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Home My WebLink About1985-03-05 Parks & Recreation SummaryKENAI ADVISORY PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION March Kenai City Hall Rlcha~d Hultbe~g. Chal~man AGENDA t. ROLL CALL 2. PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF 3anuary 22, 1985 DIRECTORS REPORT a. NW Regional Conference b. State Association of Pa~ks & Recreation 5. OLD BUS I NESS a. Budget - including end of year finances b. Elks Use of Gym o. City League Basketball d. Arco 3esse Owens Games 6. NEW BUS INESS 7. BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE REPORT Minutes enclosed 8. COMMISSION COMMENTS & QUESTIONS 9. ADJOURNMENT KENAI PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION Regula~ Meeting. Ma~eh 5. 1985 - 7:00 p.m. Kenai City Hall Richard Hultbe~g, Chairman 1. ROLL CALL e NOTE: 4~ Present: Absent: Hultberg, .MeComsey: Siebe~t:. Siekawiteh Bryson., Thomas., Wright PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD APPROVAL OF MINUTES of 3anuary 22, 1985 Minutes were approved as submitted Commissioner B~yson joined the meeting DIRECTORS REPORT a~-~ _NW~ Reg i..o. na 1 ..... C on.~erence April 19 - 24th in Eugene Oregon. Kayo passed around the b~ochu~e. b. State Association of Pa~ks & Recreation This was a Board meeting and Kayo is now president. The o~iginal p~esident ~esigned her position to move to Washington. The State conference will be in Home~ in September this year. The summe~ board meeting will be in Kenai in July. Kayo is hoping to get the state conference in Kenai next year. Little Lea~ue They are trying to ~aise money and also have a need fo~ space for play and p~actice. The p~oblem is that the~e a~e not enough fields to accommodate using the fieids fo~ p~actice fo~ the ~egula~ teams. d. Ski Trip Another ski t~ip is planned fo~ the high school fo~ spring break. The bus leaves the teen center for Alyeska this Thursday. This has been very popular. e, Landscaping Proposal This is the project being undertaken by the Beautification Committee. RFP's have been ~equested and have gone to publication. The~e is no dolla~ figure as yet. The firm ~ecieving the p~oposal will come up PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION Ma~eh 5,. 1985 Page 2 - wi~h the dolla~ figure which is just for the design and maintenance guide, the work will be up to the c~ews ~he city all ready has on line fo~ summer hi~e. 5. OLD BUSINE$5 a. Budqet - Includinq End of Year Finances There was no quorum at the last special meeting where the budget was discussed to approve the budget. MOTION: Commi~ione~ MeCom~e¥ moved to ~pp~ove the budget: ~eoonded by Commi~sione~ $1ebe~t VOTE: Motion passed unanimously. b:___E!ks Use Of ....Gym The Commission referred a decision to the Council regarding the use of the gym by the Elks Club for their annual meeting. The Council voted to approve the use ~equested subject to special cove~ings on the floor and cleaning by the o~ganization. Commissioner Siebert discussed the use of the gym but most of the discussion was inaudible. e. City .League Basketball Kayo gave a brief report. d. Arco 3esse Owens Games ............ The district meet will be held in Kenai, with a younge~ age group this year (8 & 9 yea~ olds) but will not go on to the Anchorage competition. F~om the regional competition in Anchorage only 12 years old and up will go on to National. Some events have been added. Kayo suggested getting public works to look at the old dump site for use as a practice field. This was discussed last year, but later dropped Kayo has recieved some horseshoes and will look at putting in some pits around the Center. Chairman Hultberg asked about putting up more benches, however, Kayo mentioned the high damage/vandalism ~ate. PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION Ma~eh 5. 1985 Paoe ~ · 6. NEW BUS I NESS None 7. BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE Kavo explained that the Committee had ~equested $5,,000 fo~ a land- sea,plng plan. The Committee had ~equested an addltlon of 240 hou~ to the Pa~ks budget fo~ a person to work through September. The Committee also discussed concrete curb-like structures to surround the circle plantin§s; Kayo voiced hi~ concerns about b~eakage by snowplows. Kayo and the Commission discussed having a member from the Beautification Committee attend the Parks & Recreation Commission meetings to keep lines of communication open. Chalrman Hultberg suggested movlng item 7 to the beginning if the Committee Member so wished in order not to have to stay through the entlre meeting. MOTION: Commissione~ McComsey moved to ~equest a membe~ of the Beautification Committee attend the Pa~ks & Recreation Commission meetlngs to sha~e communications seconded by Commissione~ $iekawltch. VOTE: Motion passed by unanimous ~oll call vote. 8~ COMMISSION COMMENTS & QUESTIONS None 9. ADJOURNMENT The~e being no fu~the~ business, the meetlng was adjourned. The next ~egula~ meetlng ls Ap~11 2, 1985 at 7:00 p.m. Janet Lope~ Secretary (f~om tape)