HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011 [06] Jun 27Saint Joseph Park Board
Meeting Minutes, June 27, 2011
Members Present, Lonnie Abbott (Secretary), John Anderson (Chairman), Andrew Deuhs,
Marguerite Fogerty, Chad Hausman, Sharon Young, Bob Loso (Councilor Liaison), Terry Thene
(Staff Liaison).
Guests; Pat Schneider (Baseball Scoreboard), Jody Terhaar (CSB), Sue Palmer (CSB), Anne
Obermann (CSB), John Greer, Dan Johnson, Arlee Carlson.
Members Absent; None
Meeting Called to Order; 6:14pm
Approval of Minutes; Motion to Approve — Lonnie, 2 "a — Andrew, Approved!
Approval ofAgenda; Motion to Approve — Lonnie, 2 "d — Andrew, Approved!
Treasurers Report; Motion to Approve — Not Reviewed.
Liaison Reports;
a. Bob Loso — Nothing to discuss.
b. Terry Thene —
• Damaged picnic table in Millstream Park was removed and it was discovered that
there were posts underneath and they were removed.
• More vandalism, this time to the bathroom doors on the Centennial Park shelter
and the soffit on the shelter at Memorial Park. He will look into installing security
cameras. Anyone with information, please notify Saint Joseph Police.
• There was a storm sewer collapse at Millstream Park.
Old Business;
a. Website Development — Still being developed by John.
New Business;
a. CSB Development; Representatives from the College of Saint Benedict presented a
development plat for construction of student housing, athletic fields and admissions
building on property the college owns east of 121. They answered many questions from
Park Board members and discussed financial obligations for new development, trail
system and sidewalk with lighting along 121 that matches the west side of the street.
b. Schneider Field Scoreboard; Pat Anderson presented a request to the Park Board for the
use of %2 cent sales tax monies to purchase a remote controlled electronic scoreboard for
the baseball field that would enhance the ballpark and bring it more in line with area
baseball fields. It will further promote regional baseball tournaments and enhance an
upcoming regional baseball tournament. After a lengthy discussion about field usage by
other teams it was requested by Pat Schneider that teams playing on the field maintain the
90 -foot base pad distance as to not damage the infield. Pat then said that scheduling
conflicts was the main issue concerning other local team using the field. The other
discussion was about funding and if the baseball team should help pay for the scoreboard
or if all funding should come from the '/2 -cent sales tax, a motion was made by Lonnie
and 2nd by Andrew to approve moving forward with the application for $18,000 from the
%2 -cent sales tax to fully fund the purchase and installation of a scoreboard. Motion
passed 5 -1, John voting "nay ".
C. Consideration of Funding for Pedestrian Trail (County Road 2) — John developed
a letter for the council to review about funding by the park board for the trail.
After a discussion and slight changes to the letter a motion was made by John and
2nd by Marguerite. Motion passed 6 -0. The letter stated; The Saint Joseph Park
Board believes that the development of walking/joggingibiking trails are a great
benefit to the residents of and visitors to Saint Joseph and the Park Board is
willing to dedicate a portion of the local sales tax monies to the development of
these facilities with the balance paid for from transportation funds. The board is,
however, quite concerned that the dedication of the total cost of this improvement
may reduce the ability of the park board to make other needed improvements to
the park system. The Park Board supports the development of the County Road 2
trail with the provision that the City Council structures the financing of the
improvement to allow the needed improvements to the Park system going
forward. The Park Board requests input in the financing process as it occurs.
d. Availability of Schneider Field; A discussion was had on the subject of more teams
having the ability to use Schneider Field for games. A motion was made by Marguerite
and a 2nd by John. The motion stated "The park board would like to require Pat Schneider
and other potential local user entities to develop a field use schedule in advance of the
baseball season to improve availability of Schneider Field. Motion passed 6 -0.
Adiournment; Motion to Adjourn — Lonnie, 2nd- Chad, Passed! Meeting adjourned at 8:00pm.
Next Meeting; is set for July 27th beginning at Klinefelter Park and progressing to other parks as
time permits. 9/
Lonnie Abbott
Park Board Secretary