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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPark Board Minutes 05.03.2012 City of Laurel Park Board Minutes Thursday, May 3, 2012 The Park Board meeting was brought to order at 5:31 pm at the new location of the Ambulance Meeting Room. In attendance were: Chairman, Mark Mace, and Park Board members Gretchen Paulson, LuAnne Engh, and Chuck Dickerson. Also in attendance were Kat and Hunter Stokes, Russ Woerner, Judge Jean Kerr, and Joseph Badura. All were in support of the proposed skate park and part of the Skate Park Steering Committee. 1. No public comments regarding parks at this time. 2. Citywide PMD. Mark wanted to briefly discuss this to relay his discussion with the election officials for Yellowstone County. It has been suggested that having the Park Maintenance District vote on an off year ballot would get us the best results. This means the city would pay for a special mail in ballot rather than add it to the presidential election year ballot. 3. Skate Park Joseph Badura grew up in Laurel and is currently in Wyoming attending college. He has helped to build 14 skate parks in many states including the Billings and Missoula skate parks. He suggests that having a hybrid park that will accommodate both skateboards and BMX bikes would be best, the hybrid parks are built slightly different. The hybrid park will cost approx $50 -$100K more than a skate park alone. He suggests that bikes will use the skate park even if it is designated only for skateboarders. The bikes will then erode the skate surface and railings faster. Through discussion Joseph alerts the Park Board that to build a skate park, it has to go down 8 feet inground to have the appropriate base material and build up for a good skate park. This new information may mean that Thomson Park is not a viable candidate given its previous history with water drainage problems. A division of Fisher Sand & Gravel agreed to donate sand/gravel/etc. for the skate park. Any funds donated to the city for the skate park will be put into a special skate park fund. The Skate Park Steering Committee should be keeping track of those companies willing to donate time or product to this project. Mark summarized what the Skate Park Steering Committee needs to bring to the Park Board: Steering Committee members names, location ideas for the skate park, dimensions of the skate park, structure of park, etc. This information is necessary so we can recommend it to the city council. The Park Board needs more information than we have now to be able to recommend to the city council. 4. Citywide cleanup/Riverside Park cleanup Mark is concerned Riverside Park will not being cleaned up during the Saturday, May 5 clean up day. Gretchen suggested Mark to contact Vi Hills, who is in charge of the city cleanup, and recommend she send someone to Riverside Park. 5. Swimming Pool - added to agenda. In the last few days, there was a water line break found under the swimming pool. Kurt informed Mark the crews will have to go through the building and go beneath it to find and fix the water line break. The Park Board Meeting adjourned at 6:13pm. Submitted by Gretchen Paulson, Park Board Member. After the meeting adjourned, Mark remembered an item we were supposed to discuss. Kurt Markegard asked the Park Board to recommend to the city council approving a sign post to be added to 6th Ave & 1st St rather than a park bench. This sign post would have 4 sides and would hold all public notices or garage sale signs. If approved, this would be suggested for other popular locations for garage sale signs.