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Home My WebLink About1998-11-05 Parks & Recreation SummaryKENAI PARKS ~k REC~ATION COMMISSION AGENDA NOVEMBER 5, 19~ 8 CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS CHAIRMAN RICHARD HULTBERG ITEM 1' CALL TO ORDER/k ROLL CALL ITEM 2' AGENDA APPROVAL ITEM 3' APPROVAL OF MINUTES - October 1, 1998 ITEM 4: PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD ITEM 5: OLD BUSINESS a. Cemetery Sign/Wrought Iron Fence Parks Tour Cunningham Park Expansion ITEM 6- NEW BUSINESS ao ITEM 7: Lease Agreement/Kenai Peninsula Oilers Baseball Club, Inc. DIRECTOR'S REPORT ao City League Basketball Facility Usage Teen Center Events ITEM 8' 0UESTIONS & COMMENTS ITEM CORRESPONDENCE ITEM 10: PERSONS PRF~ENT NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD ITEM 11' INFORMATION ao Council Action Agenda -- October 7 and 2'1, 1998. Beautification Committee Minutes of October 13, 1998 LWCF Stateside Grant Program ITEM 12' ADJOURNMENT KENAI PARKS/~ RECREATION COMMISSION AGENDA NOVEMBER 5, 1998-- 7:00 P.M. CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS VICE CHAIRMAN JACK CASTIMORE *** MINUTES 1. CALL TO ORDER/is ROLL CALL Vice Chairman Castimore called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Members present: Jack Castimore, Kelly Gifford, Tim Wisniewski, Matthew Peters, Ron Yamamoto Members absent: Richard Hultberg, Dale Sandahl Also present: Councilman Duane Bannock, Director Bob Frates, Contract Secretary Alison Rapp 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Vice Chairman Castimore requested Mike Baxter and Don Pearson be added to the discussion of Item 6a. AGENDA WAS APPROVED WITH THE ADDITION AT ITEM 6A. ® APPROVAL OF MINUTES -- October 1, 1998 Gifford requested her comments under Item 7 be changed to: "... noted how good the clear cut looked around Kenai Middle School and Kenai Central High School." Minutes were approved as amended. 4. PERSONS SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD -- None 5. OLD BUSINESS Cemetery Sign/Wrought Iron Fence Director Frates commented he had received a phone call from a woman in the community that loves the sign and would hate to see it leave. Frates suggested the Commission could, for the time being, frame the existing sign with wrought iron. He noted this would serve two purposes; tie in sign with wrought iron fencing and provide a framework for a future sign. Gifford felt framing the existing sign might tone it down. commented he felt the colors of the sign were offensive. Peters Frates Parks & Recreation Commission November 5, 1998 Page 1 ® Gifford felt framing the existing sign might tone it down. Peters commented he felt the colors of the sign were offensive. Frates commented money had been spent to build the existing sign and there were people in the community that like the sign. Gifford commented her main concern was the fence. Wisniewski commented the existing sign will probably wear out in 3 - 4 years and could be replaced then. Vice Chairman Castimore suggested school groups might be able to construct the sign if the City provided the raw materials. He noted KPC had a welding program. Peters stated he had spoken to the welding instructor, Mr. Burke, at KHS. Peters noted Mr. Burke expressed an interest in the project but would like to see an outline prior to making any commitments. Frates noted estimates he received started at $50.00/foot for a basic fence ranging to $90.00/foot for minor detailing. Castimore inquired what the cost of raw materials would be. Frates replied he had received estimates for fabricated fences only, not for the cost of the raw materials. Wisniewski commented he had seen aluminum signs that looked just as good as wrought iron. He noted wrought iron is a lot of work to maintain once it starts to age. Wisniewski further noted aluminum would probably be half the price. Frates commented he would get quotes for aluminum to present at the next Commission meeting. b. Parks Tour Director Frates commented it was a good tour. Discussion ensued regarding the tour. Wisniewski commented the Bernie Huss Trail was really coming along. Cunningham Park Expansion Councilman Bannock noted the money for the engineering was approved by City Council and the project would be moving along. NEW BUSINF_~S Lease Agreement/Kenai Peninsula Oilers Baseball Club, Inc. Also Present: Mike Baxter, 619 Fir, Kenai, Alaska Don Pearson, 236 W. Marydale, Soldotna, Alaska Director Frates noted the lease with the Oilers is a 55-year lease and will not be up for renewal until 2031. Gifford commented she Parks & Recreation Commission November 5, 1998 Page 2 would like improvements made along the Tinker Lane side of the park. Pearson commented they have painted the fence there several times. Gifford suggested clearing the brush out. Director Frates suggested general landscaping. Baxter commented they were trying to preserve that area in a natural condition to provide a buffer to the adjacent neighborhood. Baxter noted the brush is small trees. Baxter stated the Baseball Club would do the general landscaping and sprucing up. He noted they would.need direction from the Commission regarding what direction to take. Yamamoto suggested forming a task force to go over and look at the park and formulate suggestions. Councilman Bannock commented once the Commission has a plan they can present it to the Oilers' Board. Frates noted he would set up the tour. Baxter commented they did not have year-around maintenance. Discussion ensued regarding having Parks & Recreation performing the maintenance. Councilman Bannock suggested the Commission direct Parks & Recreation to perform the maintenance and request City Administration to address funding of extra manpower required. DIRECTOR'S REPORT City League Basketball Director Frates reported there are 16 men's teams and six women's teams. He noted the number of teams was limited by the available gym time. Facility Usage Frates reported facility usage was up last month. He attributed the increased usage to the closure of a facility in the North. Teen Center Events Frates reported the teen events went well. There were 75 children involved with the presentation and skit. He noted an additional 100 children showed up for the Middle School dance. Frates commented credit needs to be given to the Elks and Chuck Smalley for all their efforts. Frates reported there was a high school dance the following week with 60 -65 kids in attendance. Frates noted the Elks did a great job on this event, too. Yamamoto commented a lot of kids came Parks & Recreation Commission November 5, 1998 Page 3 some of these events might not have a big draw at first, but over time it will work. 7. OUESTIONS AND COMMENTS Commissioner Yamamoto noted Alan .Norville had recently lost his son in a tragic accident. Commissioner Gifford thanked Frates for his continuing work on the iron fence. Commissioner Wisniewski stated he really appreciated what the lighting crew has done with the lights around the city. Commissioner Peters commented he works across from the Teen Center. He noted they have a problem with the teens coming into their business to play the video games. Peters suggested updating the video games at the Teen Center. Frates requested Peters suggest names of specific games and he would forward the request to Vic Tyler, Tyler Vending. 8. CORRESPONDENCE-- None PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD -- None 10o INFORMATION Council Action Agenda -- October 7 and 21, 1998 Beautification Committee Minutes--October 13, 1998 LWCF Stateside Grant Program 12. ADJOURNMENT GIFFORD MOVED FOR ADJOURNMENT. MOTION. PETERS SECONDED THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:10 P.M. Respectfully submitted, ~son Rapp Contract Secretary Parks & Recreation Commission November 5, 1998 Page 4