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Home My WebLink About1993-10-26 Parks & Recreation SummaryKZNAI PARKS 8 RECREATION COMMISSION October 26, 1993 Kenai City Hall Dale Sandahl, Vice -Chairman 1. ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order by Vice -Chairman Sandahl at 7:13 p.m. Commissioners present were: Sandahl, Carlson, Massie, and Gifford. Sul tberg was excused. Seibert was absent. Also present was Councilman Bannock and Mr. McGillivray from the City of Kenai. McGillivray requested to add under Director's Report, Item d) Red Ribbon Week and to add under New Business, Item c) Ice Rink. Hearing no objections the agenda stood approved as amended. C •� _ • 7041 0 • 7 ; Gifford requested that her last name rather than first name be listed under role call in accordance with the rest of the commissioners. Hearing no further objections, the minutes were approved as corrected. +4. PERSONS SCSEDOLED TO BE HEARD: None. 5. DIRECTOR'S REPORT: a) ARPA Conference. Kayo McGillivray, Bill Prates, and Joanna Cole attended the conference in Valdez, September 23-26. While in attendance, they all learned a lot and felt it was time well spent. b) NRPA National Congress. Kayo just returned from the National Congress in San Jose, CA. There were many long business meetings as well as educational meetings. He was only able to attend two of the educational meetings and would have like to have been able to spend more time with the exhibitors. one session he did attend dealt with the new ADA regulations. Since the enactment of the law about 85-90 actual suits have been filed. Most were able to be settled through negotiations and very few have gone to court. To date there has been nothing filed against a park and recreation agency. c) Tractor bid. The bid packets went out and are to be opened on Wednesday for a new tractor with a front-end loader. An American -made tractor was specified so that parts for KENAI PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION October 26, 1993 Page - 2 repair would be easier to obtain if needed in the future. It has been budgeted for $20, 000 so hopefully the bids will come in under that amount. d) Red Ribbon Week. For the past four years the schools have been involved with Red Ribbon Week which opposes the use of drugs and alcohol. The Teen Center is planning a Saturday night "lock -in" which will run through Sunday morning. The Mayor will be speaking to the youths as well as counsellors from Cook Inlet Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. it should be a very positive event. 6. NXX BUSINESS: a) Playground in Bush Lanes Subdivision. General discussion regarding a need for a playground in the area as well as Mr. Sturman's offer of a piece of property. There is also city property nearby in Section 36 that has been designated as recreational. ACTION TAKEN: GIFFORD MADE A MOTION FOR T13E COUNCIL TO CONSIDER USING THE PROPERTY IN SECTION 36 DESIGNATED AS R=CREATIONAL FOR A FUTURE PLATOROUND SITS IN THAT AREA. CARLSON SECONDED. !LOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. b) LWCF Grant Application for Outdoor Toilet Replacement. The deadline for the grant was October 15, 1993, so a letter of intent was written for application of LWCF grants to assist with the replacement of five outdoor toilets. Two are located in the Municipal Park and one each located within Cunningham Park, Beaver Creek, and the Spur Park. The five units would be handicap accessible, would have outside cleanouts and most DEC requirements. The price for the units is estimated at $192,560 so the matching LWCF grants would be $96,780. The Department of Natural Resources should let the City of Kenai know in about two weeks as to whether the grants are accepted. c) Proposed Hockey Rink. McGillivray informed the Commission there is a push from within some�of the community that the City have an indoor hockey rink. The Council has informed this group that if they come up with $100,000, then they may consider matching funds for it. Commissioners noted that even though this proposal has been going around the community, no one has approached the Parks & Recreation Commission for its consideration. Gifford questioned the need for one in Kenai when nearby Soldotna is having trouble staying in the black with their rink. Commission requested that they be made aware of what is happening and of what is being promoted regarding this subject. 1 1' r V 1 1' V r I V i V VW r V' L V 1 MW1 N VVLVV I11M .OV I LGO OV 1410 4 XICNA I PARKS s RECREATION CONKI SS I ON October 26, 1993 7. OLD BUSINESS: Page - 3 a) Goals and Objectives. Discussion regarding general goals regarding the tent camping issue and compliance with the American Disabilities Act. Then the Commission went through each park and gave their top priorities as follows: Beaver Creek: 1. Restroom upgrade 2. Playground equipment upgrade 3. Handicap accessible picnic tables 4. Frontage and informational signs S. Establish ice rink. 6. General landscaping (grass fields) Cunningham Park 1. Restroom upgrade 2. install fish cleaning facility 3. Expand parking lot 4. Playground equipment upgrade 4th Street Park 1. Install portable restroom facilities 2. Replace shelter with a larger one 3. Install frontage and informational signs Old Town Park 1. Playground equipment upgrade 2. Re-establish lawn 3. Install frontage and informational signs Comity Park 1. Install benches, picnic tables and fire rings 2. Establish a parking lot 3. Repair shelter 4. Make playground equipment handicap accessible 5. Establish basketball court on lawn above sewer plant Little League Park 1. Move dirt piles to another location and establish lawn 2. Replace playground equipment Softball Park 1. Add restrooms lgrnie Huas Fitness Vail 1. Address fence issue 2. Replace fitness stations 3. Clear out some underbrush and perform some thinning .r , r'rI r n✓i ✓ Vvr✓r inrn' VV1 LVV VVIY 1}, V R$NAI PARKS S RECREATION COMISSION October 26, 1993 Page - 4 East Park 1. Replace playground equipment (work with Oilers Baseball Association and share costs) 2. Re-establish trail for winter skiing (no lighting) 3. Clean up fence area Beach 1. Post beach restrictions 2. Erect signs instructing to stay off sand dunes 3. Develop beach road (shelter, picnic tables, fire rings) Leif Hansen Park 1. install a few park benches 2. Convert green utility building into rustic looking cabin proposed Section 36 Park 1. install playground equipment 2. Install restroom 3. Build shelter The Commission again re -iterated the need for the Council to deal with the tent camping issue before moving onto any other community park. In the past the Commission has recommended a site off Marathon Road and would like that area to be examined. It was noted that Kenai Rotary is considering stocking the little lake in the area with fish. Commission also stated that a commitment was made to the Bernie Huss family regarding the Fitness Trail. The Commission feels the fence needs to be installed whether Carrs shares the cost or not, and it needs to be installed before restoring the rest of the park. 8. CQMSPMDRMICZ: None 9. 11DJOO MIENT: Sandahl adjourned the meeting at 9:00 p.m. Res ctfully a mit/ted, Earlene Reed, Recording Secretary for the City of Kenai