HomeMy Public PortalAboutP&RAC Minutes 1992 07/16PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MINUTES - SPRING PARKS TOUR
7-16-92
I. ROLL CALL AND CALL TO ORDER
Chair Killen called the meeting to order at
1:00p.m. Committee members Coyle, Grote, and Martens
answered the roll call. Chair Killen declared a quorum
present. Also present were Recreation Director Baker,
Councilman VanKomen, and Melanie Krumm.
II. LEGACY PARK
1. Park most definitely needs a bike rack.
2. Could put a Volleyball court on South West side
of the bathrooms.
3. Need stairs on the South/West end of the park
by the Sportsman's.
4. Could install a pole fence along the upper
perimeter and along the bottom perimeter of the steep
bank area.
5. Sportsman's dumpster needs to be screened.
6. The service/delivery entrance for the
Sportsman's is being used for parking and should not be.
City should consider a gate and allow the Sportsman's
three parking stalls. Area is dangerous as people use
it for a park entrance without stairs.
7. The park needs a specific jet ski entrance/exit
area to use the bathrooms. Best spot would be at the
far North end of the park.
8. Cement pillars and exposed rebar running
through the sand along the south west perimeter of the
park very dangerous. Recommend removal.
9. Park needs more garbage cans - some where
around stair cases.
10. Need to place a bollard in center of entrance
of service road. Would not block flow but would
prohibit illegal vehicle entry.
11. Rocks along North and West end of the pump
house need to be moved South and East to the edge of
service road.
12. Committee asked staff to research cost of
buoys and ropes to designate a "swimming only" area.
13. Concession stand in park or pop/candy machines
somewhere around service building and/or restroom could
generate needed funds for park maintenance.
14. Committee would like to see the steep bank
landscaped similar to the West side of Community Park.
15. committee asked staff to contact John
Williamson and have him send an ordinance concerning
new houses being built paying parks taxes.
16. Remove all rocks sitting in the water or right
next to the water west of the pump house and replace
with lots of sand to connect the two pieces of beach.
III. ART ROBERTS PARK.
1. Log at end of the Dock is extremely dangerous,•
someone could jump on it and be seriously hurt. City
needs to inform the State Lands of need to remove.
2. Cement blocks with 3 steel prongs sticking out
off the east side of dock could be dangerous. State
Lands attention also needed.
3. The lake bottom needs a general clean up,
especially large debrie and logs.
4. Committee would like to inform Chief Parker of
youth under 18 smoking in the park. Please try to
patrol.
5. Lawn needs fertilizing and overseeding it is in
bad shape.
6. One bench is missing a board.
7. Could possible bring the beach up farther by
removing the railroad ties and cutting the bank back at
an angle and importing sand to create a beach similar to
Legacy Park.
8. Old restroom next to Krahn's is dangerous and
the hole created between Krahn's and the restroom is an
obvious gathering spot for young marijuana smokers an
also stinks like urine. The restroom building should be
removed and filled in with dirt and seeded - fill the
area in with park.
9. Electric pole in the middle of the park could
be removed and replaced with a removable pole for
special events.
10. The Art Roberts park rule sign needs to be
moved up to where it can be seen.
IV. COMMUNITY PARK
1. Benches need to be stained.
2. The bench on the South end of the park needs to
be reset it is wobbly.
3. What is black pipe sticking up in pathway?
4. Path needs to be sterilized.
V. PARK WAY BETWEEN MARINA AND NET PENS
1. Dock just south of the Net Pens boardwalk -
where did it come from? Who's is it? Do they have a
permit? It is in bad need of repair - dangerous.
2. Dock builders are parking by the lake.
3. This whole area could be a good beach.
4. Need to determine relationship with dock
builders; terminate with proper notice.
VI. NET PENS
1. Carpet and carpet stripping along edge of dock
is falling apart and needs to be repaired.
2. Need a trash can at entrance.
3. Squaw fish are jumping into the Net Pens would
a 2 foot height extension prevent this or does it even
matter?
Respectfully Submitted
Kathy Killen,
Chair.