ITEM 3.6A Parks 12.15.2015 MinutesITEM 3-EA
OTSEGO PARKS AND RECREATION
OTSEGO PRAIRIE CENTER
December 15, 2015
7:00 PM
Call to Order.
Chair Angie Dehn called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.
Roll Call: Chair Angie Dehn; Commissioners: Doug Cassady, Jim Breitbach, Derrick
Stark, Corey Tanner, and Cara Husak.
Absent: Susan Krekelberg and Michael Stanga.
City Council: Mayor Jessica Stockamp and City Council Member Doug Schroeder.
Staff: Ross Demant, Parks and Recreation Director, Pat Launderville, Parks Foreman,
Amy Stemler, Recreation Lead and Connie Schwecke, Recreation Administrative
Assistant.
1. Open Forum.
2. Consider agenda approval.
Parks and Recreation Director Demant requested to remove Item 5.1 from the
agenda and add it to a work session.
Commissioner Breitbach motioned to approve the amended agenda.
Seconded by Commissioner Husak . All in favor. Motion carried.
3.1 November 17, 2015 Regular Meeting Minutes.
Commissioner Stark motioned to approve as written. Seconded by
Commissioner Tanner. All in favor. Motion carried.
4. Unfinished Business.
4.1 Crow River Trail Master Plan.
Parks and Recreation Director Demant presented. Demant stated that he met
with representatives from Wright County and Three Rivers who very positive and
were in strong support E-1 Trail Plan. He also stated they were in the
planning stage'of development with a possible timetable of five years to begin
the trail and up to twelve years for completion.
Commission Tanner asked how wide the trail would be. Parks and Recreation
Director Demant said that the trail would be similar to the city trails which are
eight to ten feet wide.
Chair Dehn questioned that after construction, who would maintain the trail.
Demant stated that the city work with Three Rivers to develop a maintenance
plan.
Chair Dehn also asked if Three Rivers was in the purchasing stage of
development. Parks and Recreation Director Demant stated no, that the Master
Plan would need to be completed before the purchasing of land and that the trail
would most likely be developed in stages depended on how it would be funded.
ITEM 3.1
5. New Business.
6. Parks and Recreation Manager Update.
Parks and Recreation Director Demant presented. He discussed the Santa Day
event. Demant thanked the commissioners for all their help with set up the night
before and on the day as well. He stated that the event went really well with
about eight hundred adults and children. He also thanked Pat Hilden for being
Santa and said he always does a great job and we have received many
compliments from parents saying that they like how he spends time talking with
the children.
7. City Council Reports.
City Council Member Schroeder gave an update to the Commissioners on City Council
actions.
8. Adjourn.
Commissioner Stark motioned to adjourn. Seconded by Commissioner
Tanner. All in favor. Motion carried. Adjourned at 7:22 PM.
Written by Connie Schwecke. Parks and Recreation Administrative Assistant