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Home My WebLink AboutPark Board Minutes 12.06.2018MINUTES �+1i I , i , '. 12/06/2018 05:30 PM City Council Chambers A Park Board was held in the City Council Conference Room and called to order by Scot Stokes at 05:30 PM on 12/06/2018. COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: ® Scott Stokes, Chairman ❑ Ken Gomer ® LuAnne Engh, Vice -Chairman ® Richard Herr ® Amy Pollock, Secretary ® Iry Wilke ❑ Phyllis Bromgard Matt Wheeler, Public Works OTHERS PRESENT: 1. Public Input Citizens may address the committee regarding any iters of city business no on the agenda. The duration for an individual speaking under Public Comment is limited to three minutes. While all comments are welcome, the committee will not take action on any item not on the agenda. a. OTHERS PRESENT: Howard Rickard, Laurel Jaycees; Evan Bruce, LARC; Faye b. Evan Bruce asked for clarification on the vault toilet that was ordered and mentioned at City Council Meeting. It was unclear as to whether the City had a "say" in the one chosen or if the State picked it. Matt Wheeler said the one ordered is the one preferred by the City. It is a unisex vault that the City can pump with current equipment. Matt mentioned he has been working closely with Alicia Stickney and she has been very helpful and easy to work with. He also mentioned the cost ofthe vault toilet was less than originally estinnatedandvve are able to share shipping costs with another one going inbyBlue Creek, further reducing the cost. 2. General Items a. November Minutes reviewed & approved aswritten. Iry motioned; Rich seconded. b. LuAnneEngh&Amy Pollock have completed their 3rd term and will not be renewing their term. It was decided to wait until January to select a new Co - Chair and Secretary when new members are appointed. Now that Scot is back, the rush isn't as urgent. Evan was able togive us Ken Gorner's phone number. Ken has been out with a serious injury for several months. Wondering if he still is interested instaying onthe Park Board. His phone number is: 7O2 -59l9. c. Swimming pool - Final financial report: Not received from Bethany. 3. New Business a. Clarification of Permits in Riverside Park --Howard mentioned the permit process for Riverside Park seems tobeundefined at this point. He brought copies of the current permits for Thomsen and Lion's Park, but the ladies in the office don't seem to know what the permit process is for Riverside. It was decided it is time that ALL permits bereviewed and updated. Permits are one ofthe responsibilities of The Park Board (per code). They will be reviewed starting at the January meeting. 4. Old Business a. Swimming Pool Shade: Matt Wheeler asked the Park Board to give their opinion on the co/onsforthe posts and shade. The Park Board decided to go with Purple 8\ Yellow due to school colors. Matt will get them ordered and have installed in Spring 2019. b. Horseshoe Club Lease/Standardized Lease Form --No update. Still with City Attorney. Board expressed frustration on time taken to hear from City Attorney. c DOJ Project: See Public Input above. (It was address there.) d. Shooting Cornp|ex--Noupdate. 5. Other Items a. LARC Representative -Faye Wood- General Report: After four years, they are still working toward building the facility. They started out wanting to fix the current N pool but itturned into something bigger sinoe1he000|bonk/open2l/2 months per year. They paid for a feasibility study, have established themselves asa5Dl3CCompany. They applied for local grants but haven't been awarded any yet. They will apply for other grants once they get started, but have to be closer to building in order to apply. In 2019 they are planning to get going again. Woods Pow'r Grip has 10 acres of land near the on-ramp that they will donate. Phase 1in|cudesbasketball courts for non -school youth. Phase 2 adds Community Room with acommercial kitchen they will rent out. And, Phase 3 includes 2 pools --1 for competition and I more for fitness/youth. Evan and Faye have met with 3 architects and were told they need to have even more people on their committee. A meeting will be held Monday, December 101h @ 6:30pm u ��VVoodsPovv'rGrip. They nneetthe 2»oMonday ofthe month. b. Howard mentioned the need for someone tolook atthe breaker box etthe Jaycee Hall ASAP. It is a brand that is known to fail --"not if it will fail, but when." He submitted a proposal tothe Park Board. Matt Wheeler said will get a quote from an electrician and depending on cost and how big of an emergency it is, he will either have itfixed, mrbring before the Park Board next month. |Femergency permission isneeded, the Board agreed hecould call Scot for the Park Board's recommendation to push it forward. 