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HomeMy WebLinkAboutParks And Recreation Board - Minutes - 08/27/1985CITY OF FORT COLLINS PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT Parks and Recreation Board MINUTES: Regular Meeting - August 27, 1985 The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by President Bill Loy. Agenda Review: No changes to the printed agenda. President Loy asked all Board members and staff to introduce themselves to new members Ricki Slack and Richard Ramirez. They also introduced themselves. Citizen Participation: No citizen participation. Minutes: The minutes of the last regular meeting of June 25, 1985, were approved unanimously (8-0) as submitted, on a motion by Bob Aukerman, seconded by David Shands. Overland Park Revised Master Plan The Parks and Recreation Board, at their meeting of February 26, 1980, voted unanimously (7-0) to adopt the original master plan for Overland Park. No current Board members were serving on the Board at that time. In addition, the concept of the park design has somewhat changed since 1980, and staff feels a new review of the master plan is timely and appropriate. Project Manager Tom Fisher provided a revised overview, reviewed the history and the new concepts, including the wildlife habitat element and usage of storm detention ponds adjacent to the 10-acre park. Tony Hughes of Gefroh and Associates discussed the active and passive aspects of the park and the incorporation of the detention ponds into a park concept. The entire water issue was addressed. There will be a meandering stream and two bodies of water, one for fish and one for waterfowl (hopefully). Andrea LaPointe of Natural Resources has also worked on the park design. At a neighborhood meeting, the citizen concerns were for no field lights (none are planned in this neighborhood park) and parking. Generally, this response from the citizens has been very positive for this design and for completing the construction of the park. Bob Aukerman asked about the park trails, which are local, and about the possibility of leaving the entire park as a natural/wildlife area. There was some discussion. Tom Fisher stated the project, once finalized, is scheduled to begin construction after January 1, depending on weather. After further discussion, the Board voted unanimously (8-0) to approve the revised Overland Park Master Plan, on a motion by Bob Aukerman, seconded by Cathy Mulcahy. Parks and Recreation Board Minutes--2 Land Donation from the Neenan Company A staff report was previously sent to the Board. Randy Balok gave a brief history and discussed the options available and improvements that would be needed if we accepted the land near Spring Park on Stuart Street. David Shands stated the possible motives of the developer may be for tax reasons and/or the land is undevelopable without major costly changes. Jean Helburg commented that an advantage to us may be better access to Spring Park. Randy stated that if we accepted the donation we will probably be responsible for bridge costs. No formal vote was taken after further discussion, but the Board unanimously agreed to not accept the donation at this time. -- Bob Aukerman had to leave the meeting. Proposed City Park Water Slide A staff report was previously sent to the Board. H. R. Phillips discussed the concept and everyone agreed it would be a positive asset to the City Park Pool. After further discussion, the Board, on a motion by Mike ImMasche, seconded by David Shands, voted unanimously (7-0) to endorse the proposal and proceed; and to investigate building as large a slide as possible (109 ft. is the current proposal). Donation Request from Division of Wildlife A written request from the Division of Wildlife for a recreation lease on Dixon Reservoir was previously sent to the Board. H. R. gave a brief history and recommended a five-year lease for $1,000 per year (to be funded from Lottery money). This project may help us with leverage on the Campeau property, which also involves the Division of Wildlife. After further discussion, the Board, on a motion by Cathy Mulcahy, seconded by Karen Schubert, voted unanimously (6-0) to cooperate with the Division of Wildlife for a five-year lease not to exceed $5,000 (David Shands was absent from the vote). Pool/Ice Arena Update H. R. stated that 95 percent of and the project is on schedule. in "under" budget. Jean Helburg manager. Jean briefly talked scheme. Rick Ramirez asked about arrived at the meeting at 8:18 p. the grading and design are completed The next bids will also hopefully come