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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-04-07 Parks & Recreation SummaryKENAI PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION ***AGENDA*** Aprii:~Jlt', 1995- 7:00 P.M. City Council Chambers CHAIRMAN RICHARD HULTBERG 1. ROLL CALL 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA m APPROVAL OF MINUTES March 2, 1994 e PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD Bm DIRECTOR'S REPORT a. Basketball Season Wrap-up g OLD BUSINESS a. Playground Equipment - Bid m NEw BUSINESS a. Year End Report b. Summer Hire am CORRESPONDENCE 9. INFORMATION 10. ADJOURNMENT PLEASE CONTACT LORETTA (283-7933) OR KAYO (283-3855) IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO An'END SO WE CAN ESTABLISH A QUORUM KENAI PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION ***Minutes*** April 7, 1995- 7:00 p.m. City Council Chambers Chairman Dale Sandahl 1. ROLL CALL Members Present: Dale Sandahl, Jack Castimore, Kelly Gifford, Steve Latz, Roger Seibert Members Absent: Amanda Baldwin, Richard Hultberg Also Present: Kayo McGillivray, Duane Bannock, Debby Fahnholz e APPROVAL OF AGENDA The agenda was approved as written. e APPROVAL OF MINUTES Jack Castimore MOVED to accept the minutes as written. motion was approved. Steve Latz SECONDED and the e PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD None. 5. DIRECTOR'S REPORT Kayo McGillivray reported the following' a~ Basketball wrap-up - Kayo stated that the Men's League Basketball season has f'mished. They started out the season with 11 teams and f'mished with the same, though they split them into two divisions and made it much more competitive. Parks & Rec Commission April 7, 1995 Page 1 be C~ d~ e a~ Kayo stated that banners are back from the manufacturer for repair. The red on the banners has been replaced and looks much better. The Christmas decorations will be ordered, they will stick with the sillouhette design and clear bulbs. Kayo reported that the first budget session is scheduled for Wednesday night with Council. Parks did add a video camera to their budget request. Cunningham Park - Kayo reported that they still have not heard on the grant request for Cunningham Park. The last word he had was that they were quite a ways down the list and the prospects did not look real good. Kayo stated that there were a number of landowners at the last Council meeting that were opposed to the expansion plans for Cunningham Park. He stated that the stipulations in the gift of that property to the City were that if it were to cease to be a park, it would revert back to the property of the estate. If the grant is received, there would need to be public hearings before any further action can take place. If the grant does not go through, Council will probably appropriate funds for the new restroom at Cunninham Park though, with work projected to be done this summer. Dale Sandahl asked about the work session held on beach erosion problems. that he felt he left the meeting with more questions than answers. He stated OLD BUSINESS Playground Equipment Bid - Kayo stated that there were three bids received. Low bid was received from Sitelines (Gametime). Their bid of $17,596 was received without the tax compliance certificate that was required in the bid specs. It was faxed later, but after the bids had been closed. Miracle put in a bid of $21,543 and Burke sent in a bid of $20,000. There were minor differences in the specs between Gametime and Burke (which was used to def'me the specifications). Some of the differences in spec include: Burke uses 1/2-inch with 13 gauge steel channel and angle supports on the deck, Gametime uses 3/4-inch with 9 gauge and flat bar supports (the difference between 3/4-inch and 1/2-inch spacing allows fingers to get caught); Burke has a hinged clamp that encompases 360 degrees of post, spreads the deck load, and has a lifetime warranty, and uses a bolt/hole system with a back-up bolt. Slide entrances had a few differences. Dale Sandahl suggested going with the manufacturer that followed the bid specs, even if it was the higher bid. Parks & Rec Commission April 7, 1995 Page 2 7~ a, be Roger Seibert MOVED to accept the second high bid from Burke, since the lowest bid didn't comply with the spec requirements. Kelly Gifford SECONDED the motion. Jack Castimore stated that even if it is the lowest bid, when it costs more to put it together, it ends up costing more in the long mn. A verbal vote was taken and was unanimous. NEW BUSINESS Year End Report - Jack Castimore asked about the new park for tent camping. Kayo responded that they would probably add 4-6 more sites, bringing the total up to 12. Summer Hire - Kayo stated that the City Manager has requested they get copies of the summer hire's driving records this year, since the city insurance will not cover them if they have had moving violations. They will have some new people in the summer rec program this year, since several will not be coming back. The summer hires will also have to have safety training to meet the OSHA requirements. Beach Work Session - Kayo stated that there were a lot of ideas kicked around. He felt a lot of the problems are going on all summer long and are not necessarily just during the dipnetting season. One of the current proposals is to allow 24-hour fishing along the beach. Kelly Gifford suggested comacting some of the communities in the Lower 48 that have had to deal with people and beach problems to get information on how they have handled their situations, instead of reinveming the wheel. Kayo stated the big problem is traffic, since everyone warns to get down to the beach. There is not enough parking available and it becomes so jammed up even emergency vehicles would be unable to get down there. Dale Sandahl stated he felt the beach should be closed until some concensus can be attained within the city, Borough, and state to work together. He felt that coming out of the meeting with a new restroom and additional dumpsters had nothing to do with the habitat of the fiver. Kayo stated that no one really has an answer, short of shutting it off. controlled parking would help the situation. Maybe Parks & Rec Commission April 7, 1995 Page 3 Se Kelly Gifford stated that other places have had parking available at the top and a bus or shuttle that moves the people down to the beach area. It would allow for a more controlled situation and still allow the people access. Possibly they could park by Kenai Electric or the Little League fields, even the Catholic church parking area. Steve Latz stated that he would like to see the mouth of the river stay open even if it means bussing people down there. If they shut down the beach area, the people will find another way to get down there as long as dipnetting is allowed. Duane Bannock stated that though the city has no comrol over the fishing roles, it does have the ability and obligation to control access when it has negative effects on the dunes. CORRESPONDENCE None. 9. INFORMATION Kayo stated that there is a glimmer of hope of cominuing the track program. He wrote a letter last week to Arco stating they would like to continue a program similar to the Jesse Owens games. There is a possibility they may be able to work something out, possibly after the Little League program is finished. 10. ADJOURNMENT Jack Castimore MOVED to adjourn. at 8'00 p.m. Steve Latz SECONDED. Respectfully submitted by' Debby J. F~mholz "~._~ The meeting was adjoumed Parks & Rec Commission April 7, 1995 Page 4