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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-05-11 Parks & Recreation SummaryKENAI PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION May 11, 1993 Kenai City Hall Richard Hultberg, Chairman 1. ROLL CALL• The meeting was called to order by Chairman Hultberg at 7:09 p.m. Commissioners present were: Hultberg, Sandahl, Gifford, and Massie. Also present was Mr. McGillivray from the City of Kenai. 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Hearing no objections, the agenda was approved. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF APRIL 13, 1993: Hultberg thanked Sandahl for chairing the meeting. Hearing no objections, the minutes stood approved as written. 4. DIRECTOR'S REPORT: a. Fitness Class. Mrs. Radloff has conducted her fitness class for the past three weeks and the classes only had four students. She advised that if she did not pick up another group of students she would be cancelling her classes and gym time. b. Summer Hire. The summer hires are lined up after going through 79 applications. McGillivray explained the budget situation and the transfer of funds from Beautification to Parks to assist in hiring the summer help. This year most of them will be brought on June 1 instead of mid -May. Due to the cuts, the ballfields will only be furnished three people instead of the normal four or five. McGillivray advised the names of the summer hires and on which crews they would be working. C. Beautification Update. The plans for the planting appear to be going well but McGillivray still has concerns regarding the upkeep and maintenance of the flowerbeds and bushes once they are in place. He then advised the Commissioners the areas in which certain organizations have volunteered to help plant. Foster Construction is to deliver five loads of top soil for the project, Will Jahrig is donating peat, and Airland Transport will pick up the lilacs and rose bushes in Palmer and deliver them. Planting day is scheduled for Tuesday, May 18, and Commissioners were encouraged to come help. Now the Committee is asking for railroad ties and over 400 feet KENAI PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION May 12, 1993 Page - 2 of edging for the flowarbeds, and there is not money in the budget for those items. Approximately $500 has been raised by the Committee for the project, but they feel that money should go towards purchasing plants. d. Little League. With the nice weather the past two weeks, everyone is ready to play ball. The first games will be Thursday evening. The fields are still wet but Parks will try to work on them before the games. e. Adult Softball. The first tourney will be the latter part of May. Six tourneys are scheduled throughout the season with one of them being a state tournament in August. Kenai has no "C" men's teams this year since they all went down to "D" league. 5. OLD BUSINESS• a. Budget. With the exception of the firepit, very little went back into the budget. The pickup truck and the tractor were taken out. 6. NEW BUSINESS. a. Maintenance Responsibility. Discussion occurred regarding the increased maintenance responsibilities without the increase of personnel or budgeted funds. ACTION TAKEN: SANDAHL MADE A MOTION FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL KNOWING THAT THE 1993 BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT WILL BE MAINTENANCE INTENSIVE AND ALSO KNOWING THAT THIS IS THE YEAR OF BUDGETARY CONCERNS, THAT: A) ORGANIZATIONS PLANTING AND/OR OCCUPANTS OF THE PROPERTY RECEIVING BENEFIT FROM THE PLANTINGS SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP ASSOCIATED WITH THE BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT; AND B) FURTHER, IF IT BECOMES NECESSARY TO CUT BACK ON THE PROJECT, THE CUTS SHOULD BE MADE IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER: la) ANY ADDITIONS TO THE AIRPORT TRIANGLE, lb) THE PROPOSED FIREPIT; AND 2) IN AREAS WHERE PLANTINGS HAVE TAKEN PLACE AND WHERE THE PEOPLE ARE NOT COMMITTED TO THE MAINTENANCE REQUIRED FOR THE BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT THAT THEY BE ELIMINATED FROM RECEIVING ANY FURTHER PLANTINGS. GIFFORD SECONDED. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. b. Bernie Huss Fitness Trail. Commissioners have been approached regarding the extensive vandalism to the fitness trail. KENAI PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION May 12, 1993 Page - 3 ACTION TAKEN: HULTBERG MADE A MOTION THAT THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION ASK THE CITY COUNCIL TO GIVE SERIOUSCONSIDERATION TO PROVIDING A FENCE SEPARATING CAMS AM THE BMIB MOSS TRAIL, AM FOR THE COUNCIL TO RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT THE FITNESS TRAIL HAS BEEN SEVERELY VANDALIZED' THIS PAST MIN'1'ffit TO THE POINT WHERE HALF OF THE STMOSS WILL HAVE TO HE TOTALLY REPLACED. !LASSIE SECONDED. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. 7. CORRESPONDENCE• McGillivray announce the Arco -Jesse Owen Games will be on June 26 and asked for the Commissioners to help with the program. 8. ADJOURNMENT• The next meeting will be Tuesday, June 8, at 7:00 p.m. GIFFORD MOVED TO ADJOURN AND CHAIRMAN HULTBERG ADJOURNED THE MEETING AT 8:15 P.M. Respectfully submitted, E rlene Reed, Recording Secretary for the City of Kenai