and replace them with benches. They decided to wait to
see if any of the other possible problems actually happened
before taking action, particularly with regard to putting up
a fence along the north edge of the property.
Park & Trail Fee Report - Commissioners were in consensus
after discussing the report that they concurred with staff's
recommendation for an increase in Park Fees.
City Update - Administrator Robertson and Councilmember
Struthers updated Commissioners on recent Council actions.
Mike Robertson noted the retirement of Commissioner Day and
Commissioner Constant and thanked them for all their hard
work and contributions to Otsego.
Adjournment - Commissioner Stockamp, seconded by
Commissioner Nelson, moved to adjourn at 8:45. Carried 6-0.
Michael Robertson, City Administrator