TOWN OF TROY

PARK BOARD MEETING

MINUTES

 

Tuesday September 27, 2011

7:00 pm, Town Hall, Town of Troy

 

Members Present:

Jill Berke, Jim Freund, Supr. Jason Kjos, Charlie Macdonell, Greg Small, Suzanne Van Mele

 

Members Absent:

Eric Starr (excused)

Others Present:

Park Ranger Ron Roen, Eagle Scout candidate Curtis Schramm and his mother Karen, Jesse Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Hudson

 

 

Call to Order 

Chair Berke called the meeting of the Town of Troy Park Board to order at 7:10 PM. 

 

  1. Adoption of Agenda

Member Small moved to adopt the agenda; second by Macdonell.  Motion was unanimously carried

 

  1.  Approval of Minutes

The minutes of the August 23, 2011 Park Board meeting were reviewed.  Member Kjos moved to approve the July 26 minutes; second by Freund.  Motion unanimously carried.

 

  1. Budget Review of Park Revenue/Expenditures through September 2011; Approval of any Invoices

 

The park revenue and expenditures, through September 2011, as prepared by the Town Clerk, were reviewed.  Income to date was $9,755.26; expenses to date were $34,973.32.  Member Freund moved to approve the income and expenditures through September 2011as tabulated by the Town Clerk, second by Van Mele.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

  1. Review current impact fees & county park funds

Impact fees:  $62,225; and County Park Funds:  $ 95,454.97 as of August 31, 2011.

 

  1. Park Ranger Report

Activity at Pemble’s Access has been light except when the weather is warm.  Pembles is now closed.  Cove Boat Ramp activity has dropped off.  Parking stall markings are complete, look good, and are appreciated by users.  Ball fields at Glover have been pretty quiet except weekends when they have been busy.  Cooler weather appears to have brought out more hikers.

 

 

 

 

Ranger Enforcement Action Summary:

August 2011

Pemble’s Access

Cove Boat Ramp

Glover Park

Totals

Citations Issued:

0

2

0

2

Warnings Issued:

4

3

0

7

 

6.  Discussion, Church Service Project.  Jesse Ward of the Hudson Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints reported that approximately 90 members of his church community contributed to their church service project at Glover Park on September 10, 2011.  A number of projects were completed including painting of the restroom building, staining of all the picnic tables, brush clearing, repainting of garbage can covers, etc.  Chair Berke moved to acknowledge the Hudson Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints for their service to the park on September 10, 2011, second by Macdonell.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

7.  Presentation and Discussion, Eagle Scout Project.  Eagle Scout candidate Curtis Schramm presented and discussed two potential Eagle Scout projects:  1) Summit Loop bench area; and 2) garden shed.  General consensus among board members and Schramm was the Summit Loop trail was the preferred option.  Schramm will meet with member Small at Glover Park to further develop his plan.  Member Van Mele moved to approve expenditures up to $300 for the Summit Loop project with the caveat that all reasonable efforts will be made to have materials donated, second by Freund.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

8.  Report, Status of North Glover Rd. Bike/pedestrian project.  The Town Board approved the reconstruction of North Glover Road with 4 foot paved and striped shoulders on both sides of the road at its Sept. 8 meeting.  Several residents were present at the meeting to support the bike/pedestrian project.  Several petitions and letters were presented to the Board by Chair Berke as an indication of resident support of the project.

 

8.  2012 Budget Planning Discussions.   Board reviewed proposed 2012 parks budget.  Member Freund moved to approve the operating budget of $60,000 and a capital budget of $10,000 for a total budget of $70,000 for 2012, second by Small.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

9.  Park & Recreation Reports

 

      Cove Boat Ramp

a.      Discussion, dock and gangway storage for 2011-2012 seasons.  Windmill Marina has provided a new contract for dock and gangway storage.  The fee to store the Town’s dock and gangway will be $477.50 for the 2011-2012 winter season.  Chair Berke moved to approve $477.50 for the storage, second by Freund.  Motion carried.

b.      Status road striping and marking:  The town road crew has completed re-striping and numbering the parking stalls.  Users have commented that the striping looks good

c.      Report, other.  Member Macdonell has been in contact with Boumeester Construction regarding the realignment of the boat ramp panels.  According to Boumeester, they may be able to complete this work, yet this fall, pending availability, weather, and river conditions.

 

Glover Park

a.      Status Report, year-round access to the restrooms.  Chair Berke has been in contact with Lyman Kopp and he is interested in continuing the cleaning work for the restroom during the winter on a biweekly basis.  Member Small moved to keep the restroom facilities open year-round, second by Van Mele.  Motion carried.  Matter to be included in report at next Town Board meeting.

b.      Report, status of Eagle Scout recognition project.  Member Freund presented the recognition board that lists each scout name and project completion year on metal engraved plates. He will install it at the kiosk next to the pavilion in place of the currently existing recognition board; the original map and recognition board will be moved to the NW Trail Shelter for display. 

c.      Status Report, collaboration with baseball organizations for ball field maintenance projects.  Member Macdonell has been working with the baseball organizations to finalize maintenance projects that need to be completed on the ball fields before winter.

d.      Discussion, status of recently planted trees, consideration to purchase additional trees.  Members of the Park Board decided to table discussion on this item until late summer 2012.

e.      Other.  There are a few aspen trees in a small grove on the east side of the Eagle Trail near its junction with the Red Tail Cutoff that have died and are leaning or have already broken and are ready to fall onto the trail.  Member Small will contact Ranger Roen to see if the Rangers can remove these trees.  Members Starr and Berke beginning to work on planning for the timber thinning tentatively planned for later this winter.

 

Pemble's Access

a.      Activity Report.  Facility is closed.  Portable restroom to be picked up by its owner, Darryl’s Septic.

 

10.   Correspondence – Received a letter from the St. Croix County Parks Department thanking Troy for participating in the outdoor recreation planning process. 

 

11.  Announcements – None.

 

12.  Adjournment

Member Freund moved to adjourn the meeting, second by Macdonell.  Motion unanimously carried.  The September 27, 2011 meeting of the Town of Troy Park Board was adjourned at 9:20 PM.

 

Next Meeting:  October 25, 2011 at Town Hall

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Gregory Small

Secretary

Town of Troy Park Board