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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987-04-14 Parks & Recreation SummaryKENAI PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION April 14, 1987 City Hall Conference Room Ri chard Hultber~, Chairman AGENDA 1. ROLL CALL 2. PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES of March 17, 1987 4. DIRECTOR' S REPORT a. City League Basketball b. NRPA Conference - Spokane, 4/22-24/87 c. Clean Up Day, May 9, 1987 d. Adult Softball - Tournaments e. Summer Workers 5. OLD BUSINESS a. Sports Complex b. Peninsula Performers 6. NEW BUSINESS a. Summer Recreation - Programs, Fees b. Review of Land for Public Need - Lot 6, Sec. 15, T5N, RllW 7. BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE REPORT 8. COMMISSION COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS 9 . ADJOURNMENT KENAI PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION Minutes, Regular Meeting Tuesday, April 14, 1987, 7:00 p.m., AST Held, Kenai City Hall, Council Chambers Presiding: Richard Hultberg, Chairman 1. ROLL CALL Present Absent Richard Hultbert Jerry Carlson Dale Sandahl Marvin Siekawitch (unexcused) Roger Siebert (arrived later) Jenni Lynn (unexcused) Cindy Salazar (unexcused) In Attendance: Kayo McGillivray, Director, Parks & Recreation 2. PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD Lu Ann Raisbeck from the Summer Recreation Program spoke at this time. Ms. Raisbeck was at the meeting to address Programs and Fees (6 a. on the Agenda). Director McGillivray and Ms. Raisbeck talked about the possibility of a fee scheduled for the summer recreation program. Director McGillivray stated the program would be for eight weeks this summer, from June 15th to August 7th. Ms. Raisbeck suggested charging a fee of $40.00 for the full program of eight weeks. If the family had two or three children, this charge would change to $25.00, or have a $2.00 per day, per child schedule. Chairman Hultberg asked if there was a need to charge fees. Ms. Raisbeck explained a small fee would provide consistency in the children's attendance and also provide a better idea of how many would attend. Some of the fees collected would be used to buy supplies. Ms. Raisbeck indicated Soldotna charges $35.00 for 4 weeks and is from 1 pm to 4 pm each day, which is one more hour than Kenai's. KENAI April PARKS AND RECREATION 14, 1987 COMMISSION page -2- Director McGillivray stated the money taken in would not come into the recreation budget, it would go to the general fund. It would be a way of generating a certain amount of funds through the summer recreation program for additional revenue. Commissioner Sandahl asked about the programs. summer recreation Ms. Raisbeck stated there were sports, swimming (children brought there own money special events. craft projects, for pool fee) and This was discussed further by enrollment and the possibility not afford to pay. the Commissioners concerning of loosing children who could The general consensus of the Commissioners fees at this time and to keep the fee future should it be necessary to charge. was not to charge schedule for the Ms. Raisbeck also thought about having a "Road Rally Treasure Hunt" for the kids who had a driver's license. This would be judged and timed event. Vehicles would be checked for safety and all driving laws would be obeyed. This would take place possibly the last day of school or the first week in June. · Director McGillivray indicated he would need to check this out with the attorney before any of this would take place. ~PpROVAL. OF MINUTES - .M.arch .17, 1987 Director McGillivray clarified his statement on second paragraph, last sentence; "the field available for use through their season." page 3, would be · The minutes were approved with the correction. DIRECTOR' S REPORT a· the City League Basketball. Director tournaments turned out very well. McGillivray indicated There were eighteen KENAI PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION Apr il 14, 1987 page -3- teams wi th an average of eleven approximately two hundred people. players per team, b. NRPA Conference - Spokane- 4 - 22 to 4 - 24. McGillivray will be attending this conference. Director c. Clean Up Day - May 9, 1987. Director McGillivray indicated the Lions will be cooking hot dogs again this year and Craycroft will have a BBQ this year, starting at 11 am. There will be the bicycles awarded again this year. d. Adult Softball - Tournaments. There have been several calls wanting to know if fields are ready. Councilman McComsey called Director McGillivray and said there were seven tournaments already scheduled for this year. e. Summer Workers. Director McGillivray reported there was money to go ahead with summer workers until June. He would know more after budget sessions. 5. OLD BUSINESS a. Sports Complex. Director McGillivray reported on the meeting with Council and the approval by Council of section 36. Director McGillivray displayed some drawings given to him by Ms.Mulholland showing the layout of the Eagle River area fields. These drawings were looked at and discussed by the Commissioners. Commissioner Sandahl and Director McGillivray suggested meeting with a representative of the Little League Board to gather information and input to make recommendations to meet the needs of everyone. b. Peninsula Performers. Director McGillivray received a phone call from the Peninsula Performers representative indicating they had decided to cancel this event for this year due to the cost of insurance. They were going to try to raise funds and try for next year. · NEW BUSINESS a· Summer Recreation. (already discussed) KENAI PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION Apr il 14, 1987 page -4- b. Review of Land for Public Need. Lot 6, Section 15, T5N, RllW. Director McGillivray talked with Ms. Gerstlauer who indicated the man was unable to meet with her, but did call to say he would like to come and meet with the Parks and Recreation Commission at the next meeting to talk about the area. 7 . BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE REPORT It was reported by Director McGillivray that a plan has been decided upon for the Memorial Park and it did include the Veteran's Memorial. There was a Beautification meeting this date, however, there was not a quorum present and those present were excused. 8_. COMMISSION COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS No comments from the Commissioners at this time. 9 . ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:53 p.m. Niva A. Aburto dba/Niva's Clerical Services for the City of Kenai