Present:
Kate
Hull-Pease, Chairwoman; Don Blackwell, Jim
Meier, Mark Bowns, JudyErickson
City
Staff:
Jack Dodge and Jenny Kreifels of Community
Development
Vacancies:
One
Commissioner and One Youth Representative
Absent:
none
Guests:
Gary Nitschke, Gina
Lisak, and Councilmembers Don Thomson and
Kerry Garberding,
Kate
called
meeting to order at 6:35 PM
Don
Blackwell read his resignation letter.
Judy
Erickson resigned verbally.
Gina
Lisak said she had submitted her
application to join the board.
Jack
Dodge gave a Powerpoint presentation
explaining that Park Board should
continue to make recommendations even
when there are no funds available. He
showed an example of a recommendation
of a park improvement with cost
figures.He said the trail may be
finished as early as April.
Staff
will no longer advocate for the Park
Board. Kate must attend one Council
meeting per month to work as Park
Board advocate and communicator.
Jack
said money for parks may come from
many different sources, not just the
General Fund.
Maintenance
has
been a problem and that is the reason
a full time Parks person may be hired
soon. Budget has been set up by Jim
Morgan and Richard Gould.
The
Park Board may need to monitor Public
Works time sheets to see if any Park
work is being considered if not
completed.
The
Clint
Steiger Memorial Park is no longer
being considered for the City Hall
Master Plan according to Don Thomson
Jack
will try to get the 2020-2023 Parks
Plan ready for the Council for the
January 6 meeting.
The new
County Line trailhead has received
donation(s) by veterans organizations.
The
meeting was adjourned at 8:55 PM
A complete audio recording for
this meeting can be found at...