PARK COMMITTEE MEETING
November 1,
2006
Minutes
Chairman
Woody Woodburn called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Woody Woodburn, Jennifer Young, Hans Larson, John Dupont, John Flynn, Charty Oliver, Council Liaison John Wheaton, Administrator Dana Young
Woody Woodburn briefly reviewed the summary of costs and revenues for 2006 Deephaven Days and noted that the costs exceeded revenues by $614.29. He stated that the Committee will more closely examine the cost and revenue summary when the Committee gets closer to planning for 2007 Deephaven Days.
Dana Young stated that he sent out 12 letters to the Volunteer Park Committee applicants and only Nancy Countryman and Bonne St. James expressed interest in joining the Committee. The Committee recommended that a notice regarding a vacancy on the Committee be included in the January Newsletter to generate more interest in the position.
Woody Woodburn noted that both Jean Midthun’s term and John Dupont’s term was set to expire in February 2007 and Charty Oliver has also expressed an interest to retire from the Committee at that same time. He stated that John Dupont would be interested in filling the final year of Charty’s term and that Darel Gustafson would be interested in replacing Jean Midthun.
Motion by Woody Woodburn to recommend the appointment of Darel Gustafson to serve a three-year term beginning February 2007. Seconded by Charty Oliver. Motion carried 6-0.
Dana Young noted that the paddletennis court is scheduled to be replaced at an estimated cost of $35,000 in 2009.
Woody Woodburn asked if the Committee favored replacing the paddletennis court or removing it. The Committee unanimously supported replacing or repairing the paddletennis court.
Hans Larson asked if anyone knew how frequently the court was used and whether the same group of people used the court. He asked if the number of people using the court warranted the cost of purchasing a new court.
The Committee recommended obtaining costs on purchasing a new paddletennis court and on the cost of repairing the existing court to bring it to a more useable condition for the season.
Jennifer Young stated that there are only a couple of companies that make paddletennis courts and both are located out east. She stated that she would try to get some estimates.
Dana Young reviewed a proposal from Tamarack Inc. to improve the Children’s Park fountain area by:
·
Replacing the ag lime area with pavers - $9,680
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Replacing the ag lime area with brick - $11,000
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Replacing the entire area with pavers - $13,420
·
Replacing the entire area with brick - $15,250
It
was the general consensus of the Committee that the proposal was too expensive
and requested that staff obtain prices on installing stamped concrete in the ag
lime area surrounding the fountain for the Committee to review at an upcoming
meeting.
Dana Young stated that he had received a bid from Terry Donahoe, with FMX Turf Products, to grade the Thorpe hockey rink at a cost of $1,025.00. There would be an additional cost of $850.00 if black dirt and sand fill were needed. Motion by John Flynn to recommend approval of the bid from FMX Turf Products to grade the Thorpe Hockey rink in the amount of $1,875.00. Seconded by Woody Woodburn. Motion carried 6-0.
Further
discussion was held on the following requests that were made by John Flynn and
John Wheaton last month to improve the ice rinks for the 2006-2007 season:
·
Install a berm around the SE corner of the hockey rink – public works
crew will install the berm.
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Purchase two PVC walkers for kids – John Wheaton offered to purchase
the walkers and will be reimbursed for the cost by the City.
·
Purchase 6-8 new 1’ x 12’ boards for the border of the open skate area
– John Flynn offered to purchase the boards and will be reimbursed for the cost
by the City.
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Purchase new hockey nets – John Flynn offered to purchase new hockey
nets and will be reimbursed for the cost by the City.
·
Acquire a new fire hose – Dana Young stated that he would check to see
if the Excelsior Fire District had any old hoses that they were no longer
using.
·
Purchase two more shovels – Dana Young stated that he would purchase
two new shovels. Hans Larson suggested
that they be extra heavy-duty shovels.
·
Convert the Thorpe well to a year-round use – Dana Young stated that he
would check on the cost from Leuthner Well company on converting the existing
well to a year-round use.
General Discussion was held on a request from Doug McDougal, 19705 Lakeview Avenue, to use the hockey rinks for an archery range. The Committee agreed with the recommendations of the Public Safety Committee that installing an archery range at either of the Thorpe Park or Village Hall hockey rink would pose to great a risk to the public.
The
Committee recommended the following Park Improvement Fund budget for 2007:
Item |
Cost |
Rocky Beach Swimming Dock |
4,000 |
Thorpe Park Tree Treatments |
1,000 |
Deephaven Days Celebration |
3,500 |
Hockey Rink Improvements |
1,000 |
Tennis Court Backboard |
4,200 |
(6) Benches at Thorpe Park |
9,000 |
Paddletennis Court |
35,000 |
Total 2007 Budget |
57,700 |
Motion
by Hans Larson to recommend approval of the 2007 Park Improvement Fund Budget
in the amount of $57,700. Seconded by
Woody Woodburn. Motion carried 6-0.
Dana
Young stated that Dan Schlesinger had suggested building a bench and
landscaping the small triangular area next to the Village Hall Warming House
for his Eagle Scout project. He stated
that Dan’s idea was strongly discouraged by Jerry Hudlow, the Public Works
Supervisor, due to two concerns: 1) the
proposed hostas and perennials would suffer from the large amounts of snow that
are plowed from the parking lot onto this area, and 2) the soil is this area is
poor and unlikely to support even small plants.
John
Wheaton suggested that Dan consider constructing attractive wood bike racks at
Village Hall Park.
Motion to adjourn by Hans Larson, seconded by Woody Woodburn. Motion carried 6-0. The meeting adjourned at 8:03 p.m. The next regular meeting of the Park Committee will be held on Wednesday, December 6, 2006.