HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-11-2005 BOARD OF PARKS & RECREA~ON
M~NUTE$ OF MEETING- APR]:L ! :t, 200§
The meeting wes coiled to order at 12:00pm. The roll was coiled and with oil members
present they were os follows' Mick Hennegon, Ted Throckmorton, Sue P'~ou, Kevin
LoGronge, ,Tohn Young, and Vicki ¢onlin.
Personnel and guest present were os follows' Superintendent Rob Poll, Youth
Commission Director Beverly Knight also with River Stage Committee, os well os, other
Committee members Potty $immonds, Ronnie Breedlove, and Bill Cochron, Gory Fridle¥
with Clark County Youth Football, City Council member. Barbera Wilson, AARP President
Mortho Prince, two aids from Cordon Porter High School Al Longdon and Lorraine I~uVoll,
with three students, Core¥, ,Terem¥, and Roemon, Evening News City Editor Lorry
Thomas.
Minute_s:
The M~rch 2005 minutes were approved as submitted on ~ motion m~de by Sue Pf~u,
seconded by ,Tohn Young, ca~ied unanimously.
Public Comment'
~ar¥ Fridle¥ with Clark County Youth Football addressed the board for an update on the
new fields. He began by thanking some key people (P, ob Poll, Donnie Paola, David
Blankenbaker, end Alan Conner) for their time and work towards this pr'o~ect. He
passed out drawings of the field layout for review end went over them in detail. He also
informed that blueprints are available. There was ~ lot of discussion and Gary fielded
~11 questions from the board. He stated the concession/equipment storage building
would be brick. He informed that the total pro, oct cost is $80-95,000 end feels that
they will have most the pro, oct completed to start the 2005 season. The goal posts
should be installed between /~¥ end ,Tul¥. He also informed that the ,Teffersonville
High School Football Coach Cooley has been involved with the league and has provided
clinics for their coaches. ;Et wes noted that the walking track around the complex would
be completed by the Parks Department. He informed that Lincoln Crum and Alan Conner
ere still diligently working on ~{und raising and clarified besides cash donations they
expect to receive donations of meterials/item$/etc~needed. He concluded by thanking
the Perks Board for their support end assured he will continue to keep them updated as
the pro, oct moves forward.
Old Business:
Board member Mick Hennegan addressed to table discussion on the parking lot at the
Nachand Fieldhouse. He informed that he still has not received the information needed
and hopes to have it for the next meeting.
Old Business: (continued)
]~t was noted that ~11 Park Board ~ember$ received the 2004 Annual Report for review
last month. After some discussion the 2004 Annual Report was approved on ~ motion
made by Vicki ¢onlin, seconded by ~Tohn Young, carried unanimously.
New Business:
Rob Poff asked Beverly Knight to address the board and introduce the committee in
attendance today for the Rive~ Stage. Beverly began by noting the new name for the
ba~ge as the River Stage and introduced Patty $immond$, Ronnie B~eedlove, Bill
¢och~an, and Tyrone Wilson, as well as, committee members not in attendance today are
,Tanny Herfel, and Bob Taylor. Beverly stated that they have scheduled event's, such as,
Theatrical P~oduction$, Spirit Over the Water, band conce~t$, exercise classes, and
Outdoo~ Movie Series. Beverly also noted that letters have been sent out in effort to
~aise funds and info,mad they ~eceived $:12,000 f~om the T~$te of ,Teff for lighting.
Beverly then asked fo~ each committee membe~ in attendance to speak to the boa~d
b~iefly on thei~ involvement for this River Stage. They all felt it important to have G-
~ated family entertainment fo~ the community. Rob Poff then noted potential funding
$ouPce being discussed is fo~ advertising on the backside of the Rive~ ,Stage ~hat can be
seen f~orn the waterside and Kennedy B~idge. Rob also info,mad that this committee is
all volunteers and he cannot say enough about their dedication and enthusiasm towards
this new venture. Zt was ~ecommended to have a plaque of $o~t$ to ~ecognize this
committee. Rob concluded that they would continue to update the boa~d on events fo~
the Rive~ Stage and p~ovide schedules as soon as they a~e completed.
Rob addressed the board to introduce and recommend 5ara Kraft as the new Aquatic
Director/Recreation Assistant Director. Rob informed that 5ara comes in with ~ lot of
aquatic background, es well as, eXperience with exercise end activities that will be
helpful in the fall end winter months et the Nechend Fieldhouse. After some discussion
a motion was made by Vicki ¢onlin to approve hiring of 5ara Kraft for position of
Aquatic Director/Asst. Recreation Director, seconded by ,Tohn Young, carried
unanimously.
Rob addressed the board for approval of 2005 AqUatic Center fees. He noted copy of
proposed fees and hours in each member's packet for review and the only clhanges from
last year is the swim lessons that were increased $5 and extended pool hour's two nights
~ week. Rob also informed that we would again have an "early sole" on pess¢:s before the
pool opens with ~ 10% discount beginning May 9~h through May 27th at the ,t~ain Office.
