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Home My WebLink AboutPark Board Minutes 05.04.2017 City of Laurel Park Board Minutes Thursday, May 4, 2017 In attendance were Park Board Members: Scott Stokes,Amy Pollock, Iry Wilke, LuAnne Engh, Phyllis Bromgard, and Public Works Director, Kurt Markegard.Absent was Chuck Dickerson. Public attending: Howard Rickard, Evan Bruce. 1. Public Comment: Howard Rickard,Jaycee president, asked Kurt the protocol to get the roof replaced on the Jaycee building. After closer inspection, Howard said it will need to be put in the 2018 budget. He also asked about the probability of camping at Riverside Park this summer. He said he has had many people asking him. Kurt said it was highly doubtful at this point. 2. Minutes: Luanne moved to approve the April 6, 2017, minutes as submitted. Iry seconded. Passed unanimously. 3. Combining Boards: City Attorney, Sam Painter, is looking into making the necessary changes to the ordinances associated with the Park & Cemetery Boards so that they can be combined. 4. Update on funds from Department of Justice: We received an email from Alicia Stickney, Natural Resource Damage Program. Alicia informed us that there would be a meeting held Monday, May 15, 2017. (See attached email.) We need to get projects identified so we know what we want to request. Bathrooms at Riverside Park are being put on hold because Kurt would like the FWP after the first meeting to include a vault toilet as one of their projects since Riverside Park is an access point for them. Iry had the illIFIMIPMNIMINNIM 47Z= as the person from the FWP to call. Park Master Plan will identify projects we want to focus on. Kurt told Alicia that we was concerned about competing against Billings since they have a lot more resources including grant writers on staff. Alicia recommended asking the Park Board to help out. The projects will be scored in order of importance, etc. The fact volunteers are helping may help the score. **Kurt will check and make sure we are invited to attend the Monday Meeting. 5. Updated on Riverside Park Master Plan: There was a Kickoff Meeting held with Kurt, Heidi, Noelle, Sue Taylor of BRC&D, and a representative from Great West Engineering.Amy expressed disappointment that the Park Board wasn't invited to the Kickoff Meeting. Kurt mentioned he hadn't really known about it as well. He said he happened to be in the building when they said they were meeting so he attended. We weren't sure who was in charge of the notifying/inviting people to attend. Luanne wondered where we are in the process.Are we on schedule? We would like to know where we are so we can prepare and inform those whom we represent. Some ideas that Kurt mentioned were possibly an on-site caretaker in exchange for free space rent, dogpark, playground, concessions, gazebo, stage, etc. Kurt also mentioned it would be best for the grant to have an increase in business opportunities. We also need to consider what works best with the flood plan. Please advise-AMMO to contact to get updates on the process and how the Park Board can be included. 6. Lease Negotiations: Heidi requested specifics from Laurel Rod Gun Club and Laurel Rifle Club via an email to Iry as to what they are requesting. Iry plans to reply that they would like both buildings and the land they sit on. He will respond to Heidi directly. } The Horseshoe Club Lease was discussed.The Park Board was wondering if it is still in effect/current. It was mentioned that it is a simple lease of the ground but no building. Nick Kisch is the President of the Horseshoe Club. Luanne mentioned the possibility of setting up a program for kids to teach them horseshoes. Phyllis also mentioned the need for a basketball hoop or something there for the kids to do in order to avoid inappropriate conduct. 7. Pool Update: Kurt said he had requested $12-15k for paint. He also had to replace some of the ladders that had been damaged due to a valve breaking. They are planning to get the painting started as soon as possible. They plan to acid wash,then neutralize, then paint. It takes 72 hours between coats. The walls will be white and the floor will be blue. There will also be black lines to show the depth. The overall cost for the pool would be $15-2ok. The hope to have the pool filled by May 29th. Kurt also mentioned the bathrooms are already opened and they have had to start mowing due to the wet spring. 8.Arbor Day Activity: Luanne said it was an awesome day at Murray Park. With donations and grant funds they had a $2,000 budget. They planted 4 trees. The activities included seven different "stations." A BBQ lunch was provided and the Family Christian Church did the barbequing. She expressed some concern if the trees would make it since Murray Park was built over a garbage site but hoped they would do well with TLC. They plan to look at a new park next year. 9. Other items: Luanne mentioned the need for opportunities for our kids this summer. Some ideas mentioned were water Olympics, movie in the park, Lacrosse clinic, &horseshoes. They mentioned the running program being one of the best programs in the summer. Howard of the Jaycees mentioned their interest in providing the movies in the park. He said they were planning to go to Billings in June and see what they did. They then wanted to bring back the best parts and have movies here in Laurel. They would hope to rotate to different parks. Phyllis mentioned that the far end of South Pond has a gravel path that needs to be blocked off so no cars can get through,but people can walk around. She also requested a cop drive by more often to try to decrease vandalism. Meeting adjourned at 6:35Pm. Respectfully submitted, Amy Pollock Park Board Member Cindy Allen From: Amy Pollock <amypollock@email.com> Sent:. Monday, May 15, 2017 12:17 PM To: Cindy Allen Subject: Fwd: FW:Yellowstone River Restoration Plan It's actually the bottom portion of this email! Sent from my Android phone with mail.coin Mail. Please excuse my brevity. On 5/15/17, 8:27 AM Kurt Markegard<kmarkegard@laurel.mt.gov>wrote: Park Board, The first meeting is tonight at the Yellowstone County Courthouse. I was planning on attending this meeting and then being able to report back to the Park Board. The meeting is open to the Public if anyone would like to attend as well. Kurt From:Stickney,Alicia [mailto:AliciaStickney@mt.gov] Sent:Thursday, May 04, 2017 8:08 PM To: Kurt Markegard<kmarkegard@laurel.mt.gov> Subject: Re:Yellowstone River Restoration Plan Hi Kurt! Yes,the meeting is open to the public. Alicia From: Kurt Markegard<kmarkegard@laurel.mt.gov> Sent:Thursday, May 4,2017 6:04 PM To:Stickney,Alicia Subject: Re:Yellowstone River Restoration Plan Alicia, Is this meeting open to the public? Kurt Kurt On May 1, 2017 8:31 AM, "Stickney,Alicia" <AliciaStickney@mt.gov>wrote: Greetings, You are receiving this email because you or your organization has commented on or expressed interest in the Programmatic Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan and Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment for the Exxonmobil Pipeline Company July 1, 2011 Yellowstone River Oil Spill(restoration plan. To assist with the development of recreation projects,the State has formed a locally-based ad-hoc Recreation Advisory Committee to prepare a draft Recreation Project Plan for how approximately$2.3 million of the July 2011 ExxonMobil Oil Spill natural resource damage settlement funds will be spent on recreation projects on the Yellowstone River. The Governor, as trustee of the settlement money,will approve the Recreation Project Plan. The Recreation Advisory Committee will solicit projects and input from the community. The Recreation Projects Advisory Committee will hold its first meeting on Monday, May 15, 2017 at the Yellowstone County BOCC Board Room, #403A, 217 North 27th St., Billings, MT 59101,from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. The final restoration plan, responses to comments, and additional information are available on the Montana Natural Resource Damage Program (NRDP) website at: https://doimt.gov/lands/yellowstone-river-oil-spill- july-2011/. Thank you for your interest in the Yellowstone River restoration plan. If you would like to be removed from this list, please send me an email. Alicia Stickney Natural Resource Damage Program Montana Department of Justice PO Box 201425 1720 9'Avenue Helena,MT 59620-1425 406-444-1346 2