07-19-16 Parks and Rec Minutes ITEM 3.1
OTSEGO PARKS AND RECREATION
OTSEGO PRAIRIE CENTER
July 19, 2016
6:00 PM
Call to Order.
Chair Angie Dehn called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM.
Roll Call: Chair Angie Dehn; Commissioners: Jim Breitbach, Corey Tanner, Cara Husak,
Angela Hilde and Derrick Stark. Absent: Commissioner Doug Cassady.
City Council: City Council Member Doug Schroeder.
Staff: Ross Demant, Parks and Recreation Director and Connie Schwecke, Recreation
Administrative Assistant.
1. Open Forum.
2. Consider agenda approval.
Parks and Recreation Director requested to move New Business Item 5.1 before
Unfinished Business Item 4.1 and 4.2 on the agenda.
Commissioner Tanner motioned to approve the amended agenda.
Seconded by Commissioner Stark. All in favor. Motion carried.
3. Consider Meeting Minutes.
3.1 June 21, 2016 Regular Meeting Minutes.
Commissioner Stark motioned to approve the Regular Minutes.
Seconded by Chair Dehn. All in favor. Motion carried.
5. New Business.
5.1 Request Ava Inspired 5K.
Parks and Recreation Director Demant introduced Ava Huggins who presented info on
LCA which is a retinal disease. Ms. Huggins requested the commissioners to waive the
Prairie Center rental fee for their event on August 13. The event is proposed to run
from 6-1pm and the fees requesting to be waived are $150.
Commissioner Breitbach motioned to recommend to the City Council to waive
the Prairie Center rental fees for Ava Inspired 5K on August 13, 2016.
Seconded by Commissioner Hilde. All in favor. Motion carried.
4. Unfinished Business.
4.1 Review of Parks and Trails Map.
Parks and Recreation Director Demant presented and reviewed the updated Parks and
Trails Map with the commissioners.
Chair Dehn commented that she liked the color shading that highlights and outlines the
city. Commissioner Husak requested that the coloring of natural area on the map should
not be the same exact color used for the roadways but a different shade of brown.
ITEM 3.1
Parks and Recreation Director stated he would present the completed parks and trails
map at the August Commission meeting.
4.2 Review of Norin Landing Grant Writing Proposal and Professional Development
Services.
Parks and Recreation Director Demant presented and reviewed the two grant writing
proposals; one from SRF and the other from WSB.
Commissioner Tanner questioned the type of DNR grant used. Parks and Recreation
Director Demant stated that the proposed grant was a DNR Outdoor Recreation Grant
with maximum award of $100,000.
Chair Dehn said that since this would be the first time the City would be applying for
this type of grant, which is very in-depth and time consuming, working with a
successful and experienced consulting company would be very beneficial and a learning
experience for staff. Parks and Recreation Director Demant agreed.
Commissioner Breitbach said that it was also beneficial for the City to contract with
WSB since they have a proven success rate working with the DNR. Chair Dehn stated
that WSB also has experience working with other cities in the Wright County area.
Commissioner Breitbach motioned to recommend to the City Council to
approve the professional development services with SRF and grant writing
services with WSB for the construction of Norin Landing. Seconded by
Commissioner Tanner. All in favor. Motion carried.
6. Parks and Recreation Director Update.
Parks and Recreation Director Demant presented. Demant reviewed the building
progress of Northwood Park, Safety Camp, SOAR Theater Program and the Prairie
Festival.
7. City Council Reports.
City Council member Doug Schroeder gave an update.
8. Adjourn.
Commissioner Stark motioned to adjourn. Seconded by Commissioner
Hilde. All in favor. Motion carried. Adjourned at 6:45P.M.
Written by Connie Schwecke. Parks and Recreation Administrative Assistant