HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-02-08 Parks & Recreation SummaryKENAI PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
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February 8, 1994- 7:00 P.M.
City Council Chambers
CHAIRMAN RICHARD HULTBERG
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KENAI PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION
February 8, 1994
Kenai City Hall
Ri chard Hultberg, Chairman
1. ROLL CALL:
Commissioners present' Hultberg and Sandahl.
Commissioners absent' Carlson, Gifford, Seibert, Massie, and
Baldwin.
Also present was Mr. McGillivray from the City of Kenai and
Carrol Martin.
The meeting was not called to order due to lack of quorum;
however, since Mr. Martin was present to speak regarding his
Beaver Creek proposal, he was allowed to do so.
Carrol Martin, representing the Central Peninsula 4-H Club,
desires to make the Beaver Creek sledding hill a safer place
to play with use of volunteer labor and equipment by cutting
a few trees and developing a deep S-curve which would shoot
the sledders away from the creek. The 4-H Club could help by
clearing brush out and assist with seeding and fertilizing.
Councilman Bannock stated the City may be reluctant to endorse
any sledding hill because of the liability involved. Carrol
Martin stated the liability is there now and with a little
work the hill could be made safer. He also cited a case in
Anchorage where children were using a hill. which slid caused
them to slide onto a roadway. The neighborhood got together,
worked with the City, and organized volunteer labor and
equipment to develop sled runs on the other side of the hill
which did not put the children in the roadway and constructed
a short chain-link fence. By working together a dangerous
sled hill was turned into an enjoyable hill with much less
liability to the City because the situation was now safer.
Due to the multiple federal, state, and city agencies involved
at the Beaver Creek location, Sandahl asked Mr. Martin if the
4-H Club would consider helping establish a sled hill at
another location that was totally city-owned. He stated they
probably would but desires to make Beaver Creek safer; because
even though signs have been put up, there are still children
sledding on the hill.
Mr. Martin was thanked for his time and effort. He was
advised to bring a preliminary plan with drawings to the next
meeting for their further consideration.
General discussion regarding areas for tent camping within the
City and possibly opening up the Municipal Park again for
recreational tent camping. The two Commissioners present were
adamantly opposed to tent camping at the Municipal Park.
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McGillivray discussed some drawbacks he was experiencing in
developing the new budget. There are three items he would
1-ike for the Commission to consider before turning in the
budget. He would talk with the City Clerk regarding
scheduling a special meeting or taking a telephone poll.
Respectfully ~ubmitted,
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for the City of Kenai
Secretary