TOWN OF
PARK BOARD MEETING
MINUTES
Tuesday September 22, 2009
7:00 pm, Town Hall, Town of
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Members Present: |
Jill Berke, Charlie
Macdonell, Jim Freund, Greg Small, Eric Starr, Suzanne Van Mele |
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Members Absent: |
Brian Schwab, excused |
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Others Present: |
Mel Hermansen, Constable,
Bryce Dierke, Eagle Scout Candidate from Troop 140, Steven Dierke |
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 Freund.
Motion was unanimously carried.
2. Approval of Minutes
The minutes of the August
25, 2008 Park Board meeting were reviewed.
Member Freund moved to approve the minutes with minor corrections;
second by Macdonell. Motion unanimously
carried.
3. Confirmation by Town Board, Park Board Member #6, Suzanne
Van Mele
The Town Board
appointed Suzanne Van Mele as Park Board Member #6 at its most recent
meeting. Her term will expire July 31,
2012.
4. Budget Review of Park Revenue/Expenditures for September;
Approval of any Invoices
The park revenue and
expenditures, through September 2009, as prepared by the Town Clerk and Member
Macdonell, were reviewed. Income in September
was $1,077.80, and income to date was $7,995.90; expenses during September were
$2,363.31, and expenses to date were $20,698.72. There were no capital expenditures in September,
capital expenditures to date were 6,933.16.
Member Small moved to approve the income and expenditures through September
2009 as tabulated by the Town Clerk, second by Member Freund. Motion carried unanimously.
5. Report
of Park Impact Fees:
Impact fees available were $84,388.72 and County Park Funds
were $94,461.50.
6. Review
Constable Report – Mel Hermansen, Town Constable
¨ Cove Boat Ramp has been busy on
weekends when the weather is warm, otherwise activity has been slow.
¨ Activity at Pembles has been very
slow, as has Glover.
¨ Constable Hermansen walked all the
trails at Glover August 21 and found no issues
Enforcement
Action Summary:
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August
2009 |
Pemble’s Access |
Cove Boat Ramp |
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Totals |
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Citations Issued: |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
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Warnings Issued: |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7. Final
Report, Eagle Scout Service Project – Bryce Dierke
Projects were
completed (restaining the pavilion, installation of the trail kiosk near the
south ball field) in August. A total of
six to eight Scouts assisted Bryce with the projects. The total costs for the kiosk were $477.57
and for the stain were $162.49.
8. Park
& Recreation Reports
¨ Rip Rap and Ramp Repair
Project: No progress has been made by
the Town Engineer (Cedar Corporation) since last month.
¨ There is continued evidence of power
landing and launching. There is sand
buildup just beyond the ramp itself.
Signs may need to be added at the ramp next season indicating that power
launching and landing are prohibited.
¨ Windmill
a.
Status
Report, Playground equipment installation.
Installation has been scheduled for the week of October 5, 2009. Equipment should be delivered to the park
shortly before the installation will begin.
b.
Status,
updated park and trail map. Chair Berke
reported that the new trail map has been installed at the south kiosk. The two remaining maps are in progress.
c.
Update
Report hand pump and well. Member Small
reported that the pump was removed and repaired. The pump appears to work well, taking 14-17
pump strokes to draw water.
d.
Discussion,
request to consider park closure during deer gun hunting season. Historically, the park has been closed during
the deer gun hunting season. However,
with development of residences surrounding the park, there is little deer
hunting cover adjacent to the park. The
Board felt that because of this, closure of the park during the deer gun
hunting season would not be necessary this year.
e.
Update
Report, Eagle project – Trail marking. Member
Small reported that most of the trail markers and intersection signs have been
installed. There are a few more signs
that Thao is waiting to have printed, and he hopes to have the marking project
complete in October.
f.
Discussion,
schedule inspection of ball fields and consider return of security deposit to
teams. The constables reported that the
ball fields were generally being kept in good order by the ball organizations,
with little trash or litter being left behind.
Member Macdonell moved to return the security deposits to the Hudson
Boosters baseball organization and the River Falls Youth Baseball organization,
second by Freund. Motion carried
unanimously.
Activity
Report
¨
Pemble’s
is only open on weekends through September.
Very little use has been observed.
¨
Member
VanMele will follow up with Darryl’s Septic to have the toilet removed from
Pemble’s upon closing of the park for the season (October 1, 2009) and have the
final invoice sent to the town.
10. Discussion, status of TRIP local road improvement grants, N.
Glover Road Project
11. Discussion, Parks brochure
Chair
Berke has explored the printing costs of a simple, letter-sized, one page
brochure regarding
12. Review of 2009 budget
The 2009 budget was
reviewed in detail using the spreadsheet prepared and maintained by member
Macdonell. Parks spending for 2009 are
on budget. Lawn Barbers submitted a
proposal for lawn mowing and maintenance for the 2010 season. Member Freund moved to approve payment in
2009 for 2010 lawn mowing for $10,225 less a 5% discount for payment this year,
second by Small. Motion carried 5-1.
13. Preparation of 2010 budget
The Board reviewed
the draft 2010 budget. Several minor
changes were made to the budget, Member Macdonell will revised the budget as
discussed. Member Freund moved to accept
the budget as presented along with the changes discussed for presentation at
the October 19, 2009 budget workshop with the Town Board, second by Small. Motion carried unanimously. Member Macdonell will update the spreadsheets
and distribute them to the Park Board for further review and comment ahead of the
budget workshop.
14. Correspondence
None
15. Announcements
None
Adjournment
Member Van Mele moved to adjourn the
meeting, second by Freund. Motion
unanimously carried. The September 22,
2009 meeting of the Town of
Next Meeting: October 27, 2009 7:00 PM at
Respectfully Submitted:
Gregory L. Small
Secretary
Town of