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City of Laurel
Park Board Minutes
Thursday, August 10, 2017
In attendance: Park Board Members: Scot Stokes, LuAnne Engh, Chuck Dickerson, Iry Wilke,
Phyllis Bromgard
City Employees: Richard Herr, Council Member, Kurt Markegard, Public Works
Guests: Evan Bruce, Curt Lord, Kathleen Gilluly(Laurel Outlook)
1. Public Comment: None
2. Minutes: June 15th and July 13th were read and approved
3. Combining Boards: No update
4. Department of Justice Funds (ExxonMobil Yellowstone River Restoration Project
• Phyllis and LuAnne attended the workshop on 8-9-17 to understand more about the
application process for the project abstracts due on 8-25. Alicia pointed out the
following will help the process. She suggested lumping some things together, ie
infrastructure(parking, lights, camping) bathrooms would be separate
✓ Photos—Maps
✓ Letters of Support
✓ Additional funds
✓ Complete technical narrative—goals, timeline, how to complete
• South Pond would certainly be covered for improved access (dock,better path,
benches,bird sanctuaries, aeration for fish, maybe dredging deeper) Rotary and
Lions International are both interested in supporting the park
• Buffalo Mirage(Sportsman Park) could also apply as it is within the coverage of
those places used when Riverside was unavailable
• August 25th is the deadline for abstracts to be submitted. Groups will be asked to
present their ideas at meetings in September. Actual awards may happen before Dec.
5. Riverside Park Master Plan:
• Public meeting—Jaycee Hall—Monday, August 14th 4-7pm Very Important to invite
and all Park Board members should attend
• Committee will move forward to develop the plan so that it can help coincide with the
ExxonMobil Pipeline Yellowstone River Restoration Project
• Next Committee meeting is Thursday, August 31,2017, 5:30 at the Council
Chambers
6. Lease Negotiations:
• Gifting the Rod and Gun club—Off the table according to Sam Painter since the
Liability of using the facility is too great.
• According to the Outlook article, Heidi Jensen has asked for bids to demolish 3
buildings (caretaker 15K, Rod and Gun 22K, Rifle 34K) only one bid came in. This
is only something to consider. No action has taken place.
• Curt Lord stated the Rod and Gun isn't in bad shape. He feels the Park Board should
stand up for saving that building as it has the most potential. Also the American
Legion is a good building but needs a new drain field, which is pricey and may flood
again. These are all historical buildings that have value, but demolishing and leaving
a cement slab doesn't add anything to the park.
7. Swimming Pool
• Shade ideas—Kurt shared some ideas—doesn't think using donated posts will work
since they wouldn't be engineered to the 90 mph wind requirement.
• LuAnne got some of the income/expense for the pool so far. Income equals expense
as of August 10t—doesn't include the YMCA expense.
• Kurt will have a YMCA representative at the next meeting. He will ask if Ryan
Smith,Manager could come to report on the season.
• LuAnne suggested we look at income. We sell passes for$1.50 and they can be used
from year to year. The pool was warmer this year and numbers looked very good,
but our income continues to drop. Kelly said they had no trouble recording correctly,
but she didn't know if the YMCA day care paid for their attendance.
• We should review other city pools and come up with reasonable memberships so we
can get more income, yet make it fair for regular users.
• No one had anything to report about swimming lessons.
8. Tree Donations
• Phyllis said the trees to be donated were maple but not silver maple. They will still
be installed this Fall when its cooler.
Next Meeting September 7"`-5:30
Respectfully Submitted
LuAnne Engh
Board Member