introduced Jeff King, our new facility about the interior design and color seating capacity. -- Councilman Horak M. Pool/Ice Arena Naming Committee Update The swimming interests have appointed Jack Luther and the ice skaters have appointed John Wigdahl to the five person committee, which also includes Karen Schubert and Cathy Mulcahy from the Board, and Jean Helburg. The committee will hold their first meeting soon. City Park Pool Concession/Bathhouse Project Update Jean Helburg showed the plans for this project. Bidding is this fall so the new facility can be ready for the 1986 swim season. Parks and Recreation Board Minutes--3 1986 Recreation Fees and Charges A staff report was previously sent to the Board. Jean provided some historical perspective. Mike ImMasche questioned softball fees increasing $15 and suggested eliminating the three exhibition games and making all 12 games league games. He also asked about eliminating shaggers to save money. Jean said shaggers are 12 to 16 years old who can't probably earn money elsewhere and these jobs are important to them. Gerry Horak suggested looking at having a single or double elimination format for the City tournament rather than the present winners bracket/consolation bracket format. Jean noted some of the other fee changes, including no proposed increase for swimming for 1986. After further discussion, the Board, on a motion by Karen Schubert, seconded by David Shands, voted unanimously (7-0) to approve the 1986 Recreation Fees and Charges Schedule as prepared by staff, and to recommend the same to City Council. 1986 Parkland Fee A staff report was previously sent to the Board. David Shands suggested that the fee increase for 1986 should be based upon current costs of goods and services, such as the consumer price index, and not the City projected inflation rate. Staff explained how and why the five percent (5%) figure for inflation was used, however, it was requested by Board members that the Budget Office further explain how they arrived at that figure. There was much discussion regarding philosophy of this issue. David stated a number near 3.4 percent would be more accurate, and he wondered if the City would lower its 1987 estimate by 1.6 percent because we are apparently that much too high for 1986. Jerry P. Brown said we are only a "user" department and that policy issues such as that would be decided by Council and Management. Jerry stated that the existing Parkland policy says the Parkland Fee should annually increase at lease as much as the approved inflation rate. Both the 1986 revenues and expenditures were based upon the five percent rate. Changing them at this point in time would be difficult, but not impossible. There was further discussion, after which the Board, on a motion by Karen Schubert, seconded by Mike ImMasche, voted 6-1 to approve the 1986 Parkland Fee of $655, as recommended by staff, and to recommend the same to City Council. David Shands voted no. Art in the Park Representative Chuck Solano had been the Board representative for Art in the Parks. H. R. explained the time commitment and duties of the Board representative. Ricki Slack volunteered, and President Loy appointed her to replace Chuck. Other Business David Shands announced that he has accepted a job in Denver and would be leaving Fort Collins soon, so he is resigning from the Board. Staff will notify the Clerk's Office. Parks and Recreation Board Minutes--4 - Jean Helburg updated the Board on the Northside Aztlan Community Center construction project. The Northside Aztlan Community Center gymnasium will close down September 23 and won't reopen until at least January 6. All programs have been moved, relocated, or postponed. The offices will be open from time -to -time. - Cathy Mulcahy said several ballfield bleachers were in need of repair. H. R. will look into this. - Gerry Horak wonders if something can be done about the glare off the Moore Park ballfield bleachers. H. R. will investigate. - Gerry Horak noted he, Karen Schubert, and Jerry P. Brown were the only ones at the joint picnic Sunday with the Storm Drainage Board. We had a good time. Reviewed correspondence. The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Mike ImMasche Board Secretary Meeting Attendance Board Members Staff Guests Bill Loy H. R. Phillips Councilman Gerry Horak Cathy Mulcahy Jerry P. Brown Jim Gefroh Mike ImMasche Jean Helburg Tony Hughes Bob Aukerman Randy Balok Ricki Slack Tom Fisher Karen Schubert Jeff King David Shands Bridget Brownell (intern) Richard Ramirez Andrea LaPointe (Natural Resources)