HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001 [02] Feb 26!^~ '~ ST. JOSEPH PARK BOARD
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Minutes of meeting held 26 February 2001
Meeting called to order by Lonnie Abbott at 7:~0 pm.
Members present: Lonnie Abbott, Kyle Schneider, Bruce Berghorst, Jennifer Wirz
Members absent: John Wale, Marge Lesniek
• ......Approval of Agenda: -Motion •by Berghorst, seconded by Wirz - - ~ • ~ • • • • ~ -
•Approval of Minutes from 22 January 2001: Tabled (Berghorst, Wirz)
Liaison Report Leo Buettner has been contacted by the city regarding payment of
fees owed (deadline for alternative action passed). Amount due is over $9000.
Steve Defiler has proposed a bill that would bar Wobegon Trail from coming
within 1000 feet of any building. The Park Board may wish to respond .
.. Kyle showed us the flyers developed for the softball tol~rnament and reported
that the Recreation Association and the St John's Senate have offered to co-
sponsor the event
`~ Chair Report: Jeff ]llies has notified Lonnie that he will not be able to ret~irn. to his
• position as Summer Recreation director. Lonnie will run an ad for both this
position and the open position on the Park Board.
Regazding Spring park clean-up day, a group from Resurrection Lutheran
Church wishes to help clean up the parks and plant flowers. (Join Hands
Day.p) We will look at dates for these activities at our next meeting.
Old Business: Bruce will call about the light for the sledding hill (timer, Photoelectric
eye). It will be mounted on the pole directly across from the warming house.
Healthy Community Partnership committee is considering taking over the
City-wide trail project We will discuss this in more detail at the next meeting.
New Business: New budget priorfties: Top priority is the Millstream Park Campground
upgrades. Second priority is Creation of signs .for parks (park rules, etc.).
Third is benches, trees, and pimic tables for various locations. Fourth is
Memorial Pazk hockey rink backstop fencing. Fifth will be Millstream frisbee
golf landscaping. Two projects that. happen are the Northland Park VB
court and the flower planting along the "strolling park" on Minnesota Street
Other: City Council has not discussed the issue of televised meetings. We will proceed
as planned with two annual televised meetings.
Berghorst made the motion to adjourn (seconded by Wirz) at 8:29 pm.
• Next meeting: March 19, 2001 at 7:00 pm in the new City Hall Chamber
Submitted by: Jennifer Wirt