09-08-2014 PRCEMMINUTES
Parks, Recreation & Community Education Advisory Board
September 8, 2014
Members present were Don DeMeyer, John Rodeberg, and Tim Peterson. Dolf Moon, Mary
Haugen and Sara Witte were also present.
The meeting was called to order at 5:15 pm.
A motion was made by John Rodeberg and seconded by Tim Peterson to approve the minutes
dated August 4, 2014. The board unanimously agreed.
NEW BUSINESS
Tour of Burich Arena: Mary gave a brief history of the East and West rinks. Currently, the east
rink has a cement floor, which lends it to multi -purposes during non -ice times; soccer, baseball,
circus, etc.
The West rink has a sand floor. The group toured the new condensers room, old rooms; seeing
all the new equipment, along with the new hallway, etc. The first phase of the project is 1.8
million.
Tour of Masonic/West River Shower/restroom: The shower/restroom opened the end of June.
There have been a high number of users; campers prefer the new restroom to using the older one.
A higher elevation was needed due to the 100 year flood.
Utilities Downtown: All trees and sod were installed in the middle of August with help from the
Chamber Leadership group, HHS football players, etc. Many compliments have been received,
about the new trail and landscaping.
VMF: The infield was leveled; staff took eight inches of material out. Excess material went to
the Police Memorial. A mix of sand will be added back to help with drainage on the infield. The
new backstop poles, dugout work, etc. will happen in spring, 2015. The State Amateur Baseball
Tournament will be held in 2016.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:20 pm by a motion by Don DeMeyer and seconded by John
Rodeberg.