There was some discussion regarding the swim team at the pool. Rob explained and
stated that he is willing to work with anyone, that in return, is willing to work with our
availability and he will keep the Board updated on it's progress. After' some more
discussion ~ motion was made by Ted Throckmorton to approve fees o~nd hours as
submitted, seconded by ,Tohn Young, carried unanimously.
Nachand Fieldhouse Monthly Report:
~he March ~2005 report was distributed for review.
Claims:
The March 2005 claims were approved as submitted on a motion made by ,Tohn Young,
seconded by Vicki Conlin, carried unanimously.
Correspondence:
Two letters were ~ead ~equesting :10 one-day passes to the Aquatic Cente~. One f~om
ACBL fo~ the 2005 P, el~y fo~ Life, ~nd the second f~om G~een V~lley Elementary School.
There w~$ some discussion regarding these requests. A motion was m~de by ,l'ohn Young
fo~ Rob and the Po~ks M~in Office St~ff to approve the 10 one-day posses to these
request ~nd inform the bo~d at thei~ monthly meetings, seconded by Vicki ¢onlin,
carried unanimously.
Superintendent's Report:
Rob discussed the following'
1. ,Targa Lanz has sent ~ proposal to the Army Carp of Engineers for tlhe River
Stage to be at the Terrace Lawn for the months of June ~nd July. We ~re
getting designs ready for the gangways and we need to enhance our current
~ncho~ing system with mo~e d-~ings ~nd a new deadman's line.
2. We started pressure testing on the return lines at the Aquatic Cen'te~. We
Have a couple of leads on the problem and are pursuing them this week. There
was some good data from the inst~ll~tion of the pizeomete~$. We discovered
varied water table levels and soil situations.
3. We started clea~ing a small a,ea at Vissing Pa, k and ran into a problem.
Vect~en (Gas Co.]) has an e~$ement that comes into the a~e~ we we:~e clea~ing.
The area has high-pressure valves. We ~re meeting with representatives this
week ~ega~ding the matte~. We have a wate~ p~oblem at Vissing shelte~ and it
could be peicing. Stemler plumbing is looking into it fo~ us.
4. The signs a~e o~de~ed and will be installed in time fo~ the dedication of Lottie
Oglesby Pa~k (p~eviously known as Ewing Lane) on April 28th.
5. He info~med that we have a new membe~ fo~ the Bob Hedge Pa~k committee.
Her name is Rite 5hourdes and she was instrumental in working on 'the Home of
the Innocents new location.
6. The work on W~then shelte~ is ~lmost complete. The new signage will be
Inst~lled late~ this month.
7. Phase one of the L~ansden Park renovation is unde~ way. It will be under
Construction for a while so the area will be a mess.
8. Grc~$$ cutting season is under w~y. The m~inten~nce dep~tment will be
Working hard to make eve~ythin~ beautiful.
9. Evergreen trees will be planted at T.J. sometime next week.
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SupePintendent's Report: (continued)
~LO. We ore placing trash receptacles at Vogt Pork from input at the Public Forum.
11. Spring Break ~ctivities went very well ~t the N~chend Fi¢ldhous¢. Beverly
Knight and Tyrone Wilson did a good ~ob with the entertainment.
12. The Outdoor ~ovie$ Series d~te$ h~ve been scheduled ~nd we ~re geared up
for ~ good year. We will be working with the Wilson F~mily Entert,ainment out
of Charlestown, Indi~n~ this yeer for the big screen ~nd set up.
At this time Rob requested approval for purchase of a new mower from our 5KIR
~ccount. After some discussion ~ motion to ~pprove s~id request wes mede by Sue Pfeu,
seconded by ,Tohn Young, carried unanimously.
Board Z:nput:
Ted Throckmorton spoke briefly on the Public Forum held this past weekend for support
of a dog p~k in Vogt P~k. He counted 47 people in attendance including the, M~yo~'. He
admires City Councilman Keith Fetz for his visions but feels the majority o1' this forum
felt simple is better for the Vogt Pork. It was noted that we hove not heard bock from
the Vogt Family. Ted also informed that himself and Mick Hennegan visit,ed 16 parks
with ~ob Poff ~ecently and w~$ pleased with the conditions but noted the scalping of
grass. Rob stated he would talk to the maintenance crew about that.
Kevin LaG~ange spoke some ~ega~ding the Public Forum also. He stated, besides garbage
cans, that the neighbors asked for picnic tables and benches. There was some
discussion on the rotten trees that need ~emoving. He added that he expects to have
Keith Fetz back to this board with new plans for Vogt Park end possible other locations
for the dog park.
Announcements,:
*Lottie Oglesby Park dedication is Thursday, April 28, 2005 at :t0'30am.
*City of ,Teffe~sonville sign dedication is Tuesday, April :t2, 2005 at cJ'30am.
*The next scheduled meeting fo~ this boa~d will be at noon on Monday, May 9, 2005.
Adjournment:
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 1:40pm on ~ motion made
by Vicki Conlin, seconded by Ted Throckmorton, carried unanimously.
President - Kevin LaGrange
Secretary- Vicki Conlin