HomeMy WebLinkAboutPark Board Minutes 12.07.2017 City of Laurel
Park Board Minutes
Thursday, December �, 20��
In attendance were Park Board Members: Phyllis Bromgard,Amy Pollock, LuAnne Engh, and
Irv Wilke; Citizens: Evan Bruce, Howard Rickard (Laurel Jaycees Rep), &Nick Kisch
(Horseshoe Club President).
i. Public Comment: Howard Rickard made a formal request to the Park Board to budget a
new roof for the Jaycee Hall. He was informed that he needed to get it on the budget by the end
of the year. He said he had already told Kurt,but he wanted to request one more time so no
deadline was missed. He said the damage could be a problem if roof wasn't replaced soon.
*UPDATE: Amy contacted Kurt and he said he was already working with insurance on it and it
is on schedule to be replaced in 2018.
2. Minutes: Reviewed and approved minutes from November. Irv moved to accept, Phyllis
seconded, and they were unanimously approved.
3. Lease Negotiations: Nick Kisch, President of the Horseshoe club, attended to discuss a
lease. There are currently 9 members who pay$5/year. He said starting in 200�, he was asked
to pay $6o/year to lease the land that their building is sitting on and use of electricity which is
used possibly �days annually. Mr. Kisch does all of the upkeep (mowing, gas, etc). The Park
Board unanimously agreed to recommend that Council provide a 5-year lease to the Horseshoe
Club at a continued cost of$6o/year.
4. Update on Riverside Park Master Plan: City Planner, Noel Eaton, provided copies of a
rough draft of the Riverside Park Master Plan. The Park Board was invited to take a look at it
and provide any suggested changes to it before it was officially presented to the City Council.
Most changes discussed were determining an approximate timeline of some of the buildings
and clubs that had used the buildings, i.e. American Legion, Rifle Club, etc. Howard Rickard
asked why the city hadn't tapped into the approximate $250,00o from the Ex�con oil spill.Amy
and Irv responded that the for many years the Park Board members were unsure of what could
be done due to be in a flood plain. Some said we couldn't make any changes and when we
found out we could, we were moving forward to put in vault toilets. However, with the
opportunity to apply for money through the Department of Justice, our plans when on hold.
We are still hoping the vault toilets will be paid out of those funds so we can spend the $25ok
on other things.
Howard mentioned that if no one surfaced to "champion" the American Legion Building, the
Jaycee's would be interested in being a facilitator for renting it out just to make it active again.
He also reminded the Park Board of the Jaycee's offer several years ago to possibly manage the
campground.
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After reviewing and discussing various changes, the Park Board unanimously agreed to
recommend presenting the o�cial first draft of the Riverside Park Master Plan to the Council
after the suggested changes were completed.
5. Undate on Funds from Deut of Justice• There was no update on the Department of
Justice funds. Phyllis said she was going to meet with Kurt tomorrow (Dec 8�) to try and pin
down the National Lion's Club to determine their matching commitment for the funds the
Lion's Club requested.
6. Swimming Pool Update: LuAnne contacted Kelli in the City office and Kelli said they had
been using the same swim passes for 14 years. The Park Board discussed the need to phase out
the current daily pool passes and perhaps sell annual individual or family pass at a more
appropriate price. LuAnne will bring some recommended amounts to our January meeting so
we can make axecommendation to Council ASAP.
Meeting was adjourned at 6:45Pm.
Respectfully submitted by
Amy Pollock, Park Board Member