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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-04 PARKS, RECREATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE Minutes for meeting of: January 4, 2006 ITEM #1. Call to order. The meeting was called to order in the Council Chambers at City Hall at 6:02 PM. ITEM #2. Roll call. Present were Committee Members T. Goodwin, K. Miller, H. Lovelace, P. Messinger, J. Volimas and Alternate R. Walia. Unable to attend was J. Berg. Also present were Parks and Recreation Director Steve Michaud, Environmental Resources Coordinator Mac Cafferty and Recording Secretary Pat Vinje. Special guest included Dan Licht of NAC, Inc. ITEM #3. Approval of Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee meeting minutes of December 7, 2005. The minutes of the December 7, 2005 Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee meeting were presented. The minutes were approved as written. ITEM #4. Citizen Comments. There were no citizens present at the meeting for items other than what is scheduled on the agenda. ITEM #5. Staff reports and summary of current projects. Ice rink facilities are in poor shape. Park maintenance staff are monitoring the - temperatures to determine if it is beneficial to build ice on the rinks again. Park dedication fees were approved by City Council at their January 3, 2006 - meeting. ITEM#6. Election of officers. Leadership positions on the committee were discussed. Interested candidates included Kevin Miller, Roger Walia, John Berg and Tom Goodwin. Nominations for chair, vice-chair and secretary were received. 06.01 Motion by Messinger and seconded by Volimas to nominate Kevin Miller as Chair of the Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee for 2006, Roger Walia as Vice-Chair of the Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee for 2006, Tom Goodwin as Secretary of the Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee for 2006. Ayes ? 6 Nays ? 0 Motion passed. ITEM #7. Draft PowerPoint Presentation of System Plan. A Power Point presentation of the Parks, Trails and Open Space Plan was viewed by the committee. The presentation will be shown to City Council at a work session Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee Page 2 January 4, 2006 on Wednesday, January 11, 2006. The committee made suggestions and the presentation will be edited and updated. ITEM #8. Unfinished business. There was no unfinished business at this time. ITEM #9. New business. There was no new business at this time. ITEM #10. Announcements. The next meeting of the Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee is scheduled for January 18, 2006 at 6:00 PM at City Hall. ITEM #11. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 7:16 PM. Respectfully submitted, _____________________________________ Patricia J. Vinje, Recording Secretary ATTEST: _____________________________________ Tom Goodwin, Chairperson