HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-05-08 Parks & Recreation SummaryKENAI PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
May 8, 1990 -- 5:00 P.M.
City Hall Chambers
Chairman, Richard Hultberg
1. ROLL CALL:
The meeting was called to order by Commissioner Sandahl at
5pm. Commissioners present were- Sandahl, Siebert, Hanson,
Massie and Murphy. Also present: Parks Director McGillivray
and City Manager, Bill Brighton.
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA- The agenda was approved by unanimous
consent.
3. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF APRIL 3, 1990: The minutes were
approved by .unanimous consent.
4. NEW BUSINESS:
a. Personnel- Director McGillivray reported on the recent
personnel changes. One employee is on maternity leave
and another left to take another job. Both positions
have been filled and schedules have been re-arranged a
little for the summer months.
b. Summer Hire- Summer help is being hired. Quite a few
applications are coming in from people who worked for
the Parks Department last year.
c. Ballfield Preparation- The fields are looking pretty
good. Kayo has received a lot of calls about the ash
on the ground and whether it will be safe to play ball.
The current plan is to aerate the fields good and give
them a heavy sprinkling of water. This should resolve
most of the ash problem, b.ut it will be watched closely.
d. Final Budget: The final budget has been approved. The
Park and Recreation Department did not get everything
in the budget they had requested, but Kayo was satisfied
with the final budget. The City Council has allocated
$300,000 for an equipment budget for the City.
The tractor/mower is on that list. It is not known at
this time hOw high on the list the tractor actually is,
or when and if it will be purchased. Kayo will keep the
Commissioners informed on the status of the mower at
future meetings.
5. OLD BUSINESS:
a. Recreation Center Hours- Kayo talked about the possible
need to adjust the hours of operation for the Recreation
Center. The Rec Center has been pretty slow the last few
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Sundays, and last Sunday they only took in $22.00 in
revenues. There are no scheduled groups using the gym
or courts on Sundays, so activity is pretty slow.
ACTION TAKEN: Commissioner Siebert made a motion to
recommend .that the Recreation Center be closed on
Sundays beginning June 1, 1990 for the remainder of
the summer. Motion seconded by Commissioner Massie.
Motion carried.
b. Storage Vans: Kayo reported on the status of the
storage vans he has been trying to purchase. It seems
that there just are not any vans available in this
area. Most of the ones that were. around were
bought up by Exxon last summer to use in the oilspill
clean-up. Kayo has started to look at portable storage
buildings. Commissioners reviewed brochures on two
storage buildings being considered. A general discussion
followed. Both buildings being c.onsidered met the
specifications needed by the Parks Department for
storage. The local distributor, Dallas Armstrong--
from Town and Country, had the lowest price. There money
already allocated to purchase the vans. No action
was taken at this time. Kayo will report back to the
Commission at the next meeting.
6. DIRECTOR'S REPORT-
Kayo brought the Commission up-to-date on the planned
summer program. Staff is being hired and clean-up of
the parks has begun. The bike trails are being cleared
of brush. He also reported on the last meeting of the
Beautification Committee and waht they are currently
planning Minutes of their last meeting were in the
Commissioners packet.
7 . CORRESPONDENCE ·
One memorandum from Carol Freas was discussed by
Commissioners. The memo concerned a draft letter
from the Kenai Bicentennial Committee to the owners of
property in Old Town about cleaning up the property.
The letter makes a reference to the properties being
cleaned/mowed by the Parks Department. Commissioners
discussed the letter and the intentions of the
Beautification committee to get Old Town cleaned up
before the Bicentennial. No other action taken at
this time.
8. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 5-45pm.
Commissioners decided to NOT meet during the summer unless there
is an important need for a meeting. Have a nice summer'.
p~~~T~ully submit t ed,
atti~,, 'rueSdell, Recording Secretary
for the City of Kenai