6. Announcements a. Howard Rickard ofthe Laurel Jaycees gave awritten letter ofinterest /attached\ formally requesting the opportunity to manage the use of the American Legion Building. There is a need to for more meeting places in Laurel and the Jaycees have offered their services to manage that building as well as their building. The Park Board adjourned at 06:35 PM. Respectfully submitted, Amy Pollock Secretary NOTE; This meeting |sopen tmthe public. This meeting imfor information and discussion of Ille 1a4 rel jaycce; would like, to, once again, express our interestin leasing the building in Riverside Park that was for I nerly the American Legion Building. We understand that there would have to be some rep ails first, such as cefling and mcad it-, bathrooans, and possibiv the septic. We mziy be able to assist In some of this repzjr, depending onv)hat is reqtjired. We noticedthat the roofing was repaired.ecently, so we havethe impression that dic City Of Lt ure�,l 0; �(` ffiere i, interostedin keeping the builjing btj t v,,tt> . wanted to know fan, for it Y t- ilipo to monetary arnount that the City of , . Sion �j 5year �ejjse, with, T'he 1-lurel jaycecs WOU10 be M.". I k t� Laurel w,:%.s cnrnfortable wit`#settjing;, assumirte A %vas similar to thc� lease conditiorts that we 13resently haveorl the Jaycee 'Hall Building it- 'Riverside Park. out jetp cieart ua p nd niaintain the building -ts tp zpeance. arWe r ae intero.,,;ted in , and vvouid bL to of ferinf-, the building to a number of local groups that need", a remilar place for t' k, , heir rneetinj;s and evcnts and trainiEwa . We wOUid also like tooffer the building farthosc, k, A I - � in th- dot tlhot would like to host 71 fLtn,iijy cveIt, ora hund r-aiser , or ever, a memorial service. Our city is limited onthe optiom for a lot of Our COTTI1111111ity f"roups of chii'dren and volunteers, and for the citi,,ens who would like to put together 31-, event- 1 7 to hear about it. 11 the Citv of Laurel is if the City of Laurei has a P1811 fOr this building, we would iovt open to suggcst`rons, we tvould like to of-f€ taius one I'm the Laurel Jaycces Thank You tor your cur,SiderZlti0n, HmAiard Rickard Laurei Jaycee Half i`v1an340Cr 406,35 -5 - 9572 Proposal to the City of Laurel — via the Pak Bond DewnWer 2018 The Laurel Jaycees %vould like to forrnally remkid thin Cit, of Law& that, the electrical breaker pancl boxes (Federal Pacific) at the Lizure'4 jaycee HaH Budding ue it) need of an upgrade for added :iafetj. We brouglht this issue to the attenti I ave, on of the 010V of Laurel through Kurt R(sarkegard and the Park Boa& We an hoping to getz.4 response zia to the rernedy that is planned' for the safety of the jayree 11,111 BOW41 and Me nurnerOUS GCCIJPilnt, t1hroughout the yeat, The bUilding, is used weekly by various ply pas and Us of children are in attendance. retieral iril-acinc cuumts is rism a".i. Federal PacKe Eiectric Company (FP E) %vaS one Of Lhe COUtinion manufac:turens of circuit breaker panels in Noah Americ,, fi-orn the 19SOs to the 1980, PM ilhons of their pallf"Is were inMed in honnes. across Lhe county. Yet, as Lhe y'ms pass,.td. and home inspectoi's Chen found Federal PadHc Efecuic pamb; ea ileto provide proper, protection to ho nleo'r*vne I'S ind the-",!- f'annilies. .x<i.S'#m`i nov,, say ; hatITE panch; can appear to vvorkffine Iv )oar, but after one overcurrcM or sh(wt CnVUlt, t`..# e~ cart ovedwaL and become Hre hazaNs. in a Class action lawsuit, as New Iciney State COUI-L t-Uled that the Federal Pacific Efeuric (HE) Conipany "violated the Consumer Fraud An hecmme RE knowing, and ymi-posefully d3sibuted circuit breakerswhkh o'$ $'i'. Rested °. nwet U1, ;setandards—" (To we the (Ans ActIn SeWement NoLiCe issued f6vNev jersy R v ic E,) At-, expertvino investigated the potenti.,di of AMA Padhe Elecuk panels sMed un g..3 IR, 480 test conditions, Bat FPE paneN Wil to Uip at is much higher, '<a €`:.11;181 panel -s-, When a breaker Wil: to top. an extrome aniounit, of power Wn the ouUside clectrical strpply surges Wo a horneW panel and circuits. Once that happenq R camml. be stopped or shttt off manually. Mearkiyj Wt burn untIl M runs Out Of Rie; orthe wires Melt -Ile pmMI could wverheat and camh Hre, causing, serious honin to a horne and As occupant& My is deral Pacific F"hoctric panels and bvealkers can opernae properly f'or years. But il'and v"hen thy do malfuncLion,it disaster Could occur, Skicerely, Hawwd RUnd Lauml J"cee Halt Manager 4008050572