TOWN OF
PARK BOARD MEETING
7:00 p.m. @
Members Present: Jan Cuccia, Jill Berke, Charlie Macdonell, Brian Schwab, Jim Freund, Mark Daun and Greg Small.
Members Absent: None
Others Present:
Britta Kelly (
Call to Order –
Chair Berke called the meeting of the Town of
Adoption of Agenda -
A motion was made by Macdonell,
seconded by Small and unanimously
carried to adopt the agenda.
Approval of Minutes –
The minutes of the January 2008 Park Board meeting were
reviewed. A motion was made by Cuccia seconded by Freund and unanimously carried
to approve the minutes as amended (adding an asterisk after the word “benches”
on the table on page two).
Budget Review of Park
Revenue/Expenditures through January; Approval of Invoices/Impact Fees
The park revenue/expenditures through January were reviewed. It
was noted that impact fees for park improvements total $112,345.00 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 -
The constable/park ranger reports were reviewed. A motion was made by Cuccia, seconded by
Freund and unanimously carried to accept the report.
St. Croix Co. Bike Trail Committee Report-
Chair Berke reported on the St. Croix County Bike Trail Plan public hearing held.
Britta Kelly from the Western Wisconsin Land Trust (WWLT) gave a presentation on the Western Wisconsin land trust organization and its mission; conservation easements; and tax incentives for landowners to donate land or conservation easements. She gave several examples of municipalities partnering with the WWLT (for example: Town of Martell- Pierce County - the WWLT worked with a local sportsman’s club to acquire land, after acquisition, the property transferred to the Town). Her presentation included distributed of several handouts and she concluded by offering to get more information and be available for further assistance.
Further discussion on a plan for finding and developing future parkland and next steps, was put on hold for the next meeting.
Cove Boat Ramp-.
Member Macdonell reported activity has been low at the Cove Boat Ramp.
Glover Park –
A - Trail Mapping Project-Member Daun reported that a plan is in place to walk the trails again & re-map the trails. Member Small indicated he had access to some sensitive GPS equipment that may be of assistance.
Chair Berke suggested a subcommittee be established to name sections of the trail and asked members Small, Freund and Daun to be on the sub-committee. She asked them to have a sub-committee meeting prior to our next Park Board meeting and suggested a project completion date of June 2008. Members Small, Freund, and Daun agreed.
B - 2nd baseball field-
Member Macdonell reported he had met with Randy Lau of the Hudson Boosters to determine next steps in getting the Hudson Boosters and River Falls Youth Baseball organizations together for their input on possible assistance on the baseball field project.
C - Eagle Scout project
Chair Berke reported that Boy Scout Chris Thompson has contacted her about doing an Eagle Scout Project at Glover Park. Several suggestions for a possible project had been discussed including buckthorn removal. Chair Berke noted that this will be put on the agenda again for our next months meeting.
D- Ball Park Use Applications-
The board reviewed Ball Park Use
Application requests from both the River Falls Youth Baseball and the Hudson
Boosters organizations for the 2008 season.
It was noticed that the specific days of the week, times of the days,
and duration of the requests were not listed.
Discussion held. A motion was made
by Macdonell, seconded by Freund and unanimously carried to approve the
requests provided that Chair Berke follow-up with the teams to determine and
note on the application forms: the specific days of the week; the time period
of the day; and the duration of the requests (e.g., the start and end dates of
field use).
Discussion was held on the process for handing and approving such seasonal Ball Park Use Application requests in the future. Their was some general agreement that it would be a good ideas to establish an open window period for submitting applications with a specific cut off date, after which the Park Board would then review and act on the requests.
Pemble’s
Access –
Supervisor Cuccia reported that a ‘No Trespassing/Private Property’ sign is posted at Pemble’s Access where the boulders have been installed. Chair Berke noted that this was a temporary sign to be used until one prohibiting snowmobiling could be ordered and installed. She will follow-up with the road crew on the status of the correct signage.
Correspondence- None.
Discussion held on the open meeting law and appropriate agenda topics. Committee Reports and Announcements were suggested.
Member Freund questioned past Park Board and Town Board actions regarding the town taking over from the Winford Land Homeowners Association, a security light near the Cove Boat Ramp. He will bring some town board minutes that address this issue to the next park board meeting for clarity on the matter.
Adjourn- The February 26, 2008 Meeting of the Town of Troy Park Board was adjourned at 9:40 pm by unanimous vote.
These minutes were taken at a meeting
of the Troy Park Board held on
the 26th day of February, 2008.
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Jan Cuccia, Secretary
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Meeting: March 25, 2008