HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001 [05] May 21 ST. JOSEPH PARK BOARD
St. Joseph, Minnesota 56374
Minutes of ineeting held 21 May 2001
Meeting called to order by Lonnie Abbott at 6:59 pm.
Members present: Lonnie Abbott, Kyle Schr�eider, Bruce Berghorst, Marge Lesnick,
'John Walz, Jennifer Wirz
Approval of Agenda: Motion by Lesnick, seconded by Berghorst
Approval of Minutes from 16 April 2001: (Walz, Lesnick)
Chai� Report: Guest Mark Wagner (Safety Consultant with the League of Minnesota
Cities) spoke with the board about liability concerns regarding the proposed
skateboard park. Mr. Wagner provided a background report and his
recommendations for our situation. Our park will fall under the "Tier 1"
designation. Mr. Wagner suggests that we post our safety rules, prohibit use
of homemade equipment, and conduct documented safety inspections (1 per
week during peak use) to promote a safe environment. Foliowing his
presentation, the board d.iscussed how to proceed. We will look into
purchasing some equipment, post safety rules, and meet with people who will
use the skateboard area. Our next meeting (1$ June 2001) will convene at 6:00
pm in the skate park (hockey rink).
Oid Business: Cold Spring IIectric submitted a bid for the electrical work we want
done at the campsites and for the hockey rink/sledding hill. FYI - the City
does not want the light pole to be put on the pumphouse.
Parks clean-up went well - 20 kids and 1� adults worked hard and did a nice
job. Resurrection Lutheran Church and the Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts were
the volunteers. Aid Association for Lutherans and Resurrection Lutheran
Church also donated $100 toward thi,s projec� The JayCees and the Y2K Lions
are going to help wittz the planting project Resurrection Lutheran Church
youth will aiso help us with Monument Park on June 16th at 1 i:00 am.
New Business: Summer Project Updates-
The volleyball court will be in che SE comer of Northland
Motion to accept the bid from Design IIectric ($5875) for 8 campsites and
corresponding eiectrical work at Millstream. (Wirz, Lesnick) Motion carried.
*Note: Mike Sworski will oversee this project. ��
Finat decision on park rules will be made at the June meeting. All members
and concerned others �rP asked to b �n¢ L�Dut �OF t�LiS
Benches, tables and trees - we will decide at the next meeting whether we need
a bench at the hockey arena. A picnic table and bench sho�ld be ordered for
Northland by the volleyball court. There have been requests for another
picnic table in Klinefelter next to the playground (there is one already, but a
second one would get a lot of use). With the addition of 2 campsites at
Millstream, we should order 2 more picnic tables. Marge will check with
AmCon for costs.
Bruce will check with Mark Wagner about liability and backstop fencing. We
tabled further discussion until June.
The landscaping at the disc golf area will be put off until locations are final.
Liaison Report: Kyle presented information about the compromise the City has
reached with Leo Buettner.
The softball tournament was a great success (THANK YOU, KYLE!) and raised
some money as we11. We will definitely do this next year.
Ted Schmidt from Lumber One wants to be on our agenda for June.
The Wobegone Committee is meeting twice a month. There has been progress
on the welcome center. The idea is to make it look like the old railroad station.
Kyle is even looking for an old rail car. _
For summer recreation, we are in need of a passenger van to transport kids on
Mondays for frisbee golf.
At this point, St. Wendell township is not going to be paying the money owed
for last year's summer recreation program. Kyle, Judy, and Larry will attend
the township meeting on June 4 at 8 pm to discuss trus and possible outcomes if
this decision stands.
Lesnick made the motion to adjourn (seconded by Walz) at 9:07 pm.
Next meeting: 18 June 2001 at 6:00 pm at Hockey Rink Submitted by:Jennifer Wuz
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Email addresses of Park Board members:
ollie@netlinkcom.com Marge Lesnick
ltabbo@msn.com Lonnie Abbott
bruceb@marconet.com Bruce Berghorst
jmwirz@att.net Jennifer Wirz
kylschn@aol.com Kyle Schneider