HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 09-23-13 RMPARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION
September 23, 2013
Regular Meeting
DRAFT
Members Present: Jason Eisold, Mike Eliason and Barb Farrell
Members Absent: JoAnne Cope and Maureen Bartz
Staff Present: Dan Schultz, Director of Parks and Recreation
Student Volunteers: CeCe -Amari Gaines
Others Present: None
1. CALL TO ORDER: Eliason called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m.
2. ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: None
3. APPROVAL OF THE AUGUST 26th and SEPTEMBER 9th MEETING MINUTES:
MOTION by Eisold to approve the minutes. SECOND by Ferrell Ayes: 3 Nays: 0 Motion passed.
4. AUDIENCE INPUT: None
5. DISCUSSION (Response to Audience Input): None
6. OLD BUSINESS:
Project Updates — There were a number of parks and recreation related projects that Schultz
provided updates on including:
UMore Ball Fields, Flint Hills Athletic Fields, Splash Pad, Hwy 3 Underpass, Prestwick Park,
Erickson Park Shelter Remodel, Arena Skate Tile, Ash Tree Removal, Neighborhood
Enhancements (Benches and Landscaping), Tennis Courts, Steeple Center Sound and Lighting
Improvements and Enhancements to the Community Center Banquet Hall.
7. NEW BUSINESS:
a. Director's Report - The Parks Improvement Fund Balance as of August 31, 2013: $463,582.
Dedication fees of $10,200 were received. No grants were received. There was interest of $1,519.28
There were expenditures of $59,793.19 (tennis courts and final payments for UMore Fields).
Updates from Schultz -
Goats Help to Slow Down Buckthorn - One - hundred - thirty goats rented from a ranch in
Red Wing are eating their way through a thicket of buckthorn on prized natural land along
the Mississippi River owned by Flint Hills Resources. The goats will roam 8 to 12 acres of
the company's property along the Mississippi River known as the Pine Bend Bluffs Natural
Area. They will do double duty: As they eat, their hoofs will work native seeds into the
ground.
Capital Improvemnts Plan (CIP) — Staff provided a verabl update on the CIP budget at
meeting.
8. ADJOURNMENT - MOTION by Eisold to adjourn the meeting. SECOND by Ferrell.
Ayes: 3 Nays: 0 Motion passed. The meeting was adjourned at 7:21 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by
Dan Schultz, Parks and Recreation Director
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