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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-13-09 Recreation and Parks Advisory Board Minutes Bozeman Recreation & Parks Advisory Board P.O. Box 1230 ·Bozeman, MT·59771 Minutes of the Recreation and Parks Advisory Board August 13, 2009 Present: Board: Terry Baldus, Sue Henning, Sandy Dodge, Tawnya Storm, Julie Zickovich, David Cook, Chris Guy, Adam Fruh, Bill VandenBos, Bob Wade City: Chuck Winn, Thom White, Ron Dingman, Dan McCarthy Other: Jaclyn Katz, Hudson and Holly Hart, Pete Johnson Minutes: The minutes of July were approved as written. Public Comment: Individuals concerned with the Bogert Pool hours and operation expressed complaints. Hudson and Holly Hart both spoke unfavorably of early pool closures, fewer hours of operation, and irregular hours of operation. Additionally they discussed the family pass and stated that they thought it should be valid for both the Swim Center and Bogert. Other community members commented that the pool(s) should be open earlier then 6 am. Also Mary Jensen wrote in to add to the list that lifeguards should not be performing maintenance tasks like painting and cleaning. Pool Hours Presentation: Jaclyn Katz: Jaclyn expressed a host of problems she found troubling in the operation of the public pools. Liaison Reports Park Improvement Grants: Terry Baldus: passed out a Park Improvement Grant Presentation schematic design which will be put on the agenda for September. She requested that comments and documentation of projects that used Park Improvement Grant money to be sent to her via email. Subdivision Review: Sandy Dodge: Laurel Glen has yet to get final approval for their master plan, and additionally they lack a final park plan. The committee needs to get the plan before the city commission no later than September. Bike Board: Bob Wade: Bob mentioned the bike kitchen has had a strong reception within the community. Also he mentioned that two recent foot races have been successful fundraisers for the city. GVLT: GVLT is seeking national Recreational Trail designation for the Drinking Horse Mountain trail. Plans for a vault toilet at the Sourdough Canyon trailhead have hit a snag. The existing septic vault installed several years ago for a planned development at the trailhead is not compatible with currently manufactured toilets. It may have to be removed and replaced. A Montana coalition of interested parties including GVLT is working to promote Transportation 4 Amer ica a national transportation bill that should be moving through congress in the next 18 months. "How we make decisions on transportation decides how healthy Montana and the country will be." GVLT is hoping to spark a campaign of publicity and letter writing to promote clean and healthy transportation options. Parks and Recreation Directors Report: Ron Dingman: Ron said the Story Mansion has been rented for some events and the staff will review the year when it has passed for the successes and failures of renting the facility. All in all he felt it was a successful public amenity. The 11th easement connector trail had a minor engineering hold up. The trail will need funding from both CTEP and MSU donations. g. efforts. Mayors Report: The Mayor, Kaaren Jacobsen was unavailable. She expressed her regret for not being able to make it. RPAB as a board articulated a need to have her as a liaison present at the meetings. Parks Division Report: Park Crews are staying busy with daily maintenance which consists of restrooms, garbage/dog stations, mowing, weed eating, playground inspection and maintenance, aerating, spraying, trails, MCC crews have helped us out this summer, with their most recent project being the repair of the fence around the East Gallatin Recreation Area. They also installed tree rings at the Bozeman Pond, installed a temporary trail leading to the dinosaur park and will be improving baseball infields. The seasonal staff will be down to four by the end of the pay period. The staff has been great this year and we look forward to seeing their faces next spring. Doug Eisenman, the Park foreman, is doing a great job running the crews this summer. The restroom replacement at Kirk is progressing nicely. The foundation has been poured, floor drains are plumbed in and the floors should be poured at the start of next week. After that, the build will go pretty fast. system has not run for a couple years so having some water will be a big bonus. The Park Improvement Grants that were frozen have been released. With the exception of one softball tournament, the summer user groups have wrapped up their seasons. The turf crew has been busy getting the fields ready for f Club football AYSO soccer, YMCA flag football. Along with Sweet Pea, last weekend we had a fundraiser for Bogert Park at Bogert Park. The group raised over $1500.00. The money will be ear marked for future improvements to the park. Speaking of Sweet Pea, the park looked fabulous and received rave reviews. This week we will aerate it with two different aerators and fertilize with a slow release, high potassium blend. The park will snap back fairly quickly. st Budget approval goes to the commission on Monday night. Essentially, since July 1, we do not know how much money is in our operating budget. Other: David Cook would like to have the status of the Cash in Lieu more available for the RPAB meetings. Sue Henning questioned if the landfill had stopped accepting trash was irrigation a part of the plan. Bob Wade mentioned in light of all the discussion concerning funding that the Bozeman Classic registered 330 kids for $2500 which will go to the Recreation Department. Also the Ridge Run raised $3000 for the next climbing boulder project.