TOWN OF
PARK BOARD MEETING
7:00 p.m. @
Members Present: Jan Cuccia, Charlie Macdonell, Brian Schwab, Jim Freund, and Greg Small.
Members Absent: Jill Berke and Mark Daun (excused).
Others Present: Mel Hermansen (constable).
Call to Order –
Vice Chair Macdonell called the meeting of the Town of
Adoption of Agenda -
A motion was made by Freund,
seconded by Small and unanimously
carried to adopt the agenda.
Approval of Minutes –
The minutes of the February 2008 Park Board meeting were
reviewed. A motion was made by Freund
seconded by Schwab and unanimously carried to approve the minutes.
Budget Review of Park
Revenue/Expenditures through February; Approval of Invoices/Impact Fees
The park revenue/expenditures through February were reviewed. It
was noted that impact fees for park improvements total $112,345 and County Park
Funds total $91,348.70.
A motion was made by Cuccia, seconded by Schwab and unanimously carried to accept the park board expenditures.
Constable/Park Ranger Reports -
Constable Hermansen gave the constables/park ranger report. He indicated that the parks have been quiet with no problems occurring.
The board then discussed and rescheduled the April on-site
visits to Thursday, April 24th, starting at 5:30 pm. The Constables
and Park Ranger were invited to attend as well as the town’s road crew. The
on-site visits will start at the Cove Ramp at 5:30 pm, then proceed to Pemble’s
Access, and end up at
Secretary position-
Discussion was held on finding a new secretary to take over
the recording secretary duties. Member Small inquired about the position and
its responsibilities and indicated a willingness to accept the Park Board
Secretary position if elected. After a
review of the general responsibilities, duties, timelines and compensation was
discussed, a motion was made by Cuccia,
seconded by Freund and unanimously carried to elect Greg Small to be the Park
Board Secretary effective with the
Plan Commission Meeting April 3rd-
Discussion was held on the appropriate timing to work with the Plan Commission on land acquisition for future parkland. There appeared to be consensus that it was to early to meet with the Plan Commission in April, as the Park Board is just in the beginning stages of this process. There was some discussion on minimum acreage needed for a new park in order to meet our town’s future recreation and open space needs. Next steps were again discussed. It was agreed to invite Patrick Beilfuss from Cedar Corporation, who was involved in developing our ‘2006 Park and Recreation Plan’, to our next Park Board meeting and to continue the discussion at that time.
AED Training-
Supervisor Cuccia reported that an Automated External
Defibrillator (AED), a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses
the potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmias, has been donated to the
town. She added that the training is approximately four hours in length and
will be made available at different times. She went on to ask who on the Park
Board would like to take the opportunity to be trained. After questions were answered, all members of
the Park Board present stated they would like to take part in the training.
Cove Boat Ramp-.
Member Macdonell reported that there is some ice damage to the ramp. He indicated it is still to early to determine the full extent of the damage.
Discussion was held on an upcoming fishing tournament to be
held in October of this year in
A - Trail Mapping Project-In the absence of Members Daun this item was tabled and will be but on the agenda again next month.
B - 2nd baseball field-
Member Macdonell reported there has been no new progress on the ball-field project since the last park board meeting. He noted there are difficulties getting the ball teams together to discuss their possible contributions to the project. Supervisor Cuccia shared some of the feedback given from the town board during last months park board report, especially as it concerns working together with the ball team organizations and possible expectations that may arise. A discussion was then held about whether we should charge a fee for use of our fields. A brief history was given on the Park Boards adoption of a deposit for field reservations in 2005 and at that time it was decided not to charge any fees for field use. It was decided this issue would be revisited as part of an overall ball field proposal at a later date.
C – Status of Ball field 2008 usage-
An email from Chair Berke to the
Park Board was distributed and in it was clarification on the times, dates and
hours approved for the
D- Season opening of the Glover bathrooms was discussed.
Pemble’s
Access –
Supervisor Cuccia reported the Pemble’s opens for ‘weekends only’ starting in May. She will arrange to get a port-a-potty delivered. She noted Chair Berke indicated she would arrange for the gate opening. A visual inspection for damage or repairs will be done at the April on-site.
Committee Reports-
Trail naming committee-
It was noted this new committee had not met yet and needs a chair. It was the consensus of the group that Member Small be the chair of trail naming committee.
Ordinance committee-
Supervisor Cuccia reported that the ordinance committee expects to have a draft of their work for the park boards review by the next Park Board meeting.
Correspondence – None
Announcements –
A motion was made by Cuccia, seconded by Macdonell and unanimously carried congratulating Member Schwab on his election to the Town Board and thanking him for his service to the Park Board.
Adjourn- The March 25, 2008 Meeting of the Town of Troy Park Board was adjourned at 9:20 pm by unanimous vote.
These minutes were taken at a meeting
of the Troy Park Board held on
the 25th day of March, 2008.
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Jan Cuccia, Secretary
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Meetings: April 22nd & 24th, 2008