TOWN
OF
PARK BOARD MEETING
MINUTES
Tuesday July 26, 2011
7:00 pm, Town Hall, Town of
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Members Present: |
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Members Absent: |
Supervisor Jason Kjos (excused) |
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Others Present: |
Ron Schock, Park Ranger,
Karen Schramm representing Eagle Scout Candidate Curtis Schramm |
Call to Order
Chair Berke called the
meeting of the Town of
1.
Adoption of Agenda
Member
Small moved to adopt the agenda; second by Van Mele. Motion was unanimously carried
2.
Approval of
Minutes
The
minutes of the June 28, 2011 Park Board meeting were reviewed. Member Freund moved to approve the June 28
minutes; second by Macdonell. Motion
unanimously carried.
3.
Budget Review of Park Revenue/Expenditures through
July 2011; Approval of any Invoices
The
park revenue and expenditures, through July 2011, as prepared by the Town
Clerk, were reviewed. Income to date was
$5,654.28; expenses to date were $22,333.69.
Member Small moved to approve the income and expenditures through July
2011 as tabulated by the Town Clerk, second by Freund. Motion carried unanimously.
4.
Review current impact fees & county park funds
Impact
fees available: $61,085; and County Park
Funds: $ 95,395.51 as of June 30, 2011.
5.
Park Ranger Report
Pemble’s
Access and Cove Boat Ramp have been relatively busy, especially on
weekends. Water is still high on the
Ranger Enforcement Action
Summary:
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June 2011 |
Pemble’s Access |
Cove Boat Ramp |
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Totals |
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Citations
Issued: |
0 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
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Warnings
Issued: |
2 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
6.
7. Discussion
and status report
7. Park
& Recreation Reports
a.
Activity
Report: The water is still high on the
St. Croix River, and currently the dock
and gangway continue in its temporary location near the ramp to keep it usable
and protected from the rocks.
a.
Discussion,
access near prairie remnant area on Eagle Trail, northeast corner of park: Member Starr owns the hay field immediately
east of the park and has always had access to the field for mowing, etc. With the restoration of the prairie area
under way, he is concerned that access may be restricted by overgrowth of brush
and woody vegetation. The Board sees no
reason to restrict access to Starr’s field, but would require that the grass
along his access only be mowed when he needed access and to a height no lower
than 12 inches. Starr agreed that this
would be acceptable.
b.
Discussion,
Possible Eagle Scout Project: Scout
Curtis Schramm is interested in completing his community service project at
Glover Park. His mother, Karen Schramm
attended the meeting in her son’s absence.
Schramm obtained a copy of the potential Volunteer Projects list from
the park bulletin board, and she noted his interest in constructing a
gazebo-like structure for weddings and other special events. Discussion about other potential
projects. Member Small volunteered to be
the Park Board liaison with Schramm to develop a service project that benefits
both the park and Schramm. He will
attend the August meeting with a proposal.
Pemble's Access
a.
Activity Report,
the water has come up again and little beach area is visible.
8.
Discussion, plan for 2012 budget preparation. – Budget topics and catagories were discussed along with possible
budget items to consider.
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Mowing contract
– Member Freund will follow up on this and get and estimate for 2012.
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Boat Landing –
Member Macdonell will work with Windmill Marina to estimate dock maintenance
and repair costs for 2012. Macdonell
will also look into the cost of additional rip rap repairs and possibly
construction of a foot path over or around the rip rap for use when the river
is high.
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Park Rangers –
Macdonell will contact the Town Board Chair to determine which budget the Park
Ranger salaries and expenses will come from for 2012.
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Playground
Equipment – “Super Scoop” (digger) play activity is showing extreme wear and
may need replacement or possibly new parts.
Berke presented detailed specifications of the equipment from
manufacturer, and she will follow up with town crew and Gerber Leisure
representative to consider options.
Discussion also on status of reinstallation by Town Crew of two
playground play events that were removed when new equipment was installed.
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Park Cleaning –
Berke will contact Lyman Kopp to determine his interest in cleaning the
restrooms through the late fall and winter seasons, and present cost
estimates.
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Eagle Scout
projects – member Freund will evaluate how these projects should be paid for –
either through capital expenditures or through operating expenditures.
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Restroom
Building – member Small will look into costs to paint, cleanup, renovate the
restroom facility.
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Member Starr
will evaluate feasibility of installing a basketball hoop at Glover and
research costs.
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Garden shed –
Member Van Mele will look into the cost of installing a small garden shed near
the park entrance to store garden tools, wheel barrow, etc.
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Tree Plantings –
member Small will look into the potential for additional specimen tree and
shade tree plantings, both near the ball fields and in the rest of the park.
9.
Correspondence – Town
received a letter from the WDNR requesting that we install an invasive species
sign meeting specific requirements at the boat landing.
10.
Announcements – second
meeting with County Parks Dept. to be held on Aug. 17 at Ag. Center in
Baldwin.
11.
Adjournment
Member
Macdonell moved to adjourn the meeting, second by Freund. Motion unanimously carried. The July 26, 2011 meeting of the Town of Troy
Park Board was adjourned at 9:15 PM.
Respectfully
submitted,
Gregory
Small
Secretary
Town
of Troy Park Board