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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09.28.20 www.cityofstjoseph.com 75 Callaway Street East | Saint Joseph, Minnesota 56374 Email: cityoffices@cityofstjoseph.com | Phone: 320.363.7201 | Fax 320.363.0342 St. Joseph Park Board September 28, 2020, 6:00 PM Lake Wobegon Trail Building, St. Joseph MN 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of the Agenda 3. Approve Minutes - August 24, 2020 4. Treasurers Report 5. Liaison Report a. John Anderson, Staff Liaison 6. Old Business a. Establishing priorities for Park Development for 2021. Options include 1. Playground repair/replacement 2. Moving forward on East Park 3. Finishing the Dog Park 4. Other Options b. Volunteering in the Parks 7. New Business a. Establishing meeting dates and locations for the remainder of 2020 and 2021 b. Winterfest 1. Date 2. Activities 3. Promotion c. Spring/Summer Recreation 1. Activities 2. Promotion 8. Other Business 9. Adjourn City of St. Joseph Park Board Meeting Minutes August 24, 2020 I. The Meeting was called to order at 6:33 pm at the Millstream Park Shelter by staff liaison John Anderson. In attendance were Anderson, Mary Stommes, Tim Rocky, Elijah Stenman, Abby Lyon and Andy Rennecke. II. The agenda was approved without comment III. The Previous meeting minutes from November of 2018 were not reviewed or approved as none of the current members were present at that meeting IV. Anderson asked the members to introduce themselves and relate how it was that they got involved with the Park Board. V. Anderson briefly explained some of the financial documents emailed before the meeting including the 2020 Capital Improvement Budget Summary and the 2021 CIP and answered questions about various line items. There was some discussion regarding East Park and its place in the State Bonding Bill VI. As staff liaison Anderson related some of the planning that had gone into the Summer Recreation Program and his disappointment that most of those plans were cancelled due to concerns about the CoVid 19 Virus. He noted that the Movie in the Parks was attended by about 150 socially distanced folks and reported on the costs associated with the event as well as a donation received from Kwik Trip to defray some of the cost. Anderson then went through the ordinance recently passed by the City Council governing the conduct of the Park Board. There were no questions or discussion as the members had received this prior to the meeting by email. In an effort to prevent the entire board expiring at the same time we assigned staggered terms with Elijah and Mary volunteered for one-year terms, Andy and Abby volunteered for two-year terms and Tim volunteered for 3-year term and Keith Schleper not being present was assigned a 3-year term. It was explained that when their initial terms were up, they would be reappointed to three-year terms. Council Liaison Annie Buckvold was involved in interviews for the City Administrator position and was unable to attend. VII. Old Business— Anderson used this item to provide the members with some of the history of various park projects and what might be done to continue to make progress. We discussed East Park and what had been accomplished including public input meetings, master planning, and wildflower and hardwood plantings. We also discussed the vision for the park including trails, a parking lot and canoe launch. We then discussed Millstream Park and progress that had been made including the new shelter, new playground, and dog park. Anderson related some of the things that the previous Park Board had been pursuing including development of a band shell and continuing improvements to the dog park. Also noted was the of the softball fields and repairs needed to keep the facility up. We also talked about Klinefelter Park and the long delayed permanent bathroom facility. Several of the members noted the popularity of Klinefelter Park and how bathrooms would be a welcome enhancement to the park. We also briefly discussed the idea of a gazebo in the midst of the wildflowers overlooking the pond. The master plan for St. Joseph Parks completed in 2008 by SEH was distributed and we looked at the pages for Cloverdale Park and Anderson related that although the exact directions contained in the Master Plan were not followed for Cloverdale, the philosophy for the park was adhered to. Anderson encouraged members to use the Master Plan to educate themselves about the City’s parks. There was no further old business. VIII. New Business—Election of Officers Abby Lyon was unanimously elected Board Chair; Elijah Stenman was unanimously elected Deputy Board Chair; Andy Rennecke was unanimously elected Board Secretary. The members elected to meet next on September 28 at 6:30 pm at Klinefelter Park weather permitting. IX. The meeting was adjourned at 7:40 pm Submitted on 8/25/2020 by John Anderson