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06-04-2007 PRCEMMINUTES Parks, Recreation & Community Education Advisory Board June 4, 2007 Members present were: Deane Dietel, Beth Hepola, Mike Cannon, Lora Muilenburg, Bill Arndt and Keith Kamrath. Also present were Dolf Moon, Jeremy Jordan and Karen McKay. The meeting was called to order at 5:20 pm. A motion was made by Beth Hepola and seconded by Deane Dietel to approve the minutes dated April 2, 2007. The board unanimously agreed. OLD BUSINESS th Half Penny Sales Tax – The final meeting is scheduled for June 4. There have been eight meetings in the past four months. The committee will determine if the sales tax is a viable way to fund city projects. If recommended, the City Council will unanimously decide which projects would be funded. There may be legislation coming to eliminate additional sales tax to fund projects. Disc Golf – Many people are using the disc golf course and South Park is a good location. Shane Kruse spearheaded the project and raised a large portion of the money. Park Elementary had six classes out in the park. May Registration – Early summer program registration went well. Dolf thanked the Board members for helping out. NEW BUSINESS Summer Projects Rolling Meadows East is located east of Montana Street. A $23,000 playground unit will be installed in June with nearly $15,000 raised by MOPS, (mothers of pre-schoolers). The playground will include several features designed for handicapped accessibility. The purchase th request will be presented at the next City Council meeting, June 12. Driftrider Park is located on five acres of land along Otter Lake. A shelter is planned overlooking the lake, it will be constructed with the help of Driftrider volunteers. Pre- engineered boulders with a natural look are planned for the play structure. The cost for the structure is estimated at $14,000. Rotary Park – The shelter will get a serving counter and electricity installed some time this summer. Rotarians will be planting trees this fall. Dam – The City of Hutchinson has $1.2 million available for the project. The first set of rock will begin 100 feet from the current dam and continue downstream. 600 loads of rock from farm fields will be needed to complete the dam. Work on the dam will begin in August. Harrington/Merrill House – The house is almost all enclosed, the west end will be completed by the end of the year. Lumber from the area is being used for the project. Construction is historically correct. The project is in the third year of the 10 year process and is currently ahead of schedule. MINUTES PRCE Advisory Board June 4, 2007 Page Two Firemen’s Park – The walkway be will finished and the cupola painted. Running water, a stone arched bridge and water fall will be completed in the park. Hwy. 7 – The highway is closed from School Road to Shady Ridge Road now, the intersection th will be closed Monday, June 11. The work on the sewer system is the campground and Oddfellows Park is complete. Construction on the underpass will begin this summer. Landscape materials will be planted in 2008, city staff will be mixing compost from Creekside into the topsoil. Veterans Park Sign – Hutch Manufacturing is finishing a 36’ sign for Veterans Memorial Ballfield to be placed over the scoreboard. July Meeting – There won’t be a regular meeting the first Monday of July with it so close to the Fourth of July holiday. The Board is invited to tour the park system and see the construction projects. BOARD MEMBER ITEMS Outdoor Ice – Lora Muilenburg asked Dolf what was needed to get outdoor ice in the parks going again. There has been outdoor ice at the Park Elementary rink, however the past seven winters have been very mild and warm. The city has had volunteers do some flooding at the outdoor rinks, it is a time consuming process that requires a certain amount of technique. The rink at Northwoods Park was discontinued due to lack of skaters. John McRaith, Recreation Services Coordinator has organized outdoor broomball leagues in the past for a group of individuals that work at H.T.I. Luce Line Trail – There is no change in the status of the possible paving of the Luce Line Trail. There are approximately 700 names on a list of support for paving the trail and approximately 400 against. Lion’s Park – Keith Kamrath asked if the welcome sign, play equipment and shelter would be reconstructed in Lion’s Park. Dolf told the board that the situation will be evaluated when the highway construction was complete. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 6:15 pm by a motion made by Mike Cannon, seconded by Deane Dietel. The board unanimously agreed. klm