No preview available
02-07-2022 PRCEM Parks, Recreation & Community Education Advisory Board Meeting Minutes February 7, 2022 Members present were Chad Czmowski, Ashley Gabbert, Mark Lansink, Liz Marcus, Jeff Hoeft, Kyle Wendling, Craig Juhnke, Erin Knudtson. Staff present Lynn Neumann. Guest present Sheri Brunes. The meeting was called to order at 5:15 pm. Motion was made by Mark Lansink to approve the January 3rd minutes. Craig Juhnke second the motion. Minutes were approved. Erin Knudtson, newly appointed School Board Representative, was introduced to the PRCE Advisory Board. Welcome Erin! Old Business PRCE Monthly Reports – Staff will continue to send out the PRCE monthly reports. Please let the PRCE staff know if there are items that board members would like additional information and details on. New Business Adult Basic Education Presentation a. Shari Brunes, Hutchinson Adult Education Site Manager, gave a presentation on the offerings of the Adult Education opportunities available through PRCE and Glacial Lakes Consortium. b. All free educational opportunities for adults in the area. c. Adult Education at Ridgewater annually serves approximately 250 students in an open learning environment (classroom and online learning models available). d. 70% of the adult students are working towards their GED. e. Handouts will be emailed to the board for follow up and review. Burich Arena Improvements a. Project was approved by City Council on January 11, 2022. stst b. Project will begin April 1 with a completion date of September 1. Exterior façade and roof improvements along with HVAC system will be updated. Additional projects will be completed including interior painting, sprinkler system, new garage door and all new lighting. c. Staff is meeting with Nelson Ruddie HVAC on Tuesday to go over project and estimate for the cost of the HVAC improvements. Splash Pad Project Update a. Due to the high cost of the bids and project for the Burich Area Improvements the Splash Pad Project will need to be delayed. b. New Timeline for Project was presented. The timeline will be emailed to board to review. Event Center/Senior Center Future Discussion a. City Administrator, PRCE Director and Mayor Forcier hosted an informational meeting for the th Senior Center users on January 26 at the Event Center/Senior Center. Council member Dave Sebesta also attended the meeting. Information was shared with the seniors about the current situation of the Hutchinson Event Center and the assurance of continued Senior Center operations in the future. b. Handout was provided will information discussed at the informational meeting. Handout will be emailed to the board for review. Board Member Items a. Follow up from last PRCE Advisory Board Meeting – Added some additional evening pickleball times to meet the needs of users. Adjournment Motion was made to adjourn by Chad Czmowski. Craig Juhnke second the motion. Meeting adjourned at 6:00 pm. Next Meeting: March 7, 2022